Apollo Background and Summer Vintage Leaves

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I have manged to pick up a cold which has laid me low for a couple of days. I also need to arrange to have the stitches removed from the back of my hand. Apart from that everything is fine. 

Here are my latest makes for the John Next Door range. Unfortunately these dies were delayed in the post. This meant that I only had time to make three samples. It was lovely to see all these cards  on catch-up on Create and Craft. 

I had the Presscut Apollo Background die and the John Next Door Summer Vintage leaves. I placed a patterned paper behind the background die. Not all patterns work behind this die. The sentiment was made with the Stencil Sayings die set. 

Here I cut the Apollo die twice and I cut one in half. It was fun lining up the halves behind the centre panel. I do love how the skeleton leaf has a background. I used the Double flag dies for the sentiment on this one. 

I found one of my inky backgrounds and used it behind the Apollo die and for the background. In the background I used just the skeleton leaves. 

Here are all the cards together. It is lovely to have been able to use these dies. I wonder what I will be making next. 

 Happy Crafting

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Congratulations on Passing your Driving Test

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How was your weekend? We spent Saturday with our daughter and her lovely doggy. Our son-in-law was out helping someone move. There is still a lot to sort out for our parents. Care starts for my in-laws on Wednesday. On Thursday we are seeing both sets of parents. We know time is short so we want to be there for them. I won't be crafting much and I have stepped down from the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog. It is a shame but at the moment I am struggling with deadlines. 

I was asked to make a card for someone who had just passed their driving test. Here is what I came up with. 

I drew the L with a Promarker. I cut the L with scissors. 

This a a Tattered Lace die I have had it for ages and it is very useful being a good size. I cut it in silver and black so I could make a shadow. 

The car is one of the images from the Cruisin' Digital Stamp set from Beccy's Place. I place the car on a photo. 

I was quite pleased with how this card turned out. I will be around and I will try to keep up with comments I just don't know how much crafting I will get done. 

Have a good week

Happy Crafting

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Happy Retirement

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How has your weekend been so far? Some people get an extra day today. Which is nice. We have had a lovely weekend so far. On Sunday we visited our daughter and son-in-law to celebrate our daughter's birthday. We spent our time having walks with the dog and enjoying afternoon tea. They really do live in a lovely place with walks right on their doorstep. On Thursday last week we had our second jabs. This time neither of us had any side effects. 

On Friday last week our sister-in-law retired. She was the last one of our little group that was working so I had to send a card. 

The background is made with the Tartan die from the John Next Door range. I am looking forward to using this die for Christmas card. I did extend the die a little to make a larger card. 

I used a selection of Stencil dies from the John Next Door range to make the sentiment. 

The Stencil Alphabet die set was used to make the name. 

I know she loved her card. I think she had a good send off too. In a few weeks will be able to have a celebration. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge #98 at Crafting Happiness Challenges

Week 626 at the Allsorts Challenge blog

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

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New Baby card in Blue

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How is your week going? Not much going on here but that is too be expected. Zoom is working overtime in our house. 

Just before Christmas the best friends of our daughter and son-in-law had a much longed for baby boy. This is the card that I made for them. 

This is a tri-shutter card. I have made them for babies before. It is a good way of showcasing a lot of smaller dies. The backing paper is an older Tattered Lace paper. I used dies from Tattered Lace, Creative Expressions and Crafter's Companion. There is lots of scoring and cutting to make this design. 

This card folds up as small as this. It is still a bit thick for posting. This one went in a parcel. 

This was posted before Christmas but I have no idea if it arrived or not. I hope it did enjoy making this one. 

Stay safe and take care. 

Happy Crafting

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Snowdrop Congratulations Card

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How has your weekend been. We have managed to go for some nice walks. At the beginning of lockdown we started doing virtual Murder Mysteries. There is a team of actors and we get emails and clues. There are YouTube films to watch and towards the end there is a Zoom meeting interrogation. We completed the latest one this weekend. We have another booked for the period of time between Christmas and New Year. It is just something a bit different to do. 

Just recently our daughter received a promotion. I wanted to make her a card to celebrate. 

I used Designer papers from Clarity Stamp. 

This the Fresh Cut Die Art Nouveau Snowdrop Aperture die. I cut it from Designer paper which I stuck to a paler Designer Paper with a double sided sticky sheet. I was then able to paper piece the die cut. I used Micro Beads to cover the remaining sticky. 

I used  one of the stickers from the Word Sticker Collection. There was left over sticky sheet and designer paper to mount the sentiment. 

I do like this die. I think is is out of stock at the moment. There are others in the same series. I might just treat myself to another one. 

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

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Wedding Card for a Special Couple

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How is your week going? I haven't said much about this but I am invigilating this week and next. Schools are staying open so the invigilating will carry on. There is only a small group of us involved this time. We are looking after a smallish group of children in one venue. The room is ventilated. We wear masks and have sanitiser. It is good to be working. Our other news is that the bunnies have gone home. Our daughter and son-in-law came yesterday and collected them. Now we have a lot of sorting out to do. As our friend said you are now free to go out or go away now lockdown has started. 

Last Saturday our friends got married. We couldn't attend but we watched online. They has already reorganised the date once and the then reorganised because of the change in numbers. Now they are grateful that they fitted it in before the next lockdown. Here is the card I made for them. 

The backing paper I used is one of the Claritystamp Designer papers. This one made the perfect backdrop to the die cuts. 

All the dies I used are from Crafter's Companion. The main die is called Just Married and is from the Rustic Wedding collection. 

This dies is also from the Rustic Wedding collection. I have had it for a while and this it the first time  I used it. I have no idea what it is called but it is very pretty. 

This image was taken from the television. It was so lovely to be a part of the wedding even though we were at home. 

I hope the couple have a  very happy future together. What a strange year to get married in. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 501 at Fab 'n' Funky Challenges

I hope the rest of the week is kind to you. 

Happy Crafting

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Golden Wedding Anniversary Card

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How is your week going? We are getting as much sorted here at home before we head off on Friday to help our daughter and son-in-law with their move. I think I will be mostly cleaning. Friday is also the day my husband finds out about his voluntary severance. I hope is it a good day. 

I was asked to make a 50th Anniversary card for a friend to give her husband. When I get a commission like this I usually make my own card to give the happy couple. 

For the background I used one of the dies from the Sam's Circles die set from the John Next Door range. 

All the other dies I used are from Crafter's Companion. 

I have had this Crafter's Companion die for a while and this is the first time I have used it. It is rather pretty. 

This is the commission card. All the dies I used are from the John Next Door range. 

The anniversary was last weekend. It is a shame that they couldn't celebrate the way they wanted to . I think they had a few family and friends round. Celebrations are so different now. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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A Trio of Baby Cards

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I hope you had a good weekend. Our local garden centre is having an offer on breakfasts this month. So on Saturday we met our friends there and enjoyed breakfast together. On Sunday our daughter and son-in-law came for lunch and to visit their bunnies who they are missing a lot. Hopefully they will be in their new house soon and then they can have the bunnies back.  

Last week I decided to make some new baby cards. These are the cards that are quite often in demand. 

The backing paper was in my stash. The bunnies were cut with an All Occasions die set. The Congratulations die is from the John Next Door range. 

This sentiment is a Creative Expressions die. I made it a drop shadow. 

I made a boy version. The embossing folder and the It's a Boy sentiment are from Creative Expressions. 

Here is the girl version. 

There they are all together ready and waiting for when I am asked for a card at short notice. 

Happy Crafting

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Congratulations on your Wedding Card

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I hope you are all well and enjoying the sunny weather we are having. We have been making iced lattes they are very nice. The coffee machine was a good investment. 

Last week we went to the wedding of one of our good friends. Sadly his first wife died four years ago. We had all known each other for years. Even with all the restrictions the wedding was lovely. We had refreshments in the grounds of the church after the weather was perfect. We are so pleased that they have found each other. 

I used the Heart Lattice embossing folder in the background. I also added a selection of dies. 

This is an image drawn by our daughter. It was so lovely to be able to make such a personalised card. 

Here is one of the pictures from the wedding. They look so happy together. 

As I had the images I was able to make a matching tag for their small gift. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting 

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The A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog - Challenge 104 - Anything Goes

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I hope you have had a good week. This is my last day of invigilating. It will start up again in January. I am very excited as on Sunday we are heading off on a cruise to the Canary Islands. This means that I won't be around for a bit. I know that my blog and my Facebook page will suffer but you need to have a break sometimes. There will be a couple of scheduled posts while I am away. When we get back it will be nearly Christmas with all that entails.

Being the 15th of the month there is a new challenge at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog. The theme is Anything Goes and there are some wonderful digital papers on offer as prizes.

This is a card that I made for a Facebook friend's daughter who got married at the beginning of October. The wedding was a big success I saw lots of photos on Facebook. I do love a good wedding.

I chose to use the All Change Digital paper set. I knew the colours of the wedding and this paper was perfect. 

Our challenges are lots of fun. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

I used the Heart of Hearts dies from Creative Expressions to cut the aperture and the frame. In the centre is the bride and groom cut from the Just Married die set from Crafter's Companion. 

The congratulations is a Tattered Lace die and the hearts came from the Heart of Hearts die set. 

I used the Star Flowers and Leaves dies sets from the John Next Door range to make the flowers and the leaves. 

This was a lovely card to make and the paper worked so well. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 125 at Scrapy Land Challenges

The Challenge the week beginning 12th November at the Through the Craft Room Door (TTCRD) Challenge blog

Challenge 456 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog

Challenge 175 at the Creative Fingers Challenge blog

Challenge 22 at the Creative Crafters Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

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Wedding Card made with my new Dies

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How has your week been? I have been invigilating but that is finished until after half term now. Today I will be helping at a Felting Workshop. I am hoping that I will be able to make another phone case as the one I made before fits my phone and my camera. For an update on my parents: my mum is still hospital and my dad is being taken to  visit her by a very kind neighbour. We will be going up at the weekend.

I have been a bit naughty and treated myself to some new dies from the John Next Door range. I just couldn't resist all hearts and butterflies in the Butterfly Heart Die Set.

I decided to make a wedding card. Hearts and butterflies are just so romantic. 

I added another heart to the centre of the two butterfly hearts this was so the sentiment would show up. The gold sentiment has a white shadow. 

I added congratulations too. 

My daughter has already bagged this card. She is having to miss a wedding in August as she and her hubby have a very cool trip to Poland lined up. She liked the idea of this pretty card. 

Have a great weekend. We will be mostly  hospital visiting. 

Happy Crafting

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Wedding Card made with the Oakham Lattice die set

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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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