Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #73 - Anything Goes - Sponsor Morgan's Artworld

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your weekend. We are off to Aldershot today to have a meeting about my husband's parents. There are no problems but we have regular meetings to keep everyone up to speed. Yesterday was spent catching up on jobs around the house that we never seem to get much time to do.

The Challenge 73 has just started at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog. Our theme is Anything Goes and the sponsor this time is Morgan's Artworld. The prize is the three images that the Design Team have used for their creations.

I found different patterned papers in my stash.

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There are many wonderful images in the store. Click on the image above and you will be taken there. 

This image is called Morgan's Teddy World Digi Stamp 5 and it is available HERE.  I created a frame for the image on the computer. Then I printed onto Neehah card stock and coloured the image with my Promarkers. 

I made several flowers with the Cornflower die from the John Next Door range. I used and pale paper and added Distress ink to the centres. The leaves were made with the Leafy Flourish die from the John Next Door range. 

A few of us on the Design Team have used this image. Our makes are quite different it shows just how versatile an image can be. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The March Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 404 at the I ❤ Promakers Challenge blog

Week 531 at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge Blog

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #3

Challenge 131 at the Love to Scrap Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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A Bit More Time to Craft - Extra Challenge - Anything Goes

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This is an extra post from me. Lozzy who runs the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog is running an extra challenge which is Anything Goes and runs for a month. This means there is an another chance to win some of the delicious digi papers that are on offer as prizes.

This is the card that I made for a friend's birthday.

I love a twisted easel card. There is so much area to decorate. I used the Hue Digital papers on this make. 

This is a fun challenge to enter. Sometimes there are free papers to download. Click on the image you will be taken to the challenge. 

I used the Remore Die set from the John Next door range to make the stopper for the easel and to showcase the sentiment. The Happy Birthday die is from Crafter's Companion. 

I think this is a Kanban image that I have had in my stash for a while. Made the flowers with the Cornflower die from the John Next Door range. I used one of the Hue papers to make the flowers. I also used the Star Flower leaves dies to make the leaves. 

I think my friend liked this card. I did give her the Renmore die set as a present as well as some chocolate. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The March Challenge at the Die Cut Divas Challenge blog 

The March Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

The March Challenge at the A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge

Don't forget to join in with our challenge. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Beccy's Place - Irish Blessings - A Hat Full of Shamrock

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How has your week been? I hope you have something nice planned for the weekend. For us Saturday will be a day to catch up on things. I hope that we get some time to go to the shops. I want to buy a new coat. On Sunday we will be having our regular meeting with my husband's brothers and their wives to discuss the finances and care of my in-laws.

I am one of the blog contributors for Beccy's Place. This week is Encore Week where some of the older image sets are revisited. It is the turn of Irish Blessing Digital Stamps set.

When I made this card I didn't have much time. I love my mats and layers and I used colours from the image to influence my choices. 

This is the Irish Blessing Digital stamp set it is available HERE. 

I just love this Irish blessing. I think it could be used on a card for someone about to set off travelling. 

Don't these shamrocks look great in the hat. Using a pre-coloured image saves so much time. 

This is a great card to have in my stash. 

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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Dog and Cat Friends at Christmas

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How is your week going? We have had quite a lot of rain here again. I did manage to get out for a good walk yesterday. For today I am helping at a Felting Workshop this morning. Later I am going into town with our good  friends to see their grandson in a play. We will meet my hubby there. Hopefully there will be time to get a meal. I will let you know how we will get on.

I do like to join in with the Rudolph Days Challenge it does keep me on track with my Christmas cards.

A little will ago I made an easel Christmas card. I so liked the bottom panel I decided to adapt it to make a DL card. The background paper came from the first John Next Door box magazine. 

These trees were cut with the Creative Expressions Winter Trees dies. 

This cute little cat and dog came from the Crafter's Companion Advent Calendar. 

The sentiment came from there too. 

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I was very pleased with how this turned out. In fact I made two. I have made over 30 Christmas cards so far this year. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The February Rudolph Days Challenge

Challenge 66 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

Challenge 19 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 478 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge
Challenge 5 at Fezziwigs Festive Frolics Challenge blog
The 25th February Anything Goes Challenge at the Through the Craft Room Door (TTCRD) Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

Happy birthday to "Ewe"

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How was your weekend? I had a fantastic Crafty Time. On Saturday we went to the Farnborough Craft Show we caught up with lots of friends and of course I bought a few things. It would have been rude not to. We visited my parents  as they live nearby. Overnight we stayed in a hotel we had a lovely room and a very nice meal in the restaurant. On Sunday after a big breakfast my husband dropped me off for a bonus workshop with Lisa Pearce (stamping) and John Lockwood (die cutting). I made two lovely cards and I have two cards to finish at home. My hubby spent the day with his parents. They all collected me after the workshop and we had a meal together before we set off home. I will share the cards I made when I have finished the ones I brought home.

It was the birthday of the lady who looks after our cow in France with her husband on their farm. They recently acquired some sheep. So I decided to make her a fun Birthday card.

When I am going to colour an image I do print them quite large. I was able to place the sheep onto a background I had made on the computer. 

This image is called Birthday Ewe Trio and it is available HERE from Bugaboo stamps. I printed onto Neenah cardstock and I coloured the image with Promarkers. 

I was able to place the sentiment that came with the image above the sheep before everything was printed. The cute bunting die is from Crafter's Companion. 

Apart from the colouring this was quite a quick card to make. I do like Bugaboo images. 

Have a great week

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Pretty Floral Birthday Card

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How is your week going? It is wet and windy here today. There is nothing for it but to stay in and craft 🙂. I do have some phoning calls and messages I need to sort out this will be a good opportunity to get this done. There is always so much to do.

Last week I made this card for a lovely family member who we have recently got back in touch with.

The floral paper came from a Nautical paper pad from The Works. This pretty paper was on the back of one of the designs. I just loved the colours. I am trying to make my cards smaller and less bulky so they don't cost so much to send. 

I cut the Happy Birthday with a Creative Expressions die. I usually cut a second colour to make a shadow. I think it helps the sentiment to show up. 

To decorate round the oval for the sentiment I used the Star Flower and the Star Flower Leaves dies from the John Next Door range from Crafts-Too. 

This card went in the post this week. I have a bit of an exciting crafty weekend ahead. On Saturday we are going to the Farnborough Craft show. Now as our family are all close we are going to stay up there on Saturday night. This will give us a chance to pop in and see my parents. On the Sunday I am booked into a bonus workshop arranged by the Art of Craft shop. While I am at the workshop my hubby will visit his parents. 

I hope you enjoy your day whatever you get up to. 

Happy Crafty 

Hugs Jackie

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Warm Fuzzies Digital Stamps from Beccy's Place

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How was your weekend? The storm certainly caused some damage in lots of places. We lost a panel on our conservatory roof. Fortunately our lovely neighbour helped us to replace it. We have a lot of wet things that need to dry out and some permanent repairs that need to happen. Apart from that the forms for my parents application for Attendance Allowance are in the post. It really did take most of the weekend to fill them in. Now we just have to wait and see.

Last week Beccy Muir from Beccy's Place posted some cute koala images and I just had to have them.

I found the paper in my stash. I liked the pattern at the edge of the paper. 

The image set is called Warm Fuzzies and is available HERE.  I used a pre-coloured image and I placed it onto my own background that I had made on the computer. I cut the image and I black mat with the Double Pierced Circle dies from Creative Expressions. 

This sentiment is from another of Beccy's image sets. 

I think this will make a nice birthday card. I was asked for a new home card today and I didn't have one so I am off to make one. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 116 - Critters at the Make My Monday Challenge blog

Challenge 144 a the Cutie Pie Challenge blog

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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