Happy Easter

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

🐣Happy Easter🐣

I hope you have a lovely day. I know we can't be with the people that we love. We are safe at home and that is something to celebrate. Just think what it will be like when we can all meet up again. 

This card has  the same design as the condolence card I made a few weeks ago. Changing the colours made a big difference. 

This is the only Happy Easter die that I have it is from Creative Expressions. The Ivy was cut with the Ivy Spray dies from the John Next Door range. I love how you can place the ivy round an image. 

The cross die is from a Spellbinders set of dies. For the background I used the Heart Lattice embossing folder. 

I sent this card to our good friends. We are having video chats with them but it is not the same as being there with them. We have all got to do our bit. 

I hope that you have a great Easter. 

Stay safe and well. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge Blog - Sponsor Time for Tea Designs - Optional theme No Patterned Papers

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends

Happy Friday the gateway to the weekend. I can't believe how quickly the weeks are going there always seems to be so much to do. We really must make a start on Christmas present shopping but there are a lot of jobs to do in the house. I have lost my voice which is making things a little tricky.

Being Friday the new challenge starts on the Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge blog this time the sponsor is Time for Tea Designs the theme is Anything Goes and the optional twist is No Patterned Papers.

I started with a black card blank, I used my Double Pierced square dies to make the mats and layers. The final layer was embossed with a holly pattern A4 embossing folder.  The snowflake die came free with a magazine last year. 

 There are many wonderful images in the store if you click on the logo you will be taken there. 

This cute image is called Santa Baby and she can be purchased HERE.  She was coloured with Promarkers. 

I found this cute little sentiment in my stash it was just the right colour. 

Have a great weekend. 

I would like to enter the November Challenge at the House of Cards Challenge Blog, Challenge 42 at The Merry Christmas Challenge Blog , Challenge 45 at the Snowflakes Promise Challenge blog ,Challenge 503 at Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog and the November Challenge at Beccy's Challenges. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) theme Embossing

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? We are nearly at the weekend. I really shouldn't wish the time away should I? There is so much coming up though. I still have quite a bit to make for the wedding which is about five and a half weeks away.

The new challenge starts on the Moving Along with the Times challenge blog and the theme is Embossing. 

I managed to get my hands on 'That Embossing Folder'. The one that came free with a magazine and everyone wanted it and it sold out. It has been made available again and that is how I got one. I just had to use it for this challenge. 

I used the Sue Wilson Just for You Oval die set to make the sentiment. The central piece I embossed with the lower portion of the folder. 

Here is the detail of the embossing folder. I embossed it three times and cut our the elements and them put them together on the card. 

Karen asked if we saw the wall of fame, in the Cavern District of Liverpool, on our last visit. I thought I would share my photo of it I hope Karen pops by to see it. 

To me this card looks a bit French. It would be quite easy to recreate in lots of different colours. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Cute Pandas Valentine's Day Card

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

Happy Valentine's Day. I hope that you have a wonderful day today whatever you are doing.

I made a Valentine's Day card with the free embossing folder and stamps from Issue 142 of Papercraft Essentials Magazine.

I started with the background I cut a piece of card to fit the hearts embossing folder. I then used the Heart of Hearts die to cut an aperture. Finally the card was embossed and sanded back. 

The girly panda was stamped onto a piece of white card and coloured with my Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. Then she was placed behind the heart aperture. The happy boy panda was stamped onto another piece of card and then cut out by hand. 

The sentiment came with the stamp set. 

We had our Valentine's meal on Saturday we did the meal deal from M&S. We swapped cards this morning otherwise nothing special is happening.  I hope that you have a good day.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Me to You Tatty Teddy Birthday Card

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How was your weekend? I hope it was a good one and has  set you up for the week ahead. On Saturday I made a start on the wedding invitations. Then on Sunday we had an unexpected visit from our daughter and her fiance which was nice. We had lunch together and we were able to discuss more bits and bobs to do with the wedding. There are a surprising amount of things to do and organise.

I did go to the local Craft shop sale it was brilliant and I picked up a few bargains. Then today I treated myself to a copy of Papercraft Essentials Magazine which came with a lovely embossing folder and some cute Panda Stamps. When I got home I had a bit of a play.

Here is the 6" x 6" card I made. I cut of piece of mauve core'dinations card stock to fit the folder and I used the folder from the magazine to emboss it. Then I used a sanding block to reveal some of the core of the card. 

I stamped Tatty Teddy on to water colour card with watering can archival ink. Then he was coloured with my Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. I cut him and the silver mat with some Sue Wilson dies. 

The Happy and Birthday stamps came with the magazine. 

Here are my purchases the most anything cost was £2. I do have the matching dies for the number stamps. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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