A Cute Robin on a Christmas Card

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How has your week been? On Wednesday we had to get to my parents house early as a hospital bed was being delivered for my mum. We got there at the same time as the delivery driver. It was okay as he was very pleasant and he didn't mind waiting until we had cleaned the room. We also visited my in-laws. My lovely mum-in-law is not doing very well. She was back at hospital yesterday for another blood transfusion. This weekend we are hoping to  visit our daughter and son-in-law. 

I picked up lots of Christmas cards at our parent's houses. Here is a card I made with one of them. 

I just could not resist this robin. I found a backing paper in my stash to use with it. 

I used some circle dies to cut out the robin and it's mats. The sentiment was made with the stencil dies from the John Next Door range. The Holly Corner I added is a John Next Door die too. 

I am starting to build up my Christmas cards for this year. 

Have a good weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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First Christmas Card of 2022

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Happy New Year to everyone. We have had a quiet few days. My back is finally starting to feel much better. So I can now do some gentle crafting, Thank you for all your lovely comments on my last post of 2021 my favourite makes. 

I was putting away the Christmas cards I was actually inspired to make one of them into a new card. I am trying not to do so much lifting and bending when I craft, that is limiting what I can make to some extent. 

Here is the first Christmas card I have made this year. In fact it is first thing I have crafted at all. 

I used one of my kraft card blanks. The lace was from my stash as was the pattered craft card and the gold mirror card. 

This is the image from the card. I trimmed it down and added a mirror card mat. 

When I need to get going again with my crafting I usually start with Christmas cards as simple ones are still effective. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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A Special Card for our Special Friends

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How are all your plans coming together? We are still on track to stay with our Daughter and Son-in-law. Unfortunately I have hurt my back so some of the things we were going to do have put on hold. It could be a lot worse so I am not complaining too much. 

Here is the card I made for our special friends. 

The paper I used has been in my stash for a while. The corners were cut with the Snowflake Corner dies from the John Next Door range. I have love using those corner dies they have appeared on a lot of my Christmas cards this year. 

The drawing of our friends was drawn by our Daughter. I drew the wreath. The two images work very well together. 

Our friends received this card yesterday. We had lunch together at our local garden centre. Needless to say they were thrilled. 

I will take this opportunity to wish you all a very 

 

Merry Christmas 

and a 

Happy New Year. 

Thank you for all your support this year. I will be back next year. 

Happy Crafting

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Winter Scene Christmas Card

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How was your weekend? We went to a wedding reception on Saturday this had been delayed for 16 months and we all know why. The couple got married last October with 15 guests and lots of us watching online. Now it is their first wedding anniversary and it is time for a party. 

Have bought lots of new dies this year and I haven't been using them. I do find this rather annoying. I did try some out last Friday. 

All the dies I used are from the John Next Door range. I do love making winter scene with dies I just couldn't resist these ones. The frame came from the Forest Frame die set. 

I used the Church Scene die set to make most of the scene. The Santa came from the Sam's Circles die set. In the background I used the Falling Snow Embossing folder. I might add a small sentiment to this card. 

November is going to be a busy month. Both of us are invigilating at our local school and we are going to be away for a bit. Also we need to keep up with visits to our parents. Please forgive me if I am not around some of the time. 

Have a great month

Happy Crafting

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Deer in the Forest Christmas Card

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How is your week going? I have been helping Felting Workshop this morning. Tomorrow we are going to the theatre to see the show Magic that Goes Wrong. We are looking forward to it. This is one of the things that got delayed from last year. I will let you know how we get on. 

I have been making Christmas cards again. Here is my latest one. 

I started this card a while ago. I found all the bits on the side so I made it up. The corner dies are from one of John Next Door's Christmas releases this year. The patterned paper was in my stash. 

The trees were made with an old Creative Expressions die set called Winter Trees. The Deer were made with a Sizzix die set. 

I  have made about 90 cards this year and I have bought a few from a talented friend so we should  have about enough. I do want to make some special cards still. 

Enjoy the rest of the week.

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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Diamond Point Christmas Card

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How has your week been. I have been busy. I found the invigilating quite tough this time. I  have been working on some design team bits and pieces too. Just yesterday afternoon I made a Christmas card that I can share with you. Sorry I have been neglecting my blog. There just isn't enough time. 

I had a bit of time at the end of the afternoon yesterday and I went to my stash of old cards. I found a nice small card with a cute robin on it. I have been enjoying making Diamond Point cards and I had a go at another one. 

I found some old Stampin Up paper in my stash. The colours suited the old card very well. 

Isn't that robin cute. 

I haven't made a Christmas card for my stash for a while. Underneath the flap I placed a white label cut with a Spellbinders die. You need to be able to write somewhere. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge #547 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

The June Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge #35 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge #96 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

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Square Scene Box - Christmas card

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How has your week been? We visited our parents on Wednesday. They both live quite close together around Aldershot. It was nice to see them again after quite a long while. The rest of the week has been busy too. There always seems to be so many things that need sorting out. 

I recently acquired the Square Scene Bos die set from the John Next Door range. This is my first try at using it.  

I watched one of John Next Door's videos on how to use the die set. I decided to use is with the Sam's Stars die set. I used foam tape to make the layers in the scene. 

I made a big blousy poinsettia with the Poinsettia die and Poinsettia Swirl die all from John Next Door. For foliage I used the Ivy Spray die set. 

I was pleased with how this card turned out. I am keen to try some of my other 5" x 5" John Next Door dies with the Square Scene box. This card will be one of those that gets hand delivered. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 544 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

Challenge #35 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge #95 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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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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Glamourous Ladies Christmas Card

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I hope you had a good weekend. We actually went to a socially distanced concert on Saturday. It was so lovely to be at an event. Everything was in place to keep you safe. I can't believe we are so close to Christmas. 

This is the card that I made for my good friend. We decided to meet for a walk to swap cards so I was able to make her card a bit bigger. 

I keep cards with images of this type of lady. My friend likes them a lot. 

So this image was cut from an old card. 

The Poinsettias and Ivy were cut with dies by John Next Door. I added pearls to the centres to make them a bit more opulent. At the back is white glitter card. 

I know my friend liked this card. It was lovely seeing her for a walk. Unfortunately we did get caught in the rain. Tonight is the night that  two planets are in conjunction  which will make what some people are calling the Bethlehem star. I do hope the skies will be clear enough to see it. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 76 at the Crafting Happiness Challenge blog

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Christmas Beatles themed Shutter Card

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I hope that you had a good weekend. On Saturday we had a lovely walk as the weather was nice. We even managed to have a coffee out. We also decorated not one but two Christmas trees. The one in the lounge is real and tiny, the one in the hall is artificial and taller. It is a long time since we have had two Christmas trees. I do like getting all the Christmas things out bit by bit. It is like rediscovering old friends. 

I can share this card now that our friends have received it. I had lots of fun making it. 

I used the Shutter Card die set from the John Next Door range. I was so lucky to receive this die to make samples. There is one more Christmas card. I want to make with it. 

Now the brick work is a photo of one of the walls of our house. I couldn't find what I wanted so I made it myself. The Beatles are images by Vera Lane Studio. They come in twos and have sayings with them as well. The were coloured with Promarkers. I did add the Christmas hats as well. 

Here is a little secret we are going to Brighton to see a socially distanced concert by the Bootleg Beatles. It is going to be so much fun. Our friends liked their card a lot. 

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

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Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - December Challenge - Anything Goes

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How has your week been? We are settling into my hubby's retirement. We are both looking forward to the time when we can have a holiday. That was always the plan to have a big holiday when we were both retired. Oh well we will just have to wait for that. 

The new challenge starts today at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog. This time there are no sponsors and the theme is Anything Christmas Goes. I have a bit of other news that this will be my last post for this lovely Challenge blog. As I have said before with my hubby being retired there is not so much time for me to craft. I will still be making cards it is a hobby I love. I just don't want to be working to deadlines. 

I do love a religious Christmas card. All the papers I have used are Designer papers from Claritystamp. I do love those papers. 

This challenge has no sponsor so it is an Anything Christmas Goes Challenge. If you click on my personal logo you will be taken to the challenge blog. 

This die is the Madonna Window Fresh Cut Aperture Die. It makes a great stained glass window.  I used a sticky sheet over some Designer paper. I added a circle around baby Jesus' head. Then I stuck down the black die cut. To this I was able to add paper piecing. Finally I covered the remaining sticky sheet with Micro Beads. 

I made two cards with the same design. Once I have shared this post my commitment to the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog is complete. As there will be no commenting on the entries this time I am finished. 

Have great weekend. 

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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A Lovely Quick Christmas Card

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I hope you have had a good week. Mine got a lot better after my bad day on Tuesday. I do have some very good friends around me and a very supportive close family. Of course crafting helps. I am making a wreath which involves felting 50 polystyrene balls. Stabbing a needle into something seems to help a lot. 

I was playing with some of my new dies. I have been treating myself  a bit lately. 

I used the Jane's Tree dies set from the John Next Door range. I also used an embossing folder. It makes are very quick stylish Christmas card. That tree is just so pretty it doesn't really need anything else. 

I have made a few of these cards. I just don't seem to be able to stop making Christmas cards. I am sure I have enough now. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 513 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Have a great weekend. 

Take care. 

Hugs Jackie

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October Rudolph Days Challenge - Cheeky Snowman

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Good news our daughter and son-in-law have moved. The move day was last Friday and mostly the rain stayed away. We went up to help. We cleaned, we collected hot drinks from Starbucks, we provided a picnic and we helped a bit with unpacking. We arrived home about 8.00pm just in time to feed the bunnies. We went back on Saturday to help a bit more. On Sunday we had a day at home. Also on Friday we found out that my hubby has been accepted for Voluntary Severance and he will be retiring on 30th November. Life is going to be a bit different. 

I have been a bit out of the loop for a few days. I nearly missed the October Rudolph Days Challenge which runs from the 25th until the end of the month. 

The blue snowy patterned paper was in my stash. 

I have been practising my pencil colouring. This cute little image comes from Bugaboo and is called Snow Friends and it is available HERE.  They were coloured with pencils but for the life of me I can not remember which ones. Oops. 

Well another card for my stash. I have made over 100 cards now. I hope that is enough. We are arranging with lots of people not to exchange Christmas presents this year. I will still send Christmas cards though. People are still in our thoughts. 

I would like the enter the following challenges:

The October Rudolph Days Challenge

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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