Barn Owl and Poppies Birthday Card

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How is your week going? I can't believe this is the first time I have posted in March. I have been  making things that I can share later on. I need to have a good think about how to proceed with blogging. I will get back to you on that. 

I have made a simple birthday card for my lovely Uncle who will be 88 this year. He lives with my cousin and her family in Suffolk so we haven't seen them much. Hopefully this year. 

This adorable Barn Owl was on the packaging of a Pollyanna Pickering set of images. I do love this image, I did have a puzzle of it some time ago. The poppy paper and the Designer paper were in my stash. I am having  a bit of a sort out. There are lots of things I don't think I will use again. The sentiment was cut with some of the Stencil Sentiments dies from the John Next Door range. 

Enjoy the rest of the week and the weekend. I am not sure when I will be back. 

Happy Crafting

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Best Wishes from a Cute Elephant

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How is your week going? We saw all our parents yesterday. My parents seem very happy with the two carers that they now live with them. I am sure it is better for them to be in their own home. My husband's parents are just starting out on the care journey. I think they will be needing more help soon. The Art of Craft shop is just down the road from my in-laws. We popped in yesterday between visits. I was a bit naughty and I treated myself to some goodies. 

Here is a card I made with the last of the images from the Chute Digital Image Set from Beccy's Place. I had coloured the image but I ran out of time to make it into a card for the deadline for sending it to Beccy. 

For the background I used some strips of leftover Designer paper from Claritystamp. The sentiment was cut into the paper with my Stencil Sentiments die set from the John Next Door range. 

This is the cute elephant from the Chute Digital Image Set from Beccy's Place which is available HERE. He was coloured with my Faber Castell Polychromo colouring pencils. 

This is another cute little card for my stash. 

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Twisted Easel Card for a 97th Birthday

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How has your week been? We have been busy here there has been lots to sort out with my parents and my sister. I also thought that I had a closer deadline for some crafty makes than was the case so the pressure is off a bit. 

Here is the birthday card I have made for my father-in-law who will be 97 in September. He still loves his garden so this card will be appropriate. My mother-in-law will be able to work out the twisted easel style works, she is a smart cookie. 

I have had the sticky burlap for a while. I chose to use it here for the texture. 

The image is from  one of the Hunkydory little books. I used the flowing dies: Ivy Spray, Stencil Sentiments, Advent Numbers all from the John Next Door range. 

I do hope my father-in-law likes this card. 

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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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. 

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Fortieth Wedding Anniversary Box Card

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How was your weekend? We had a lovely day on Saturday visiting our Daughter and Son-in-law. One big treat is that they have Disney Plus and we were able to watch the first few episodes of the new series Loki. They also have lovely places to walk near them which is ideal with their doggy. Their dog has recently become the brand ambassador for a brand of dog treats. He does have his own Instagram account. What a world we live in. 

Our good friends had their 40th Wedding anniversary at the weekend. They are having a few days away to celebrate. This is the card I made for them. 

I do like making box cards. I have made a few this year and I have helped a friend to make one too. There is  a tutorial on my blog with the instructions which you can reach HERE. 

I am never quite sure which is the best way to photograph these cards.  I used a lot of John Next Door dies including: Advent Numbers, Cornflower die, Small Leaves, Stencil Sentiments. The red card is Crafts-Too Satin card and the patterned paper came from a pad in my stash. 

Here is the card from another view. It is so great that these cards fold flat. 

I know they liked their card and they are having a lovely time away. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 531 at Fab 'n' Funky Challenges 

Challenge 104 at Crafting Happiness Challenges

The July Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Have a good week 

Happy Crafting

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Wedding Card for a few People to Sign.

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How is your week going? I can't believe we have got to the end of June. I am still busy making things that I can't share yet. Later today I am getting my hair cut. I am so looking forward to that. 

Here is a wedding card I made for the lady who is in charge of invigilating at our local secondary school. She and her now hubby got married last weekend. When we invigilators found out we decided on a joint card and a joint present. Of course I offered to make the card. 

This is an 8" x 8" card as it had to be signed by a few people. For the background I used one of the Claritystamp Designer papers. I edged the card with one of the Firth park tags. I cut two and cut them in half. 

This is the Firth Park Frame die set. I did thread a ribbon through it. The sentiment was cut with the Stencil sentiment die set. The hearts were the waste from another die. To be honest was going to share this card a few weeks ago and then I realised that I had used a die that hadn't been released yet. 

I made up the Prewinkle flowers and I added a pearl to the centre of each. I used twigs and foliage dies to go with the flowers. I did make a box to put the card in. 

I know the lady in question loved this card. I do hope the wedding went well for her. She did seem rather stressed about it all as they had to make lots of changes to their plans when we didn't come out of lockdown. 

I will be back tomorrow with another card. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Art Deco Birthday Card

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How has your week been? We have been rather busy. On Wednesday we celebrated my mother-in-law's 94th birthday. It was a lovely day and we were able to have lunch in the garden with friends and family. We were in charge of bringing the food. It was such a nice occasion to be at. Today I am helping at another felting workshop I helped at one yesterday. I helped at one yesterday and I made a poppy picture. 

I had a bit of time to catch up on some of the makes I will need soon. My friend's birthday is in September it is good to get ahead. 

My friend love Art Deco ladies. I save all the cards that I get with these images on to make cards for her. The outside frame was made with the Presscut Art Deco Cassandre die. I know the Art Deco dies were popular. 

I had these pretty cornflowers that were left over from another project. I added gems to the centres. I had some of the small leaves left over too. 

This tag comes with the Cassandre die and I used the stencil sentiments dies to make the sentiment. 

This image started life as thank you card. It is amazing what you can do when you can hide the old sentiment. 

It is fine for me to share my friend's card. She doesn't indulge in Social Media. 

Have a great weekend. 

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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Happy Retirement

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How has your weekend been so far? Some people get an extra day today. Which is nice. We have had a lovely weekend so far. On Sunday we visited our daughter and son-in-law to celebrate our daughter's birthday. We spent our time having walks with the dog and enjoying afternoon tea. They really do live in a lovely place with walks right on their doorstep. On Thursday last week we had our second jabs. This time neither of us had any side effects. 

On Friday last week our sister-in-law retired. She was the last one of our little group that was working so I had to send a card. 

The background is made with the Tartan die from the John Next Door range. I am looking forward to using this die for Christmas card. I did extend the die a little to make a larger card. 

I used a selection of Stencil dies from the John Next Door range to make the sentiment. 

The Stencil Alphabet die set was used to make the name. 

I know she loved her card. I think she had a good send off too. In a few weeks will be able to have a celebration. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge #98 at Crafting Happiness Challenges

Week 626 at the Allsorts Challenge blog

Have a good week. 

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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Easel Card with Small Flowers and Small Leaves

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How is your week going? I have hurt my back which has slowed me down quite a bit. I hope it will be better by the weekend. We are planning to see our daughter to try to get their dog to know us a bit better. So far this week I haven't managed to do much crafting. I am waiting for some dies to come then I will be making a few more bits for John. I must say it was nice seeing my cards on TV at the weekend. 

I do like making easel cards. You really do have to be careful who you send them to.  I usually stick to other crafters as they know to display them. I cut two of the Firth Park larger dies and I put them together to make a square. Then I threaded ribbon through the loops. I cut the ribbon longer than I needed. Then on the back the ribbon can be glued back on itself to give a neat finish. I used one of the Stencil sentiment dies to cut the word friend into the tag that I used as a stopper. 

Here is the card being shown of TV. I paused the programme on the computer and took a screen shot. That is why there is a big circle in the middle. 

I might make a card like this for someone special it will be easy to change the sentiment. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #86 - Anything Goes - Sponsor Babycakes Digis and Designs

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Well here we are at the beginning of April. The new challenge at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog starts today. The theme is Anything Goes and the sponsor is Babycakes Digis and Designs. 

The backing paper came from my stash. I have had the die set I used for a long time and not used. I also used Distress oxides to colour the paper and I put some through a stencil.

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

The image I used is called Owl was Reading and is available HERE. I printed them onto Neenah card stock and them coloured them with my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils. I fussy cut the owls and added Glossy Accents to the glasses on both.  

The sentiment was cut with the John Next Door Stencil sentiments dies. 

Have a good weekend. 

Happy crafting

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Pretty Floral Easter Card

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How is your week going? We have had some nice weather. Today isn't so nice. Today is also vaccination day for us. This afternoon we will be heading off to the vaccination centre. We were lucky and managed to get appointments together. 

I have been making Easter cards. The Mother's Day cards I have made are in the post. 

I just love the Small Flower die and the Small leaves die from the John Next Door range. I used card for the flowers that I had coloured with my Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. They are no good for colouring anymore but the ink in them makes gorgeous papers. The leaves were cut with paper I found in my Snippets stash. 

This sentiment was made with some of the Stencil Sentiments die set from the John Next Door range. I think I heard John say that some more words and phrases are coming in this style. 

There you have it a pretty floral Easter card. I think I have all my Easter cards made now. I really ought to make some more Christmas cards. This is the first blog post I have completed on our new laptop. I am taking quite a while to get used to it. A friend helped my out by making me some watermarks. 

Enjoy the rest of the week

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Easter Wishes pretty floral card.

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How was your weekend? We had a quiet one as usual. On Saturday evening we do try to watch a film. There are a lot to choose from on Netflix etc. Last week we saw The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. This week we watched Late Night. We had some good news. We managed to get a Council tax refund for my parents as they are in receipt of Attendance Allowance. This has taken 6 months but we did get a whole years refund. Also our daughter went for a Covid test which came back negative. She was feeling poorly she is much better now.  

I have been busy crafting but I can't share what I have been working on just yet. I found myself with a bit of time on Friday so I decided to make a few more Easter cards. 

This is a DL Easter card.  The backing paper is from Polkadoodles.  I printed too much for a Design Team Project it was too pretty not to use. 

I used the Stencil Sentiments die set from the John Next Door range to make the sentiment. It is great how you can use the dies to make different sentiments. 

I used the Small Flowers and the Small Leaves die sets from the John Next Door range to make the flower spray. I made three cards like this and I cut the dies three times. This meant that I could match the leaves on each card. The dots are cut with the leaves die. The dots in the centre of the flowers was made with some Pearl PVA glue from Creative Expressions. All the flowers and leaves were made with scraps of paper. 

I do want to make some more Easter cards. The next thing I need to make is an Anniversary card for my hubby it will be 39 years this year. I wonder if we will be able to celebrate next year. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 209 at the Creative Moments Challenge blog

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge 397

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

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