Belated Christmas wishes and a Happy New Year to you all x

Well another year over and what a year it has been!! If someone had said to me this time last year that I would be out of work now, I would have thought they were on another planet!! I know that I volunteered for redundancy but when there was 32,000 of us that had to go, it was best to volunteer than be pushed. So now to look forward to 2012!!
This little card is the one that I made for my daughter, my first attempt at a side step card. I thoroughly enjoyed making this one, lots of glue and glitter, cutting and sticking and generally making a mess, lol!! There are still a few challenges left running that I can enter it into, so here we go
Sundays with Crissy - anything goes
ABC Challenge- F is for FROSTY
My Time To Craft - Winter Pals
Crafty Catz - Santa's hat
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
The order of the Opus Gluei - I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Stamps and Fun = Creativity - Snow
Incy Wincy - Winter Wonderland
Bunny Zoe's Craft Challenge - Fancy folds/Shaped Cards


The three snowmen/lady are all High Hopes Stamps which I love
All coloured with Copic Ciao and Sketch pens
Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder
Marianne Design - tree die
Memory Box Frosty Die and Frosty Border Die
Lots of Sparkly Crystal Glamour Dust

I hope you like it

Best wishes for a Happy New Year and lots of crafting!!!

Hugs Jo x

I'm so excited ........................

because tomorrow I'm off on the Copicific weekend with Karen, Wendy and a group of others to the Devere Hotel near Abingdon. Wendy from Stamps and Memories has been organising it for a while now with Karen Watson, two lovely ladies I might add, both who I know at the moment are dreading it and what are they going to get? A hyper Jo, just what they need!! He He!!! Just me and my pens, pure bliss!! I am going to be unbearable at work tomorrow, well more than usual, may have to have an early finish!!! Shhhhh ............!!! But can you believe it, Wendy has the classes starting at 9am in the morning on Saturday and Sunday, can't a girl have a lie in. I have a feeling that this much needed break is going to take some recovering from!!! Anyway todays card I am entering into

the Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is more than one fold,

ABC challenge which is P for Pearls

and my favourite challenge ever Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sorry about the photo the light is rubbish at this time of night.

I have used Penny Black - Cherries Jubilee and Cherries

Impression Obsession - Big Wishes

LOTV sentiment

Coloured with Copic Sketch and Ciao Markers

C00, C0, C1 and C3

E93, E95, E97, E99 and E000

YG11 andYG13

R20, R22, R24 and R27

BG0000, BG00 and BG01

Nestibilities Circles, Scalloped Circles and Lables 1

Papers are MME - Spring Papers

Lace, Card and Pearls from Stash

Hope you like it, am off now to pack!! My craft stuff is already packed and ready to go, now have to get the rest sorted!! Priorities ................

See you soon with a weekend report

Hugs Jo x

Another quick post!!

I'm really not happy with this or the last card that I've posted, don't know what's wrong with me but I seem to have lost Mr Mojo again. I'm not going to let him get away this time though, I'm going to persevere and not give up. This card I am going to enter into the following

ABC challenge - S is for Sparkle

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Simon Says Challenge - Things with Wings

This little card really sparkles it's such a shame that the photo doesn't do her justice.

Anyway, I have used a Lili of the Valley image

Coloured with Copic markers

DP is from the Basic Grey Euphoria pad

Nestibilities round and oval Scallops

Martha Stewart Doily and Branch Punches

The fairies wings are covered in Crystal Glamour Dust

The flower is spritzed with Pearl Glimmer Mist

Card, Gems and Ribbon from Stash

Hope you like her and have a good weekend everyone.

Hugs Jo x

Warning Sunglasses needed!!

Oh no, a really bad blogger again!! My poor Mojo has left me and every card is a struggle at the moment, I really need to be inspired. I had a trip to Wendys on Saturday afternoon, we should have been at the Kintbury Sale but Wendy has been really poorly and had to cancel. The roads in Berkshire were atrocious, OK if you're on the M4 but we weren't. Anyway, I spent loads of cash and came home with lots of new stash!! As I am really fed up with this horrible weather and the fact that I have had to go back to work after Christmas, I thought bright and cheerful is the order of the day!! So beware folks!! I am using this card for the following challenges:

The Pink Elephant -Birthday

Crafty Catz - Bright and sparkly (My inspiration)

Sketch Saturday - Fabulous sketch, thank you

ABC challenge - L is for Layers

Stamp is one of my favourite designers, Leigh Hannan, Impression Obsession

Sentiment is Alesa Baker, Enjoy your day, Impression Obsession

Coloured with Copic Markers

and Spica Glitter Pens

Papers are Alison Ellis, Neon Candy Range

Nestibilities labels four and Ribbon Tags

Swirl Cuttle bug folder

Martha Stewart Scallop border punch

Nellie flower punch

All of the above are available at Stamps and Memories

Ribbon, gems and card from stash

Hope you like it

Hugs Jo x

High Hopes challenge 47 - Lotsa Layers and ABC E is for Embossing

Well today has been a good day, the nice man came and measured for the new conservatory and said it will be here in about 3 weeks. Poor Hubby nearly passed out, as the old one has to be taken down and new footings dug!! It's a good j0b he is still between jobs as he hasn't got time to go to work!!! No, to be fair we have decided to delay until Neil has done the work in his time or else it would be one mad panic and that's just not fair, not only that, we have a lot of sorting to do!! I decided to have a little tidy of my craft room today and it will last for the next few weeks I think. I really need to be ruthless and chuck out but you know what us crafters are like!!! It does look a little more organised, thanks to a few pine spice racks found in the local kitchen shop, ideal for keeping reels of ribbon and stickles etc on. Really pleased with how that idea worked out.

Well another new stamp and I just love her. I have another two of these to go yet, I am addicted to these gorgeous High Hopes Snowmen or Snowladies whichever you want to call them!! And I can't wait for the release of the Wags'n'whiskers stamps!!

I am putting this into the ABC challenge and High Hopes challenge.

Stamp is Snowlady Surprise by High Hopes coloured with Copic Ciao pens

Sentiment is from Cuddley Buddley

I have used Spica clear glitter pen on the fur on the coat to make it sparkle

I have used Snow Dots Cuttlebug folder, round and round scalloped nestibilities.

Martha Stewart Snowflake and doily punches

Glossy Accents

Flowers, spacers, gems, paper and cards from stash

Hope you like her

Jo

Penny Black Challenge and ABC Challenge - D is for Die Cuts

Another card and it's still only Sunday and yes it covers two challenges again. It's a bit OTT for me again but I needed to put die cuts on it and I thought using the nesties labels was a bit boring so went for something else too. And as it is another Christmas card it has to have a bit of bling on it!! And another thing, no Glossy Accents!!

I can't tell you what stamp or papers I've used as they came out of Wendy's craft cupboard, Wend we need a comment with details!!! Please!!!

Martha Stewart border punch but don't know what it's called as I've thrown away the package!! (Wendy will know though because I bought it from Stamps and Memories!)

Martha Stewart Snowflake punch

Nestibilities Labels 4
Sizzex decorative die

Gems, pearl and card from stash.

I hope to be back before next Sunday but who knows, bye for now!!

Have a good week everyone, don't work too hard!

Jo x

PS. I may have an evening with Wend tomorrow!!

ABC Challenge - C is for Circles

This weeks challenge posed a real problem for me, totally out of my comfort zone but I got there in the end. Hope you like the result!!

I have used a Penny Black stamp from one of the clear sets coloured with Copic Pens of course!

The papers are from Rita Marie

Martha Stewart Leaf punch

Round Nestabilities

Dots Cuttlebug Folder

Buttons, flowers and card from stash,

and last but not least Glossy Accents.

You may think more Rita Marie Papers, yes Wendy has loads!! Check them out on the Stamps and Memories website!!

Bye for now, off to find another challenge!!

Jo x

ABC Challenge

This weeks ABC challenge is buttons, so I thought I would have ago. I have had such an awful weekend that after my trip to Wendy's on Monday evening and coming home with lots of Rita Marie papers and some more Nesties, I thought I would try out my new stamps!! I just love the Bild Malarnas. This is the first one that I have tried and it is absolutely gorgeous and I was so pleased with the result.

I have coloured the image with my faithful Copic Ciao pens

G000, G00, R00, Ro2, R20, E50, E00, Y28 and C-1

Papers are by Rita Marie available from Stamps and Memories

Martha Stewart Leaf Punch and flowers from stash.

I hope you like her as much as I do and thanks to Wendy for being such a good friend!!!

Jo x