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Crafty Jane's Check out the latest cards I have for sale or to place an order. See pictures for examples. The main things I do are card making, quilting, knitting and beading.
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I like doing all sorts of craft and don’t focus on one in particular, I’m sure it would be easier if I just did one thing. I am strictly amateur league at them all. I also cross stitch occasionally and like to try out new crafts if I can understand them or get someone to help me. I used to work with children so have an interest in children’s crafts, the messier the better as long as I don’t have to do the clearing up!! My Grandma and Mum taught me to knit when I was at junior school and I knitted from then on. Over the years I learned cross stitch and simple machine sewing. I got into card making in 2003, mainly to use up bits and bobs that I had around, but it kind of went mad and I started to buy products and make more cards. My favourite thing at the moment is the stitched cards I make, using patterns from sites like Stitching Cards, Ann’s Papercraft, Form a Lines. I also love Iris folded cards and use cards and patterns from Dee Craft, I love personalising them and making them bright and cheerful. I like making cards as it is fairly quick and I like to make them simple, but fun. They are usually easy to do and can be portable, I can even do the stitched ones laid in bed if need be. I was also very impressed that I managed to make 2 quilts. The cutting out and planning takes as much time and energy as the sewing. I have just restarted quilting classes, but my husband has to help me. I am lucky to have a husband who lets me buy craft products, within reason and who doesn’t complain too much if things don’t get used! I have probably spent as much on storage as products! When Emily moved into her new bedroom I gained a craft/sewing room and was hoping to be able to leave projects on the go and save some of the tidying up each time I am doing something, but this hasn’t worked out as the room is also used for storage and the cat has stuff in there too, so everything has to be picked up after use unless I want it trampled or covered in fur! I think my next craft to learn, is the art of taking photos that do justice to my makes.

Some of my knitted poppies off to Anchor - Oulton Manorto raise money for British legion
12/10/2026

Some of my knitted poppies off to Anchor - Oulton Manorto raise money for British legion

October craft challenge at Outlawz, check out my blog
01/10/2026

October craft challenge at Outlawz, check out my blog

It's time for the Outlawz ABAC challenge for October. As always ABAC means Anything But a Card and there is no theme for October, so anything goes.As we enter October, the evenings are drawing in and the trees are turning wonderful shades of orange and gold. I always find autumn colours inspiring fo...

It's time for October card challenge at Outlawz, check out my blog
01/10/2026

It's time for October card challenge at Outlawz, check out my blog

Blink and you miss it—that’s how I feel about the whole summer! I was still waiting to do some summer activities, and suddenly everyone was talking about Halloween and Christmas. My brain can’t keep up. When I started preparing my October creations for the Outlawz challenges, I couldn’t find...

01/09/2026

September blogs are now out, check out the Outlawz creative challenges for this month

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We would love to see new people taking part have a look at Outlawz website https://outlawzchallenges.blogspot.com/ and see which group appeals to you. There is Twisted which has a monthly theme such as colour, a rhyme or a sketch to inspire your make. ABAC, Anything but a card, is just as it sounds submit anything you have made. Finally Christmas, which again as it sounds is Christmas cards or creations all year round.

I am on the design teams for Twisted and ABAC and love seeing everyone's creations. As the evening are drawing in and we head into Autumn it a great time to get the craft stuff out and get creative.

https://craftyjanes.co.uk/2026/08/01/its-always-tea-time/
08/08/2026

https://craftyjanes.co.uk/2026/08/01/its-always-tea-time/

The months are flying by, and as we head into August, it is time for a new set of challenges at Outlawz. This month’s Anything but a Card challenge has no set theme, so I decided to create a framed shadow box for an Alice in Wonderland-themed tea party at my local care home. The

My blogs for August
08/08/2026

My blogs for August

Welcome to August and the next Outlawz Twisted Challenge. This month’s twist is to use a sketch in your design. I did not follow the sketch literally, but instead used the shapes as inspiration for the main image and sentiment. I created a stitched card using a pattern from Craftsuprint. I chose n...

second one Anything but a card
01/07/2026

second one Anything but a card

Outlawz Anything But a Card Challenge July 2026 I was trying to think of woolly activities to do with the residents at the care home and I saw a really cute octopus that could also use the polystyrene balls I have in the cupboard. So with grey multicolour yarn. I cut lengths of the yarn

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