Guest Designer at Crafty Catz...Yay!

Good morning crafters!

I am so excited and honoured to be asked to be the January Guest Designer for Crafty Catz.   Thank you :D

This week the challenge theme is: ANYTHING GOES so it is a nice easy one for you all.  I hope you will join in the fun.  Please pop over to Crafty Catz blog to see the beautiful inspiring projects by the DT and share some love.

There are two fantastic sponsors too.
 

Carol from Crafty Catz is offering this fabulous prize...


  

And

 

J & C Creations are offering a £10 voucher to their online store.
 

I made this Get Well Card using this fab image i won from the Digi Stamp Boutique called Nurse Grace.  Isn't she cute? The papers are from The Sweetest Thing collection by My Mind's Eye.  The border punch is a Martha Stewart punch.  She was coloured with copics.  The sentiment is a 'freebie' from Elegant Word Art.  You can visit this fabulous blog here.



Challenges i'd like to enter:

Stampin' for the Weekend - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts Friday Challenge - #148 something new (New image, Sentiment & Copics)
Cute Card Thursday #250 - something new (New image, Sentiment & Copics)
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 1 -anything goes
 

Thank you for visiting today. 

 

Big hugs,

Jill x

 

 

 

It's Daddy's Birthday

Good afternoon all,

I hope this post finds you all well and i hope you all had a great Christmas. Yesterday was my wonderful Hubby's Birthday and i thought i would share the card i made for him from our little man.

Unfortunately, i am in the UK with little man and Hubby is at home in Dubai but inshAllah we will have a nice Birthday dinner for him when we get back next week.

The image i used is one i picked when i won a prize from the Digi Stamp Boutique. It's called arvin and Milo and you can find it here. Two little cheeky monkeys.....perfect for a little monkey to give to his Daddy i thought! The really love the sentiment too and it is a freebie. Unfortunately, i have forgotten who kindly posted it and because i am in the UK, the details are sitting on my craft desk at home but as soon as i find out i will post a credit and thank you here. Isn't it fab? In the meantime, if anyone else knows, please let me know so i can update my post. Thanks. :)

 

Challenges i am entering:

 

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge Challenge 79 - Furry Friends ends 4th Jan

Card Crafter's Circle Challenge #55 - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Sentimntal Sundays Challenge ~134 - Focus on the Sentiment

 

Thank you for visiting today. Wishing you all the very best for the New Year.

Hugs, Jill x

Don't be Square!

Good morning all,

 

I hope this post finds you in good health. Today the schools are on holiday and all of next week because it is Eid Al Adha tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday and end of term.  Where have the last 9 weeks gone?  It only seems like yesterday i was worrying about my little man starting school for the first time and now it's end of term 1 already!  

 

Eid tomorrow means a little shopping spree today to buy some pressies for little man and maybe hubby! Oh, and some scrummy food unless i can persuade hubby to take us out for dinner.

 

Anyway, enough from me, i am really here to tell you about this week's challenge at Charisma Cardz.

 

Its a fun challenge, the theme is DON'T BE SQUARE!!

 

There are two fabulous sponsors too with two fabby prizes.

 

Digi Stamp Boutique are offering one very lucky winner 6 digis of their choice..... awesome!

 

 

Card Mad Fairy's Creations are offering one lucky winner 5 digis of their choice.... fab!

 

 

 

And here is my card. An octagon card base using 'Marco' from the Digi Stamp Boutique. The papers are from Echo Park and the sentiment from my PC. I coloured this cute image with copics.

 

 

It would be great if you could join us in this challenge.  If you pop over to Charisma Cardz you will get lots of fabulous inspiration. 

 

Thank you for visiting today. Will be over to see you all soon.

 

Hugs, Jill x

 

For the Guys!

Good morning all,

 

I hope you are all well. Firstly, i need to apologise for not being around blogland as much lately.  I was meant to have an operation yesterday and had been working hard in the background getting ahead with DT projects and organising everyday things for when i was going to be in hospital but you guessed it, i didn't have the operation. I was admitted, gown on, in bed, waiting, then they took my temperature and i had fever so i was given lunch and sent home.....arghhhhhh! So i will try and catch up with my comments this week before i am admitted again!  

 

Anyhoo, enough about me, it's Thursday so that means the weekend is in sight and it is time for another fab challenge over at Charisma Cardz.

 

This week the theme is ' SOMETHING FOR THE GUYS' and there are two fantastic sponsors offering two fab prizes. 

 

The Stamping Boutique

 

 

 The Stamping boutique are offering one lucky winner 5 digis of their choice.

 

Also, Digi Stamp Boutique

Digi Stamp Boutique are offering one lucky winner 6 individual digis.

 

And here is my card using an image from the fabulous Digi Stamp Boutique.

 

 

Supplies:

 

Cream card base, Brown Bazzill cardstock, printed paper is by DCWV & measuring tape paper is from Echo Park.

Sentiment by Paper and Such (i think!, well go and check!)

Copics

Tim Holtz distress ink - walnut stain, crushed olive & broken china

Close to my Heart distressing tool

Glue, tape and a brad!

 

Thank you for visiting today. I promise to try and visit you all soon. Please pop over and visit the gorgeous projects made by Team Gem DT at Charisma Cardz. It would be fab is you could join us in this challenge.  I look forward to seeing your creations soon.

 

Hugs, Jill x

 

No embellishments!

Good morning crafters,

 

I hope you are all doing well. I am back in the land of sand, sea and sun. Almost organised after spending the last two months visiting my family. The older i get, the longer it takes me to unpack and adjust again.

 

Anyway, i am here today with a new card for the fantastic new challenge over at Charisma Cardz.

 

This week the theme is 'No Embellishments' which was chosen by Gem.   This was a challenge for me because i love adding embellishments and i had to refrain myself a few times from sneaking one on here and there! :)

 

The sponsor this week is the fabulous Digistamp Boutique and they are offering one lucky winner 6 digis.

 

The image i used is from Digistamp Boutique and was a 'freebie' on their website in June. Thank you Digistamp Boutique.    Isn't it cute? (the image, not my card!) lol

Supplies:

 

Paper: Craft UK 6x6'' scalloped card base, Blue gingham, white polkadot embossed cardstock

Image: Freebie from Digistamp Boutique

Accessories: EK Success heart border punch

Ink: Copics, Tim Holtz distress ink ( Broken China)

Acrylic paint and Embossing tinsel

Challenges entered:

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Anything Goes (ends 30/9)

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
 

I hope you will join in with this fun challenge.  If you pop over to Charisma Cardz blog you can view the other Design Team's fabulous inspirational creations.

 

Thank you for visiting.  Also, sending a huge warm welcome to my newest followers. It is great to have you around. I plan to come and visit you all very soon inshallah.

 

For now, take care.

Hugs, Jill x