More stamps and curves for STAMPlorations

Hello, I am back with my mid month design post for the STAMPlorations theme and photo prompt challenge. You can see more inspiration from my talented teamies here.

This is our lovely theme and photo prompt for April.

 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 😊I also offer a very special extra treat if you use my code, details at the end of this post.

You can enter up to a maximum of 3 entries. There are awesome prizes up for grabs; A $20 prize code for the winner, as well as $7 prize codes awarded to 3 randomly selected entries. Please remember to add our challenge logo to your post if you would like to be in with a chance of winning. Full details can be found here.

You can work with the theme, the photo prompt or both as I always love to do. 

I worked with the following awesome products and have added live links to them in my post.

Hello coffee stamp set

Party time

and 

scaly stencil

This is what I got up.

I used the following distress oxides and the scaly stencil

to make a blended background

I stitched around the edge with my sewing machine. 

I stamped the birds and cup and coloured them from the sweet Hello coffee stamp set  onto a circle die cut.

 I stamped the sentiment onto a rectangle of card and machine stitched around the edge again.

 I then stuck my focal together and added it to the card with foam tape for dimension. I added some sequins for a finished touch.

Here is my finished card

with a close up

and one last shot

Remember if you also use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off on top of any existing discounts! Shery ships internationally at very low cost too.

I hope I may have inspired you to join in with this month's challenge, which is open internationally. Once again the details are  here.

Remember that if you order more than $15 of product from the website (after discounts and before shipping) and quote my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at checkout not only can you get 20% off your order you can also choose a product for FREE up to the value of $7! Here is a link to the website.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. 

Bye for now,

Jane x 

More birds and bees for Country View challenges

Good morning it's time for my 2nd design team make for our current April "birds and the bees" challenge over at Country View Challenges. 

The weather is certainly warming up and there is plenty of blossom for the bees to start feasting on.

As always there is a fab £20 voucher up for grabs for one lucky randomly selected winner to spend on the website.  You can find all the details of the challenge and more examples made by my talented teamies here.

This is what I got up to;

I made a background with this mix of distress inks

I stamped the birds from the Visible Image learn to fly again set and their thank you sentiment. I then die cut out some hexagons using some old Tim Holtz dies. 

I stamped the bees from Tim's  Entomology set stamping some on the hexagons and die cutting others.

I then put everything together and matted onto black card. 

Here is my finished card

with a couple of close ups 

 and one last shot.

I hope I may have inspired you to join in with our "birds and the bees" challenge. You can use any stamps/products, the choice is yours. 

You can enter our challenge as many times as you like and combine with other challenges. There is also a £20 crafting voucher up for grabs to the lucky randomly selected winner to spend over on the Country View Crafts on line store. Remember that UK postage and packing from CVC is free on all orders over £7.50! Once again all the details for the April challenge can be found here.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Bye for now

Jane x

April stamps and curves for STAMPlorations

 Hello and welcome to April 1st which also happens to be my birthday! This is my second design team post up as it is time for our newest theme over at the STAMPlorations  Theme and Photo prompt challenge. This is our lovely theme and photo prompt

 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 😊I also offer a very special extra treat if you use my code, details at the end of this post.

You can enter up to a maximum of 3 entries. There are awesome prizes up for grabs; A $20 prize code for the winner, as well as $7 prize codes awarded to 3 randomly selected entries. Please remember to add our challenge logo to your post if you would like to be in with a chance of winning. Full details can be found here.

You can work with the theme, the photo prompt or both as I always love to do. 

I worked with the following awesome products and have added live links to them in my post. Remember if you also use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off on top of any existing discounts! Shery ships internationally at very low cost too.

Party time

Bubbles stencil

and the Shaker balloon #die

This is what I got up to;

I hope I may have inspired you to join in with this month's challenge, which is open internationally. Once again the details are  here.

Remember that if you order more than $15 of product from the website (after discounts and before shipping) and quote my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at checkout not only can you get 20% off your order you can also choose a product for FREE up to the value of $7! Here is a link to the website.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I will be back with my 2nd DT project on 15th of this month.

All those bubbles seemed perfect too to share a virtual glass of champagne with you to celebrate my Big Birthday today. Cheers! 

Bye for now,

Jane x 

The birds and the bees for my birthday

Hello everyone it's 1 April and my birthday too!

It is a biggy for me this year...today I am six.......ty. Gulp how on earth did that happen? Do enjoy a virtual glass of champagne. It's been in the fridge to chill. 

It's my 2nd Lockdown birthday and sadly all the plans we had cannot take place but we are safe and coming out of Lockdown slowly so I am not complaining. Celebrations will have to wait. Our family have still have not celebrated last Christmas together and we have all our pressies unopened so perhaps I can have a 60th Christmas party in the summer! 

Of course being the first of the month I have 2 design team posts today for our new challenges.  First up is my design team post for Country View where our challenge theme for this month is "The birds and the bees". So we would like you to share projects where the focus is on birds and/or bees. 

As always there is a fab £20 voucher up for grabs for one lucky randomly selected winner to spend on the website.  You can find all the details of the challenge and more examples made by my talented teamies here.

So as it is my birthday I decided that I had to make a birds and bees birthday card. 

This is what I got up to. I made a distress ink and oxide background

I stamped my Visible Image Life is beautiful humming bird and the flower from their Create Chaos set onto inky mop up card and cut them out. Next I stamped the birthday sentiment into the corner and some stamping behind the flower ready to add the flower

I added some colouring to the bird

I also stamped him on the card ready to add the cut out one on top. 

 I stamped some extra small birds from the learn to fly again stamp set in the background. 

I also stamped and die cut some bees from my Tim Holtz Entomology stamp set and gave them a little colour.

It was then time to put everything together.

Here is my finished card;

with a couple of close ups. You can see some extra shading and glossy accents added to the bubbles.

and one final shot.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

We would love to see you join in with our April challenge. 

I hope I may have inspired you to join in with our "birds and the bees" challenge. You can use any stamps/products, the choice is yours. 

You can enter our challenge as many times as you like and combine with other challenges. There is also a £20 crafting voucher up for grabs to the lucky randomly selected winner to spend over on the Country View Crafts on line store. Remember that UK postage and packing from CVC is free on all orders over £7.50! Once again all the details for the April challenge can be found here.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Take care and stay safe. I will be sharing my 2nd design team project on the 15th.

Back again in a couple of hours!

Bye for now

Jane x

When there are blue skies, Mindful Moments 6

Hello and welcome to my 6th Mindful Moments. If you did not see my first post and wonder what these are do check it out here.  Thank you to everyone who has been reading them. I can see from my stats that these are getting at least twice the usual traffic of my other posts, which has really inspired me to keep trying to get them written weekly if I can. I really hope you are finding them a moment to make you smile and stay mindful during these very turbulent times. 

Mother Nature is still being very kind to me here in South East England by sending another week of wall to wall sunshine and clear blue skies from dawn to dusk. There was a little bit of a chilly wind earlier in the week but the last few days have been very warm.

So what have I been up to? Well I am still enjoying my gorgeous newly landscaped garden, with lots of lunches and breaks taken outside. 

The acers are looking stunning in their pots

My bulbs are still blooming away. The daffs are nearly finished but now the tulips have come out

and how about these, which opened over a few days......

 into scarlet and yellow beauties

The spring blossom I have seen on my daily socially distanced walks has been breathtaking

and we can now "cast a clout" as the May is out!

I also spotted these gorgeous camellia

and the joy of this week....I spotted my first dino babies!

So I have a lot to be grateful for this courtesy of Mother Nature. What joy she can bring.

My Mindful Moment Make this week is a card I made for my Hb, I was so inspired by the sunshine that I made an inky sunny background and used my new delightful stamp set by the lovely Tracey Easson. I coloured the mice with zig pens and added some glossy accents to the stars.

Because these gorgeous clear skies during the day really do make the stars shine bright. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

Addicted to stamps and More 1/3 anything goes

The house that stamps built 1/3 anything goes

Simon says stamp Monday Create a scene

A bit more time to craft 3/3 anything goes

Creative artiste 2/3 anything goes

I found this little quote for today by John Burroughs, I think it sums me up!

I go to nature to be soothed and healed and to have my senses put in order. 

Please keep safe, keep mindful, keep washing those hands and looking around at the beauty and inspiration from Mother Nature.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

With love, Jane x