Tag: DIY
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All change!…
Hello you lovely lot!… If you have been following my blog over the last few years, you are probably wondering what on earth happened to Daisy Jaynes Designs? Simple answer: Life just got in the way! At the time I was designing cards for 3 stamp companies and it just got too much…so i took…
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Ding! Ding! Tickets please!!!
Hello crafty friends…. The title reflects the fact that you’re waiting ages for a bus and then 2 or 3 come along together!!! LOLxx Well, thats how my blog posts are gonna be for a while…so much to catch up on… I certainly hope it doesn’t put you off!!! Today I am sharing a card…
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Everybody loves a COWGIRL!…
Hi crafty friends… Today I am sharing with you a card I made as part of The Paper Nest Dolls DT inspiration for October. The image used is called Cowgirl Emma and can be found here. The card is ashadow box card and the image has been coloured using Copic markers….Don’t forget to join in…
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Hocus Pocus…
Hello crafty friends!… Today I am sharing a card I made as part of the Aliciabel.com design team…. This image is similar to Winnie from the film Hocus Pocus. The background has been stamped using Oxide inks. The image has been coloured using Copic markers and popped up on to foam tape for added dimension.…
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Incy Wincy Spider!…
Ghoulish greetings, my crafty friends!… Halloween is nearly upon us so I wanted to share with you a DT card I made for Aliciabel.com. This little witch is so cute that I don’t think the spider will frighten her!… They are probably best buds!… The image has been coloured using Copic markers and popped up…
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You’re Pretty Fantastic!…
Happy September peeps!… After a long hot summer, I am (almost) ready for the cooler autumn days!… Today I am sharing with you a DT card for Aliciabel.com. This beauty is called ‘Fall Faery‘, she is a digital image and can be found here. I have coloured her with Copic markers and added lots of…
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Like no one ELF!…
Today I am sharing with you my DT card for the September Paper Nest Dolls Challenge… I have used Elf Emma with Reindeer which is from the August release. I have used distress inks to watercolour this adorably pretty image…added some sparkle and voila! CHRISTMAS!!! I especially liked using the the multi coloured crystals for…
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Simply Bee!…
Hello crafty friends!… I’m back today, sharing another DT project for The Paper Nest Dolls… This adorable image is called Bee Happy Ellie… The background has been ink blended with Wild Honey Distress Ink and then using a dotty stencil to add glittery texture paste. The image was coloured with Copic markers and fussy cut…
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Desert Island Delights!…
Hello crafty friends!… Today I am sharing a DT card for The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge…. Its anything goes!…so why not join in this month? I’d love to see your entries xx I decided to use Pirate Emma and have a go at making a stepper card. Emma was coloured with Copic markers and fussy…
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Llama tell you!…
Hello crafty friends!… Just a quick post today to share a birthday card I made for my daughter… I have made a pop up slider card using the stamp set ” Llama Tell You” by Gera Steiner Designs. Llama tell you, it’s crazy cute!! Do you want me to do a pop up slider card…
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It’s PANDAmonium!!…
Hello crafty friends!… This is a card I made for my son’s birthday… it turned out soooo cute! It is a double slider card and took a bit of working out…so, I have included a step by step tutorial, to show you what I did to make it… I used a Woodware Clear stamp set…
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I scream for Ice cream!…
Hello crafty friends!…. Wow! We are having the best summer here in the UK! So todays’ Inspiration card for The Paper Nest Dolls is Ice cream Ellie xx…. Life is indeed, better in flip flops! I live in flip flops in the summer months (my grandkids actually call me Nanny Flip Flop LOL!!) Sun, Flip…
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Turtle(y) Awesome!…
Hello crafty friends!… Today, I would like to share 3 cards, made with the new stamp set release “Turtley Great” by Gerda Steiner Designs. 1 Turtley Great Day! A2 landscape, top folding card, Tattered Rose Oxide ink for background, Memory Box Scribble Clouds die, Lawn Fawn Grassy Borders die, Gerda Steiner Turtley Great 4x 6…
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Adventure awaits!…
Hello crafty friends… Just a quick post today….I would like to share a DT project made for The Paper Nest Dolls challenge… why not pop on over to join in this month, click here for rules and prizes… we would love to see you❤️ I have made a card using the image Captain Owen and…
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Easy Sky Background….
Hello crafty friends!… Today I am sharing a card that I made for a DT project over at The wonderful World of Alicia Bel. To start things off…I am showing you how I make the sky background step by step… it’s a rather long post with lots of photos…so grab a coffee and join me…
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The Many Adventures of Ellie…
Hi all…. it’s Jayne here with some DT inspiration for The Paper Nest Dolls… I really couldn’t decide which digi image to use this month as they are so adorable! so… I went a little overboard and incorporated 7 images of Ellie onto a 12″x 12″ project, which I intend to frame and hang in…
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Aaahhh…summer :)
Hello crafty friends!… It’s finally here…SUMMER! I love it! Warm weather, outdoor living, BBQ’s and family gatherings 🙂 So for my first post in June, I would like to say ‘Have a wonderful day’ with a card I made for the Alicia Bel design team. For this card I used the ‘Felicity’ image, which…
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Fun in the Sun…
Hello crafty friends!… Today I am sharing my DT project for The Paper Nest Dolls…The image is called Ellie with Starfish and is one of the super adorable images for the June release… I have coloured her with Distress inks and added a sentiment and Nuvo drops. I layered her onto gold miricard for a…
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Hippo with Heart…
Hello crafty friends!… Today I am sharing with you my second card as a DT member for The Paper Nest Dolls! The image is called Hippo with Heart and was coloured using Distress Inks onto water colour paper. To find this little cutie, click on the image below Thanks for dropping by….Happy crafting and…
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Party Hippo!….
Hello crafty friends!… Today I am super excited to share my first card as a new member of The Paper Nest Dolls design team. Christine Young is the owner/artist of The Paper Nest Dolls and draws inspiration for the adorable “Dolls” from her gorgeous family. The DT team create awesome cards for lots of inspiration…
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Mondays!…
Hello crafty friends… There I was…having a fabulous weekend…hubby was home, two grandchildren staying over and the weather was an improvement on previous weekends and then BOOM!….it was Monday 😦 I think Monday’s should be optional, don’t you? Anyhoo…It’s my turn to showcase a project this week over at The Wonderful World of Alicia Bel…
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It’s Guinea(Pig) be ok!…
Hi to my favourite people!… I’m Guinea start by saying that this new stamp release by Gerda Steiner Designs is just adorable!… It’s called ‘Wheek, wheek, wheek Guinea Pig’ and is available as a 4″x 6″ clear stamp set. I’ve made four cards, all are A2 size, I hope you like them… Card #1 Raisins?!…
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Ahoy!…
Hello friends… Today I am sharing with you my DT project I made for www.AliciaBel.com… The theme for march is Freedom (Anything goes!)… I have wanted to colour this image for a while and just recently I remembered that I had a print and cut file for a treasure map (Cameo Silhouette). Supplies used: Treasure…
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Cute critters and chocolate…
Oh Yeah, doesn’t get much better than this!…. Cute critters and chocolate!…sounds like a cozy night in LOL! Today I am showcasing one of the new release stamp sets from Gerda Steiner Designs. This set is called ‘Peeking Easter Friends’ Card #1 EGG-stra Special Day Supplies used: Peeking Easter Friends clear stamp set, Momento Tuxedo…
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Game of clones…
Hello friends!…. I am going to have to admit that I am one of the few that hasn’t actually watched any of the Game of Thrones series…but I know it features Dragon’s (right ?!)… So, when Alicia Bel asked me to design a project with her new digital stamp release, I thought “yes, please!” and…
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Chocolate anybody?…
Hello crafters!… My second card for this month’s Design Team challenge – Easter, First Communion and Buttons- is this foxy bunny girl. You can get her from Aliciabel.com, she is a digi stamp called ‘Little Easter She Bunnie‘. Supplies used: A2 card base (5.5″x 4.25″), Gold Miri card, Your Next Stamp Stitched Rectangle die, Little…
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Is it Easter yet?
Hi Peeps!…. I know… we got a while yet before Easter but the chocolate eggs are in the stores now so it’s begun (*shock*)… Anyway the theme for this month’s Design Team at The Wonderful World of Alicia Bel is Easter, First Communion and Buttons. So here is a cute little critter called Chester and he’s…
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Same but different!…
Hello crafty friends!… Today I am sharing with you 4 cards I made with the same card sketch but have different finishes to them. I have included a photo of the card sketch, please feel free to use 🙂 All are an A2 size (4.25″x 5.5″) top fold card. The outer frame has been cut…
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I’ll protect you from the hooded claw…
…Keep the vampires from your door! Is she mad? I hear you all say… well yes! most likely 🙂 I will be sharing quite a few cards with you in the run up to the BIG day and I have set myself the goal to start my posts with lyrics from Christmas songs. I will…
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You are invited…
Today I would like to share with you a little project I made earlier in the year… To celebrate my In~laws 60th Wedding anniversay and mother in law’s 80th birthday, I was asked to make some invitations for a big family/friends bbq. I loved all of the box cards that crafter’s were making so I…
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Christmas card series 2016…The 12 days of Christmas
Oh my goodness…where has this month gone?! I have six more cards remaining in this series so I have decided to include all of them in this blog post as I cannot guarantee finishing the series… So here goes… card 7 through to 12! Card #7…seven swans a swimming… card #8…eight maids a milking… card…
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Christmas card series 2016 #6…six geese a laying…
Appologies to all my blog followers for being MIA for the last three weeks… What should have been a simple switch over to some supercalafrajalistic fast broadband turned out to be the most stressful three weeks of my life…long story short, the new company notified the old company of the switchover date then changed said…
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Christmas card series 2016 #5…Five golden rings!…
Happy Monday everyone… Yes, we have reached the fifth card in my Christmas card series for this year…doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun!… Only 7 weeks to the big day… now Halloween and Guy Fawkes Night are over, I am a little more comfertable sharing Christmassy goodies, lol 🙂 So lets get singing (all…
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Christmas card series 2016 #4…Four calling birds…
Happy Thursday people!… It’s that time again…still can’t get this tune out of my head! 😉 ‘On the fourth day of Christmas, my truelove sent to me…four calling birds… #4…four calling birds… I’ve got no idea who these birds are calling, but I bet it’s noisy..lol! I started this card by printing the sentiment on to…
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Christmas card series 2016 #3…Three French Hens…
Good morning my crafty friends!… Welcome back to the third day of my Christmas Card series… ‘On the third day of Christmas my trulove sent to me…three French Hens…(still singing!… 🙂 ) #3…three french hens… oooh la la! That wine sure looks good right now… As with the other cards, I have printed the sentiment…
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Christmas card series 2016 #2…Two turtle doves…
Welcome back, my lovelies!… The second card in my Christmas card series 2016, The 12 days of Christmas, is… ‘On the second day of Christmas, my truelove sent to me…two turtle doves…’ (and yes! I am still singing in my head 😉 ) #2…two turtle doves… You can now see which way this card series…
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Gerda Steiner…new release!
Hello my crafty friends… Check out the new October Digital Bundle (reduced price) just released over at Gerda Steiner Designs, not only that, Gerda is having a giveaway to celebrate 1000 followers on Facebook! (A little sneek peek to some new product coming to the store) In my previous post I showcased two of the…
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It’s going to be a long night!…
I thought I would share a card with you today featuring the new stamp set ‘Up on the Housetop‘ from Gerda Steiner Designs. This set has a lot of adorable images including some small elements that can be used with Gerda’s other Santa stamp sets and the little gifts could be used as birthday gifts,…
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Quilt share #1 Scottie dog clutch purse
Hello! I decided to get the sewing machine out this week and have a go at making a money wallet/purse. I’ve been looking on Pinterest, saw some nice designs and thought “how hard can it be?”…well, several days later, I managed to engineer a pattern that resembles a purse. I wanted to use only fat…
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