Bella cards

I needed to make some Bella cards today for a swap that I am involved in.

I wanted to use my nestability dies to, so I dusted them off and opened up the packages...YES they have been sat there on my shelf for about 3 months unopened ( horror )

I chose the die to fit around my bella and went from there.I cut some off the right side of the card after I had cuttlebugged it with swiss dots.

The felt flowers were from SU and just happened to be the colour I was working with....Rose red and pretty in pink...I used the SU markers to colour her in.

The word saying is from a USA company DOTS now I think it is CTMH and is years old.....

Bye for now

Janette

Summer Fun card

I had to make 2 cards for a *Summer Fun* card swap on an internet group that I belong to.

This is what I came up with....what do you think.

I used SU apricot appeal and brilliant blue ink and CS and the stamps are hero arts.

Bye for now

Hugs

Janette

I have NAILS !!

My nails have grown over the past 3 weeks and badly needed some TLC so I treated myself to a manicure and french polish and voila...I love typing now with these tips showing.

Note to self.....try to keep these nails nice.

Bye for now

Janette

More blog candy

Hi Everyone,

Fiona has some great blog candy.
Please visit here page to be in with a chance
Hugs
Janette

My first SU class

Hi everyone,

I went to a BRILLIANT stamping class today run by Jenny whose blog is on the right
Jenny is a Stampin Up demo and is an amazing stamper and awesome friend.

We had a great time, learnt loads, made 4 diddy cards and a box to hold them.
I have taken pics but blogger wont let me upload them :( so I promise to share what I made
when I can

I have decided that I need 24 DAYS in every HOUR and not the other way around LOL

Bye for now
Hugs
'Janette

I've been tagged

Ok I have been tagged by Carol from
here
so here goes....

1. WHAT WAS I DOING 10 YEARS AGO

getting excited about learning a new hobby that was going to save me loads of money
because I would never have to buy another bought card again LOL......

2. 5 THINGS ON TODAYS TO DO LIST

Join the sisterhood-completed
Take Simon driving-completed
Eat chocolate-completed
Do monthly bills-completed
Sort stamps to sell-getting there.....

3. SNACKS I ENJOY

Chocolate,crips,grapes

4. THINGS I WOULD DO IF I WAS A MILLIONAIRE

Take all my family on holiday together
Buy a stamping retreat and take ALL my stamping friends there
Work voluntarily and not start until 10 am !

5. PLACES I HAVE LIVED

Germany,London,Wales and now England

Thanks for tagging me
Hugs
Janette

Sisterhood of bloggers 20

OMG what have I done......gone and joined a sisterhood thats what !!!

I'm Janette aged 46 ( just )....I have been stamping for about 10 years now and have met
some wonderful people worldwide through this fantastic hobby.
My other half is Tony who is a printer, my son Simon is 17 learning to drive ( ARGGH !! )
doing A levels before university and my lovely doggie is Leo who will be 5 in September...he is a border terrier ( terrorist ).....that is my family.

I am lucky to have the third bedroom in the house as my craft room because Tony got fed up of eating his tea off his lap LOL....

My hobby started off in a shoe box and grew and grew and grew !!!

I am a Neo-natal nurse and have been for 22 years a job which I love.

I want to do a scrapbook for Simon abd have been collecting items for it for the last 8 years...so I better get a move on hadnt I !!!

Looking forward to getting to know the other *sisters*
Bye for now
Hugs
Janette ( SBS 20 )

The Addicted Ladies were re-united for the day !!!

We all got together today, it was great to see Tracey again. We didnt get much cardmaking done, but lots of chatting and laughing and organising ( well that was me really !! )....sorry Jenny, you know what I am like LOL.....!!

Sid the doggie isnt an addicted lady but he had to join in the fun too didnt he !!!

Hugs

Janette x

Thank-you cards I made for my birthday gifts 2008

These are the cards I made to say thanks for my lovely birthday gifts I received this year.

Thanks Girls...

Hugs

Janette x

Handmade gift and another card !!

I retrieved the mermaid from my bathroom...it was handmade by my friend Norma, she also made me the stitched postcard....thanks Norma...you are very clever....I have a link to Norma's blog on the right of my blog so you can see her other creations....

The card is from Christine another Dorset Stamper.

Thanks girls.

Hugs

Janette x

Last lot of handmade ones

These are from *The Addicted Ladies*

Mary,Jenny,Sharon and the cow card is from Tracey who used to be an addicted lady and then she moved away BUT she is coming down tomorrow to play with us again....

Cant wait to see you again Tracey, it will be lovely to all be together again :)

Hugs

Janette x

More birthday cards

These are from Ken,Sue,Jan,Phyllis and Di

Thanks everyone

Janette

Another lot from Dorset Stampers

These lovely cards are from Val,Lesley,Christine K and Roseanne.

Thanks girls

Janette

More cards from Dorset Stampers

These are cards from Dorset Stampers

Anna,Terri,Joy and Jean.

Thanks Girls for great cards.

Janette

Cards received from friends at Card Creations

These cards were received from friends at Card Creations group at Yahoo

From left to right

Melanie,Paula,Pat top row

Maggie,Tina and Snoop, Brenda bottom row.

Thanks girls all lovely and all very different

Bye for now

Janette x

Birthday Cards 2008

Hi Everyone,

Well I was truly spoilt with birthday cards this year.

I received 33 handmade ones and 10 shop bought ones !!

If I had received 3 more then I would have had one for every year

of my age....OOPS there you go simple maths will tell you

that I am 46 !!!

The first 5 are from friends on Cards Are Us group on Yahoo, left to right

Janet,Julie,Ann N then next row is Angie and Anne E thanks girls for lovely cards.

The second 5 cards are from personal friends of mine.

My Bella Sistah Katie sent me......

........all of this....WOW was I spolied or what.....Katie you are naughty.There are 8 sheets of 12 x 12 designer paper....lovey colours.8 Sheets of co-ordinating bazzill CS, 2 packs of cards and envies in white and pink and brown :)

Brown and white brads...I used my last 3 brown brads last night on a card.....

Katie sent me some Montana cowboy 6 bean soup...which my hubby has laid claim to as soon as I read out how to make it up.A large bag of Jolly Ranchers hard candy....I LOVE THESE.......

Katie also sent me a card using Lattebella....in pinks and browns. Katie also sent me Bikerbella and the saying biker babe to go with her....awesome...You can click on the picture to see more details.

WOW thanks Katie I love everything you have sent me

It feels like my birthday all over again LOL

Bye for now

Janette x

Sunny Sunday

Hi All,

It was my birthday on Friday 20th June, I was lucky enough to have received some lovely cards.

Several from the Dorset Stampers club I belong to.
Gorgeous ones from the addicted Ladies that I stamp with on a Thursday
More from some internet card groups that I belong to.

I will be uploading them when I take them down on Tuesday.

It was weird not getting a card signed by my mum, but I guess that will always be hard no matter how much time passes eh....
Still life goes on and I guess you pretty much just have to deal with it.....

I have made a few cards this past week which I will show next week too.

Then I hope to get back into the swing of things

Bye for now
Hugs
Janette x

Another blog candy giveaway

Hi Everyone,

More blog candy on offer....
Click here to see what is on offer.
Bye for now
Janette x

Blog Candy giveaway

Hi Everyone,

StampingCaz is giving away blog candy.
Please visit here and leave a comment to be in with a chance.

I bought some craft goodies whilst I was away in Wales this weekend also
I got some new goodies from SU ( thanks Jenny )

I hope to be able to create some cards soon.

Bye for now
Janette

Time goes by....

Wow, where has the time gone since my last blog entry....answer....I dont know......mind in a whirl.....
The funeral went by as good as they do.....you know....great to see all the family but not in those circumstances :(

I have good days and bad days.....infact good mornings then bad afternoons etc......I know things WILL get better but I also know that it will take time and I am not rushing things at all.....

I have great friends that help, and I am trying to get back into things that I enjoyed as I know mum wouldnt have wanted me to give up things that I loved ...she loved receiving my cards...

I have bought myself a new book and I have promised myself that I will try to read some of it each day as I am able.....

I need to sort my room out because things have been dumped there from the last 8 weeks whilst I was going back and fore to wales...so it needs a tidy before I can create again.....

On a more positive note I had an email from an old friend that I used to swap with years ago in the stamping community....we both have birthdays this month so we were *twinned* for ages and then carried on....then somehow we lost touch but she emailed me again.....yippee.....she is called NORMA and she has a blog where she creates original and unique pieces of altered art....her name is in my blog list so go on click and see what she has been up to.......

Bye for now
Hugs
Janette

Sad News

My lovely dear sweet mum passed away last night,after 6 nightmare weeks of being in hospital.
She can finally rest easy.
We were all with her.

A Mother is a special friend whose love is always there. Who always takes an interest in each hope and dream we share. A Mother is a special friend whose hope is always near, Who offers understanding, care and comfort, year by year... And, Mum, that is why you're cherished more with every day, For you will always be a special friend in every way.

Rest In Peace

With much love,
Janette

Long time no blog !!

Hello Everyone,

I havent been a good blogger of late....nearly a month I hear you cry !!

My mum has been VERY poorly

both mentally and physically so I have been to and from Wales more times than I care to mention in the last month BUT thankfully

I think she may have turned the corner so I have come back for a while.

I had some sad news on my return that required me to make a sympathy card.......I have a set on order from SU called Close as a Memory which I would have loved to use but it isnt here yet.

SO I used the stampendous Agapanthus stamp instead and did a thinking of you instead....what do you think ?? will it be ok ?

I used black and 2 shades of grey Bazzill CS and SU basic grey ink.

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Janette x

Card that inspired the cuttlebug one !!

This lovely yellow card was one of the cards that inspired the making of the green cuttlebug card.

I received this card 2 years ago from Sharon for my birthday.

She used the thin cuts daisy die from Ellison.

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

Cuttlebug card

This is a cuttlebug card I made for a swap on a yahoo group I belong to....

It was inspired by a card that my good friend Jenny made that can be seen here also a card that I rec from my friend Sharon for my birthday a few years back.

For the scallop circle punch I brayered Sage shadow ink onto whisper white to give a more subtle colour that blended with the original colour.

I used the SU marker in sage shadow to go down the white SU ribbon...thanks Jenny for showing us that...mind you my line was not as straight as jenny's !!

Card:- SU Sage shadow and whisper white

Ink:- SU sage shadow, sage shadow marker

Punches:- 2 1/2" scallop punch, SU scallop, 1 3/8" circle and 1 1/4" circle

Stamps:- SU Bitty blossoms,Hero Arts Friend

Acc:- Cuttlebug folder,SU white ribbon,green crystal

Cuttlebug and Brayer

I have wanted to try this out for a while and as it was raining just now I thought I would give it a go !!

You just ink up your brayer, I used SU Sage Shadow ink and once the brayer is loaded, open up your cuttlebug embossing folder.You can brayer the ink onto either side of the folder depending on the look you want.

Click on the picture to see closer, the left hand piece was done by brayering the ink onto the raised dot side of the folder.The right hand piece was done by brayering the ink onto depressed dot side of the folder.Oooooh I can see allsorts of possibilities using this technique.......and I didnt have to clean the folder as squashing it through my big shot fair cleaned all the ink off !!!! BONUS........

Now to make a card using these pieces....

Thanks for stopping by....

Crafty Clearout

Wow......I had a crafty clearout and as it was 5p listing day yesterday on EBay I listed them there.....all 76 yes SEVENTY SIX items.....
Have a look here this will take you to the page where they all are !!!
Took me 2 1/2 hours to list them all......
Now to tidy them all away....
Sort my SU stamps into alphabetical order
Hoover
Washing
Drying
Cleaning
Why is it a womans work is never done eh !!!!
Weather has been nice here the past few days and looks that way again
Thanks for stopping by
Hope to make and show some more cards soon
Janette x

Blog candy available

Hi Everyone,
Whilst blog hopping I found a site offering the chance to win some blog candy for either linking their blog to your own as I have just done or by sending in a card.
Click here for more details and a chance of winning some awesome blog candy :)
Good luck to Emma with the new venture.
Thanks for stopping by
Janette x

Another cut up card

This card is another cut up card I figured whilst I was making 1 I may as well make 2 lol !!

The word stamp is hero arts and the girl is a bella !!

I used the word window and corner rounder punch from SU.

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

Cut up card !!

I saw a card like this on a blog hopping spree......sorry cannot remember where....

I used a square card and tore down the right hand side about 1 1/2" in from that side...

I then decided how much of a gap I wanted and then trimmed that amount off the right hand straight edge.

I attached the two pieces using the word window punch from SU cut out of black CS and used pink brads to attach.

I used a hero arts word stamp delight vertically on the cut off piece.

The shadow oblong stamp and the flower are from the SU Oh so lovely set.

I used the SU corner rounder with the guide off to make the scallop border and then I punched holes in each of the scallops.

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

The Boys

How cute are these boys ????

Sid ( puppy ) came to stay this weekend...oh what fun we had !!!

Sid took over everything of Leo's, his bed,his toys, his mummy and daddy !!

He was such a good boy, Leo loved him ( I think ).....they ate together and played together and walked together and slept together....

All in all we loved having him to stay and I think he enjoyed himself too.....

He has just gone back home now :(

.....Leo went straight back into his bed to sleep....LOL....

See you again soon Sid....

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

Easter Treat gift bag

I wanted to make one of these for ages, was going to do them for valentines but made the lollies instead.

My sons girlfriend doesnt eat choc but I wanted to get her something and she likes skittles so I thought I would make the treat baggie filled with skittles.

Hope she likes it.....

Supplies required

Base cardstock in chosen colour, I used whisper white from SU.

Punches:- Marvy scallop oval, SU 1/4" and corner rounder.

Stamps:- Happy easter word and egg

Pumpkin Pie ribbon and inkpad

Skittles or chosen sweet/treat/choc

clear plastic baggie.

Cut the cardstock

Cut your cardstock 8 1/2 cms x 28cms

Score the cardstock

I scored the cardstock at 11cms then 13cms then 24cms.

Stamp all over

I stamped all over using pumpkin pie ink and a happy easter word stamp and an easter egg stamp.

I stamped the inside too as because the bag is clear you can see inside.

Make a scalloped oval cut out

I used the Marvy giga ( purple ) scalloped oval punch.

I punched one out of scrap paper to get the position I wanted by marking on the inside.

Make a scallop border

Make a scallop border using the corner rounder with the guard taken off.

Punch holes on top layer

Punch 2 holes in the top fold over portion. I measured on the back to get them central.

Sorry not a good picture but if you click on the pic you can see it clearer.

Punch holes for the ribbon

Punch 2 holes using the 1/4 circle punch just above the scalloped oval cut out.

I measured on the inside to get them centered as I wanted them.

Fill the bags

Fill the bag with chosen sweets/treats/chocs amd staple the top of the bag to the back of the card.

Easter Treat bags finished

These are the finished treat bags.
One each for Simon and Taryna.
I hope they like them
Thanks for stopping by
Janette x

Bunny Card

This card uses pretty in Pink and Basic grey CS and inks.

The bunny stamp is from Whippersnapper the others are detailed in the other card.

This bunny cried out to be cut and decoupaged so thats what I did with his face/body and then nose....

Thanks for stopping by...

Janette x

Bunny and Chicks

This Z card uses SU Basic Grey and So Saffron CS and inks.

SU scallop punch and 1 1/4 circle punch

The bunny stamp is from Inky Antics, For You is Hero Arts and the Happy Easter is unknown sorry...

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

Easter cards for addicted ladies

I made my easter cards today, trying to keep my mind occupied....my mum is in hospital again in Wales....so worrying.....anyhow I made 5 each of these...I love the Z cards.....

These are 2 of the new easter stamp I bought last year and never got to use them :(

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

Easter Carrot gifts

I made these today for my 3 bestest craft buddies.....all of a sudden easter is upon us and we have all had really busy year so far for various reasons ....and time has run away with us all....BUT I bought new easter stamps LAST YEAR that I never got to use so I was determined to use them this year.....then Monday the girls said shall we leave it this year as we were running out of time they said yes I said no LOL......I have loads of craft stuff and it seems a shame to miss out on an opportunity to make easter cards as it is only once a year.....so I set too and got them made and it only took me an hour to do all 3 gifts AND cards.....so there....you are having them regardless.....hee hee

That way I have so far kept up my new years resolution to make cards for every occasion that occurs...so far I have done New Year...Valentines...and now easter..!!!

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

Leap Frog

Sid liked to leap frog over leo and then go under his belly too....they really were quite entertaining

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

Playtime !

Leo and Sid having a whale of a time together.....they had zoomies up and down the room, Sid must have thought Leo had had an interesting breakfast as he kept licking Leo's mouth...
Thanks for stopping by
Janette x

When Sid came to play !!

Sid came for a trial run last Friday for a few hours to play with Leo.....he was SO funny he would NOT go out the dog door especially if we were watching !!
He did go out once and in once when I wasnt looking....LOL.....

He then proceeded to take Leo's toys one by one into his basket, the look on Leo's face was a picture, he kept looking at me as if to say WHY is he doing this ?? Leo then took them all out one by one and put them back in his play box next to his basket.
I think we will have fun when he comes to stay for longer...what do you think ??
Thanks for stopping by
Janette x

Another Easter Card

This was the other card I made same ingriedients as other card except I snipped the corners and put brads in there.

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

Easter cards

This is an easter card I made for a swap on a Yahoo group that I belong to.

I used Certainly Celery and So Saffron CS from SU.

The stamps are from A Good Egg stamp set that I borrowed from Sharon ( thanks )

I cuttlebugged the white CS using the bubbles folder.

The ribbon was from a 99p roll from The Range !!

I also used DP from SU for the bottom part of the egg.

I want to try glittering the egg if I could only find my glitter and glue LOL....been trying to sort craft room out, which with my fingers strapped is not so easy :)

Tony did me another desk type thing to bridge a gap so that I could have my big shot out and accessible all the time only trouble is it leaves a gap at the back as we were using wood we already had LOL....too funny now that desk is always tidy as everything falls downt he hole at the back LOL.....back to the drawing board.

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

Leo *guarding* the beef yesterday !!

This was how I found leo yesterday, I had just cooked the beef joint and Tony had carved it and leo was watching it intently.

We think he was *willing* it to jump off and land in his belly LOL

He is SO funny, if there is meat or fish in the fridge and the door is open he will sit and *guard* it just by staring at it....too funny

Apart from the christmas when he was only 4 months old and he STOLE a whole turky drumstick from the fridge, ran round and round the front room whilst we tried to catch him, then he tried to escape through the dog door you can see behind him and he got stuck but he wasnt letting go of that drumstick for no-one....growling and such like, it was just so funny to see....

He gives us SO much pleasure and is so loveable, loves to give and receive cuddles :)

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

Leo in his new coat

What do you think....smart or what ??

Tony bought Leo a new coat and just as well as he certainly needed it today.

It was raining very heavily....and with this coat on I didnt have much drying off to do when we got home.

It has a reflective strip at the bottom end as you can see so great for when its dark.

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

Another acetate card

Birthday cards for friends

This card was using an acetate jacket that I got from Newbury last year.I used peel-offs on the perlescant card which is behind the acetate and then again on the front left hand side.Crystals enhance the flowers. I then used fibers on the spine.

On the pearlescant card inside the acetate is some printed vellum from craftwork cards.

Thanks for stopping by

Janette x

Leo on sofa

Just tried to load this picture to see if it would as there were probs yesterday.

Seems to be ok now

Janette x

I've been tagged !!

Hi Everyone,
Not much blogging as my fingers are now strapped, so typing left handed !!!

I have been tagged by Tangii who for the past 3 months has been my BELLA SISTAH on a yahoo group that we belong too......

Click here to see the answers to Tangii's TAG 4

4 JOBS.......Cashier in a bank, Medical Nurse,Midwife and currently ( past 23 years ) a Neo-Natal nurse.
4 MOVIES.....Titanic, Sleepless in Seattle, Braveheart and fave....Shawshank Redemption
4 PLACES I've been.... Morocco, Barbados, St Lucia,Paris
4 PLACES I've lived...Poole, Wales, London, Germany
4 TV programmes I watch... The Bill, Casualty, Who wants to be a Millionaire ( I DO ), Golden Balls
4 Radio shows......hmmm 2CR fm and Wave 105
4 FAVE FOODS....CHOCOLATE, Chicken,Bacon and Lasagne
4 PLACES I'd rather be.....ANYWHERE hot and sunny, anywhere with family, Anywhere with friends

I tag Jenny and Mikaela

Have a great day everyone.....I am off to physio shortly and then round to Jennys to play stamping and crafting and funning with The Addicted Ladies :)

Thanks for stopping by
Janette x

Stamping Party

Hi Everyone,

Went to a Stampin Up party last night with the addicted ladies...we went to see an old friend that used to be addicted too....Hi Tracey....she moved away but wanted a party so Jenny drove us up there to do the party.

We had a great time....LOADS and I mean LOADS of cards on display and Jenny showed how to so slider cards and Z cards and tying knots and tricks with punches etc etc...it was brilliant :)

Everyone had a great time, spent loads of money and it was great to see an old friend again...we are trying to persuade her to come to Poole to play with us for a day so TRACEY if you are reading this.......please come to see us soon ok

Thanks Jenny for the freebie instructions of the cards and that SO SO cute little box...must make one soon.
We didnt get home until 1am so its an early night for me...I have done ALL my chores today with help from Tony and Simon so I have NOTHING to do tomorrow so I am going to spend the day in my craft room.........

I have finished off making 20 YES thats right TWENTY mother's day cards.
The babies on the unit where I work give them to their mummies...I have been doing this now for over 8 years and do it for mother's day, easter, fathers day and christmas...I must be mad BUT the families really do appreciate them so I will carry on......

Thanks for stopping by...
Janette x