Pretty Little card

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you are having a good week. We have been busy again this week. Our parents aren't doing well which means there is a lot to do for them. I am finding it so hard to find time to craft at the moment. I am doing lots of colouring every so often I make the images into cards. Here is one of them. 

I have been doing a bit of sorting out and I have found lots of images that needed colouring. 

The stamp is from Stampin Up and I think it is called Peony Blossom. The image was coloured with my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils. The die I used is from Crafter's Companion. 

Here is another card for my stash. I usually make my cards flat for posting. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Take care

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Diamond Point Christmas Card

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How has your week been. I have been busy. I found the invigilating quite tough this time. I  have been working on some design team bits and pieces too. Just yesterday afternoon I made a Christmas card that I can share with you. Sorry I have been neglecting my blog. There just isn't enough time. 

I had a bit of time at the end of the afternoon yesterday and I went to my stash of old cards. I found a nice small card with a cute robin on it. I have been enjoying making Diamond Point cards and I had a go at another one. 

I found some old Stampin Up paper in my stash. The colours suited the old card very well. 

Isn't that robin cute. 

I haven't made a Christmas card for my stash for a while. Underneath the flap I placed a white label cut with a Spellbinders die. You need to be able to write somewhere. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge #547 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

The June Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge #35 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge #96 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

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Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge blog - Anything Goes - with the optional twist of Santa Claus is coming to Town

Hello my Crafty Blog Friends

How is has your week been?  I hope you have something nice planned for the weekend. Tomorrow we are going to a Christmas choir rehearsal in the morning. Then there will be some things to sort out for Christmas. On Sunday the choir will be singing in the Sunday Service. We will be doing four songs. It should be good our choir master is very talented.

This is the last challenge of 2017 for the Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge Blog.  This is challenge is number 397 the theme is Anything Goes and the optional twist is Santa Clause is coming to Town.  There is also a Guest Design Team call for January. The sponsor this time is Digital Paper Craft. The Design Team used their own images for this challenge.

This is a tiny A6 card. I wanted to make  some more small cards. Because I made a rosette with my Hougie Board it is a bit dimensional for posting. My husband gave them to people at work when they were at their Christmas meal last Monday. 

There are lots of exciting things in the store if you click on the logo you will be taken there. 

The Santa from the Christmas Cookie-Cutter stamp set was stamped with Archival ink onto Neenah card and coloured with Promakers. He was cut out with the matching punch. 

The sentiment comes from the same set. 

I made four cards like this and they have all been given out. I do like that cute Santa. 

The Crafty Catz next challenge starts on January 5th 2018. 

Enjoy your weekend. 

I would like to enter challenge 99 at the Sparkles Monthly Challenge blog . challenge 57 at the Crafting with Friends Challenge Blog , challenge 58 at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog , challenge 47 at the Merry Christmas Challenge Blog and the Christmas Challenge at Moo Mania & More. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Cookie Cutter Christmas Santa

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends

How has your week started? Yesterday I walked to our local Next it took me an hour there and back with some shopping time included. It is quite a nice walk I think I will be doing it again. Today I have a crafty day planned. My husband will be home early he has a dentist appointment. We are hoping to be able to go back to the shop where we ordered our new oven as we haven't heard anything since last week - watch this space.

My husband commented the other day that I know you like making my large cards but they aren't so practical for posting. So I decided to make a few more smaller ones.

I found a pack of smaller card blanks with matching envelopes in my stash. I cut all the mats and layers with my guillotine. I have stopped using my rotary trimmer in favour of the guillotine as I think the cut is better.  I am quite surprised. 

I stamped eight of these cute Santas with the Cookie- Cutter Christmas stamp set from Stampin Up. Four of them were used for these cards. They were cut out with the matching punch.  I used some scalloped circle dies to cut the circles behind the Rustic Twig Wreath from Creative Expressions. 

The sentiment was cut with a Signature die. 

I had cut all of the bits for the cards. When I came to make them I decided to swap the elements around. They should be okay for posting. 

You will see what happened to the other four Santas sometime soon. 

Happy Crafting

I would like to enter the November Christmas Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenge blog and challenge 266 at the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge Blog. 

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Christmas Frame - Santa and his Sleigh

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope you had a good weekend. Both me and my husband have been suffering with sore throats and coughs which seem to be worse at night. During the day it doesn't stop you doing much. On Saturday we ordered a cooker to replace our part broken one. We also made a start on our Christmas shopping, at last. On Sunday we worked in the garden there is a lot to clear up after the drive being done. In the evening we went to Christmas choir practice. It is nice to do something a bit different. Unfortunately today I have woken up with a bad headache which is making it a bit hard to get going.

I went to a craft day at the end of October and one of the things we made was a Christmas frame. Using the Stampin Up Santa's Sleigh stamp set with the matching dies. The frame itself came from the well known Scandinavian store.

We made most of the frame design at the workshop. I did tweek it a bit when I got home. Isn't it hard photographing shiny surfaces? 

I added a Santa that I made with the Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp set with the matching punch. He was coloured with Promarkers. 

This wonderful sleigh was made with the dies at the craft day. I added the presents later. 

Reindeers stamped and cut out with the dies. I was given the stamps in the craft day goody bag but I couldn't justify buying the dies,  now I am not working. I do like sets that match, so that was a hard decision to make. 

My friend was struggling to fill a stall at a Christmas Craft sale and I offered a few items, one of which was the frame, to help her out. You can see it on display in the window It is my first try at trying to sell some things. 

I hope you have a good week. There is so much I want to do I hope this headache goes. 

I would like to enter the Snow Fun Challenge on the Make My Monday Challenge blog ,Challenge 143 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog and the November Challenge at Beccy's Challenges. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafty Catz Challenge blog - Anything Goes with the optional challenge of using the colours Blue, Green and Brown

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends

Happy Friday the gateway to the weekend. I hope that you have something nice planned. The bunnies will be collected this weekend and then I can get their room really clean and then  it can become a store room again.

Today the new challenge starts on the Crafty Catz Challenge blog the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of using the colours Blue, Green and Brown. This was the theme of the very first challenge eight years ago. The sponsor this time is Di's Digi Stamps. The Design Team used their own images for this challenge.

I wanted to use the colours of the optional challenge. I started with a Kraft card blank and built up the layers with shades of blue, green and brown. 

There are lots of cute images in the store if you click on the logo you should be taken to the online store. 

The flower is the main stamp in the Birthday Blooms set from Stampin Up it was stamped onto water colour paper with archival ink and then coloured with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. The outer die cut was made with the Umbria die from the Italian Collection. 

The tone of the card seemed right for a Thinking of You sentiment. 

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend. Take care. 

I would like to enter challenge 39 at the Colour Crazy Craft Challenge blog. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Build a Bouquet die and stamp set from issue 162 of Simply Cards & Papercraft

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope your weekend has been good. We did manage to buy a fridge and matching freezer from a local shop some friends told us about recently and the price was good too. My husband has been working on his speech for the wedding and that is nearly finished. I just have the table plan  that will be displayed to finish this will be done next weekend. I had to make another for the caters so they know where everyone will be sitting.

When I got issue 162 of Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine I just had to use the Build a Bouquet stamp and die set that came with the magazine. I made a card and sent it into the magazine. Well I have had issue 164 at home for a while (I have a subscription) and when I couldn't sleep last night I was looking through it and on page 98 I spotted my card.

All the papers I used were in my stash. The jam jar had its own die. 

The sentiment came with the set and was stamped with Watering Can Archival ink. I matted it with the same card as the main mats for the card. 

The single flower stamp had its own die so it was easy to cut out. I stamped with Watering Can Archival and I coloured with my Stampin Up water colour pencils. 

I stamped the main bouquet three times once coloured I cut them out by hand. 

Here is my card printed in issue 164 of Simply Cards & Papercraft.  They wrote a lovely message about the card. 

Have a great week.

I would like to join the challenge at the Seize the Birthday Challenge blog. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Alphabet Challenge blog - Letter G - Give Thanks

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

The weekend is here. This weekend our daughter is home. She has a hairdressers appointment and her dress is coming back from being altered. Everything is getting close and exciting. My husband and I are hoping to collect our new glasses which we ordered two weeks ago. I have managed to get glasses to match my outfit.

The new challenge starts today on the Alphabet Challenge blog the letter is G and the theme is Give Thanks. This will be my last post for the Alphabet Challenge blog as I have decided to step down from the team. I have enjoyed my time with them but now it is time to move on. I wish them all the best for the future. You never know I might go in for some of the challenges.

I like making Thank You cards. They are always useful to have in your stash.

I used an embossing folder the make the background. I used some Tonic dies to cut an aperture and an inner frame. Behind the aperture I used the Bed of Roses embossing folder by Creative Expression. 

This rose stamp came free with a magazine some time ago I now can't remember which one. I coloured it with my Stampin Up water colour pencils and I used a blender pen to move the colours around. 

This thank you die is floral but I have used it much more with the floral elements removed. 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.  

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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With Love

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope you  had a great Easter break?  For us it has been good we have got so much done. A gardening project was completed, my husband  bought a suit, rings were polished, groom and groomsmen suits were ordered and  we sorted out  the table decorations. We saw family and friends it was a good break. I still have a few days before I go back to school which is nice.

I made another card with the image and paper from the April Issue of Making Cards Magazine. The papers and images are so pretty.

This is a 6" x 6" card.  I used a Spellbinders ornate square die to make the frame. 

I used a Tattered Lace die to make the sentiment. 

I coloured the just pot with my Stampin Up colouring pencils and the blender pen. 

This is another card for my stash. I have a long list of jobs to start today I'd better get on. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting 

Hugs Jackie

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Christmas Reindeer

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

Well that was a busy weekend. Ally Pally was fab on Saturday and we had a lovely meal with our family on Sunday. My husband has a few days back at work and then he has about a week's leave. I do need his help with some of the wedding makes.

Believe it or not I have been making Christmas cards again I made 12 of these. I have had the design going round my head for ages so I just had to make it.

This is an A6 card and I made them with my husband's work team in mind. I will be decorating the envelopes too. Last year I decorated some envelopes and not others and there were complaints. So that isn't happening this year. Both of the papers I used are from Stampin Up. 

The reindeer is one of the stamps in the Stampin Up Cookie-Cutter Christmas stamp set. He was stamped onto water colour card and coloured with my Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. I do have the matching punch to cut him out. In the background you can see the Rustic Twig Wreath from Creative Expressions. The scalloped squares were cut with a Spellbinders die. 

The Happy Christmas was cut with the Contemporary  Happy Christmas by Creative Expressions. 

At Ally Pally we sat in the audience and watched Barbara Grey demonstrate live on TV and the same with Julia Watts. Every so often they would turn the camera on the audience I had to keep waking my husband up. We saw John Lockwood demonstrate the new Glitter Kiss products. The last picture is of my stash. I did succumb to two of the Glitter Kiss colours. I will let you know how I get on.  

I think these cards are quite jolly. 

I would like to enter challenge 10 at the Christmas Card Challenge blog and Challenge 55 at the Crafty Friends Challenge blog. 

Enjoy your week. 

Happy Crafting 

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Thinking of You in Purple

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? The children finished school today and I have two more days to go until the Easter Break. We have also treated ourselves to a trip to the theatre tomorrow for our anniversary and there was a good offer on seats.

I held out for a while but in the end I couldn't resist the April issue of  Making Cards Magazine. So today I made a card with one of the images and some of the papers that came with the magazine.

This is a 6" x 6" card my husband had asked me to make some smaller cards. I used my Spellbinder's Lacy circle dies to frame the image. 

The pot on the image was not coloured I used the Stampin Up water colour pencils and a blending tool to colour it. 

I love how the image and the papers go so well together. I is really quite easy to make a pretty card. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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