Not Just Cards - December Challenge - Anything Goes

 Hello my Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

Well Friday is here. It will be another quiet weekend for us. If the weather is good we will be able to get out for some walks. 

The December Challenge starts today at the Not Just Cards Challenge Blog the theme is always Anything Goes. This is my last post for this challenge blog.  I had decided to step down but the decision has been made to close this Challenge blog. When this challenge finishes and the winners are announced the Challenge Blog will cease to be active.

Here is the Christmas card I made for my hubby. Usually I make his card first. This year has been so odd that his was one of the last ones I made. 

For my hubby's retirement card I used an image with a shed on it from one of the HunkyDory Little books. You can see it HERE,   The image comes from a HunkyDory little book of Snowmen, It just seemed appropriate. There is a patterned paper in the background but is hard to see. 

If you click on the logo you will be taken to the Challenge Blog. 

This little image is so cute. We don't even have a shed. 

The sentiment and the foliage was made with a die set that came free with a magazine I think last year. 

I am not sure when I will give my hubby this card. We usually exchange cards sometime before Christmas. 

Have a good weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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Penguin Christmas Card for the March Rudolph Days Challenge

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How are you getting on? We are managing okay. Going shopping is a bit hairy but we do need to eat. I am being creative with ingredients. There is lots of time to have a go. We have a big puzzle to dabble with. My husband is working from home and I am making cards and needle felting. Hobbies are great.

I love joining in with the Rudolph Days Challenge each month. It starts on the 25th of the month and runs until the end of the month. This is a great way to keep on top of your Christmas makes. I wonder if things will be okay by Christmas?

Somewhere I saw a sketch that I liked. I decided to follow the sketch for a Design Team make but the image I was working with  just didn't work. I went to my supply of old cards and I found an image that I could use.

I chose matching blue papers. When I follow a sketch I like to mat the shapes with black so the design is obvious. 

I chose this penguin image from my old cards. I cut the image and its mat with some Tonic Dies. The greeting is a Tattered Lace die. 

I was so pleased that I was able to use this sketch and that my effort did not go to waste. Don't worry the Design Team card got made as well. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The March Rudolph Days Challenge

Challenge 20 at the Merry Little Christmas (MLCCB) Challenge blog

Challenge 68 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

The 25th March Challenge at Fezziwigs Festive Frolics Challenge blog

Challenge 482 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

The March Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Keep well and stay safe.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Winter Wonderland Challenge blog - theme Little Friends

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How is your week going? The weekend is nearly here and things are slowly getting back to normal. I am looking forward to getting the house sorted and to be able to do some crafting.

Today the new challenge starts at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog the theme is Little Friends and the sponsor is Wink Wink Ink.

I did make this card before Christmas when I didn't have much time. So the design is very simple. 

Our sponsor is Wink Wink Ink and they are offering $15 dollars credit to the winner. There are many cute image sets in the store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

This is a fancy sentiment die from Creative Expressions. 

The image set is called Just for You Buck Deer and Mouse Snowman Friend. The images in the set can be used separately. For speed I used the pre-coloured images. I made the background on my computer. 

The images are so cute and work so well together. 

Well I have made a start on my cards for next Christmas. Last year I didn't have a last minute rush I would like this year to be the same. 

Take care. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Elegant Tent Fold Christmas Card.

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How is your week going? I have had a couple of quiet days but now I have got three days of invigilating ahead. This is for tests of the new students. I haven't  been at these tests before. The pupils will probably seem quite small after the Year 11s last summer.

I have been trying to enter the Rudolf Days Challenge each month (it starts on the 25th and runs until the end of the month).  It has really kept me on track with my Christmas cards.

I treated myself to issue 56 of Die-Cutting Essentials Magazine with it's amazing set of Christmas dies.

This is tent fold card and it is made from the card that was left when I cut a card blank for a wedding card. The paper has been in my stash for a while. 

This is a lovely bold sentiment that makes a nice focal point for the card. 

I made a little sway for the top and bottom of the sentiment with come of the other dies in the set. 

I was rather pleased with how this card turned out. I may well make some more. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The September Rudolf Days Challenge

Challenge 56 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

The September Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge blog

Challenge 14 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 456 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge 

Challenge 450 at the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) end of Year Challenge - Anything but a Card

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When you read this blog post I will be in Brighton for the last of the Bootleg Beatles Christmas Concerts. It is a lovely thing to do before Christmas with our special friends.

As the title suggests this is the end of year challenge for the Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) and the theme is Anything but a Card. Some of the design team are offering prizes. This time we are being sponsored by Crafty Ribbons

I made some gift boxes filled with foil covered sweets to help someone with a fund raising coffee morning. She told me that on the day she raised £560. 

If you love ribbon you will love the Crafty Ribbons website. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

Our challenge is lots of fun why not join us. 

This shows the top of the box with the Poinsettia and the ivy. I used the stamps and matching dies from John Next Door to make the Poinsettias. 

I used acetate behind one of the cut panels so that you can see the contents. 

This is the prize I am offering. There is a little bit of everything. 

I need to make some more of these boxes to hold table presents. I am sure all the jobs will get done in time. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Hunkydory Christmas card number 14

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How is your weekend going? We had a lovely time at  Gun Wharf Quays yesterday. We managed to   do some Christmas shopping and we had a nice meal in Cafe Rouge to use our vouchers. The in the evening on Saturday we went to an Autumn event at our church which was fun. Today should be a bit quieter.

Do you remember the batch of Christmas cards I made from a Hunkydory kit that came free with issue 188 of Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine?  Well there were some bits left over from the kit and I was able to make another card.

The paper came from the set it is just so pretty. 

This image was cut from a piece of card in the kit. The sentiment was made with a Tattered Lace die. 

I have enjoyed using this kit and there are still a few bits left. I would like to use it all up this year. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Pollyanna Pickering Robin Christmas Card

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How is your week going? Round here it is half term. This means that I am able to catch up with some of my friends who still work in schools that is what I am doing today.

I am still making lots of Christmas cards I feel very behind I really should have lots more made by now. I am also getting a few cards together for a friend who is running a fund raising event for her Brownie unit. This is one of the cards I have made for her.

I was a bit naughty and I ordered a paper kit and DVD set from Create and Craft. This cute robin came in the papercraft set it is a Pollyanna Pickering image. I do love her paintings she was such a talented lady. 

When I am crafting there are sometimes bits of card left over from creating a card. They are too good to throw away so I usually try to make a card with them. Apart from the image all of the elements of this card were made with scraps. 

This is a Tattered Lace sentiment. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 408 at Cratyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 337 at Pixie's Snippets Playground

The October Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 39 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 19 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Happy Crafting 

Hugs Jackie

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Quilted Deer Christmas Card

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How is your week going? I had a very full day yesterday. My good friend took me to Winchester. We had lunch at the cathedral cafe and we mooched around the shops. I even managed to get a few Christmas presents.

I have been making Christmas cards again. I am still playing catch up with these. The rest of this week is quite quiet for me so I am hoping to make some progress.

I chose the image I wanted to use and them I made an aperture with the Double Pierced Circle dies from Creative Expressions. The tartan packing paper was in my stash. 

This image is called Quilted Deer and he is freebie on the Beccy's Place blog. I have used the pre-coloured version. There is no way that I could add patterns like that. The sentiment was cut with a Tattered Lace die. 

This was quite a quick make. I will probably use this image again it is so cute. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 38 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

The challenge starting on 15th September at the the Merry Christmas Challenge blog

The October Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 406 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

Challenge 168 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

The October Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Christmas Poinsettias

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I hope you have had a good week and that you have something nice planned for the weekend. Though this time I don't think the weather is going to be on our side. I have helped at two felting workshops this week. My latest make is on my Felting Creations page. I am starting to feel a bit more like me again and I am getting on better with my crafting.

I am very behind with my Christmas card making. I need a design to make 10 Christmas cards for my husband to use at work.  I have been trying a few things out.

I found some white glittery card already embossed in my stash. I used the Snowflake Lattice embossing folder from Creative Expressions. The ivy was cut with a die set from Creative Expressions. 

The Poinsettias were cut with the Poinsettia die from John Next Door. For each one I cut two in red and one in green (for the leaves). Everything was shaped with a ball tool on foam. The centres were cut with a Sizzix die and I added beads for texture. 

The sentiment was cut with a Tattered Lace die. 

I don't think this the design I will use but it is another card for my stash. 

Have a great weekend. 

I would like to enter the following challenges. 

The 15th September Challenge at the Merry Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 2 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 167 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Challenge 408 at the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Rudolph Days Challenge - Monochromatic Christmas Card

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Happy Saturday. We have a busy weekend ahead. Our daughter and son-in-law are coming for lunch on Sunday which should be fun. Then on Monday we are seeing my parents. We will take them out for a meal and probably do some cleaning. I hope we will be able to visit my husband's parents as well.

At the beginning of the year I set myself the target of entering the Rudolph Days challenge every month up until Christmas. Unfortunately I missed the July Challenge as the date shifted and although I had time to enter when we got back from Malta with everything going on I forgot. This is the card I would have entered click HERE. 

This is quite a tiny card. I needed to make a monochrome card and I was thrilled when I found this image in my stash. I used a Snowflake embossing folder and the Winter Trees dies from Sue Wilson. 

It is a cute little white and grey image. 

This is a Tattered Lace die it is great for sentiments on small cards. 

There it is another Christmas  card for my stash. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The August Rudolph Days Challenge 

The 15th August - 14th September Challenge at the Merry Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 34 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

Challenge 165 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Challenge 110 at the Creative Craft Cottage Challenge blog

Challenge 378 at the My time to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 400 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

Crafter's Castle Challenge 8

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Pollyanna Pickering Kingfisher Christmas card

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How is your week going? We are in the process of getting ready to go to the wedding in Malta. There is still quite a bit to sort out.

That is what I wrote when I scheduled this post when I was trying to get ahead, Life has flipped. My dad is still in hospital he had a pacemaker fitted yesterday. He now has mobility issues and I know that he can't come out without a care package. He was acting as carer for my mum who we are now supporting. We need a permanent solution at the moment I am not quite sure what that means. This is the reason that I am not around much, I am going to have to make some difficult decisions about my crating. 

I have challenged myself to enter all of the Rudolph Days challenges this year. This is my card for the July Challenge that starts today and ends on the last day of the month.

I decided to use the same design that I used for the Barn Owl card from the same A Winter's Day Decoupage Popper pad. This time I wanted to make a larger card. So I turned to my Creative Crafting World paper pads to add the extra detail. 

I used the Deckled Rectangle dies by Spellbinders to cut out the kingfisher and the black mat. 

This is my go to small Season's Greetings die from Tattered Lace it  is such a good size for small spaces. 

I think I might make a few more cards like this they are nice and flat for posting. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Happy Crafting 

Hugs Jackie

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Always Fun Challenges - Paper Piecing

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How was your weekend? Can you believe we went to see our daughter and son-in-law to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Where did that year go? Not long and we go to Malta for the next wedding.

Being Monday the new challenge starts at Always Fun Challenges and this time the theme is Paper Piecing. 

I just love the stained glass dies from Creative Expressions. I knew I wanted to use the Poinsettia one  for this card and I knew I had some great paper in my stash to match,  I just had to find it. 

Our challenges are always fun. Why not join us? 

This die is gorgeous. I cut it in black and left a frame. I had a piece of inky card left over so I covered it with a sticky sheet. I stuck down the black frame. I cut the die is red, green and gold glitter card and placed the pieces I wanted into the black frame. Having the sticky sheet under makes this easier. Finally I covered the left over sticky with Micro Beads. 

As usual I didn't leave much room for a sentiment so I used my go to Tattered Lace die. 

I know I will be using this die again. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie