30th Birthday Shoe

Here is a Shoe i made using the wonderful template from

Cut & Craft Templates.

I used a punch and a string of pearl flowers cut individually for the flowers

PatchWork Polly and Friends-Olivia

Here is Olivia, who is from the Brand new set of stamps -PatchWork Polly and Friends-

by Jayne Nestorenko, lainched on Create & Craft/Ideal World all this week with one more show on Monday.

I stamped Olivia several times and decoupaged her, even down to her little teddy in her pocket.

I used Derwent Watercolour Pencils to colour her and the floral border round the aperture, which is one of the embelishment stamps in the Olivia Set

Joanna Sheen-Ivory Cats

Here is another card using the brand spanking new cd from Joanna Sheen-Ivory Cats, this is a very simple card, its all there for you a beautiful side step card that fits into an A5 envelope.

This prints off on two A4 cards and some of the cats, flowers & butterflies  are decoupaged.

Ivory Cats

Here is a card made with the Brand new Joanna Sheen CD Ivory Cats, which was launched on Create & Craft/Ideal World over the weekend.

This image is soo like my neightbours cat!

I printed the image onto photo paper and mat and layered with matching card, using the blue to punch out some flowers and the white to punch out the centre of the flowers.The backing paper is with this image on the cd.

This is a large 8x8 square card

Beatrix potter launch Create & Craft/Ideal World today

Today saw the launch of Beatrix potter two, Jemima Puddle Duck and Two Bad Mice, on Create & Craft/Ideal World, busy busy week one show after the other, Jayne Nestorenko yesterday and Friday and Crafters Companion today! This was bought forward a month, so had a phonecall thursday last week needing samples to be sent monday, good job its so easy to use as looks like we all made enogh for the show.

Here is one of the cards, using the image and backing paper from the Jemima cd.

Spraying the wonderful Spray and sparkle on the backing paper and with a glue pen adding Pinflair glitter to the Foxglove leaves on the main image.

Lion Card

This is the new GSD file available from Tina Fitch at Forever memories for you

She has hundreds of beautiful downloads!

For this card, i cut all out on the craft Robo and using cream for the lions i then used promarkers to add colour and dimension to their bodies.

Loopi Loom

For all you lovely people asking about the Loopi Loom, i have contacted Hayley and she says its ok, so will try and post a pictorial/ instruction on here as soon as i have time. As would send a ten page email and still not get to the point.xx

PatchWork Polly's friend Chloe'- Jayne Nestorenko Launch today

Here is Chloe' one of the friends of Polly, the new collection launching today on Create & Craft by the lovely Jayne Nestorenko.

Here I thought i'd show ho easy they are to completely change by the colours and the medium you use.

Here is Chloe' using lots of the stamps from her set and Derwent watercolour pencil and Pinflair gel to attach to the card. This is a large 8x8 sq card

For complete contrast, this is Chloe' ag

ain, but this time i used Copic pens, this makes her more ' manga' looking and a very bright and vibrant card.

An here again Chloe' is coloured with watercolour pencils but using the blue and lemon yellow gives a whole different feel to the card.

NEW!!! Jayne Nestorenko launch..PatchWork Polly & Firends

One of the delights of being a Designer is you get the joys of working with some very talented people and one of those is Jayne Nestorenko, she is a lovely lovely lady and pure talent!!

This is her new collection, i had the pleasure to work with,

PatchWork Polly & Friends

These are a collection of beautiful designs by Jayne Nestorenko and PatchWork Polly and her friends and tomorrow it launches on Create & Craft/Ideal World.

This card is of Polly herself, I stamped the lovely image and used Copics to colour her, giving her the statatory grubby feet as any little girl up a tree would have them!

Check back for more inspiration and views of my sample cards for the launch.

The times are below for the shows

 

Beatrix Potter ..Jemima Puddle duck

Here is a notebook and pencil set i made using the decoupage image from the New Jemima Puddle Duck Cd by Crafters Companion, which will now be shown on Wednesday on Create & Craft/Ideal World.

I made the base using th Ultimate pro board also from Crafters Companion.

For the pencil i printed some backing paper and used the Jemima Puddle Duck stamps from the set, on shrink plastic and attaced using jewellary findings.

Rock a bye baby...

Here is another card for the launch of Beatrix Potter 2 at Crafters Companion .

The new launch consists of a triple cd pack, Jemima Puddle Duck, Two Bad Mice and an inspirational DVD with projects and techniques, this card is on the dvd, in the tea bag section .

Also the image is from the two bad mice cd, using on of the decoupage images and choosing a co-ordinating backing paper and tea bag papers

Todays the launch of Beatrix Potter 2.....

At Crafters Companion today is the launch of Beatrix Potter 2....

Jemima Puddle Duck and To Bad Mice

This card was made using one of the stamps from the Jemima Puddle Duck set of of 15 un-mounted stanps.

This is Jemima and Kep and inside the leaflet that comes with the stamps you'll find instructions on how to make this card.

Beatrix Potter 2 launch pre-view

Here is a nother peek at the Jemima Puddle duck

and Two Bad Mice Beatrix Potter 2 launch.

Here i have made Jemima Puddle Duck earrings, using on of the JPD stamps on Shrink plastic, then attached to the earring findings.

This is a Easel Card, so makes a good stand to display your gift.

go over and take a look at the launch on Crafters Companion tomorrow!

Jemima Puddle Duck and Two Bad mice Launch

Friday the 16th April sees the launch on Crafters Companion of Beatrix potter 2.... Which is Jemima Puddle Duck and Two Bad Mice .

Here is a peek at one of my samples, made using the 3d builder Lean to templates, as the launch also has a dvd showing different teqhniques and projects.

I used the ever faithful flowersoft for the flowers growing over the lean to and on the picket fence.

The bakcing paper is on the Beatrix Potter 3d builder cd

for the floor i used Tim Holtz distressed ink pads, flowesoft again and clay pots which i broke slightly to give a used effect!

I made beans,tomatos,cabbage, pumpkin and carrots out of Fimo clay

The whole model is mounted onto an A4 card

Congratulations......

This a5 card, can easily be used as a Wedding,Engagement,Anniversary,Birthday card, by simply changing the sentiment and the colour of the cake, this is using my Celebration Cake image from the Celebration and Wedding Collection available over at Enjays Craft Store as a Download.

I used Copics to add colour and hand wrote the sentiment.

Just for you....

Here is a Circle card made using my 'Maisie....Just for you' image and Weeds & Wildflowers 'lifes good' digi downloads.

I opened Maisie in to word to resize her to the size i required, cut her out and coloured using Promarkers, then made up the background on photoshop with the digi images from the weeds & wildflowers .

This card is for the Passion for Promarkers challenge 'The Young Ones'

To a Special Little Girl.......Marigold Fairie

Here is another sample for the Crafters Companion Launch of Fairies of the Garden.using the individual Marigold flower shrunk down on Shrink plastic for the four flowers on the corners, Marigold fairie is herself coloured using Derwent watercolour pencils, the backing paper is from the accompanying cd, which i stamped the sentiment three times along the card, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder &  then sprayed with Spray & Sparkle, gold and silver,

I used the Marigold set of stamps for this card, this is an a5 card, a4 folded into half.

Fairies at the bottom of your garden...

Here is the window i made for the Fairies of the Garden Launch for Crafters Companion on Ideal World/Create & Craft, using the model from the 3d builder, which comes with printable templates or GSD i used the GSD file on my Craft Robo for this model.

Using Stick and Stay to attach the acetate to the window frames and Spray and Sparkle on the different layers for the tunnel card inside the window.

I used backing papers from the Cd cut into different levels,attached to the acetate sections, then used 'Sweet Pea' decoupage image for the front of the tunnel layer.

This is the front of the model, which could be adapted to any occason,simply by adding greeting or a name and would lovely in any little girls bedroom or a new baby gift!

Magical Maisie

Here is Maisie, she's now available as a download on my store, Enjays Craft Store.

She is available as a download, which you can import into a photo/graphic program or even 'word' which you can resize to the size you want to fit your project,

Go and check her out at

Enjays Craft Store

Dancing with Shadows 80th Birthday

This is an 80th Birthday card i was asked to make, so i used the ever faithful 'Dancing with Shadows' cd from Joanna Sheen, this has to be one of my most fvourite cd's from Joanna, ofcourse it will be, as it was a card i made using the cd which i won the Joanna Sheen Card making and Papercraft of the year in 2008,which started me off on her Design team.

I printed all the papers on parchment.

Canterbury Bell

Here is a4 centura pearl card made into a gatefold sample card for the Fairies of the Garden launch for IdealWorld/Crafters Companion.

I used all the stamped images from the Canterbury Bell set of stamps, using Derwent Watercolour Pencils, distressing the edge of the oval, the Border corners and butterfly, I used Copics as they were stamped directly onto Centura Pearl Card.

The trellis edging is made using a Martha Stewart punch.

The backing paper inside the card is from the Canterbury Bell cd.

Horse Doors

Happy Easter Everyone!

Here is my first card to show from forevermemoriesforyou.co.uk

This is made using a Craft Robo, I cut the relevant pieces on different colours of card.

This is a new release from Tina Fitch, available on her website

http://www.forevermemoriesforyou.co.uk/