Happy New Year's Eve! I hope you all have fun tonight and stay safe whatever you decide to do :)

Penny Black have combined with Flower Soft and are having their first ever blog hop - their are some gorgeous creations, so make sure you check it out.

I love both cards by Kathy Racoosin, but her simpler version is my favourite - more my style :) I used it as inspiration for my card... flower focal image, centred sentiment, colouring/stamping on top of a pattern.

Hi there! I am back today with a new Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge.

I am really looking forward to seeing how you interpret todays inspiration photo!



We would love it if you played along with us. No Paper Smooches stamps? No worries - just grab one of the free digital stamps that Kim has on the blog here.

Please check out the challenge blog to see all the creations by the rest of the Design Team - you will also find a full list of rules and details about the fabulous prizes.

Cheers

Jay Gee

Well, Christmas is over for another year... it really does fly by so fast. I hope you all had a lovely time with your families.  I am home at the moment with a sick husband - we all know how much fun that is!


I am sorry I am a couple of days late in announcing the winner of Challenge #14, thank you to everyone who took the time to enter :) The winner is:

Congratulations Barb. Please email me and I will send your prize out to you.


I also have a card to share. The camera and sentiment are Paper Smooches from 'Perpetual Bliss' and the film strip is a Die-namics die from MFT. I also used some Tattered Angles mist and the heart is one I have had for a long time and can't remember where it came from :)




I was inspired by Some Odd Girls current "Love Inspiration Challenge". I was actually inspired by the idea of a 'photo' and the hearts. 




I am also entering this card into Wee Memories challenge "Anything Goes".

Today is Some Odd Girls' 2nd Annual Customer Hol-ODD-Day Hop and I decided to play along.

I am solo today... no Design Team projects, I gave them this week and next week off, so you are stuck with just me!

While I am on holiday, I am really trying hard to work on my copic colouring skills - this is my first attempt (that I can publish).  I am entering it into the current Wee Memories Anything Goes challenge.

This image is the gorgeous Eleanor from Kraftin' Kimmie... they had a wonderful Black Friday special and I bought a few stamps :) The sentiment is from Paper Smooches Chubby Chums and the paper is Cosmo Cricket.

Hello and welcome to a new Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge.

Here is the fabulous inspiration photo...

We would love it if you played along with us. No Paper Smooches stamps? No worries - just grab one of the free digital stamps that Kim has on the blog here.

Please check out the challenge blog to see all the creations by the rest of the Design Team - you will also find a full list of rules and details about the fabulous prizes.

Cheers

Jay Gee

About a week ago I sponsored the opening of a new challenge site called Runway Inspired Challenge. If you have not visited the blog yet, I highly recommend that you do. The whole challenge concept is brilliant, as is the Design Team headed by the super talented Jennifer Rzasa.

Anyway, I could not pass up the opportunity of playing along in their first challenge. Here is the inspiration photo...

I am officially on holidays... how blissful is that!  5 lovely weeks to, hopefully, practice my colouring... LOTS!

Let's look at some cards. Angeline is on holidays in Malaysia for a few weeks, so we are one short.

Joy's stunning card uses a wonderful 'Dogwood' stamp from La Blanche. These stamps are really wonderful - if you have not used them yet, I suggest you give them a try :)

I kept my card very simple today, with just a little bit of bling to finish it off. This gorgeous image is from Sparkle Creations and is called 'Celebrating Chloe'.

It is so exciting getting new stamps... or ink, or paper, or ribbon, or.... anything!  I just got a couple of new stamps from Penny Black, so had to ink one up :)

Now be kind - I am working hard to improve my colouring skills, LOL... I do think I am getting better. And thanks to Elizabeth for the idea of adding extra bushes around the house :)

It's been raining here all day, but I don't mind... it has really cooled the temperature which is a relief :) I have a wonderful mix of cards to share today.

Lets start with a classic stunner from Joy. She has made these gorgeous felt roses using a Die-namics die from MFT. Aren't they so pretty!

Here is another gorgeously coloured card from Iwona, using 'Snowman' from Gorjuss. I love this image... I think he is pretty cool (pun intended :)).


Angeline has made the most darling little card... how adorable are those twine lollipops! The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's 'Many Thanks' set.


 'Santa Marci' looks so sweet on this lovely CAS card from Ange. Another beautifully coloured image and The Twinery's twine is the perfect embellishment.


I got a little inky for this card. Lots of distress ink on the background, then I stamped the swirls and embossed them with clear embossing powder and finally a few drops of water. The bird and bird cage are a new Die-namics combo from MFT. The bird cage I painted with pewter crackle paint and them added black soot distress ink - the bird was also coloured with distress inks.

Today a new Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge begins, yay! There is so much to look at in this photo Kim has chosen - a little something for everyone I think :) I just loved this wall of frames and found the perfect paper to use from MME's Blush collection.

The large frame I hand drew and cut out, then coloured with distress inks. The cute bunny is of course from the set 'A Little Lovin' - the sentiment is actually a mix from the same set and 'Halloweenies' .