Christmas 18

Good morning everyone, what a lovely start to the day here after a night of rain, it is very windy and more rain is promised, but it is April still LOL.

I hope all is well with you and yours, wherever you are...hugs.

I have a simple Christmas card to share with you this morning.

Card used is my usual white linencard from The Range, folded and cut to 7x5 for the basecard.

Elzybells image stamped onto the same card and coloured with Caran D'Ache watercolour pencils, then cut with Spellbinders pierced rectangle die.

Sentiment stamp is from an old Stamps and Smiles set.

Memory Box die used for the mirri card border.

Not much else I can say about it :o)
Jackie xx

Christmas 57 and 58

Good morning everyone, it's calm and dry out at the moment, not seen the forecast for today yet!

I hope all is well in your world...hugs.

Two quite different cards this morning, one is a digi image merged onto my own photograph, the other is stamped with an old stamp!

This one is another photograph I took at Elvaston Castle in 2009, with a digi image from Karen's Doodles merged into it, then Image coloured with Copics and Sakura pen.

Plain white card folded and cut to 6x6. Image matted with plain black card.

I bought this Elzybells stamp just before they closed down. You may have noticed by now that I don't usually do cute, but I do have the occasional cute stamps, not many though LOL.

Again, coloured with Copics then cut with Spellbinders as is the red mat.

Pearlised white card embossed with Embossalicious 6x6 folder, then edge inked with Memento inkpad :o)

Jackie xx

3 for the Christmas box

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world, hugs.

This afternoon I am joining my friends for a craft day, and I am soooooooooooooo looking forward to it, I haven't seen some of them since my birthday on March 2nd. I can't be with them for the whole day because of having to get Stephen's meals etc for him, but I can leave him a packed tea and flask of coffee, and the afternoon/evening is better than nothing :o)

Onto my cards for today. I made these a few weeks ago but never got around to blogging them!

Card used is white hammered from Papermill Direct, pearlised white which I bought at Donnington Hall a couple of years ago and coloured card is from my scrap box.

The first one is 6x6, the second is A6 and the third is 7x5.

Backing paper is an ancient HOTP one.

Embossing folders are Cuttlebug and Crafts too.

Dies are Marianne (large tree) and Memory Box (star and deer).

Bauble is (I think) Elzybells stamp which I cut out by hand.

Not my finest but not my worst either (they are in the bin) LOL.

Jackie xx

It's that Teddy again

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all well or getting there {{{{{hugs}}}}} for those who need or want them.

I didn't get to see the northern light Sob! We have too much light pollution here and there was a bit of cloud cover too :o(
I am currently on holiday from work so hopefully I will get lots of playtime in. Tomorrow my crafting friends will be here with me to celebrate my birthday in grand style.
We will start off the day with the obligatory bacon butties, then get some crafting in, with lots of chinwagging and laughing, until lunch after which we will be off to Byrkley Park to spend, spend, spend in the craft shop. I haven't been craft shopping for many months so I mean to make up for it LOL. Then after another crafty session we will be off to Cosmos' in Derby for dinner, what more could any crafter want? 

Now that I've found him I just had to use that Ted again and as I haven't made an easel card for several years I thought it time to try my hand again, so here it is.

Very simple really, I do like white space!

Elzybells image stamped onto Papermill Direct linen card, coloured with copics and a smidgin of Glamour Dust added to the snowy bits although you can't see them very well here.

Cut with Spellbinders nestie and layered onto a red mirri Grand nestie cut.

Sentiment is from an ancient SeeDs stamp set punched with SU, Ivy is Memory Box :o)

Jackie xx

Christmas card #5

Good morning everyone, I hope you are well and that you haven't been affected by the strong gales and rain, and if you have I hope the end is in sight {{{{{hugs}}}}}

Thank you for all of your good wishes, my cough is now allowing me to sleep a bit better.

I was looking through my old stamps (as you do) and came across this sweet Elzybells one. I have very few cute stamps and don't usually make cute cards, but I couldn't resist this one and now he has been "found" I will certainly use him again :o)

It's not often that I am totally satisfied with my own cards (are any of us?) but I do have a soft spot for this one.

I finally bought a box of white linen card from Paper Mill Direct and I have to say that I am delighted with it. This is my first card using it.

Base card folded and cut to 7x5.

Stamped onto the same card and coloured with copics, then layered it onto red Papermania Textured card, the same as that used for the Memory Box Frostyville border.

Attached to base card with sticky foam strips. Added a smidgin of Glamour Dust to the snow and Voila, the finished card :o)

Jackie xx

5 in 25 minutes

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all well and not getting wet. It's pouring down here!

I am off out to my cousin's for the day for out monthly chinwagging session with lots of laughter and a pub lunch, and to take Christmas card samples for her to choose from. She loves creams and browns and they have to be very CAS and flat for posting. She has had two of these designs in previous years and asked for more, but I did 3 others as well to give her choices.  She will want 20 of the chosen one.

Anyhow, enough spouting on, here they are.

I have used Paper Mill Shop (yes that's how long I have had it) ivory hammered card because my cousin likes it. They are all A6.

 All image stamps are SU apart from the Bethlehem one which is Elzybells. 

Sentiments are SU, Penny Black and Stamps and Smiles, and all are stamped with Memento rich cocoa. I added just a sprinkle of gold Glamour Dust to finish :o)

Jackie xx
P.S. It really did take me only 25 minutes to make all 5, from cutting and folding the card to finishing off with Glamour Dust!

Very simple trio

Good morning Bloggers, Monday morning soon comes around doesn't it! Well I made a few more cards so I only have 9 to go then my 100 will be done Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

These are very simple indeed

The stamp is from Elzybells and I bought it just before they closed. I have added a bit of gold glamour dust to the stars and palm trees, a bit of chalking and a bit of inking and that's all there is to them :o)

Jackie xx