Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) Challenge Blog - Anything But a Card

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This is something of a sad post for me. I have been struggling with my crafting. I just don't seem to have as much time as I used to. There are some other changes that are going on at home as well. With all that in mind I have taken the decision to step down from the Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) Challenge blog Design Team. Therefore, sadly, this will be my last post for them.

Today the new challenge starts at the Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) Challenge blog and the theme is Anything But a Card. Members of the Design Team are offering prizes for this challenge as well.

First you need a clean wine bottle with the label removed. This is easier with some bottles than others. I measured round the bottle and I cut a thick black strip that I cut by joining some of the Snow Scenes Dies. I cut a thinner white strip and used the Deer Scenes dies. I also cut and stuck to the bottle some snowflakes cut with the Happy Snowflakes set. All these dies are from the John Next Door range from Crafts Too. The Santa's Sleigh was cut with a Creative Expressions die. 

This is a super challenge to enter lots of the Design Team are offering prizes this time. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

What inspired me to decorate this bottle was this set of lights that I found in B&Q. The switch is on a cork shape that houses the batteries. It just such a  neat way to light up bottles with no need for trailing wires.  

Here is the prize that I am offering for this challenge. 

Here is the bottle lit up. The shadows it casts are rather good.  I am hoping to decorate another bottle. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The Light Challenge at the Cuttlebug Mania Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Not Just Cards Challenge Blog - December Challenge

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How is your week going? Michael Bublé was just amazing. The travelling was a bit daunting but we managed it. Being with our good friends made the travelling fun too.

Today sees the start of the December challenge at the Not Just Cards Challenge Blog and our theme is always Anything Goes. Well it is December so here is a Christmas card.

The backing paper has been in my stash for a while. It does have a slight sparkle. 

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

This image is called Winter Robin and it is available from Sheepski Designs. I printed on to Neenah card stock and coloured with my Promarkers. I made a frame for the image with the Double Pierced Rectangles from Creative Expressions. I used black card stock and I aged it with Pebeo Gilding wax. Can you just see the Santa's Sleigh die that I used. 

This is a John Next Door die I think it comes with some labels. 

I cut some trees with the Winter Trees die set from Creative Expressions from black card and then I used Pebeo gilding wax. 

I will post some pictures of the concert when I have sorted our camera and if they are worth showing. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 399 at the I ❤ Promarkers Challenge blog

Challenge 17 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 62 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

Challenge 467 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

Week 523 Mega Christmas Challenge at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge blog

The December Challenge at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Challenge 142 at the Cutie Pie Challenge blog

Challenge 404 at Crafty Creations Challenges

Challenge 127 at Scrapy Land Challenges 

The Christmas is Coming Challenge at the Try It On a Tuesday Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafts Galore Encore December Challenge - Anything Goes

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Well December has arrived and now that panic starts that there is really not long until Christmas. Today we are hoping to get to a Christmas market in the New Forest. We haven't been to this one before. There are still a few presents to get.

Today the new Challenge starts on the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog the theme is Always Anything Goes. This time we are very lucky to have Oddball Art as our sponsor. The challenge winner gets $10 credit to spend in the store.

I have made a lot of these Z-fold cards this year. I used the Falling Snow Embossing folder to make the snow. I used a coated card stock so it could be sanded back to show the white. I used both the Deer Scenes and the Snow Scenes dies from John Next Door to cut the front  panel and the background. The Happy Snowflakes die set was used for the sentiment and the larger snowflakes. The Winter Trees added some extra interest and there is Santa's Sleigh is in the background both dies from Creative Expressions. 

There are many wonderful images in the store. Click on the logo to be taken there. 

These images come as a pair and they are called Creepy Cute Ol' Gnome Love image 463 and it is available HERE.  I printed them onto Neenah card and they were coloured with Promarkers. They were nice and easy to cut out. 

The gnomes are very cute. They could be coloured in any colours so they would be very versatile. 

I do like to decorate to the bottom of the panels. 

I was very pleased with how this card turned out. I know exactly who to give it to. 

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

Challenge 373 at the I ❤ Promarkers Challenge blog

The November Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges

Challenge 414 at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 98 at the Crafty Friends Challenge blog

Challenge 81 at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog

The December Challenge at the Die Cut Divas Challenge blog

The December Challenge at Your Scrapbook Place

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C463

Challenge 116 at the Love to Scrap Challenge blog

Challenge 29 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 5 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

The December Challenge at the Crafty Calendar Challenge blog

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Winter Wonderland Christmas card

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I hope you are having a good weekend. There is so much to do at this time of year. On Sunday we will be visited our parents. We took  mine out for a meal and then popped  over to see my husband's parents.

Well I was out in Winchester last Thursday and there was 20% off everything in C&H fabrics and they happen to sell Sizzix dies. It would have been rude not to buy anything.

I bought the Winter Wonderland die set with four deer and some snow and the Branched Birch die both from Sizzix. There were many dies I would have liked to buy it was very tempting. I cut a frame with the Stitched Lattice dies from Creative Expressions in black I used Pebeo Gilding wax on it. I used the snow die in the background and added a shiny silver moon. I cut the Branch birch twice I inked through the die and then over the branches so they weren't so bight white. 

This is the Contemporary Happy Christmas die from Creative Expressions. 

I cut Santa's Sleigh in black and I used Pebeo Gilding wax on the service. 

There are four deer in the set three are smaller. 

The set has a male deer with antlers to make the female I removed the antlers. The tree was made with one of the Winter Trees dies from Creative Expressions. 

I think you could make a nice frame with these dies I might give it a try. This reminds me of the song with the same name Winter Wonderland. 

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

The November Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges 

Challenge 413 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Week 495 at the Allsorts Challenge blog

The November Rudolph Days Challenge 

Challenge 86 at Always Fun Challenges 

Challenge 172 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

The R is for Reindeer challenge at the Alphabet Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) - Winter Animals

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How is your week going? I am busy with invigilating. There is just one Mock exam today. So I should get some time to craft when I get home. Tomorrow I am in for three exams which will make a very long day which will be tiring.

I am hosting the challenge that starts today at the Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) challenge blog and the theme I have chosen is Winter Animals. 

I used lots of my festive dies to make this winter scene. All the dies were designed by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions.  The sky was made with the Night Sky die. The Trees were cut with the Winter Trees dies set. The houses were cut with the Cottage Scenes dies. I have had all these dies for sometime. All the white I used is glitter card. This card really sparkles but it doesn't show in the photo. 

Why not join in with our challenge? Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

The deer were cut with the Deer Family die set. They were embossed, I inked through the dies and backed them with gold card. 

Santa was cut with the Santa's Sleigh dies set I added an extra deer. 

I do love created scenes like this will dies. Enjoy the rest of the week. 

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

The November Challenge at Beecy's Place Challenges

The November Challenge at the House of Cards Challenge blog

Challenge 171 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Challenge 490 at the Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 410 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 20 at the 2 Crafty Critters Crazies Challenge blog

Challenge 101 at the Scrapy Land Challenge blog

Challenge 11 at the Crafter's Castle Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Winter Scene Christmas Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors 

How have you all been? We had a lovely holiday in Sorrento in Italy. We have been before and we managed to do some things we didn't do last time like visit Vesuvius and the Almafi Coast. We also revisited some favourites like Pompeii and Herculaneum. When I have sorted my photos I will add some to one of my blog posts. When we got back there was a brief crisis with my parents threatening to stop their care but for the time being that is over. With so much going on I am easing myself back into blogging gently. 

I am sharing  Christmas card I made with  selection of festive dies from Creative Expressions. It is quite a while since I have bought any craft supplies I am trying to use what I have. When I checked I have had these dies for two years. 

I do like how this card turned out and I might make a few more like this one. I am very behind with my Christmas card making. I have been finding it very hard to craft lately. 

I enjoy  creating these cards with Santa flying across the sky. 

I also love using white glitter card for snow. I used some ribbon to add the sentiment. 

Thank you for taking time to visit my blog. I will try to get into the swing of visiting and commenting again. I am very appreciative of all the patience you have shown me. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CHNC challenge 402

Challenge 334 at Pixie's Snippets Playground

Challenge 219 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog

The September Challenge at the Crafting by Designs Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Forever Friends Christmas card

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How is your week going? Did you have a good weekend? It was certainly good having the extra day. It is a shame it rained so much on Sunday. A quick update on my parents there has been no further talk of stopping the carers going in. This is a huge relief I am sure there will be more hurdles to overcome. My parents can no longer cope on their own they really do need the help. I don't want to find my dad like he was back in the summer.

I would like to say thank you for the messages of support that I have received about my parents. I know so many of you understand.

I have been looking through my files for cards to share. As you know I stepped down from a few design teams and I am having a break from two others. I am struggling to make anything at the moment. I hope things will be a bit more settled when we get back from a short break.

Before everything happened with my parents I was getting on well with making my Christmas cards. I found the image in my stash I have had it for ages. I added trees cut with the Winter Tree dies from Creative Expressions. 

I do like the Forever Friends bears they are very cute. 

This is a Creative Expressions Santa die it comes with two reindeer. I just cut extra and add them. 

I found the sentiment in my stash too. Some of my stash I have had for ages. At the moment while I am not really crafting I am trying not to buy any new crafty bits.  

Here is the finished card. The papers I used were in my stash too. One of these days I will have a proper tidy up. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 35 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

Challenge 333 at Pixie's Snippets Playground

Hugs Jackie

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Winter Wonderland Challenge blog theme Animals

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Here is a second blog post from me today. I am hosting the new challenge on the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and I have chosen the theme of Animals. The Sponsor is Pink Gems Designs.

I chose the image to use it is so cute. I knew I wanted to use my Snowflake embossing folder. I also used the Winter Trees and Santa's Sleigh die sets from Creative Expression. 

There are many cute images and card topper in the store if you click on the logo you will be taken there. 

This image is called Hedgy with Snowflake and is available HERE.  I used the PNG version of the pre-coloured image which meat that I could create my own oval background on the computer. I used my ScanNCut to make the mats for the image. 

The Santa Sleigh die comes with two reindeer I cut another two to fill the space. 

This is a Tattered Lace die it is a good size to fit into small spaces. 

Have a great Easter. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 20 at the Creates and Makes Challenge blog

Challenge 56 at the Simply Papercraft Challenge blog

The Do Something Digi challenge at the Daring Cardmakers Challenge blog

Challenge 155 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Challenge 13 at the Merry Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 49 at A Snowflakes Promise Challenge blog

Challenge 25 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

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