Long Time No See

I can't believe that this is my first post of 2018!

I suppose it's a bit too late to say "Happy New Year" but I hope that the year is going well for you so far!

Any way, I was loading some photos onto my computer and realised that I hadn't shared this ScanNcut card that I made way back in September 2017 so, here it is, quite simple really just lots of the inbuilt shapes and a bit of distress inks to dirty up the football. 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Allsorts 456, Beginning with B, Ball,

Crafty Catz 405, Birthday,

CC133, Boys.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Pretty In Pastel With The Southern Girls.

It's time for a new theme with Lou's team over at Southern Girls today and the theme this time is

"Pretty In Pastel"

My lovely image is Fairy Freya and she is by 

the sponsor this time is 

Art by Miran, 

I coloured her using Copics adding definition to my colouring using Polychromos. I finished off my card with hand cut bunting, not done this for a while

 but it does make me happy!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Create and make 4, Anything goes, die,

Unicorn 13, Birthday,

Incy Wincy, Things that fly.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Oops

Bad DT  alert, I only went and forgot to post my project for this fortnight's challenge at Southern Girls.

The theme for this time is 

The Kids Are Alright!

As usual there are some great sponsors this time, please check out the DT blog for full details.

Unfortunately I was short for time and had no computer ink so I made a card without an image using my ScanNcut.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CUYL43, Frame it.

MAW12, Happy Birthday,

TTPH103, Die or punch.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Eight

I thought I'd share another card from a few weeks back designed and cut using the ScanNcut. I'd originally planned on making a football card as the recipient is a keen player, my ideas didn't work but as I'd got black and white cardstock on my bench I decided to just go with it. The embossing and inky stitching add a little interest.   

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

TTCRD, Anything goes,

TT262, For a child,

BZ.September, Teens and tweens,

CYP279, Anything goes,

RFC281, Cards with numbers.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Just Fishing.

Thought I'd share the card I made for my fishing loving brother-in-law. I created the card blank using my ScanNcut, cutting another of the shape in silver card which I then inked, stenciled and scored to hopefully make it represent a rainbow trout.  

I attacked my feather duster and used some wire and a paperclip to make my "fly" using some recycled silver thread for the "line" and then inked over a googly eye to make it look a more realistic colour.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Bloggers, Fly (Play on words),

Allsorts, recycle,(silver thread saved from gift wrapping)

Frosted Designs, Metal,

SCT93, Special Occasion,

SPC12, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Forty

I thought I'd share a card that I made a while back using the ScanNcut.

I love that you can use it to make shaped cards with very little hassle.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

BZC, Shaped cards

CFTH73, Anything goes,

CYP275, Anything goes,

NJC 23, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Is This Mixed Media?

Hi there, I've been a bit busy so haven't had time to post lately, thought it was about time I shared a card that I made a few weeks ago for my lovely Sister-in-law's special birthday. Something a bit different from my normal card style but oh how I enjoyed using paints, gesso, stamping and inking,adding some brushos and generally loosing myself .

I used a selection of Lavinia stamps, cutting the wings from a butterfly and adding them to my hand cut heart. I even used a doiley, I thought I was allergic to them lol, they've been sat in a box for ages. Have to say I was rather pleased with the results. Chapter 50 was cut from a damaged book that I've had in my craft drawer for ages, it's been a while since I snipped from the damaged pages. 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Fantastic Tues., Anything goes with lace,

Papertake, Don't be square,

TT253 Tic,tac,toe, (stamp.twine,sequins),

DVC110, Distressing,

The Craft Place, Mixed media,

We Love to create, Mixed media.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Pick A Colour, Any Colour!

There's another colour challenge this month at Lavinia, 

this one's an easy one,

"Any Colour!"

If you would like to be in with a chance of winning the £40 Lavinia voucher prize, all you need to do is ink up your Lavinia stamps and enter, you don't even need to have a blog as email entries are accepted. 

I really love my latest Lavinia stamps, for my rabbit card, the green layer was created using the

oh so gorgeous "Ivy border"

 because my cardstock is textured,the detailing is subtle but take it from me, it's a stunner!

To add my greeting I thought it would be fun to make a sign post, to create this I inked just the stem of "Zen leaf" and hand trimmed my computer generated words, doodling around the edges and placing them using glue and foam dots.

I used the Zen butterfly for this card, inking my stamp with brown for a more subtle look, colouring with a selections of Copics and adding stickles to the wings and glossy accents to the body. the background is randomly stamped again with the script and very faintly with the Stone texture.

 I used Guilding flakes on doublesided tape around the edges of my image.

My final card shows off the Ivy Border more clearly, stamped onto a pink frame created with the ScanNcut.

I added colour and sequins to the butterfly on the 

"Flutterby Die".

I also decided to add some inky stitching to define my butterfly.

I'm using these cards for the following challenges:-

GCC16, Butterflies,

CAGI, Distress it,

GNS139, Add an animal,

TCCB, Number's up,

ITP70, Wings.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Flowery Fifty!

Just a quick post to share a card I made using my

 MFT Die-namics Floral Fusions die. I placed the diecut between my aperture layers adding a scalloped frame created using nestabilities. 

Placing the numbers was slightly tricky as I didn't want the foam dots to show on the inside of the card. 50 was cut using the ScanNcut and glittered using Wink of  Stella.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

HIMCR 201, Freestyle,

KBD, Stitching,

TCCB, Numbers.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

It's Written In The Stars,30!

I am really embarrassed to say that the recipient of this card had to collect it from the post office today.

I am slightly miffed as he had to pay the postage for it despite the fact that I put a large second class stamp on it. I posted it last Monday in plenty of time for the birthday on Thursday. I can't believe that it took over a week for the Post Office to bother contacting him, I am disgusted!

I used a stencil for the stars on my frame created on the ScanNcut. It doesn't show but I layered two different Washi tapes directly on top of one another, the different shades of green blended through the translucent tape achieving a pretty good colour match to the background paper. 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Crafter's Cafe 118, For the boys,

Double Click, Father's Day or male,

Male Room 11, Washi tape,

Mod Squad, Masculine,

MMM, Kraft.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Shine Like A Star!

It's time for the new challenge to start at 

Southern Girls.

The theme this time is 

"Starry Starry Night!"

Now, you may have noticed that I've not blogged much recently, that's because I haven't been able to do much in the way of crafting as I've managed to hurt my shoulder. 

This means that I wasn't able to use the gorgeous image from "Art by Miran" that I was supplied with, one of the sponsors this time, please check out the challenge blog for full details of the sponsors of this challenge.

Luckily though I had made a card for my son that I haven't yet blogged, luckily it does also have a star on it!

I made my card using the ScanNcut, this time instead of making the front and back in the shape of the name, I welded the name to a curved rectangle. Initially I left the inside white but felt that it lacked that little something then my eye was drawn to my box of washi tape, a few lines gave the perfect result.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CCC111, Shaped cards,

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Let's Hear It For The Boys.

It's time for a new challenge at Southern Girls and the theme this time is

"For The Boys"

It turned out to be perfect timing for me as I'd been asked to make a card for a friend's two boys to give to her husband on his special birthday.

The image that I used is by from one of the sponsors this time, Inky Impression, please check out the challenge blog for details of all of this fortnight's sponsors.

I used Teacher's Pet Christopher, flipping one of the images and making them both different sizes, just like my friend's sons. I used my ScanNcut to make the little shield with the age on and also "Daddy".

I can't remember who the Birthday die is by but I angled it and got Christopher to hold it.

He's such a cute little chappie, what you can't see on my design is that Christopher has a nice shiny apple on the front of his t shirt . 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CCC32, Birthday,

CGE32, Anything goes,

CPP, March,

CSD, Birthday, 

SOS192, Numbers,

Thanks for stopping by, 

Julie.x

Happy 1st Birthday!

I'm sure that you must get fed up with my number cards.

It's not the first of these I've made,

And I'm not ashamed to say that it won't be the last!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
Scrap & craft, Birthday,
ID22, Anything goes,
CCC81, Birthday,
PTT195, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x

16 Years With Only One Brusho!

As is usual with me this is so not the card I had planned in my head when the plea came from my daughter on Friday that she needed a card for Saturday. I was going to make the usual "shaped card" so I fired up the ScanNcut but as I placed the card on the cutting mat ready, I thought that maybe I'd just add some cut numbers to the front of a card.

Numbers cut out and I just didn't feel inspired till I glanced at the Emerald Green pot of Brushos and the water spray bottle winked at me from the corner. The rest is history. The card on the base was also created in the same way but with a slightly heavier sprinkle of powder and more water . Stamping,distressing of edges, some inky stitching, piercing and a paperclip complete the card. 

The Emerald Green is my bestest favourite, I love all of the colours that magically appear when you add a light mist of water.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Crafty Calendar, Anything goes,

SYSC9, Birthday,

We DoDobadoo, Spring greens,

CFTC, Birthday,

C4E, Circles,

FD, Get messy x 2.

Enjoy what's left of the weekend,

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Happy Birthday 2 You!

Just a quick post to share a card made for a friends gorgeous two year old.

Made using the ScanNcut.

It's a great lifesaver, an easy way to make a number card!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

AGOAC136, Birthday card for a boy,

CK72, Birthdays.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Celebrate With The Southern Girls!!!

Can you believe that the Southern Girls are starting our

 100th Challenge!

So Team Trace and Team Lou have joined together to

celebrate the occasion!

Both teams are using the digi images of Lacy Sunshine, one of this challenges sponsors.

I am using Tilly Dinosaur.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CCC277, Embossing,

Double Click, Happy Birthday,

FabNfunky 239, Die Cuts,

CSD, Diecuts.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Name Card

I thought I'd share my latest

 Scan N Cut make

I created the card using the weld option then also cut each letter out individually so that I could create dimension and interest. The balloon is a long neglected Quickutz die cut.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Bloggers, Birthday,

Brown Sugar 107, Anything goes,

SACC70, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Texture For Team Lou!

It's time for a new challenge with the Southern Girls today, and this time the theme is 

"Texture!"

As usual Lou and Trace have lined us up some great sponsors, the gorgeous

 Fairy Magic is by All Dressed Up 

One of the sponsors this time, you can  find out the full details of all of the sponsors on the challenge blog.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
CIOCB, Embossing and Stash (buttons),
CCC68, Embossing,
CMC53, Birthday Party,
Eureka 102, Wings,
SNS August, Anything goes, glitter.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

18 Shield

 I thought I'd make a different style of shaped card today using the Brother Scan N Cut. Instead of the

 usual number card that I make, 

I made a shield shaped card with the use of the weld button. 

I also welded a scroll to the bottom of the inside in order to make it stand up .

A bit of embossing, some inky stitching and some distress inks, some welded numbers plus an 8 and some foam pads complete my card.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Fitztown 42, Anything goes,

TTPH48, No right angles,

PCC13, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x