My Cards made with the Press Cut Die Set - Margit's Pop Box

 Dear All

Sorry I have not been around. Life has been hectic with a new born grandson and two funerals to arrange and the on going care of my parents. I have not been making much. Though I did make some samples with the new Press-Cut Die Set - Margit's Pop Box. John Lockwood knew that I liked this style of card and he asked me to make some samples. I did enjoy immersing myself in craft for a while. My mental health has not been great. I am so lucky that I have a very supportive husband. 

I had to make at least one Christmas card. 

Enjoy your weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Apollo Background and Summer Vintage Leaves

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How is your week going? I have manged to pick up a cold which has laid me low for a couple of days. I also need to arrange to have the stitches removed from the back of my hand. Apart from that everything is fine. 

Here are my latest makes for the John Next Door range. Unfortunately these dies were delayed in the post. This meant that I only had time to make three samples. It was lovely to see all these cards  on catch-up on Create and Craft. 

I had the Presscut Apollo Background die and the John Next Door Summer Vintage leaves. I placed a patterned paper behind the background die. Not all patterns work behind this die. The sentiment was made with the Stencil Sayings die set. 

Here I cut the Apollo die twice and I cut one in half. It was fun lining up the halves behind the centre panel. I do love how the skeleton leaf has a background. I used the Double flag dies for the sentiment on this one. 

I found one of my inky backgrounds and used it behind the Apollo die and for the background. In the background I used just the skeleton leaves. 

Here are all the cards together. It is lovely to have been able to use these dies. I wonder what I will be making next. 

 Happy Crafting

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Regal Alphabet Dies New Job Card

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How is your week going? My hubby is getting better. Really he hasn't been too bad at all. We have had a quiet week but that isn't a bad thing. Sometimes life is just so hectic. 

Here is another of my makes with the Regal Alphabet dies. Those dies are very versatile. 

I did like using the grid that came with the dies. You can make up all sorts of phrases. The bunting across the top of the card was made with the smallest of the Presscut Nested Banner dies. All the card I used was Linen card. Behind the grid I used some Clarity Stamp Designer paper. 

Enjoy the last day of the month. 

Happy Crafting

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Pretty Cosmo Flowers with Alphabet Frame Background

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I hope that you had a good weekend. My hubby has a cold so we didn't end up going to our daughter and son-in-law's house on Sunday. It was a shame but it is better for them to be safe. We did get some bits done in the garden. On Saturday we visited Grey's Court National Trust. The weather was beautiful and the garden there is just amazing. If you are ever in the area I recommend a visit. 

Here is another of the cards I made for the one day special last week on Create and Craft. This card used up lots of leftovers. I had lots of frames left from cutting tiles for the alphabet dies. Here I have overlaid one on the other to give a kind of tartan effect. I used pollen in the centre of the flowers. The heart and stars in the corners come with the Regal Alphabet set. 

I was pleased with how this card turned out. 

Have a wonderful week. 

Happy Crafting

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Double Flags and Cosmo Flowers and Leaves

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How is your week going? The weather has been glorious. We have just accepted a quote to have our conservatory replaced. Work should start in about a month's time. When it is finished it is going to be so lovely. I will share pictures here when it is all finished. 

Here is another of my makes for the One Day Special that was on Create and Craft on Sunday through to Monday. I did hear Hayley say this was a gorgeous card. 

I used the Double Flags and the Cosmo Flower ad Leave dies. In the centre  I used the  Presscut Nested Hexagon dies. All the card I use was Linen card. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. We are off to see the Bootleg Beatles tomorrow that should be fun. 

Take care. 

Happy Crafting

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Pop-up Box Card with Cosmo Flowers and Leaves

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What a lovely start to the week. The sun is shining and I have been out in the garden. There is a lot to tidy up after the winter. 

The one day special of all the new dies and pollen is still on today. It was lovely to see one of my cards on the counter. 

I do like making Pop-up Box cards in fact I do have a tutorial on this blog you can find it HERE. 

The paper came from an older John Next Door Box Kit. I made up the flowers and I put a blob on gel glue in the middle and covered that with pollen. They had to be left to dry I usually wait until the next day to use them. I added numbers and a banner to the box. I made stalks for the flowers and attached the flowers. I popped leave in between. All the card I used was Linen Card. 

Here is the card on the counter at Create and Craft. 

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

Release Day of the Regal Alphabet and the Cosmo Flowers and Leaves

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How is your weekend going? There has been some lovely weather and we are enjoying our garden. Our Magnolia looks amazing this year. 

Well here is another blog post from me. I made quite a few bits with these new dies. 

The grid die doesn't have an outer border so you can make the border any size you want. I cut the Cosmo flowers from some Clarity Designer paper. I mostly used Linen card for the rest of the card. There are some gorgeous colours. When we visit my in-laws the Art of Craft shop is just down the road from them. The Crafts-Too warehouse is next door and I have been there too. 

Here is our tree and our washing. 

Some of the flowers.

The inspiration for this card came because my lovely Mother-in-law is very poorly. It would be so nice to send her a card like this. With an Alphabet it is so easy to personalise cards and other makes. 

Happy Crafting

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Infinity Shaker Card with Cosmo Flowers and new Pollen

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The weather here is lovely today. I think we will be spending some time in the garden. We did visit our parents yesterday and things for all of them aren't good. They are all comfortable and well looked after. 

Here is another of the cards that I made with the One Day Special Collection that is being released on Sunday on Create and Craft by John Lockwood. 

I decided to make an infinity shake card. 

For this card I used nearly everything that comes in the kit including: Cosmo Flowers and Leaves dies, the Double Flag dies, the Regal Alphabet as well as some of the new Summer Colours Pollen. I used a lot of linen card to. 

I found one of my inky backgrounds and trimmed it to fit one of my plastic pockets. Inside I put two shades of the pollen and some silver stars. The pocket was then sealed so that none of the contents could come out. 

I made mats and layers to fit the shaker pocket. The front was decorated with the Cosmo Flowers and Leaves and a banner cut with the Double Flag dies. The Alphabet dies were cut into the top layer of the banner.  The centre of the flowers has some of the pollen in them. 

I was quite pleased with how this shaker card worked out. I think I will be making some more of these. 

Enjoy the rest of the weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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Regal Alphabet New Baby Card

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How was your week? Have you got something nice planned for the weekend? John Lockwood AKA John Next Door has some new dies releasing on Create and Craft on Sunday. I have made a few samples and I will be sharing them over the next few day. 

Here is a new baby card that I  made using the Regal Alphabet Dies . 

The grid cuts out the tiles and you can cut them in lots of different colours. The letter cut out from the squares. I had lots of fun with grids, squares and colours. The teddy is from the Box Insert Baby Bear die set. 

I have lots more cards to share with you. I will be back for a few days. 

Have a good weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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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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Chic in Paris - Two Jays Stamps

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How are you doing? I am so sorry that I haven't been around much. Life does seem to have become quite hectic. With two lots of parents who are poorly this takes a lot of our time. I am still crafting but I have been working on things that I cannot share yet. Except somethings I only finished at the beginning of this week, have been moved up in the schedules and I can share them now. They will be released on Sunday under the Two Jays brand from Crafts-Too. 

Here are my samples from one of the sets of stamps. The whole range is called Chic in Paris. 

I think I must have used every stamp in this set for this card. I have two wreath templates and I used them both. I masked the edges of the smaller wreath and stamped the girl in the middle. All the colouring was done with my Faber Castell Polychromo colouring pencils. All the card I used is Craft Artist Linen card. Oh they do have some lovely colours. The other thing I love it my stamp platform. There are just so many cool things you can do with it. 

Here is the girl in her entirety. I gave her coloured tights as I thought her dress was too short - I am such a prude. Again this is coloured with my Faber Castell Polychromo colouring pencils. All the card is Linen card.  

I love making easel cards. This time I used my Presscut Oval dies to make the card base and the mats and layers. Yes there is more colouring and more Linen card. 

These stamps will be released on Sunday on Create and Craft. Everything is changing with the Craft Channels and I am very confused. I used to make things for Create and Craft a few years ago. It is like going back in time. I do have another set of cards to share with you using one of the other stamp sets in the range. 

Have a good weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Penguin Card Pop-Up Stepper Card

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How has your week been? We are just so busy at the moment I bet lots of you are too. I  haven't made much this month. I am hoping things will calm down a bit soon. 

Here is the card I made for our Daughter and Son-in-law. Our daughter has always loved penguins. 

The paper has been in my stash for a while. 

I love the Pop-Up Stepper Card die set from the John Next Door range. The Stencil Sentiment dies are brilliant too. You can make up all sorts of phrases.

This is the centre section. The penguins are the Small Penguins from the Two Jays stamp range. They were coloured with my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils. The trees were made with the Finley's Trees die set from the John Next Door range. 

I put a panel on the back of the card for a greeting. 

They did like their card a lot. Have a good Christmas. I hope we all have a Happy New Year. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Sweet Angel Christmas Card

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I have never been away from my blog for so long. I know not many people are blogging now and I am now doing this mostly for myself. It is lovely to have a record of what I have made. Life has been rather hectic and we have been on a 12 night cruise. Today I spent over an hour trying to get next day delivery on diabetic slippers for my dad. Until today I  had no idea they existed. My life is so glamourous. I won't tell you about the incontinence pants. 

This is one of the cards I made before we went away. I am hoping to do some crafting at the weekend. 

So there are the snowflake corners from the John Next Door Range. 

I think this image is by Sherry West. I have been making the images I have been colouring into cards. I do find colouring very relaxing. 

Here is another card for my stash. I still need a few more special cards. 

Have a good weekend. 

Take care. 

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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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Cute Robin Christmas card and mindful colouring

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How was your weekend? We had a quiet day on Saturday were we caught up on jobs around the house. On Sunday we visited our daughter and son-in-law. It is so nice to spend time with them and their doggy. 

I have been doing a lot of colouring. I do find that it helps to clear my mind. Now I have a few coloured images I have made some into cards. 

The paper was from a paper pad from Hobbycraft. The die-cuts were left over on my desk. They were created with John Next Door dies and glitter card. 

This is an old image from Beccy's Place the Store unfortunately this image has been retired. There are many other wonderful image sets in the store it is worth checking.  

So this is another card for my stash. I have actually bought some cards this year. I don't think I am going to have time to make enough. 

Have a good 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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