Challenge #80 at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog - Anything Goes - Sponsor Artsy Stamper

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you are having a good week. The first of the month is busy in blogland. Here I am with a second post today. 

As the title of this post says Challenge #80 has just started at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog. The theme is Anything Goes and the sponsor is Artsy Stamper.  

I chose this set to use. I love sunflowers. 

There are many delightful images sets in the store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

The image set I used is called Sunny Sunflower Digital Stamp and Paper set and it is available HERE. 

I used the pre-coloured sunflower and added Glossy Accents to the centre of the flower. 

The bumble bee die comes from the Dovecrafts Bee Happy die set. 

As I have said I love sunflowers. This is one of the ones that I grew from seed this year. I have still got a few in flower at the moment. I will save some seeds for next year the birds can have the rest. 

The backing paper and the sentiment come with the set. I can see myself using these images a lot. 

Happy Crafting

Take care. 

Hugs Jackie

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Bee Happy with Tatty Daisies

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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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A Cute Bee Happy Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you had a good weekend. In spite of the rain we managed to get a lot of gardening done on Saturday. Then on Sunday we had friends round for lunch in the garden it was rather windy though. All in all it was a good weekend. I wonder what will happen this week. 

As I have said recently when I am using digi images I often print more than one. I found this image and I had a go at colouring it with my Prismacolor Pencils. 

The background was made with some inky kitchen roll stuck to some card. I used Snippets of black card to make the hexagons the sentiment and the bees. 

This image is called Spring Bumble Bee and it is available HERE from Star Stampz.   The image was printed onto a blue background and coloured with Prismacolor pencils. I do love practising with them. I added a stalk to the flower with a Micron Pen. 

I might send this to someone who needs cheering up. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Week 578 at the Allsorts Challenge blog

Challenge 381 at Pixie's Snippets Playground

Challenge 640 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

Challenge #260 at the Crafty Cardmakers Challenge blog

Have a good week. 

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A Thank You card using my prize from the lovely Holley

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How has your week been? Have you changed anything you are doing? Next week is half term I wonder how many people will rush to the beach if the weather is nice. Only time will tell. For us we will be staying home and looking after our daughter and son-in-laws pet rabbits. How they got here is another story.

This is a little card I made to say thank you to Holley for the lovely prize that I won in her month of celebration back in February. In case you are wondering I won the bee die.

This card went all the way to America to say thank you. Tomorrow it will be featured on Holley's Blog. Where I will be the Guest Designer. Here is a bit of a confession. I used up lots of bits from my craft desk to make this card. The backing paper was used in another project. 

The cornflowers were left over from the box card I made for my cousin back in April. I used the Star Flower leaves dies and the Ivy Spray dies from the John Next Door range to make the foliage. 

This sentiment comes with another die set. 

So here is the die set I won. The great thing about this one is that there are two dies so it is easy to cut a layer to go under the black outline of the bee. I used Promarkers to colour the body. 

Holly really liked her card and asked if she could feature it on her blog. Of course I said that was okay. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 378 at Pixie's Snippets Playground

Stay safe and take care. 

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Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - May Challenge Anything Goes - Sponsor Star Stampz

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I told you I would be back. This time it is for the new challenge at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog the theme is Anything Goes and the sponsor is the lovely Star Stampz. 

I was lucky and I was able to choose one of the images to work with. I do have a bit of a thing about bees.

Like most people I have been having a bit of a tidy up during this time. I found a lot of Pixie Powder backgrounds under a box that I had left there to flatten and had forgotten about. I used one of the backgrounds on this card.  I used the Dovecraft Bee Happy die set to create the hexagons and the sentiment. 

The Star Stampz Etsy shop is full of gorgeous images. If you click on the cute image you will be taken there. 

This cute  image is called Spring Bumble Bee and it is available HERE.  I created a background for the image on the computer. I printed onto Neenah card stock and I coloured the image with my Promarkers. 

I do like this sentiment. 

This bee die I won on Holley's blog when she was having her celebration in February. 

This is a rather cute card and another one for my stash. 

There will be one more post from me today. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 38 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

The May Challenge at Your Scrapbook Place

Challenge 38 at the Crafty Animals Challenge blog

Challenge 632 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

Week 17 at the Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge

Challenge 409 at the I ❤ Promarkers Challenge blog

Challenge 540 at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge blog

Challenge 9 at the Star Stampz Challenge blog

The May Challenge at the A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge blog

I hope you are staying safe and well. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Bee Happy Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is you week going? I must admit that I have found it difficult to get going after the Christmas break. There are still  things to sort out with my parents and that is taking a lot of my time.

When challenge  challenge 71 started at the Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog. I made two cards. The first one I shared last week. Now is the time for the second one. To be honest I enjoyed making this card more. The challenge is on until the end of the month and the theme is Anything Goes.

The background was made with Pixie Powders on water colour card. 

Our challenge is sponsored by Oddball Art click on the logo and you will be taken to the store. 

The Signs of Spring image comes with a page of sentiments this is one of them and is available HERE. 

The bee and the hexagons are from the Dovecraft Bee Happy die collection. 

I don't know who I will send this card to but it a good one to have in my stash. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The What a Cutie/Make Someone Smile Challenge at the Try it on a Tuesday Challenge blog

Challenge 125 at the Creative Craft Cottage Challenge Blog

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) - Bees

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I am back again today with my second post. This is for the new challenge at the Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) challenge blog and June has chosen the theme of BEES. 

I was going through my stash and I came across a background I had made with Pixie Powders.

When I think of Bees I think of summer and flowers. 

The Bee die came from the Dovecraft Bee Happy Die Collection. I cut the die in black and backed it with white glitter card. I coloured the yellow bits with Promarkers. 

The sentiment comes with the die set too. 

I made the sunflowers with a Spellbinder's die set. I love sunflowers they are so bright and cheerful they look like they are smiling at you. 

I was very pleased with how this card turned out and very pleased that I had bought a bee die set. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 115 at the Crafty Friends Challenge Blog
Challenge 37 at the Love to Craft Challenge Blog
Challenge 54 at the Crafting with Attitude Challenge Blog
Challenge 126 at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog
Challenge 118 at Scrapy Land Challenges
Favourite Flower Challenge at the As You Like it Challenges
The Whatever the Weather Challenge at the Daring Cardmakers Challenge Blog

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Moving Along with the Times Challenge blog - the theme is Bugs

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I am having quite a quiet week which is great for catching up on crafty makes of one sort or another. The following couple of weeks are going to be rather busy.

Today sees the start of a new challenge at the Moving Along with the Times Challenge blog and this time the theme is Bugs. By this we mean any type of insect.

I wanted to make an Valentine's Day card for my husband and I found inspiration from a  cushion in Next. I go there often it is an easy walk from our house and they have a Costa. What's not to like?  Any way back to the cushion it had bees and a heart on it. I tried making a felted bee but I didn't like what I made so I bought some dies instead.

For the background I used the Honeycomb Haven embossing folder from Creative Expressions. It seemed appropriate. My backing paper was another inky kitchen roll creation. 

 I added the honeycomb die that came in the Dovecraft Bee Happy Premium Die Collection to the background. 

The theme of this times challenge is Bugs. Even butterflies and dragonflies count. Click on the logo and you will be taken to the blog. 

The heart die was one designed by Leonie Pujol for Crafter's Companion. The Bee Happy came from the Dovecraft set. 

I think this bee die is fabulous and this what prompted me to buy the Dovecraft die set. All the other dies were a bonus. 

My husband did like his card on Valentine's Day. In fact we have only just put it away. 

Enjoy the rest of the week

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 109 at the Scrapy Land Challenge blog

Challenge 421 at Penny' s Paper- Crafty Challenge blog

Challenge 125 at the Crasz 4 Guyz Challenge blog

Challenge 445 at the Krafty Chick Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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