'Anything but a Card' Challenge

Hi there :)

The new challenge over at Make the Day Special Stamp Store this month is 'Anything but a Card' so I have decided to use the off cuts from a ruled refill pad I chopped up for another project to make a couple of jotter/shopping list pads....

There's been quite a bit of recycling going on with these two pads including the scraps of card I used for the front covers and even the magnetic piece on the back of the long jotter!! I have simply cut the long slim paper off-cut into two blocks and then stapled them together along with a cardboard back ( recycled from the A4 refill pad too).

I've used MFT's Fall Florals with pigment ink for the long pad and one of the Three Amigo's for the smaller although I've added a tail to this little cat from the raccoon so I could turn him into a tabby type :)

It was great fun making these and using up scraps along the way.... and nice to make something other than a card for a change :) I can't wait to see what fun ideas are entered into the gallery... it's always good to find new ways to use your stamps and dies so I hope you can join us too :) 

Challenge details and linky tool can be found here

Stamps and dies used:

Fall Florals - MFT 

Finley's ABC dies - Lawn Fawn

Three Amigos - Mama Elephant

In my Heart - Mama Elephant

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Folded Florals

Hi there,

My card this week over at Make the Day Special blog involved some stamping on the inside of the card with Altenew's Doodle Blooms....... then, by trimming and folding, the design flips to the front of the card....

This design took some working out on a paper prototype so I didn't mess it up ... but it evolved further still when I had to add extra florals over the scene to hide a stray inky mark!!!

The texture paste brick wall adds some background interest but doesn't compete with the flowers :)

I have some photos on my DT blog post here to show how I made it although they aren't step by step...more like "this is what it looked like opened out flat before adhering the front fold down"

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Winter in the Park

Hi there :)

I'm popping by to share my DT cards from Make the Day Special Stamp Store blog this week..... I've jumped into Christmas crafting using the new dies for an older Lawn Fawn set Winter in the Park...

I fancied trying a retro style of card with a funky monochromatic palette.... and the dies are so handy, especially for the lamp post!!!

The 'inky background' bug then took hold and I had to try another idea just using the lamp post stamp.....

They really do turn into something quite magical when you add a warm glow around them and some white pencil highlights to make them look frosty :)

My twinkling lights are a little lost... I should have stamped them lower or not made the wire so dark but I wasn't about to scrap it at that stage ;)

Stamps used : Winter in the Park - Lawn Fawn ,  Winter Greetings - Lil' inkers
Dies used : Winter in the Park Lawn Cuts - Lawn Fawn

Thanks for stopping by :)
Jenny x