Madonna with Child for Christmas

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How has your week been? We have a a trip to meet up with  my sister to discuss family matters. The trouble is in the end she wasn't well enough to join us. So instead we saw some nice National Trust properties and had some lovely walks in the woods. It is good to be home now. 

Here is another Christmas card. I am very behind on my Christmas card making this year. I have made a lot of Christmas cards but most of them have gone off as samples. 

On this card I used two types of Claritystamp Designer paper. The die is the Madonna Window Aperture Clarity Freshcut die. This is a good die for paper piecing. For the wording I used the Christmas Words Stickers from Claritystamp. 

I was very pleased with how this card worked out. I might just make a few more of them. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge #552 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

Challenge #99 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge #36 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Have a good weekend. 

Happy crafting

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Ducks at Christmas

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How is your week going? We  have been busy with family things. When I can I am trying to catch up on my Christmas card making. 

Here is one of my latest Christmas cards.

You know me I do like to recycle old cards. This is quite a simple card. 

I did use the puzzle die again. That's the one that came free with a magazine sometime ago. I really don't get rid of much of my crafty stash. 😀 Those ducks are so cute. Maybe they need wellies for the snow. 

So another card for my card for my Christmas stash. 

Happy Crafting

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John Next Door Christmas Stamps with Matching Dies

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How was your weekend? We had a quiet time at home. Being retired we do try to get out and about during the week and stay home catching up on things at the weekend. Of course the weekend it is a good time to see our daughter and son-in-law. 

Here are my makes for the One Day Special on the Craft Store. I used the Snowfall and Deerland stamp and die duos. There are lots of pictures in this post. 

Using the Snowfall die and stamp duo. 

Using the Deerland dies from the die and stamp duo with the Alphabet stencil dies. 

I just love the stag's head and the snowflakes. 

More snowflakes. I did do some foiling with my Kaleido. 

Can you see the snowflakes in this one? The stags are magnificent. 

They are lovely stamps and dies to work with. Having the added option to foil the stamps is a real treat. 

Here are all the cards together. I really didn't get long to make these. I thought I had until 10th August. In the end they were needed on 24th July. That's one reason why the cards aren't very inventive. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The July Challenge at the Rudolph Days Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

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Happy 70th Birthday card and cake topper

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How is your week going? We seem to be getting busier. Yesterday we went to the theatre to see Educating Rita. It was so nice to go to the theatre again. We are going out for the day today too.  I do hope we haven't come out of lockdown too soon. 

Our good friend was 70 yesterday. Here is the card and cake topper I made for him. 

I used Claritystamp designer paper in the background. The number , letter and word dies are all from the John Next Door range. 

I kept this card for so long. I just love the image and it works well with the jigsaw die. The die came free with a magazine some time ago. 

I made one of these before. It is double sided. 

Here is the topper on the fabulous cake my friend made. 

I think it is rather obvious what our friend's hobby is. 

Happy Crafting

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Personalised Happy Wedding Anniversary Card

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How was your weekend? The weather was certainly nice. We ate a lot of our meals in the garden. There has been a lot to sort out for my family lately so we had a quiet time at home so I could get my head around it all. 

Here is an anniversary card that we made for our good friends. 

The backing paper was in my stash. The bottle and glasses came from an old shaped card. I chose the paper to match the card. 

For the personal touch I used the Stencil Alphabet dies. The stars came from the Champagne Bottle die set. Both from the John Next Door range. 

Their anniversary was last week. We gave them some rhubarb flavoured gin and tonic which they liked. This week sees both of their birthdays. We are having a day out with them on Wednesday to celebrate. 

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

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Monochrome Cat

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How was your week? Today we are off to the National Trust Property, Mottisfont. It is one of the ones that is closest to where we live. It is a nice property to visit and the grounds are nice. We are meeting our daughter and son-in-law and his parents. It will be a small celebration to mark our daughter and son-in-law's wedding anniversary which was the day before. Where did those four years go?

I was going through my stash of old cards and I came across this lovely image of a cat. I just had to make it into a card. 

Where I struggled was finding some paper that would suit. I did want to make a monochrome card. In the end I went for some Claritystamp Designer paper. 

This is just such a lovely image of a cat. 

I have an idea of who might be the recipient of this card. 

Have a good weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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Robins at Christmas

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How is your week going? We went to the cinema yesterday. It was very odd going again. We have both really missed going to the cinema. Tomorrow we are off to look after our daughter and son-in-law's dog so they can go out for an anniversary meal together. I can't believe it is four years since they got married. 

I am so behind on my own Christmas cards I needed a bit of time to catch up. I just couldn't bear to watch the football on Sunday so I did spend a bit of time crafting. 

In the background is some snowy patterned paper. The main die set I used was Christmas Time from the John Next Door range. The sentiment was cut with a die from the Happy Snowflakes die set from John Next Door. 

The holly wreath was made with dies from the Christmas Time die set. The robins were cut from an old Christmas card. I do keep all the cards with robins on because I like them so much. 

I still have a lot of Christmas cards to make. But a least here is one more. I ought to get back to crafting.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge #550 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

The July Challenge at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge #97 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge #52 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Challenge #52 at the Crafty Animals Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Fortieth Wedding Anniversary Box Card

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How was your weekend? We had a lovely day on Saturday visiting our Daughter and Son-in-law. One big treat is that they have Disney Plus and we were able to watch the first few episodes of the new series Loki. They also have lovely places to walk near them which is ideal with their doggy. Their dog has recently become the brand ambassador for a brand of dog treats. He does have his own Instagram account. What a world we live in. 

Our good friends had their 40th Wedding anniversary at the weekend. They are having a few days away to celebrate. This is the card I made for them. 

I do like making box cards. I have made a few this year and I have helped a friend to make one too. There is  a tutorial on my blog with the instructions which you can reach HERE. 

I am never quite sure which is the best way to photograph these cards.  I used a lot of John Next Door dies including: Advent Numbers, Cornflower die, Small Leaves, Stencil Sentiments. The red card is Crafts-Too Satin card and the patterned paper came from a pad in my stash. 

Here is the card from another view. It is so great that these cards fold flat. 

I know they liked their card and they are having a lovely time away. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 531 at Fab 'n' Funky Challenges 

Challenge 104 at Crafting Happiness Challenges

The July Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Have a good week 

Happy Crafting

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Music themed Birthday Card

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How has your week been? We have been quite busy. The samples I have made are in the post and tracked and traced. I really didn't want them to get lost. We had breakfast with friends on Thursday morning. That is a lovely way to socialise. I have a feeling I know what a lot of people will be doing on Sunday. 

Here the birthday card I made for my hubby. Back in the day he used to play guitar. His fingers are too sore now. Just one of the joys of getting older. He does still enjoy music very much. 

I used a 7" x 7" black card blank. The musical papers I have are digital so I can print them when I need them and I always know where they are. 

I have been upcycling old cards again. This fabulous image was too good to throw away. I used Crafts-Too Vintage Copper Satin card for the the mats and layers. I also die cut some musical notes to add to the design. 

I think he will enjoy this card. His birthday is in August. I just need to think of a present for him now. 

Have a good weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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Claritystamp inspired Birthday Card

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How is your week going? We went to the theatre yesterday. We saw the Murder Mystery Looking Good Dead. It was so nice to be back in the theatre again. The performance was a socially distanced event. Today I have a crafty friend coming and we are going to make a special card for her daughter's birthday. There are definitely more things going on. 

I have been busy making bits and bobs that I can't share yet. I was looking back through my files and I came across this card that I made for my cousin. 

I took inspiration from the design sheet that came with the club die. As I just treated myself to the Presscut Stitch-Dot nested circle dies this design worked well. I had wanted some nested oval dies for a while. I did some paper piecing and I added glitter. 

Have a great day. 

Happy Crafting

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Groovi 70th Birthday Card

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How was your weekend? We had a quiet  one. Just doing jobs around the house and garden as well as dodging the showers.

Sometimes friends ask me to make cards for them to give to their friends and this is one of them. 

I used Clarity Designer paper. 

I used some Groovi grids to create this panel. I used one of the punches to mount the parchment. 

I haven't done any Groovi work for a while. I ought to have another practice. 

Have a good week. 

Happy crafting

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John Next Door Summer Box Kit - Contributor

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How was your week? Have you anything nice planned for the weekend? The Box Kit that I made samples for back in March has recently been released. 

The brief that I was given was to make Clean and Simple cards using the stamps. I also had to provide instructions for the cards and some top tips for card making. 

This seemed to be the favourite card. I used the nested oval dies from Prescut to make the card blank and the layers. The beautiful stamp is in the kit as are the papers. The papers we got were shiny the ones in the kit are mat. 

So I used most of the stamps to make five cards. 

I did a bit of masking to make this card work. 

I did a little second generation stamping on this card to get the variation in colour. 

For any of the colouring I used my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils. 

Here four of the cards in the magazine. You can just see the picture of me. 

The easel card got it's own page it was also one of the cards on the cover. 

I had to share my news with you. 

I hope you are happy for me. 

Have a good weekend. 

Happy crafting

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Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #89 - Anything Goes - Sponsor Bugaboo Digi Stamps

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Here I am wishing you a happy July. This year seems to be rushing by. Being the first of the month the new challenge starts at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog. The theme is the ever popular Anything Goes and the sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps. 

Here is the card I made.

This is another diamond point card. I like making this design. I needed two sheets of patterned paper to complete the design. The die I used was one of the Claritystamp club dies. 

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

This image is called Teacup Flowers 1 and it is available HERE.  As the image came in a PNG version I was able to create a background on the computer and the image was placed on top. I coloured the image with my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils. I did add some gems to the image. 

This was a fun card to make. I do like a bit of colouring. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

The June Week 2 Challenge at the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog

Challenge 604 at the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge blog

Challenge 36 at Carlin's Card Paradise Challenge blog

Challenge 64 at Pearly Sparkles Challenge blog (Summer)

The July Challenge at the A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 102 at Crafting Happiness Challenges

The July Challenge at the Colour It, Create It, Show It Off Challenge blog

The July Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Happy Crafting

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