Wedding Card made with the Oakham Lattice die set

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

Happy Monday. I hope you had a good weekend. On Saturday my husband went for a day out with his brothers to look at a house they all own. They all got a long but there is no clear plan of what to do with the house when they got back. I had a day crafting. On Sunday after church we went to our local garden centre and bought three plants for the garden. The rest of Sunday was spent sorting out the garden. There is still lots to do but it is coming on. This evening we are seeing Endgame the last Avengers film. I am really looking forward to it.

Also this  weekend our daughter and son-in-law went to a wedding in Oxford. Our son-in-law was one of the Groomsmen.  I was asked to make a card for the happy couple at short notice. So I based it on a card I had made previously with the Oakham Lattice die from the John Next Door Range from Crafts Too.

I was shown a sample of the wedding colours. I went through my card stock and I found so card to match. It was teamed with a pearlised white card. I do like a twisted easel card. 

For the centre I used a Mr and Mrs die from Crafter's Companion. 

The congratulations and the rings dies were also from Crafters Companion. The centre of the Oakham Lattice die set  was raised back to hold the easel back. 

Here is a photo of the happy couple having their first dance.

I made an envelope for the card thank you to  a tutorial by Paul Church. Mind you it took me three attempts to get it right. Of course I didn't waste the paper. I will show you what I made a bit later on.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 242 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog 

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

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Easter Makes for our good Friends

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you have had a good week and are ready for the weekend ahead. I am home alone today. My husband and his brothers are off to see a house they own to try to decide what to do with it. My plan  is to work on the card I am making for my husband's special birthday this year. It is quite complicated and will take me a while to complete. It is okay for me to share about it here as he never looks at my blog. He is very supportive though.

I bought our friends a small bottle of flavoured gin for Easter. I was looking at the bottle and I decided to make a gift box for it. Then I made a matching card. Finally I made a matching gift bag for the fudge I bought at the same time as the gin.

Lets start with the card.

I have had the Gerberas Dies Pop Out Panel from the John Next Door range from Crafts-Too for a while now. It was easy cutting the panel three times to make this card. I did press each of the petals out. 

I decided to make an Opera Box for the gin. I wanted the box to be taller than the original die. So I checked on John's Blog and I cut the card to the length I wanted it and I scored five panels at 5cms each. The Pop Out Panel fitted nicely onto the box panels. I backed each panel with yellow. I made a Gerbera for the top of the box. 

On my blog I have a page for making a gift bag. I made this one a little taller so the Pop Out  panel would fit. 

Our friends were thrilled with the gifts and the card. I know they liked the gin they sent us a photo. I do hope they make some more panels that will fit the Opera Box die set. 

Happy Crafting

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Christmas cards made with Recycled Packaging

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? What things have you been up to. Our neighbours have finally replaced the broken fence between our properties. I have been holding back from doing any planting in our front border in case in got trodden on. Now I have the delightful prospect of working out which plants to put in.

I have challenged myself to join in with the Rudolph Days challenge every month. The challenge is for Christmas cards and starts on the 25th of the month and runs until the end of the month. I was doing quite well with making Christmas cards earlier in the year but just so much else to do I haven't made so many. If it wasn't for the Rudolph Days challenge I might not have made any. I really don't want to be making them at the last minute the way I did last year.

I was looking for something in my Christmas stash and I came across some packing for some slipper socks that I had saved. I love the snowflake border around the edge of the panels I matted and layered the panels. 

I found a square image for the top of the card. 

The sentiment cut with a John Next Door die fitted onto one of the flaps. 

The second card was made in the same way. 

I cut a sentiment with a Creative Expressions die in white glitter card. 

This snowflake was on one of the panels I added a die cut snowflake over the top. 

Here are both cards together both made from the same packaging. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The April Rudolph Days Challenge

Challenge 434 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge 

Challenge 183 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Challenge 48 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 9 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

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Sailing Boat Father's Day Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope that you had a fantastic Easter weekend. The weather was certainly good for getting out and about. My husband had the Wednesday and Thursday off before Easter as well. We were able to get some jobs done in the garden the shed is ready to demolish. We went to the cinema and to the  theatre. We spent some time with friends and family. We even fitted in visits to  two National Trust properties. Of course there was coffee and some cake along the way. Everything is back to normal now. I have two lots of washing drying outside. I think the rest of the week might be a little wet.

Last week when there was time to craft I made my Father-in-law a Father's Day card. He is always pleased to receive my cards and he tells me how much he likes them. As he is loosing his sight I do like to make them textural for him.

The background paper was made by me with some ink on some very shiny paper. I applied the ink with cotton wool dipped in surgical spirit. The clouds, anchors and ship's wheels were added enhance the theme and to add some texture.  

This is the Sailing Boat die for the Stained Glass Collection from Creative Expressions. I cut the die in black and I cut a border for it with the Double Pierced Rectangle dies also from Creative Expressions. I cut a blue mat and I put some double sided sticky sheet on the blue. Then I stuck done the black image. I cut the die several more times so that I could paper piece the scene. When I was happy I covered the remaining sticky with some glass microbeads. 

The sentiment was cut with a Signature die. 

My Father-in-law was in the navy and he likes a nautical themed card. It is fine for me to share it as being 94 he is not in the least bit interested in Social Media. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 167 at the Creative Moments Challenge blog

Challenge 218 at the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge blog

Challenge 119 at the Dies R Us Challenge blog

Challenge 112 at Scrapy Land Challenges

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Happy Crafting

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First Try with the Foston Fold Die Set

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I would like to start by wishing you all a very Happy Easter. Where we are the weather is lovely. Yesterday  managed to get a lot done in the garden. We are quite a long way to being able to demolish our old shed. Thank you to all those who offered advice about how to replace it. We are always open to suggestions.

I wasn't sure if I was going to post today or not. Things seem to be going well this weekend  so I thought I would.

When I was at Ally Pally I treated myself to the Foston Fold Die Set from the John Next Door Range from Crafts-Too. This is the first time I have used the die set. My first try with a die set  is usually the most straight forward way. This then gives me a chance to see what else the dies might be able to do.  The Foston die was cut into white card and backed with pink card. 

This sentiment comes with the Small Butterfly die set. 

The flowers were cut with a die in the Foston set. My favourite small butterflies were added. While at Ally Pally I also treated myself to the Leafy Flourish die set. The pattern of the leaves matches one of the panels that come with the Foston set. I am a sucker for things that match. 

For a first try I was quite pleased with how this turned out. Just waiting for the right person to send it to.  

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The Blooming Wonderful Challenge at the Daring Cardmakers Challenge blog

Challenge 172 at the Cut It Up Challenge Blog

Challenge 162 at the Creative Fingers Challenge blog

Challenge 395 at the My time to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 16 at the Crafter's Castle Challenge blog

Challenge 578 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

Simon Says Spring Mood Board at the Wednesday Challenge Blog

Challenge 15 at the Creative Crafters Challenge blog

🐰🐣🙂Happy Easter to you all. 🐣🐰🙂

Hugs Jackie

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Eighty-fifth Birthday Card for Someone Special

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you are having a good week. Today is the start of my husband's Easter holiday. So craft and blogging time is going to be cut short for the next few days. Though I do have a rush wedding card to make for our daughter and son-in-law they need it by the weekend.

Recently we had a few days away in Suffolk so we could attend my lovely uncle's 85th Birthday celebrations. We had such a nice time and the weather was good too.

I wasn't sure quite where to go with this card, The image I chose to use dictated the colours that I decided to use. 

This is a Thelwell painting it was used on the advertising literature from the National Trust Thelwell exhibition at Mottisfont. This landscape is local to Mottisfont as Thelwell lived in a village near by. I cut the image and its mats with the Double Pierced circle dies from Creative Expressions. The image was sprayed with Spray and Sparkle from Crafter's Companion. 

The sentiment was cut with Happy Birthday Circle die set from Creative Expressions. The numbers were cut with Crafter's Companion dies. 

My uncle liked this card though he did moan about it being large. It was a special birthday so it had to be a large card. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The April Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 112 at Scrapy Land Challenges

Challenge 119 at the Dies R Us Challenge blog

The April Challenge at the Die Cut Diva's Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Twisted Easel Easter Card made with the Oakham Lattice die set

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors.

I hope had  great weekend. Last week we were so busy. This weekend by contrast was so quiet but those kind of weekends are great for catching up on jobs in the house and garden. Last year we had an ivy infestation to cope with. This year we have got to do something about our disintegrating  shed.

I made this Easter card to give to a friend. I used mostly dies from the John Next Door range from Crafts-Too.

I do love the Oakham Lattice  die set that John Lockwood designed. I have used it to make a wedding card recently. Changing the colours means that it can be used for all sorts of occasions. There is so much detail in the dies. 

This shows the base of the card I used the centre of the Oakham Lattice die set to make the stopper for the easel. Have you spotted the bunnies they are from a Britannia die set. 

I decorated the card with the Star flowers and the Star Flower leaves made with Snippets of paper and card. . The sentiment is from a Creative expressions die set. 

Have a great week. I can't believe Easter is nearly here. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 15 at the Creative Crafters Challenge blog

Challenge 241 at the Crafting From the Heart Challenge blog

Challenge 115 at Sparkles Monthly Challenges 

Challenge 90 at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog

The April 2019 Challenge at Country View Challenges 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - No Designer Papers

Challenge 350 at Pixie's Snippets Playground. 

Challenge 59 at the Crafty Addicts Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Not Just Cards Challenge blog - April Challenge - Anything Goes

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you are all well. As promised I am back again today a bit later than I thought.

The April challenge has started at the Not Just Cards Challenge blog the theme is always Anything Goes.

This was a birthday card I was asked to make by a friend for their friend who loves fishing. I used some inky kitchen roll that I had put onto to card for the backing paper.  I created the background and the sentiment on the computer. I wanted to keep the design quite simple. 

Why not join us for our challenge. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

This image came from the digital stamp set from Beccy's Place called Gone Fishing it is available HERE.  I have used these images for a few cards for fishermen. It is surprising how many I know. 

I used a Tattered Lace die for the bunting. 

I know Mike was pleased with his card. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 217 at the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) - That Spring Feeling

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I have been fairly busy. Today is a busy day on my blog. Even though I am only on four design teams now it just so happens that two of them start challenges today.

First up is the Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) challenge blog and the new theme is "That Spring Feeling". Just in time for your Easter makes.

I made a square card with a similar design and I wondered if you could extend the design and make it less cluttered. This way there is more room for the sentiment. I used the sun burst die again. I kept the centre in place and the leaves of the tulips wouldn't have shown up if I had removed it. 

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

The tulip die is from Crafter's Companion and the flower pot is a Spellbinders die. 

This sentiment is a Creative Expressions die it came in a set with a bunny and some flowers. 

This is our Magnolia tree. It did look particularity good this in spite of  the efforts of storm Gareth. We get two weeks of glorious blooms and then a lot of clearing up. It does mean Spring to us. 

Here are the different coloured cards I made with the same design. . It will be time to start sending them out soon. Easter is very late this year. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 189 at the Crafty Gals Corner Challenge blog

The Easter Challenge at the Crafting by Designs Challenge blog

The April Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge 

Challenge 577 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

Challenge 118 at the Dies R Us Challenge blog

Challenge 111 at Scrapyland Challenges

Challenge 425 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Thank You Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope that you had a good weekend. We had another really busy one. On Saturday we went to Ally Pally for the Craft show. Of course I bought some new stash and I met some of my online friends. On Sunday we went to Ascot Racecourse for a Cruise Show. This was followed by a trip to West Green House on our way back - you can use your National Trust membership card to get in. It was so nice to look round the garden and of course use the cafe.

Last week I made a special thank you card. It is always good to have some put by.

I used a selection of dies from the John Next Door range from Crafts-Too. The backing paper was cut with the lattice corner die from the Sandwich box die set. 

This thank you die came free with a magazine some time ago. I used the Square Background Gerbera flowers frame die set to frame the sentiment. I did put a dark purple sentiment on top of a pale purple one but when I looked at the card the sentiment didn't show up enough so I put another pale one on top. 

I cut some patterned paper with the Gerbera Flowers die. I just love how you can cut so many flowers so quickly.  Behind the flowers I placed the Star Flower leaves. 

I also put butterflies on the design made with the Small Butterflies die set. 

This one will go into my box until it is needed. I often get urgent requests for cards. It is good to be prepared. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The April Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Week 514 at the Allsorts Challenge blog

Challenge 456 at the Crafty Catz Challenge blog

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - theme Cute Christmas

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitor

Here we are at the end of the week again. The weekend beckons. Before that I will be helping at a Felting Workshop this time I think we will be making purses. I am hoping to make it to the Ally Pally Craft show on Saturday. On Sunday the plan is to go to a Cruise show in Ascot.

The new challenge starts today at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and the theme (chosen by me as I am hosting this challenge) is Cute Christmas. When I saw the images, from our fantastic sponsor, it really could be anything else. The sponsor is Imagine That.

The I used my own photo of trees for the background. I do like to use my own photos like this. 

There are many wonderful image sets in the store. If you click on the logo you will be taken there. 

The image set I used is called Llama Love and it is available HERE. I used one of  the precoloured llama images and placed it onto  the background I had created. It is so easy to flip digital images to created a facing pair. On the hats I used Fluffy Stuff to create some dimension. There is so much in this set even images that can be used not just for Christmas. 

This sentiment came in the set. I splatted some white paint over the whole card to make it look like it is snowing. 

This sentiment comes in the set too. 

This is the set there really is a lot here and the images are in PNG and JPEG format.

I think these images make super cute Christmas cards. I am looking forward to using these images again. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 181 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Challenge 10 at Cute N Crafty Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 46 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 4 at the Creative Playground Challenge blog

Challenge 25 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Challenge 9 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 431 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 576 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

Challenge 14 at the Digi Choosday Craft Challenge

Have a great weekend

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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