Not Just Cards Challenge blog - June Challenge

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How was your weekend? It seems a long time ago now. We went to the garden show at Stansted House on Saturday. We had a lovely time and we bought a plant which I planed on Sunday. I have a couple of invigilating sessions to go and that will be it until November.

Being the 11th of the month the new challenge starts at the Not Just Cards Challenge blog and our theme is Anything Goes.

Someone on Facebook asked for cards for her daughter's 16th Birthday. The birthday was back in April so it is safe to share this card now. I started with an LOTV topper and I used the colours from the image on the rest of the card. The backing paper was in my stash. 

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

I cut the mats and layers for the image with my Double Pierced Rectangle dies. The numbers were cut with Crafter's Companion dies. The sentiment was stamped and then cut out. 

The balloons were cut with a tattered lace die that I have had for a while. I used the same colours as the mats and layers for the balloons. 

I hope that card was well received. I do like using LOTV images they are always so cute. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 245 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog

The June Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge 167 at the Seize the Birthday Challenge blog

Challenge 585 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

Challenge 93 at the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog

TTCRD Challenge week 11th June

The Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge at the Cuttlebug Mania challenge blog ( Sentiment, Image, Die-Cut)

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Crafty Catz Challenge blog - Embossing Wet or Dry

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you have had a good week and are ready for the weekend. My week hasn't been too busy so I have been able to make progress with the wedding makes. I did enjoy the Felting Workshop and I go the chance to make another picture. Mine aren't as good as my friend's but they are fun to make.

Being Friday the new challenge starts on the Crafty Catz Challenge blog and the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of Wet or Dry Embossing. I went for dry embossing. The fabulous sponsor this time is Star Stampz.

I used two different Rose Embossing folders from Creative Expressions for the background. 

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

This image is called Balloons and Ice Cream and is available HERE.  I printed onto Neenah card stock and I coloured the image with my Promarkers. I used one of the shapes on my ScanNcut to cut out the image. 

The balloons were cut with a Tattered Lace die. 

This is another Tattered Lace die. 

Have great weekend. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 386 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog

Challenge 59 at the Simply Papercraft Challenge blog

Challenge 97 at the If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge blog

The World Wide Open Design Team  Challenge 6

Challenge 149 at the Creative Finger Challenge blog

Challenge 362 at the I ❤ Promakers Challenge blog

Challenge 212 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog

Challenge 409 at the 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge blog

The June Challenge at Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Tri- Shutter Baby Shower Card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

How is your week going? Today is our daughter's birthday and she will be working today. Later we are going to meet her and our son-in-law for a meal to celebrate.

Last week I was asked to make a card for a Baby Shower. This was a first for me and I had to ask for a little guidance. I was sent a picture for inspiration though the card in question had been made with a die set. I decided to hunt around the internet to see what I could find. What I found was how to make a Tri-Shutter card.

Before you get worried the mother to be in question knows that she is having a boy. I found a YouTube film that had a template that I could download. Now being me I change the measurements a bit. I did all the scoring with my Hougie Board. Then I had to be brave and use a Stanley Knife to cut the slits. I wanted a smooth cut so scissors would't do. 

I printed the paper it has tiny blue hearts on it. The dies came from my stash. 

I photographed the card from different angles so it is possible to see all the dies I used. 

This photo shows how the card sticks out. I made a place on the back to sign. It folds up really small so it doesn't need a very big envelope. 

Here is the card with other at the Baby Shower. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Challenge 327 at Pixie's Snippets Playground 
The TTCRD challenge starting 29th May
Challenge 144 at the Creative Moments Challenge blog
The Die-Cuts challenge at the Moo Mania and More Challenge 
For the Boys Challenge at the Crafting by Designs Challenge blog
Challenge 58 at the Simply Papercraft Challenge blog
Challenge 90 at the Scrapy Land Challenge blog
Challenge 382 at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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LOTV Bunny 18th Birthday card

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors,

How is your week going? I have been enjoying the sunny weather by catching up on a few jobs. It is nice not to be held back by in any way with the rain. The birds seem to be enjoying the sunny weather too.

A while back someone on Facebook in one of the groups I am in put out a request for birthday cards for her daughter's 18th birthday. I agreed to send a card this is it.

I started by finding an image and I based the colours of the card  around that. The paper was in my stash. 

This cute LOTV image came from a pad of images. I thought the bunny was cute and the balloon and cake were just right for a birthday. I cut an aperture with the Double Pierced Rectangle dies by Creative Expression. 

I used the Double Pierced Circle dies to highlight the age. The numbers were cut with some Crafter's Companion dies. 

The balloons ware a Tattered Lace die. The flowers were created with a punch and the leaves are the Star Flower Leaves from John Next Door. 

I did get a lovely thank you for this card which was nice. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The challenge starting the week 17th April at the TTCRD Challenge blog

Challenge 88 at the Scrapy Land Challenge blog

Challenge 16 at the Crafthahloics R Us Challenge blog

Challenge 324 at Pixie's Snippets Playground

Challenge 376 at Penny's Paper- Crafty Challenge blog

Challenge 47 at the Crafty Addicts Challenge blog

The April Challenge at the Always Happy Birthday Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Quick Cards Made Easy Magazine - Bonus Birthday Papers

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope you are having a great week. I have been quite busy and I haven't had time to do much crafting.

Last month I applied to Quick Cards Made Easy to be on their Readers Design Team and I was sent the bonus papers for issue 150 which is out now. My card wasn't published but I thought I would share it with you anyway.

This is a 150cm x 150cm card it is the size they requested. I teamed the bonus papers with teal centura pearl card to make the mats. 

I cut the balloons out from one of the papers and mounted them onto die cut balloons. 

The cake was from another of the papers. It was fun mixing and matching the elements. 

There was a separate sheet of sentiments. I used one and off set it with a square of one of the other papers. 

It is a shame this didn't get printed. It is supposed to be on their website but I couldn't find it. 

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

CAS - Happy Birthday

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope that you have had a good week. This post is being scheduled as when it goes live I will be on my way to the Big Stamping and Scrapbooking show at Ally Pally. This is my favourite show of the year there are so many people there that I admire.

This is my Design Team card for the Fantasy Stampers Challenge  34 - Clean and Simple. I actually found this quite a hard card to make I do have such inky fingers.

There isn't much in the way of instructions. I used just one stamp. The hard bit was keeping ink off the rest of the card. 

The image was stamped with Cobalt Archival and then heat embossed with clear powder. I coloured the balloons with Promarkers. I had some gems that matched the colours of the balloons. 

I hope you have a fantastic weekend. I will post pictures of Ally Pally if I get any good ones. 

I thought I would share a picture of our Magnolia tree. It looks fantastic for about two weeks each year as long as it isn't windy.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie