Snowdrops and Designer Papers

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? We had a walk yesterday and we discovered a woodland walk that is not far from where we live. When our daughter and son-in-law come to visit with their dog we will be able to take them there. 

My friend asked me to make a birthday card for one of our mutual friends. When I had finished I had some nice bits of card and Designer papers that I just had to use. Here is the result.

This Designer paper is from the Rainbow River 12" x 12" paper pad from Claritystamp. 

This the Art Nouveau Snowdrops Aperture Freshcut die. I cut the die from a piece of black card that I put onto some Designer paper that had been covered with a double sided sticky sheet. I cut the die again in white and green and put the pieces I needed into place. The residual stickiness was covered with a transparent glitter. 

This will be another card that will be going to the Hampshire Open Studios event at the end of August. I have found that cards without sentiments do well at this event. 

Enjoy the rest of the week

Happy Crafting

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Yellow Roses of Friendship

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How was your weekend? The weather was nice for our walk on Saturday. Today we are meeting friends at Mottisfont a National Trust property with a lovely garden near where we live. Later in the week we are meeting with our daughter and son-in-law and having a walk with them and their dog. It is going to be a busy week. 

I have been using the  Clarity Stamp Fresh Cut die the Art Nouveau Eden Roses Aperture die again. 

I do love the Claritystamp Designer papers. They do seem to work very well with the dies. 

This die is gorgeous. It cuts into the card so you can make the frame any size you want. I put some a double sided sticky sheet onto some Designer paper. The black die cut was attached. Then I cu the die a few more times so I could paper piece the design. The remaining sticky was covered with Microbeads. I feel they add to the stained glass look of the card. 

Here are some of the blooms on our Magnolia tree which is out now in all its glory. 

This is the whole tree. We have lived in our house for over twenty years. This year we found out that you can eat the petals. Who knew? To be honest we haven't tried. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 90 at Crafting Happiness Challenges

Have a good week. Stay safe and take care. 

Happy crafting

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Snowdrop Congratulations Card

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How has your weekend been. We have managed to go for some nice walks. At the beginning of lockdown we started doing virtual Murder Mysteries. There is a team of actors and we get emails and clues. There are YouTube films to watch and towards the end there is a Zoom meeting interrogation. We completed the latest one this weekend. We have another booked for the period of time between Christmas and New Year. It is just something a bit different to do. 

Just recently our daughter received a promotion. I wanted to make her a card to celebrate. 

I used Designer papers from Clarity Stamp. 

This the Fresh Cut Die Art Nouveau Snowdrop Aperture die. I cut it from Designer paper which I stuck to a paler Designer Paper with a double sided sticky sheet. I was then able to paper piece the die cut. I used Micro Beads to cover the remaining sticky. 

I used  one of the stickers from the Word Sticker Collection. There was left over sticky sheet and designer paper to mount the sentiment. 

I do like this die. I think is is out of stock at the moment. There are others in the same series. I might just treat myself to another one. 

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

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Fresh Cut Panoramic Quarterette Aperture Dies - Anniversary Card

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How has you week been? We have been plodding along sorting out the things that need to be done for my hubby retiring next week. His last day is Monday that is the last day of the month. 

I bought the Fresh Cut Panoramic Quarterette Aperture dies just because I liked them on their own. I have some of the bigger dies and I like putting a smaller matching image on the inside of the card. Then I realised that they would line up. 

So with Designer Papers, Sticky sheets and Microbeads this is what I came up with. All the black card I used came from my scraps bag. 

I do love this scene. Maybe one day I will make it up and paper piece it. 

I had some sticky sheet left over and some Designer paper I added stickers and then more Microbeads. 

I will be having another play with these dies. In the meantime I will making a few more Christmas cards. 

Enjoy the last lockdown weekend. 

Happy Crafting 

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Leafy Swirl Aperture Clarity Fresh Cut Die - Two Birthday Cards

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I hope you had a great weekend and are ready for the week ahead. We had a busy weekend but thankfully no hospital visits. On Sunday we had a lovely day at Marwell Zoo, near Winchester, with our daughter and son-in-law. There have made many improvements since we were last there and we had fun finding the Lego dinosaurs that were scattered around the park.

I was very lucky and for my birthday I received the Leafy Swirl Aperture Fresh Cut die from Claritystamp. The friend who showed me how to use the waste from Fresh Cut dies gave me the die.

This is the die cut from the aperture die I used the Double Pierced Square dies from Creative Expressions to give it a border. I stuck it to a double sided sticky sheet, cut to size, and covered it with gilding flakes. Using gilding flakes this way is a lot easier than using glue. 

This is the card using the waste. The trick is to remove the die cut and to keep the waste pieces in place in the die. Some did pop out and I replaced them Then with another sticky sheet I placed it over the die to pick up the pieces. Once this was done I used Gilding flakes again. 

I do like how you can get the positive and the negative of the image. The Happy Birthday die I used on both is from Crafter's Companion. 

Here they are together. I had no definite plans for them it is just good to have birthday cards available when I need them. 

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Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

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Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) Challenge blog. - Theme Black and White Only

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How is your week going? I hope you are having a good one. Today is my birthday. My husband has taken the day off work. The plan is to get down to Gun Wharf Quays in Portsmouth. We can do a bit of shopping, have a nice meal and check out the cinema. It should be a nice day. I hope the weather stays nice for us.

Today the new challenge starts at the Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) Challenge blog. The theme that has been chosen is Black and White Only.

When I had a crafty day with my friend a while back she was showing me how to used the waste from the Clarity Stamps Fresh Cut Dies. I came home and I looked at the Fresh Cut dies that I had and I realised that I could do the same.  I did find the backing paper on my computer. 

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

So this card is made from the waste from the Deer Heart Aperture Die set. I used a Double sided sticky sheet to keep the bits in place. I do wish I that I had a finer black glitter. This was used to cover the sticky sheet. I used the Nested Hearts Die Set to cut out the image and to make a mat. 

This is a John Next Door die. I do like a small sentiment. 

This is the card made with the original die cut. The patterned paper was in my stash. 

It didn't seem right not to share both cards. I just think it is so great that you can use the waste from a die like this. 

I would like enter the following challenges:

The May Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 436 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

Happy Crafting

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First Play with Fresh Cut dies from Claritystamps

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I hope you had a great weekend. My shoulder finally seems to be on the mend which is brilliant. I don't want to over do things as I don't want to hurt it again, which I think would be far too easy.

I have a lovely crafty friend who lives near by. Recently she has been poorly and for one reason or another we have not seen each other since  just before Christmas. Last week I went round to her house for lunch.  Being a big Claritystamp fan and she has many of their products. Very kindly she let me have a play with some  and bring away what I had made. When I got home I decorated a card and a canvas.

For the card I picked up the colours for the mats and layers from the paper I had used from the gorgeous Shenandoah paper pad. 

This is the  Birds in a Tree Aperture die. I found some paper in made stash that I thought would make a good background. I cut a piece to go under the die cut and I covered it with a double sided sticky sheet. Then I covered it with a translucent glitter. 

 My plan had been to make the canvas all inky and try to match the beautiful papers. When I made the card I decided that I rather liked the clean and simple look. 

This is the centre panel of the canvas and this is what we actually made first. The die cut for the card was carefully removed from the die leaving the waste in place. The die was covered with a sticky sheet and it was rubbed all over to make sure the bits stuck. The sticky sheet was removed slowly so you could make sure all the bits were attached. Once it was fully removed the  whole thing was dusted with talcum powder to stop in being sticky. It was then stuck to a small canvas board. It did look rather like a coaster. Isn't it just amazing that you can do this with the waste. 

Here are my two makes together. I think I am going to have to gift them to someone as a set. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 237 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog

Challenge 13 at the Creative Crafter's Challenge blog

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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