hello friend + giveaway

Hello friend! :)

Sharing a card I made a while ago but forgot to blog. I used my Hello Friend and Dots and Stripes stamp sets.

I stamped the fox using a light colour (can't remember but it was dark enough for me to see) and I punched holes along the lines and hand stitched using black thread.

There's a summer sale going on at Jane's Doodles (15% off) and I thought I'd do a little giveaway. I'm giving away Doodle Flower and Doodle Flowers II. It's open worldwide. Just leave a comment and I'll choose a winner on Friday! :)

xo

happy birthday

Today it's my dad birthday....he would have been 82 (he was 18 years older than my mom...how about that!). I can't help but think of him every day because I can see so much of him in my kids especially my oldest.

Since it's Thursday and I like to do #tbt (throw back thursday) on instagram and it's my dad's birthday I wanted to share this photo of my father in a wedding party. I drew an arrow to point him out...handsome fella! 

The girl infront of him is his sister (my aunt).

I miss them both.

I had this Little Miss Mia image coloured for a while which came in handy this morning when I was starring at my background I stamped  and coloured (using my Doodle Flowers II stamp set). I coloured using my Graph'it markers.

xo

happy birthday

Hello!

Hope all is well! :)

I've been nominated for five days of artistic challenge by Simona on facebook so here's my card for day 1. I created a bunch of diy diecuts using my stamps (Pretty Peonies, *Butterflies, Stripes and Dots, Wise Owl and Doodle Flowers II).

Every now and then I'll stamp a bunch of images and cut them out to make my own diecuts or colour them and cut them out....I usually do this when my crafty mojo is gone. It comes in very handy like for this card. :)

Pop on over to the JD blog and check out Mariana's gorgeous card! :)

Take care!

xo

*Butterflies stamp set is sold out but will be restocking soon.

happy birthday

Hello!

This is my second post for today.

I wanted to share a card I created using my Doodle Flowers II and Stripes and Dots stamps sets.

I stamped, coloured (with Graph'it markers) and cut out my flowers. The sentiment is a SRM sticker.

xo

thank you

Hi!

This is what I woke up to!!!

It snowed yesterday, all night and it seems there's no end which means I'm snowed in, kids will not be going to school today...one of the disadvantages (or advantages depending on who you're asking) of living on a hill! 

I instagramed this yesterday. I used my Doodle Flowers II stamp set.

I then used my Graph'it markers to colour and wanted to have a water colour effect. This is perfect for those who say they can't colour and blend. I took took shades of the same colour and took my lightest to colour the whole flowers, not worrying about colouring to the edges (you want to leave a little white). Then take the darker shade and go over the flower on certain areas...to make it look like water colours. Here are the colours I used:

5125, 5135, 8210, 8240, 6110, 6140, 4147, 4175, 1150, 1140, 0000

For the sentiment I used a SRM sticker.

xo

happy birthday

Hi!

I have a couple of birthday's this month....this simple card is one that I'll be sending out all the way to China!! Again sorry about the photo's...I don't have a camera and take all photos with my phone. I also take them early in the morning and the lighting is often not very good. Good news is that I plan on buying a camera soon which means hopefully better photos AND video tutorials!! :)

This is another little sneak peek of something new coming soon!

I coloured my cupcake with Graph'it markers and added some 'sprinkles' using a glue easily found here in Croatia that dare I say it is almost exactly the same as Glossy Accents! It's called Schmuckstein Kleber by Hobby Line.

And here's another sneak peek! :) Ribbit! 

Pop on over to the JD blog and check out Miriam's FAB card!

 Take care!

xo

Spotlight Blog Hop

Update: Angeline can't make it for the hop (her stamps arrived late) so please skip Angeline and go straight to Ange. 

Hello!

I've been so busy working with a German manufacturer that I don't know whether I'm coming or going!! More on that soon! :) I forgot to send Jennifer one of the stamp sets in this spotlight blog hop!! (It's in the mail girl!)

Anyways...so glad you're joining us for this Spotlight Blog Hop!

We're spotlighting our newest stamp sets.

And let me just get out of the way my photos....serves me right for waiting last minute to photograph my projects...it has been raining all day and NOW as I type this the sun came out! :)

Read All About It

I just LOVE colouring!! And this set is so fun and easy to colour...it really is! I used my Graph'it markers to colour and did a little masking so that the books are behind her. For the books on her left I covered the top book with a post-it before inking in up. And for some reason books and apples make sense to me!! :)

I had this hair cut most of my childhood life! :)

Doodle Flowers II 

Who doesn't like flowers??!! This set is perfect for so many stamping techniques don't you think?!

I like fussy cutting...it relaxes me....I have issues! :) I have been asked if JD will have JD dies....hmmmm....

Wise Owl 

Wise Owl is another set that's perfect for lots of different techniques. I coloured the feathers with Graph'it markers (water colours would have been gorgeous too). I then add a little glitter with a glitter pen...it's not in your face glitter...just a touch! :)

Like all my stamp sets they are hand drawn by me (pencil/pen and paper).

We've got a very special guest designer (the wonderfully talented Jennifer McGuire) and two new JD design team members who are brilliant AND of coarse I'm giving away all three sets to one lucky winner (so make sure and comment)!! 

Hop away!! :)

Jane (me) http://janeb-myblog.blogspot.com

Jennifer (Guest Designer) http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/

Marion (new DT member) http://mademarion.vagg.org/

Miriam (new DT member) http://mprantner.blogspot.com/

Aga http://justmadefrompaper.blogspot.com/

Angeline http://thecreationofcreativity.blogspot.com/ 

Ange http://www.angeliquekelly.blogspot.com/

Evgenia http://evgeniapetzer.blogspot.com/

Mariana http://marianagrigsby.wordpress.com/

Jane's Doodles http://janesdoodles.blogspot.com

xoxo