Pay It Forward!

This fun idea came from my blogging sister Kathy, which I have taken part in. I received a lovely packet from Kathy today which contained brads, 3 rolls of ribbon and a bag of mini micro beads. I can't wait to use them on my cards.

Now it is my turn to P.I. F.

The way it works is the first 3 people to leave comments on my blog will get some prizes from me. Make sure you leave your email address so I can get your home address to send you your goodies from me!!! Only people who blog can participate, because you need to do the same thing on your site and the cycle continues. Way better than a chain letter, hate those things!

Have fun!

Another Oriental Poppy

Today's card is another shaving foam oriental poppy, I have jusr taken this card to the next stage as the other few cards were quite simple. I love layering and making paper beads.



Hope you enjoy looking at this card!
Have a great day!

Gardening Apron & Glove Cards

This glove template has been enlarged to be cut out from an A5 card. The main stamped image is from PSX.


I made this card for a gardening friend. I found an apron template and enlarged it to be cut out of an A5 card. I have used eyelets, shrink plastic for the tools and cork.


Hope you enjoy looking at today's cards!

Oriental Style of Card!

Today's card has an oriental theme to it. The background stamp is from DeNami and the flower stamp is from Stampendous. I have made the flower image into a tile. First I stamped and embossed the image with gold ep. Then coloured the panel with chalks then UTEEd it. When I did the last layer of UTEE I added some fine glitter. I don't think you will be able to see all of the cracks I have on the UTEE panel but in real life it looks good! I think it just finishes it off.



Thanks for looking!
Hope you are all having a great Saturday.

My First Hana Card!

Wow I just love these Hana rubber stamps!
I coloured the images with my new Copic Sketch markers, E44, E51, RV11, E43, V09, V06, and
VG95. The background paper came from here.
I also used a pink chalk ink pad, brads and dot peel offs.

Enjoy the card and have a great day!

Minehead Layout

Sorry I am a bit late with today's posting.
This is another scrapbook lay out 'Minehead'
I think this is another one that looks better in the flesh!


Thanks for looking!

Porlock Layout

I have made a double page layout out of three sheets of paper to create the right effect for our day out at Porlock in 2006, while on holiday in Minehead.
I am trying to catch up on my scrapbooking, as I have loads of photos that need a home in a nice album.


Have a great day!

Challenge at CMUtd !

The First challenge at CMUtd Challenge Place Starts here
Challenges will run for 2 weeks and your 1st Mission should you choose to accept it is to produce a card using the word "love"
When you've created your card Leave a comment here linking to your card and CMUtd and everyone else will come and have a look!

This is my card for the challenge! I decided I would go for a black & white theme for a change and I like it, what do you think?




Have a great day!

No Cards Today!

Sorry everyone but I have no cards to show you today The weather here has been dreadful and I
have not been able to get out to my craft room until this evening and that was only for a short while.
Around were I live we have had lots of flooding and for a short time today we were cut off. They shut the schools at dinner time and Jake & Adele got sent home. I just hope it is a better day tomorrow.
Hope everyone else has had a good day and not been affected by the weather.

I should have something to share with you all tomorrow!

You'n me and a cup of tea!

For today's card I have tried to create a card to look like a shelf to hang cups on, what do you think have I managed it? Again the colours look better in real life. The cups have been watercoloured then I have applied Diamond Glaze.

Thanks for looking!

Near the sea card

For today's card I have used my Marvy Markers & white glossy card to create a background to stamp my images on. The colours look really good in real life and I am happy how it has turned out.


Thank you for looking!
Have a great day!

Layout Sketch!

The idea for this layout came from a blog called Sketches by Tamara.
She has a scrapbook layout sketch on a Monday and a card sketch on a Thursday.


The title shows up much better in real life!

Background papers are from DCWV from a bumper pad, prima flowers, brads docraft, metal buttons Tesco, gold Bella Baubles, glass Christmas Trees, red chalk ink pad, the title was cut out on the Cricut machine using Plantin Schoolbook cartridge and glitter glue was also used on the title.

Thanks for looking!

Help with unmounted stamps & Leaf Card

I have been having a sort out of my unmounted stamps and can not decide on the best way to store them. I do not want to spend any money out on buying the EZ-mount. I just want to be able to store the rubber some how!
Any ideas fellow bloggers?

Today's card I have used chalk ink pads on the main card for stippling. Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves for stamping the leaves on the main card and also for the main image which is the resist technique ( i think this is a Hero Arts stamp). The verse stamp is from Stampendous an i have embossed with gold ep onto vellum and attached to my card using eyelets.

Have a great Monday!

Valentine Day Cards

Today's cards have been made using my Cuttle Bug, Cricut, Prima Flowers, Bellas Baubles, heart brad and organza ribbon.

Enjoy!

Fan Card

Today's card is a fan card which I made for my friend Janette, as a speedy recovery wish! She hurt her hand at work so I thought I would cheer her up with a card.

Enjoy!

Peter Pan & First Snow Layouts

This is my first scrapbook layout of 2008 called First Snow. The photograph was taken out of the back bedroom window looking over the gardens while is was snowing. Unfortunately the snow did not last long, so Jake did not get a chance to make snowballs to throw at Adele!
If you click on the picture it will bring it up to full size. The words have been chalked with lilac ink and stand out much better in real life.







As some of you will know from earlier posts, I took Jake to see Billy Pearce in the panto Peter Pan in December, so I decided to make a very simple layout using the program, ticket and a vellum pocket.

Hope you enjoy looking at the layouts! What do you think Dianne!

Oriental Card

Today's card is my last one using the shaving cream technique. I think the stamp is from Stampendous, background paper Dovecraft and white organzer ribbon is from here.


I really had lots of fun making these cards with the shaving foam.

Enjoy!

Oriental Poppy Cards

Today's cards have been made using the shaving cream technique, which I love doing. It is so easy to do and the effects are stunning!
I have used Bella's Baubles on the first card, they just seem to finish the card off, I think!




Shaving Cream Technique

Supplies:

• Shaving Cream (cheap unscented)
• A cooking tray or wax sheet
  
• 3 reinkers
• paint scraper
• Toothpick
• Card Stock

1. Spread a layer of unscented shaving cream on a flat surface (cooking tray or wax paper works great)
2. Take 3 reinkers of compatible colors and drop dots randomly over the shaving cream (don't over do it or your work will end up muddy)
3. Swirl colors with toothpick.
   
4. Take a piece of white card stock and press into the shaving cream from the center out (to get the best of the colour combination)
5. Remove the card stock and scrape off the extra shaving cream with an inexpensive paint scraper.
   
6. You have a great background to use for cards of all types. You can repeat until it starts to appear muddy or lacks enough color.
7. These backgrounds are perfect to stamp and emboss onto.
   

Enjoy the cards!

Blue Butterfly

For today's card I have used;

solid and printed butterfly stamps from Stamp To Your Arts Content
blue & lilac chalk ink pads
white card stock
vellum
acetate
lumieres in blue,green and purple
stazon
butterfly punch
blue fibre and blue elastic.

I created my background on my main white card using both butterfly stamps and the chalk ink pads.
I then stamped the word butterfly stamp on to acetate and coloured the back with lumieres.
Then stipple blue & purple on to the solid butterfly, stamp and cut out.
Attach acetate butterfly to solid butterfly using sticky pads on the body only and attach to card on sticky pads.
Stamp greeting onto vellum and attach to card then place two punch out butterfly's as if it is holding the vellum in place.
Tie elastic and fibers to spine of the card.

Hope you enjoy the card!

Black & White SilhouetteFlowers

To-day's card is a silhouette and I have kept to a black and white theme, a very simple but elagent card I thought!

Shopping list;

black stazon
white card stock
black card stock
silver peel off corners
background paper from Dovecraft, Amethyst-Floral Prints
rubber stamp from Magenta 14536 F
black organza ribbon.

Enjoy the card!

Blog Candy Winner!!!

and the winner is!

Wife2tj

Well done, congratulations.

If you can email me your address to
julie@bradwell.plus.com
I will get your candy posted out to you this week.

This is my first card for 2008 but I am not very happy with the photo. This card looks way better in real life.
I have used gold card and gold embossing powder.
The stamp is a large selection of leaves and was from Stampendous but I think tit has been discontinued now. This is one of my favourite leave stamps.
I have stamped with the same stamp using black Stazon on a quarter of a CD and then painted the image with Lumieres.
The two leaves are from some shrink plastic which have been painted with Lumieres and when heated they bubble and give you a nice effect.
I finished off with some embroidery threads and a verse stamped in gold onto vellum and two punched out gold leaves.

Enjoy the card!

Happy New Year

I would just like to wish you all a

HAPPY NEW YEAR

and thank you all for reading my blog!

Sisterhood of the blogging stamper group 8

I have just joined Sisterhood of the blogging stamper group 8, check it out there are still places left to join.

So a little about myself for the other members to see, my name is Julie and I live in South Yorkshire UK. I married to Kevin and we have four children, carl 22, Scott 20, Adele 17 and Jake 10. I have been into crafts of some sort for most of my life. I came across rubber stamping about fifteen years ago and I am totally hook. I also love scrapbooking which I have been doing for about three years. The crafting had to take a back seat for the last two years as I have just had a craftroom built and finally moved in in October, so I was a made rush for me to get my Christmas cards made this year. I am looking forward to spending lots of time in my new room.
I have taught cardmaking classes at shops and at home for over 5 years which I enjoyed.

I am really looking forward to getting to know my sisters in group 8

I would just like to say..........

That this will be my last post until after Christmas.
We are all ready for Christmas and I am going to spend some time with my family.
I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thank you for reading my blog and leaving your lovely comments.

I will be back very soon.

Take care everyone

love

Julie

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER MY BLOG CANDY AND LEAVE YOUR COMMENT ON THE BLOG CANDY POST, WITH A CHANCE TO WIN A LOVELY PRIZE ON JANUARY 1st 2008.

Winter Scene

Just another quick Christmas card.
The image is embossed in white and I have used ColorBox ink pads and Direct to paper technique to colour the image. I then went over the water with Radient Pearls to give an icy sparkle. Then added some glitter to the trees.

Enjoy the card!

Deck the Halls

I am sorry but today's card is another Christmas card. I thought I had finished but Adele came and asked me on Monday to make her some cards. So I have spent the last couple of days making cards like the one below and also cracker cards. I have one more Christmas card to show you tomorrow but as from now the Christmas cards are all finished, thank goodness.


Enjoy the card!

Don't forget to have ago at winning my blog candy!

Montage Card

Today's card I made for my BIL for his birthday, using a Montage stamp from Stampendous.



Hope you enjoy the card!

BLOG CANDY!

Wow I have had over 2000 hits! so I think it is time for some more blog candy.

Just tell me your New Year's resalution

All you have to do it to reply to this post and your name will go in the hat and I will draw the winner on the evening of January 1st 2008.

Good luck everyone!





Sorry about the picture but I had to scan it, I will post a better picture tomorrow.

Snowman Cards

Well it has been a week since I last posted any cards, wow I don't know where the time has gone, I have just been so busy.
Here are a few snowman cards I have made this last week.























Tomorrow it is Jake's Christmas play at school and I am taking my mum to watch it. Jake did not want to act so he is doing percussion. This will be his last play as he changes school next year, sad really.

Enjoy!

My First Smile Box

Make a free ecard!

Memories Collage

Today's card is a lilac memories collage. I have used background paper, vellum, ribbon flowers, feathers and brads. The fan stamp is from Stampendous, Memories & Dream are from Magenta, perfume bottle is from The Stamp Conection, writing stamp I think is Hero Arts and the face stamp is from Stamp Addicts.


Enjoy the card and have a great day!

Paper Weaving

Today's card has paper weaving for the background which has been stamped and embossed with a selection or oriental stamps.
The kimono and fans have been stamped and embossed then coloured with glitter gel pens and 3D onto the card.

Enjoy!

No cards today!

I don't think I will be able to get any cards made today as I am taking Jake to the panto in about half an hour. We are going to see Peter Pan with Billy Pearce at Bradford. It has been years since I have been to a panto and I am really looking forward to it and this will be Jake's first time.

Hope you all have a great Saturday (it's raining here).

We got back this evening wet and tired but I have to say the panto was FANTASTIC!!!!!
I have not laugh or cried so much in a long time. I can't wait to go again.

Lilac Flowers

I am a bit late with today's card as I have had a busy day.
This card is in lilacs and silver and the center image has been 3d.
The butterflies are made using shrink plastic.

Enjoy!

My Mothers Dress!

Today's card is using one of my favourite stamps "My Mothers Dress". I bought this stamp a few years ago and It has been used lots of times. The background is made by using lots of small stamps.


Enjoy!

Cracker Cards

Today's card, well three actually! are for a cardmaking class I am doing tomorrow in school, for some adults. These ladies have never done any card making before so I have tried to keep them as simple as I can and I am also working to a tight budget; which is not easy.


Hope you enjoy the cards, see you tomorrow!

Spotlight Card

Today's card is a spotlight card.
I stamped and embossed my main image on my card, then stamped my image again on white cs. I then cut out part of the image I wanted to use and coloured this with my chalks. Then attached it to the main image with doublesided tape. I then stamped the image onto shrink plastic, coloured this with chalks and then heated it to shrink it. I then went around the edge of the sp with a gold Krylon pen and then attached the piece to the card with doublesided tape.
Stamped and embossed a saying on the card and then punched some leaves out of some scrap paper. Added some fibers to the card to finish it off.

Hope you enjoy this card!



Hi Dianne & Lambsy,
I have put this stamp away and I can't find it ahhhh! but I think it is from Stampendous. It is a lovely stamp which I have used lots!

Blog Candy Winner

Well it is Sunday evening and it is time to draw the winner for my blog candy. I have put all the names in a hat and let Jake pick the winner!



and it is!

tarasdesigns


Well done, if you can let me have your address I will get your gift posted out.

No cards again!

Sorry I did not get to post any cards yesterday or today but Jake had a accident at school and we ended up at the hospital and had to stay overnight. He ran backwards into a wall and cut his head.He was being sick for ages so they xrayed him and kept him in for observation. He is home now and the colour is finally coming back in to his face. I should be posting some more cards in the next couple of days.

Julie

No cards today!

Sorry but I have no cards to show you today!
I have had a very busy day though, I left the house at 9am this morning and have been out nearly all day. Just got back from the supermarket so I thought I would have a bit of me time on the computer before i go to bed.
The reason I have been out of the house for so long to day is that apart from my part time job I have had the last session on a first aid course and then spent the rest of the day in school setting up for the Christmas fair, which is tomorrow. If I get chance I will take a few photos and put them on here at the weekend. Then at tea time I had to take Jake for his swimming lesson.
Phew what a day and It will be as hectic tomorrow.

Bye for now!

Stampin' When I Can: Yikes!

Stampin' When I Can: Yikes!

Lilac Collage Card

Today's card is a very pretty collage but I don't think that the photo really does it justice.

I have used mottled lilac paper, dark lilac pearlescent card,vellum, shrink plastic, glitter glue,
lilac & purple printed paper, small tag punch, a selection of small rubber stamps, a brad, peel off dots, a large text background stamp from Judikins, a border punch a piece of left over caught in crystal which I have stamped a postage stamp on to, a Brilliance ink pad in Twilight, large dragon fly punch and a large leaf punch for the shrink plastic.

Hope you enjoy looking at the card!
See you all tomorrow.

Don't forget to have ago at winning my blog candy!

Resist Dragonfly Card

For today's card I have used the Resist technique using a lovely dragonfly stamp, Kaleidacolor blue breeze ink pad, brayer, vellum, dragonfly punch, copper metal sheet, black Stazon, Stampendous corner stamp and glitter glue.

Have a great day!

Don't forget to have ago at winning my blog candy!

BLOG CANDY!

Wow! 1000 hits that's great! So here as promised is my very first blog candy.
The lucky winner will receive a musical greeting card device playing Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Santa unmounted rubber stamp, stocking unmounted rubber stamp, Christmas tree unmounted rubber stamp and a holly sprig unmounted rubber stamp.

All I want you to do is to tell me by leaving me a comment,
"What would be your perfect Christmas".
You have until Sunday evening to leave your comment and then I will announce the winner.

Good luck everyone!

Morning Glory

Today I thought I would show you a favourite of mine, the label technique, using one of my all time favourite stamps from PSX.
The image has been coloured using marvy felt pens and the background has been coloured with chalks. The butterfly has been stamped on white card using a multi coloured ink pad and also stamped on acetate using Stazon ink, then the two images are sandwiched together. I have added a small amount of glitter to the orange parts of the flower for a bit of bling!

Have a great Monday!

Christmas Cards Again!

I'm afraid it's Christmas cards again, I think I have nearly finished making them now. Well I did start making them late this year as I have only had my craft room for a short while.

The first card is two die cut trees stuck together and the small flaps folded forward. I then decorated with peel off dots.















The second card is a lovely rub on snowman and this will make a nice card for one of my Niece's little boy's.

I hope you have all had a great weekend.

Don't forget when I get to a 1000 hits which will be soon I will be offering some Blog Candy. So don't for get to keep checking back!

Some simple Christmas cards for today!

Today I have been sorting my craft room out as it was messy and also I have tidy my ribbon stash!








These four cards have been made from left over stickers and peel offs, as I am trying to use some of my stash up and not buy any more this year.
It's hard when you go out or watch TV and you see some lovely new craft item you want but you don't need. I bet I am not the only one who does this!

Hope you have all had a great Saturday!

Another Christmas Card

I really love this House Mouse stamp so I decided to make this card for my Daughter Adele for Christmas as we have a budgie. I used my Prismacolor crayons on the main image, some left over stickers and the background paper sugarplum plaid from Karen Foster and red metallic elastic from Tesco.

Enjoy!

Blog Candy!!!!

When I get to a 1000 hits, which will be soon by the looks of my counter I will be offering some wonderful Christmas blog candy. So keep checking back.

Julie

Some more Christmas cards!

It's Thursday again and I have been a very bad blogger this week but I have got a very good reason. I have been poorly with a very bad cold (and still am) and I have had Jake off school with the same thing and the last thing I have wanted to do is make cards. I have a couple of cards to show you, they are very simple but I like them.




I have only used die cuts, vellum, peel offs
and docraft paper.














There will be a few more simple cards uploaded
tomorrow.

Hope you enjoy looking at them!