Poppy themed Mother's Day Card

 Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? We are plodding along. Nothing much seems to change from week to week. I am sure it is the same for everyone. 

Here is the Mother's Day card. I made for my mother-in-law. She loves poppies. 

I started another card for my Mother-in-law but I didn't like it so I started again. I know she loves poppies so I got out my Creative Expressions' dies. I made all the mats and layers with the Stitched Lattice Frame die set. 

This is a Signature die it is my go to for Mother's Day. I cut it twice once in Gold and once in black for a shadow. 

These are the Exquisite Poppy dies and the Laurel Leaves dies both from Creative Expressions.  

I know my Mother-in-law will like this card. It is such a shame that we can't see them. It is much better for them to be safe. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 509 at the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge blog

Challenge 62 at the Unicorn Challenge blog

The Week beginning 2nd Feb at the Through the Craft Room Door (TTCRD) Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Winter Wonderland Christmas card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you are having a good weekend. There is so much to do at this time of year. On Sunday we will be visited our parents. We took  mine out for a meal and then popped  over to see my husband's parents.

Well I was out in Winchester last Thursday and there was 20% off everything in C&H fabrics and they happen to sell Sizzix dies. It would have been rude not to buy anything.

I bought the Winter Wonderland die set with four deer and some snow and the Branched Birch die both from Sizzix. There were many dies I would have liked to buy it was very tempting. I cut a frame with the Stitched Lattice dies from Creative Expressions in black I used Pebeo Gilding wax on it. I used the snow die in the background and added a shiny silver moon. I cut the Branch birch twice I inked through the die and then over the branches so they weren't so bight white. 

This is the Contemporary Happy Christmas die from Creative Expressions. 

I cut Santa's Sleigh in black and I used Pebeo Gilding wax on the service. 

There are four deer in the set three are smaller. 

The set has a male deer with antlers to make the female I removed the antlers. The tree was made with one of the Winter Trees dies from Creative Expressions. 

I think you could make a nice frame with these dies I might give it a try. This reminds me of the song with the same name Winter Wonderland. 

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

The November Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges 

Challenge 413 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Week 495 at the Allsorts Challenge blog

The November Rudolph Days Challenge 

Challenge 86 at Always Fun Challenges 

Challenge 172 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

The R is for Reindeer challenge at the Alphabet Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

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Crafty Catz Challenge Blogs - Anything Goes with the optional twist of CAS (Clean and Simple)

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

Can you believe it is Friday again. I hope you have something nice planned for the weekend. Today I will be helping at a Felting workshop. At the weekend we will be looking at cars again with us it is a very long slow process.

Being Friday the new challenge starts on the Crafty Catz Challenge blog the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of CAS (Clean and Simple). The sponsor this time is A Day for Daisies.

I used the outer dies from the Stitched Lattice die set from Creative Expressions to make the mats and layers. 

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

This image is called Little Striped Dress and it is available HERE.  I printed onto Neenah card and coloured with Promarkers. 

Before I printed the image out I added the sentiment with the computer. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 369 at the Less is More Challenge blog

The vibrant colours challenge at the Seize the Birthday Challenge blog

The April Challenge at the Always Happy Birthday Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Unicorn Challenge blog - theme Make it Girly

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope your week has started well. I hope you have some nice things planned for the week ahead.

This is something of a sad post for me. I have decided to step down from the Unicorn Challenge Design Team. I have been with them since the beginning so it was a hard decision to make. It is a lovely team to be part of and I have enjoyed my time with them. I wish the whole team all the best for the future.

The new challenge starts today and the theme is Make it Girly. I was asked to make a card for one of my girlfriend's friends.

It was a special birthday but I didn't want to put the age on the front some people are a bit sensitive about that. The pretty backing paper I found in my stash. 

I used the Double Pierced Circle dies from Creative Expressions to make the aperture and the frame. The oval pierced dies came from another set but I am now not sure which one. The sentiment was cut with a Crafters Companion die. The lattice was cut with an Creative Expressions die set. 

The butterfly was cut with Magical Butterflies die set from  Creative Expressions. 

Finally I made the flowers and leaves from the Christmas Rose die set also from Creative Expressions. 

I know this card was very well received. I hope you can join in with this months challenge. 

I would like to enter the TTCRD March 6th - 12th Challenge. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Winter Wonderland Challenge blog - Stitching real of faux.

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

What a week we have had with the weather. I hope you stayed safe and warm. I hope you have something nice planned for the weekend. We will be working on the wedding invitations the design has now been agreed.

Today the new challenge starts on the Winter Wonderland challenge blog the theme is Stitching real or faux.  The sponsor is Little Clair  Designs and I must admit I have been a fan of their stamps and
images for a while.

So I opted for faux stitching. I used the dies that come with the Stitched Lattice die set. I used them to make all the mats and layers. Then I found some ribbon with stitching on. How good is that?

If you click on the logo you will be taken to the website of our wonderful sponsor. 

The image I used is called Christmas Scottie with Bauble and he is available HERE.  Being a digital image I was able to combine two images and flip one so they are facing each other. I made the sentiment on the computer. My design was printed onto Neenah card and them coloured with Promarkers. 

It does seem quite appropriate posting Christmas cards with all the snow that is around. 

I would like to enter challenge 353 at the I ❤ Promarkers Challenge blog, Challenge 9 at the Merry Christmas Challenge Blog, challenge 48 at the Snowflakes Promise Challenge blog ,challenge 153 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog , challenge 66 at the Cardz for Galz Challenge blog and challenge 13 at the Christmas with the Cuties Challenge blog. 

Have a great weekend. Stay safe and warm. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) - Theme Flowers

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? I am all back to normal. The house is all tidy the washing is sorted and I am back crafting. I have had some good news that I will be able to share with you soon.

The new challenge starts on the Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) Challenge blog and the theme this time is Flowers. Now there aren't many people who don't like flowers.

This is quite a small card I made it by recycling a card I had been sent that is where the background came from. The flowers were cut with a Britannia die set. 

It needed a box so that the flowers wouldn't get squashed. I used my Hougie board to make the box. Before I constructed the box I cut the aperture using the Double Pierced die set I cut the inner layer too. The lattice was cut with Stitched Lattice frames set. All from Creative Expression. There is acetate behind the lattice. 

I used Spring Daffodils die set designed by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions. 

The Happy Birthday was cut with the die that came with the 2016 Crafter's Companion Advent Calendar.  

Here they are together. I was very pleased with how the box turned out. I think I might be making some more like this. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

I would like to enter challenge 35 at the Crafting with Attitude challenge blog , challenge 449 at the CRAFT challenge blog, challenge 511 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog , weeks 313 and 314 at Pixie's Snippets Playground , challenge 274 at the Brown Sugar challenge blog and challenge 44 at the Crafty Addicts challenge blog. 

Happy Crafting

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Happy Birthday to Me

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

Today is actually my birthday. So far I have been taken out to lunch by a couple of friends and this evening my husband is taking me out for a meal. So apart from having to work this morning quite a nice day.

I am sharing my first try with Foamiran. I have been seeing all the beautiful flowers on Facebook and other peoples blogs so I ordered some and it came yesterday. I still have a lot to learn.

I did start with the flowers. They took a while to make. I watched some YouTube videos to see what to do, but being me I did my own thing a bit.  I wanted to use a lattice so I found my Stitched Lattice frames set by Sue Wilson. 

These flowers are my second attempt. I have thrown away my first attempt. I know they aren't like other peoples I have quite a bit to learn. The centres were made with Babies Breath silk flowers that I bought for the wedding but didn't need. That is where the leaves came from too. Part of the reason I wanted to make this type of flower is the bits and bobs I bought for the wedding but ended up not needing. Plans have evolved and changed over time. 

I made a flag with the Stitched Flag dies by Sue Wilson and I used some Britannia dies to make the sentiment. 

I was quite pleased with how this card turned out. I will be having another go with the foam. I got better as I went along so I want another play. 

Enjoy the rest of the day. 

Happy Crafting

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Sympathy card

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope your week is going well. It is not long till the weekend. We are seeing our daughter on Saturday and I am in the process of writing a list of things to ask her so I don't forget anything.


I recently used my last Sympathy card. So I decided to make another one for my stash  as sadly you never know when the need will arise.

All the dies I used for this card are designed by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions. I decided to use the Stitched Lattice Frames dies to create the card so I cut a mat with the largest die and I worked in from there and I made a card blank to suit. I cut the Stitched Lattice in white and added some patterned paper behind. 

I cut the With Sympathy die from mauve and purple card so I was able to create  a shadow effect. The pierced oval was cut with outer die from the Oval Just for You die set. 

I added the Exquisite Poppies to the side of the design, 

I hope I don't have to use this card for a long time. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Poppy Sympathy Card

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? We visited our daughter and her fiance in their new house yesterday. We were there to help build furniture of the Scandinavian variety. The house looks so much nicer now that the carpets are in place. They have done a good job of getting organised. I hope they are going to be very happy in their new home.

Last week we heard that the husband of someone we knew from our old church had died. He was 92 and his health had been failing for a while. My husband was keen for us to send a card.

I used the Sue Wilson Stitched Lattice Frames die set to create the background. Behind the lattice I placed some music paper. The lady we were sending the card to is very musial. 

The sentiment was cut with some Emerald dies. The frame was cut with dies from the Oslo die set. 

The poppies were made with the Exquisite Poppies die set. I do love these poppies. 

We had a phone call from the lady to tell us how much she liked this card. I am so pleased that she did. 

Enjoy your weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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My New Dies

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? We have reached half way which is always good. Yesterday, along with lots of other people, we had snow! Did you see any? It didn't last long here and it was sunny very soon after.

When Sue Wilson released her latest collection of  dies I couldn't resist the Exquisite Poppy dies, the Olive branch dies, and the Stitched Lattice frames. I am very naughty. My Mother-in-law loves poppies and I decided to remake her birthday card.

I was so pleased with the way this card turned out and I just love the dies. I can see myself using them a lot. I cut the lattice twice once in white and once in blue and off set them one behind the other inside the stitched frame. 

I used the Just for you Oval set for the sentiment. 

Aren't the poppies gorgeous. 

I think my Mother-in-Law will like this card. She would have liked the other one too she is lovely. 

I would like to enter Pixie's Snippets Playground Week 226 , TTCRD challenge for 26th April till the 2nd May and Penny's Challenge 275.

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Happy Crafting.

Hugs Jackie