Twisted Easel Easter Card made with the Oakham Lattice die set

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors.

I hope had  great weekend. Last week we were so busy. This weekend by contrast was so quiet but those kind of weekends are great for catching up on jobs in the house and garden. Last year we had an ivy infestation to cope with. This year we have got to do something about our disintegrating  shed.

I made this Easter card to give to a friend. I used mostly dies from the John Next Door range from Crafts-Too.

I do love the Oakham Lattice  die set that John Lockwood designed. I have used it to make a wedding card recently. Changing the colours means that it can be used for all sorts of occasions. There is so much detail in the dies. 

This shows the base of the card I used the centre of the Oakham Lattice die set to make the stopper for the easel. Have you spotted the bunnies they are from a Britannia die set. 

I decorated the card with the Star flowers and the Star Flower leaves made with Snippets of paper and card. . The sentiment is from a Creative expressions die set. 

Have a great week. I can't believe Easter is nearly here. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 15 at the Creative Crafters Challenge blog

Challenge 241 at the Crafting From the Heart Challenge blog

Challenge 115 at Sparkles Monthly Challenges 

Challenge 90 at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog

The April 2019 Challenge at Country View Challenges 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - No Designer Papers

Challenge 350 at Pixie's Snippets Playground. 

Challenge 59 at the Crafty Addicts Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Not Just Cards Challenge blog - April Challenge - Anything Goes

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you are all well. As promised I am back again today a bit later than I thought.

The April challenge has started at the Not Just Cards Challenge blog the theme is always Anything Goes.

This was a birthday card I was asked to make by a friend for their friend who loves fishing. I used some inky kitchen roll that I had put onto to card for the backing paper.  I created the background and the sentiment on the computer. I wanted to keep the design quite simple. 

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

This image came from the digital stamp set from Beccy's Place called Gone Fishing it is available HERE.  I have used these images for a few cards for fishermen. It is surprising how many I know. 

I used a Tattered Lace die for the bunting. 

I know Mike was pleased with his card. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 217 at the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) - That Spring Feeling

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? I have been fairly busy. Today is a busy day on my blog. Even though I am only on four design teams now it just so happens that two of them start challenges today.

First up is the Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT) challenge blog and the new theme is "That Spring Feeling". Just in time for your Easter makes.

I made a square card with a similar design and I wondered if you could extend the design and make it less cluttered. This way there is more room for the sentiment. I used the sun burst die again. I kept the centre in place and the leaves of the tulips wouldn't have shown up if I had removed it. 

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

The tulip die is from Crafter's Companion and the flower pot is a Spellbinders die. 

This sentiment is a Creative Expressions die it came in a set with a bunny and some flowers. 

This is our Magnolia tree. It did look particularity good this in spite of  the efforts of storm Gareth. We get two weeks of glorious blooms and then a lot of clearing up. It does mean Spring to us. 

Here are the different coloured cards I made with the same design. . It will be time to start sending them out soon. Easter is very late this year. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 189 at the Crafty Gals Corner Challenge blog

The Easter Challenge at the Crafting by Designs Challenge blog

The April Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge 

Challenge 577 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

Challenge 118 at the Dies R Us Challenge blog

Challenge 111 at Scrapyland Challenges

Challenge 425 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Thank You Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope that you had a good weekend. We had another really busy one. On Saturday we went to Ally Pally for the Craft show. Of course I bought some new stash and I met some of my online friends. On Sunday we went to Ascot Racecourse for a Cruise Show. This was followed by a trip to West Green House on our way back - you can use your National Trust membership card to get in. It was so nice to look round the garden and of course use the cafe.

Last week I made a special thank you card. It is always good to have some put by.

I used a selection of dies from the John Next Door range from Crafts-Too. The backing paper was cut with the lattice corner die from the Sandwich box die set. 

This thank you die came free with a magazine some time ago. I used the Square Background Gerbera flowers frame die set to frame the sentiment. I did put a dark purple sentiment on top of a pale purple one but when I looked at the card the sentiment didn't show up enough so I put another pale one on top. 

I cut some patterned paper with the Gerbera Flowers die. I just love how you can cut so many flowers so quickly.  Behind the flowers I placed the Star Flower leaves. 

I also put butterflies on the design made with the Small Butterflies die set. 

This one will go into my box until it is needed. I often get urgent requests for cards. It is good to be prepared. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The April Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Week 514 at the Allsorts Challenge blog

Challenge 456 at the Crafty Catz Challenge blog

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - theme Cute Christmas

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitor

Here we are at the end of the week again. The weekend beckons. Before that I will be helping at a Felting Workshop this time I think we will be making purses. I am hoping to make it to the Ally Pally Craft show on Saturday. On Sunday the plan is to go to a Cruise show in Ascot.

The new challenge starts today at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and the theme (chosen by me as I am hosting this challenge) is Cute Christmas. When I saw the images, from our fantastic sponsor, it really could be anything else. The sponsor is Imagine That.

The I used my own photo of trees for the background. I do like to use my own photos like this. 

There are many wonderful image sets in the store. If you click on the logo you will be taken there. 

The image set I used is called Llama Love and it is available HERE. I used one of  the precoloured llama images and placed it onto  the background I had created. It is so easy to flip digital images to created a facing pair. On the hats I used Fluffy Stuff to create some dimension. There is so much in this set even images that can be used not just for Christmas. 

This sentiment came in the set. I splatted some white paint over the whole card to make it look like it is snowing. 

This sentiment comes in the set too. 

This is the set there really is a lot here and the images are in PNG and JPEG format.

I think these images make super cute Christmas cards. I am looking forward to using these images again. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 181 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Challenge 10 at Cute N Crafty Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 46 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 4 at the Creative Playground Challenge blog

Challenge 25 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Challenge 9 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 431 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 576 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

Challenge 14 at the Digi Choosday Craft Challenge

Have a great weekend

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Lattice and Gerbera Birthday card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? We have another busy day today it is our 37th Wedding Anniversary. The plan is to head into Southampton to have coffee. Then we will visit the Da Vinci Exhibition in the Art Gallery. After that we will go to a small independent Italian restaurant for lunch. The final part of our plan is to attend the matinee performance of a Comedy About a Bank Robbery, it is written by the same team that had success with A Play that Goes Wrong. If it all works it should be a good day.

I have been playing with dies from the John Next Door range again. Here is a birthday card I made last week.

I do like going back to use my older dies to try and make the most of my stash. I created the background by cutting the corner lattice die, from the Sandwich Box die collection  straight into the patterned paper. I feel this gives a very neat finish.  

The flowers were cut from patterned paper with the Gerbera flowers did I just love that you can cut so many flowers in one pass. The leaves are the Gerbera leaves. 

I used the small butterfly dies to make the butterflies. 

The Happy Birthday was added with a Crafter's Companion die. I do love it when the dot above the i is attached. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 42 at the Unicorn Challenge blog 

The April Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

The 1st of April Challenge at the Through the Craft Room Door Challenge blog

Challenge 162 at the Seize the Birthday Challenge blog

Challenge 59 at the Crafty Addicts Challenge blog

The April Anything Goes Challenge at the Crafting By Designs Challenge blog

Challenge 160 at the Creative Fingers Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafts Galore Encore April Challenge 62 - Anything Goes

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you had a good weekend. Ours was busy but them they usually are these days. Today we are off to Bournemouth with our friends to see the Bootleg Beatles in concert. We have become great fans of theirs we are seeing them three times this year and always with our friends.

Being the first of April the new challenge starts are the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog and the theme is Anything Goes. This time our fabulous sponsor is Star Stampz and they are offering 3 digi stamps to the winner of the challenge.

When I saw this image I knew I had to use this backing paper that has been in my stash for a while. I added some glitter card to add to the watery effect. 

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

This image is called Spring Rain and she is available HERE. She was printed onto Neenah card stock and coloured with Promarkers. Can you see the cute frog by her wellies. I cut the image out with a Tattered Lace oval die set. 

The umbrellas were cut with a Crafter's Companion die that came with the Advent calendar last year. 

There she is ready for April showers. 

Have a great week. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The April Challenge at Your Scrapbook Place

Challenge 89 at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog

The April Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 575 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

Challenge 240 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog

The April Challenge at the Die Cut Divas Challenge blog

Challenge 39 at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge blog (showers)

Challenge 33 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

Happy Crafting 

Hugs Jackie

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