Bee Happy with Tatty Daisies

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How was your weekend? Was is hot like ours? On Saturday our daughter and son-in-law came with afternoon tea. Even now we still have leftovers and we sent them home with some bits too. On Sunday we had a quiet day. Being so hot it was hard to do much. 

I treated myself to a copy of Die-Cutting Essentials magazine a couple of weeks ago. I really like the honeycomb background die that came free with the magazine.

I have lots of Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. The brushes are now damaged and are hard to colour with. The pens are still full of ink. I have taken to making backgrounds with them. The colours are lovely and the extra bit of sparkle is nice. 

I used the Tatty Daisy die with the Rose Leaves from the John Next Door die range to make the flowers across the middle of the card. I added Candi to the centre of the flowers. 

Here is the background die from the magazine. The bee I won as a prize. The heart in the corner comes from the back of the bee. 

This sentiment comes from a Dovercraft die set.  I have used it a lot this summer. I do love putting bees on cards. 

I was pleased with how this card turned out. I am very pleased with the background die. It is a useful addition to my bee related die collection. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 25 at Carlin's Card Paradise Challenge blog

Challenge 150 at the Cutie Pie Challenge blog

Challenge 61 at the Crafting Happiness Challenge blog

The August Challenge at the Die Cut Diva's Challenge blog

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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The May Challenge for the Rudolph Days Challenge

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How did we get to the end of May? This weekend coming it will be our daughter's birthday, mine was at the beginning  of the month. I suppose we will have to video call like we did for mine.

Well today the new challenge starts at the Rudolph Days Challenge. I do try not to miss one of the challenges as I do like to keep on top of my Christmas Card making. At the moment I am not making so many cards a lot of my time is now spent doodling with Barbara Gray. This week we will be off on our travels again. I have a feeling it might be a Safari. I have given up saying I can't do that I just give everything a go.

I just love robins on Christmas cards. I couldn't resist the image on an old card. 

This is a Crafter's Companion die. 

I used the Piece by Piece die set that came free with a magazine a while ago to cut the black mat and the puzzle pieces. I like to offset some of the pieces so that it looks more like a puzzle. I always enjoy using this die set.  

Here is another card for my stash of Christmas cards. I really should make some more. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The May Challenge at the Rudolph Days Challenge

Challenge 491 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

Challenge 50 at Crafting Happiness Challenges

Challenge 72 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

Challenge 22 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

The May Challenge at the Christmas Craft Creations Challenge blog

Stay safe and take care.

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Under the Sea with the Fishes

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How are you doing?  I wonder what will be announced on Sunday. We are still plodding along. I am growing lots of things in the garden. Some of them we will be able to eat. The people over the road have started selling eggs which is nice. They have got ten chickens which was a real surprise for us.

A little while ago I treated myself to Issue 64 of Die-Cutting Essentials magazine. I really like the look of the Under the Sea die set that came with that issue.

Yesterday I had a chance to play and this is what I made.

This quite a small card and I really did raid my scraps pile to make it. I used leftovers of two of my inky backgrounds. 

I only used the die set to make this little under water scene. The little fish are so cute. 

This will be another card for my stash. I am sure someone will like to receive this card. 

I hope you have a good day. I think there are lots of online celebrations to join in with. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The Inky Background Challenge at the Daring Cardmakers Challenge blog

Stay safe and well. 

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A Bit More Time to Craft Extra Challenge - April Challenge - Anything Goes

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How is the time going for you? I hope you are all well. We keep hearing of people getting symptoms. All the time we are able to, we are happy to help where we can. I can hardly believe it will be Easter soon.

Today the April challenge has  started at the A Bit More Time to Craft Extra Challenge. The theme is always Anything Goes.

For this creation I have used the Gingham Digi papers. As I was printing at home I was able to make them double sided. I bought a copy of Die Cutting Essentials magazine because I liked the basket die set so much. As the papers were double sided this meant that the inside of the basket was decorated. The Decorative panel came with the die set. I did make the handle myself. 

What not join in with our Anything Goes Challenge. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

The tag dies came with the Crafter's Companion Advent calendar. The Happy Easter is a Creative Expressions die. 

This basket went together very easily. So far I have made two they are with our daughter and son-in-law. I gave them to them the last time we saw them. I have no idea when everyone will be able to see their loved ones again. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The April Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 45 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

Stay safe and well. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Elegant Tent Fold Christmas Card.

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I have had a couple of quiet days but now I have got three days of invigilating ahead. This is for tests of the new students. I haven't  been at these tests before. The pupils will probably seem quite small after the Year 11s last summer.

I have been trying to enter the Rudolf Days Challenge each month (it starts on the 25th and runs until the end of the month).  It has really kept me on track with my Christmas cards.

I treated myself to issue 56 of Die-Cutting Essentials Magazine with it's amazing set of Christmas dies.

This is tent fold card and it is made from the card that was left when I cut a card blank for a wedding card. The paper has been in my stash for a while. 

This is a lovely bold sentiment that makes a nice focal point for the card. 

I made a little sway for the top and bottom of the sentiment with come of the other dies in the set. 

I was rather pleased with how this card turned out. I may well make some more. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The September Rudolf Days Challenge

Challenge 56 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

The September Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge blog

Challenge 14 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 456 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge 

Challenge 450 at the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Happy 60th Birthday Keith

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You might have noticed that I have not been around lately. We are in France to celebrate my husband's 60th birthday. We had a trip away for mine so it is only fair. He will be having not one but two tea parties with different groups of people. Both involve tea and cake. 🙂

I have made him a very special card that he won't be able to open until he gets home. Then I thought it was a bit mean not to have anything to open on the day. So I made one that could travel.

This had to be a relatively quick card and one that could go in a suitcase. I found an old card with these bottles of wine on, Hopefully we will be having some nice French wine tonight. 

I used the Piece by Piece dies set from Die-Cutting Essential magazine. I think it is nice to leave some of the pieces not quite in the puzzle. My husband like another card that I made with this die set. 

This is my hubby in Sorrento last year. That was a lovely restaurant. 

I think he will like this card. I will catch up with everyone when we get back. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Hugs Jackie

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Piece by Piece die set from Die-Cutting Essentials magazine

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How was your weekend? My mother-in-law came out of hospital last Friday. On Saturday we visited and did lots of jobs around the house to help.  On Sunday went to Mottisfont. While we were there we got the message that my mother-in-law had been taken back into hospital. So there will be more hospital visiting this week.

I treated myself to Issue 54 of Die-cutting Essentials magazine. It came with the fabulous Piece by Piece die set. I found an old card with a nice image that I thought would work well with the die set.

That is a fabulous image to use. I made a 6" x 6" card blank and I added a mat of glitter card. 

The die set comes with an outer die so I used this to cut a black mat. Then I cut the image with the puzzle piece part of the die set. I offset one of the pieces to make it look like the puzzle was about to be finished. As a family we love doing puzzles at Christmas. 

I was really pleased with how this design worked out. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 448 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge 

Challenge 12 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

The Whatever the Weather Challenge at the Daring Card Makers Challenge blog

Challenge 206 at Dream Valley Challenges

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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