Congratulations on Passing your Driving Test

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How was your weekend? We spent Saturday with our daughter and her lovely doggy. Our son-in-law was out helping someone move. There is still a lot to sort out for our parents. Care starts for my in-laws on Wednesday. On Thursday we are seeing both sets of parents. We know time is short so we want to be there for them. I won't be crafting much and I have stepped down from the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog. It is a shame but at the moment I am struggling with deadlines. 

I was asked to make a card for someone who had just passed their driving test. Here is what I came up with. 

I drew the L with a Promarker. I cut the L with scissors. 

This a a Tattered Lace die I have had it for ages and it is very useful being a good size. I cut it in silver and black so I could make a shadow. 

The car is one of the images from the Cruisin' Digital Stamp set from Beccy's Place. I place the car on a photo. 

I was quite pleased with how this card turned out. I will be around and I will try to keep up with comments I just don't know how much crafting I will get done. 

Have a good week

Happy Crafting

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Christmas Beatles themed Shutter Card

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope that you had a good weekend. On Saturday we had a lovely walk as the weather was nice. We even managed to have a coffee out. We also decorated not one but two Christmas trees. The one in the lounge is real and tiny, the one in the hall is artificial and taller. It is a long time since we have had two Christmas trees. I do like getting all the Christmas things out bit by bit. It is like rediscovering old friends. 

I can share this card now that our friends have received it. I had lots of fun making it. 

I used the Shutter Card die set from the John Next Door range. I was so lucky to receive this die to make samples. There is one more Christmas card. I want to make with it. 

Now the brick work is a photo of one of the walls of our house. I couldn't find what I wanted so I made it myself. The Beatles are images by Vera Lane Studio. They come in twos and have sayings with them as well. The were coloured with Promarkers. I did add the Christmas hats as well. 

Here is a little secret we are going to Brighton to see a socially distanced concert by the Bootleg Beatles. It is going to be so much fun. Our friends liked their card a lot. 

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

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Beccy's Place - Precious Memories

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? It has been very hot down here in the South. I am looking forward to a bit of rain. The garden really does need it. 

I am one of the Blog Contributors for Beccy's Place. Because of this I receive beautiful images to use. The Precious Memories set was simply gorgeous and a joy to use. 

There are  many wonderful image sets and lots of inspiration at Beccy's Store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

This is the Precious Memories set that I was sent. Isn't it gorgeous. It is available HERE. 

Here is the card with a colour chart for Promarkers. I loved adding the lace, hessian and doily. 

I made a twisted easel card. with the other image. 

Here is the Promarker colour chart for this card. 

For my last card I used the pre-coloured image that I printed twice so that I could cut out the flowers. I thought they would look rather good around the inspirational quote. 

Have a good day. 

Happy Crafting.  

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Crafts Galore Encore Challenge 76 - June 2020 - Anything Goes

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I am back again, I have  two blog posts today. Well it is the first of the month and lots of challenges are starting. I can't really believe we have got to June we have had such a strange year. 

Here is my Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog card. Challenge 76 has started the theme is Anything Goes. Our fabulous sponsor is Polkadoodles and there is a prize. So it is worth entering. 

The first thing I did was to colour the image. Then I found some packing with a pattern I liked that suited the image. I added two ribbons to the design. I liked the way they looked together. 

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

I used the Earlie Hedgehog Dandelion - Fuzzypuffs digi stamp which is available HERE. I created a background on the computer I added the image on top. I printed onto Neenah card stock and I coloured the image with Promarkers. The image and it's mats were cut with the Double Pierced Square dies from Creative Expressions.  I have made a few Feel Better cards lately.  The Banner die and the sentiment are Crafter's Companion dies. 

I am sure this cute little card would cheer someone up. I do have a cousin who likes hedgehogs very much. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 47 at the Love to Craft Challenge Blog (LTCCB)

Challenge 39 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Challenge 39 at the Crafty Animals Challenge blog

Challenge 51 at Crafting Happiness Challenges

The June Challenge (no 6) at the A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge Blog

The June Challenge at the Color It Create It Show it Off Challenge blog

Have a good week. 

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Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - May Challenge use your Favourite Colours - Sponsor All Dressed Up

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

This is my last post today. I promise.

The new challenge has started at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog the theme is use your favourite colours and the sponsor is All Dressed Up. Now me I like my traditional Christmas colours reds and greens mostly.

The snowy paper was in my stash I had enough left to fit a DL card.

There are many delicately beautiful images in the store click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

This image is called Christmas Robins and it is available HERE.  I printed onto Neenah card stock and I coloured with my Promarkers. I cut the image out and when I did I lost to lovely musical notes that came with the image. I got my trusty Micron pen and I added some musical notes of my own. You will be seeing a lot more of my doodling. I am enjoying it so much. 

I might make a few more cards with this image it is just right for Christmas. I have now made  55 Christmas cards for this year. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Stay safe and well.

Happy Crafting

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Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - May Challenge Anything Goes - Sponsor Star Stampz

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I told you I would be back. This time it is for the new challenge at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog the theme is Anything Goes and the sponsor is the lovely Star Stampz. 

I was lucky and I was able to choose one of the images to work with. I do have a bit of a thing about bees.

Like most people I have been having a bit of a tidy up during this time. I found a lot of Pixie Powder backgrounds under a box that I had left there to flatten and had forgotten about. I used one of the backgrounds on this card.  I used the Dovecraft Bee Happy die set to create the hexagons and the sentiment. 

The Star Stampz Etsy shop is full of gorgeous images. If you click on the cute image you will be taken there. 

This cute  image is called Spring Bumble Bee and it is available HERE.  I created a background for the image on the computer. I printed onto Neenah card stock and I coloured the image with my Promarkers. 

I do like this sentiment. 

This bee die I won on Holley's blog when she was having her celebration in February. 

This is a rather cute card and another one for my stash. 

There will be one more post from me today. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 38 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

The May Challenge at Your Scrapbook Place

Challenge 38 at the Crafty Animals Challenge blog

Challenge 632 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

Week 17 at the Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge

Challenge 409 at the I ❤ Promarkers Challenge blog

Challenge 540 at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge blog

Challenge 9 at the Star Stampz Challenge blog

The May Challenge at the A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge blog

I hope you are staying safe and well. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Winter Wonderland - Angels/Anything with Wings - Sponsor Sherry West

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

Today is our Wedding Anniversary we will have been married for 38 years. We are going to celebrate with a delivered pizza which has now become a real treat. We are also planning to watch One Man Two Governors with James Corden it is on the National Theatre Youtube Channel for a week. There are lots of things online to watch and enjoy.

It is time for the new challenge at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog the theme is Angels/Anything with Wings and the sponsor is the faboulous Sherry West. 

I had worked on a different design for this image but is just didn't work. The image is so pretty this simple tent fold design is ideal. 

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

This gorgeous image is called "Peace to You" and is available HERE. I printed onto Neenah cardstock and the image was coloured with my Promarkers. Then the image was fussy cut. 

The banner die and the Happy Christmas came with my Crafter's Companion Advent calendar. 

It was a pleasure to make this card the image is so pretty. This is another card for my stash. The pile of  Christmas cards is increasing. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 483 at Craftyhazenut's Christmas Challenge

Challenge 21 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 68 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

Stay safe and well. 

Happy Crafting

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Crafts Galore Encore - April Challenge - Anything Goes.

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Here I am back with another post. This time it is for the new challenge at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog where the theme is Anything Goes. The sponsor is the fantastic Vera Lane Studio. The prize on offer this time is two sets of images of the winners choice.

Our daughter just loves cactus's so when I saw these images I just had to have them.

Sometime ago I used my Gelli Plate to make some backgrounds. This was the time to use one of them. I also used some Spellbinders dies to make the black die cuts. 

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

This set of images is called Succulents and it is available HERE. I was rather pleased with myself I managed to cut the sentiment so it fitted inside the die cut. 

All of the Succulents were printed onto Neenah card stock and were coloured with Promarkers. 

Once each one was coloured I cut them all out. 

I did choose the Succulents that would be easier to cut out. 

Then they were arranged around the sentiment. 

Sometimes at a jaunty angel. 

I did rather like the way this card turned out. I know our daughter is going to love it. 

I had been  wondering on cutting down on my Design Team commitments but right now I am very glad that I didn't.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Challenge 407 at the I ❤ Promarkers Challenge blog

Stay safe and well. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Beccy's Place - Cherry Blossom Digital Stamps

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? We are living in very strange times. Our Sainsbury shop was very weird we got most of what we wanted but it cost a lot more as we had to buy alternative brands. Also we bought the last few bits we needed in M&S. Lots of plans are being cancelled but it is but better to be safe.

I am one of the Blog Contributors for Beccy's Place. If you go to Beccy's post you will see that I have made other cards with the beautiful images. I will share those with you later in the week. There will also be a bonus card. I found the images very useful.

The colours I used for the mats and layers reflected how I had coloured the images. 

This is the beautiful set that I got to work with it is the Cherry Blossom Digital Stamps. If you click on the image it will take you to the store. 

I used the individual flower images to make a wreath. I have found that I really enjoy manipulating images digitally. Everything was printed onto Neenah card stock and coloured with my Promarkers.  

I changed the colour of the sentiment to fit with the colours I had used. 

I was rather pleased with how this card turned out. This is a gorgeous set of images to use. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 78 at the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog

I hope you can enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Stay Safe and Well

Hugs Jackie

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Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #73 - Anything Goes - Sponsor Morgan's Artworld

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your weekend. We are off to Aldershot today to have a meeting about my husband's parents. There are no problems but we have regular meetings to keep everyone up to speed. Yesterday was spent catching up on jobs around the house that we never seem to get much time to do.

The Challenge 73 has just started at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog. Our theme is Anything Goes and the sponsor this time is Morgan's Artworld. The prize is the three images that the Design Team have used for their creations.

I found different patterned papers in my stash.

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

This image is called Morgan's Teddy World Digi Stamp 5 and it is available HERE.  I created a frame for the image on the computer. Then I printed onto Neehah card stock and coloured the image with my Promarkers. 

I made several flowers with the Cornflower die from the John Next Door range. I used and pale paper and added Distress ink to the centres. The leaves were made with the Leafy Flourish die from the John Next Door range. 

A few of us on the Design Team have used this image. Our makes are quite different it shows just how versatile an image can be. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The March Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 404 at the I ❤ Promakers Challenge blog

Week 531 at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge Blog

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #3

Challenge 131 at the Love to Scrap Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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