Easter Cards - two from one old card!

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How are you all doing? We have just been to M&S to get the Easter Meal deal it is a very good offer. So we are now all set for Sunday. 

I will explain about my hand and the stitches, which I am hoping to have out next week. For our anniversary we went on a Cruise to Northern Europe. Due to the weather the itinerary changed a lot. The day we were due to leave Rotterdam the wind was so strong we had to stay an extra day. We went out for a walk we saw the cube houses and found some really nice shops. We walked back to the ship along the Erasmus Bridge. When we were nearly half way over we were caught by a gust of wind that swept us along and crashed us into the bridge side. My hand took the force of this and I ended up with a gash on the back of my hand. We went back on the ship having had my hand dressed in the terminal building. Reception sent us  to the medical centre and a nice doctor put 7 stitches in the back of my hand. It was a rather scary experience that could have been a lot worse. 

Here are two Easter cards that I made from one old card. 

Here is the first card it uses the main image from the card. The patterned paper was in my stash. 

This was a little image from the inside of the card. I just wish I could stick things on straight. 

Here are the cards together. They will be hand delivered. 

I won't post anything until after Easter now. 

Have a very Happy Easter. 

Hugs Jackie

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Blue Valentine

 Hello my Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you have had a good week. This weekend we are going to the theatre with some friends to see Groan Ups. This is a rescheduled performance and we all know why. We are hoping to have a meal together after the show. 

I haven't been around much. Life is pretty hectic at the moment. What with four elderly parents to support, my sister who also needs support and of course our first grandchild expected in June. Crafting has been pushed to the background somewhat. I have been making things for the two design teams I am still on and I will show you those when the time is right. 

Yesterday I managed to make a Valentine's Day card for my dear hubby. 

I hunted through the old cards that I have kept and found this cute image of Tatty Ted. I based the colour scheme around the colour on the bears nose.

Aren't those bears cute. 

I used one of my older dies for the sentiment. The hearts were cut with a Creative Expressions die. 

I will be making cards for special people. I do feel we will be buying more cards from now on. 

Have a good weekend.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Unicorn Challenge Blog - Christmas in July

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? I can't believe how close we are to the wedding it is less than two weeks away. Hopefully all the planning we have put in place will mean everything runs smoothly.

The first Tuesday in the month sees the start of the new challenge on the Unicorn Challenge blog and the theme is Christmas in July. I have been making Christmas cards all year so this was not a stretch for me.

I started with a Christmas card from last year. Can you see the pattern on Tatty Ted's hat? Well in my stash I had the paper that matched the pattern on the hat. I just had to use it. 

This is a very cute image. I was able to match the layers to colours in the image. 

Why not enter the challenge it is never too early to start your Christmas cards. 

Happy Crafting

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Tatty Ted Christmas card

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? It is very cold here at the moment. I met a group of friends for lunch yesterday at a local garden center it was so nice talking over old times. They are all retired now. I can't wait to join them.

My daughter gave me a little present when we visited last Saturday it was very kind of her to think of me when she was out shopping.

For the background I used some of the leftover papers I had printed when I made a card for Quick Cards magazine some time ago. 

The stamp was my present. I stamped it with Watering Can archival ink and coloured it with my Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. I couldn't find a name for this stamp on the packet. 

The sentiment came from the papers. 

I hope that the rest of the week is kind to you. 

I would like to enter challenge 303 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog, Challenge 111 at the Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog and challenge 43 at the Crafting Musketeers Challenge blog. 

Happy Crafting.

Hugs Jackie

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