Tuesday Taggers - No Patterned papers

hopefully this has scheduled to post beautifully - if not - sorry folks! Im at work so have no blog access its a banned site you know!
So how much of a challenge is this? Well I find I use less and less patterned papers these days so it wasnt too tough. Im still dreaming of finally doing Mr Holtz's 12 tags of Christmas 2007 and 2008 this is quite close I have to say. I made a Christmas card last year along these lines too and love how the background is different each time its done. Ive used alcohol inks for the background then stamped the tree and Believe with Rangers archival ink - the only one I have found which works well with the alcohol inks. The snowflake is from a long forgotten QVC tsv kit but I love how it works on this tag. All mounted onto black card to frame it - Im quite pleased with the result. Thanks as ever to Mr tim Holtz for oodles of design inspiration :0)
Hop on over to see what my fellow teamies at Tuesday Taggers have done - some brilliant work and sooo creative. HAGD xx Janet

Some Kanban quickies

Im lucky to live near enough to the Kanban outlet to stock up on good quality card (when I can get a lift with my craft buddies that is!) I picked up this sheet of santa images. I think they are usually foiled and die cut but this was just a sheet to cut out. Ive used the nestabilities to cut them out and k&Co papers for matting and layering. Quick cards but I do like the images very much. ive added the Christmas ticket sentiment which is a magnolia stamp - really like ticket stamps although i dont think Im that brilliant at using them.


Think thats my creativity for today LOL
Have a brilliant Saturday x Janet

and another

This was my first stamper anonymous set. I bought it at GNPE on the Katys corner stand , I think about 2 years ago, which sadly is no longer in business. I adore that word - Believe - how magical this world would be if ony we could all believe :0)

Feeling pretty down today. I have finally heard from the DVLA who want me to return my driving license. So thats it - Its official I am no longer a driver until I am free from this awful menieres which has taken over my life. So life feels a bit pants today.
I am however a naturally half full not half empty person and know from experience worse things could happen so I will pick myself up and dust myself down and get on with it as i usually do. Just not today x
Janet

More of those stamps

From another of the stampers anonoymous sets - this is another jolly Santa. Again much use of distress inks and archival inks to get a collaged, layered feel and stickles for the holly berries for a touch of sparkle. Havent made this into a card as Im working on an idea of a festive banner so maybe it will end up with that!

Another sleepy day for me - think Im catching up on all I missed last week when i couldnt sleep as I couldnt breathe properly! Off for a hair cut tomorrow see if my mop can be tamed - Its sure to be wet and windy though so I will still look like a walking hay stack by the time I get home LOL

Janet xx

Stampers Anonymous stamps

I Love these stamps and bought quite a few sets in different sales after last Christmas. This is one of my favourite sets. All coloured using promarkers and distress inks finished off with a gold spritz made with blonde moments pearl pigment powders. Think there will be more of this to come!
Feeling a lot better though I have slept all day today. Got thrush in my mouth and ulcers all over my uvela but it feels tons better than it was. Heading off to bed to sleep some more!
Have a great evening x Janet

Tuesday Taggers - Handbags and Gladrags

This week we are getting ready for the party season so want to see all your glammed up projects! Mines an atc - just black card stamped with the new stampin up white pigment ink - stamps by woodware - then added papermania gems to bling it all up ! Hope you like it.
Hop on over and see my fab teamies work

Janet xx

Ive been sooo poorly

Been missing this week due to being ill. Doc thinks I began with swine flu but then got a throat infection - It was so swollen I couldn't breathe properly at night so hardly slept for 4 nights until it calmed down. I feel like Im rattling from all the pills I have to take and am still with no energy and really washed out. My mouth is getting really sore so now Im wondering If I have oral thrush to add to the list of ailments so another doctors visit tomorrow me thinks.

Anyway here are a series of cards i have made for a colleague at work who gives her nieces money for Christmas. The brief was a money wallet with the child name on so they all have a pocket inside the card!


Papers by sandylion and image from Pink gem stamps coloured with promarkrs.

super cute images - the other stamps Ive used are by kelly paccini. This is my favourite from the set below

This ones a high hopes one!

Hope she likes them xx Janet