Baby Boy Card...

 Good Morning,

I have made a baby boy card for some friends that are expecting their baby boy anytime soon.

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I have use a White 6"x6" base card and I chose to use a Turquoise Ink Pad- Evergreen Bough from the Ranger Oxide collection.

Cut the spotted card to fit the main card leaving a white border as I usually do. I inked this time all around the edge of the spotted card with a VersaMark ink pad and white embossing powder to form a distressed edge. Attach to the main card. Add a contrasting striped card  13cm x 11.5cm across the spotted card, right up to the right side edge of the card. Cut out a piece of white card 9cm x 7cm and stamp the image using the Turquoise ink pad, then emboss with clear embossing powder. I painted the image using the Turquoise ink pad and a water brush. Die cut a frame from the rectangles die-set to fit over the stamped image. Attach with foam leaving a small gap on the top left so as you can tie three pieces of ribbon. Add to the card. Die-cut two corner edges and add to the card following the picture. Finish with a greeting.

Craft Items I have used:-

Spotted and Striped Card

Wooden Stamp- Baby Boy Block Stampendous VO63

Rectangle Straight and Scalloped Die-set by Tonic

Photo Corners Die Set- Die-namics

Ranger Distress Oxide- Evergreen Bough Ink Pad (I refer this as the Turquoise Ink)

VersaMark Ink Pad- Tsukineko

White Embossing Powder- Wow!

Clear Embossing Powder- Sweet Dixie

White Card

White Satin Ribbon

Thank you for popping by,

happy crafting.

Jennifer x

Winter Blooms Birthday Wishes...

 Good Afternoon

Winter Bloom birthday wishes using the Winter Bloom Stamp from Cardio Majestix range. Tall slim card 21cm x 8cm.

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I matted the white card with a Burgundy paper leaving a small white border around the edge. Die cut a white border and attached to the centre of the card. Cut a piece of white card 8.5cm x 5cm and stamped  the Winter Bloom stamp using the three sizes of stamps in a matching Burgundy colour ink pad. (I used VersaFine Clair Chianti), added the branches from the same stamp set then added the leaves from Tattered Poinsettia stamp set. I clear embossed all the stamped images. Edge the rectangle with the darker ink and clear emboss too. Add to the main card 2.5cm from the top. Die-cut the bow and tails from the Burgundy paper and attached to the card. Add a bow with two knots at the end with button thread and add to the top of the rectangle so as to look like a hanging picture. Add a greeting as in the diagram. Finish off with Liquid Pearls on the flowers.

Craft Items Used:-

Dotty 3D Bow Die-set by Creative Expressions CED1412

Winter Blooms Clear Stamp Set by Cardio-Majestix

Tattered Poinsettia Clear Stamp Set(for the leaves) Cardio -Majestix

VersaFine Clair Ink Pad- Chianti by Tsukineko

Memento Ink Pad- Rich Cocoa by Tsukineko

VersaMagic Dew Drop Ink Pad- Tea Leaves by Tsukineko

Clear Embossing Powder Sweet Dixie

Burgundy Paper

Ranger Liquid Pearls- White Opal

Burgundy Button Thread.

Thank you for popping by,

till next time.

Jennifer x

January Birthday Wishes..

 Happy New Year to everyone,

Let's hope 2026 is kind to us .

I have made a birthday card  using a 7"x5" Scalloped white card. Snowdrops added as it is a winter birthday card.

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Die-cut three tags, one of each size, the largest in white card the other two in patterned paper. Emboss the greeting on the plain white tag. Stamp out two of the Snowdrops with the green ink pad and clear emboss both. Fussy cut around the stamped images. Cut a rectangle from patterned paper 6cm x 15cm and attach to the left side of he card as in the picture. Add all three tags to the card leaving a small gap to fit the Snowdrops. With the marker pen add a stitch all the way round the main card and the larger of the tags. Colour in the Snowdrops with the marker pen and add the Liquid Pearls to the petals.

Craft Items I have used:-

Die-cut Frames and Tags Creative Expressions CED4304

Design Objectives Slim Embossing Folder (Best Wishes)

Woodware Clear Stamp Set- A Winter's Day.

Scrapbook Papers- Simple Stories (The Simple Life)

Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad- Olive Grove + Marker Pen

Clear Embossing Powder by Sweet Dixie

Ranger Opal White Liquid Pearls

Plain White Card.

Hope you enjoy making up a Winter's Card.

Till next time, happy crafting.

Jennifer x

A Happy New Year Card....

 Good Afternoon,

I am back with a Happy New Year card for those of you who send one to friends and family.

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I have used a White A6 card.

Stamp the top and bottom of the card with a small background stamp using a gold ink pad. Die cut a rectangle from the gold mirror card (11cm x 8cm). Attach to the main card.  Stamp the Holly Square with VersaMark ink pad and emboss with gold embossing powder. Stamp the greeting in the centre of the square, again emboss with the gold embossing powder. Repeat stamping the Holly section, then cut out the main square and the separate Holly piece. Add to the card putting the separate Holly piece on foam.

Finish off with Stickles Glitter Glue on the main berries.

Craft items I have used:-

Double Stitched Rectangles Die Set- Creative Expressions CED5521

Joy Stamp Set- Julie Hickey SKU:JH1063

Small Berry Cling Stamp- Magenta C14234-C

Wooden Stamp- Happy New Year

VersaMark Ink Pad by Tsukineko

VersaColor Gold Ink Pad- Tsukineko

Mirror Gold Embossing Powder- Sweet Dixie

A4 Mirror Gold Card

Ranger Gold Stickles Glitter Glue

Hope you enjoy making up this card or that it gives you some inspiration.

Thank you for popping by

Jennifer x

Oval Aperture Christmas card....

 Good Afternoon Ladies

Made a Christmas card with an oval aperture with hanging Bauble '

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I have used a DL card base.

Die cut an oval aperture at the front of your card 10.5cm x 6cm and approx. 3cm from the top of the card. Stamp the top half of the card with a background stamp with Versamark ink pad and white embossing powder. Attach a small piece of patterned paper to the bottom of the card. Edge the top of the paper with a border Christmas die, which I have embossed with silver embossing powder. The oval shape that came out of the aperture, stamp with the background stamp and emboss with silver embossing powder and then attach to the inside of the card as in the picture. Stamp he Bauble shape onto the patterned paper and emboss with white embossing powder. Cut the Bauble out and leave a little bit extra at the top of the Bauble to attach to the top of the aperture. Add a silver ribbon bow at the top of the Bauble. Stamp out the greeting and emboss with the sliver embossing powder. Cut out and add to the card. Finish off with the silver Stickles on the Bauble.

Craft Items I have used:-

Oval Die Cut Set- Tonic

Christmas Background Stamp- Julie Hickey SKU:JH1061

Bright Bauble Stamp- Julie Hickey SKU: JHE1018

Useful Greetings Stamps- Woodware FRS085

Christmas Die-Cut Border

Winter Fun Paper: Stay Frosty Floral By Echo Park

VersaMark Ink Pad By Tsukneko

White and Silver Embossing Powder

Ranger Silver Stickles

Silver Ribbon.

Thank you for popping by, till next time.

Jennifer x

Christmas in November...Just..

 Good Afternoon

A Christmas card in November only just made it.

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White 6"x6" base card.

I cut out the main Holly paper leaving a small white edge around the main card. Die cut a white decorative square 11.5cm, then die cut three snowflakes different sizes out of the square. Add a piece of red card to the back of the die cut square, so that, the snowflakes look red on the right side. Attach to the main card. Die cut a mixture of snowflakes out of patterned and plain white card. Add to the card on foam pads. Die cut the greeting, 'Noel' and add to the card. Finish off with glitter Stickles and Metal Stickers or Pearls as in the picture.

Craft items Used:-

White and Red Card

Patterned Paper Echo Park 'Santa Claus'

Square Cross Stitch Die Set by Daisy Mae Designs

Sizzix Snowflake Die and Stamp Set 658622

Christmas Sentiments Die Set Hobbycraft

Ranger Stickles- Xmas Red and Frosted Lace

Metal Stickers

Nice to get started on your Christmas cards early, especially if you make a lot.

Happy crafting all, till next time.

Jennifer x

Happy Birthday.. Happy Birthday.. Happy Birthday.

 Good Evening Everybody,

Just posting a birthday card, which depending on which colour of inks you use, could be for female or male card.

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 I have used a 6"x6" White base card.

I stamped three images of the birthday stamp in three different colours, embossed them with clear embossing powder, then cut each of them out. Die cut a large scalloped edge square twice, using 14cm and a 13cm die, in order to make a frame. I embossed the frame with a check embossing folder. I attached the frame to the main card just putting the stamped images (2 of them) under the frame at the corners before I stuck the frame down. Add the third stamped image to the centre of the card. Die cut another frame using the scalloped edge die this time 8cm and 6cm. Attach the smaller frame with foam pads. I used one of the inks to cover a piece of card 15cm x 2cm and then embossed with the clear embossing powder and embossed with a Happy Birthday embossing folder. Add across the centre of the card sticky tape at each end and foam in the centre. Colour another small piece of card using a different coloured ink, clear emboss then die cut the photo corners. Add to the card as in the diagram.

Craft items I have used:-

White card for the frames.

Tonic Square Scalloped Die Set

Birthday Background Stamp ( My Sentiments Exactly)

Design Objectives Check Embossing Folder

Design Objectives 'Happy Birthday' Embossing Folder

Sweet Dixie Clear Embossing Powder

Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pads:- Stormy Sky/ Speckled Egg/Evergreen Bough

Die-Namics Photo Corner Die Set

Hope this card has given you a little inspiration.

Happy crafting till next time

Jennifer x