John Next Door - Deco Butterflies Day 3

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How was your weekend? We managed to get out for some walks and get a few jobs in the garden done. 

This is my last post for the Deco Butterfly dies from the John Next Door range. This project deserves its own blog post. 

I made a box and decorated it with the butterflies and lots of other dies. I used my scoring board to make the box. 

Here is the top of the box. I used some lattice corner dies. Also the Small Flower die and the Small Leaves die. All the dies are used are from the John Next Door range. 

This is what I put in the box. They are felted soaps. The wool fibres sink to fit the soap. The soap is used as normal and the lather comes through the wool. The felt works a mild exfoliator. I made bands for the soap using the Deco word dies. I have wanted to try felting soaps for a while now. 

I also made divisions for the box so that the soaps fitted. This was all inspired by a gift I received. 

On Hochanda you could see this box on the counter. On Wednesday this week we are getting our first vaccine. I do hope this all helps. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 87 at the Crafting Happiness Challenge blog

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Poinsettia Christmas Card to match Gift Box

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How has your week been?  I bet we are all going to have a busy weekend. Last week was good for us. We saw Michael Bublé at the O2 Arena it was such an amazing experience. It was so good to share it with our good friends. The following evening we all  saw a Beatles Tribute band at a local club. We do like to get out when we can.

When it came to sorting through our Christmas cards I realised that I didn't have one for my parents in-law. I had made the box for my mother-in-law so I decided to make a card to match.

The backing paper had been in my stash for a while. 

This is the first time I have used this die from the John Next Door range. It is called the Renmore Die Set. The sentiment die is from Crafter's Companion. 

I made the poinsettias with the Poinsettia die and the Swirl Poinsettia dies. 

Here is a picture I took of Mr Bublé at the concert. I do have a zoom on my camera. 

Here is the card with the box. I even made a small version of this card with the smaller poinsettias cut with the dies. I am still not sure if I have enough Christmas card. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 467 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge 

The December Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 62 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

Challenge 17 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 189 at the Cut It Up Challenge blog

Challenge 485 at the Krafty Chicks Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Circular Christmas Box for Chocs

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

We are back from our cruise. It was so lovely to be away in a holiday bubble. We got back last Friday and on Saturday I had a call about my mum who had taken a turn for the worse. We visited on Sunday and all seemed fine but the care package might need to be increased. I am in talks with the Care Agency to try and work out what is best. Today I am helping at the first of two Felting Workshops this week.

Before we went away I challenged myself to make a circular box.I wanted to use  dies that I had from the Heart Box die set from the John Next Door range. I did watch a video on how John Made the Heart box and I applied this new knowledge to a circular box.

I used a lot of the Double Pierced Circle dies from Creative Expressions to make this box. They are my go to circle dies. I also used the Winter Trees die set and the Deer Family die set all from Creative Expressions. 

Here you can see the Washi Tape around the edge of the box. The paper I used came from the John Lockwood Box Magazine. 

The lid fits nicely on the box. 

It does remind me of a Cheesy Triangles box. I am sure some chocs will fit just fine. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 460 at the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge Blog

The Christmastime Challenge at the Cuttlebug Mania Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week. I will be mostly sorting out things for Christmas. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Beccy's Place - Sing Joy digi stamp set

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you are having a great weekend. Yesterday my husband  worked  at his University's  Open Day. I went out early and treated myself to breakfast at M&S. In the evening we went to a 50th Birthday party. Today we are having a lazy day sorting things out for our trip to London next week.

I am one of the contributors to the Beccy's Place blog. I was sent the Sing Joy digi set and I was asked  to make cards, tags and a box to put them in.

Here is the box I decorated the patterned paper with washi tape and musical notes made with a tattered lace die. 

There are many fantastic images in the store and Beccy runs regular competitions. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

Here is the open box showing the cards and tags inside. 

Here are the cards I enjoyed putting the images in different configurations. 

Here are the tags. 

Here is everything together. This is such a fun set to use. I am not sure who these cards will go to but whoever it is I am sure they will make them smile. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C506

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) Challenge blog - Use ribbon on your Project

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I have been keeping myself busy and I have been able to do a bit of crafting. It has been good to get back to making things.

The new challenge starts today on the Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) Challenge blog and the theme is to Use some Ribbon on your Project. We are very lucky to  have a sponsor this time, Crafty Ribbons.

Can you believe it has been over a year since our lovely daughter and son-in-law got married. Of course I had to make a special card for their anniversary. I used a Tattered Lace Oval Shutter Card die set to make the card base and cut all the mats and layers. 

We are very lucky to have been sponsored by Crafty Ribbons this time. There will be a prize. If you click on the logo you will be taken to the store. 

The topper was left over from the invitations and features the Lovebirds stamp from Clarity stamps. They were coloured with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. The ribbon was leftover from the wedding too. 

I made a box to hold the card. On the card and the box I used the Cape Daisy die set and the Faux Quilled leaves from Creative Expressions to decorate the box. . 

I know they liked their card. The anniversary was back in July in fact the day my dad was taken into hospital. 

Happy Craftng

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 547 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

Challenge 397 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog

Challenge 152 at the Creative Moments Challenge blog

Challenge 219 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog

Challenge 52 at the Crafty Addicts Challenge blog

Challenge 9 at the Classic Design Team Challenge blog

Challenge 9 at the Crafter's Castle Challenge blog

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Anything but a Card - A Box

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you had a good weekend and are ready for the week ahead. This is a scheduled post we are on our way to Malta. Life has been so fraught I am looking forward to some time away.

Being Monday the new challenge starts at Always Fun Challenges and the theme is Anything But a Card. So I made a box. I am no longer on the design team but I thought I would share this anyway.

Recently it was my mother-in-laws birthday and she likes chocolate. We have taken to buying bars of chocolate for her they just needed a box to show them off. I had a sheet of A3 patterned card and it was just right for this box. 

To decorate the top I used all dies from John Next Door. 

Here is the chocolate in the box. 

One final look at the box. That is all from me until next time. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) - Theme Flowers

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? I am all back to normal. The house is all tidy the washing is sorted and I am back crafting. I have had some good news that I will be able to share with you soon.

The new challenge starts on the Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) Challenge blog and the theme this time is Flowers. Now there aren't many people who don't like flowers.

This is quite a small card I made it by recycling a card I had been sent that is where the background came from. The flowers were cut with a Britannia die set. 

It needed a box so that the flowers wouldn't get squashed. I used my Hougie board to make the box. Before I constructed the box I cut the aperture using the Double Pierced die set I cut the inner layer too. The lattice was cut with Stitched Lattice frames set. All from Creative Expression. There is acetate behind the lattice. 

I used Spring Daffodils die set designed by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions. 

The Happy Birthday was cut with the die that came with the 2016 Crafter's Companion Advent Calendar.  

Here they are together. I was very pleased with how the box turned out. I think I might be making some more like this. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

I would like to enter challenge 35 at the Crafting with Attitude challenge blog , challenge 449 at the CRAFT challenge blog, challenge 511 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog , weeks 313 and 314 at Pixie's Snippets Playground , challenge 274 at the Brown Sugar challenge blog and challenge 44 at the Crafty Addicts challenge blog. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Tattered Lace - Anniversary Shows - Antique Lace Collection

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How has your week been? I am very near the end of my two week holiday from school we have got a lot done. Including some work in the garden which we weren't expecting.

I have made some samples for the Anniversary shows for Tattered Lace with a rather pretty die set I was sent. It is the Ornamental Antique Lace Square die set. It is  very pretty. In fact when I checked last night this die set on its own had sold out. It is still available in collections.

You can see these cards and others made by the Design Team on the Tattered Lace Ornamental Vintage Lace Pintereset Page. 

These are the things I sent in.  Apart from the dies I was sent two sheets of sentiments one in gold foil and one in silver. 

This is one of my favourite die sets that I have been sent by Tattered Lace. 

I was really taken with central dies from the set. I think they make quite a pretty pattern on their own. 

I made a smaller blue version. 

The twisted easel is the first card I made. 

The box was easy to decorate. To decorate the sides I just cut the down down. 

I was rather pleased with these samples. I have no idea if they will be shown or not especially as the die has already sold out. . 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Tattered Lace - Baroque Flourish Die set and Essentials Flower Die Set

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? The weather has been nice here so it has been a pleasure to walk home from work.

I was sent two lots of Tattered Lace dies to make samples with recently and this was the first set to be aired. They were part of the One Day Special that started on Ideal World on Tuesday evening. This set of samples uses the Baroque Flourish Die set and the Essential Flower Die set.

I did see some of my samples on Ideal World when the One Day Special was launched. 

I used the dies to frame some cameos I had in my stash. 

When I saw the flower dies that first thing I thought of was a water lily and I thought it would go well on a box. 

I looked up a Sue Wilson tutorial on how to make dimensional flowers. I had to adapt the method to make it work with this die cuts. I even cut the flowers to make the leaves. 

I was rather pleased with how these flowers turned out. 

This is the same card being shown on Ideal World on the launch show. 

I did use the Baroque flourish die to add detail to the background. The dotty paper was on the back of the flowery paper I used for the flowers. 

This card was on TV but it was embellished with a wrap for which I can take no credit. 

I enjoyed making this gift basket I though the dies looked so beautiful in black and white. 

With the flower dies I had a go at making some daffodils. I created the background with some Brushos. I hadn't used them for a while. 

I expect to be posting the next set of samples in a few days time. They are quite different. 

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Take care. 

Happy Crafting.

Hugs Jackie