Not Just Cards Challenge Blog - February Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Friends and Visitors

How was your weekend? Strictly Live was fabulous. We had so much fun with our friends. My hubby is back home safe and sound now after his trip to York.

The February Challenge has stared are at the Not Just Cards Challenge blog the theme is Anything Goes. 

I am sharing a first birthday card I made for the little lad of friends of ours. In fact they are the friends that are looking after our cow, along with others, in France.

I know it is a bit traditional to use blue for a boy. The paper was in in stash. 

Our challenges are always fun. Click on the blog logo and you will be taken there. 

This is such a cute image. It is from an LOTV pack of images that I have had for a while. I raided my scrap box for all the die cuts. I try hard not to start a new sheet of card just for small dies. 

This is a Crafter's Companion die. 

The Alphabet and Numbers are also Crafter's Companion dies. 

This cute little bunting die came with the Crafter's Companion Advent calendar last year. 

This card along with some presents went to France earlier this year. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The February Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge 371

Challenge 182 at the Seize the Birthday Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Sixtieth Birthday card for my cricket mad Brother-in-law

Good Morning

How is your week going? I am keeping busy. One positive thing is that I don't seem to be having as many headaches. They have been the bane of my life for a long time.

Very soon my brother-in-law will be Sixty. He has invited us to the  party he is having to celebrate, which should be fun. I decided it would be rather nice to make him a card. He loves cricket and supporting Aldershot Town Football club.

The image came from an old card it is a rather large image. The colours are Aldershot Town Football club colours. I used the Twinkle, Twinkle embossing folder from Creative Expressions to emboss some white card that I then inked with Distress ink. I also used that very useful ribbon was from my stash. 

I trimmed the image as much as I could. The original had rounded corners so I decided to carry this on. When you use old cards they often have sentiments so you don't have to try and fit one on. 

I love using Alphabet dies it is so easy to personalise things. Bob was cut with a die set that I bought from Crafter's Companion. 

The bunting was cut with a Tattered Lace die. 

This is an X-cut die set. 

This is a large card nearly A4 in size but it is a special birthday. 

I would like to enter Challenge 128 at the Creative Moments Challenge blog ,challenge 135 at the Inspiration Destination Challenge blog and challenge 177 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Take care. 

Hugs Jackie

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