Joolsedesigns

Spellbinders Dies

2011-11-06T18:24:00.002Z

Evening all I have been busy playing with all my new spellbinders dies. they are fabby and very addictive!.
I went to the SECC and met Richard Adams from cutandcreativity and Oysters stamps and is a total expert with the Pazzles he demonstrated the new Inspirations Pro software which is now on my Xmas list! thank you Richard for all your hints and tips the templates CD I bought is fabby.
I also bought a lot of other crafting goodies and don't which to play with first well a crafters life is so full of decisions
I will be posting my new cards here in the next few days

Vintage With Love

2011-09-01T11:18:00.008+01:00

A vintage 8x8 card

I coloured the back ground with Adirondack Ink Woodlands also distress inks Vintage photo and Walnut stain

I used 6x6 K & Co paper rolling and ripping the edges also stressed with Vintage Photo ink

I stamed a Anita's image onto a K& Co Paper again ruffing the edges and stressing with Walnut stain . I placed a jewelled heart into the middle of the heart an filled in the rest using Diamond Glaze to give it a watery look.

The Ribbon was white which I coloured using distress inks Vintage photo and walnut stain.

Then finished with a red heart button. cord and stamped with Love

60th Ahoy

2011-06-21T11:41:00.001+01:00

I greated this card using my Pazzles to cut out the 60th and MCS and finished with a knot

50th

2011-06-21T11:39:00.001+01:00

This card was creted using my Pazzles and MCS it was designed for a lady Prison officer hence the bars behind the 50.

New Baby Sister

2011-06-21T11:38:00.001+01:00

I used Craft Artist to create this card

Car daft Dad

2011-06-21T11:37:00.000+01:00

This card was created using MCS

Lil o'l wine drinkers

2011-06-21T11:34:00.001+01:00

I used The Wine Buffs Cd to create these Father's day cards agian I used the Grand Calibur for the matt and layering

Father's Day

2011-06-21T11:28:00.003+01:00

A couple of cards for Fater's day I used my Grand Calibur to cut out the aperture and placed it inside the card printed of a verse and cut this using a smaller die and placed this on top. I used Papermania Nostalgia Bowler stamp on a spellbinders label die
I finished with a grow grain ribbon, a leather ribbon, a knot and some buttons.

One too many

2011-06-21T11:26:00.001+01:00

I used MCS to create this card and a photo I had of a bottle

Humphrey's Corner

2011-06-08T14:23:00.002+01:00

I used the new Humphrey's corner CD from crafters Companion also MCS to print the greeting and embellishments

Girlz Rock Too

2011-06-08T14:18:00.002+01:00

for this very funky card I used the Kidz Rock CD from Cafty Catz. I used the backing papers through MCS with the digital punches to make it look like nestabilty stacks and also printed the greeting and finished by giving the edge of the card a scalloped finish

Playing with my Grand Calibur

2011-06-08T14:14:00.002+01:00

I used the Grand nestabilities for the card shape and inlays matching ribbon and one of the Swalk stamps from Crafters Coimpanion coloured with Promarkers

The Golfer

2011-06-08T14:08:00.002+01:00

To create this card I used Spellbinder nestabilities I used distressed inks to shade the edges, Nostalgia stamps by Papermania, striped paper and word stamps then finished with buttons

Dads Place

2011-06-08T14:06:00.001+01:00

To create this card I used an embossing board by the Glitter girls, brick stamps and flower soft

Pink feathers and bows

2011-06-06T03:15:00.003+01:00

I used Dinmension Fourth Stamp, Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Rectangle. I printed the flourishes and the greeting onto the card and glitered them. I used feathers and bows to decorate the corsette.

Boys making a noise

2011-06-06T03:11:00.002+01:00

To make this Card I used Crafty Catz CD Kids Rock for the image and Tim Holts Cogs Mask also silver Promarker and some Diamond Glaze

Love to Cook

2011-06-06T03:06:00.000+01:00

I used MCS and a decoupage image I added hearts and glitter

Black & Bling

2011-06-03T12:56:00.001+01:00

I used my Pazzles to designe and cut the number aperture then added plenty of gliter and gems also added the name using Forth Dimension stamps

Guitar Mad

2011-06-03T12:53:00.001+01:00

I used MCS, holographic and some ultra fine glitter to make this card

Humphrey's corner

2011-06-02T11:38:00.002+01:00

To create this card I used
Humphrey's Corner CD from Crafters Companion
I printed the greeting direct to the card using MCS

Graduation Card

2011-05-20T13:34:00.001+01:00

Hi all a grad card I designed on the pazzles also adding the name as the scroll

Not much crafting

2011-03-18T12:55:00.002Z

Hi all I have been visiting My Grandsons down south to help out as one was in hospital and the other was going in to have his adnoids removed.
I spent Four days in Darlington Memorial hospital playroom with Harry building lego, painting, glueing and watching the BFG. Harry is fine now and so is Aedan whom I brought back up to Scotland with me for a quiet recouperation away from noisy little brothers and to spend time with his two grannies.

No excuses

2011-03-10T23:57:00.003Z

Well what can I say I have neglected my blog for a year.
I have been totally busy with Card Commissions, family,work and Farmville, yes I got myself addicted to it! virtual farming who'd have thought I would be doing that lol.
I have also been creating some new designs on my Pazzles and working hard on Weddings stationery for this year. I will post some of my creations as soon as I can.
I will be back

3D greenhouse

2010-03-24T20:26:00.002Z

I was asked to make a card with a greehouse so designed this using my Pazzles. I used backing papers from Crafters Companion CD. I stamped and hand coloured the plant pots and used a few Flowersoft stems

Named Cards

2010-03-24T20:23:00.001Z

A few of the Named cards I design for any occasion I use my Pazzle and embellish with decoupage, ribbon etc

Beatrix Potter

2010-03-24T20:21:00.001Z

A few cards using Crafters Companions Beatrix Potter CD some brilliant images to suit all on this CD

Party Invitations

2010-03-24T20:18:00.001Z

A few samples I have designed for any occasion as Black is still a very popular colour and I have designed Wedding stationery in black also

Mother's Day

2010-03-24T20:15:00.001Z

A few cards I made using the Card Creations CD Beautiful images to work with

Mother's Day

2010-03-24T20:13:00.001Z

A quirky card I made using Nikki Hills Back to basics CD I also used a spring to give it a nodding head I made quite a few in this range for Mother's Day

Red n Cream double ribbon

2010-03-24T20:08:00.002Z

This was wedding stationery I recently finished and have permission to show it from the bride. I do not show stationery sets before the wedding has taken place. But I do show my samples

Filigree Finishes

2010-03-24T19:59:00.002Z

Some of the Wedding Stationery I have been working on I have a few wedding Fayre's all around Scotland this year

Also many Commisions for weddings

Rangers Birthday

2010-01-23T14:42:00.002Z

I used a graphics program to make the footy shirt with the name on (Tutorial at top of the page for making and folding the shirt) I used VersaMark for the water marks in the background and co ordinating card for the mat and layering and finished with a die cut football

Hairdresser

2010-01-23T14:40:00.002Z

I used the MCS Cd for this it is for a Hairdresser who loves to dye his hair bright vibrant colours

Get Well

2010-01-23T14:37:00.003Z

I used Polka Doodles Cd back to nature for the images and decoupage and printed the greeting and added some glitter.

This is the first time I have worked with Polka Doodles and they are deffinately so easy to use Nikky Hall is a great illustrator/designer and have ordered several more of her Cds

Mandala Stamps

2010-01-23T14:33:00.002Z

I used MCS for the background images and one of my mandala stamps. I stamped it five times for the layers on different shades of purples added iridescent glitter and ribbons

Wedding Stationery

2010-01-23T14:31:00.001Z

Some Invitations I have recently completed I printed the initials stamped the wording and added two ribbons and gems

Footy Invites

2010-01-06T20:40:00.000Z

Football party Invites I used MCS for the backing, border and wording

One too many

2010-01-06T20:37:00.001Z

I used MCS for the border and printed the bottles for the decoupage.

I used cuttlebug alfabet for the wording and numbers and printed the greeting

BEN 10

2010-01-06T20:35:00.001Z

A Ben 10 card using free download images from one of the craft magazines

I used Green card and printed the greeting

Footy Fanatic

2009-12-29T19:54:00.000Z

I used Crafters Companion Hobbies Male Cd for the images

Builder Birthday

2009-12-29T19:52:00.001Z

I used Crafters Companion Occupation Cd and printed the greeting

Harry's card

2009-12-29T19:48:00.002Z

I recently had a visit from Harry my grandson who wanted to make cards, he wanted a jungle card for daddy.

I used Crafters Companion Guys, and Occupations Male Cd for the images I did the decoupage and let him do the glueing, inking and stamping in Harrys words winking and stamping He's only 3

2010 in the Pink

2009-12-29T19:45:00.002Z

Some of the New year cards I have been working on cut and designed with Pazz;es, I used irredescent pink card, printed the greetings and added punched snowflakes, ribbon and glitter

Butterfly book

2009-12-28T13:07:00.003Z

Butterfly Book I used the Bind it all, Organza ribbons and MCS no stamp required to fill the pages with Butterflies to be left or coloured in

Karate Christmas

2009-12-27T23:48:00.002Z

One of the reasons I enjoy making personalised cards is that you cannot buy these from the shops and you can play until you like the end result this was for a Karate club. I used Sharn Duncan Oriental CD and just popped hats onto the two end karate figures

Fairy Birthdays

2009-12-27T23:45:00.001Z

A4 card I used the pazzles to cut out the swirls and then coloured the cut outs and used them as well. I got the decoupage image using MCS and added a few flourishes and wording

Doggy News

2009-12-27T23:43:00.001Z

A card for a Male who like to read news papers and loves dogs I got the image from one of the decoupage Cds and changed the colour slightly, printed the greeting and matted and layered both

Born to shop

2009-12-27T23:40:00.002Z

I made a few birthday cards in between the christmas cards which lightened the load!

this card I used Crafters Companion Hobbies Female decoupage I used a stamp for the boutique background and a few other stamps and coloured with a mixture of chalk and ink

A4 lattice heart card

2009-12-27T23:36:00.002Z

Another Lattice heart cut with Pazzles I used punched snowflakes, holly leaves, pearly doodles and gems and printed the greeting in colours to match

Fireman Sam

2009-12-27T23:33:00.001Z

I added a christmas hat and Christmas lights using MCS to the decoupage on one of the many Decoupage Cds I have and to finish added white pom poms

Penguin footballers

2009-12-27T23:29:00.004Z

For my grandsons they are all football crazy hense the footballs.

I used Cuttlebug embossing folders crafters companion xmas cd and die cut footballs.

I printed the greetings straight onto the card and embossed with pearlised powder, then finished with punched snowflakes and a little glitter

Christmas card cheats

2009-12-27T23:26:00.002Z

With all the orders I had to do I had to cheat a little for my own! I had bought a Xmas card kit a while back full of pre printed cards and toppers, all I had to do was put them together and print out the greeting to personalise them I made 80 lol

Christmas Stockings

2009-12-19T12:06:00.002Z

An A4 card I used a graphics programm to manipulate the image to turn it all black n white but leave the garland and stockings coloured and added names to each of the stockings.

I also printed extra stockings to decoupage finished with Ribbons and glitter

Decoupaged Popcorn

2009-12-13T17:51:00.001Z

I used Decoupage for this card a loving christmas scene also my Pazzles for the lattice heart

Twisterpage Baubles

2009-12-13T17:48:00.001Z

Two cards I made using MCS, my Pazzles and finished with stamps and glitter

Pop Corn Bear Christmas

2009-12-13T17:45:00.002Z

A few more Pop corn Bear Cards using Crafters Companion Cd and

my Pazzles

Pop Corn Brear Christmas

2009-12-13T17:41:00.002Z

Two popcorn bear cards in the Merry christmas range the first is finished and ready to go

the second was the way I took them to the craft fare with lots of inserts and labels to personalise them. they where a total sell out. I used Pazzles to design and cut and Crafters Companion Pop corn Cd cosy and warm.

Christmas Fairy

2009-12-13T17:38:00.001Z

I used MCS for the images and Pazzles to design and cut.

Finished with glitter and stamps

Christmas Fairy Collection

2009-12-13T17:35:00.002Z

Two of the Christmas fairy collection I used MCS for the images, Pazzles to design and cut.

And finished with Stamps and glitter

Beer at 50

2009-12-07T16:09:00.002Z

I used my Pazzles to design and cut the image

I used MCS for the image and backing sheets and made it personal by adding the name

Christmas Love

2009-12-07T16:08:00.001Z

Another from the Popcorn Bear Cd again I printed the greeting Decoupaged the image and added some glitter

Christmas Sister

2009-12-07T16:06:00.000Z

I used Popcorn Bear Cdn printed the greeting and finished with Glitter

Christmas

2009-12-07T16:03:00.001Z

A card I was asked to make for a Brother. I used Popcorn Bear frosty and bright, I printed the greeting and finished with glitter and ribbon

Childrens Xmas cards

2009-12-03T18:13:00.002Z

Two cards for Son and Daughter.

I used MCS, I printed the greeting and background onto the cards and finished with ribbon glitter and gems

Bookatrix

2009-12-03T18:10:00.001Z

Booka trix wedding card and box front

I printed the verse and details, stamped the box and also used Cuttlebug embossing boards, for the center of the card and the edges of the box

Bon Voyage

2009-11-29T19:00:00.002Z

This card is to say farewell to Son and Family, This why I did not go with the normal tickets ,tags and cases and used my cuttlebug embossing plates three flowers to represent the three leaving for Australia.

I cut the wording using my Pazzles

Rock Guitar

2009-11-29T18:58:00.003Z

I used Pazzles for the design and cut I stiched in the strings used the pen tool for the greeting and added a guitar border stamp and some punched musicle notes

Merry Christmas Snowflake

2009-11-29T18:55:00.001Z

Another Snowflake card I used Pazzles to design and cut and die cuts for the ponsettias coloured with chalk and finished with peeloffs and glitter

Santa & stockings

2009-11-29T18:51:00.001Z

I was asked to make a personal card with a fire place and stockings with names on!

I used MCS for the decoupages and to add the names on the stockings

Hairspray Musical

2009-11-24T12:53:00.002Z

I used Pazzles to design and cut the card and the musical theatre Cd from card creations for the decoupage and added a few punched stars

Quads

2009-11-24T12:51:00.001Z

I used decoupage designs from fee j Cd and finished with chalk and printed the card

Snow Business

2009-11-24T11:42:00.002Z

Another of the snow business cards I have designed and cut using the pazzles

I finished with punched snowflakes, ribbon, glitter and gems a stamped quote and a printed greeting

No business like snow business

2009-11-23T18:52:00.001Z

I used a dingbat image and pazzles to design this contemporary Christmas card then added a ribbon and a few die cut snowflakes

Bear Beez

2009-11-23T18:50:00.002Z

A card for a three year old

I used the Bear Beez Cd for the decoupage, glitter and a few little butterflies

Footy Logo

2009-11-22T19:09:00.001Z

A few football designs I have been working on with the Pazzles software also using the pen tool with different pens and die cuts for the embellishments

Working Man

2009-11-22T19:07:00.001Z

I was asked to make a card for a man too busy to do DIY

I used Crafters Companion Occupations Male and printed the card

The Big 50

2009-11-22T19:04:00.002Z

I designed this orgionally in Design Master for the Robo but have revamped it for the Pazzles.

I used one of the many mens Cds I have and MCB to twisterpage the image.

I also glittered the card after I cut it.

50th Men

2009-11-22T19:01:00.001Z

A couple of the finished templates I designed and cut with my Pazzles

I also use MCB and MCS for the twisterpage and the teddie

Golden Wedding

2009-11-20T15:26:00.002Z

An Anniversary card

The swirling back I got from as a free template from UK Scrappers designed by Linda Griffiths brilliant designer I used my Pazzles to cut out the design added wedding flowers and leaves,Gems and a sentiment

New Templates

2009-11-20T15:24:00.001Z

I have been asked to make a few special Birthday cards for a shop so these are a few I have just cut with the Pazzles before decorating them

Cards for Men

2009-11-18T18:04:00.003Z

A few of the men's cards I have designed over the past few months.
I have used my Pazzles with the inspiration studio software similar to Funtime.
I have also used Cd's which there are a great variety available on the market.

I love using Cds for images and backing as you can mix and match and with MCS
you can recolour your image.

Painter and Decorater

2009-11-18T18:01:00.001Z

I designed and cut the 18s with Pazzles

And used male Occupation CD from Crafters Companion

The Dr

2009-11-18T17:59:00.001Z

I designed and cut this using Pazzles also MCS and crafters Companion for thr image and background

Mans 40th

2009-11-18T17:57:00.001Z

This card I designed and cut using the Pazzles,

I used Papermania stamps and Pro markers to colour in

Tee off

2009-11-18T17:55:00.001Z

Another Golf card again using MCS and Men's Hobbies & sports CD.
I stamped the background using Papermania stamps and
Daisy & Dandilion stamp for the greeting

Golf

2009-11-18T17:52:00.002Z

This card I designed with the help of MCS and my little grandson
who wanted to stamp with the wink I let him stamp golf balls in brown and green
when he had finished I kept the sheet as it looked good

Lacy apertures

2009-11-14T15:20:00.002Z

A set of cards I was asked to make similar but different is what i was asked. this is what I came up with.

I designed the lacy apertures and cut with the pazzles then embellished with die cuts, glimmer chalks and glitter

Star Card

2009-11-14T15:16:00.002Z

This is a christmas star card for a little boy to give his grandparents but he will fill it with photos first.

I used Red card stock and gold mirri board wich I put through the cuttlebug embossing folders to embellish the card inside and out then finished with a little bit of ribbon and glitter

Bob and the Gang

2009-11-14T15:13:00.001Z

I was asked to make a christmas card with bob the builder I only had one picture so I improvised and added Xmas trees, greetings, hats, glitter and a snowman

Mens Hobbies

2009-11-10T19:44:00.002Z

Large 8x8 card using decoupage from the Crafters Companion Hobbies and Occupations Cd.
I used Die cuts for the the Clubs.balls and Flags.

This is a brilliant CD to work with and because you now have the option to change hair and skin colour you are now able to make your cards more personal to the recipient.

Wedding L

2009-11-10T13:46:00.003Z

The lattice L was first designed for the craft robo and I revamped it so that I could cut it with the Pazzles.

I stamped the kilty couple and greeting, embossed with gold then edged the card with aqua blue ink punched out some little hearts and also edged them. The name where done using the Pazzles.

If you would like this free file pleas email me and I will send it to you please state which file either Wpc, GSD or SVG

1st birthday card

2009-11-10T13:41:00.003Z

This is an A4 1 for a first birthday for a celtic fan (well I think his daddy is)
I designed and cut the card and inner layer using Pazzles and embellished with dies.
The greetings where designed in MCS

If you would like the free file please email me and I will send to you

Let it Snow

2009-11-10T13:35:00.003Z

First of the Christmas card orders I am working on.
This one is a contemporary card that is going to Canada.
I used My Pazzles to cut the design which I designed in Inkscape
Used a punch for the snowflakes.
The card I coloured using cut n dry foam and pale blue ink then
finished with ribbon and glitter

If you would like this free file please email me and I will gladly send it

Thank you

2009-11-07T18:34:00.000Z

A couple of Thank you cards I designed using MCS

To My Darling Wife Anniversary

2009-11-04T19:13:00.002Z

I was asked for an Annivesary card and came up with this I did not design the heart this was done by someone at UK Scrappers and it was cut on Robo.

I printed both greetings and matted and layered them and used small punched hearts

Bon Voyage

2009-11-04T19:07:00.001Z

A Bon Voyage Card I designed this card using Stamps and different coloured inks and coloured using Twinkling H20 paint

Deepest Sympathy

2009-11-04T19:00:00.003Z

I designed this using MCS and printed part of the verse to the front of the card.

It was also personalized to the couple who where given the condolence.

Sympathy cards I'm not keen on designing but when I have finished one get a great sense of achievement from it

Little Adventurers

2009-11-04T18:51:00.003Z

A few of the cards I have been designing throughout the summer.
Adventure cards for the the little adventurer in your life. I used MCS/ Die cut templates to design the invertage Snow buggy, The skate Board Decoupage.

This card I created for a little boy who loves his skate board again I used MCS for the embellishments, borders and backing papers.

An made the side step card for A4 card

Childrens Party Invitations

2009-11-04T18:48:00.001Z

I was asked to make 30 invites for an outdoor adventure party this is what I came up with

I used MCS

Its a Boy Pazzles

2009-11-02T04:11:00.003Z

I used Pazzles to design and cut this Cot and carrier I got the idea from the arty farty cot
The carrier is scalloped around the edge.

I finished with some of the baby embellishments for the Pazzles

Free File for the Pazzles email me My email addy is on my T&C