Yummmmy!!

Not quite 3 posts in a week but getting very close. I've been trying to get more use out of my pens recently and now have a few images coloured up that need making into cards. So this is the first of hopefully many to come.
I am going to enter this into the following challenges:

Saturday Challenge - Doilies aren't just for cakes
Sunday Sketch and Stamp - Sketch
Allsorts - 3 in a row, I have 3 pearls.



I have used a Digi Doodles Image
Coloured with Copic Sketch and Ciao Markers
Papers used are a Nitwits Download and Kaiser Waterberry
Sentiment is by Impression Obsession
Doily, Pearls and card are from my stash.

Hope you like it

Hugs Jo x

One I did earlier!!!

Just found this little card in my piccies file that I made for my mum's neighbour a couple of weeks ago and it fits a couple of challenges. What luck, not very often I can do a one I made earlier!!! I am going to enter it into:

The Saturday Secret Crafter Challenge which is Embossing,

the Allsorts which is Lemon and Lime,

One Stop Craft Challenge which is Get Well Soon

Dutch Dare Card Challenge which is Clean and Simple

A Spoon Full of Sugar which is Get Well Soon

I have used Aspects of Design Funky Flowers

Sentiment is Impression Obsession (I think)

Coloured with Copic Sketch, Ciao and Spica Pens (can't remember which tho'!)

Crafts-Too Flower Embossing Folder( I think, it was from Wendys collection!)
Nestibilities Labels 10
Card, ribbon and gems from stash

Hope you like it, especially as it has taken 2 days to blog it!!
Thanks to the lovely Mandy, I can now log in again!! I just need to find out how to stop these huge gaps happening when I publish the post.

Tips and hints on blogging most greatfully received!!

Allotment calls, will catch up with you all soon! Busy, busy busy .....................

Hugs Jo x

First card of the year

Happy New Year to you all, hope I'm not too late, well it is still January!!! Hopefully this is my return to blogland after a rather long break. I'm really sorry that I have been absent but my job moved and I'm really not coping with the travelling. I try to get one journey a day in the day light which means I have to leave really early to be able to leave early if you know what I mean!!! Anyway enough of me, here's my first card for blogland this year, now I've uploaded it, it looks a bit depressing, mind you I have had a bit of a black day!! Promise the next one will be bright and cheerful!! I am going to enter it into the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday which was a Card Buffet, I have chosen Paper, 3 Gems, 3 buttons and twine, mine is string because the twine is in the greenhouse and I don't like the dark!!!
Saturday Challenge which is With Love
Cutie Sunday which is Black/Grey and one other, mine is white
Cute Card Thursday which is Monochrome

Hope you like it

Stamp Penny Black Surprise
Papercellar Checks paper
Papermania Sentiment
Coloured with Copic Ciao and Sketch Pens
C00, C0, C1, C3, C5
W00, W0, W1, W3, W5
N1, N2, N5, N7
100 and R000
Nestibilities Large Rectangles and Large Scalloped Rectangles
Buttons, String, Card and Gems from Stash

I just thought I would like to show you my lovely Christmas pressie from my good friend Wendy. This lovely tote which my Copic Pens fit perfectly into. As you can see I still have loads of room left for lots more pens, yes I still have lots more to get and I need them all, like we need shoes!!!

Wendy has these available at Stamps and Memories
if you are tempted.

That's all for tonight folks, back soon

Hugs Jo x

Birthday Boy

What a week!!! Lots of short days at work because Tango has been poorly. In case you don't know, Tango is a big ginger cat, the softest, cuddliest cat you could ever meet!!! We think he had been poisoned. I was so worried, that I was getting up in the middle of the night to see if he was OK, bless him. I hate seeing poorly animals especially when it is your own. So off to the vets we went, our vet is about 2 minutes drive from us and Tango cried pitifully all the way there and back as he hates the car!!!! Thankfully he is on the mend and been a very spoilt boy!!

Anyway today I have made this card, just noticed that the buttons look wonky but it is how it has been photographed, really not one of my better skills!!! I love colouring this image but am still not sure what colour monkeys are!! The card papers are a lovely aqua colour but have turned out grey again must get a better camera!! I am entering it into a few challenges,

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Cute Card Thursday - Boyz to Men

Stampin for the weekend - Card for a male

Saturday challenge - 3 Embellishments, 2 papers and 1 image

Sophisticat challenge - Card for a child

Simon Says Challenge - Birthday, celebrations

Image is High Hopes Open Ark

Daisy and Dandelion Sentiment

Coloured with Copic Ciao and Sketch Markers

DP is Nannas Nursery Baby Boy

Oval and Ribbon Labels Nestibilities

Nellies Multi frame

Ribbon, card and Buttons from stash

Hope you like it

Hugs Jo x

Back at work!!!

Back at work, can't you tell!!! Just had to make a card when I got home today and I was late in and left early!!!! Anyway the good news is that Hubby started his new job yesterday, after 8 months of being unemployed and with no income, he is now like a dog with two tails!!! All I want now is for him to earn enough for me to give up work!!! Don't think there is a lot of chance of that happening though. Anyway todays card, I am not really that pleased with it, there seems to be something missing and I'm not sure about the colour scheme but it fits the following challenges.

My time to craft - On the spot

Secret crafter Saturday challenge -How does your garden grow

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

The image is another Bildmalarna

Coloured with Copics

Nestibilities labels three

Martha Stewart Punch double dot (I think)

Paper is Daisy and Dandelion

Card, pearls and ribbon from stash

I hope you like it

Hugs Jo x

Yay, I'm back!!!

Don't hold your breath, but I think Mr Mojo may be returning!! An invite by Wendy of Stamps and Memories to visit for the evening and her cheeky comment below and lots of really encouraging emails from Marianne plus all the lovely comments that you have all left has finally done it!! I had a lovely evening with Wendy yesterday and decided to colour this gorgeous new image that I bought a couple of months ago, lots of chat and tea and she was coloured before I knew it!! I then raided Wendys stash and this is what I came up with!!

As it is my first card in a while, I thought it had better go in a lot of challenges, so here we go:

Sophistcat-Open challenge green, lilac + one,flowers

Crafty Cardmakers - Spring into spring

Crafty Catz - Spring

Allsorts - Spring is in the Air

Sketch Saturday

One stop craft - Let it shine

Secret Crafter - Spring has sprung

Sweet sketch Wednesday

Simon Says Challenge - Spring Easter

Papertake weekly

Stamp is Mimosa with flower basket by Bildmilarna, I just love these stamps

Dovecraft Sentiment

Coloured with Copic Markers

Nestibilities labels

Martha Stewart around the edge punch

Nellie Sneddon Small and large flower and embossing punch

Martha Stewart Branch punch

Papers are from the Alison Ellis Baby Girl Range available from Stamps and Memories

Pearls, Card and Ribbon from Stash

I hope you like her!!

I hope to catch up with you all soon, I am off from Friday until after Easter so am hoping to get some serious card making and blogging done.

Take care everyone, be back soon

Hugs Jo x

I'm back but not my Mojo!!

Hi folks, I hope you had a fab Christmas and a Happy New Year and that everyone is back to normality, whatever that is!! We have had a nice relaxing weekend after a rather hectic time over Christmas, in fact yesterday I had a pyjama day!! Shame on me!! Think I'm probably too old for a pyjama day, but I had one anyway!! On to my card ............... Mojo gone not good at all and not happy with this card, my fault for not finding time for me! Picture is rubbish too, will try and take one in the daylight, tomorrow. It does cover lots of challenges though, so I'll start my list with Copic Colour Challenge 45

Paper Play Challenge 46 - New Beginnings
Stamping for the Weekend - New Beginnings
Allsorts Challenge 33 - Sketch and New or Old (pearls)
The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 64 -New Beginnings
By the Cute and Girly - New
Stamp Something - New Something(pearls)
One Stop Craft Challenge - Something beginning with B

Phew!!
Anyhow here it is, I hope you like it!! The card that I have used is actually Lilac but has come out a nasty grey colour and the green is a quite bright green, I will try and photograph again tomorrow.

The image is a free digi stamp and I have hunted high and low and can't remember where I got it from, sorry.
The sentiment has been made on the computer.
Copic pens used: YG0000, YR0000, B95 for B93, YG03, YG00, BV02, E00, Y21 and Y28.
Clear Spica Glitter Pen
Circle and Scallop Nestibilities
Cuttle Bug Dots Folder
Nellies Small Flower and Embossing Punches
Papers are DCWV Nannas Nursery Baby Boy
Pearls
Glossy Accents

Oh my Gosh, I have just seen the time, it has taken me all evening to blog this!!

Off to bed now!!

Hugs Jo x

An Evening with Wendy!!

Due to Hubby being "sacked" from his new job for not turning up with a horrendous sickness bug on Saturday would you believe, and yes he was working in a food distribution depot for a very reputable food store, I had an unexpected visit to Wendy's last evening!!! And what a creative evening we had too. Wendy had got in a couple of sets of punches to try, one for Wend and one for Jo of course, we have to try these things out first as they might not be any good!! Well I just loved them, I managed to make these beautiful flowers and now so want to make more!! So watch this space for more easel cards and flowers as I love them both!! he he!!

I have decided to put this card into two challenges:

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge which was to make an easel card

Allsorts Challenge which was to Bring out your Bling

Stampevie Sarah Kay Stamp The Joy of Giving

Sentiment is Impression Obsession

Papers are Colour my World Winter Wonderland, which are metallic and shine

Image is coloured with Copic Markers

Flowers are hand punched with Ticker Tape 12 x 12 Paper available from Stamps and Memories

Gems are Papermania

Thought you would like a close up of the flowers to show the bling on them too!!

Hope you like it

Jo x