Winter Scene Christmas Card

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors. 

How was your weekend? We went to a wedding reception on Saturday this had been delayed for 16 months and we all know why. The couple got married last October with 15 guests and lots of us watching online. Now it is their first wedding anniversary and it is time for a party. 

Have bought lots of new dies this year and I haven't been using them. I do find this rather annoying. I did try some out last Friday. 

All the dies I used are from the John Next Door range. I do love making winter scene with dies I just couldn't resist these ones. The frame came from the Forest Frame die set. 

I used the Church Scene die set to make most of the scene. The Santa came from the Sam's Circles die set. In the background I used the Falling Snow Embossing folder. I might add a small sentiment to this card. 

November is going to be a busy month. Both of us are invigilating at our local school and we are going to be away for a bit. Also we need to keep up with visits to our parents. Please forgive me if I am not around some of the time. 

Have a great month

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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A Lovely Quick Christmas Card

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you have had a good week. Mine got a lot better after my bad day on Tuesday. I do have some very good friends around me and a very supportive close family. Of course crafting helps. I am making a wreath which involves felting 50 polystyrene balls. Stabbing a needle into something seems to help a lot. 

I was playing with some of my new dies. I have been treating myself  a bit lately. 

I used the Jane's Tree dies set from the John Next Door range. I also used an embossing folder. It makes are very quick stylish Christmas card. That tree is just so pretty it doesn't really need anything else. 

I have made a few of these cards. I just don't seem to be able to stop making Christmas cards. I am sure I have enough now. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 513 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Have a great weekend. 

Take care. 

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Delicate Pine Frame Gift Card Holder

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How was your weekend? I bet you have been busy. We got all our cards sorted for posting on Saturday. On Sunday our daughter and son-in-law came to us so we could go to the Nativity service at our church. The big draw was that there were live animals at the church. After the service we all drove to Fleet to take my parents out for a meal. After the meal we headed over to see my husband's parents. When we got home we collapsed in a heap. But of course there were still more things to do.

As we get closer to Christmas I have had a few last minute creations to make. I needed a holder for some gift cards.

I really like the Delicate Pine frame from Memory Box.  I needed a bigger card than the one I made before so on one of the layers I used the Falling Snow embossing folder from Creative Expressions. 

In the corner I added a sentiment from the Star Tags die set from John Next Door. 

Finally I added the small deer from the Winter Wonderland die set from Sizzix which I also I used to make the snow behind the Delicate Pine Frame. 

I really do hope that you have a good week.  I know there is a lot to do. I also know that I am going to struggle to do regular blog posts. Please bear with me. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

Crafts Galore Encore December Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

Well December has arrived and now that panic starts that there is really not long until Christmas. Today we are hoping to get to a Christmas market in the New Forest. We haven't been to this one before. There are still a few presents to get.

Today the new Challenge starts on the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog the theme is Always Anything Goes. This time we are very lucky to have Oddball Art as our sponsor. The challenge winner gets $10 credit to spend in the store.

I have made a lot of these Z-fold cards this year. I used the Falling Snow Embossing folder to make the snow. I used a coated card stock so it could be sanded back to show the white. I used both the Deer Scenes and the Snow Scenes dies from John Next Door to cut the front  panel and the background. The Happy Snowflakes die set was used for the sentiment and the larger snowflakes. The Winter Trees added some extra interest and there is Santa's Sleigh is in the background both dies from Creative Expressions. 

There are many wonderful images in the store. Click on the logo to be taken there. 

These images come as a pair and they are called Creepy Cute Ol' Gnome Love image 463 and it is available HERE.  I printed them onto Neenah card and they were coloured with Promarkers. They were nice and easy to cut out. 

The gnomes are very cute. They could be coloured in any colours so they would be very versatile. 

I do like to decorate to the bottom of the panels. 

I was very pleased with how this card turned out. I know exactly who to give it to. 

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

Challenge 373 at the I ❤ Promarkers Challenge blog

The November Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges

Challenge 414 at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 98 at the Crafty Friends Challenge blog

Challenge 81 at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog

The December Challenge at the Die Cut Divas Challenge blog

The December Challenge at Your Scrapbook Place

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C463

Challenge 116 at the Love to Scrap Challenge blog

Challenge 29 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 5 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

The December Challenge at the Crafty Calendar Challenge blog

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Z - Fold Christmas Scene Christmas Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

Happy Monday. I hope you had a good weekend and are ready for the week ahead. We visited two garden centres over the two days. On Saturday we visited Rosebourne near Andover to celebrate our Son-in-law's mum's birthday. We had the most amazing cream tea. On Sunday we popped over to Garsons and visited their Christmas shop. The different sections are themed around musicals. Of course we had coffee and cake too. It would have been rude not to. I have another busy week coming up.

When I made my first Z-fold Christmas card I started thinking how I could I could change the design. This card is slightly larger.

The main part of the card is 6" x 6" and the side panel are 3" x "6. I used both the Snow Scenes and the Deer Scenes die sets from John Next Door  to make the decorative edges. 

This shows how the the Z-fold works I do decorate all the way down to the bottom. The greeting will go on the back. 

I am sure I will be making a few more of these cards they are so easy and very effective. Not just for Christmas . For Beccy's Challenge maybe I could go for Quiet. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

The November Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges 

Challenge 412 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

The November Challenge at the Die Cut Divas Challenge blog

Challenge 229 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog

Challenge 28 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 4 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Happy Crafting 

Hugs Jackie xxx

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A Simple Christmas Card made with the Christmas Cardinals

Hello my Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your weekend going. Yesterday I went to the Hairdressers. We had a quick lunch and headed off to meet our daughter and son-in-law at a new garden centre near where they live to have afternoon tea. Today we are having a quiet day at home.

I white card in the background I embossed with the Falling Snow Embossing folder. I added some Crossgrain ribbon too. 

I used the Snowflake border die again. This is such a cute image from the Christmas Cardinals images from Beccy's Place that is available HERE.  Don't you just love his little boots?

I really must workout if I have enough Christmas cards I ought to count them,. 

Happy Crafting 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The November Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges

Week 494 at the Allsorts Challenge blog

Challenge 412 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 171 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Hugs Jackie

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A Christmas Shaker Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I am into my second week of invigilating. It is really strange getting up early in the morning. It will be nice to have a bit of extra money for some treats at Christmas. This time last year I had no money at all coming in and I felt very odd buying my husband Christmas presents with his money it didn't seem right. Now I have a tiny pension and the invigilating money. So he will have a good present this year.

I was going through my files and I found a Christmas  card that hadn't been blogged.

I do like making Shaker Cards. The Snow Globe die from Creative expressions works so well when teamed with treat cups. Don't forget to look at your packaging though as I have found some that will work with the die as well. I used the Falling Snow Embossing folder to add texture to the background paper. 

I created the scene inside with dies. The Sky was cut with the Christmas Night Sky die from Creative Expressions and I used the Christmas Cottage Scenes dies as well. The Snowman was made with a Crafter's Companion die that came with the Advent Calendar last year. (I have treated myself to an Advent Calendar this year.) The snow was created with small white beads. 

This is a Creative Expressions die. I used Pebeo Gilding was on the sentiment and the Snow Globe. 

These types of cards are always popular. I am not sure who will get this one yet. 

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

The November Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges

The Christmas Challenge at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge blog

Challenge 411 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

The November Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 171 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Happy Crafitng

Hugs Jackie

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Easel Winter Scene Christmas card.

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I have come down with a cold so I am feeling a bit sorry for myself. I get dosed  up so I can go invigilating. I don't like letting people down. I always feel worse in the house. I am sure it will be over soon.

I have been playing with my John Next Door dies again. I decided to make another easel card.

I used the Falling Snow embossing folder from Creative Expressions to create the snow effect. I sanded the embossed card back to make the snowflakes white. 

The sentiment was cut with the Happy Christmas die from John Next Door. 

I created a winter scene with the Snow Scenes die set and the Deer Scenes die set from John Next Door. I think they work well together. I have some other ideas that I want to try. 

I will have to send this one to a crafter too so they know how to display it. 

I would like to enter the following challenges.:

Challenge 207 at the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge blog

Challenge 38 at the Unicorn Challenge blog

The November Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges 

Challenge 410 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

The Challenge starting 6th November at the TTCRD challenge blog

Challenge 40 at the Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 170 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Challenge 20 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Z fold Snow Scene Christmas Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? This week is a bit busy for me. I am hoping to fit in some crafitng though.

On the way to  Destination Star Trek last weekend  we stopped off on  the way at the Crafter's Companion shop in Evesham. One of things I bought there was the Snow Scenes die set from John Next Door. We also had a very nice lunch in the cafe there as well. At home when I was looking for some inspiration for the die set and I came across this blog post https://maximumcraftsblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/z-fold-christmas-village.html. Where the author had made a Z fold card with the Snow Scenes dies and she had written instructions.  My card is very similar to the one she made.

If you check her blog the instructions are there. The folded card is 5" x 5". The Snow Scenes dies work really well with this size. The background was made with the Falling Snow embossing folder from Creative Expressions. I sanded back the embossed card to reveal the white of the inner card. 

This shows the view from the top. It is good to decorate the panels all the way down.  The sentiment and Snowflakes come from the Happy Snowflakes dies set. 

It is so good  that this card folds up to be 5" x 5". As usual I made my one a bit puffy so it will need a large letter stamp. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 226 at the Crafting form the Heart Challenge blog

Challenge 409 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

The Challenge starting 30th October at the TTCRD Challenge blog

The Fancy Folds Challenge at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge blog

The Challenge starting 15th October at the Merry Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 170 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Challenge 403 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog

Challenge 155 at the Creative Moments Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Upcycled Snowy Christmas card.

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you have had a good week. I have been busy. I keep having to write lists to keep track of what I need to do. I am looking forward to the weekend. We are hoping to get some Christmas shopping done at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth. We have some vouchers for Cafe Rouge that need using up soon and the closest outlet to us is there.

Yes I have been reusing old Christmas cards again. This time I found I had two of the same design.

The background it the entire Christmas card. 

As I had two of the same card I thought I would photograph the before and after. I do love reusing old Christmas cards. 

I used the Deer family dies from Creative Expressions. They were cut once in Kraft card and once in black to create a shadow. 

I like how the members of the family face each other. 

Everything is better when you add deer.  Have a great weekend. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The October Rudolph Days Challenge

Challenge 39 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

Challenge 408 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Up-cycled Christmas card.

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? Now is the time to confess that we are going away for the weekend to Destination Star Trek at the NEC. I have been a Star Trek fan since the show started way back in the 1960s. My husband is a fan now as well. On the way to Birmingham we are going to stop in at the Crafter's Companion in Evesham. It is a bit of a diversion but my husband doesn't mind and it will be a real treat for me. I will catch up with everyone when I get back.

I have been making lots of Christmas cards this week. I was asked by a Brownie leader to make some cards to support a table top sale to raise funds for her unit. None of the cards I have made for her are too complicated. I rather liked the colours on this one.

The whole of the background was the original card in my stash I had a card blank that matched. I worked from the original card out to make the mats and layers and finally the card blank was trimmed a little. 

I added the Deer Family from Creative Expressions. They were cut in kraft card and I added a black shadow. 

This is the John Next Door sentiment stamp cut in white glitter card with a black shadow. 

Altogether I think I have made 20 cards for the sale. I need to find them all envelopes and plastic covers. 

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Take care. Hugs Jackie

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Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog - August Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How are you all getting on? If all has gone to plan we are in Malta and the wedding is tomorrow.

Being the first of the month the new challenge starts on the Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog the theme is always Anything Goes. This time the sponsor is Fred She Said Designs.

The embossing folder I used is called Falling Snow and is by Creative Expressions. 

There are many wonderful images in the store if you click on the logo you will be taken there 

This is the Nuthatch image and it is available HERE.  I used the pre-coloured image and printed it three times. I used one for the background and the other two to decoupage the image. I used the Double Pierced circles from Creative Expressions to make the frame. 

I have the Sizzix Bigz Pine Cone die and this is the first time I have been happy with the pine cones I made with it. 

This is a Creative Expressions die. 

I like this image a lot and I think I will be using it on a few Christmas cards this year. 

Enjoy the rest of the week 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Winter Wonderland - Embossing Wet or Dry

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends

This is my second post with a bit of news. I have joined the Design Team at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog. This is my first post for them. The new challenge starts today and the chosen theme is Embossing wet or dry or both. The sponsor for this challenge is SheepSki Designs. 

I opted for dry embossing using an embossing folder this one is called Falling Snow by Creative Expressions. I added the sentiment with the computer. I wanted to make a DL  card and I knew there wouldn't be much room. 

There are many wonderful images in store click on the logo and you will be taken to the store. 

This image is called Huddle and is available HERE. I printed onto Neenah Card and coloured with Promarkers. I did add some glitter 

Enjoy your weekend. 

I will catch up with everyone when we get back.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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