Little Red Wagon # 251 - Confetti.

Good morning!

Finally, I'm here bright and early on a Wednesday morning for this weeks challenge over at.......

The reason of course, is that it's my turn to host and to be honest, I couldn't really think of a witty title so straight to the point it is!

Confetti!

I'd like to see you use whatever you like......bling, paper, sequins etc. to create the look.

For my sample, I'll be the first to admit it's not all that 'confetti' like!

You know when you have an idea in mind, then start to create and it sort of takes a life of it's own?

This was one of those.

I got a little carried away with the pearls and Liquid Pearls which started to remind me of the topping on a cake, so I went with a sprinkles/confetti kinda look instead!

The sweet little image there is one I've had for eons, but still super cute from By Lori Designs and coloured with Copics.

To make up for my confetti/not quite confetti sort of thing, I decided to decorate the inside of the card a little too.

Why not join in with this weeks challenge, cause I'm sure you'll probably have more success!

Just link up over on the blog and don't forget to check out some inspiration from the rest of the Girlfriends too.

Have fun and I'll see you back here Friday,
Jayne.x.

Little Red Wagon #230 - Bling It Up

Hey, how's it going?

Another Wednesday means another collection of crafty creations from the Girlfriends over at Little Red Wagon.......

and this week Joanne would like us to 'Bling It Up!

Now don't be shy - dive right into those wagons and dig out the glitz, the glimmer, the shimmer, the shine........well, you get the general idea!

I went with a good old fashioned hoard of rhinestones I've been keeping in my stash forever.  This challenge is the perfect opportunity to use up a whole load of them.

Here goes:

I can practically here the disco music blaring from this card - those were the days!...........(yep I'm a 70's girl!)

The image on here is a rubber stamp (gasp!) from Kraftin Kimmie, coloured with Copic's quite some time ago - I'd placed it in that sad forgotten 'waiting to proceed to a card' pile of images and.......well........forgot about it!

Not a lot more going on here for today so why not go dig out your own collection of bling.  If you're in need of a little inspirational dazzle, check out the projects from the rest of the Girlfriends over on the blog.

I'll be seeing you again on Friday.....I have a layout lined up and a sketch too!

See you then,
Jayne.x.

Little Red Wagon #222 - Childs Play

Time for another new challenge over at Little Red Wagon.........

Tracy is holding the reigns for the first time this week, and she'd like to see a card for a child......any occasion will do!

It's strange, but most of the cards I make are probably for kiddo's, especially those with coloured images as I always tend to go for the 'cutesy' ones.

Now however, when I'm given the task of making something specifically for a mini kinda person, I hummed and arrrd so to speak.....couldn't quite decide what I wanted to do till I finally just jumped in yesterday and went with the flow.

Here's the result.....

I think I like it.......I like the image at least!

All of the details are cut with my Silhouette - I'm still at that stage where any excuse to play will do!

The image is an oldie from Pollycraft (the store closed a while ago I believe)and colouring is courtesy of my Copics.

That's about it so why not head off to your crafting table and set to work on a cutesy creation of your own.  Link up over on the blog and be inspired by the other Girlfriends while you're there too.

Keep warm (extremely difficult when it's -30 out there I know!) and have a great day.

I'll see you Friday,
Jayne.x.

Little Red Wagon #221 - Clean and Simple

Yep, that just about covers it for this weeks challenge over at...........

Joanne would like to see a little 'less is more' for her Clean and Simple challenge.

Ahhh it almost feels like a reprieve when these challenges come along - no guilt associated with quashing that need to add more!

Nope, just enjoy a little colouring, a snippet of an embellie here or there and Bob's your Uncle you're done.

Here goes:

I played with my Cameo again.....cut a section from a 12" x 12" background,added a border then used it as an overlay(believe me, this is a major accomplishment in my book!).

The pretty little lady from Saturated Canary is coloured with Copic's and fussy cut for me by my electronic assistant......that's just a fancy way of me saying I figured out another button in the software!

Oh, I did manage to design and cut the pennant too, then used a Sketch pen to add the sentiment and the outline.......WOW.....3 new buttons in one day!

That's about all from me so all you need is 10 minutes to join in with this weeks challenge. Link up over on the blog and check out the beautifully 'clean and simple' projects from the rest of the Girlfriends while you're there.

Have a great day and I'll see you Friday with a layout cause I have a couple of scrappy dates planned this week......seriously hoping to get my fingers dirty if inspiration strikes!

Ttfn,
Jayne.x.

Little Red Wagon #218 - New Beginnings!

Hi there and a Happy New Year to you!

I think last night was the quietest, most uneventful New Years Eve I've ever had.......and to be honest that suits me just fine!

I sat in my jammies, watched a little TV, did a little crafting, worked on the PC - yep that was about the extent of it.

Just as well I managed a little crafting though, as there's no denying the dedication of  the Little Red Wagon Girlfriends in bringing you this weeks challenge on January 1st no less!

It's my turn to host, so it's quite fitting that the theme I chose for this weeks challenge is 'New Beginnings'.

You might decide on a 'New Year' type of card, or 'New Home', 'New Job'.........I'm even allowing liberties in letting you create with that brand 'new' Scrappy item you acquired at Christmas!

The choice is yours as long as your creation has a connection to something 'New'.

I have a scrappy girlfriend in need of a 'New Baby' card so that's the route I chose.

Colouring is with Copic's and the digi is an oldie but goodie from Lori Boyd (I'm still convinced she has some of the cutest baby/kiddo digi's around!).

Hopefully you'll get a chance to join in with our 'New' challenge over at Little Red Wagon this week, just remember to link up your creation over on the blog and we'll be stopping by to say 'Hi'.

The Girlfriends have a generous dose of inspiration for you of course, but unfortunately we are waving goodbye to two of our team........Regan and Tammy.......their creativity will be sadly missed around here!

Have a great week,
Jayne.x.

Little Red Wagon #215 - Christmas Birthday.

Good morning on yet another freezing cold day in these parts.

I'm definitely NOT a Winter person so it's about now I start getting grouchy and dreaming of hibernation!

To make matters worse, our puppy has decided he LOVES snow, so what  used to be a quick dash outside to do what needed to be done (!), has now turned into an epic journey of discovery, rolling around and frolicking in the white stuff every time we venture out there!

Thermals will be added to the Christmas list me thinks........hope I've been a good girl otherwise the dogs gonna loose out.

Anyhow onto the purpose of today's post, (but just in case you're wondering, no I have not succumbed to any nasty bacteria my kiddo's may feel the need to share.......yet!).........it's Little Red Wagon Day........

Tammy's leading the charge today and as she's a December baby, she'd like to see some Christmassy kinda Birthday cards.

Don't think I've ever made one to be honest, but what I can gather from anyone I've ever come into contact with who has a Birthday within the close vicinity of Christmas, they usually get the 'double up' kinda card/prezzie. This in turn might peeve them, I'm guessing, just a little.......rightly so!

Now as I'm not one to rub salt in the wounds I thought I'd make a sweet, perfectly appropriate Birthday card with no hint or suggestion of recycling, or anything Christmas!

I love the look on this girls face - the kind you see when they find the dreaded Christmas sweater under the tree, and perfect for our topic of conversation!

Digi is from Saturated Canary and coloured with Copic's, while papers are a 2012 winter collection from We R Memory Keepers.

That's about all so head on over to the Little Red Wagon blog for some Christmassy Birthday inspiration from the rest of the Girlfriends.
You can wish Tammy a Happy Christmas Birthday while you're there too!

Have a great day and I'll see you Friday,
Jayne.x.
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Challenges entered:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - #116 Snowflakes
Crafting From The Heart - #2 Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenges - #192 Let It Snow
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Girly
Created With Love Challenges - #70 Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Let It Snow
Lexi's Creations - #105 Snow
Make It Monday - #170 Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog - Blue
Lacy Sunshine Stamps - #23 Celebrations (Mine is Birthday obviously!)
Opus Gluei - #171 Brrrrrring It On

Little Red Wagon #208......Eyelets......Remember those?

Well would you look at that - here I am perfectly on time with a post for once, and it happens to be Tammy's turn to throw down the gauntlet this week over at.........

She would definitely like us to dig deep into our stash to hunt down some 'Eyelets'.....remember those?

Well actually I do cause I LOVE those things - no word of a lie!

I discovered a new found love for them approximately a year ago and have been using them pretty regularly ever since.....put some on the last 3 layouts I churned out......honest!

Anyhow, thank goodness for the Crop-a-dile cause there was no way I was hammering those babies into this card..........

Yep.....all 15 of them!

I think I must have bought a job lot in the early days of my scrapbooking venture, and I hate to say it, but I may have to go out and buy some more!  Do they even still sell these things?!

The stamp I used today (yes STAMP!) is from Whipper Snapper Designs and has actually been patiently sitting coloured with Copics for over a year!

The rest of the Girlfriends have some inspiration waiting for you if you check out their links in the left sidebar OR you can see them of course over at the Little Red Wagon blog whilst you're linking up your own 'Eyelet' creation.

That's it from me but I'll be back again this week with a layout.

Have a good one,
Jayne.x.

Little Red Wagon #202 Frame It!

OK, so it's Regan's turn hosting the challenge this week over at ..........

and she'd like to see a frame on your project.

Done, and it's CAS all the way for this girl!

Here goes:

I did finally use one of the Crate Paper fabric frames I've been hoarding, since my girlfriend bought them for me quite a while ago........thanks Carola!

Digi is from Saturated Canary and coloured with Copic's.

I tried a slightly darker skin tone and I'm still trying to decide if she looks as though she has a slight sunburn!

Oh well, we live and learn.

Feel free to join in with this weeks challenge over on the blog, and don't forget to check out the creations from the rest of the girlfriends.

That's it from me, see you soon,
Jayne.x.

Little Red Wagon #199 - Layers

Hi there.

Apologies for my late posting of this weeks Little Red Wagon Challenge.......

........I was on vacation till the beginning of the week, had problems with both FireFox and IE since we got home - neither wanted me to make an appearance here so I'm now attempting Google Chrome, then most of my time has been taken up by this little guy:

Our new bundle of fluff......Charlie.

I've been transported back to the crazy baby days of trying to fit in every possible task during 'nap' time, and although it seems to be his mission to Christen every rug in my house (you know what I mean!), I'll forgive him anything cause he's so darn cute!!

Anyhow, I'm sure you'll be seeing more of Charlie around here, but right now let's get back to the task at hand........this weeks Little Red Wagon challenge was issued by Joanne and she'd like to see at least 3 layers.

No problem!

I am now wondering how a card with 6 or 7 layers on there manages to look as though there's barely anything on it!

Oh well, mission complete.

Papers are 'Fabulous' from Simple Stories and digi is from Pollycraft, coloured with Copic's.  The layout was inspired by this weeks Deconstructed Sketch.

You still have a few more days to join in with this weeks challenge so why not?  Check out some inspiration from the rest of the girlfriends too.

Me, I'm off to do laundry as Charlie's fast asleep at my feet.

Hopefully I'll have a little more success in regards to posting on here next week, so I'll see you then.

Have a great weekend,
Jayne.x.
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Challenges entered:
The Deconstructed Sketch - Sketch #115
2 Sisters Challenge Blog - #158 Square Cards
Card Crafter's Circle - #89 Bright Colours
Simply Create Too - #44 For A Child 

Little Red Wagon #196 - Christmas in July!

Hi there.

I'm running a little behind with today's post (as is the norm!)......should have appeared yesterday, but things were a little busy and time got the better of me.

The usual joys of cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, looking at more fluffy bundles of fur (the puppy variety) and generally entertaining the kiddo's..........entertaining resulted in the form of "Let's detox and vacuum the couch and clean every other surface in the family room!".

Much fun had by all!!

Anyhow, yesterday over at Little Red Wagon......

........our hostess, Rosanne wanted to see a little Christmas spirit.......just about snook that one in on the last day of July for a "Christmas in July" challenge.

I'd coloured a Christmas image quite a while ago - probably one of those from last Christmas that never actually made it to a card, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to dig it out and be ahead of the game for this years celebrations.

Winter Joy.

Changed things up a little and went with a simple Easel card.

Haven't made one of these in a looooong time!

The digi is from Pollycraft and coloured with Copic's.

 

Papers are from Authentique.

Hopefully you might get a chance to join along with this weeks challenge over on the blog.

Also check out what the rest of the girlfriends came up with, if you need a little festive inspiration!

Have a great day.

I'm off to get things rolling with the "Let's see who can clean a bathroom the fastest" game.

The joys of summer vacation!

Take care and I'll see you soon,

Jayne.x.

 

Little Red Wagon #195.....Tag you're It!

Good mornin'!

I'm being a very responsible 'Blogger' right now so here I am, on time for once with my Little Red Wagon post!

It's Regan's turn to host this weeks challenge and she'd like to see a 'tag' somewhere on your creation.

Here's my effort :

Ever look back at a card you've made and can't quite decide if you actually made it, or an overly energetic kindergartner dived in at the last moment and did the deed?

This is one of those cards!

Add to the fact that I've probably created a new card size.........this is the 5"x6", you know that common card size that everyone has an envelope for.  It began as a 5"x7" whilst I was sticking everything on there, then decided I didn't like it and chopped off the top!

Oh when am I going to learn that when you begin a card, then leave it half finished so that you're forced to complete it the following night at 11.00pm after a work shift, and it just happens to be the night before your daughters Birthday, which incidentally you need the card for...........the 'mojo' has an entirely different plan as to how the evening is going to pan out!

At least there's an abundance of tags on there.

The stamp (yes, stamp!) is from the Greetings Farm and coloured with Copic's.

Papers are For the Record 2 by Echo Park and the layout was inspired by last weeks sketch over at The Deconstructed Sketch.

Thanks for stopping by, why not go check out what the rest of the Girlfriends created over on the blog........you might even have an easier time with your own 'tag' adventure!

Enjoy the day and I'll be seeing you Friday,
Jayne.x.

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Challenges entered:
The Deconstructed Sketch - Sketch #110
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - #97 Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Bling It On
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - #56 Blue
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Birthday
LEJ Designs - #63 Cute
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Happy Birthday Dad!

Good morning.....here I am bright and early for a change!

Sheesh did we get a nice little storm yesterday, and a power outage to match.  You can guarantee these things always seem to happen around dinnertime!  Yesterday's 4pm till 9.15pm was no exception so by 7.30pm we were dining on sandwiches for dinner.......couldn't even brave the thunder/lightning and winds to crank up the BBQ. 

Anyhow, hopefully it has cleared the humidity a little.

The reason I'm here on this bright, early Saturday morning (well actually I'm still probably lying in bed........you know very well I scheduled this post!) is to wish my dear Dad a very Happy Birthday........the BIG 70!

Couldn't let the occasion pass by without some recognition, and of course a card posted on here, so here goes:

Another 'Maurice' image from Pollycraft - I can't resist him when it comes to male cards!

Papers are from Pebbles Inc. and colouring is of course with Copic's.

That's about it for today - short and sweet.

Happy Birthday Dad........have a fabulous, relaxing (toothache free!!) day.......love ya!

See you all soon,
Jayne.x.

A Happy Anniversary!

Hello again.

Tuesday marked the 47th Anniversary of my parents Wedding Day.....not bad eh?

Unfortunately it was also the day we waved them off over the Atlantic, back home to England.  I tell ya, I loathe that drive home alone from the airport........just makes it very apparent that I've driven a full car load for a month, then suddenly on that return trip home......there's me!

Oh well, I have to look forward to next year when we can once again have fun, laugh with (and at!) one another and generally drive each other crazy as families do.........worth every moment!

In honour of their special accomplishment, I thought I'd post on here the card I made for them, a few days after the fact I know, but at least for once, they did actually receive it from me on time!

Happy Anniversary!

A Mo Manning stamp (Jack and Ginger) came through for me on this one, together with a crafty friend.....thanks Dee!

I wasn't sure if I might get a flip around the ear when my parents saw this, as despite the 47 years, they are not actually this advanced in age........hence the sentiment to soften the blow!

I couldn't resist though, as it's such a sweet image - perfect for the 47 years of marital (ahem) bliss I'm sure we can all imagine and aspire too!

Jack and Ginger are coloured with Copic's - dusted off for a second time in as many weeks, and papers are from an MME 'Breeze' 6"x6" pad.

The layout was also loosely inspired by this weeks Deconstructed Sketch.

Have a wonderful day.......I'm hoping that each and every one of us gets to achieve our 47 year status, but more importantly.....be sure to enjoy the journey!

Take care,
Jayne.x.

Little Red Wagon #193 Monochrome

Well HELLO!

Did you miss me......again?!
Apologies for not being around a lot recently, or rather, at all!  The last few weeks have been a little crazy busy as I have my parents here visiting from across the pond.  We've been making the most of our time together.....only happens once a year, so I'm afraid you'll just have to forgive me.

Yesterday we had a fabulous day, a trip into Toronto to see the current musical production of Cats.  Everyone enjoyed themselves no end, and as I speak my girls are wearing their newly acquired 'cats eye' t-shirts, scarves attached to their nether regions as tails, and with a little help from Mommy's eyeliner, a nose and whiskers........I'm sure they'll fit right in down at Walmart! (lol)

Anyhow, it's all back to business now as I have plenty of crafty creations to be blogging, just haven't had the time to make an appearance on here!

Unfortunately I've skipped out on the last couple of weeks over at Little Red Wagon (apologies to the ladies over there and our loyal followers), but I've finally caught up and hope to keep things back on track from now.

Sooooooo, without further ado, today yesterday over at............

...........it was Jan's turn to host and she chose Monochromatic as our theme.

Hmmm what colour to choose is the real question?  I figured I'd rifle through my stash of paper pads (I'm known to have maybe one or two!) and pick one that had plenty of shades of one colour.

Blue seemed to be the winner, so here's this weeks creation using a little 'Authentique' paper goodness:

The stamp I used seems to fit right in with our 'showery' weather we've had recently!  It's one that's sat in my stash for the last 3 to 4 years, so long that the wrapper is long gone and I can't remember for sure who designed it.  I'm guessing 'The Greeting Farm', but I'm sure someone out there will know more than me.

Colouring is with Copic's.....had to blow the dust off as I haven't used them in so long!

Well that's it from me for today, hopefully you'll get a chance to check out the creations from the rest of the girlfriends or better still, join in with this weeks challenge over on the blog.

Have a great day and I'll see you again SOON!
Take care,
Jayne.x.

Little Red Wagon #187.....Put A Cork In It!

Hello.

Tammy is hosting over on the Little Red Wagon blog this week and she'd like us to 'Put A Cork In It'!

In a polite fashion of course..........anything of the cork variety on your creation.

I haven't put a coloured image on a card for a while, so I dug into my stash and pulled out one I'd coloured a while ago - just hadn't made it to a card, so here goes:

I also found a sheet of cork I've had in my stash forever, so I hand cut myself a little spatula and mixing bowl.

Digi is from Pollycraft and coloured with Copic's.

Papers are MME and the layout was inspired by Jens sketch from last week, over at The Deconstructed Sketch.

Short and sweet today, so why not head over to Little Red Wagon and check out the creations from the rest of the Girlfriends.

Have another great day and I'll see you soon,

Jayne.x.

Little Red Wagon #178......Think Spring!

Hi there.

I'm sorry I've been AWOL the last few days........I really did mean to post and I have things to share, but I had a minor surgery on my hand on Monday which has made crafting a little awkward and everything else generally slow going!

Things are on the mend so till then I guess I'll just be moving at a slower pace (slower than normal I hear my Mother say!) even though I have plenty of projects I need to get finished up.

Had to drop in today though as it's Wednesday which means it's time for a new challenge over at Little Red Wagon.

This weeks challenge has been issued by Joanne, and she has told us to 'think Spring' and issued the following as colour inspiration.........

So no sooner said than done, here's my 'Spring'like (one handed!) creation.

Yes, there he is, the little guy most wanted for fraud right now, having convinced us all Spring was right around the corner.......have ya looked out of the window?!


I kept things fairly simple for obvious reasons, but I'm growing to like the clean simplicity of this.  Just don't look too closely at the fussy cutting - it's a little tricky to cut and hold paper with teeny tiny scissors when you have a bunch of gauze wrapped around your fingers.

The two separate digi's are from Meljens.......eons old probably, and colouring is with Copic's.

   
If you feel like joining along with this weeks challenge, don't forget to upload your creation to the blog.

Whilst you're there, check out the other gorgeous Spring creations from the rest of the girlfriends.

That's it from me.....typing with one hand and one finger is more than a pain in the you know what!

Have a great day and I'll see you soon,
Jayne.x.