Treats not tricks, Halloween 2020

Halloween is just  2 days away and it will be a very different one this year. There will be no rings on the door bell and excited children in costume hoping for some treats for their Halloween buckets. Until my granddaughter was 4 I had no interest in Halloween at all but since she has been Trick or Treating I have totally embraced it!

I will still decorate my porch this year and I have made my treat bags for my big and small babies but sadly that will be it. I so hope that this time next year things will be more normal.

I have been sharing my 2020 Halloween tags over on Instagram over the last month. You can see my posts here or there is a link in my side bar.

I thought today I would show them all together and also give you a little peep inside at the goodies.

My big babies have these in their treat bags

My grandbabies have books, as neither are huge sweet eaters yet, wrapped in hand stamped gift wrap. This is for 3 year old Jack who adores dinosaurs.

and for Daisy, 7, who loves this series.

These are my 2020 tags I made, as a group

Here are the goodies all together

It's been such fun making these ghoulish tags. 

I would like to enter this tag into the following challenges;

Simon says stamp Wednesday anything goes

Simon says stamp Monday movie inspiration mine is The Witches 

Allsorts celebration time mine of course is Halloween

So it's a wrap (literally) for 2020. The treats have all been delivered and will be opened up on Saturday.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy Halloween however you might be celebrating it (if you do) this year. 

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Some eye contact Visible Image style

 Good morning yes another fortnight has rolled around. The nights are really drawing in but there is still some gorgeous autumnal colours around. I loved this autumnal wreath I spotted recently

and even in my garden the colours are gorgeous.

 I am here with my latest Visible Image design team make. Mark aka Mr Visible Image will be appearing on your TV screens again TOMORROW (Tuesday 27 October) at midday on Create and Craft. It is a longer 1 1/2 hour show and he will be sharing some awesome demos plus samples from myself and my teamies. 

3 of the products on the show are the amazing Eye contact stencil 

the awesome glimmer of light stamps

and the brilliant Just be happy set.

 I decided to make a canvas with them for my show sample.

This is what I got up to;

Using Versafine Onyx ink and an stencil brush I stenciled the eye onto white smooth card and then clear embossed it. I then stamped all the other elements of the design as well. I didn't worry about masking the corner of the eye where the small light bulb went as I would be adding a cut out bulb when finished. 

Using Zig watercolour pens I coloured all the moths.

I added a little shimmer with a glitter pen to the wings.

I stamped out several of the light bulbs and clear embossed. I coloured the element and then added glossy accents. Here they are wet, they go transparent when dry and I then cut them out.

I coloured the pupil of the eye in rainbow glitter pens and again added Glossy accents. I then left everything to dry. 

I then put my design together. Here it is.

with a close up

and one final shot.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges;

We love to create 1/3 anything mixed media

Simon says stamp Wednesday layer it up

All the Visible Image links are listed below

Visible Image group page on Facebook. Our friendly Group is here ...it would be lovely to see you there. You will see lots of gorgeous makes by the DT and customers to inspire your own creativity.

The main Visible Image Facebook page is here; there are regular giveaways...open world wide. Do check out the Facebook LIVES and videos where you will be able to see lots more samples and ideas. 

Their Instagram page can be found here

Pinterest here

And once again the shop web site is here; where all their gorgeous stamps and stencils can be purchased.

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

Remember to tune in or set your recorders for the show tomorrow!

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

The final day of our 7th birthday celebrations at STAMPlorations

 Wow what a week it has been. Today is the final day of our 7th birthday celebrations. Just incase  you have been out of the loop you can find the details here

Yes 7 years of awesome STAMP products. I have been taking part every day since Monday in a week long birthday celebration.  There are some amazing deals over on the STAMPlorations website. EVERTHING in the store has a 10% discount until the end of October. If you use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off...wow amazing savings! I have affiliate links in my STAMP posts which simply means that if you click on any of the links here and buy something from the STAMP store I will receive a small commission at no cost whatsoever to you 😊. Shery ships internationally at very low cost too. Don't miss out!

A little heads up too that if you use my unique discount code; STAMPGIRLJANE at the checkout  as well as my 20% discount you will also receive a free product in with your order. Details at the bottom of this post.

There are lots of prizes along the way so please check out all the details which can be found here

I saved my favourite make for today and made another slimline card. I really love making this card shape after over a 20year gap. They are so popular again.  and  used the following products;

Trees slimline stencil

Christmas angel cutting die

Let it snow cutting die

and the star stamps from 

Christmas reindeer

This is what I got up to;

I applied green and silver glitter frost through the stencil onto black card.

You'll be able to see the amazing sparkle in my final photos. 

I did not want to distract from this glittery background so I simply die cut the Christmas angel and Let it snow sentiment in white glitter card and added a few stamped snowflakes using the stamps from the Christmas reindeer set.

Here is my finished card

with a couple of close ups (you get an idea of the glitterey shine here)

and one final shot.

Before I go here's the fab heads up; If you order using my unique 20% discount code STAMPGIRLJANE when you check out any orders you will also get this yet to be released (10 mil) stencil  just plaid added to your order absolutely FREE!

Do head off the the website here to top up your stash with some awesome bargains.

So there we are...it's a wrap, 5 days and 5 different makes from me and my STAMP teamies. I do hope you have enjoyed seeing them all? Do you have a favourite? 

Thanks so much for stopping by and for the kind comments you take the time to leave me, I really appreciate them. Remember that just by leaving a comment here you are put into the hat for a chance to win a prize! 

Bye for now,

Jane x

Day 4 of our STAMPlorations 7th birthday celebrations

 It's the penultimate day of our fab week long birthday celebrations. All the details are here.

 Yes 7 years of awesome STAMP products. I have been taking part in a week long birthday celebration.  There are some amazing deals over on the STAMPlorations website. EVERTHING in the store has a 10% discount until the end of October. If you use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off...wow amazing savings! I have affiliate links in my STAMP posts which simply means that if you click on any of the links here and buy something from the STAMP store I will receive a small commission at no cost whatsoever to you 😊. Shery ships internationally at very low cost too. Don't miss out!

A little heads up too that if you use my unique discount code; STAMPGIRLJANE at the checkout  as well as my 20% discount you will also receive a free product in with your order. Details at the bottom of this post.

There are lots of prizes along the way so please check out all the details which can be found here

Me and the STAMP girls will be sharing our makes every day up to and including tomorrow.

Today I used the following products:

Flexi triangle templates

Autumn falling stencil

wanderlust expressions 2 

wonky stitched grid texture plate 

and mocha swirl shakerBlends flat sequins 

This is what I got up to;

I had the idea to make an autumnal outdoors card. 

I used the Autumn falling stencil and distress inks to make a layered inky background.

I then used the 2 largest Flexi triangle templates to cut out the 2 pieces for the sidesof my card.

I made a simple green distress ink background and cut it to 5 1/2 by 5/1/2" and stuck these pieces in place.

I textured some green card using the awesome wonky stitched grid texture plate 

and using the 2 smallest flexi triangles cut out 1 larger and 4 of the smallest triangle to make some "tents" (although they could also have been trees if you add a trunk at the bottom. )

I stamped a sentiment from the wanderlust expressions 2  set and then put my design together adding some  mocha swirl shakerBlends flat sequins as a finishing touch. 

Here is my finished card.

with a couple of close ups

and one final shot.

I would like to link my card up to the following challenges;

Simon says stamp Wednesday  layer it up

Lil patch of crafting friends 1/3 anything goes

Before I go here's the fab heads up; If you order using my unique 20% discount code STAMPGIRLJANE when you check out any orders you will also get this yet to be released (10 mil) stencil  just plaid added to your order absolutely FREE!

So head off the the website here to top up your stash with some awesome bargains.

I am back tomorrow with final birthday celebration make...and it's my personal favourite so I hope to see you then. Remember that just by leaving a comment here you are put into the hat for a chance to win a prize! 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

See you tomorrow,

Bye for now,

Jane x