Love Cows

Good morning all!

I'm so excited to share this card & the story behind it with you!

I've made an engament card!

The image I have used is Love Cows from Just Inklined

an alternative view on romance! lol

The papers are First Edition, Boho Chic & the sentiment was 

printed out using a free font called Serengetti ITC

Here's a closer look at the image!

Coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers as usual!

Little letters cut out with my Cricut & hanging from some lace!

Now let me tell you the story! Hee Hee!

A friend from work went to Africa on holiday & on Safari in the Serengetti!.

 Whilst she was there, her partner proposed! 

They were sitting relaxing with a beer after lunch &

washing their pants & socks then hanging them up to dry as you do, 

before heading out on their second game drive of the day, 

when the chap started to say nice things!

He says nice things a lot but ended his sentence with 

" & I'd like to spend the rest of my life with you!" 

The girl turned round to see the chap on bended knee proffering a cow ring 

(which he had given her on her 30th birthday!)

Of course, she said yes & they bought some Tanzanite to make the 

"proper" ring whilst they were there. 

Hence the design of my card!

I can't wait to see what she thinks of it! lol

Another little side view to let you see that I have used the sketch

 from The Sweet Stop

on the outside & inside of the card!

Thanks for popping in to see my creation!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

The Sweet Stop - Sketch

Addicted to Stamps & More - Colouring

The Crafter's Cafe - Cute

Creative Moments - Lace/Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes

A Little But Crafty - A Little Bit Shabby

Card & Scrap - Anniversaries, Wedding Birth etc

Oozak - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs - Celebrate

Robyn's Fetish - Square Cards

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Too Cute To Spook!

Good Morning all!

It's time for a new challenge at 
Crafting For All Seasons

The theme this time is Too Cute To Spook!

Here's what I made!

A really CAS card using the image James from Just Inklined

he's just the cutest little warlock on the block!

Our sponsor this time is the lovely  Joanna Sheen

Who is offering a prize of a £10 voucher to spend in her online shop!

I coloured James up using Promarkers.

The sentiment was created on my PC using a free font called

KR Along Came a Spider

Thanks for popping in! I hope to see you in the challenge

over at Crafting For All Seasons!

I'd like to enter a few challenges as listed below:

Digi Galore - Halloween

Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge -Halloween

Creative Card Crew - Sun Moon & Stars(on James' hat)

Loves Rubber Stamps - Fall Leaves or Pumpkins

Top Tip Tuesday - Black & White with a splash of colour

Tuesday Throwdown - Pumpkin Patch

ABC Challenges - Halloween

Cards For Men - Halloween

C is for Challenge - Halloween

Without Words Challenge - Pumpkins

Owl The Same Or Not

Good morning bloggers!

The card I have to share with you today is part of a special event!

Read on for the details about the event & I'll tell you about my card a bit later on!

The title of the event is.....Owl the Same or Not

At Just Inklined, they take Copyright very seriously! 

They got together with a group of artists & decided to create a digital stamp on 

the same theme, to show just how different they would be!

The theme was to draw: 

A big owl & a little owl perched on a fence, on a chilly day.

(All proceeds from the sale of the $1 digital images used in the event

will be given to fundraising for a worthy cause.)

Chilly Owls & Wording Digital Stamp Set (which I've used for my card)

will be available at Just Inklined for $1 until 17th October 2013

There will be a blog hop on each of the company sites showing all of the designs.

Make sure you go & have a look at them.

Not only will it be interesting to see how different they all are but each one of the

designs will be available to buy for just $1 for a limited time!

Here's the link to the blog hop.

Now, on to my card!

I made an A6 tent fold card using Kraft card as my base.

I intend to use this card as a Christmas card but I guess the image

would be suitable for other occasions too!

I coloured the image in soft tones using my usual mix of flexmarkers

& promarkers. I then die cut the image & inked with distress inks

whilst it was still in the die. I added a few little touches of glitter

with my Clear Star Sakura pen but you can't really see it in the photo.

I matted onto a scalloped circel of Kraft card.

I ran some DP through my Big Shot in a (possibly Cuttlebug)

snowflake embossing folder.

I inked the embossed paper lightly with the DI too.

The sentiment was die cut & also inked with DI.

I then threaded some sheer ribbon & seam binding through the slots

& added to the card.

Just a little side view to finish up!

Make sure you visit Just Inklined to hear more about the event & the blog hop

but don't forget to snag yourself some fab images for just $1 too!

I'd also like to enter this card for a few challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Ribbon

Craft Your Passion - Embossing

Crafty Bloggers Network - Things With Wings

Addicted To Stamps - Christmas Is Coming

One Stitch At A Time - Winter Wonderland

Totally Gorjuss - Wings & Things

Patties Creations - Ribbon

Crimbo Crackers - Christmas Birds

Bearly Mine - String Ribbon Or Twine

Die Cuttin Divas - Use Brown

Passion For Promarkers - Snow Is Falling

Fishing With Grandpa

Good morning everyone & happy Saturday to you all!

It's time for a card!

This little project was made using decoupage & matching papers from the 

Something For Everyone CD-Rom

If you don't fancy the CD, you can buy the printed sheets here.

Such a sweet little scene, brings back memories of those long, lazy,

 hazy days of summer!

Made me want to sing too! Gone fishing.....

My card base was cut with a Grand Nestie die.

I used a mat of plain white paper then matted the design papers

on to the white & blue. The fishtails were cut by hand.

Some little fish charms, twine & a button were added to embellish.

A little view of the side, you can just about see that I have

decorated the inside too!

Here's the inside! A similar layout to the front, but

with a little punched border under the panel for the message!

Thanks for visiting today! I hope you enjoyed your time here!

I'd like to enter his little card in some challenges:

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Card Crafters Circle - Use 3 Embellishments (Twine,button fish charms)

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - 1 image, 2 Papers, 3 Embellishments

Southern Girls - Sing Sing A Song, Sing Out Loud

Diva's By Design - 3 or more layers

Penny's Paper- Crafty - Anything But A Square

Twisted Tuesday - Lots Of Layers & Use Metal

Craft Your Passion - Use Metal

Dream Valley Challenges - Buttons

Silver Wedding Anniversary

Good morning all & a very happy Friday to you!

Today I have a rather special card to share with you!

Or rather should I say a card for a very special occasion to share!

Yep, it's 25 years since my hubby & I tied the knot!

Not sure where those years have gone but boy have they been fun!

The photo's aren't great I'm afraid as time was limited & all

 that mirror card just kept flashing back at me!

I made an A5 card, using linen embossed card stock.

I blew off the dust, then cut the shapes & numbers with my underused Cricut.

The white panel under the numbers was embossed with a cuttlebug folder.

I the wrapped the panel with silver string , stuck on the numbers & attached

the TH so they were hanging in the 5.

Next, I tried something I've been meaning to try for ages!

I printed my sentiment on to some vellum then embossed before

 the ink was dry. I then fussy cut around them.

The final addition was a little heart, cut using my Cricut.

I added an insert with a beautiful poem I found, which

just sums us up totally, in my mind anyway! lol

I had a lot of fun making this card, fingers crossed hubby likes it too!

Thanks  for popping in!

I'd like to enter this little card in the following challenges:

 Craftitude - Things beginning with S (Silver, shiny, string)

Inky Impressions - Glitter & Sparkle

Stamp n Doodle - Embossing

Bearly Mine Challenges - Ribbon String Twine

C Is For Challenge - Boys/Men

Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party With Craftin Desert Diva's - Anything With A Sentiment

Digi Sketch Challenge - Sketch/Love

Sparkle N Sprinkle - Anything Goes With Embossing Powder, Glitter & Or  Flocking

Shopping Our Stash - Embossing x 2

Lady Of The Manor

Good morning all! It's Thursday already!

That means it's time to share a Just Inklined card with you!

This is a little CAS, A6 card made using the beautiful & elegant image

Lady Of The Manor

just one of the many beautiful ladies available at Just Inklined!

Here's a closer look! 

I've coloured her using watercolour pencils then fussy cut her out.

The  base card, matting & layering are all Linen Embossed

cardstock. I love the texture of this!

The sentmiment was done on the pc using a font called

Respective Slanted. You can find it here free.

A perfect elegant font to match such an elegant image!

The only embellishments added are some little pearls.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like my little card.

I'd like to enter her in a few challenges:

Going Grey With Scrap Creations - Cut It Out

Songbird - Blue Hawaii

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes/Girly

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Something Blue

Make My Monday - Elegant Ladies

Just Inklined To Hop - Christmas

Good morning all & welcome to this month's

Just Inklined Blog Hop! 

Our host this month is Karen L who has chosen Christmas as the theme!

If you're already hopping, you'll have arrived from the lovely Karen J's

blog! I bet she had something stunning to show you!

Without further ado, here is my card

I've made a twisted easel using Snowman Buddy he's just so adorable!

I think he'll feature on many of my cards this year!

Now, if you're anxious to hop on, your next stop is Tammy's blog.

Before you go, don't forget to leave a little blogger love at each stop,

you just never know where the spot prizes might be hidden!

If you want to know a little more about my card, read on!

Here's a closer look at my cute little guy!

I've coloured him up using flexmarkers & promarkers.

Cut him out using a die & inked the edges with a promarker.

I used a blender to soften the edges.

The papers are my latest find in Lidl! I just love popping in 

for a mooch around every now & then, as you just never know when

crafty bits might pop up!

The sentiement was done on the pc using a font which you can get 

for free here. I love this one for Christmas cards.

I have added a touch of glitter using a Sakura Clear Star pen

but I don't think you can see it very well in the photo's.

The embellishments I have used are some twine, a little

silver Christmas tree charm & a die cut snowflake!

A look at the fold from another angle!

Now remember if you're hopping, your next stop is Tammy

but, don't forget to comment along the way!

I'd like to enter this little card in a couple of challenges:

Christmas Card Challenges - Inspirational Photo

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

One Stitch at A Time - Use A Digi

Robyn's Fetish - Use A Digi

Scribble & Scrap - Favourite Style Of Card To Make

Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge 180 - Make A Snow Scene

Totally Gorjuss - Anything With A Star (on snowmans hat!)

Craftitude - Anything Goes/Things beginning with the letter S 

(snowman,scarf,snowflake,stars,spots)

Delicious Doodles - Shaped Cards

Digi Haven - Use 2 Colours (Red & Green)

Delightful Challenges - Holiday Spirit
Can You Digi It - Primary Colours

Heads Up Crafters!

Hi all, I'm back after a lovely week in the sun.

Hubby & I headed off to Menorca for some R&R & to soak up a few 

rays before winter sets in!

Which as it happens leads me nicely on to what I want to share with you today!

Jak Heath has an amazing candy to giveaway on her blog

A Daylight Company  Vogue Floor Lamp!

How awesome is that!

Head on over to Jak's Blog & check out how you can enter!

If you do enter, please leave a comment to let her know I sent you!

Good Luck!

Stepping Out On Your Anniversary

Happy Thursday everyone, almost the weekend!

I hope you've had a good week & are ready to kick up your heels!

I have a Just Inklined card to share today!

I have to apologise for the photo quality, I had to take them at work

 during my lunch break & the weather was just awful.

This is a little 5"x5" square card.

The base is a sheet of patterened cs which came from Lidl!

Isn't it fantastic! As soon as I saw it I knew what I wanted to do!

A little Monochromatic card!

The perfect image to sepia tone is this one, which is called

Stepping Out

It's a very versatile image which could be used for so many different 

occasions, but this time, I used it for my sister & BIL's anniversary card!

I coloured the image with a mix of Flexmarkers & Promarkers,

cut out with a nestie & inked whilst still in the die with

Antique Linen & Pumice Stone distress inks. 

The sentimnent was done in a similar fashion, then I threaded

some seam binding & lace through the slots!

The ony other embellishment is a little old fashioned

safety pin which I threaded some lace & seam binding through!

I'm making a conscious effort to make more cards which can be

sent in the mail with just a regular stamp here in the UK.

This one definitely fits the bill as I had Jim the porter/mail man at work

check it for me in his handy little measuring guide!

Thanks Jim! 

I'd like to enter this card in a couple of challenges:

Hannah & Friends - Best Friends

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Whimsy Inspiration -  Vintage/Shabby Chic

Crafty Sentiments - Favourite Technique or Colour Combo

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

A Little Bit Crafty - A Little Bit Shabby

Designed To Colour - Use A Die

Oozak - Anything Goes

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Monochromatic

The Paper Nest Dolls - Vintage

The Pink Elephant Monday Challenge - Wedding/Anniversary

CFAS Pins & Lace

Hi di hi all! Happy Hump Day!

It's all downhill from here towards the weekend! Yay!

It's time for a brand new challenge over at Crafting For All Seasons!

The theme this time is

Lace & Pins

Here's my card!

I used an image from our sponsor who is our very own Jani!

Janis Kreativwelt

The prize is 3 of her exclusive images!

You just can't buy them!

I used Ball Of Wool! 

Which I printed out several times, coloured with flexmarkers

I cut one image out, with a nestie then fussy cut sections of the rest,

allowing me to decoupage it up. It looks really effective IRL!

I inked the image while it was still in the die & dotted about with a flexmarker

for a bit of interest in the background.

The buttons are from my button jar. The flower button was  a spare button 

from the suit I wore for my neices wedding a few years back!

I threaded a little button twine through them & tied little bows.

I added a dress form die cut which I embossed & inked,

some lace from The Ribbon Girl & a couple of pins from my stash.

The DP is a mystery so if you recognise it let me know!

Thanks for looking & I hope to see you in the 

Pins & Lace challenge over at CFAS!

I'd like to enter my card in a couple of challenges:

Whimsy Inspirations - Vintage/ Shabby Chic

Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes

Inky Chicks - Use Two Different Die Cuts