National coffee day blog hop

 Hello and welcome to National coffee day...yes it really is and the ladies over at the Coffee loving cardmaking group are hosting a fun hop. All the details of the event are  here 

I am delighted to be taking part as one of the designers for STAMPlorations.  

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.

This is what I got up to;

I used one of my shaving foam marbled distress ink backgrounds from my stash and stamped the bold sentiment coffee always

I stamped some of the cups and mugs from sketchy cups

and cut them out.

Then I  put my design together.

This is the card I made;

with some close ups;

and 1 final shot.

To be in with a chance of winning a prize is really simple; 

One commenter who leaves a comment on the STAMPlorations blog and the DT girls blogs/IG post will win their choice of 4 coffee-themed paper goods ($28 value). Wow!

For additional chances to win also check out the Coffee lovers main blog here to see the other sponsors. 

And here is my last little offer for you as promised;

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.

So don't forget to leave me a little comment here before you go and remember to pop on over to the STAMP blog here. Thanks so much for stopping by and good luck everyone! 

Back soon,

 Bye for now,

Jane x

PS Do also come and find me on Instagram here; @jane.tyrrell where I share many more of my makes and sneak peeks than I have time to blog. 

7th birthday celebrations over at STAMPlorations

Hello and welcome to day 1 of our 7th STAMPlorations birthday bash.

 Yes 7 years of awesome STAMP products. I am taking part in a fun week long birthday celebration. As you can see in the graphic above there are some awesome prizes up for grabs and lots of ways of joining in with the fun. Commenting and linking up to the birthday linky party closes on November 8

Linking up to the STAMPlorations stash $50 gift code giveaway closes on October 31.

There are also 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 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 here. 

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

So for Day 1 I thought I would share some coffee with you all and make a coffee inspired slimline card. These cards are really making a revival in the crafting market and Shery brought out a brilliant range of slimline stencils. I can remember making these card over 25 years ago, it shows that fashions go round and come round doesn't it! 

I used the gorgeous new leaf prints 4 slimline stencil

with 

smell the coffee

 and sketchy coffee cups 

This is what I got up to.

First I used glitter paste through the awesome stencil

I stamped the smell the coffee sentiment

and the hearts and cups from  sketchy coffee cups and cut them out. 

and here is my slimline card. These are such fun to make and these new stencils are just perfect. You can see the whole range here.

a few close ups;

and one final shot.

All the details are  here. 

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

Pixie's snippets playground #389 

Crafty Catz 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 my Day 2 post..stay tuned.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Remember that even leaving a comment here you are  in with a chance of winning one of the prizes.  

Good luck 

See you tomorrow,

Bye for now,

Jane x

The return of the theme and photo prompt challenge at STAMPlorations

Hello stamp friends. After the summer break the challenges over at STAMPlorations  are all back and the STAMPgirls are raring to share some new projects. I am a proud to continue to be a member of the theme and photo prompt challenge. I now 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 😊

Here is our challenge theme banner for October 

You can enter up to a maximum of 3 entries. There are awesome prizes up for grabs;  A $20 prize code for the winner, who this month will be chosen by me,  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

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. For my background stencil I used the lovely Barley stencil

with the awesome cup and flower from Thank you coffee stamp set 

with one of the sentiments from Coffee for all seasons

This is what I got up to;

I stamped and coloured the lovely cup from Thank you coffee  and cut it out, adding some gold glitter to the flower centres.

I used one of my shaving foam reinker backgrounds I made during the summer with my granddaughter. 

Using glitter frosting paste and the Barley stencil I added  this to the background.

This is it wet

and below the lovely shimmer when it is dry.

I stamped one of the sentiments from Coffee for all seasons 

added some white pen details,

distressed the edges and then matted up my card onto a 7x5" card blank.

Here it is;

I hope I may have inspired you to join our new October challenge. Remember all the details can be found here .

Thanks for stopping by today. I will be back with my 2nd DT project for  STAMPlorations on 15th of this month..and a little heads up... we will soon also be celebrating our 7th birthday with an exciting blog hop all that week and lots of prizes! Stay tuned.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

April watercolours for STAMPlorations

Hello it's the first Friday in the month which means that is time for our new Theme and Sketch April challenge over at STAMPlorations. The theme this month is a real favourite for me 

 I LOVE watercolours and below is the sketch which you could also choose to use, instead or as well as the theme.

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.

As always I used the theme and sketch and this is what I got up to.

I used the fun before coffee bold sentiment

and the
Convalleria stencil

 I made a watercolour background using distress inks and then added the stenciling as per the sketch using dark green Versafine Clair ink.

On a piece of spare watercoloured card I added some more ink and then stamped embossed the sentiment and die cut it out.
Here is my finished card.

with a close up.

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

Polkadoodles anything creative/mixed media

The crafting addicts 2/3 anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 1/3 anything goes
CRAFT 1/3 inspired by a song mine is One more cup of coffee by Bob Dylan
Cute card Thursday 1/3 anything goes
Mod squad 1/3 stencil your background
The house that stamps built 1/3 use a stencil

Remember if you would like to buy these stamps or stencil just enter my code STAMPGIRLJANE at the checkout to get 20% off on top of any current discount being offered.

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,

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

*******PS if anyone is going to the Ally Pally Crafting show tomorrow, Saturday 6th, do swing by stand E9 and say hi as I am demoing for Visible Image on the Stamper's Grove stand *******

Coffee time

As you know I am huge tea drinker and nothing pleases me more than a fresh cuppa. My handmade cards are sold in Dotty's Teahouse in  Carshalton, being a vintage Tea Room pleases me immensely and I love visiting there and taking tea.

 Dotty's obviously serves coffee too and I snapped the owner Rebecca there recently making a cup for a customer.

Today is my mid month inspiration for STAMPlorations and I thought I would make another coffee themed card for Dotty's. If you missed the first one I made here is that post.

The October theme for our challenge is stamps plus 2 colours 

and all the details are  here

If you want to you can use this lovely sketch but it is not compulsory you could just got with 2 colours 

I used the brilliant Coffee for all seasons stamp set. There are 4 different stamps, one for each season plus 2 fun quotes. I worked with the sketch and 2 colours; brown and gold.

This time I used all four stamps which I stamped in sepia on Kraft card and clear embossed

 I then painted accents with metallic gold watercolours

I cut 2 flags of  gold inky mop up card and added gold gems. I then doodled a border in brown and gold pens around the stamps and added the sentiment.

I would like to link up to the following challenges;

Noor UK fall colours

Sparkles monthly 2/3 autumn colours
Creative Moments 2/3 anything goes
The Ribbon Girl 2/3  use an image

Thanks for stopping by today...perhaps you might be planning a coffee catch up with someone? If you like this great coffee stamp set you can get an amazing 20% off  this (and anything else on the website) just by typing STAMPGIRLJANE in at the checkout. You will find it  here Enjoy 😊

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x