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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A Christmas Card for the May Rudolph Days Challenge

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How is your week going? Today is the day we are going for our second jab. I will let you know how we get on. 

The May Rudolph Days Challenge has already started. This challenge runs from the 25th of the month until the last day of the month. I had to go back through my files to find a Christmas card I hadn't posted. I have been very busy and I haven't made any Christmas cards lately. I am hoping to get back on track. Here is what I found. 

The patterned papers were in my stash. All the dies I used are older ones from the John Next Door range. 

This is not the scene that comes with the Round Bauble die set. The scene comes from the Sam's Circles die set. I added the Santa from the Christmas Time die set. 

I am not sure which die set this sentiment comes from. It seemed appropriate with all the deer on the card. 

This is another card for my stash. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The May Rudolph Days Challenge

Challenge 525 at the Fab'n'Funky Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Happy Crafting

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March Rudolph Days Challenge - Winter Scene Bauble

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How is your week going? It is hard to believe that we have been in lockdown for a whole year. We are carrying on much the same. I have started working in the garden again. I am pretty sure we will be around to look after any plants again this year. My phone is starting to play up so I think an upgrade might be on the cards when we can go shopping again.

I love joining in with the Rudolph Days Challenge that runs every month up to December. It starts on 25th of the month and runs until the end of the month. This challenge keeps me on track with my Christmas cards. 

Ever nice I bought the Sam's Circles die set from the John Next Door range I have been wanting to see if it works with the Round Bauble die set. Well this week I got around to giving it a go. 

I do like making these little winter scenes. I added the holly from the Christmas Time die set. I just used a plain circle die to make the moon. 

I think this works well. I am hoping to make a few more cards like this. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The March Rudolph Days Challenge 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Challenge 130 at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog - Anything Goes

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How is your week going? I met a friend for a walk yesterday and we delivered Christmas cards as well. We bumped into someone we both used to work with and she told us she is being vaccinated today. So the vaccine is coming. Today me and my hubby are going to get our flu jabs. Yesterday there was an outage on Google which lasted about half an hour but was rather scary while it was going on. 

Today the new challenge starts at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog. The theme is Anything Goes and there are wonderful digi papers to be won.

 I have some personal news. I am stepping down from the Design Team for this Challenge. This will be my last post for them. I have enjoyed my time on the team and the papers are delightful to use. It is great as they are on my computer they are always easy to find. With my hubby being retired now finding time to craft is going to be harder. I am not giving up card making I still love making cards and it is my dream to have a Craft Room. 

The paper I used for this card is the Merry Christmas digi paper set. This design comes in many different colours. 

Click on the logo and you will go straight to the challenge. 

To make this little scene I used the Sam's Circles dies and the Christmas Time die set both from the John Next Door range. 

I am still not sure if I have made enough Christmas cards. We have started writing them and posting them. So I will know soon. 

Enjoy the rest of the day. I think I will be back tomorrow. 

Happy Crafting

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Winter Scene Christmas Card

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I hope you had a good lockdown weekend and have got your head round the new tier restrictions that are coming our way. What with bubble Christmas to look forward to there is a lot to think about and consider. Today is my hubby's last working day. He will be training his replacement. Yesterday he did spend a bit of time getting ready for this. Life is going to be a bit different for us. 

I am still making Christmas cards. I have no idea how many I will need this year. One of my hubby's first jobs will be to write our Christmas letter. Then we can sort the cards out and I will have an idea if I need to make anymore. I do have a couple of special ones I want to make. We did buy the stamps we need on Saturday. 

I did treat myself to three of the new Christmas die sets from the John Next Door range. 

I used a combination of the Sam's Circles, Jane's Tree and the Christmas Time dies sets. Now I have a white Posca pen I might add some snow to the background. 

Well this is another one for the stash. 

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

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The A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog - 15th October Challenge - Anything Goes

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How is your week going? The good news is that our daughter and son-in-law finally have a moving date. I think about two weeks after that they will be able to have the bunnies back. Then we can start working on the room they have been using  becoming  my craft room. 

The mid October Challenge has just started at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog. The theme is Anything Goes and there are beautiful digi papers on offer as prizes.

I used different papers from the Vintage Christmas set on my card. I saw this sketch somewhere and realised it would be a good one to show off the papers. 

Our challenges are lots of fun and the papers really are worth winning. Click on the logo and you will be taken straight to the challenge. 

To make this little winter scene I combined dies from two sets from the John Next Door range: Sam's Circles die set  and Christmas Time die set. 

I do like this design. I think I will make a few more cards like this one. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge #81 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 27 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 511 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge 

Challenge 573 at the CRAFT Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week

Happy Crafting

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Forest Scene Christmas Card

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How has your week been? The weather has been lovely. We have spent a lot of time in the garden again. It is good to make the most of it while the weather is so nice. 

I treated myself to three die set from the  new Christmas release from the John Next Door range. They are: Jane's Tree, Sam's Circles and Christmas Time. I used dies from all three of the sets to make this card. 

I used the background die from the Sam's Circles die set. It does cut very nicely.

The scene come with the Sam's Circles die set. The holly wreath was made with dies from the Christmas Time die set. 

 The sentiment came from the Jane's Tree die set. 

We had some good news on Wednesday. Rosie our cow, who lives in France with Katie and Sven, had a calf. Both are doing well. We do like having a cow thought we have never met her. If we can travel next year we might go and stay on the farm. 

I am so pleased I treated myself. All the die sets I bought work so well together. I am looking forward to having another play with them I can see lots of possibilities. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

The September Challenge at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 70 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 131 at the Make My Monday Challenge blog

Challenge 66 at the Crafting Happiness Challenge blog

Challenge 42 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Challenge 42 at the Crafty Animals Challenge blog

Challenge 193 at the Creative Fingers Challenge blog

Have a great weekend

Happy Crafting

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