Tractor Pull Digital Image Set from Beccy's Place

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How are you all doing. We have just come home from our cruise. The Iona is a fabulous ship. I think we have to have another cruise on her to get to know her better. I have come back slightly damaged, more of that later. 

I am one of the blog contributors for Beccy's Place. This month the fantastic Tractor Pull Digital Image set has been released. Here are my makes with the images. 

This is a very versatile set. Here is a birthday card. 

Now a Christmas card. Both of these cards used  Pre-coloured images. For the Christmas card I used the Stencils Sentiments dies from the John Next Door Range. 

Here I used just one element and a sentiment from the set. The balloons were coloured by me with my Faber Castell Polychromo colouring pencils. 

Here is the Tractor Pull set which is available HERE. 

Here are the cards together. I think this set has lots of potential. 

Happy Crafting 

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Floral Birthday Card in the Colours of the Moment

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How was your weekend? Unfortunately I had a headache most of the time that only cleared up Sunday evening. I have been having a big sort out of my craft stash. I got to that point when you realise you are never going to use some things again. There is a big pile to get rid of. I have  had some lovely comments about me stopping blogging. I think I will carry on but rather intermittently. There is so much going on I am not getting so much time to craft. I am still making samples for the John Next Door range. This is by far the best design team I have ever been on. I am still wanting to share my makes for John with you. 

This weekend I did make one card. It is for my cousin's birthday. I used the colours that we are seeing everywhere. For me, like many others, Ukraine is never far from my thoughts.  

For this card I used various shade of Linen Card from Crafts-Too. I used the Small Flower die and the the Small Leaves die, for the John Next Door range, to make the flowers and the leaves. For these I used some scraps of inky paper I find this works well for flowers.

I made this sentiment with the Stencil Sayings Die set from the John Next Door range. 

Our magnolia tree is just coming into bloom again. The flowers are very pink this year. 

I hope my cousin likes the card. It is not long until her birthday now. 

Have a good week.

Happy Crafting

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Barn Owl and Poppies Birthday Card

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How is your week going? I can't believe this is the first time I have posted in March. I have been  making things that I can share later on. I need to have a good think about how to proceed with blogging. I will get back to you on that. 

I have made a simple birthday card for my lovely Uncle who will be 88 this year. He lives with my cousin and her family in Suffolk so we haven't seen them much. Hopefully this year. 

This adorable Barn Owl was on the packaging of a Pollyanna Pickering set of images. I do love this image, I did have a puzzle of it some time ago. The poppy paper and the Designer paper were in my stash. I am having  a bit of a sort out. There are lots of things I don't think I will use again. The sentiment was cut with some of the Stencil Sentiments dies from the John Next Door range. 

Enjoy the rest of the week and the weekend. I am not sure when I will be back. 

Happy Crafting

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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

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Carlin's Card Paradise - Challenge #39 Guest Designer - theme "It Flys"

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How was your weekend? We had a quiet one. On Saturday we had a lovely walk around Cams Bay near Fareham in Hampshire. We hadn't been on a long walk for ages.  The route was mostly by the water. It did make a nice change. In the afternoon we spent time in the garden. There was a lot of tidying up to do. On Sunday we met friends for Sunday lunch at our local garden centre. They do a good roast there. It was nice doing some normal things after a week of sorting out care for our parents. 

A little while ago I won one of the challenges at Carlin's Card Paradise and I was asked to be a guest designer for challenge #39.  The theme is "It Flys". Here is my card. 

As you know I have been struggling to craft. To make this card I got out all my John Next Door dies and my Clarity Designer paper. The frame came from the Forest Frame die set. I used a Clarity sticker for the sentiment. 

It was an honour to be asked to be a Guest Designer. I am pleased that I found time to make a card. Click on the logo and you will be taken to the challenge blog. 

I do like to get my older dies out from time to time. All the dies I used are John Next Door dies and all the papers apart from the white frame are Clarity Designer papers. I added gems for a bit of bling. 

This will be another card for my stash. I need to get back to making Christmas cards. 

Happy Crafting

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Star Trek Golfing themed 70th Birthday Card

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How is your week going? My mother-in-law is back in hospital she was taken in on Monday night during the great Facebook silence. You just don't realise how much you rely on all the messaging services. To keep up to date with my mother-in-law's progress we were using  text messages. She is due out today, the same day as the care starts. She ended up having a blood transfusion as she was so anaemic. Tomorrow we are visiting both sets of parents. It is going to be a busy day. 

One of our good friends is 70 today. Here is the card I made for him. He is a big Star Trek fan and he loves playing golf. At the moment he and his wife are  a cruise. Our daughter was very kind and drew the image for me. 

I used some green glitter card that looked a bit like grass. The stars came from the Champagne Bottle die set from the John Next Door die set. I added the background and the sentiment on the computer. 

Here is the fun image our daughter drew for the card. I just love the expressions on their faces. 

Through the power of Facebook I know that he liked his card and that they are enjoying their cruise. 

Enjoy the rest of the week

Happy Crafting

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Build a Wreath for the John Next Door Christmas Box Kit Magazine

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Firstly a huge thank you for all the people that commented on my posts while we were away. I didn't realise just how much I needed a break. We did one of the British cruises that took us up to Scotland. On our last evening we saw 30 - 40 dolphins in different groups swimming towards the ship . It was certainly a sight to behold. Everything was still waiting for us when we got home. Not only are we dealing with my parent's care but my husband's parents now need care. As we have experience that is down to us to sort out. 

As some of you know I am one of John Next Door's Angels and I was so lucky to be asked to write two articles for the magazine that comes with the Christmas box kit. Here are my makes for the Build a Wreath article. 

Here is the first card. I used the gorgeous dies that came with the set and the embossing folder and the papers. The sentiment die is an old John Next Door die. I  added pearls and gems and a bow. 

Here is a stamped wreath the kit has some lovely stamps. I cut our the orange slices and cinnamon sticks and added a bit of dimension. I think this card is on the front of the magazine. 

Here is my Happy Hogmanay card. I think this is like saying Happy New Year. The tartan papers from the kit were perfect. I stamped some of the wreath and added die cut elements. 

Here is an easel card using more of the papers and some of the dies. The sentiment was stamped and foiled with my Kaleido. The music papers and the stags are fantastic. 

Using the same kit I made this birthday card. I stamped wreath and coloured the berries with my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils. 

Here are all the makes together. I can't wait to see the magazine. There is just so much potential in this kit I can't wait to see what you make with it, if you get one. 

Have a good weekend. We are going to visit our daughter and son-in-law they seem to have acquired a new rabbit who they might be calling Peter you know Peter Rabbit. 

Happy Crafting

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When you have a good idea make another Card.

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How is your week going? Today our old car is being collected, it will be sold and the money will go to a charity of our choice. The car will be collected from our drive too. It is quite a neat way to get rid of an old car. 

I enjoyed making the Snippets Christmas card last week that I decided to make a birthday card. This is all with scraps of paper that I found when tidying the other day. 

I was intending to make a Christmas card but the blue papers I used suggested a birthday card. 

This image came from an old card. I cut the image and it's mat with circle dies from different John Next Door die sets. 

You can always use a birthday card. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Happy Wandering Birthday Card

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How was your weekend? We had a quiet one at home, The weather was nice though and we spent some time in the garden. 

At the weekend it was our son-in-law's. father's birthday. Here is the card I made for him. 

Can you spot the real map in the background? Russ loves travelling around in his car. This weekend he has had a proper road trip travelling to  lots of different places. I made the name with the Stencil Alphabet dies from the John Next Door range. 

This image came from an old card. I just love this cute image. 

I hope Russ liked his card. 

Have a good week.

Happy Crafting

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Twisted Easel Card for a 97th Birthday

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How has your week been? We have been busy here there has been lots to sort out with my parents and my sister. I also thought that I had a closer deadline for some crafty makes than was the case so the pressure is off a bit. 

Here is the birthday card I have made for my father-in-law who will be 97 in September. He still loves his garden so this card will be appropriate. My mother-in-law will be able to work out the twisted easel style works, she is a smart cookie. 

I have had the sticky burlap for a while. I chose to use it here for the texture. 

The image is from  one of the Hunkydory little books. I used the flowing dies: Ivy Spray, Stencil Sentiments, Advent Numbers all from the John Next Door range. 

I do hope my father-in-law likes this card. 

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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Happy 70th Birthday card and cake topper

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How is your week going? We seem to be getting busier. Yesterday we went to the theatre to see Educating Rita. It was so nice to go to the theatre again. We are going out for the day today too.  I do hope we haven't come out of lockdown too soon. 

Our good friend was 70 yesterday. Here is the card and cake topper I made for him. 

I used Claritystamp designer paper in the background. The number , letter and word dies are all from the John Next Door range. 

I kept this card for so long. I just love the image and it works well with the jigsaw die. The die came free with a magazine some time ago. 

I made one of these before. It is double sided. 

Here is the topper on the fabulous cake my friend made. 

I think it is rather obvious what our friend's hobby is. 

Happy Crafting

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Music themed Birthday Card

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How has your week been? We have been quite busy. The samples I have made are in the post and tracked and traced. I really didn't want them to get lost. We had breakfast with friends on Thursday morning. That is a lovely way to socialise. I have a feeling I know what a lot of people will be doing on Sunday. 

Here the birthday card I made for my hubby. Back in the day he used to play guitar. His fingers are too sore now. Just one of the joys of getting older. He does still enjoy music very much. 

I used a 7" x 7" black card blank. The musical papers I have are digital so I can print them when I need them and I always know where they are. 

I have been upcycling old cards again. This fabulous image was too good to throw away. I used Crafts-Too Vintage Copper Satin card for the the mats and layers. I also die cut some musical notes to add to the design. 

I think he will enjoy this card. His birthday is in August. I just need to think of a present for him now. 

Have a good weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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Claritystamp inspired Birthday Card

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How is your week going? We went to the theatre yesterday. We saw the Murder Mystery Looking Good Dead. It was so nice to be back in the theatre again. The performance was a socially distanced event. Today I have a crafty friend coming and we are going to make a special card for her daughter's birthday. There are definitely more things going on. 

I have been busy making bits and bobs that I can't share yet. I was looking back through my files and I came across this card that I made for my cousin. 

I took inspiration from the design sheet that came with the club die. As I just treated myself to the Presscut Stitch-Dot nested circle dies this design worked well. I had wanted some nested oval dies for a while. I did some paper piecing and I added glitter. 

Have a great day. 

Happy Crafting

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Groovi 70th Birthday Card

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How was your weekend? We had a quiet  one. Just doing jobs around the house and garden as well as dodging the showers.

Sometimes friends ask me to make cards for them to give to their friends and this is one of them. 

I used Clarity Designer paper. 

I used some Groovi grids to create this panel. I used one of the punches to mount the parchment. 

I haven't done any Groovi work for a while. I ought to have another practice. 

Have a good week. 

Happy crafting

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Happy 70th Birthday

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I hope you had a good weekend. On Sunday we spent the day at our son-in-law's parents house. It the first time we have all been together in a long time. They have done some improvements to their garden which had made it very nice. 

Yesterday was the birthday of one of our friends who likes Star Trek as much as we do. Our daughter has been drawing some images for me to use. 

The image was drawn by our daughter. 

I added a sentiment with  the computer. The white stars were made with a Posca pen. 

I know our friend loved her card. She had a lovely birthday celebrating with her family in the garden. 

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting 

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