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Showing posts with label Snow Scenes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snow Scenes. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 December 2019

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

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

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:


Enjoy the rest of the week.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Thursday, 17 January 2019

Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) Challenge - theme Have a Heart

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I have had a poorly husband who has been off work for a bit. On Tuesday we visited the hospital so he could have a chest x-ray to check things out. He is now working from home but the cough still persists. I was hoping to go to the Newbury Craft show on Saturday we will just have to see if my hubby is up to going.

The new challenge starts at the Moving Along with the Times Challenge blog and Donna for team B has chosen the theme Have a Heart. So we would like to see a heart or hearts in your creation.

I made a new home card.

For the sky I used some rescued inky paper towel which I had glued onto card. The clouds were cut with some Crafter's Companion dies. The green hills were cut with the Snow Scenes dies from John Next Door. 


Why not join in with our challenge. Valentine's Day isn't far away. Click on the logo and you will be to the challenge blog. 


The heart was cut with the outer dies from the Heart of Hearts die set by Creative Expressions. The house and tiny heart dies came free with a magazine and have proved to be very useful. 


I think these word dies are from Britannia. The daisies were made with the small Star Flower dies from John Next Door. 


I added some small butterflies made with the Small Butterfly dies from John Next Door. 


I wanted the card to have a summery feel. Even though I sent the card in December. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Enjoy the rest of the week 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Saturday, 1 December 2018

Crafts Galore Encore December Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

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:


Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Monday, 19 November 2018

Z - Fold Christmas Scene Christmas Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

Happy Monday. I hope you had a good weekend and are ready for the week ahead. We visited two garden centres over the two days. On Saturday we visited Rosebourne near Andover to celebrate our Son-in-law's mum's birthday. We had the most amazing cream tea. On Sunday we popped over to Garsons and visited their Christmas shop. The different sections are themed around musicals. Of course we had coffee and cake too. It would have been rude not to. I have another busy week coming up.

When I made my first Z-fold Christmas card I started thinking how I could I could change the design. This card is slightly larger.


The main part of the card is 6" x 6" and the side panel are 3" x "6. I used both the Snow Scenes and the Deer Scenes die sets from John Next Door  to make the decorative edges. 


This shows how the the Z-fold works I do decorate all the way down to the bottom. The greeting will go on the back. 


I am sure I will be making a few more of these cards they are so easy and very effective. Not just for Christmas . For Beccy's Challenge maybe I could go for Quiet. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Happy Crafting 

Hugs Jackie xxx

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Tuesday, 6 November 2018

Easel Winter Scene Christmas card.

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I have come down with a cold so I am feeling a bit sorry for myself. I get dosed  up so I can go invigilating. I don't like letting people down. I always feel worse in the house. I am sure it will be over soon.

I have been playing with my John Next Door dies again. I decided to make another easel card.


I used the Falling Snow embossing folder from Creative Expressions to create the snow effect. I sanded the embossed card back to make the snowflakes white. 


The sentiment was cut with the Happy Christmas die from John Next Door. 


I created a winter scene with the Snow Scenes die set and the Deer Scenes die set from John Next Door. I think they work well together. I have some other ideas that I want to try. 


I will have to send this one to a crafter too so they know how to display it. 

I would like to enter the following challenges.:

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Z fold Snow Scene Christmas Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? This week is a bit busy for me. I am hoping to fit in some crafitng though.

On the way to  Destination Star Trek last weekend  we stopped off on  the way at the Crafter's Companion shop in Evesham. One of things I bought there was the Snow Scenes die set from John Next Door. We also had a very nice lunch in the cafe there as well. At home when I was looking for some inspiration for the die set and I came across this blog post https://maximumcraftsblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/z-fold-christmas-village.html. Where the author had made a Z fold card with the Snow Scenes dies and she had written instructions.  My card is very similar to the one she made.


If you check her blog the instructions are there. The folded card is 5" x 5". The Snow Scenes dies work really well with this size. The background was made with the Falling Snow embossing folder from Creative Expressions. I sanded back the embossed card to reveal the white of the inner card. 



This shows the view from the top. It is good to decorate the panels all the way down.  The sentiment and Snowflakes come from the Happy Snowflakes dies set. 


It is so good  that this card folds up to be 5" x 5". As usual I made my one a bit puffy so it will need a large letter stamp. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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