Hello! Today it is the Jane’s Doodles release blog hop. Yay!  Two new sets have been released into the store and they are sooooo cute! Check them out.

Cats

Dogs

If you follow my blog, you know I love cats – so I just had to colour this cute kitty like my cat Mack. I coloured him with Copics and added some detail with Prismacolor pencils.

And I made a really quick tag using the Dogs set. Who doesn’t love a dachshund?

GIVEAWAY:
Want to win some prizes? Jane is generously giving a $50 gift certificate to the Jane’s Doodle store to one lucky winner. Just leave a comment on all the blogs along the hop for your chance to win. Jane is also having a 20% off sale!

Blog Hop order:
Jane
Marion (me)
Ange
Milka (New DT)
Carisa (New DT)
Laura (Guest Designer)
Jane’s Doodles

 

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This month I had the privilege of using some Penny Black products and created a card for the PageMaps July card sketch.

In order to follow the sketch, but avoid an overly busy card, I created a lot of subtle textures using some Penny Black stencils. Both the pattern on the butterfly and the chevrons in the background were created by running the stencil through my Cuttlebug with a rubber embossing mat. The blue dots were created with a stencil and coloured embossing paste.

Penny Black products used:

Stencils:
Zigs and Zags stencil 25-010
Hypnotic stencil 25-015
Oscillations Stencil 25-014

Dies:
Flights of Fancy 51-132

Stamps:
Kind Words 30-226

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Today I’m sharing a card using some Jane’s Doodles stamps. I kept things pretty simple with this one. The flowers are coloured with Copics and then I added some Wink of Stella glitter brush pen for some shimmer. To ground the flowers, I added a couple of strips of patterned paper. For something different, I used some leather grain card stock for the card base.

You can find the post here on the Jane’s Doodles blog.

It’s been so wet, cold and miserable here. But is has been perfect stay-by-the fire weather which I’ve been doing a lot of lately!

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Today I have a card over on the Simplicity at its Best blog. I had lots of fun ink blending and playing around with Distress inks. I hope you’ll head on over and check out the rest of my card with instructions. Head here.

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Today I have a colourful card showcasing some Penny Black products. I started by stamping the hexagon stamp from the Penny Black Textures stamp set repeatedly down a piece onto watercolour paper. I then heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Next was the fun part – I went to town with a rainbow of Distress Ink colours, a paintbrush and some water.

I did some partial stamping to create the sentiment. The Happy is from the Sprinkles and Smiles stamp set and the Birthday is from the Good Day stamp set.

Penny Black products used:
Textures Stamp set 30-240
Sprinkles and Smiles Stamp set 30-297
Good Day Stamp set 30-241
Chat Bubbles Creative Dies 51-003

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Today I am taking part in the Jane’s Doodles release blog hop. Three new sets have been released into the store.

Anemone

Under the Sea

Winnie Halloween

First up I have made a card using the Anemone stamp set. I am really into adding texture with embossing paste at the moment. It creates subtle interest in background for a focal point. I coloured the white embossing paste with Antique Linen Distress ink. The Anemone is coloured with Copics and a Prismacolor pencil.

Next up is a cute whale from the Under the Sea set (which is out of stock, but it can be pre-ordered). To create the background, I blended in some Salty Ocean distress ink and then created the splatters with some water and had a paper towel on hand to mop up the moisture – removing some of the colour.

Speaking of whales, there are a lot of them migrating north at the moment along the east coast of Australia. The kids and I went looking for them this afternoon and I did manage to catch a glimpse of one. Amazing creatures.

GIVEAWAY:
Want to win some prizes? Jane is generously giving a $50 gift certificate to the Jane’s Doodle store to one lucky winner. Just leave a comment on all the blogs along the hop for your chance to win. Jane is also having a 20% off sale today!

Blog Hop order
Jane
Ange
Miriam
Marion (me)
Jane’s Doodles Blog

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