Monday, June 30, 2014

thank you

Hello!

Hope all is well and they you had a lovely weekend!
We went to visit our friends in Zagorje and had a wonderful time (like we always do).

Aga is starting off this week with her FAB.U.LOUS card...total Aga style right?!!

The leaves are from our Doodle Flowers stamp set...talk about cutting skills! I tried to add string to my cards like Aga does so beautifully and effortlessly and I fail every single time I try! LOL!



Have a great day!
xo


Friday, June 27, 2014

you brighten my day

Hello!
TGIF right!! :)

Hope all is well!
It's Ange's turn on the blog and her card is bright, sunny and gorgeous! :) I just adore sunflowers...they just make me happy! Ange used my Autumn Blessings and Daffodils stamp sets to create this beauty!


Have a great weekend! 
xo

Thursday, June 26, 2014

hello friend

Hello!
How ya'll doing? Good I hope! :)

It's Renee's turn on the blog today and she created this adorable tag using our Little Miss Mia digital stamp, Cube it and I believe Double Trouble stamp sets! :) 
Perfect mix of digital and clear stamps! 



I am also sharing this simple card I created using mDouble Trouble, Big Sentiments (discontinued) and a brand new (not available just yet) Read All About It! stamp sets. 




I stamped the images, coloured them with my Graph'it markers and cut them out.




I got an email with these photos...samples are on their way to me...I can't wait!! 




Have a great day!
xo

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

card + sneak peek!

Hello!
I hope all is well! :)

I shared this card on my blog yesterday. I used our Life is Good stamp set, did some masking and colouring! :)







Also I decided to share sneak peeks of my new stamp sets!! I should be getting the sample sets in the next few days and I'm crossing fingers that I don't have to modify anything! If all is good than a stamp release blog hop is coming your way soon! ;)





Hope you like them!
Have a great day!
xo

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

thank you

Hello!
How are ya?

I've got a gorgeous card by Evgenia to share today! LOVE LOVE her shabby chic style and this fabulous apple shaped card using our Random Patterns stamp set.
Perfect card for a teacher! And just look at her set up...gorgeous photo don't you think?!! Looking at my pitiful photos ....feeling a tad plain! :)


Have a great day!
xo

Monday, June 23, 2014

love


Hello!
Hope you all had a lovely weekend!

Angeline is starting off the week with this SWEET card using the heart from our Life is Good stamp set. Awesome masking. Angeline is amazing at one layered cards! :)



Have a great day!
xo

Friday, June 20, 2014

#1 Dad

Hello!

How ya'll doing? Better now that it's Friday! :)

Mariana's talent to mix and match patterns and colours blow me away!!! LOVE!
For this card Mariana used Just Dad (sentiment), It's a Guy Thing (tie) and Space (star). I love how she took the star stamp from our Space stamp set to make a pattern for the ties! 


Have a great weekend! 
xo

Thursday, June 19, 2014

card + update

Hi!
Hope all is well!

It's Eva's turn today and she's created this sweet birthday card using our Jungle Baby stamp set! 





I just wanted to share a little sneak peek of a new JD stamp set. :) This set wasn't my idea, it was Judith's (she's a teacher) and I've been working on it off and on but especially now that Judith is stepping down I wanted to finish it for her!
I mentioned already the changes that are happening with JD and if everything goes well I hope for a release in August (it all depends on shipping since I will be shipping stamps all over the world...from Africa to England to the USA to Australia...). I apologize ahead of time if there are days where the shop is wonky...there are tweeks being made and you know how these things go!! 


It all starts with a pencil and piece of paper! :)





Have a great day!
xo

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

hello friend

Hello!

Hope all is well! (I really do...it's not just how I start my blog...from the heart!)

It's my turn on the JD blog and my very first sunflower at home inspired my card for today. Last night no sunflower...this morning..hello Mr. Sunflower! :)


Ain't he pretty! :)
For this card I used my Autumn Blessings and Cube It stamp sets. I was in a hurry (what's new man!!) so watercolors saved the day again. Just a light wash of blue to make my background, some strips of green for the grass. I stamped and cut out my sunflower and did a very simple and light wash of colour. Easy peasy! And I'm not using any special watercolors...regular grocery store bought watercolors that my kids use.




I adhered the sunflower and top strip of grass with foam dots for dimension.



This week I will (fingers crossed) order some brand new JD stamps! I can't wait to share!
Have a great day!!
xo

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

thanks a lot!

Hello!

Hope all is well! :)

It's my turn on the JD blog today and this is the card I'm sharing today! All but the base of the card was on hand...what do I mean you ask?? :)

When I lose my inspiration, can't make a card or draw to save my life I like to stamp images, colour them, cut them out and have them ready for when my mojo kicks in again. It really comes in handy making your own 'die cuts' with your stamp images....and it saves me time in the end too.




For this card the butterflies, little journal tabs were ready for use and the only thing I did was stamp the pattern on the card and the sentiment! 






Lots of layering on this card and nothing really adhered totally flat...I think it adds motion, dimension to the card when layered in this manner.



......................

I shared this card on my blog yesterday.




Before I go I just wanted to mention that I'll be doing another JD update on the blog soon....talk a little more about the changes that are going on! 
Hope you have a great day!
xo

Monday, June 16, 2014

for you

Hello!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend and celebrated Father's Day! :)

One of my boards on Pinterest is all about gift wrapping! I love seeing creative ways to embellish and wrap up a gift. Today I'm sharing Aga's gorgeous little tag that she used for this sweet little gift! Aga used our TEArrific stamp set...simple and perfect! :)


Have a great day!
xo

Friday, June 13, 2014

happy birthday


Hello!

Hope all is well!

It's Ange's turn on the blog today and she once again did her stamp set combining magic to create this gorgeous card!!



Ange used our Patterns for Him, Butterflies, Geometric Patterns and Daffodils stamp sets! I love the little splatters of ink and the heat embossed butterfly on vellum...gorgeous! :)



And now to announce the winner of our Father's Day giveaway.....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:
28
Timestamp: 2014-06-13 08:29:26 UTC


28. Jingle said...
Love this card! So cute! And the stamp sets are fantastic! Thank you so much for this generous giveaway!

Congratulations Jingle!! Email us to claim your prize! :) And thank you to all who played along!

Before I go I want to announce our Father's Day weekend sale!!


Have a great weekend! :)
xo

Thursday, June 12, 2014

congratulations


Hello!
Hope all is well! :)

How cute is Renee's little pocket/envelope card! Perfect to add some money or a gift card inside! The sentiment is from our Cube It stamp set.




I also wanted to share a free template I drew up...I'm making cupcake toppers! :)


I'll be announcing the winner of my Father's Day giveaway tomorrow and our 20% off all stamps weekend sale starts! :)

Have a great day!
xo

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

free digi

Hello!
Hope all is well!

I've got a free digi to share...I drew up this bunny to use for a Father's Day card for my husband. 



I coloured the bunny with my Graph'it markers and added a little black glitter to the stache! The sentiment is from our Just Dad stamp set (one of the three I'm giving away over at Jane's Doodles.




Right click and save! (for personal use)



Have a great day!
xo


Tuesday, June 10, 2014

thank you

Hi!

Hope all is well!

Evgenia created this simple and gorgeous card using our Random Patterns stamp set.


Make sure to check out our Father's Day giveaway! I will announce the winner on Friday.

Have a great day!
xo

Monday, June 9, 2014

Man! + giveaway

Note: Just to be clear...one winner will win all 3 sets! :) And DT member Mariana designed all three sets! 


Hello!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend! :)

Mariana's starting off the week with her AWESOME card using our I Got This stamp set.
FAB masculine card don't you think?! :)




Father's Day is around the corner and I feel a giveaway is in order! :) This giveaway is open to everyone anywhere! 

We're giving away.....










Leave a comment below if you'd like to win these sets. I will randomly choose one lucky winner next Monday!

Pop on over to my blog and check out myummy card! :)


Have a great day!
xo

Friday, June 6, 2014

thankful

Hello!
Hope all is well!!

It's Angeline's turn on the blog today and she has sent us into the future to Fall with this very autumn-ish inspired card using our Nuts for you and Blessings Sentiments stamp sets! Simple and beautiful and a perfect card if you need to make a lot.



Hope you have a lovely weekend!
xo

Thursday, June 5, 2014

little chick

Hello!
Hope all is well!

It's Eva's turn on the blog and she created this sweet card using our Easter Time stamp set for a non Easter theme! 



Eva's colouring and cutting skills are awesome! :)



Have a great day !
xo

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

celebrate

Hello!

It's Ange's turn on the blog today and I've said it before and I'll say it again....she is AWESOME when it comes to combining different JD stamp sets onto one card!!! I just LOVE this card....everything from the colours, the string, mini staples, the placement of the tags and the gorgeous watercoloring!!!



Ange used Spring (the little flower), Cube it (sentiment), I Got This (arrow) and Life is Good (tag) stamp sets!! 

Have a great day!
xo

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

changes

Hello!
Hope all is well!

Where do I start! Those who follow my blog know that I struggle with trying to find a way to be a stay at home mom and work at home mom. My kids are in school for 3,5 to 4,5 hours and the homework is ridiculous! I just found out that in order for your child to sign in to a good high school they have to have all A's and they start looking at the grades from grade 5!! Anyways...I'll get way off track if I continue about the schools here so as I was saying I struggle with finding that balance between all my responsibilities at home and work.

I never ever planned on doing something like Jane's Doodles. It's not like I said I want to design stamps and have my own stamp company one day or that I was stamping for a couple of years or experience in that field. It all just literally snow balled into this. From starting my blog (which also was total coincidence) and having certain talented ladies telling me....you should design your own stamps and pointing me in certain directions that led me to where I am today.




One particular talented lady who made all this possible....Judith of coarse! I will always be grateful to her, without her there would be no Jane's Doodles! A total stranger emails me and says I'll give you the money to make your first batch of stamps and we'll take it from there. I couldn't believe it! I mean who am I to design my own stamps....I haven't made a name for myself in the crafting world. Has she lost her mind!!! LOL! Well I said yes of coarse!


Which now brings me to the first change in Jane's Doodles and that is Judith is stepping down. It's come to a point where Judith is unable to give 100% to Jane's Doodles. And I understand her completely because this is a problem I have and I have spent the last few months thinking about.....the future of Jane's Doodles. I can't tell you how many times I cried because I don't know if I could do this....especially now on my own!! But Judith will always be apart of the Jane's Doodles team, someone I can turn to for advice and help. It meant a lot when Judith said:

I believe in you as much today as I did when we started, you are extremely talented.

So Judith is slowly teaching me how to run the shop, taking orders etc.  I please ask for patience and understanding as I learn this aspect of Jane's Doodles. 



Another change is that my stamps will be manufactured in the UK from now on. This manufacturer is based in the UK and the USA and the stamps are made of the same material (photopolymer clear stamps) and the same high quality (which is a must, the most important thing to me is quality). I have tested the stamps out and I am very pleased with the quality. They stamp the same as my other JD stamps. 

Why the UK? Well I live in Croatia and it only makes sense because of the shipping costs and distance. Usually it would take about 2-3 weeks for my stamps to come where as it would take 3-5 days from the UK!!


I can't predict the future for Jane's Doodles....I'm not going to lie...it's tough. The majority of my customers are from the USA....and living in Croatia is not to my advantage for several reasons. This country is still going through a recession and it's pretty bad which is another reason Jane's Doodles is more than just doing what I love but also it's an extra income that is much needed.

Our next release will be late due to the changes going on and I want to thank all who support me in this journey. I'm freaking out, scared....can I do this alone???? I don't know.
I only know that after much thought and tears....I'm going to just go with the flow! 

xo


For my card I used Nuts about you and Fly High.