Not Just Cards Challenge blog - Anything Goes - October Challenge

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I hope you are having a good weekend. We are having a quiet one there are still lots of jobs to catch up on. Our daughter and son-in-law still don't have a moving date so we still have the bunnies. 

The October Challenge has just started at the Not Just Cards Challenge blog. The theme is Anything Goes. This is a card that I made for my uncle who is in a care home in Devon. 

I do like making nautical themed cards. The patterned papers came from a paper pad I bought in The Works. 

Our challenge are always fun. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

To create the frame I used the Double Pierced Circle dies from Creative Expressions. The scene was created with the Nautical Scenes die set that came free with a magazine some time ago. 

I used the Stitched Flag dies from Creative Expressions to make this panel. The ship's wheel came from the Nautical Scenes die set. 

I hope my uncle liked this card.  

Enjoy your day. 

Happy Crafting

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Dr Who themed Happy Birthday Card

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How has your week been? We have had ups and downs like most people. We are now waiting to see what the new lockdown measures are for us. 

Here is the birthday card I made for a friend. I asked our daughter to draw an image for a Dr Who fan and she obliged. 

In the background I used one of my inky kitchen roll papers. The stars were cut with dies that come with the Champagne die set from John Next Door. It is great to be able to cut out so many stars at the same time. 

This image came to me pre-coloured so the card was very quick to make. I am so pleased that our daughter has started drawing again. It is such a lovely skill to have. 

I am not sure if this card made it to it's destination but it was a fun one to work on. 

Have a great weekend.

Happy crafting

Hugs Jackie

A Special Birthday Card for a Special Lady

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How is your week going? We have been quite busy there always seems to be so much to do. 

I have been looking through my files and I found a twisted easel birthday card that I had never shared. 

The patterned paper was from my stash. I cut into the paper with a Sizzix die. This reveals the colour of the card underneath. 

I created the sentiment on the computer. I used a Creative Expressions die to cut a frame for the sentiment. 

From the John Next Door range I used the Gerbera die, the Leafy Flourish die and the Small Butterfly die set. 

The stopper for the easel was made with the centre of the Creative Expressions die. 

I know the lady that received this was thrilled to receive this card. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 497 at the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge blog

Challenge 69 at Crafting Happiness Challenges

The October Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

The Anything Goes Challenge  October 6th at Through the Craft Room Door (TTCRD)

Challenge 32 at the Creative Crafters Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Christmas Star Nativity Scene Christmas Card

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I hope you had a good weekend in spite of the weather. We did have a lot of rain. Our plans on Sunday were cancelled so we had a whole weekend catching up on jobs around the house. I even managed to get out to buy a pair of shoes. 

When I have been making larger card blanks. There is usually a strip of card left over and I have been using this to make much smaller card blanks. Now I have quite a few of the smaller card blanks and I decided to use one. 

When I was tidying some of my craft stash I came across some card blanks that had this pattern on one side. So I cut one down to go at the back of this card. 

The frame was cut with the Christmas Star die set from the John Next Door range. I don't think it is available this year. For the scene inside the frame I used a mix of dies from the Nativity and O Little Town die sets from the John Next Door range. All the card I used on this card came from my Snippets stash. .

As I said I have quite of few of this size of card blank. I might be using them to make more cards with this design. 

I would like to enter the following challenges;

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge 388

Have a great week. 

Happy Crafting

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Winter Wonderland Challenge blog - Theme Penguins - Sponsor Twinkle Lane Designs

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How has your week been? Yesterday I helped at a Felting Workshop and I am helping at another one today. It is all very well organised there were less than 6 of us and we were all spaced out. I had a visor to wear too. Life is getting a bit busier all round. 

The new challenge has started at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog. The theme is Penguins and the sponsor is Twinkle Lane Designs. 

The tartan paper was actually a card blank which I cut down to make a mat. After I had coloured the image I thought the colours went together well. 

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

This image is called Snow Penguin and it is available HERE. I printed onto Neenah card stock and I coloured the image with my Faber Castell Polychromo colouring pencils.  I used the Double Pierced Rectangle dies from Creative Expressions to cut the image and it's mats. 

This sentiment comes with the image. I used the Double Pierced Circle dies from Creative Expressions to cut it out. 

I hope you have time to join in with our challenge. 

Happy Crafting

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Challenge #80 at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog - Anything Goes - Sponsor Artsy Stamper

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I hope you are having a good week. The first of the month is busy in blogland. Here I am with a second post today. 

As the title of this post says Challenge #80 has just started at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog. The theme is Anything Goes and the sponsor is Artsy Stamper.  

I chose this set to use. I love sunflowers. 

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

The image set I used is called Sunny Sunflower Digital Stamp and Paper set and it is available HERE. 

I used the pre-coloured sunflower and added Glossy Accents to the centre of the flower. 

The bumble bee die comes from the Dovecrafts Bee Happy die set. 

As I have said I love sunflowers. This is one of the ones that I grew from seed this year. I have still got a few in flower at the moment. I will save some seeds for next year the birds can have the rest. 

The backing paper and the sentiment come with the set. I can see myself using these images a lot. 

Happy Crafting

Take care. 

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The A Bit More Time to Craft Extra Challenge - October - Anything Goes

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Happy October. It is time to start drinking Pumpkin Spiced Lattes. Hopefully our daughter and son-in-law will move this month. Then the bunnies can go to their lovely new home. 

The October Challenge has just started at the A Bit More Time to Craft Extra Challenge.  The theme is Anything Goes and there are some gorgeous digi papers on offer as prizes. 

I do like a slimline card. I had a strip of paper from the Hue Digi Set and it just needed to be made into a card. 

Our challenges is always fun to enter. Click on the logo and you will taken to the blog. 

I added Daisies made with the Tatty Daisy die  from the John Next Door range along with the Leafy Flourish die set  from his range too. I added Candi to the centre of the flowers and a bit of distress ink. 

I think the paper makes a good backdrop to the flowers. 

Happy Crafting

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