Silver Trees

 

Good afternoon.

At the beginning of this year I made a promise to myself that I would

limit my urge to add lots of goodies to my junk stash. I managed to

keep my promise fairly well, but when I saw this gorgeous 3D

Embossing Folder, my resolve mega-melted!

The E.F. is large, and because it is 3D, the naturalistic layered look of the forest is

fabulous. I LOVE it! I bought that lovely snowflake ribbon about 3 years ago at

a craft show, and decided that it was time to use it.

For my greeting, I used dies from 2 different sets.

The insert of the card has snowflakes punched in each corner, and 

I used this rather large peel-off sticker I have had for 'yonks'.

As I'm sure you all know, gold and silver are really difficult to photograph (as is

glitter). I took almost 20 photos from all different positions, but none were fully

successful, so please forgive the quality of my photos.

Challenges I would like to enter:-

Allsorts #600  - Christmas Flowers, Wreaths, Trees

Beccy's Place - Day 23  'T' (Trees)

Cute Card Thursday #662 - Silver or Gold

Double D - Winter Blues   TOP 3

Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - Decorate The Tree

Embossing Folder - Stampin' Up 3D Evergreen Forest

Dies - Cottage Cutz Rustic Scene and Trees; Cheery Lynn Merry Christmas Set; Spellbinders Holiday Sentiments

Ribbon - Craft Queen

Peel-off sticker is from my junk stash

On this boiling hot, record-breaking day I will go outside, and try not to melt while I take my washing off the clothesline.

Until next time, stay safe, and thank you for visiting,

Hugs,

Jennifer.  x

More Candy Canes!

As promised, here is my 2nd card for tonight to let you know about the new challenge

at Crafty Little Fairies, hosted this week by the Pink Fairies. The theme this week is

'CANDY STRIPES'

Thank you to our lovely sponsor, who this week is

I decided to create an easel card for a change, and used this adorable mouse

as the focal point in my little scene on the ski slopes. I found this little cutie on

a freebie site, called Raising Our Kids...there are some 

truly amazing digi images there.

As usual I coloured my image with Promarkers.

A side-on view. The 'snow-drifts' are just torn pieces of card stock,

edged with Stickles. I also put Stickles on the die-cut and punched

trees, the punched snowflakes, and to represent falling snow.

The easel card fully opened.

Challenges

Cutie Pie #58 - 'Cute Scenes and Backgrounds'
Digi Makeover #117 - 'Snow Fun'
I love Promarkers #197 - 'For A Child'
Inky Impressions #137 - 'Winter or Snow'
Whoopsi Daisy - 'Christmas Using traditional Colours'

Until next time, happy crafting, and thank you for visiting,
Hugs,
Jennifer. x

Bobbing On By

Hello fellow crafters,

I said yesterday that the weather conditions are bad...well today they have been horrendous,

with 36C and winds of up to 100kph. Throughout NSW, there are more than 50 major 

bushfires, with many out of control. Several major highways are blocked both ways. I think

we are in for a really frightening summer!

Tonight (or this morning for many of you) we have a new challenge for you at

Crafty Little Fairies, and our theme this week is:-

'AUTUMN COLOURS'

We would like to thank this week's lovely generous sponsor:-

I have used LOTV's cute Bobbing On By.

I have always loved the colours of autumn, so creating this card was very enjoyable.

A closer look at the sweet little bear. He is coloured with Promarkers.

This the first time I have used this lovely corner die. I coated the 2 corner

die-cuts, the tree die-cut and the punched leaves with Versamark, then

sprinkled them with several different coloured embossing powders, before 

setting them with my heat tool.

The inside of my card co-ordinates with the front. 

I did not emboss this corner die-cut.

Challenges

An Oldie But a Goodie - 'Dies and Punches' (leaf punch=8 years old)

Through The Purple Haze - 'Inspired by Song/Book/Film/Cartoon)

(Song-Row, Row, Row Your Boat) TOP 3

Tammy's Scrappin Corner #81 - 'Happy Birthday'

Penny Black and More - 'Sketch and/or Autumn'

The Squirrel and the Fox #53 - 'Happy Birthday'

The Crafter's Cafe #30 - 'Dies and Punches'

Created With Love #59 - 'Fall Colours'

Lexi's Creations - 'Autumn Colours'

LEJ Designs #72 - 'Lots of Layers'

Image - LOTV Bobbing On By

Colouring - Promarkers 

Paper - First Edition Spring Feast

Dies - Spellbinders; Joy Craft; Cottage Cutz

Punch - Carl

Ribbon, charm, and sentiment tag from my junk stash

For a chance to win a lovely prize, why not visit us at Crafty Little Fairies, and enter our 'Autumn Colours' challenge.

"Happy Crafting"
Hugs,
Jennifer. x

Woodland Christmas

This week we have a new challenge for you at Lili's Little Fairies, but before I tell you all about it, please read to the end of this post, as we have some very exciting news for you - a little sad, but a lot happy.

Our theme this week is one that may have some of you trembling 

in your little boots:-

'NO FLOWERS'

We have 2 lovely sponsors this week. The 1st is

who are offering a lovely bag of goodies.

I have used another of my new LOTV stamps, Woodland Christmas.

Aren't they the cutest little critters!

Inside my card matches the front.

Challenges:-

Whimsical Designs - 'Something Old/Something New' 

(Spellbinders dies-old/LOTV stamp-new)

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - 'Winter Animals'

Inky Impressions #123- 'Animals' (2nd entry)

Image - LOTV Woodland Christmas

Colouring - Promarkers

Sentiment - LOTV

Paper - Art Stamps Australia

Dies - Spellbinders Classic and Scalloped Circles, Decorative Labels Eight, Scalloped Rectangle; Cottage Cutz; Tim Holtz Alterations Snowflakes

Stickles and Liquid Pearls

There are so many changes afoot at Lili's Little Fairies, and instead of trying to explain them to you in my own words, these are the words of our 'fearless leader', Squirrel, who gave permission for all of we Fairies to 'copy and paste'. 

Times change, and we Fairies are changing with them.  This will be the last ever challenge as Lili's Little Fairies.  No, please, don't be too sad, read on.  

We have had a blast as LLF but it is time for a new start and from next week (5 September), we are becoming Crafty Little Fairies, with a new look and a new address.

Something else new and, we think, very exciting - we are opening the challenge up to use images other than LOTV.  So, you can still use your Lili's and we would love to see them, but you can also use other images too. How cool is that?!  I am sure the Fairies will continue to share their love of Lili with you all but this does mean more of you will be able to join in the challenges with us.

So, we hope you are as excited about all this as we are - see you next week for the first ever Crafty Little Fairies Challenge!

Because this is our last challenge as Lili's Little Fairies, we have been given not one, but two £10 prize vouchers by Lili of the Valley, to wish us good luck with our new challenge blog. The two lucky winners of this fab prize will be drawn by Random Number Generator, so we would love to see all your 'No Flowers' LOTV creations.

Thank you for visiting, and until next time "Happy Crafting",
Hugs,
Jennifer. x

Blossoms and Fans

Hello fellow crafters, and welcome to my newest follower, Penny. We met at a Stamp Camp last weekend.

Penny's Paper Crafty has a new challenge, and our theme this week is

'RIBBON AND DIE CUTS'

Our generous sponsors this week are

I must admit when I was given the lovely Floppy Latte Design's 

Oriental Beauty to play with, I wasn't sure how I was going to 

bring her to life. I thought "mmm, oriental....washi paper, lots of 

red, and other bright colours...", then I found this lovely paper in

 my junk stash; remembered that I had a little gold fan; and the card 

took over, dictating what it wanted next. I am happy that it did.

The ribbon is metallic, and very shiny, but I could not get 

that to show up in the photo. I die-cut two of the bare

branches for the card front, then cut those into several 

pieces, rearranging them to fit the design.

The inside of the card co-ordinates with the front. These five 

flowers are punched from pearlised paper, with Liquid Pearls 

centres, while the flowers on the front are die-cuts.

I would like to enter the following challenges:-

Passion For Promarkers #189 - 'From Around The World'

Creative Moments #12 'Add A Sentiment'

Fab 'n' Funky #162 - 'Add A Sentiment'

Image - Floppy Latte Designs Oriental Beauty
Paper - Cristina Re
Dies - Memory Box Woodland Branch; Cottage Cutz Spring Vine Wreath (flowers only used); Spellbinders Classic Rectangles
Punches - Carl Vinca; Making Memories Corner Rounder
Sentiment - Wild Rose Studio Cute Greetings
Fan and ribbon from my junk stash

For a chance to win great prizes, why not visit Penny's Paper Crafty and enter our challenge.

Until next time, happy crafting, and thank you for visiting.
Hugs,
Jennifer. x

Ornaments and Holly

Hello fellow crafters, and welcome to my newest follower, Bunny.

3 more sleeps to go - believe it or not!

For several days I have had some very exciting news to share with you all, but with great difficulty, I will hold off until tomorrow, when all will be revealed.

These 2 cards are very similar, but they are for friends who live in different states, do not know of the other's existence, and do not know I have a blog. I removed the negative pieces from the ornament die-cut, and attached burgundy cardstock underneath.

This ornament looks as if it is damaged, but those dark marks are reflections. I left the 

negative pieces in the die-cut, securing them with double-sided tape. 

I enjoy this effect sometimes.

I made the inside of the cards the same, leaving them very plain. 

The message area is quite large, as I wanted enough room to 

write a few snippets of news.

Paper - Bo Bunny 'Holly Rejoice'

Dies - Cottage Cuts 'Ornaments', 'Celebrate'; Memory Box 'Crisp Bows'; Spellbinders 'Classic, and Scalloped Long Rectangles'

Embossing Folder - 'Snowflakes' (I don't know the brand)

Braid, gold cord, peel-off stickers - from my junk stash

Hope you are all finished with your preparations for Christmas, or very close to being there, so you can relax and enjoy it.

Until tomorrow,

Hugs,

Jennifer. x

Presents Under the Tree

Hello fellow crafters,
Tonight's card is for some friends who live in a nearby village, and have already received it. I worked with Kathy when I was a Registered Nurse (Nursing Sister) in a Doctor's surgery in the early 1980s, and we have remained friends ever since.

The card looks blue, but IRL is pure white, and the tree is actually a lovely soft mint green Mi Teintes paper. I really don't know why some colours look so different when reproduced on the computer. I have 4 embossing folders called 'Snowflakes', but I don't know the brand name of this one. I think it is my favourite. The 'Celebrate' die-cut is by Cheery Lynn.

I have had the Memory Box 'Crisp Bows' dies for many months, and this is the first time I have used them. They are beautiful aren't they. The gifts have been cut with Spellbinders Classic Squares and Rectangles.

The tree die is also new - Cottage Cutz 'Partridge and a Pear Tree'. There are several pears and birds included in this set.

Inside the card - a Spellbinders Classic Circle is layered onto a Spellbinders Lacey Circle, and the corner die-cuts are by Cheery Lynn.

It is still sweltering here at 9.45pm, so I am off to have a cold shower and slip into bed, and try to sleep. John and I have been rehearsing all day, because tomorrow evening we are donating our music for a Christmas party for 90 people at historic Fort Scratchley, at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour. The party is for all the volunteers at the Fort, where I am training to become a Tour Guide. We are both looking forward to 'coming out of performing retirement' temporarily...they are a wonderful, very dedicated group of people. If you click onto the link above, the photo shows the beautiful building where we will be performing.

Until next time, happy crafting and thank you for visiting.

Hugs,
Jennifer. x

Gold Baubles

Hello fellow crafters,
Gosh, it is a week since I last posted anything on my blog. I can't believe how fast the days are rushing by. Last week I had an appointment in Newcastle with a specialist Dr, then began my training to become a volunteer guide at Fort Scratchley, a very historically significant fort at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour. On Thursday we baby-sat little Russell all day. He was a happy little delight in the morning, but spent the afternoon 'sicking-up' (twice all over me). Poor little mite has had such a lot of illness in his short life.

I have made quite a few cards in the past few days, but can't show you most of them, as they are for friends who regularly read my blog. I have written all my 'newsy' once-a-year letters to many friends here in Australia, and overseas (that is a marathon task), and today mailed the bulk of my Christmas cards and letters. I still do have about 12 cards to make though.

Tonight I have a fairly simple card to show you, in white and gold, a combination I really love.

I embossed the base card with a snowflakes folder (not sure of the brand), and attached a gem in the centre of each snowflake. The baubles are cut from gold mirror card, using my new Cottage Cutz die. I left all the negative pieces in the die-cuts, securing them with double-sided tape on the back. An old clear/gold-edged  border peel-off sticker is along the bottom. 

The greeting is by Cheery Lynn. There is a large and small 'Merry Christmas' die in the pack. I didn't want the two words to be parallel, but realise that I should have angled the 'Merry' at even more of an angle.

                  Inside my card co-ordinates with the front                                                 

I would like to enter the following challenges -

Paper Craft Junkies #4 - 'White on White'

Less Is More #95 - 'Glamour and Glitz'

Bearly Mine #62 - 'Snowflakes'

All Sorts - 'Bring On The Bling'

Until next time, thank you for looking and happy crafting.

Hugs,

Jennifer. x