Not Just Cards Challenge Blog - January Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you are enjoying the weekend. Today we are having a real treat and meeting our good friends at a local garden centre for breakfast. I just love going out for breakfast. On Sunday we are meeting with my husband's brothers and their wives to discuss the care of my husband's parents and their finances. We are hoping to fit in a visit to my parents as well. Weekends are still busy.

It is time for the January challenge at the Not Just Cards Challenge blog to start. The theme is Anything Goes.

I was asked to make this card by a friend (the one we are meeting for breakfast today) for her friend who was going to be 70. I was told that she likes dogs and gardening. 

Our challenges are always Anything Goes why not come and join in with the fun. Click on the logo and you will be taken to the blog. 

The images I used came from a Hunkydory kit that came free with a magazine. The papers I used on the card came from the kit too.  The frame was created with a Spellbinders die. 

I liked this image because it suggested gardening and it had a little bird in it just like the one looking at the dog in the top image. 

I cut the two ornamental trees with a Creative Expressions die. 

I used a mix of dies to create this for the number. 

I was told that the friend was very pleased with this card. It is worth having so much stash when you get unusual requests for cards. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 180 at the Seize the Birthday Challenge blog

The January Challenge at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

Crafts Galore Encore - Use a Digi image or a stamp

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope you had a a wonderful weekend and are ready for the working week ahead. I had a lovely time at the charity craft event we made eight projects and  lunch and snacks were provided. When we arrived we were given a goody bag  and this had a set of stamps in it that we used for all our projects. Then there were spot prizes and a raffle to enter I came home with four stamp sets, I was thrilled.  My husband had a nice time with his parents  and one of his brothers was there which was an added bonus. On Sunday we had a day catching up there are always so many jobs to do.

There is a new challenge starting today on the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog the theme is use a digi or a stamp. We had a wonderful sponsor this time and there are prizes.

Here is my card I enjoyed colouring the image. I have had the papers in my stash for a long time it was nice to have an image to use them with. 

This is our sponsor Sherri Baldy at Besties Digi Stamps there is a Store and an Etsy Page where you can buy these beautiful images. 

The team had three images to choose from this is mine. Here is a link to the image in the store. 

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie