Floral Sent with Love

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? Sorry I haven't been around much life is rather hectic at the moment. Today we are going to collect some baby equipment for our daughter and son-in-law. They are very lucky and people have been very generous. 

Here is the card I made for my lovely mother-in-law for Mother's Day. Unfortunately she isn't very well and she won't be getting better. 

This card was made with all John Next Door dies. I do love the Small Flowers and the Small Leaves dies. They are a great way to use some of those small scraps of paper. 

This sentiment was made for another project but I changed my mind. I thought it was just right for this card. I used the Stencil Sayings die. I also made a butterfly with the Large Butterfly die set. 

I will add the sentiment inside the card later. Unfortunately the way things are it may not be needed. It is all just so sad. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Blue Floral Birthday Card

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How is your week going?  Here we are at the beginning of December. We are still very busy and I am not finding much time to craft. All the Christmas cards I have made lately are for special people and I don't want to share them until they have been received. You know what it is like. 

Here is a little floral birthday card I made earlier in the year. 

I found the paper with the flowers in my stash. 

This is a Creative Expression die. 

I have a few birthday cards to send this month I think this will be one of them. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Pretty Floral Eightieth Birthday Card

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I hope you had a nice Easter and were able to meet up with a few people. Our church did its first live stream yesterday. The whole thing worked really well. Up to now we have been having pre-recorded services. Then friends came for coffee in the garden and later our daughter, son-in-law and their dog came for lunch. The weather was glorious and we were able to be in the garden the whole time. When everyone had gone we had a walk to a local pond where some ducks are moving in. Originally there were two now there are five. It was a good day.

I was asked to make a card for someone who was going to be 80. The card was to be posted so it needed to be flat and small enough not to incur higher postage. I am always up for a challenge. Here is the card. 

I was given free reign with the colours so I chose my favourite mauves and purples. The backing paper was in my stash. The flowers were made with the Cornflower die from the John Next Door range. I used the Leafy Flourish die as well. I don't use pearls in the centres of the flowers as this would make the card too thick for posting. 

I used the Renmore die from the John Next Door range to show off the sentiment. The Sentiment and Numbers were made with dies from my stash. 

The card fitted the brief and was gratefully received. Later we are hoping to go for a walk by the sea. The weather isn't quite so nice today but I don't think the sleet that was forecast is coming. 

Have a good day.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Pretty Floral Birthday Card

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you had a good weekend. On Saturday we delivered the bunny hutch to someone who had requested it. That really is the end of an era for us. We spent the rest of Saturday and Sunday catching up on jobs in the house and garden. We did manage to fit in  a walk to our local country park.  Today my hubby has a day off. We are going for a walk at Mottisfont. Our tickets are booked. It will be nice to have a walk somewhere different and we might be able to get a take away coffee. 

Here is a floral birthday card. I made for a friend. 

This card started with the card blank. I have some very nice pinky red card blanks. The pattered paper was in my stash. The lacy die and the sentiment are Crafter's Companion dies. I do cut my own candi for the corners. 

This pretty little image came from a HunkyDory Little Book. 

This card was well received. 

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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My Card in Quick Cards Made Easy Magazine April Issue 151

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How is your week going? My husband has been home so not much crafting has been done but we have caught up on lots of jobs and we have had some fun days out.

A few weeks back I applied to be on the Reader's Design Team for issue 151 of Quick Cards Made Easy Magazine. They chose 10 of us and sent us the bonus papers for that issue. Only three appear in the magazine and all of them are displayed on the Facebook page. I was thrilled, when I bought my issue, that my card was one of the ones featured.

The papers that were sent were so pretty and there were sentiments and embellishments too. I just added some dark pink card and some lace. 

I trimmed the edge off of the Thank You sentiment so that it would fit in the Lacy Oval die-cut. The flower came from the magazine.

Here is the double page spread and you can see some of the bonus papers. 

A close up on my card in the magazine. You make the card and send it to them so that they can photograph it properly.

This is a very pretty card I think I will be making another one. It is a thrill to see something you have made in print. 

I hope the rest of the week is kind to you. Just a little warning I will be posting three times tomorrow. It is not like me but three of the design teams I am on start their challenges tomorrow. So needs must. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie