On Our Travels with Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Mexico

Apologies from the start for the poor photography, the light is so poor, I ended up taking these shots at a very funny angle. I can not believe we are at the end of our round the world trip. I made my page and postcard fun to reflect the fun this challenge has been. Thank you so much for organizing it Darcy and thanks to to my fellow travelers for your kind comments, encouragement and for sharing your amazing artwork and stories with me.
All the best for 2013 to you all.
Jen x

On Our Travels with Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Greenland

The National flower of Greenland is Rose Bay willow herb which is one of my favourite wild flowers. Hence my postcard. I have used a digital stamp of the flower from Dover and coloured it using Aquatone pencils and a water brush. My page shows some of the glorious views to be found in Greenland and the polar bear found on the countries coat of arms.
Hard to believe we have only one country left to visit. Thank you Darcy this has been a fabulous challenge.
Jen x

On Our Travels with Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Hawaii

My postcard from Hawaii is a photograph of John on his windsurfing trip to Maui last year. He is so proud of this jump. I added the flowers and text in Craft Artist 2. My page depicts the surf the islands that make up Hawaii and the pocket one of the welcoming dances performed there. I am digital this week as still on holiday in Canada.
Jen x

Crafty Ann's Challenge #80 White on White Christmas

This is an A5 card. I used embossed card stock for the background. The next layer is an embossing folder which I edged in white WOW glitter. The topper is one of Crafty Ann's with a little added glitter. Do join us this time and let us see your lovely creations.
Jen x

On Our Travels with Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Sweden

Had a go at my own version of the Northern Lights for my postcard using Distress Stains on black gloss card on top of a background of Perfect Pearls and Twinking H2Os. Had fun. My page shows two famous Swedes, Nobel and Ingrid Bergman and a couple in national dress. The pocket is a photo of one of the many art works to be found in Stockholm on the underground. Check it out some of the ceilings are amazing. Check out too the postcards of fellow travelers here. By the time Blogger posts this I will be on my way to Canada to the snow.

Jen x

CD Sunday Challenge - Oh! Christmas Tree

This is an A5 card designed in CA2 using a kit called "Gingerbread" by a designer called Amanda. My two girls loved making gingerbread houses when we they were little and they still do. Happy memories.
Thank you for coming by to look all your comments are much appreciated.
Jen x

On Our Travels with Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Argentina

Just had to be the Tango this week. I used a digi stamp from Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps on top of a background I created in Craft Artist 2. I added some additional music stamps and words from Prima stamps. I found a postage stamp featuring Eva Peron  and my page is views of the countryside.
Do check out fellow travelers here.
Jen x

CD Sunday Challenge - Inspired by Nature

My card this week is A5 and the backing paper and topper is from Peerless Designs CD "Feathered Friends". I used CA2 to add some foliage and a hessian mat and mount the whole on brown card stock.
Thank you for taking a look and for all your comments.
Jen x

Crafty Ann's Challenge #79 - Birds

A 12 by 12 scrapbook page for this challenge using a photo taken on holiday in Cornwall and Crafty Ann's digi kit Tempting Turquiose. The papers were a lovely match for the feathers.
Do join us over at Crafty Ann's Challenge blog and let us see your birds or animals.
Jen x

On Our Travels with Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Jamaica

After seeing so many beautiful sunsets pictures as I researched Jamaica I had a go at making my own. I used Distress Stains for the background and stamps from Stampscape for the images. I was really pleased to find a stamp of the famous toboggan team for the back. My page shows the flag, one of those sunsets and two famous Jamaicans.
The pocket is what I think is a wonderful painting by the Jamaican painter Barrington Watson called  "Dance of the Maroons". The Maroons are descended from runaway slaves. They established communities in the interior of Jamaica. A vibrant community continues to this day and this painting depicts a dance as part of a celebration.
Do have a look at the postcards from fellow travelers here
Jen x.

CD Sunday Challenge - Layer it Up

I have made a 6 by 6 card with papers from Kirsty Wiseman's Picklicious CD and toppers from a Lili of the Valley sheet. I was having a bit of a tidy up in the craft room and found lots of previously printed sheets and thought I would reduce the pile by trying to use some of them for this challenge. Thought the colours from two different sources actually went quite well together.I added a button from my stash and a twirl of Tim Holtz's paper.
Thank you for taking a look, all your comments are so encouraging.
Jen x

On Our Travels with Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Tibet

When I think of Tibet mountains and images of prayer flags fluttering in the wind come to mind, so that is what I have done for my postcard.
On my page I have an image of the mosque at Lhasa, a dancer dressed for the ceremonial Cham dance and yaks also dressed for a special day. My pocket is an image of the Snow Lion. This image forms part of the flag of Tibet now banned by the Chinese government. It has become a symbol for exile Tibetans. My stamp depicts the Dali Lama and was issued by Hawaii to celebrate his recent visit there.
Do have a look at the work of fellow travelers here.

CD Sunday Challenge - Rainy Days

A real challenge for me this week. My daughter bought me a Bamboo drawing tablet for my birthday so I had a go at colouring digitally with it. The image is from Arthur's clip art and I used it in CA2 with Serif Cd Backyard Bumper. It was fun trying to colour but I need a lot more practice I think. Thanks for stopping by to look. Any comments are much appreciated.
Jen x

Crafty Ann's Challenge # 78 - Gems, Ribbons and Flowers

My Square card was made using a paper and elements from Crafty Ann's Imperial Purple digikit. I chose the top row gems, ribbon and flowers. Do take a look at the challenge here and chose your three items to create an entry for the challenge.
Jen x

On Our Travels With Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Monaco

Could not resist using a photograph of Grace Kelly, which I played around with in Photolab. She was the fairy tale princess when I was young. On my page I have the arms of Monaco, a view of the famous habour and a scene from the F1 race. I found lots of images of beautiful flower stamps for Monaco, so added those too. Do take a look at the postcards of my fellow travelers here on Darcy's Blog.
Jen x

CD Sunday Challenge - Christmas in Pink

A challenge indeed as I would not normally chose pink for Christmas. I used the CD "Season of Giving" from Serif and worked in Craft Artist 2 to make a square card.
Thank you for stopping by to take a look, all your comments are much appreciated.
Jen x

On Our Travels With Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Slovenia

The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana, a city next to the river on which Jason and his Argonauts are said to have sailed with the Golden Fleece. Hence my postcard. The picture is a bookplate from a version of the story by Graves which I played with in Craft Artist, then printed and gilded. My book page shows the flag and some of the varied scenery to be found in Slovenia.
Jen x

CD Sunday Challenge - Beautiful Blue

This is an A5 card made in MCS Elite using the CD Quintessential Country Garden. It is ages since I used this CD and I had forgotten what lovely papers it has on it. Your challenges do get me looking around my CDs.
Thank you for stopping by, all your comments are much appreciated.
Jen x

Crafty Ann's Challenge # 77 - Christmas in October

My design is a square card using Crafty Ann's Traditional Christmas kit. The topper is a photograph taken last Christmas. I think this is a lovely frame for all your Christmassy photographs. Do join us for Crafty Ann's latest challenge and add to your Christmas card stash.
Jen x

On Our Travels With Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Finland

Still with the ice and snow, my postcard features the Caribou and the Northern Lights and my page a grazing herd among the snowy trees.
Do take a look at the postcards of my fellow travelers here.
Jen x

CD Sunday Challenge - Poetry Corner

I have made a 6 by 6 card using a Vintaj CD "Fading India" working in CA2.  The poem is the first verse of John Godfrey Saxe's ( 1816-1887) version of the famous Indian legend.
It was six men of Indostan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.
The link is here if you would like to read the rest.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look, all your comments are much appreciated.
Jen x

On Our Travels With Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Russia

When I think of Russia I think of Winter, War and Peace and Dr. Zhivago to blame I guess. Also I have a friend who grew up in Siberia and she was telling me how overnight the snow would almost bury their little house and they would make a sloping  tunnel from the front door which was way under the snow to the outside. This is how she would then get out to school all winter. So I have used the lovely image of Moscow when it is snowing from the Snowman Movie. I added some white edging. My page also shows one of Russia's beautiful churches in the snow. The pocket is from a cover of Vogue showing a take on Russian dolls which they did for a 10th anniversary of Matryoshka dolls.
Do take a look at the postcards from our fellow travelers here.
Jen x

CD Sunday Challenge - Autumn Splendor

My A5 Autumn card is made with a digi kit from Feli Designs called "Festival of Colour" . The quote is from the CD "Quote Reference book1" from DCWV. I worked in Serif's CA2. Thank you for coming by to look, your comments are much appreciated.
Jen x

Crafty Ann's Challenge #76- Black and White plus a coloured topper

An A5 card from me for this challenge. My backing paper is from Crafty Ann's black and white collection and the beautiful topper from the Pink roses collection. Could not resist adding the single rose bottom right. I do hope you will join us for this challenge and show us some more of your lovely work. Check out the challenge here.
Jen x

On Our Travels With Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Scotland

Nice to be nearer to home again. My postcard background was made using Distressed Inks and I used a stamp set from Sheena Douglas " A Little Bit Scenic Highlands Silhouette" The stag and castle are stamped and embossed with the thistles and birds stamped in black.
My page features the flag, a piper and a Robbie Burns poem.
Jen x

CD Sunday Challenge - Christmas

This is an A5 card. The topper and backing papers are from the Papermania CD "Enchanted" Christmas. I built up the card in Digital Designer then printed it and added it to a card base.
Thank you for coming by to look. all your comments are much appreciated.
Jen x

On Our Travels With Darcy's Postcard Challenge - Portugal

I have followed  the explorer nautical theme for Portugal. One of the world's most famous explorers is the Portuguese Vasco De Gama. In 1498 he became the first European to reach India by sea. In so doing he paved the way for the Portuguese Colonial Empire in Asia.
My postcard is on watercolour paper with his image from Wikipedia and a ship stamp from Artemio. The background map stamp is from Impression Obsession.
My page shows a map of Vasco De Gama's route as the pocket and pictures of the flag, Porto and the famous Discoveries monument in Lisbon made to celebrate Portugal's famous explorers.

Do take a look at the talented work of  others on this journey here.
Jen x