Christmas Beatles themed Shutter Card

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope that you had a good weekend. On Saturday we had a lovely walk as the weather was nice. We even managed to have a coffee out. We also decorated not one but two Christmas trees. The one in the lounge is real and tiny, the one in the hall is artificial and taller. It is a long time since we have had two Christmas trees. I do like getting all the Christmas things out bit by bit. It is like rediscovering old friends. 

I can share this card now that our friends have received it. I had lots of fun making it. 

I used the Shutter Card die set from the John Next Door range. I was so lucky to receive this die to make samples. There is one more Christmas card. I want to make with it. 

Now the brick work is a photo of one of the walls of our house. I couldn't find what I wanted so I made it myself. The Beatles are images by Vera Lane Studio. They come in twos and have sayings with them as well. The were coloured with Promarkers. I did add the Christmas hats as well. 

Here is a little secret we are going to Brighton to see a socially distanced concert by the Bootleg Beatles. It is going to be so much fun. Our friends liked their card a lot. 

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafts Galore Encore - April Challenge - Anything Goes.

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

Here I am back with another post. This time it is for the new challenge at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog where the theme is Anything Goes. The sponsor is the fantastic Vera Lane Studio. The prize on offer this time is two sets of images of the winners choice.

Our daughter just loves cactus's so when I saw these images I just had to have them.

Sometime ago I used my Gelli Plate to make some backgrounds. This was the time to use one of them. I also used some Spellbinders dies to make the black die cuts. 

There are so many fabulous images in the store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

This set of images is called Succulents and it is available HERE. I was rather pleased with myself I managed to cut the sentiment so it fitted inside the die cut. 

All of the Succulents were printed onto Neenah card stock and were coloured with Promarkers. 

Once each one was coloured I cut them all out. 

I did choose the Succulents that would be easier to cut out. 

Then they were arranged around the sentiment. 

Sometimes at a jaunty angel. 

I did rather like the way this card turned out. I know our daughter is going to love it. 

I had been  wondering on cutting down on my Design Team commitments but right now I am very glad that I didn't.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Challenge 407 at the I ❤ Promarkers Challenge blog

Stay safe and well. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Beatles themed Bow Fronted Christmas Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How was your weekend? I hope you are ready for the week ahead. I was ill on Friday which also made Saturday a bit tricky but I am much better now. We did visit my parents on Sunday. We met their live in carer for the first time. She is very nice and she is doing a very good job. My parents seem quite content too which is wonderful. For the time being I feel that it is the right place for them to be. I am going to try to apply for Attendance Allowance for them. Has anyone any experience with this? 

There has been  internet issues today so I am a bit later posting than I expected. I also changed my mind about which card to post. I went for the Christmas card that I made for my hubby last year. 

I cut a square 8" x 8" piece of black card. I also cut a strip on back card that was longer than 8". 

I decorated the back of the card first. I was using Beatles images from Vera Lane Studio. They come in two sets and there are quotes with both sets. I like to use a brick wall image and add the quotes in white. 

I coloured the Beatles with Promarkers. The panel at the front was decorated. It has tabs that were stuck under the mat and layers for the back panel. On the back is more brick graffiti and a Christmas Tree from the Oh Holy Night set from Beccy's Place. The bowed front helps the card stand up nicely.

I knew these images from Vera Lane Studio would be very useful. I added the hats myself. Expect to see them quite a lot. I have Beatles mad friends and a Beatles mad husband. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 475 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

Challenge 64 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge

Challenge 19 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 542 at the CRAFT Challenge blog

Have a great week. 

Take care. 

Hugs Jackie

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Beatles Themed Christmas Bridge Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? It isn't long until the big day now. I was thrilled to find that I had made enough Christmas cards this year. All of them are in the post now.  This has meant that I have had some time for  other crafting. There is still plenty to do like visiting friends and getting the house sorted.

I am sharing the Christmas card that I made for our good friends that we go to see all Beatles Tribute bands with. We have one more trip planned to Brighton to see the Bootleg Beatles in there final show of their current tour. We are already booked to see the Bootlegs again next year.

This is similar to the design that I made for our friend's birthday. This is a bridge card. To me it looks a bit like a stage. I made the background with one of my photos of a brick wall. I added the phrases in white. The tree is a Beccy's Place image called Oh Night Divine. The message is written on the back of the card. 

The digi stamps I used are from Vera Lane Studio. They came in two sets with phrases. There is John and Paul - the Beatles and George and Ringo - the Beatles. I found a file of a Christmas hat on the internet and I added hats to the Beatles to make them festive. The figures were coloured with Promarkers the hats came pre-coloured. 

Here you can see the way the design works. 

I know my friend loves this card. This was such a good set of images for me to buy. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. I hope all your Christmas prep goes well. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 11 at the Arty Divas Challenge blog 

Challenge 468 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Beatles Concertina Birthday Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you have had a great weekend and are ready for the week ahead. We had an amazing time in London with our friends. We were there to see a Bootleg Beatles concert at the Royal Albert Hall with the Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra. The concert was just amazing and suited the venue beautifully. While in London we managed to fit in: a Beatles themed walking tour, a London by night bus ride and  a trip to see The Play that Goes Wrong. There were lots of meals and coffee too,  as well as the odd gin and tonic.

We met up with my cousin and her partner at the Royal Albert Hall she was there at the concert for her birthday. A group of 8 of us shared a meal at the Verdi Italian Restaurant which is in the Royal Albert Hall. Well I had to make my cousin a card and it needed  to be small and compact.

I decided to make a concertina card. Of course I had to use the Vera Lane Studios Beatles images again. The backing paper is a picture of a wall here at home and the words that come with the images were added over the top and changed to be white to look like graffiti.  

This is the outside of the card. It just needed to say Happy Birthday. 

Then the card opens like this. The finished card is small when folded ad fits nicely in a hand bag. 

George. 

John

Paul

Ringo

I was pleased with this card. My cousin liked it a lot and it did fit in her handbag. It was such a good evening I want to do it all again.

Have a great week. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 176 at the Seize the Birthday Challenge blog

Challenge 395 at the I ❤ Promarkers Challenge blog

Challenge 515 at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Not Just Cards August Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you are having a great weekend. Today we are hosting the first of two tea parties for my husband's birthday. This one will be in Aldershot at his parents house. We are leaving early to sort the house out and to be there to receive the food order. The trick will be not to let my mother-in-law do anything after her recent spell in hospital. I will let you know how it all goes.

Being the 11th of the month the new challenge starts at the Not Just Cards Challenge blog our theme is Anything Goes.

As soon as I saw these images by Vera Lane Studio I just had to have them. Lots of you will know that we and our friends are big Beatles fans. This images will be so useful for making cards for our friends. I decided to make a Bridge Card to make it look a bit like a stage. For the backing paper I used an image of a brick wall, I made the quotes, that came with the images, white and placed them over the bricks. 

Just click on the logo and you will be taken to our current challenge. 

The images come in two sets of two. I coloured them with Promarkers and fussy cut them. 

Here are the last two. I can see myself using these images a lot. I already have an idea for a Christmas card. 

My Beatles mad friend loved this card and it has gone into her Beatles collection. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 390 at the I ❤ Promarkers Challenge blog

The August Challenge at the Crafty Calendar Challenge

Challenge 54 at the Crafting with Attitude Challenge blog

Challenge 20 at the Crafter's Castle Challenge blog

Challenge 62 at Craft Rocket Challenges

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #64 Anything Goes.

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you are having a good weekend. Now I don't usually post on a Sunday but as it is the first of the month the new challenge starts at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog. The theme is Anything Goes and the sponsor is Vera Lane Studio.

I made the backing paper myself with ink on shiny paper. The lattice die is from Creative Expressions and the clouds and grass are Crafter's Companion dies. 

If you like this style of images click on the logo and you will be taken to the store. 

This rather cute kitty can be found in Farm Animals Set 2 which is available HERE. I printed the cat twice (flipping one) onto Neenah card stock and coloured them with Promarkers. Then they were fussy cut so that they could be added to the background. 

The animal noises come with the set. 

I know someone who has just taken in two rescue cats. I think she might like this card. 

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

Challenge 122 at the Love to Scrap Challenge Blog

Challenge 27 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Challenge 93 at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 27 at the Crafty Animals Challenge blog

Challenge 6 at A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge

Challenge 5 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

Happy crafting 

Hugs Jackie

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