Happy 70th Birthday card and cake topper

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How is your week going? We seem to be getting busier. Yesterday we went to the theatre to see Educating Rita. It was so nice to go to the theatre again. We are going out for the day today too.  I do hope we haven't come out of lockdown too soon. 

Our good friend was 70 yesterday. Here is the card and cake topper I made for him. 

I used Claritystamp designer paper in the background. The number , letter and word dies are all from the John Next Door range. 

I kept this card for so long. I just love the image and it works well with the jigsaw die. The die came free with a magazine some time ago. 

I made one of these before. It is double sided. 

Here is the topper on the fabulous cake my friend made. 

I think it is rather obvious what our friend's hobby is. 

Happy Crafting

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Happy 30th Birthday Box Card

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How was your weekend? We had a quiet one. I needed a bit of down time after visiting my parents last week. Yesterday  started two weeks of invigilating for me. There are just a few of us going in. We are having the children who need extra time for their mocks. We can also read for them. The rest of the year group are taking their mocks in the classroom with their teachers. 

A few weeks ago it was our daughter's 30th Birthday. How did that happen? I had to make a special card. So this is a larger box card. I have made a few of these this year. 

For this card I actually drew the backing paper. It was something we did in the doodling sessions with Barbara Gray a while back. 

I used lots of John Next Door dies to complete this care. The Stencil Alphabet dies are so good for personalising a card. I used the Stencil Numbers too and the Stencil Sentiments. The flowers were made with the Tatty Daisy die. There are also some Small Flowers and Small Leaves on there. 

Our daughter loved this card. We had a lovely day together on the day. They have the dog now so she couldn't have a party. Hopefully one day the doggy will be able to cope with groups of people. 

Have a good week. 

As I am invigilating not much crafting is going to happen. 

Happy crafting

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Anyone for Draughts? Happy Birthday.

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How has your week been?  The weather has been a bit changeable. We have been out for some good walks. We voted. The garden has been tidied a bit and of course we have had a few coffees outside. This weekend is my birthday so I will be taking it easy for at least Sunday. Today we are meeting friends and doing a walking mystery around Portsmouth. I will let you know how we get on. 

Here is another of the samples I made for John's shows on The Craft Store. I have a few more samples to go after this. I am busy making things for new shows coming up. 

I made this card with the Stencil Numbers die and the Firth Park Tags die set. I cut lots of the discs and I stacked them to give dimension. I cut the squares for the board with my guillotine. I made the banner across the centre with the Firth Park tag set. I did thread ribbon through the die. The sentiment was cut with the numbers die and the Stencil Sentiment die set. When I make my samples I usually have someone in mind for the cards. Even though they will never receive the card it helps me when designing. 

Have a good weekend

Happy Crafting

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A Box Birthday Card for a Special Person

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How is your week going? We had a fantastic walk on Monday before the rain came. We parked on the outskirts of Winchester and walked in to town along the river. There are a few routes you can take. We stopped in Winchester for a coffee and it came with a free chocolate. The round trip was about 5 miles. We even saw some baby ducks on the river. I am having a walk with my friend today. We are walking up to the Country Park so she can see the bluebells. We can get a coffee there as well. 

I do like making box cards and they are usually popular with the recipients. 

I made this one for a special someone. I made the background paper. To be honest I did it a while ago and I don't remember how I did it. I do have a tutorial for making this type of card it can be reached HERE.  The card I made is slightly bigger than an A4 sheet. 

I love the new Stencil Alphabet and the Stencil Number dies from the John Next Door range. 

I used the Firth Park tags dies for the sentiment. I also used the glasses from the Champagne Bottle die set and the Leafy Flourish dies. 

I was pleased with how the card turned out. 

The recipient was very pleased with this card. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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A Birthday Card for Pat

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How has your week been? I hurt my back and I also had some very bad headaches. I am feeling a lot better now but I did loose a lot of time. It is so nice now that we can meet up with more people. Tomorrow we are going to see our daughter she is staying home with their dog meaning that her hubby can make the journey to visit his Nan. It will give us a chance to get to know their dog a bit better. 

Here is another of the samples I made for the John Next Door one day special on the Craft Store last weekend. 

This card was made from the waste when I was cutting all the other dies. What I do is I have everything together in a box all the dies, all the off cuts of card. Then when I get near the end of making samples I will look and the waste bits and see what I can come up with. I used the Firth Park Tags dies set, the Stencil Numbers and Alphabet die and lastly the Small Flowers and Small Leaves dies. 

Have a good weekend. I will be back tomorrow it is the first of the month. 

Happy Crafting

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