Jo's Crafty Card Creations: 4 Crafty Chicks

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Sunday, 1 November 2015

Oh no, Snow!!

This month over at Crafts Galore, we are sponsored by Art by Miran. The challenge is to use a stamped image or a digi on your project. Check out the fab images here

Also this month we are having a DT call, so why not come along and join our team details on the Crafts Galore Challenge Blog.

So this card is my first Christmas Card and still very early for me to be making them, especially as I have 11 birthdays to remember between now and Christmas!!

Unfortunately the picture quality is not good this month, the light was really poor

The image I have used is called Reindeer Friendship by Art by Miran

I have used the following Copic Ciao and Sketch markers

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E21 and R20

Hair - Y00, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28 and W2

Antlers and Hooves - E40, E41 and E42

Scarf - B60, B63, B66, BG10, BG11 and BG13

Reindeer - E30, E33, E34, R20, R24, R27 and R39

Sweater - V0000 and V01

Snow - BG0000

Outlined with C1

Dies are Memory Box Frosty Border and Frostyville Border

Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder

Glamour Dust for sparkle

Card from Stash

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Christmas

Crazy 4 Challenges - Christmas

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Dies and/or Punches

Art by Miran - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Simply Create - Baby It's Cold outside

Simply Paper Crafts - Always Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes as long as its Christmas

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - V is for Very Cute

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

A Snowflakes Promise - Christmas

Hope you like it,

Be back in December, lol

Jo x

Friday, 1 May 2015

May Challenge at Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Apologies to my followers for my lack of posts. Unfortunately my dear father in law has been very ill and I have been helping care for him at home, he passed away a few weeks ago. As my last post was his birthday card I am dedicating this next card to him.

This month at Crafts Galore Encore we are sponsored by Oak Pond Creations who have supplied the DT with some fantastic digis and are giving a choice of 3 digis for a prize, check them out here.

The image is King of Courage by Oak Pond Creations

Coloured with Copic Ciao and Sketch

Impression Obsession Die Cut

Swirl Cuttlebug Imbossing folder

DP is by Allison Ellis

Card and Gems from Stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Copic Europe - Feathers or Fur

Cute Card Thursday - Use a sentiment

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Colour Challenge

I have used King of Courage in memory of my father in law who was the most courageous and brave man I have ever known, he fought his illness to the end. To a very special man.

Rest In Peace Allan

Jo x

Saturday, 1 November 2014

DT CALL at CGE DT!

We are looking for some new DT members join us at the start of January 2015. You will need to create one project per month (usually using digi stamps provided by sponsors) and to comment on challenge entries. You are also expected to enter challenges with your projects and promote the challenge where ever possible. You must have an active Blog.
We are a happy band of crafters living across the world, we don't "do", drama and we have lots of fun!
If you would like to join us please add DT next to name on your entry. We will contact a short list of people who will be invited to tell us a little bit about why they would like to join us x

Now on to this months challenge over at Crafts Galore Encore which is anything goes and is sponsored by Whoopsidaisy who are very kindly giving a prize of 2 sheets of digis.

My card for this months challenge was a difficult card for me to make, it was for my dear father in law's 85th birthday, he is poorly and having a bit of a rough time. He is such a sweetheart and never complains. I hunted high and low for the right image for this one. He keeps Gouldian Finches so this card was well received and is in pride of place on the mantlepiece!!

The Gouldian finch is a digi image from Paint the World Super Colouring

Coloured with Copic Sketch and Ciao

Paper, dried grass and raffia from stash

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

4 crafty chicks - Anything goes

The Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog - Things with Wings

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

Party Time Tuesday - Anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes

All Sorts Challenge - Masculine

Have a great November

Hugs Jo x

Friday, 1 August 2014

Phew, what a scorcher

Hi folks, hope you are all enjoying this great weather that we are having in the UK. Hottest July on record, so they say and that leads me on to this months challenge at Crafts Galore Encore. We are sponsored by the fantastic Di's Digistamps

who are offering a great prize of $12 to spend instore, a very generous prize at that, so get your entries in for a chance to win.

The DT over at Crafts Galore Encore have really excelled themselves and there are some cracking projects on our anything goes challenge this month, we love to see you and read your messages so why not pop across and check them out.

Now on to my little project, lol. Being very fair skinned, I decided enough was enough and I was fed up with having a sore head from the sun. I'm a softy really and don't like the pain, lol. Anyway that was that and as we have an anything goes challenge this month I thought I would try something completely different and different it is, lol. I set myself a task of making a hat!! So here it is, a real retro sixties floppy hat with a lovely brim to keep the sun off of everything and it is even adjustable to fit any size head, lol.

The pattern I used was an old Simplicity pattern

The fabric is by Makower and is 100% cotton and available from Creativ-e-T in Devizes along with the double fold bias binding and interfacing.

The brim has been stiffened with a double layer of iron on heavy weight interfacing.

The crown has a single layer of heavy weight interfacing.

After very carefully constructing all the bits and binding as necessary it was time to add crown to brim. Why is it it never fits?! I had an awful lot of crown left over and not enough brim so with gentle persuasion consisting of a bit of snipping here and there, pushing and shoving, pulling and tugging 4 hours later it went in, only for me to discover the seam was on the wrong side. At this point I put it away, that was the end of day 2. Day 3, mission accomplished!! Simplicity now has a whole new meaning to me, lol.

And just to add insult to injury, looking at the latest weather forecast, I think I may have missed the sun and should have made my hat out of oil skin cloth to keep the water off!!

I am going to enter this into the following challenges:

4 crafty chicks - Anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Material girl My top tip when sewing is always to have a seam ripper to hand, lol

All crafts challenge - Anything but a card

Love to create - Summer Lovin

My Craft creations - Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze - Anything goes

That Craft Place - Anything goes

Crafting at the weekend - Anything goes

A little bit crafty - Sew what

Anyway that's all from me for now, have a fantatic August everyone.

Hugs Jo x

Saturday, 1 February 2014

Love is in the Air!!

Woo hoo, today we have a new challenge over at Cards Galore Encore which is Bling it up!! We are lucky to be sponsored this month by Scrappers Delights who are providing 3 digi images of your choice for a prize so come on ladies, oops and gentlemen, time to enter. Their digis are fabulous, check them out here.

Anyone that knows me, will know that to bling it up is quite difficult for me to do as I am more of a CAS person. I decided to make this a challenge to conquer my fears, lol and as it is February and the month of romance, red it had to be!! Here is my attempt at a glittery romantic card x