Blue Floral Birthday Card

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How is your week going?  Here we are at the beginning of December. We are still very busy and I am not finding much time to craft. All the Christmas cards I have made lately are for special people and I don't want to share them until they have been received. You know what it is like. 

Here is a little floral birthday card I made earlier in the year. 

I found the paper with the flowers in my stash. 

This is a Creative Expression die. 

I have a few birthday cards to send this month I think this will be one of them. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

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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Spring Rain - Colouring to Keep me Happy

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I hope you have had a good week. The weekend is nearly here. Do you have any plans? We might have some longer walks depending on the weather. We will be doing the Valentine's Meal Deal from M&S. Hopefully there will be some good films to watch. 

I have had a stressful couple of weeks. Though things seem to be a lot better now. I found that colouring with my pencils has helped a lot. Now I have a few coloured images that I wanted to make into cards. Here is one of them. 

I remembered that I had a patterned paper with umbrellas on it. It did take me a while to find it. I used the Stitched flag dies to add some interest to the middle of the card. The patterned paper there came from a pad from the Works. 

This is the Spring Rain image from StarStampz it is available HERE.  She was coloured with my Polychromo pencils. The image and the mats were cut with Tattered Lace dies. 

This super die is from Crafter's Companion. 

I enjoyed making this card. Just as a reminder there is the Anything Goes Challenge is still running at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog there is a chance to win 3 images from StarStampz. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Week 6 - at the Colour Crazy Craft Challenge blog

The February Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Stay safe and take care. 

Happy Crafting

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Floral Happy Easter Card

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How is your week going? On Tuesday we had a sprinkling of snow. By the evening it had gone. The snowdrops in the garden looked nice in the snow. I have been hearing of a lot of friends getting appointments for their vaccination. Maybe our wait won't be too much longer. 

I am working on quite a few projects at the moment things that I can't show for a while. Before I started work on these I made a couple of Easter cards. 

I used a mix of dies on this card. The Happy Easter die is from a Creative Expression set. 

The leaves are the Laurel leaves die set from Creative Expressions. The flowers were cut with the Small flowers did from the John Next Door range. 

I like this design and I am going to try it with some other dies that I have.  I would like to send a few Easter cards this year. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Football themed 60th Birthday Card and Cake Topper for a Saints Fan

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How has your week been? Not much has happened here but then that is not surprising. 

Last week my friend was asked to make a birthday cake for one of her neighbours. She wasn't given much notice and she asked if I could make a cake topper and a small card. I found out that he is a Saints (Southampton) fan and their colours are red and white. I do like a challenge I had never made a cake topper before. 

Let's start with the card. It was good to know that he is a Saints fan. The backing paper was on my computer. I did smudge the middle of the footballs with a Posca pen. I used the  Stitched flags and the Happy Birthday sentiment from Creative Expressions. The numbers are John Next Door dies and the letter for the name were made with Crafter's Companion dies. The red and white paper was also printed from the computer. It was a Christmas paper.

This is the cake topper. I used Tonic dies to cut out the circles. I used red glitter card and white pearl paper.  The topper is double sided it looks the same on both sides. In the middle is a kraft card circle that I could glue the other circles to. I also cut a slot for the stick so that would lay a bit more flat. I used a mix to dies to make the message. 

Here is the cake. I think the topper works quite well. 

Andy liked his cake. He wasn't quite so thrilled about Saints the previous evening they had lost 9 - 0. Opps. Can you see his front door is red?

I did enjoy making this project. I find it much easier to make things when I have a purpose. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 263 at the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge blog

I hope you have a good weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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Valentine's Pop-Up Box Card

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How are you doing? I have been doing online shopping. It is so nice when things arrive at the house. I will try not to get carried away. 

I didn't realise quite how hard it would be to make cards for my hubby now he is retired. I have a crafty friend who has had this problem for a while. Now I sympathise hugely. We are meeting for a socially distanced walk later this morning, I can have a chat with her about this and hopefully get some tips. 

Anyway this is the Valentine's Day card I made for my hubby. I kept having to hide it when he came downstairs. 

I made a pop-up card for a Design Team project and I thought it would be nice to make my hubby one.  I do have instructions on my blog showing how to make these. This one is make from an A4 sheet of paper. You can reach my page HERE. 

After that it is just a case of decorating the panels how you feel. I found the heart paper in my stash. I used dies from Tattered Lace. Crafter's Companion and Creative Expressions. 

This is how the card folds up to put in an envelope. 

Not too long and I will be able to give my hubby this card. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 161 at the Dies R Us Challenge blog

Have a good weekend. I hope the weather will be good for walking. 

Happy Crafting

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Deer Family Christmas card

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How is your week going? Probably much the same as ours. We do go out for walks and we are still doing our shopping. Other than that it is just staying home and staying safe. 

I have found crafting a bit difficult. Last week I had a focus and a deadline to meet and I managed it. This week it is hard to know quite what to do.  I always start Christmas cards straight away. I have been given lots of lovely old cards and they make gorgeous Christmas cards. So when I can't think what else to do I start making Christmas cards. 

The background is an old card. When I saw it I thought that needs some deer on it. 

This is the Deer Family die set from Creative Expressions. I had the male deer already cut and laying on my desk. I like the pale colour against the background. I had a snippet of the same colour card and I cut the mum and baby to match. 

The sentiment was on the card so I didn't have to add one or cover one up. The snowflakes I added were cut with the snowflake dies that come with the Jane's Trees die set from the John Next Door range. 

I am pleased I have made a start on the Christmas cards. There are always so many to make. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 394 at Pixie's Snippets Playground

The Happy New Year Challenge at Fezziwigs Festive Frolics 

Challenge 524 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

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

Stay safe and take care. 

Happy Crafting

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Happy 70th Birthday

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How was the weekend? Guess what we stayed home. On Saturday we did pop to the local garden centre to get some bird feed. On Sunday we delivered a few thank you cards on our exercise walk. Now we are passed Christmas and New Year me and my hubby are going to have to work out a routine. This isn't going to be easy. 

Here is a card I made for a 70th Birthday. 

Well what do you put on a 70th Birthday card. I do know that I like having afternoon tea. The doily's in the background were is my stash. 

This is a die from Creative Expressions. 

During the first lockdown I was gifted some craft supplies. These stickers were included and I thought they would be ideal for this card. The birthday was between Christmas and New Year so I didn't want it to have a Christmas theme. 

I hope the recipient liked this card. It is always a bit tricky making cards for someone you don't know. 

Have a good week. Who know what we have ahead of us. 

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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Not Just Cards Challenge blog - Anything Goes - October Challenge

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I hope you are having a good weekend. We are having a quiet one there are still lots of jobs to catch up on. Our daughter and son-in-law still don't have a moving date so we still have the bunnies. 

The October Challenge has just started at the Not Just Cards Challenge blog. The theme is Anything Goes. This is a card that I made for my uncle who is in a care home in Devon. 

I do like making nautical themed cards. The patterned papers came from a paper pad I bought in The Works. 

Our challenge are always fun. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

To create the frame I used the Double Pierced Circle dies from Creative Expressions. The scene was created with the Nautical Scenes die set that came free with a magazine some time ago. 

I used the Stitched Flag dies from Creative Expressions to make this panel. The ship's wheel came from the Nautical Scenes die set. 

I hope my uncle liked this card.  

Enjoy your day. 

Happy Crafting

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Cute Cat in a Flower Pot

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How is your week going? I had a busy day yesterday. I was out with a friend in the morning and in the evening we had a meal out with friends. I must admit to being rather nervous about the way things are going with the virus. Again it is a case of waiting and seeing. 

I made this cute card for a friend who really, really likes cats. In fact she has three rescue cats. 

I used some scraps of patterned paper to make the patchwork background with some hexagon dies from Crafter's Companion. 

I found the image and the sentiment in my stash. As soon as I saw the cute cat I knew it would be ideal. I cut mats for the image and the sentiment with the Double Pierced Circle dies by Creative Expressions. 

I enjoyed making this card. I know my friend liked it a lot and so did her cats. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 386 at Pixie's Snippets Playground

Challenge 42 a the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

The September Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Have a great day. 

Happy Crafting

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Not Just Cards Challenge Blog - August Challenge - Anything Goes

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How is your week going? It is still hot here. I really don't do much when it is hot. My laptop is in need of replacement. It gets hot very quickly and I have to leave a while to cool down. We have just started looking for a replacement. I do hope the laptop holds out until we get a new one. 

Today sees the start of the the August challenge at the Not Just Cards Challenge blog. Our theme is always Anything Goes. 

I made this card for a very special friend. In the background is some of my inky kitchen roll. I do love the blend of colours you get on kitchen roll when you are tidying up.

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

This is the centre of the Butterfly frame dies set from Creative Expressions. I have only used this die set once before. I really should use it more often. There is a separate butterfly die that comes with the set. 

This is another Creative Expressions die. I do find this one very useful, 

This is a very pretty card and my friend loved it. 

Enjoy the rest of the week 

Happy Crafting 

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Snowflake Frame and Winter Westie Christmas Card

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I hope that you had a good weekend. On Saturday we went shopping, wearing our masks of course. I needed to stock up on a few bits and pieces. It was very strange to be shopping again. We met friends for a picnic on Sunday which was nice. This week we are going to try and meet up with my husband's brothers and wives. The eldest brother made it back from Spain two weeks ago but he has to be in quarantine for 14 days. 

I spotted some dies that I liked in the latest Festive release from Creative Expressions. I decided to treat myself. 

I bought the Snowflake Adjustable Frame die set. I love the effect it gives. I layered the frame over some dark blue card. 

In the centre of the frame you get a nice square for an image. This is the little doggy family I made withe the Fred She Said pre-coloured Winter Westie images. They are available HERE.

Here you can see the detail of the frame. You get three sizes and this means you can make rectangles as well as squares. 

Well this is another card for my Christmas card stash. I need to do a bit of sorting out with my cards. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The July Rudolph Days Challenge 

Challenge 40 at Christmas with the Cuties

Challenge 500 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

The Christmas in July Challenge at the Die Cut Diva's Challenge blog

The Christmas in July Challenge at the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog

Challenge 229 at Dream Valley Challenges

Challenge 24 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 75 at the Holley and Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 211 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

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