Nuts 'N' Bolts from Beccy's Place

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors. 

Let's start with an apology. I am sorry I haven't been posting much. I have been crafting but they are all projects for the future. Life has thrown a bit of a curve ball as well. My parents now need two live in carers. We had to source a bed for the second one. So with that and invigilating life is just a bit hectic. 

Here is a post about the fabulous new digital image set from Beccy's Place called Nuts 'N' Bolts. 

This is my first card. I did colour the image with my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils. I had to add some John Next Door Cogs. 

For the second card I added two of the robots and again I coloured them with my Faber Castell

Polychromo Colouring pencils. The back was made with another John Next Door die this one from the Stencil Alphabet set. 

This is the Nuts 'N' Bolts image set which is available HERE. 

Here are the two cards together. This is such a fun image set to use. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie 

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Not Just Cards Challenge Blog - June Challenge - Anything Goes - Father's Day Card

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How is your week going? Yesterday we treated ourselves to a trip to Exbury Gardens in the New Forest. We haven't had a day out in so long. It did feel very weird driving further than we have for months. We had to pre-book our visit. Only 70 people are allowed in each hour. The Gardens are doing everything they can to keep people safe. 

The June challenge starts today at the Not Just Cards Challenge blog and the theme is Anything Goes. 

June is the month in which Father's Day falls. I do like to make something a bit special for my father-in-law he loves my cards and he always lets me know how much he likes them. 

My father-in-law likes nautical themed cards. Wendy who is the Spanish Crafter (her blog is HERE) sent us a new year card with this design a while ago. I have been meaning to make one of these cards for a while. I have just found out that this style of card is called a Pull Up Accordion Card. I used my scoreboard to help me make the card. 

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I used an old card for the base and I added a greeting  cut with a Signature die. 

I decorated all the parts before I assembled the card. It was so good having a made up card so that I could see what to do. It was also a great opportunity to use up lots of Snippets. 

I have many nautical themed dies that I could use to decorate the sides. All the papers came from a pad that I bought in The Works it has proved to be very useful. At the time I had the foresight to buy two. 

This shows the top of the card. I used one of the Cog dies from the John Next Door range to hold the ribbon in place. 

Here is the base of the card where a message can be written, 

I am not quite sure how my in-laws will get on with displaying this card. I know they will like it a lot though. They are always so encouraging. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

The June Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge 

Challenge 379 at Pixie's Snippets Playground

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

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Thinking of You Doodle Card

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How are things going for you? As I said last week things aren't much different for us. My hubby is still working from home. We are still shopping for a few people. I am growing so many things in our garden. Later on we will be able to have a salad! There are also lots of birdy visitors. We haven't appreciated our garden as much before. I am so glad that we have it.

A lot of you will know that I have been following the Doodle sessions that Barbara Gray does every weekday at 10:00 am on Facebook. Later they can be found on YouTube. I have been inspired to make a few cards that I have drawn the images for. This is the first one. I needed a thinking of you card for a lady from church whose husband died. He did have Covid 19 but it was his underlying health conditions that were the problem.

I made the lovely background paper. I found it when I was tiding. I have no idea how I made it. I would really like to make some more.There are a few sheets left. The candy in the corners is made with the Cogs dies from the John Next Door range. 

I used my Double Pierced circle dies to draw the circle. This meant that after I had cut the circle out I could easily used another of the dies to cut a mat for the image. The pattern in the circle is one that we learnt when doodling. I drew the seed heads and leaves first with pencil and them with a Micron pen. Once everything was dry I used Distress ink  with a brush to colour the image. I also used Distress ink to paint the border. 

I hope the lady, I sent this too, liked it. I have no idea how she is coping. I think I will be making a few of these cards. 

I hope you have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Nautical themed Card - Red White and Blue

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How are things going for you? Are you managing to get all the shopping you need? What strange times we are living in. My house have never been so tidy. My hubby is working from home so that gives our week a bit of structure. We are also discovering more about our local area with all the walks we are doing. This week we are doing a shopping trip for an older couple who are isolating.

I made a nautical card for my uncle who is in a home in Devon. The home no longer allows visitors so I decided to send him a card. This is the card that I made with the leftovers after I had finished his card.

The patterned  paper came from a paper pad from The Works. It was this leftover square that inspired me to make this card. 

I used so many dies to make this scene. The circle were cut with the Double Pierced Circle dies from Creative Expressions. Most of the other dies are from the Nautical Scenes die set that came free with a magazine. The little clouds are a Crafter's Companion die. 

I often use candy in the corners of my cards. I have started making my own this means that I can match them exactly to the card I am using. I use the centre of one of the Cogs from a set of dies from John Next Door. I haven't decided who to send this card to yet it is one for my stash. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The March Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Stay safe and keep well. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog - March 15th Challenge Anything Goes

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I hope you are having a good weekend and that any plans that you had are not too badly affected. Our plans have changed completely but it is better to be safe and to heed the warnings.

The new challenge starts today at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog the theme is always Anything Goes and there are wonderful digi papers on offer as prizes to the winners.

This time I used the Steampunk Time digi papers. 

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I used the Renmore Die set from the John Next Door range to showcase the sentiment. The Birthday wishes is a die from Crafter's Companion it was cut in black and I used Pebo Gilding wax to help it to show up. 

For decoration I used the Cogs die set from the John Next Door range. They were cut in black card and then I used Pebo gilding wax on them. I like Pebo gilding wax a lot and I have just treated myself to another colour. The wax  goes on beautifully and so far it the ones I have haven't dried out. 

I made this card for a chap I know who likes this style of card. I do like to match the cards I make to the people I am making them for. I am planning to make another card like this in more feminine colours it will be interesting to see how it turns out. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 26 at the Creative Crafters Challenge blog

Enjoy your day

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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