Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #90 - Anything Goes - Sponsor Beccy's Place

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How was your weekend? We had a nice time with our daughter and son-in-law on Saturday. On Sunday we had coffee with friends. Tomorrow we are off to the Zoo. That will make a nice change. 

Today being the first day of the month sees the start of a new challenge at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog. The theme is Anything Goes and the Sponsor is Beccy's Place. 

I was asked to make a card for a special birthday for someone who loves fishing. I decided to make a Pop-up  box card. I have instructions for this type of card on my blog HERE. 

There are many wonderful image sets in the store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

Here is the Gone Fishin' image set that I used. This image set is available HERE. 

Being silhouettes I was able to put my own colours behind the images. I had lots of fun decorating the panels. To make the name I used the  Stencil Alphabet  dies from the John Next Door range. The fish and seaweed came from the Under the Sea die set from Memory Box. The numbers were made with the John Next Door Advent numbers. The greeting was made with the Stencil Sentiments die set from John Next Door. The paper is from a pad from the Works I love it. Don't forget this type of card folds flat for posting. 

I know the chap liked his card. I know a few people who go fishing so this is a great image set to have. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge #37 at Cariln's Card Paradise Challenge Blog

Challenge #8 at the A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge blog

Challenge #61 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge #53 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Challenge #53 at the Crafty Animals Challenge blog

The August Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Have a lovely Sunday. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog - Challenge #78 - Anything Goes

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors 

As I said I am back with my second post of the day. 

The visit with my parents was okay and they did seem to be very well. Though it was difficult trying to explain to people with dementia why we had masks and why we had to stay distant. 

The new challenge has started at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog. The theme is Anything Goes and this time the sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy. 

I used one of my inky backgrounds and I cut an aperture in it with the Under the Sea die set. It is a Memory Box die set that came free with a magazine. 

There are many fantastic images in the store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

The image I used is called Betta Fish Crowntail and is available HERE.  I used the pre-coloured fish and I popped it onto my own background. 

The fish and the bubbles came from the Under the Sea  Die set. The larger seaweed came from another die set. 

I think this fish should be very happy in his watery home with all his little fishy friends. I will have to send this card to someone special. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The August Challenge #32 at the Crafter's Castle Challenge blog

Challenge 49 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 8 at Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge blog

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Under the Sea themed Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? We have a few things going on. One of which for me is having a haircut. My hair is straight and has just got longer. I have been cutting my own fringe. I think I have managed quite well during this time. It will be nice to have my hair all tidied up by the hairdresser. I might just keep it a bit longer though as I quite like it. 

Back in May I made this under the sea themed card. 

I used a background that I made a while ago with Brushos and Pixie Powders. No one talks about them much now. I will still be using them as I have lots. The die set I used is the Under the Sea Die set  by Memory Box and it came free with a magazine. 

I used up so many scraps of card making this card. Everything that was die cut came from the scrap pile. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 381 at Pixie's Snippets Playground

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Delicate Pine Frame Gift Card Holder

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How was your weekend? I bet you have been busy. We got all our cards sorted for posting on Saturday. On Sunday our daughter and son-in-law came to us so we could go to the Nativity service at our church. The big draw was that there were live animals at the church. After the service we all drove to Fleet to take my parents out for a meal. After the meal we headed over to see my husband's parents. When we got home we collapsed in a heap. But of course there were still more things to do.

As we get closer to Christmas I have had a few last minute creations to make. I needed a holder for some gift cards.

I really like the Delicate Pine frame from Memory Box.  I needed a bigger card than the one I made before so on one of the layers I used the Falling Snow embossing folder from Creative Expressions. 

In the corner I added a sentiment from the Star Tags die set from John Next Door. 

Finally I added the small deer from the Winter Wonderland die set from Sizzix which I also I used to make the snow behind the Delicate Pine Frame. 

I really do hope that you have a good week.  I know there is a lot to do. I also know that I am going to struggle to do regular blog posts. Please bear with me. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

Deer in the Snow Christmas Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How has your week been? I have been very busy. There just seems to be so much to do. It doesn't help when your husband needs extra cards for his work colleagues and I thought I had made extra.

I haven't made as many Christmas cards as I thought I had. Once I had made the extra cards for my husband I looked around my craft area and found lots of bits that had been cut but not used. So I made this quick card with them.

The backing paper was left over in my stash. 

I used the Delicate Pine Frame die from Memory Box for the frame and the tree. The deer and the snow were cut with the Winter Wonderland dies from Sizzix. 

The sentiment was cut with the sentiment die from the Happy Snowflakes die set from John Next Door. 

This isn't too bad for a lot of left over bits and pieces. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The Friday 14th Challenge at the Daring Cardmakers Challenge blog

Challenge 173 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

The December Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 227 at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge 

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Two cards made with the Delicate Pine Frame Die Set

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How was your weekend? We had a busy time as usual. We did buy a tiny Christmas Tree and it is in the lounge waiting to be decorated.

A little while ago I was lucky and I won a die on the Crafter's Castle Challenge Blog. It arrived last week and I couldn't wait to have a play.

I won the Delicate Pine Frame die from Memory Box. That includes the frame the tree and the birds.  I added a snow background with the Winter Wonderland die from Sizzix. The deer come with that die set too. The Happy Christmas comes from the Star Tags dies set from John Next Door. 

I made another card with the same design in  red, white and blue.  I know just who to send this card too. 

Here they are together. I am think I am getting close to the number of Christmas cards I need. If I find I am short I might make some more of these. Have a great week. 

I would like to enter the following Challenges: 

Challenge 192 at Dream Valley Challenges 

Challenge 231 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog

The December Challenge at the Die Cut Diva's Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Happy Birthday

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? I hope you aren't being too badly affected by the cold. I am getting used to being home on my own now my husband has gone back to work. So in my afternoons off I have been able to catch up on some of my crafting.

I was asked by a friend to make a card for her friend who is going to have a special birthday soon. I did find it a bit hard to get started.

This is the design I came up with. The first thing I decided to do was to make a frame with my Sue Wilson Pierced Square dies. I used three of the dies and embossed them first then I removed the middle die and did the cutting. I think it makes a rather nice larger frame and all pierced. I am hoping to treat myself to Set B so that my layers can be thinner. I found the pretty backing paper in my stash. 

I added a Sue Wilson butterfly in the corner. 

The flowers were made with a Spellbinder die set. The leaves are Faux Quilled Leaves by Sue Wilson. 

The Happy Birthday was cut with a Memory box die. Once cut I sprayed it with a spray glue and then covered it with glitter. 

I gave this to my friend yesterday and she was very pleased with it and she has plenty of time to send it to her friend. It is an 8" x 8" card so it will go on a large letter stamp. 

I would like to enter  TTCRD Challenge January 19-25, 2016 and Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 212. 

I hope the rest of the week is kind to you. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

Memory Box Owl Birthday Card

I was lucky enough to be give a stash of card that I raided for this card. The owl came from the Memory Box set Heart Owl Tree. I just used the owl and cut it out many times in lots of different card. I found some scripted paper in my stash and cut out the backgrounds for the owls. I ink with distress inks rusty hings and walnut stain. I tend to blend my inks to get the colour I want. I used red tape, pinflair gel glue and Aleene's turbo tacky glue to stick it all together. The card blank was made with a piece of A3 centura pearl card. The finished card is 8 x 8 inch. I have plans to make some smaller cards with this design.

Thanks for looking.