A Lovely Quick Christmas Card

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you have had a good week. Mine got a lot better after my bad day on Tuesday. I do have some very good friends around me and a very supportive close family. Of course crafting helps. I am making a wreath which involves felting 50 polystyrene balls. Stabbing a needle into something seems to help a lot. 

I was playing with some of my new dies. I have been treating myself  a bit lately. 

I used the Jane's Tree dies set from the John Next Door range. I also used an embossing folder. It makes are very quick stylish Christmas card. That tree is just so pretty it doesn't really need anything else. 

I have made a few of these cards. I just don't seem to be able to stop making Christmas cards. I am sure I have enough now. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 513 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Have a great weekend. 

Take care. 

Hugs Jackie

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Z- Fold Nativity Christmas card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I have managed to get lots of things sorted out this week which is good.

I have been really enjoying the November Challenge at Beccy's Place challenges. This will be my last post for the challenge. I can't believe that November will be over so soon.

I had made a z-fold card with some dies from John Next Door and I wondered if the same idea would work with the Scenic Nativity Border dies from Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine. In addition I used the Bethlehem Border die from Taylored Expressions and the Starry Night sky die from Creative Expressions. The Peace die is from Creative Expressions to. 

I did cut some extra camels and palm trees. I like to decorate right to the bottom of the panels. 

When the card was finished the manger scene was in black. I felt that it didn't show up enough. So I cut another in gold and used the black as a shadow. I do like it when you have an idea and it works out. 

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

The November Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges 

Challenge 413 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 172 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Challenge 28 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

The Starry Skies Challenge at the Daring Cardmakers Challenge blog

The Get Ready for Christmas Challenge at the Crafting by Designs Challenge blog

Challenge 76 at the Crafting with Friends Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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S is for Simple Nativity Christmas Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I have another busy day ahead. It will be a real treat I am getting together with a group of people I used to work with. They are a lovely group of ladies. we chat for ages and there is a craft shop nearby.

I bought issue 184 of Simply  Cards and Papercraft mainly for the free gift of the Scenic Nativity Border dies. I knew I had dies in my stash that would work well with them.

To make the night sky I used the Starry Night Sky dies from Creative Expressions. Behind it I place some silver glitter card. 

The buildings were cut with the Bethlehem Border die from Taylored Expressions. The gold star die came with the Scenic Nativity Border dies. 

The black stable scene and the green hill with palm trees were cut with Scenic dies. I added Peace cut in gold. 

This was my first try with this die set. I can see lots of potential for other cards. 

I would like to enter the following challenges.:

The November Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges

Challenge 157 at the Creative Moments Challenge blog

Challenge 417 at Fab 'n' Funky Challenges 

Challenge 412 at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 

Challenge 54 at Craft Rocket Challenges 

Challenge 407 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Christmas in June

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope you have had a good week. The weather has been amazing but it was quite a relief when things got a bit cooler on Thursday. Apart from the table plan everything is made for the weeding, It is such a relief.

I treated myself to some goodies from Crafter's Companion and one of them was a £10 Christmas mystery bag of products designed by Leonie Pujol. When it came there were two dies, two embossing folders and some sparkle pens. Now the two dies were entwined dies that went with a Christmas tree die. So being me I had to order that die too and it cost more than the mystery bag something that my husband found amusing.

It was so nice making something not wedding related. 

The sentiment came with one to of the die sets. 

I do like the more contemporary look of this tree.  

I hope you have a wonderful weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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My Favourite Five cards of 2016

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas. I know it is not easy for many people for lots of different reasons. We did have a lovely time with our daughter and her fiance and our future in-laws on Christmas day at their new house.  Then on Boxing Day we took my in-laws to my brother-in-law's house for another family celebration. Our daughter is back to work now and we are playing catch up. It is lovely to have some time off.

I did this last year and I decided to repeat this year. That is sharing my favourite cards from the year.

7th May Fantasy Stampers - Flower Power

24th June Alphabet Challenge I for Ink it Up

12th July Daisy Cluster - Thank you

6th Dec Unicorn Challenge - Add some Glitter

7th November LOTV Wedding Card

Oh boy it was a lot harder choosing than I thought it would be. Maybe next year I will do a top ten. All these cards have been featured on my blog over the past year. I have put the dates when the cards were put on my blog and I have linked back to the pages where the instructions are. I do like my square cards don't I. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. We are hoping to get to the cinema sometime. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Unicorn Challenge - Add Some Glitter

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? Christmas preparations have really notched up a step. There is so much to do.  I hope your plans are going well. Yesterday I sorted out all the presents that need posting so they can go in the post today. Every little helps.

The new challenge on the Unicorn Challenge blog starts today the theme is Add Some Glitter.

I made this card after watching a demonstration by Sue Wilson on Hochanda. For the background layer I took a piece of white card and I stamped some poinsettias in black archival around the edge. Once the ink was dry I  stamped the same poinsettias with Perfect Medium, over the black ones, these were then heat embossed with some gold embossing powder. Finally I inked over the edges of the card with Black Soot Distress ink.  

I took a piece of black card and I stamped the poinsettias with Perfect Medium over the surface. Then I dusted them with two shades of mica powder. Then from the center of the black  I cut last years festive angel by Sue Wilson. Behind the black sheet I put a double sided sticky sheet. I cut a gold angel which this time I embossed to get all of the detail. The angel was placed in the aperture of the black sheet and stuck to the sticky sheet. I used some fine glitter to cover the exposed sticky sheet. 

Peace was cut from some glitter card. Around the edge of the black I added some dries clear glue and I sprinkled it with a course glitter. I added gold dazzlers to the corners and ribbon across the center. 

I have been asked to make two more of these cards for a friend. So now I have three black angels to use, I think I can feel a design coming on. I have lost count of how many Christmas cards I have made this year but I am getting worried that I don't have enough. Time is running out and there is wedding prep to do as well. 

I would like to enter the Celebrate Challenge at the Try it on a Tuesday Challenge Blog , challenge 33 at A bit more time to Craft Challenge Blog , Shine Challenge at the Cuttlebug Mania Challenge blog , frame it challenge at the Winterwonderland Challenge blog ,Challenge 34 at A Snowflakes Challenge Blog and Week 258 at Pixie's Snippets Playground. 

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

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Angel of Peace

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How was your weekend? Our daughter came home and we talked about lots of things to do with the wedding. We also cried together a bit as one of our good family friends has just died after a two year fight with cancer. Life does have it's ups and downs.

I made this card after being inspired by the demonstrations I saw Sue Wilson do when we watched her live at Ally Pally.

For the background I used the new 8" x 8" Falling Snow embossing folder.  The ribbon was being sold for 50p a roll at Ally Pally. 

This is last year's Christmas Angel designed by Sue Wilson from Creative Expressions. 

This die came with a dove a few years ago. 

I might make a few more cards like this. I do like the new embossing folder. 

I would like to enter the Tic Tac Toe Challenge at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog ,Challenge 29 at A Snowflakes Promise .Challenge 31 at Make My Monday , Challenge 141 at Dream Valley Challenges and Challenge 331 at Craft Your Passion Challenges. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Unicorn Challenge Blog - Winter Time

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? Mine has been interesting to say the least. It is good to have my husband home even with his arm in plaster. He is learning to do everything one handed. There is still some discomfort but it is early days and that is to be expected.

I am playing catch up with my design team projects. I should have posted this one for the Unicorn Challenge Blog on Tuesday. To say my week has been a bit messed up is an understatement. Challenge number 4 is now well under way and the theme is Winter Time. This time it falls to me to choose the winners.

This card was made almost exclusively with Sue Wilson's dies including: Winter Trees, Deer Family, Noble dies and the Peace die. 

I cut and embossed the deer and I put black card behind the filigree details to make the deer silhouettes against the winter background.  

These dies have been my favourite to use this season. I have made quite a few cards using them. 

I hope that you have a great week. You might even go in for our challenge I would love to see what you create with this theme. It doesn't have to be a Christmas card many people have birthdays at this time of year. 

I would like to enter Challenge 11 at A Snowflake's Promise. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie