More time for tea

It is time for my second card to hopefully inspire you to enter our current challenge over at STAMPlorations.
The theme for March is stamps and tea/coffee. This is a fun one for me as I really am a tea addict.

 Below is the lovely sketch which you can also use if you would like to.

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 always tea time stamp set

and the clustered hearts stencil

Remember that if you use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the checkout you can save an additional 20% to any other offers currently running if you buy anything from the website. 

To make the white background I used texture paste through the stencil

and used red distress ink through the stencil on some inky mop up card for the border piece.

I stamped and paper pieced the cups and stamped one of the lovely sentiments.

Here is my finished card.

We really hope to see lots of you joining us over at the March challenge. Once again this is the link to the challenge with all the info you need.

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

Through the craft room door 2/2 anything goes
Happy Little stampers watercolour anything goes
Mix it up 2/5 anything goes
Simon says stamp Monday Feminine/girlie

Thanks so much for stopping by.....I'm off to put the kettle on.....

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Time for tea

Hello and welcome to a brand new STAMPlorations theme and sketch challenge. The theme for March is stamps and tea/coffee. This is a fun one for me as I really am a tea addict.
There is nothing I enjoy more that a proper cup of tea, in a cup and saucer in my garden and if the sun is shining it's even better!

I love sitting and enjoying my little garden whilst sipping my tea.

My family laugh that they have never heard me turn down the offer of a cuppa! I do sometimes drink cappuccino but I don't drink instant/filter type coffee at all. I went "off" coffee when I was pregnant with my son (now aged 30!) and never got a liking for it back!

There is also a sketch lovely sketch you can use too.

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 lovely 

Cup of roses

and Always tea time stamp sets.

Remember that if you use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the checkout you can save an additional 20% to any other offers currently running. 

First I stamped and water coloured the cup of roses.

I used some alcohol inks on Yupo paper to make my background.

I also paper pieced one of the cups from the always tea time stamp set.

I also used one of the sentiments.

Here is my finished card.

with some close ups showing the glittery roses.

and one last shot

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

Simon says stamp Wednesday anything goes
Time Out unique I love that alcohol ink backgrounds are so unique
Emerald Creek dares 1/3 Ordinary day
Creative artiste 1/3 anything mixed media
Happy Little stampers watercolour challenge 1/3 anything goes
 Craft stamper Take it make it 1/3 anything goes
CRAFT 1/3 Mother's day/female

Thanks so much for stopping by today and for the kind comments you take the time to leave me. They are so appreciated.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Rainbows and stamps for STAMPlorations

Hello, it's time for a brand new theme and sketch challenge over at STAMPlorations. For November  it is

Here is the lovely sketch which you can use too.

Please check out all the rules over at the main blog post here. In brief 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.

Today I am sharing my first card to hopefully give you some inspiration to join us. I have chosen to use both the theme and sketch.

The lovely stamp set I chose to work with is Always Tea time

I created a rainbow using distress re inkers on watercolour card

 I then repeat stamped the small teacups for the background

 I stamped and watercoloured the large teacup for the focal.

I matted up my card and added a ribbon and some sequins to finish.

Here it is. 

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

Crafty card makers 1/3 explosion of colours

Addicted to stamps and more 1/3 anything goes

Die cutting divas 1/3 anything goes
The Ribbon girl 1/3 anything goes
Cute card Thursday 1/3 anything goes

The sketch is a very simple one and lovely to work with. We hope to see lots of you joining in the month, you can go with the theme or sketch or both. Here is the link again .

Remember that you can also get 20% off all the products on the website if you use my code STAMPGIRLJANE ......now there's an offer your can't refuse.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Enjoy a lovely weekend. This photo was taken as I walked my latest cards down to sell at Dotty's Teahouse, there may not have been a rainbow but there is always something delightful to look at.

Have a lovely weekend, thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Jane x

More family time with STAMPlorations

Hello today I am sharing my 2nd mid month post for STAMPlorations

I am Guest Designing with these great stamps until July.

This the link to the main website, do check it out, there are some really fab designs there and Shery posts worldwide at a really reasonable rate.

The theme for June is Stamps and Family. You can find all the details here

For my first project I used the sketch to make an anniversary card for my Hb. If you missed this you can find it via this link.

For my 2nd project I thought of something very dear to my family's heart...drinking tea. Yes seriously in our family some of our most important decisions and discussions are made over a cup of tea. My family smile at how many times I will say
 "OK let's have a cuppa."
I even have some gorgeous cups and saucers which I like to occasionally serve my Earl Grey in.

There is nothing quite like a cup of tea in my books.

I used these products to make my tea inspired card;

Hello stamp from the Bold sentiments available here

and the cup of roses stamp available here

I used my roses and teacup stamp which I stamped onto my card base made from a D'Oxide piece of mop up card.

I then laid down some distress inks and used the wrinkle free distress technique to add my colours to another piece of card...building up the layers..................

I then stamped some of the words from the cup of roses set, randomly in the background.
I used some inky left overs to punch out 5 flower bases using my Tim Holtz flower punch. I layered them up and added a gel sticky brad to the centre of each one for some extra dimension.

. I stamped and embossed the hello sentiment from the bold sentiments set and fussy cut it out.

Here is my finished card.

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

Noor summer

Fashionable Stamping 2/3 feminine

Simon says stamp Monday 2/5 touchy feely
WOW embossing powder Summer
We love to create 2/2 #12

STAMPlorations are having a birthday blog hop to celebrate their 4th Birthday very soon. There are over $200 worth of prizes to be won.This is really not to be missed!

I will be a part of the hop on 28th June. All the details can be found via the main STAMPlorations blog here from Monday 19 June.
Here is a brief breakdown

*Participants must go to stamplorations.com, create an account, and add items to their wishlist. Then they add the link to their wishlist to the Inlinkz on the blog.

*Wishlist link up will open a week before the blog hop, on June 19. That post will contain the link up + step-by-step & a short video on how to link up their wishlist.

Prizes:

• Three (3) randomly drawn winners from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers blog will each receive a $25 gift certificate to the store
• One (1) randomly drawn winner from comments left on our Facebook page will win a grab bag consisting of new products worth up to $30
• One (1) randomly drawn winner from comments left on our Instagram page will win a grab bag consisting of new products worth up to $30
• Two (2) randomly drawn winners from the Wishlist Link Up will each win the products in their wish list (up to $50 MSRP)

Shery, the owner of STAMPloarations is also offering a very generous discount to the readers of my blog. Just quote the code STAMPGIRLJANE at the checkout and get 20% off your order of regular or sale items. This is for stencils as well as stamps and you can even combine my code with any offer! Wow, amazing savings to be made. She posts internationally. 

Meanwhile I hope you enjoy a lovely weekend ahead. The weather here has been just amazing....sending sunshine to those who don't have any....we have a bumper amount! I will enjoy my cups of tea in the garden.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Dotty's Teahouse turns 1

Yesterday was the 1st birthday for Dotty's Teahouse, the vintage tearooms in Carshalton, where I sell my cards. I cannot believe that a whole year has gone by. I joined Dotty's as a seller on day 1 and I numbered up card 405 recently so gulp I have made and sold a lot of cards in 1 year.
As always the window display looked delightful and was in the style of WW2 as Dotty's was also supporting Dame Vera Lynn's charity for the day.

 Rebecca and her lovely team were all dressed up and looked ab fab...here is Rebecca on the right with Lesley her right hand rock and roll woman 😁

These ladies are all so lovely, always smiling...

A quick peep at my cards....

There was live entertainment...........

Such a fun atmosphere

Even the original Dotty, the vintage caravan made an appearance

I love being a small part of Dotty's and if you are ever near to Carshalton High Street do stop by. It is the most wonderful place to enjoy tea and cake..and lunch too!

You may have spotted in my very first photo today that there were 2 birthday cards in the window.  I made them both 😊.m.

The one on the right I gave to Rebecca and her team. You will see that one on my blog in detail tomorrow so I will share my " Dotty is 1" birthday card today.
Here she is;

The girls from Dotty's commissioned me to make this card. They wanted something tea related and pink for Rebecca. This digi is one of  Lili of the Valley's simply print images and was perfect. I even die cut a pink cup with a stripey saucer! The papers  were a great find in my ancient paper stash....

Yes surely "everything stops for tea" 😉

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

Allsorts birthday it was also their birthday yesterday, but they were 8.. Dotty has some catching up to do!

Crafty Catz anything goes with a twist of more than 2 layers I have at last 5 on my card!

Creative Inspirations 3/3 anything goes

The Ribbon Girls 1/3 use any image

I am back tomorrow morning with my weekly Visible Image inspiration where I will share details of my other Dotty's birthday card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and can I extend a very warm welcome to my newest followers. Thank you for joining me on my creative journey here at Jane's Journal.

The sun is up and I am heading out to the garden to sort out my summer pots.

Bye for now,

Jane x