Happy Father's Day lovely Hubby

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How is your week going? Today we are going to the 94th Birthday party of my mother-in-law. We are taking the food. It will be an afternoon tea. Hopefully the weather will be nice and we can all be in the garden. I will let you know how is all goes. 

Today I am sharing the Father's Day Card that I made for my hubby. When I first made it I wasn't going to share it as I thought it was quite simple. I decided it was worth a share on Sunday.  

I used some of the paper from the Fresh Feeling Paper pad from The Works. I was able to use up some of the larger strips of paper. 

I reused an old card. The scene reminded me of holidays we used to have. Hopefully this year we will get away for a while. My hubby keeps asking when we can go away. The card and it's mats and layers were cut with the double pierced square dies from Creative Expressions. 

This is a Signature die I have had it for a while and it has been very useful. 

We did have a lovely day on Sunday. I know my hubby liked his card. 

Have a good day. 

Happy crafting. 

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Anniversary Card for our very good Friends

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How was your weekend? On Saturday we had friends round for tea and cake in the garden. On Sunday we went to see our daughter and son-in-law's new house. It is a new build so it meant going to a building site. The house is very nearly complete so hopefully they will get a moving date soon. We are going to help them on moving day but we don't know when that is yet. 

In July our good friends have their birthdays and anniversary very close together. This is the anniversary card I made for them. 

I used some of my Claritystamp Designer papers. 

This Clarity Fresh Cut die is called Panoramic Vista it is an aperture die.  

This is a Signature die. 

I had bits left over after making this card. So I made a smaller version without a sentiment. It was one of the first ones to sell in the sale a few weeks ago. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 67 at the Crafting Happiness Challenge blog

Have a great week, 

Happy Crafting

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Father's Day card for my lovely Hubby

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I hope you had a good weekend. We saw a lot of family all outside, at a safe distance and at . Now things are back to our weekly normality. Hubby working at home and me doodling. I am going for a coffee in the garden with friends later on. 

Since I have been doodling and colouring with Barbara Gray I have joined the monthly Clarity Die club. I used the die I received last month to make this card. I also used some of the Clarity Design papers. 

This is a Signature die. I think I use it every Father's Day. I am still making three cards each time. 

This is quite a dramatic card. I know my hubby liked it. I was really hoping to draw something for him but I ended up not having any time. I do think this die has lots of potential. I will have to have another play sometime. 

I hope that you have a good week. 

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A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog - Challenge 108

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I hope you are having a good week. I am still struggling to get on with my crafting life really does get in the way sometime.

Challenge 108 starts at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog today.  The theme is Anything Goes.  There are lovely Digi papers on offer as prizes.

I chose one of the lovely Thistle papers to use on my creation. You can see the musical notes in the background which was ideal for my project. 

Why not join in with our challenge click on the logo and you will taken there.  

This is a Signature die called first dance I have used is a lot. 

This is a Crafter's Companion die. 

There is a bit of a story to this card. Our friends have known Emma Barton (Honey in Eastenders) since she was a little girl. When Emma was on Strictly Come Dancing last year our friends went to the filming of one of the episodes as VIP guests. They have another friend whose son who has Cerebral Palsy and is a big Strictly fan. So the mum asked our friends if they would get a card signed. I offered to make a card to sign as I could theme it easily. Here is what was written in the card by Emma and some of the performers. 

Here is the lad with his card he does look very happy. 

It is nice to think that this card helped to make someone happy. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Moving Along with the Times - Wedding or Anniversary

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How is your week going? I have another morning of invigilating ahead. But after I am going out to lunch with a friend for her birthday which will be lovely. We might even visit a craft store. We both make cards.

Today the new challenge starts at the Moving Along with the Times Challenge blog. There is some news about the challenge blog over there as well. The theme of the challenge has been chosen by CAZ and it is Wedding or Anniversary.

I made this card a while back for our good friends who like to dance.

For the background I used the Foston Fold die set from the John Next Door range. 

Why not pop over to the challenge blog and join in with the fun? Click on the logo and you will be taken there.

Over the top I added a dancing couple. This die is called First Dance and it is a Signature die. 

The flowers were cut with a small die that comes with the Foston Fold Die set. I added die cuts made with the Leafy Flourish die set. They match the leaves on the Foston Fold die. I am  a sucker for things that match. I added some small butterflies as well. 

Their anniversary was back in July it is about the same time as our Daughter and son-in-law's. I have made a lot of wedding and anniversary cards this year., 

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Have a great day. 

Happy Crafting

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Two masculine cards made with Pollyanna Pickering images

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How is your week going? We really made the most of our extra day at the weekend. We popped out in the morning. First to the garden centre for a coffee and a piece of cake to share. The real reason for going there was to buy another plant for our garden. Then we went to Halfords and my husband bought new windscreen wipers that he fitted when we got home. The new plants for the garden were planted. The potted Christmas tree was repotted. I sorted out the weeds on our drive. My husband also did some filing. It was a good day of catching up on jobs.

I really do like images by Pollyanna Pickering. I think the ones I have chosen this time make fantastic masculine cards.

I decided to make a Father's Day card for my dad. Since the summer when he was very ill his short term memory has been affected. The strange thing is he is very happy now much happier than he has ever been and he says nice things now which he never used to do. I think he will like this image of a tiger. 

The card is on the side and when I walk past it I always think how much I like this tiger. 

This is a Signature die. I have had it for a long time and I use it for just about every Father's Day card I have made. 

Someone from our church was rather ill. It was suggested that I make him a Get Well card. If you notice I used the same backing paper and ribbon for both cards. 

This owl is adorable. 

Here are the two card together. I really do like those images a lot. 

I would like to enter the following challenges;

Challenge 26 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Christmas Decorations for a Tea Dance Group's Christmas Tree

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How is your week going? I had a lovely day out at Hinton Ampner near Alresford in Hampshire. The lower floor of the house was decorated beautifully. But the icing on the cake was that there was a Murder Mystery to solve as you went round. We had to go round twice as the decorations took our breath away but we did solve the puzzle.

I was asked to make some Christmas tree decorations for a Tea Dance group that meets in a local village. The village church holds a Christmas tree festival each group that meets in the village add a tree. This all happened last weekend. The trees have all been taken down now.

I was give the brief that the decorations had to be red and white. I used the First Dance Signature die to cut the dancing couple. The Tea-cup die was free with a magazine. 

The ornaments are double sided. I cut the die from the back of the paper as well as the front so there would be glitter on both sided. 

I have seen pictures of the decorations in place they did look good. I used red and white baker's twine to attach the decorations. 

This is one of the first displays you see when you enter the house at Hinton Ampner. 

This cheeky robin was outside the cafe it was almost like he was posing he stayed there for ages. 

I used the first dance die to make a couple of Christmas cards for some ladies who attend the Tea Dance. I have been wanting to share these decorations for a while now. Now the event is over I think it is okay to do so. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Crafty Catz Challenge blog - Anything Goes with the optional twist of Black and White

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Welcome to my second post of the day. Being Friday the new challenge starts on the Crafty Catz Challenge blog the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of Black and White. The sponsor is Crafty Sentiments Designs. This time the Design Team used their own images.

I decided to make an anniversary card for our friends who love to dance. I used the Heart Lattice embossing folder to make the background. The ribbon including the big bow were in my stash. 

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

This is a Signature die called First Dance. 

The sentiment was also cut with a Signature die. 

I hope you have a great weekend. Our neighbours are away which means that we can do into their garden to attempt to get more of the ivy off our garage roof. They did say that this would be okay. 

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Kinetic Father's Day Card

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How was your weekend? We worked on the wedding invitations but they are still not finished frustratingly the design keeps changing. We were hoping to visit on Sunday but the snow put us off.  This week ahead I will be helping at two Felting Workshops as one was postponed because of the previous snow.  I do enjoy these workshops and I am learning a lot. I was thrilled with the pot I made a few weeks ago. It is a lovely fluid craft you are never quite sure how things are going to turn out.

I have been trying to get ahead with my cards again. With this in mind  I managed to get the latest issue of Papercraft Essentials Magazine. The free gift was a Kinetic Creations Spinner & Slider Stamp and die set. There were also bonus papers to download from the magazine's website.

I used a cloud embossing folder for the back layer. The scene was one of the free papers to download. 

This balloon was stamped and then coloured with Copic pens. I mentioned to our daughter that I wanted to try them and she lent me hers. Which is very kind of her. I am so used to Promarkers I think it will be hard to change. The slot was cut with a die from the set. The smaller balloons were stamped with one of the stamps from the set. The balloon doesn't slide as smoothly as it might but it was my first attempt. 

This is such a useful die I use it every year it is a Signature die. 

Like usual when I make cards ahead I just have to remember where I have hidden them when the time comes. 

I hope you have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

Moving Along with the Times Challenge Blog (MAWTT) - Theme Love

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This is a busy morning there is a second post from me. As you can see the new challenge has started on the Moving Along with the Times Challenge blog and I am the host this time. I chose the theme of Love. It just seemed like the right time of year what with Valentine's Day coming up. But you don't have to stop there. So many other types of cards could be made for anniversarys, weddings, engagements or just to let someone know you care.

I made an anniversary card for my husband. Our anniversary is in April. It is fine for me to share his card as he doesn't read my blog or do Social Media. We had a huge break through when he agreed to do WhatsApp and now we can have family chats and he doesn't get left out.

I started with the image from an old card. I used the colours from the image for the mats and layers. The last grey layer was embossed with the Heart Lattice embossing folder from Creative Expressions. 

This image came from a large card. I thought it might look a bit like us on one of our trips. 

This is a signature die. 

This image came from another card. I used the Heart of Hearts die set to cut the hearts. 

Now I have just got to remember where I have put this card when our anniversary comes. This year it is on a bank holiday so we will be able to send the day together. 

I would like to enter challenge 106 at the Love to Scrap Challenge blog , challenge 36 at the Crafting with Attitude Challenge blog and challenge 18 at the Create and Makes Challenge blog. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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