A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog - 15th September Challenge

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your weekend going? Yesterday we went to our local theatre to see Murder She Didn't Write. It was an improvised murder mystery and lots of fun. We have just got to the end of my husband having a week off. We have fitted a lot in, it has been good.

You may have noticed from my sidebar that I have joined a Design Team.  I responded to the Design Team Call at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog. The theme is Anything Goes and there are Challenge on 1st and 15th of the month. Today is my first time sharing for them. Lozzy the owner has Design Papers that we can use and that are offered as prizes. There is a wonderful selection of papers.

For my card I used the Vintage Christmas papers and the Day Star papers they made a great background for the manger scene. The Snow Globe was a die from The Works. 

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

To create this scene I used dies from the John Next Door range: the Nativity Scenes die set and the Oh Little Town  Scenes die set. I do like how some of the little dies are together on one plate that way there is less chance of loosing them. 

I did enjoy making this card in fact I made four.. I might just make some more. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

The September Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge. 

Challenge 114 at the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog

Challenge 455 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

Challenge 14 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 171 at Creatalicious Challenges

Challenge 20 at The Creative Crafters Challenge Blog

Challenge 527 at the CRAFT Challenge blog

Challenge 67 at the International Heart and Soul Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

A Christmas Shaker Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I am into my second week of invigilating. It is really strange getting up early in the morning. It will be nice to have a bit of extra money for some treats at Christmas. This time last year I had no money at all coming in and I felt very odd buying my husband Christmas presents with his money it didn't seem right. Now I have a tiny pension and the invigilating money. So he will have a good present this year.

I was going through my files and I found a Christmas  card that hadn't been blogged.

I do like making Shaker Cards. The Snow Globe die from Creative expressions works so well when teamed with treat cups. Don't forget to look at your packaging though as I have found some that will work with the die as well. I used the Falling Snow Embossing folder to add texture to the background paper. 

I created the scene inside with dies. The Sky was cut with the Christmas Night Sky die from Creative Expressions and I used the Christmas Cottage Scenes dies as well. The Snowman was made with a Crafter's Companion die that came with the Advent Calendar last year. (I have treated myself to an Advent Calendar this year.) The snow was created with small white beads. 

This is a Creative Expressions die. I used Pebeo Gilding was on the sentiment and the Snow Globe. 

These types of cards are always popular. I am not sure who will get this one yet. 

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

The November Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges

The Christmas Challenge at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge blog

Challenge 411 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

The November Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 171 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Happy Crafitng

Hugs Jackie

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Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge Blog - Anything Goes with the optional twist of use white and one other colour

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends

How has your week been? Our son-in-law had his operation on Tuesday and is now at home recovering. The operation went well and it shouldn't be too long before he gets back to work. Doing things to help them has taken most of the week. Well that is what parents are for.

Being Friday the new challenge starts on the Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge blog the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of using white and one other colour. I did find that a challenge. The sponsor this time is Star Stampz.

Here is my card. I chose to use white and blue. The top white layer was embossed with the Falling Snow embossing folder. I used the Snow Globe die set from Creative Expressions and one of their Treat Cups to make the shaker part of the card. I added small white beads to make the snow. 

The kind sponsor this time is Star Stampz if you click on the image you will be taken to the store. 

This image is called Santa's Letter and it is available HERE. She was printed on to Neenah card and coloured with Promarkers. 

I only had room for a small sentiment. This one is from Tattered Lace it was one of my bargain 50p dies. 

I was very pleased with how this card turned out. I might try this with some other colours. 

Have a great weekend. 

I would like to enter challenge 49 at the Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge blog ,challenge 46 at the Merry Christmas Challenge blog, challenge 109 at  Aloha Friday Challenge blog at /kitty Bee Designs , challenge 273 at the QKR Stampede Challenge blog , Week 424 at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge blog, the Anything Goes Christmas Challenge at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog , challenge 507 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog and challenge 43 at the Crafty Addicts Challenge blog. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Christmas Deer Snow Globe Shaker Card

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I have had a marvellous crafty weekend. At the charity workshop, on Saturday,  I made six Christmas cards. I won lots of crafty stash in the raffle and we had a wonderful lunch and lots of cake. Today we went to the Portsmouth Craft show and we met my crafty friend there. We had a lovely chat over the free tea and coffee.

I have been making shaker cards with my Snow Globe die set again. This time I have been stamping the images inside the globe.

I made the layers and the background. I stuck the bar across the pattern paper, before sticking it down, I cut the snow globe die with out its cutting edge out of the paper. It took a bit of effort because of the layers but it worked. I do find this is the best method to use this die set. 

I stamped the deer, that came with the stamp set on Creative Stamping Magazine issue 34, onto water colour card and coloured them with my Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. I cut it out with a circle die that was large enough to give a border to stick to the treat cup. I used an anti static bag on the treat cup and I filled it with a snow effect glitter. Next I stuck the image to the treat cup. Finally this can be stuck to the gold background. If you lay it on lightly you can line up the correct position with the top layer. 

The holly stamp came with the same set from the magazine. 

I used the Sue Wilson Happy Christmas die again for the sentiment. It was cut in black and gold so I could create a shadow. 

I cut the snow globe die with the cutting edge from black card. When you lay in over the top of the treat cup you can see the gold through from the under layer. 

Here is my stash from the Portsmouth Craft show. My crafty friend gave me all the stamps on the right. She is a very generous lady. I am looking forward to making the MDF baubles and they have lights. 

I enjoyed making this card. I like a challenge.

I would like to enter Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 252, Challenge 31 at a Snowflakes Promise Challenge blog , Challenge 46 at the Weekly Christmas Card Challenge Blog , the Glitter and Sparkle Challenge at the Sweet Stamping Christmas Challenge blog and Challenge 43 at the Crafty Friends Challenge blog. 

We are off for a few days away starting tomorrow. I am taking the laptop so I should be in touch it might be a bit intermittent though we are there to have fun. 

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Snowglobe Shaker Christmas Cards

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How was  your weekend? We have had a busy one  and now it is back to work. Mondays do come round very fast.

I have been playing with my Sue Wilson Snow globe die set. I did buy a matching die to create scene inside the globe and some of the treat cups to make the shaker part. But I have been having a think which is always dangerous and you know I like to recycle old Christmas cards.

This is the outcome of my thoughts. The design started with the image as it was gold the rest of the card had to feature gold as well. When we were at Ally Pally we watched Sue Wilson demonstrate with the snow globe die set. She did start by cutting the snow globe without the cutting edge out of the background. This is what I did and then I embossed the background with the new falling snow embossing folder. 

The manger scene was cut from an old Christmas card. Now the dome over the image looks like a treat cup but it is in fact the packaging from the magnetic tape I used to create the fridge magnets for the Save the Date cards for our daughter's wedding. I was so thrilled they fitted the snow globe exactly. I do love reusing my packaging where I can. 

I was so thrilled with this ideas that I created a second card with another old Christmas card. Inside the shaker part on each card I put some white glitter. 

I just love it when I can recycle things to make something else. I think I have nearly finished making my Christmas cards. It is not like last year when I was struggling to finish them. I do have some other ideas for the snow globe dies this time involving stamps. 

I would like to enter Challenge 44 at Weekly Christmas Card Challenges and Challenge 30 at A Snowflakes Promise. 

Enjoy the rest of your week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Christmas Card number 15

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

Happy Friday! The weekend is almost here. We are heading off to a wedding early tomorrow morning and on Sunday we are visiting the Harry Potter studio tour, which is near where we will be staying. Two very exciting things to do. I won't be blogging or commenting much this weekend I know I am going to be very busy.

When I went to the Newbury Craft show, last weekend,  I had quite a long chat with John Lockwood he is becoming a  good friend. While we were talking he was using the new Snow Globe die set by Sue Wilson. I even helped him with a few things. I was so impressed with the dies and what he did with them I bought the Snow Globe die set and the Cottage Snow Globe scene. Today was my first opportunity to play with the dies.

This is an A5 card I don't often make these I do like may square cards. The backing paper was in my stash. 

This is the male deer from the Deer family die set that was released last year. 

This Season's Greeting die was also released last year. 

I did have fun putting the Snow Globe together. The treat cups make it so much easier to make a shaker card. I put Micro beads in mine. 

Look what I have treated myself to. I have been wanting to replace my Grand Calibur since the handle broke. I was able to pay for this with my earnings from card sales which is kind of appropriate. 

Here is is unpacked and I did use it today. I was impressed it is a very solid piece of kit. 

I have lots of ideas of how to use this die set so you will probably see it a lot more. I hope you have a wonderful weekend and that the weather is kind to all of us. 

Happy Crafting 

Hugs Jackie