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WOW And Catherine Pooler Blog Hop

Posted on 25/06/2018 | 94 Comments
Hello there, I hope you’re all good and ready for another week of fun and inspiration. Today marks the start of the blog hop between WOW Embossing powders and Catherine Pooler and I’m totally thrilled to be part of it.
I fell in love with this stamp from the “Love Is In The Air” set the minute I set eyes on it as it’s just gorgeous. I can see it’ll become one of my go to stamp sets in the future as it’s so virsatile.
As well as the stamp set I also used two beautiful Catherine Pooler ink pads and created the watercolour background by smooshing some on my craft mat and spritzing it with water. You really don’t need much as the colour is so juicy and intense.
I used Chocolate Caramel Pearl powder from WOW to emboss the image and the contrast is perfect.
 We at WOW are very excited to play along with each of the talented design team members to bring to you a fun blog hop full of love, hope & travel. We will be using Catherine’s “Love is in the air” Stamp of Approval Kit which has just been released this month for you to purchase. AND most importantly Catherine Pooler’s new ink collection.
The most fun part of having a blog hop is meeting, sharing and inspiring one another in this beautiful crafting community.
We feel so honoured to have this opportunity with each other and we all hope this collaboration inspires you all.
So on to the hop and here’s the line up;
Catherine Murrell Pooler
Ardyth Percy-Robb
Ashlea Cornell
Chrissie Tobas
Ilina Crouse
Ingrid Blackburn
Jaine Drake – That’s Me!
Jennifer Carter
Jennifer Colacicco
Jo Herbert
Josefine Fouarge
Julie Hickey
Karen Baker
Kelly Martin
Laurel Beard
Marion Emberson
Melissa Miller
Rosali Bartz
Susan Powell
Tracie Pond
Zsoka Marko
Olga Lukaseviciene
If you are hopping along, you should have come from Ingrid Blackburn,
Your next stop is Jen Carter
If you get lost along the way, heed back over to the WOW! Embossing Powder / Catherine Pooler Designs blog for the complete listings of designers joining in the hop.
***GIVEAWAY***
No blog hop is complete without some prizes. Are you ready for some awesome giveaways? Each Company is giving away –
WOW! Embossing Powder- Any 6 powders from your choosing along with a WOW carry case to store you powders safely in.
Catherine Pooler Designs ——- > Stampset & Dies as well as some Catherine Pooler Inks from the “Love is in air” New Release Collection.
The only thing you need to do for a chance to win is leave a comment on each of the design team members blog posts.
The Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on ALL OF THE POSTS of this blog hop by EST Sunday 1st July and will be announced on the blog on 2nd July.
Have fun and happy hopping.
Jaine x
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Pretty In Pink Baby Card

Posted on 11/06/2018 | 2 Comments

Happy Monday from a very stormy and wet Luxembourg. I hope the weather’s good where you are?

This week marks a very significant change for me as next monday I’m going to be having a full hysterectomy done. Without going into lots of horrid details basically it’s something I’m actually looking forward to as it’s been a long while coming. By a twist of fate this weekend was Mothers Day here as if to make a point but I’m not sad about it, in fact I think I’m ready for this next phase of my life. I’ve had my beautiful girls and couldn’t want anything more. Grandmother-hood bring it on.

Funnily enough I was also asked to make this new baby card recently which also set me off thinking about grandkids.

Pretty, girly and sweet with a pinch of glitter was the brief I set for myself so that’s what I did using my WOW embossing glitter and some shiny Glintz powders to cover my die cuts.

I love the dimension too it really brings it all to life.

It’s up on the WOW blog today and if you haven’t taken part in the hop yet I suggest you go over there and first read my post and then find out about the hop. There are some super prizes to be won.

Anyway I’m off as I’ve a busy week ahead.

Lots of love

Jaine x

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WOW Embossing Powders and Honey Bee Stamps blog hop

Posted on 08/06/2018 | 63 Comments

Hello there and welcome if you’re new here. I’m thrilled to be taking part in this hop between WOW and Honey Bee Stamps. I was sent this gorgeous package from Honey Bee and I couldn’t wait to play with the goodies inside.

They very generously sent me a fabulous flower border stamp and die called Zen Floral which has a very useful die to go with it. I used it to create this bordered card along with a Honey Cuts die called Hello Gorgeous Words.

Here’s how I created the frame. I stamped, embossed with WOW Oasis powder and die cut the border four times. I really needed the grid on my mat here to lay it out in a square and taped it down.

Using the grid I marked my mitred corner

and cut through both layers.  I did this for all four corners.

I then taped up the corners to hold them together while I turned the frame over.

Of course the corner pattern doesn’t match perfectly, it’s not meant to do that but it’s only the little bits which stick up from the corner which give it away. So I just snipped these off.

So here’s my finished card. I embossed the “Thanks” with Florida Sunset from WOW and used Primary Ebony powder to emboss the little bee.

Thanks for stopping by.  Read below and follow on to continue on the hop to discover other amazing designer projects.

Hi Crafting Friends, welcome to a very special Blog Hop collaboration with the WOW! Embossing Powder & Honeybee Stamps.
The most fun part of having a blog hop is meeting, sharing and inspiring one another in this beautiful crafting community. We feel so blessed to have our paths cross with each other and we all hope this collaboration inspires you all.
BLOG HOP
Line Up –
Bibi Cameron
Brenda Noelke
Carol Hinterneier
Galina Filippenko
Ilda Dias
Kaja Vazensek
Jaine Drake – You are here
Jo Herbert
Julie Hickey
Lisa Cisneros
Melissa Bickford
Riikka Kovasin
Rosali Bartz
Vera Yates
If you are hopping along, you should have come from
Kaja Vazensek
Your next stop is Jo Herbert of WOW
If you get lost along the way, heed back over to the WOW! Embossing Powder  
or
Honeybee Stamps  blog for the complete listings of designers joining in the hop.
***GIVEAWAY***
No blog hop is complete without some prizes. Are you ready for some awesome giveaways? Each Company is giving a way –
WOW! Embossing Powder- Any 6 powders from your choosing along with a WOW carry case to store you powders safely in.
Honeybee Stamps $50 gift Card
The only think you need to do for a chance to win is leave a comment on each of the design team members blog hop.
The Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on ALL THE POSTS of this blog hop by EST on 14th June 2018. and will be announced on the blog on 15th June 2018.
Happy Hopping
Jaine
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Friday In The Studio – Tissue Paper Flower Clip

Posted on 08/06/2018 | Leave a comment

Look at this little clip, isn’t it cute? Even if I do say so myself I think I had a flash of  real inspiration here.

The clip came as part of the June Sweet Treat box from Paper Pen and Plan and Clare set us a challenge to create something using it so that’s just what we did.  The idea hit me when I saw the jumbo sized tissue paper circle confetti which Clare has started putting in the boxes as part of the packaging. I had the thought to make tissue paper flowers and glue them all onto the clip but sadly the confetti was just a bit too small. However the box packaging was full of lovely tissue paper which I could cut circles from as much as I wanted.

The process couldn’t be simpler. You just need a hole making tool, a brad to hold the layers of tissue together, a circle of card a bit smaller than the tissue and a little felt bobbly ball for the centre which conveniently came in the Sweet Treat box too.

With about 8 or 9 layers of tissue, I made a hole and pushed the brad through to just hold them together while I snipped all the way around not quite into the centre.

Taking each layer individually I scrunched them up into the centre to create the ruffled effect. I glued the card circle onto the back along with the top of the clip and a second card circle.

I ended up making two and thought it would look much better if I glued them back to back to make a pompom flower.

Much better. If you want to see what the other designers did with their clips you can go to the Paperpenandplan facebook group

To buy a Sweet Treat Box of your own or a subscription go to Paper Pen and Plan.

Stay around as later on there’s a very special post coming up.

Jaine x

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June Challenge With WOW

Posted on 01/06/2018 | Leave a comment

Hello there

It’s June and my wedding anniversary month, in fact it’s today. As the theme this month on the WOW  Embossing Powder Fans Facebook page is anything goes I decided to create something romantic especially as June is known as the wedding month.

Here’s a little close up of the detail.

Products used: WOW Embossing Powder, Taffeta Pink and Pink Sherbert Embossing glitter, Just Saying stamp set. Catherine Pooler Be Mine ink pad, Pretty Pink Posh Lovely script die.

To enter the challenge visit the WOW facebook page for details.

I’m participating in an arts and crafts market this weekend where I’m selling my books and covers. What ever you do have a good weekend.

Jaine x

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WOW And The Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Posted on 25/05/2018 | 16 Comments

Good morning coffee lovers and tea drinkers and non caffeine related drinks lovers too, lets not be drinkist here.

As I sip my second coffee of the day I’m longing to show you a little project I finished on behalf of WOW for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop which is happening right now.

The Coffee Loving Papercrafters are a fun group of people who share a love of coffee with their love of paper craft and so they decided it would be fun to host a blog hop to showcase some of their talent and WOW Embossing Powders is taking part in the hop. I along with the other designers have come up with coffee themed projects of our own and this is mine.

Whilst not a card I decided to go with my first thought which was to use one of the million coffee sleeves I’ve managed to squirrel over the years to make this little sketchbook.

Of course the inside pages had to match up too so my daughter and I spent a very enjoyable afternoon coffee dying paper together in the Spring sunshine to make my pages.

I love making these quick books, I find them addictive and adorable and a great way to use up small scraps of paper and fabric. Of course you don’t have to go to the extreem of dying paper but it is satisfying and the smell too is amazing. I especially love the way the paper warps and feels once it’s dried.

Some of the pages I also used in this collage which I posted on the WOW blog recently. It was made on one of the black pages of my mixed media journal which really make everything pop out.

Below you can see I even used a tea bag on the page. These make great collage papers and layer beautifully.

I stamped and embossed using the new Glintz powders from WOW as they really blended well with my materials. You can read the full blog post here.

Anyway, back to my little coffee sleeve mini and if you go to the WOW blog you can enter the Coffee Lovers hop for yourself and win some fabulous prizes.

Hop along to wow for your chance to WIN! Our Super sponsor blog hop prizes include 2 x February Creative Club Kits! PLUS 5% off store wide using code WOWCLH0518 just click on the link.

Jaine x

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Foiled Projects

Posted on 16/04/2018 | 2 Comments

We’re already half way through April and before you know it we’ll be in May and looking forward to Summer. That does scare me a little bit. When I was younger time seemed to drag by so very slowly I was wishing my days away but now I think it’s like being on a bob slay ride. I’ve still got lots of things to cross off my to do list from New Year and new things are being added all the time.  It’s the same for all of us I suppose. We just have to make every second count and try not to waste any.

The reason for the rant was because I can see from my blog that I’ve not been keeping my posts up as frequently as I should. Time has been going by so fast I’ve not had chance some weeks to sit and write.  Anyway, I think you’d much prefer the pretty pictures so here are a few.

Last week I had a project up on the WOW blog where this months theme is Foils. I adore using foils especially through a stencil as I did here.

At the same time WOW are also running their monthly challenge over on the their Facebook group where anyone can join in with a project. Again Foils are the theme and here I simply used the foil with some double sided tape to create a border around my April bullet journal page.

I’m practicing my hand lettering too and the more I do the better it gets.

Have a good week

Jaine xx

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Friday In The Studio – A Look At The March Projects

Posted on 30/03/2018 | 2 Comments

March has been a funny month so far. The beginning of the month was super cold, then the sun came out and we had a brief taste of Spring and then the snow and cold temperatures returned just to keep us on our toes and after another hint of sunshine the rain has returned to make us feel miserable again.

Meanwile in the studio there have been lots of projects on the go.

This card made using WOW embossing powders and glitter along with the fabulous quote stamp went up on the WOW blog a couple of weeks ago.

The theme for the month of March is Sparkles and the quote was the inspiration behind the card. It was a brilliant opportunity to go over the top with glitter, something which normally makes me nervous but it gave me great pleasure this time around. I only wish my photo would have captured how much the die cuts do sparkle, it’s amazing.

The beginning of March I did something a bit different and contributed to a new online magazine called the Creative Planner by submitting a coloring page for their self care challenge. If you’d like to download and use my colouring page or indeed read the whole magazine you’ll find it here. The Creative Planner are on Facebook and Instagram if you want to follow them too.

For a while now I’ve been sewing notebook covers in felt which have been very successful with orders coming in for custom sizes and applique designs on the front. I’ll continue to make these notebook covers which you can find here on my Etsy store at basementsixtyfive along with pen holders also in felt but I’ve also been making covers in canvas which brings other possibilities like being able to paint on it too. This little A6 version was made using canvas from Canvas Corp and I created a blog tutorial showing how to get the design on the canvas fabric.  I have a feeling you’ll be seeing more of this and others in the future. The design is of course my stamped houses which looks just so cool here on the front.

I’m still experimenting with different bullet journal layouts but the one thing I’m sticking with for now is my hand drawn style and the watercolour paints. I know this one is far from perfect but it’s definitely the style I want to continue with. The mini stickers come from Paper Pen and Plan on Etsy   They’re just the perfect size too.

Have a good weekend everyone and I’ll catch up next week.

Jaine x

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Planner charms

Posted on 02/03/2018 | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and hello to March. This week has been so absolutely cold and taking morning walks has made it feel like my eyeballs have been freezing in their sockets but at the same time we’ve had some gorgeous sunshine to with it so the countryside has been beautiful.  Cooper loves it but then he’s got the perfect coat.

A couple of weeks ago I posted on the WOW Embossing Powder blog a tutorial using Melt It which you can see here.

It was my first time using the Melt It powders and I was absolutely thrilled with how it worked out. I think this heart which I made into a planner charm is my favourite one so far.

I only had to make a little leather dangly bit and another one from gold thread to turn it into a gorgeous charm.

It goes on my travelers notebook superbly well.

Have a good weekend and stay safe in the cold weather.

Jaine xx

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The Town Houses Are Back In Stock

Posted on 23/02/2018 | 2 Comments

It’s always an anxious time launching something which has been in my head for ages, then sketched out and thought about for ever before seeing it realised into an actual product and hoping that someone somewhere will like it as much as you….. and breath!  That was my feeling when I launched my own stamp designs just over a year ago. Since then they’ve been very popular and given me a huge confidence boost.

I’ve recently had to have a restock and this time they’re better than ever. They come this time with cling mount on the back which they didn’t have before giving them a much better stamped image plus much easier to mount on a stamping block.

There are five individual houses to choose from with phrases or words and a row of town houses together.

To buy these and more click on this link to go to the shop.

Have a good weekend and I’ll see you soon.

Jaine xx

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