2013 STITCHING IN THE CHANGES

I would like to start this post with wishing my followers a very Happy New Year for 2013. 

The first thing I must mention is that I have decided to resign from the Kanban DT as despite being a huge fan of their fabulous products, my love of paper crafting has definitely faded and I feel that it shows in my creations.

Towards the end of 2012 I started to get very involved with working with felt and I love it.  I have found it incredibly refreshing to change direction and have been concentrating on building my sales page on Facebook called Stitch Geek Boutique .

 

Stitch Geek Boutique has been a bit of curiosity shop of creations to start with but I am starting to find my direction and realised that I love gingerbread men, so I have been hand drawing my own designs and creating patterns to create my own Cookie Characters inspired by the gingerbread man shape.

 

My first two new Cookie Characters just had to be love and babies.

 

This is my gorgeous 10inch Love Cookie Man he has a little pocket on his botton for a love note or even a lovely shiney ring.x

This is Cookie Baby Girl, baby boy to follow, she is being sold to be personalised with all the details of a new born. She is 7.5 inches x 9 inches.  She really makes me smile.

 

To end this new posting I thought I would share with you my best seller of 2012, again all to my own original hand draw pattern. I only launched them 2 weeks before Christmas and was still creating for orders on the Friday before Christmas.

These are my fabulous Pet Stockings. I absolutely love making these and hoping they will be as a big a success for 2013.

 

I do hope you will continue to join me through the coming year.

 

Jane.x

MAKING TIME FOR KANBAN

Well we are coming towards the end of 2012, so this will be my last kanban posting for this year. I wanted to end the year on something that was not only dimensional but a working piece, plus the magic of Sugar Buttons.x

 

For this piece I used the following from the Sugar Buttons range:

The Ribbon border is from 90024 - Ballet Cuties

Buttons from 900921 - Princess Posies

Toppers from 900927 - Fairy Friends

Blue stripes glitter card

Blue micro gingham glitter card

Pink micro gingham card

Pastel bling

 

Additional materials:

12 x 12 inch canvas

Working clock movement

Liquid pearls (for the faux stitching

 

This second piece is just a simple little 6 x 6 inch card. Showing that with kanban you don't need to use much to get a great effect.

 

Pappilon glitter acetate

Pink micro gingham card ( a left over scrap from a previous project)

Topper is from 900928 - Once upon a time

Kanban self adhesive yellow pearls

 

 

All that is left for me to do is wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012.xxx

 

STAMPING WITH KANBAN FOR THE DT

Hi Everyone

 

I thought I would go with a bit of stamping this week for my Kanban DT work.

 

 

 

This first card is stamped using the the Poinsettia stamp set plus one of the stamps from the Angel Stamp set.  All coloured with promarkers and the poinsettias have been decoupaged to give a lovely layered look and finished with distress ink for this vintage look.

 

This is my second card from the week, love this beautiful traditional robin stamp, but wanted to give it a modern funky twist with the pink and green using twinkling H2Os and various dies cuts using Kanban silver snowflake card 900512 and a pink metallic card

 

Pic 2 of the 2nd card

 

Really wanted to capture two extremes using Kanban stamps this week and hope you enjoy.

 

Happy Crafting

 

Jane.x

 

BEAUTIFUL BELLA FIORI FROM THE HOUSE OF KANBAN

A little late publishing this on my blog as it has been a manic few weeks, but time to catch up.

 

Last weeks DT piece is featured here made from the beautiful Bella Fiori kit.

I wanted to create a piece long the lines of a fashion house display to reflect this lovely kit.

Happy Crafting

Jane.x

 

Kanban DT cards

 

 

 

 

It has been a hectic week and I am full of cold and a horrible cough, but just about managed to get my cards done.  I do hope you enjoy.

 

 

 

This one was created using my trusted Cricut Expression, which just loves to cut Kanban card stock. I used lots of different pieces to created this applique look New Home card.

Green Holly 900500

Blue stripe 900308

Bella Fiori Damask Biege CRD 1475

Fisherman's Yarn 900320

Kandi core Denim Gingham CRD 1825

Kandi core Cherry Gingham CRD 1828

Kandi core - Taupe Stripe CRD 1822

Kandi core - Cherry Music CRD 1827

I love this topper and card stock from the fabulous Christmas Compendium.  I used up lots of bits and pieces to create this piece.

900503

900517

900494

900500

Kandi core Cherry Damask CRD1841

900439 Topper from Christmas wishes and festive kisses.

 

I have something completely different planned for next week, so please check in.

 

Hope you enjoy the cards and get lots of inspiration for using your fabulous Kanban stash.

 

Happy crafting.

 

Jane x

MY FIRST KANBAN DT CARDS

After finally calming down the from the excitement of the week, I managed to pull my head together to create my first cards as a member of the Kanban DT.

DT1

Of course I had to go with the wonderful new Kanban Sugar Buttons by Kathryn using the following:

 

Topper was from sheet 900918

Sentiment from sheet 900920

Pink spots

Pink gingham

 

 

DT2

 

 

I love the colouring of these beautiful toppers and they are so elegant in their own right I did not want to overload the card. I used:

Moonlight Wish PCT9600 for both the topper and the sentiment

Kandi core Aqua CRD1832

Small star burst stamp from the Christmas Angel stamp set for the background.

 

I do hope you enjoy and would love to receive your comments.

Happy CraftingXXXX

 

VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

It is all official so I am able to share on my blog.  I am extremely priviledged to have been chosen to be part of the Design Team for the top crafting company Kanban.  I am sure you have all heard of them, but for those who haven't they are in my opinion the best. The quality is second to none. I never fail to be inspired with their products.

I will now be regularly sharing my creations created with their beautiful products.

So please keep with me on this wonderful journey.x

Santas' Post Box

With the wether so miserable outside, I decided to create a little bit of Christmas inside.  Using Kanban cardstock, my Cricut Expression, Marrianne dies and handcrafting this dimensional piece was created.

I am entering this for the D.C.C & Friends Challenge #1.  This will be the first challenge I have ever entered.

SOFA CRAFTING WITH KANBAN

Having recently discovered the art of sofa crafting have become a bit addicted to some lovely kits I have come across.  This is an amazing kit from Kanban called Beside the Sea. I have had a ball playing with this, using my distress inks and glitters and of course my weathered edges.

Hope you like them.x

A Crafters Tale: ITS BEEN A WHILE

A Crafters Tale: ITS BEEN A WHILE: It has been some months since I last blogged, but thought it was time to start getting back in the swing. Thought I would start with shar...

ITS BEEN A WHILE

It has been some months since I last blogged, but thought it was time to start getting back in the swing. Thought I would start with sharing these three creations all based around using the Satin Rouge kit from Kanban with three different looks

This has been teamed up with a Litle Claire Stamp

Kanban stamp used in this one.

This creation got the Mica Mist treatment and the sentiment is my own words.

I have always been negative about using kits but have to now admit that there really is alot that you can do with them.

LIFE WITHOUT MY GRAND CALIBUR

After getting up one morning ready to start a fresh card, I was gutted to find that the handle on my GC would not turn. As I picked it up to have look closer at it I heard a sound of dread.  Something metallic was rattling around inside. Next stop was a phone call to the supplier and they picked it up three days later, so just waiting hear if it is being repaired or replaced.

For some who makes most her cards based around using die cuts, its amazing how frustrating it is not to have it, luckily I kept my Big Shot (which I use with smaller dies and when I just want a one off piece), but it is much slower going and I have added a Cricut Baby Bug to my craft tools (which I am loving).

But I have struggled on without my Calibur and have created a few pieces without the GC.

This card made using 90% of black card and my twinkling H2Os.  They are an incredible medium to have.  The backing sheet, started life as just a cream paper with the black design.  I wanted the black imagery but not the colour.

I have used a mixture of Cricut cut shapes, spellbinders and lea'bility dies for this one.

With a Special Touch of Mica masks and a beautiful lea'bility die. This is a beautiful and slight quirky die that I see me using often.

Cut with my cricut, with an accent heart using  a Marianne die.

Join me in wishing my Grand Calibur a speedy recovery and return to home soon.

Happy crafting everone xx

WORKING WITH SPELLBINDERS - NOT A CARD

It started with finding an unloved green watering can in the loft.

I have absolutely loved making this piece, it has been a real labour of love over the last few days.  All the flowers, foliage and label on the can have been made using spellbinders (the letters are from Tim Holtz Vintage market alphabet).  The flowers are made from white printer paper, coloured with Distress Inks and highlighted with H2Os.  The foliage has been made from some cheap old green card I found in the back of my crafting cupboard and coloured with H2Os.

I had planned to take a few photos, but there was more work involved than I realised and I was concerned the WWW would not have enough space for them all. LOLx

Items Used:

Grand Calibur

Stick It Cool Melt Glue Gun

Spritzer bottle

Paint brushes

Large glue dots

White printer paper

Mid green card

2mm Florist wire

Florist tape

Spellbinder Dies

Blossom Three

Blossom Four

Rose Creations

Foliage

Labels 21

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Black Soot

Wild Honey

Dusty Concord

H2Os

Plum Crazy

Mango Mamba

Sweet Alfalfa

I think that has covered everything used.

I do hope you enjoy looking at this as much as I enjoyed making and all comments would be much appreciated.



FIRST CARDS OF 2012

I thought I would start the year with a couple of Valentine cards. Different styles on each one, I must admit I much prefer the word one.

I do think this a very cute Tilda and lends herself well for a valentines card.

I love this card with the black and white with metallic accents.  The little poem came to me whilst watching tv one night.

Thank you for looking!!

I MUST BLOG MORE OFTEN NEXT YEAR

It has been a busy few months for me what with crafty commissions, working with new designs and finding my direction for next year.  I have become totally "spellbound" by cutting dies.  Though primarily Spellbinders, I am finding more and more beautiful makers of dies and will be building up my arsenal.  In addition, to compliment my manual work, I have a Cricut Baby Bug arriving in just over a week.

I thought I would show you some of my latest work in the last few days, although I am sure most of you will have already seen this on Facebook.

I would love it if you would leave your comments, it is always great to get feedback.

A Birthday card commission.  I really enjoyed just working with the two colours.

Working with a mixed of die cuts and images painted with my H2Os (they are fantastic)

This is a 16 x 16 inch canvas that I have been working on for a couple of weeks, just adding a little at a time in between everything else.  I plan to do more of these this year and already have commissions.

Sweet Tilda Under the Mistletoe

Pretty little Tilda under the Mistletoe. Love this image and wanted to use it with a less traditional look for a Christmas card

MY OWN ART - NEW HOME CARD

I was asked to make a New Home card, knew exactly the look I wanted to go for; something fresh and clean, just like a new home.

All the stamps I had were too small, so decided to design my own images. I was particularly pleased with the results and the card has been received well, even had requests for the JPEGs. 

Hope this makes you smile.xx

A CHRISTMAS TRIO

Have been crafting up a storm with Christmas cards, but I wanted to share three of my favourites.

This is my first ever card using a Tilda image.  I wanted to keep her traditional.  I am now officially a Tildaholic.

This lovely Molly Bloom image is so vertsatile, but I felt for my first card with her I wanted a more contemporary colour scheme.

This image is A Sweetpea stamp called Love is gone, but wanted to do something different with this one so went for traditional Chritmas colours and feel that he works really well.

So back to it, more stamps lined up and waiting to be used.  I feel more Chrismas coming.!!

PRETTY IN PINK BIRTHDAY PRINCESS

Todays little creation is an 8 x 8 card ideal for a little girls birthday.

A mixture of printed papers, die cut florishes and prepared flowers.

Dies used are Tim Holtz and Spellbinders and the circles are cut from my Memories shape cutters, which I have dug out of retirement.

The embossing folder for the large dot background is one that I made myself and the papers are Papermania which were given to me

Hope this brings a smile to your face.x



Just Inspirational Candy

Happy Crafting.x