Oriental ATC

Good evening, I hope you are having a good weekend - wow! the weather is fantastic here - summer at last (in the Autumn!!)

This week Simon Says Stamp and show are having an atc challenge.

I don't normally make atcs but thought I would have a go.


I stamped some clouds on the background, gold embossed them and coloured them in with with a white glaze gel pen. The kimono was stamped onto glossy photo paper and coloured in with gel pens.

thanks for visiting my blog

Jolanda x

gorjuss girl with star tag

My new stamp!! from ebay - isn't she lovely?


I am entering this tag into two challenges:
Fashionable stamping - make a tag
totally gorjuss - nothing square about me

Simon Says Stamp and Show some Steampunk!!

Good evening!!

I saw that SSSS are having a steampunk challenge this week - well that is a challenge for me!
I hope this is steampunk enough!!!

I've had this stamp of the singing lady for some time and have hardly used it - every time I try the image ends up in the bin - but this time I think I've cracked it!! lol
I thought this lady might need a bit of help with her singing - must be very tiring so I added a clockwork key to her back. Behind her are some cogs that turn to give her energy...

I finished it off with a crackled flower that I've also had for some time - I knew it would come in useful one day!

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

Gorjuss girl - hang me out to dry

Hi, I hope you are having a nice weekend.

I recently bought a Gorjuss stamp and it really is gorgeous!!

I made this card for my sister's birthday and as I used Marianne flower dies (Flora 2) I will enter it into Marianne Design Diva's latest challenge which is to use Marianne flowers

The image is coloured in with my new Promarkers - colouring is a real pleasure with them!

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

Marianne's little sweetheart Easel Card

I've just bought some promarkers and am practising colouring with them. Still doesn't look as professional as in the magazines but I will keep on trying!!!

The image is from Marianne Design - little sweethearts. The flowers and butterfly are all cut using my cricut. After inking the flowers I painted them with perfect pearls powder...very glam!! he he

I am entering this into several challenges:
Marianne's Design Divas - anything (Marianne) goes
fun with shapes and more - anything goes
lil red wagon - butterfly diecut
crafting for all seasons - birthday

I hope your day hasn't been too windy - despite the wind it has been lovely and warm.
Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

laptop Card/gift box

Hi everyone, this is card made by my daughter and me.  Her boyfriend really loves computers and we thought this would be a fun card to make for him.  It also doubles as a gift box.

First we made a box and lid.  On the lid we put a keyboard and then attached the 'screen' to the lid side.

A really simple and easy make!!!

Papertake weekly has an anything goes challenge this week.

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

Travel Suitcase Birthday Card

Hi everyone,

I made this card for my eldest son's birthday - He loves to travel, so I thought this was quite appropriate!

I used a couple of Tim Holtz stamps on this card and black embossed the images. The tag is also stamped but I don't know who made that one.

I am entering this card into the Stampman Challenge which is all about travel

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x