Neverending 94th Birthday Card

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How was your weekend? We had a quiet one this week. We had some nice meals, walks in the countryside and did some jobs in the garden. We are trying to avoid going to the shops at the weekend when they will be busier. Being retired we have time during the week to go. 

My lovely mother-in-law is 94 in June. I decided I wanted to make her a special card. Recently I treated myself to the John Next Door Neverending Card die set. 

I used the Stencil Sayings dies and the Poppy Head dies to decorate this side of the card. 

The card is folded to reveal this side. I used the Advent Numbers die set and a Crafter's Companion Congratulations die. 

The card folds again and this side is revealed. 

This is the final fold. 

The card will stand up. It is very tactile. You can just keep on folding it. I will make one for my father-in-law later in the year he will be 97. They are an unbelievable couple still living in their own home. They get a little help but mostly they take care of themselves. They have been a real blessing to us. 

I have just realised that I have not left anywhere for a greeting to be written. I will make a small card to tuck in with this one. 

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting. 

Hugs Jackie

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John Next Door - Deco Butterflies Day 2

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The weekend is here. Today is the day the John Lockwood is releasing his new Deco Butterfly dies. Here are some more of my makes this time featuring the smaller Butterfly dies. 

First up is a tag made with the John Next Door Luggage Tag die set. I do like making tags from time to time and these dies make nice big tags. 

Here is one of the butterflies nestled among the flowers and leaves. 

This is a DL card. I cut the aperture with circle dies from my collection. 

The Deco Butterflies are very  pretty. They work in all sorts of colours. 

For this DL card I used the butterfly silhouettes with the Poppy Head dies. 

Finally another DL card with the butterflies and the Poppy Head dies. I do love those sentiments that come with the butterflies. I have a feeling the dies and stamps in this collection won't last long. I will share my last make with these dies on Monday. 

Enjoy the rest of the weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Poppy Heads and another Shutter Card

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I hope that you had a good weekend. The weather here was horrible so lots of jobs were done indoors. The bunny hutch is now in the garage. There is still a lot to do to the make the room how I would like it.

Here are another couple of my samples for the John Next Door range using the Poppy Head dies and the Shutter Card die set. 

I used the Shutter Card die set to make this card. I also got involved with Sticky Sheets and Gilding flakes. At the back of the card I made a stamp with one of the poppy head dies. I stamped it with sticky ink and heat embossed it with a sparkly powder. You can hardly see that detail but it is there. 

I was careful when I cut the poppy heads from the sheet I had covered in Gilding flakes. This meant I could use the waste sheet to make another care. 

Here are both of the cards together. I did have fun using these dies. 

Happy Crafting

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