January celebrations

We had a lovely time celebrating my Hb's birthday last Saturday. Our big and small babies all came over and the sun shone all day.

We managed to go to see and feed my Dino ducks late in the afternoon. Daisy and Jack are delighted that some will take food from your hand. 

Here are some of the sunny photos from Beddington Ponds. 

 This sweetie I have named Ringo and Daisy thought she only had 1 leg until I showed her that she was just resting!

 In the evening we had a party tea and cake of course. Jack helped his Dan Dan blow out the candles!

For my Hb's actual birthday on Monday we visited an old haunt which I will share with your very soon.

As I showed you my Hb's card on Monday my card today is a general birthday one, for sale at Dotty'sTeahouse, SM5 2AE. I have used some of my fab STAMPlorations stamps and a CUTplorations die.  They are clear embossed in my distress ink background. I made the  candle myself and added some stars and glitter to finish.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges;

A bit more time to craft 3/3 anything goes
More mixed media 3/3 anything goes
As you like it 3/3 anything goes
Craft stamper take it make it 2/3 January
The house that stamps built 1/3 anything goes
Through the craft room door 1/3 anything goes

Have a lovely weekend ahead and thanks as always for stopping by and for the kind comments you take the time to leave me.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

More May Cupcakes

We are half way through our May...gosh how quickly this month is going. I am here with my reminder for the current theme and sketch challenge over at STAMPlorations and I am here today with some more inspiration.
This is the theme

and the fab sketch

The rules in brief are that you need to use stamping on your projects. You don't have to use STAMPlorations stamps to enter but of course we love it if you do! You can link up 6 times with new blog posts and you need to add our logo to your post. You can go with the theme, the sketch or both, the choice is yours. There are some fab prizes to be won too! 

This is the link to the challenge with all the info you need.

Again I have used the theme and sketch.

I made a watercolour background using acrylic inks and sprays on kraft card.

I cut out some cupcakes using the brilliant  CUTplorations cupcake builder #2 dies set

And of course I need to glitter up those fab cherries on top too!

I then put my card together using the sketch for placement. 

I also stamped and red embossed  the sentiment from the 

Birthday bash set.

and made this card.

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

A gem of a challenge 2/3 anything goes

crafty catz 1/3 anything goes

Sweet stampin 2/3 anything goes

A bit more time to craft 2/3 anything goes

Crafting from the heart 2/3 anything goes

Crafting with an attitude 1/3 anything goes

Remember if you would like to buy this stamp set or die (or anything else on the website) just enter my code STAMPGIRLJANE at the checkout to get 20% off on top of any current discount being offered. You can see all the wonderful products; stamps, stencils and dies via this link here. Shery ships internationally at very reasonable rates. 

It would be great to see you joining in with the fun and perhaps you might even be the winner of the $15 coupon code? Once again This is the link to the challenge with all the info you need.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a lovely weekend.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x