Wedding Card for a few People to Sign.

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How is your week going? I can't believe we have got to the end of June. I am still busy making things that I can't share yet. Later today I am getting my hair cut. I am so looking forward to that. 

Here is a wedding card I made for the lady who is in charge of invigilating at our local secondary school. She and her now hubby got married last weekend. When we invigilators found out we decided on a joint card and a joint present. Of course I offered to make the card. 

This is an 8" x 8" card as it had to be signed by a few people. For the background I used one of the Claritystamp Designer papers. I edged the card with one of the Firth park tags. I cut two and cut them in half. 

This is the Firth Park Frame die set. I did thread a ribbon through it. The sentiment was cut with the Stencil sentiment die set. The hearts were the waste from another die. To be honest was going to share this card a few weeks ago and then I realised that I had used a die that hadn't been released yet. 

I made up the Prewinkle flowers and I added a pearl to the centre of each. I used twigs and foliage dies to go with the flowers. I did make a box to put the card in. 

I know the lady in question loved this card. I do hope the wedding went well for her. She did seem rather stressed about it all as they had to make lots of changes to their plans when we didn't come out of lockdown. 

I will be back tomorrow with another card. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Anyone for Draughts? Happy Birthday.

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How has your week been?  The weather has been a bit changeable. We have been out for some good walks. We voted. The garden has been tidied a bit and of course we have had a few coffees outside. This weekend is my birthday so I will be taking it easy for at least Sunday. Today we are meeting friends and doing a walking mystery around Portsmouth. I will let you know how we get on. 

Here is another of the samples I made for John's shows on The Craft Store. I have a few more samples to go after this. I am busy making things for new shows coming up. 

I made this card with the Stencil Numbers die and the Firth Park Tags die set. I cut lots of the discs and I stacked them to give dimension. I cut the squares for the board with my guillotine. I made the banner across the centre with the Firth Park tag set. I did thread ribbon through the die. The sentiment was cut with the numbers die and the Stencil Sentiment die set. When I make my samples I usually have someone in mind for the cards. Even though they will never receive the card it helps me when designing. 

Have a good weekend

Happy Crafting

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A Box Birthday Card for a Special Person

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How is your week going? We had a fantastic walk on Monday before the rain came. We parked on the outskirts of Winchester and walked in to town along the river. There are a few routes you can take. We stopped in Winchester for a coffee and it came with a free chocolate. The round trip was about 5 miles. We even saw some baby ducks on the river. I am having a walk with my friend today. We are walking up to the Country Park so she can see the bluebells. We can get a coffee there as well. 

I do like making box cards and they are usually popular with the recipients. 

I made this one for a special someone. I made the background paper. To be honest I did it a while ago and I don't remember how I did it. I do have a tutorial for making this type of card it can be reached HERE.  The card I made is slightly bigger than an A4 sheet. 

I love the new Stencil Alphabet and the Stencil Number dies from the John Next Door range. 

I used the Firth Park tags dies for the sentiment. I also used the glasses from the Champagne Bottle die set and the Leafy Flourish dies. 

I was pleased with how the card turned out. 

The recipient was very pleased with this card. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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A Birthday Card for Pat

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How has your week been? I hurt my back and I also had some very bad headaches. I am feeling a lot better now but I did loose a lot of time. It is so nice now that we can meet up with more people. Tomorrow we are going to see our daughter she is staying home with their dog meaning that her hubby can make the journey to visit his Nan. It will give us a chance to get to know their dog a bit better. 

Here is another of the samples I made for the John Next Door one day special on the Craft Store last weekend. 

This card was made from the waste when I was cutting all the other dies. What I do is I have everything together in a box all the dies, all the off cuts of card. Then when I get near the end of making samples I will look and the waste bits and see what I can come up with. I used the Firth Park Tags dies set, the Stencil Numbers and Alphabet die and lastly the Small Flowers and Small Leaves dies. 

Have a good weekend. I will be back tomorrow it is the first of the month. 

Happy Crafting

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Easel Card with Small Flowers and Small Leaves

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How is your week going? I have hurt my back which has slowed me down quite a bit. I hope it will be better by the weekend. We are planning to see our daughter to try to get their dog to know us a bit better. So far this week I haven't managed to do much crafting. I am waiting for some dies to come then I will be making a few more bits for John. I must say it was nice seeing my cards on TV at the weekend. 

I do like making easel cards. You really do have to be careful who you send them to.  I usually stick to other crafters as they know to display them. I cut two of the Firth Park larger dies and I put them together to make a square. Then I threaded ribbon through the loops. I cut the ribbon longer than I needed. Then on the back the ribbon can be glued back on itself to give a neat finish. I used one of the Stencil sentiment dies to cut the word friend into the tag that I used as a stopper. 

Here is the card being shown of TV. I paused the programme on the computer and took a screen shot. That is why there is a big circle in the middle. 

I might make a card like this for someone special it will be easy to change the sentiment. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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April Rudolph Days Challenge - Cute Robin

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I hope that you had a good weekend. On Saturday I actually planted some seeds. I just have to remember to keep them watered. I am hoping the large tomato seeds, I saved from last year, germinate. Those big tomatoes were so delicious. Sunday of course was the launch of John Lockwood's, aka John Next Door, new dies the ones I made some samples for. 

This is another card made with the Firth Park Tag dies it is not one of the samples I sent in. I liked putting the main die together to make a square. I also enjoyed threading ribbon through the loops. The thin ribbon that you get in clothes works perfectly. 

I just wanted to see if you could make a Christmas card. 

The robin came from an old card. I cut it with the offset square die that comes with the set. This image was great as it came with a sentiment. 

I think this works well as a design for Christmas. I think I will make a few more. Those tag dies are going to be very useful. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The April Rudolph Days Challenge 

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

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New releases from the John Next Door Range

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How is your weekend going. We had a quiet day yesterday. There is still lots to do in the house and garden as well as things to sort out for our elderly relatives. We are planning a walk to the Country Park later this morning to see the bluebells. They were just starting to come out last week so they should be a bit more showy now. I hope you enjoy what you have planned. 

I don't usually post on a Sunday but today on the Craft Store John Lockwood, aka John Next Door, is releasing some fabulous new dies. I was so lucky to be able to make some samples with them. 

Here is one of the cards I made. I use the Stencil Alphabet die set, the Firth Park Tags die set and the Small Flowers and Small Leaves dies. 

I think John's shows start at 6.00 pm on the Craft Store and carry on into Monday. 

Have a great day.

Happy Crafting

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