Pretty Floral Birthday Card

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you had a good weekend. On Saturday we delivered the bunny hutch to someone who had requested it. That really is the end of an era for us. We spent the rest of Saturday and Sunday catching up on jobs in the house and garden. We did manage to fit in  a walk to our local country park.  Today my hubby has a day off. We are going for a walk at Mottisfont. Our tickets are booked. It will be nice to have a walk somewhere different and we might be able to get a take away coffee. 

Here is a floral birthday card. I made for a friend. 

This card started with the card blank. I have some very nice pinky red card blanks. The pattered paper was in my stash. The lacy die and the sentiment are Crafter's Companion dies. I do cut my own candi for the corners. 

This pretty little image came from a HunkyDory Little Book. 

This card was well received. 

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Not Just Cards Challenge Blog - July Challenge - Anything Goes

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I hope you are all well and doing okay. We had a lovely day out yesterday. We went to Furzey Gardens on the edge of the the New Forest in Hampshire. We met our friends there and we shared a lovely picnic together as well as getting coffee  in the cafe. It was so lovely to be out and to see some gorgeous plants. I was even able to buy a couple of plants for our garden. This year our garden has become very important to us like it has to many people. 

Back to business the July challenge has started at the Not Just Cards Challenge Blog. The theme is the ever popular Anything Goes. 

I have a friend who loves Star Trek (so do I). For her birthday I asked my daughter to draw my friend and her husband as characters from the Next Generation series of Star Trek. My daughter obliged. She has been drawing us as Star Trek characters for years. The moon in the background is my own photograph.  The stars I added were made with a die from the Champagne Bottle die set from the John Next Door range. 

Our challenges are always fun. Click on the logo and you will be taken to the blog. 

When my friend saw the image she was just so thrilled. I have asked my daughter to draw me some Doctor Who themed images. I know people like seeing themselves as their favourite characters. 

There is a little story with the matching gift bag. My friend, saw a gift bag I made on Facebook and challenged me to make a Star Trek themed one. That's how it all started. 

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog - March 15th Challenge Anything Goes

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I hope you are having a good weekend and that any plans that you had are not too badly affected. Our plans have changed completely but it is better to be safe and to heed the warnings.

The new challenge starts today at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog the theme is always Anything Goes and there are wonderful digi papers on offer as prizes to the winners.

This time I used the Steampunk Time digi papers. 

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I used the Renmore Die set from the John Next Door range to showcase the sentiment. The Birthday wishes is a die from Crafter's Companion it was cut in black and I used Pebo Gilding wax to help it to show up. 

For decoration I used the Cogs die set from the John Next Door range. They were cut in black card and then I used Pebo gilding wax on them. I like Pebo gilding wax a lot and I have just treated myself to another colour. The wax  goes on beautifully and so far it the ones I have haven't dried out. 

I made this card for a chap I know who likes this style of card. I do like to match the cards I make to the people I am making them for. I am planning to make another card like this in more feminine colours it will be interesting to see how it turns out. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 26 at the Creative Crafters Challenge blog

Enjoy your day

Happy Crafting

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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. 

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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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Adventures in using up Patterned Paper Snippets

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How was your weekend? Our plans changed completely when my husband came home ill on Friday afternoon. He has had a cough for a while and it just seemed to take a turn for the worse. So a weekend of rest was the order of the day. He still isn't right. I am not sure when he will go back to work.

After making my snippets Christmas cards I was having a think about making birthday cards this way. Not only do I have lots of snippets of Christmas papers but lots of other patterned paper snippets too.  Here is what I came up with.

I saw a card on Facebook which showed the lines of the card offset. I only got an impression of the card I have no idea whose card it was. After I had made all the mats and layers I cut a piece of card to cover with strips.  I did offset the strips they are an inch wide and cut on my guillotine. When I had covered the card and cut the strips around the edge I used some Distress ink on the edges. 

I wanted an intricate die to make a focal point on the card. I chose to use the Sophia die set from Creative Expression. The sentiment in the middle came from a Hunkydory kit that came free with a magazine.  

Once you have made a card do you get ideas on how you could improve the design. This was the case here. I had some time to craft on Saturday I will share with you what I made soon. 

Have a great week. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

The January Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge 

Challenge 87 at the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge blog

Challenge 156 at the Seize the Birthday Challenge blog

Challenge 160 at the Creative Moments Challenge blog

Challenge 234 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog

Challenge 56 at the Crafty Addicts Challenge blog

Challenge 13 at the Crafter's Castle Challenge 

The January Challenge at the Crafting by Designs Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Moving Along with the Times MAWTT - Black and White and one other colour

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope your week is going well. I am invigilating for the next two mornings with a very early start on Friday. This is also a busy blog time for me with lots of Design Team commitments coming at the same time.

The new challenge starts on the Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) Challenge blog and for the next fortnight the theme is to use Black and White and one other colour.

I started by finding a black and white script backing paper. I cut the lattice with the Strip die from John Next Doors Sandwich Box die set.  The frame was made with the Double Pierced Square dies from Creative Expression.

I used the Stitched Flag dies from Creative Expression to make the flag. The sentiment was cut with a die that I won as a prize. 

I used the Gerbera Flower dies and the Gerbera Leaves dies from John Next Door to make the flower spray. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 151 at the Inspiration Destination Challenge blog

Challenge 381 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog

Challenge 207 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog

Challenge 68 at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 22 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 4 at the Creative Crafters Challenge blog

The May Challenge at the Not Just Cards Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes sponsor Fred She Said

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? Today I have a catching up kind of day  I will be  getting on with Design Team things so I can get ahead. We are planning to have a few days away and I don't like to let anyone down.

The first of the month is always a busy day in blogland. Today the new challenge starts on the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog the theme is Anything Goes and the sponsor this time is Fred She Said.  The prize is a $10 gift certificate to the winner who is picked by Random.org.

The image I used comes from the  Doodled Floral Corner Digi set with Sentiments which is available  HERE.  As the images and sentiment are PNG images I was able to place them onto a background I had created in Publisher. I printed onto Neenah card and I added an extra set of flowers to the sheet before printing. I coloured the flowers and leaves with Promakers. I also coloured the flowers from the extra set and I cut them out and shaped them before placing them over the flowers on the card. I cut all the mats and layers with the Double Pierced Square dies from Creative Expressions. 

There are many wonderful images in the store if you click on the logo you will be taken there. 

I like this design so much I am going to use it to make my thank you cards for my birthday that is coming up soon. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The Anything Goes Challenge at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge blog

Challenge 96 at the Dies R Us Challenge blog

The challenge starting 1st May at the TTCRD Challenge blog

Challenge 47 at the Crafty Girls Creations Challenge blog

Challenge 67 at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog

The May Challenge at Delicious Doodles Challenges

Challenge 20 at the Fabrika Fantasy Challenge blog

Challenge 5 at A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge blog

The May Challenge at the Always Happy Birthday Challenge blog

Challenge 109 at the Love to Scrap Challenge blog

Challenge 22 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

The May Challenge at the Your Scrapbook Place challenge blog

Week 18 at the Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafty Catz Challenge Blog - Anything Goes with the optional twist of Use your old Stash

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you are well and that everything is planned for the weekend ahead. It all starts now as it is Good Friday. On Sunday we will hosting an Easter lunch and to make enough space I have had to move some of my crafty stash.

Being a Friday the new challenge starts on the Crafty Catz Challenge blog the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of Use your old Stash. The sponsor this time is Scrap N' Dipity. 

The star backing paper was free online it was just right for this project. 

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This is such a cute  image. I printed onto Neenah card and and coloured him with my Promarkers. Then I cut him out with my ScanNCut with a suitable border. 

I used a Star Border die from Crafter's Companion. I have had this die for a while and this is the first time I have used it. I used some of the off cut stars to add to the background. 

This is a die I won a while back I like how the sentiment sticks up. 

Have a great Easter weekend. I hope the weather is kind to us. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 20 at the Creates and Makes Challenge blog

Challenge 56 at the Simply Papercraft Challenge blog

Do something Digi Challenge at the Daring Cardmakers Challenge blog

Happy Crafting 

Hugs Jackie

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Build a Bouquet die and stamp set from issue 162 of Simply Cards & Papercraft

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope your weekend has been good. We did manage to buy a fridge and matching freezer from a local shop some friends told us about recently and the price was good too. My husband has been working on his speech for the wedding and that is nearly finished. I just have the table plan  that will be displayed to finish this will be done next weekend. I had to make another for the caters so they know where everyone will be sitting.

When I got issue 162 of Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine I just had to use the Build a Bouquet stamp and die set that came with the magazine. I made a card and sent it into the magazine. Well I have had issue 164 at home for a while (I have a subscription) and when I couldn't sleep last night I was looking through it and on page 98 I spotted my card.

All the papers I used were in my stash. The jam jar had its own die. 

The sentiment came with the set and was stamped with Watering Can Archival ink. I matted it with the same card as the main mats for the card. 

The single flower stamp had its own die so it was easy to cut out. I stamped with Watering Can Archival and I coloured with my Stampin Up water colour pencils. 

I stamped the main bouquet three times once coloured I cut them out by hand. 

Here is my card printed in issue 164 of Simply Cards & Papercraft.  They wrote a lovely message about the card. 

Have a great week.

I would like to join the challenge at the Seize the Birthday Challenge blog. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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