Barn Owl Birthday Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How are things going for you? Have you ventured out anywhere different or further away? Have you had people round to socialise in your garden? We haven't changed what we are doing much. We are still shopping for a few people. Next Wednesday we have booked to go to Exbury Gardens.  You have to book ahead for a specific time. Only a few people are allowed in each hour. My husband is taking a days leave so we can do this. I am still a bit nervous about it. 

I was looking through my files and I found the birthday card that I made for my cousin. I tried to make him one before this one  and it turned out rather feminine. I sent that one was sent to one of my other cousins. 

I do love images by the late Pollyanna Pickering. I chose the image from one of my pads. Then I chose papers to match the image. I found an Ivy Border die from Creative Expressions I cut the die twice using a pale green card. I darkened the die with Distress Ink. 

This is a gorgeous image of a Barn Owl by Pollyanna Pickering. He looks so cute peeking round the corner.

It is raining today. The garden does so need the rain. We still had our walk this morning that is what waterproof coats are for.  I will be colouring with Barbara Gray a bit later. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 18 at Paper Funday Challenges

Challenge 410 at the Crafty Creations Challenge blog

The June Challenge at Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge blog

The June 2nd Challenge at the Through the Craft Room Door (TTCRD) Challenge blog

Have a good day. 

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Good bye Eileen

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope that you are having a good week. Today we are saying a final goodbye to our good friend Eileen. Her funeral is this morning and is followed by a woodland burial in the afternoon. It is all so sad.

This is the card that I made for her family to let them know that we are thinking of them and to offer them support. These cards are never easy to make and I knew I didn't want to use black any where in the design. In fact we have been asked not to wear black at the funeral.

I remembered my cloud embossing folder so I used that for the background. 

The cross is a Spellbinders die this set has been useful over the the years. The ivy and the oval frame were created with dies designed by Sue Wilson. 

The sentiment was cut with some Britannia dies. 

Eileen had a few weeks treatment free before the end. The family made the most of this time they all visited some of her favourite places and people. They had these photos taken. The top one shows Eileen surrounded by her close family. 

Good bye Eileen you will be sadly missed. 

I do hope this card brought a little comfort. It was lovely to be told that receiving the Save the Date fridge magnet,  for our daughter's wedding, cheered Eileen up in those last few days. It was something to look forward to but was not to be. 

I would like to enter Challenge 299 at Penny's Paper-Crafting Challenge Blog, Challenge 333 at the Craft your Passion Challenge Blog and the Add a Sentiment Challenge at the Crafting by Designs Challenge Blog. 

Take care. 

Hugs Jackie

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Christmas Card number 33

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How has your week been? I have been a bit under the weather. My migraine took a couple of days to clear up and I managed to hurt my back. I am feeling a lot better now and I have been doing my back exercises. We have been sorting out different things to do with the wedding. There is a whole year of this before we get to the big day.

Well yesterday I shared one of the 15 Christmas cards that I was going to finish today and finish I did. Only I can't count,  when I got to sticking the images onto the cards I found I had one left over. So there where 16 images in the pack not 15 and I first thought.  I used the extra image to make this card.

I decided to make a bigger card I know a special couple who will love a card like this and it doesn't need to go in the post. 

There were four different images and four of each making 16 images not 15 as I thought. I really should look at things properly before I start using them. 

I used the Sue Wilson Classic Poinsettia dies to create the flowers. They were embossed and  then inked with Distress ink. 

This is another Sue Wilson die there is room for this one on this card. 

Yes I am well into the swing of making Christmas cards now. I need a few other sessions making batches of cards. Tonight we are off to the local garden centre they are open late and do a deal on meals it would be rude not to. Have a great evening.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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