Sizzix daisy #2

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

I took a peek out of the window and BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, that looks like one helluva frost with lovely intricate patterns in ice on the car. Thank goodness I don't have to go out and scrap early in the mornings nowadays, all my shifts are evening ones!

My nose is so red and sore from continuously having to blow it, but I am getting there, still coughing and sneezing but it seems to be a tad better than yesterday, thank you for your good wishes :o)

On to my card for today, as you can see the bits boxes are still very productive and being raided regularly!

My usual white linencard folded and cut to 7x5 for the base.

Red mirri card mat.

Marianne emboss and cut folder use on the white pearlised card.

Sizzix daisy and Marianne foliage from the bits boxes.

Large gem brad from stash :o)

Jackie xx

One extreme to the other

Good morning everyone, I do so hope that none of you are caught up in all the dreadful flooding in Somerset, or anywhere else {{{{{hugs}}}}}

I seem to have lost 3 followers and gained 1! Thank you for joining me Carol.

My title for today refers to the fact that my card has far more on it than my duck card and without more ado, here it is. 

Base card is white leather look (I believe I bought it from the Paper Mill Shop some years ago) Folded and cut to 7x5.

For the main panel I used pearlised card and cut/embossed with Marianne cut and emboss folder, then mounted it onto gold mirri card, edge cut with Martha Stewart punch.

Crosses are Spellbinder and the greeting, printed in MS Word, was punched with SU.

Still not too sure if it is suitable for Easter!

Jackie xx

Purple bits and bobs, nothing new

Good morning Bloggers, no doubt most of you are basking in the sun but for me it is too much. Anything over 20 and I am like a limp rag! 

I, for one will be glued to the TV screen this afternoon watching our boys in the Tour de France. Did anyone see how Froome and Porte completely took over yesterday? Not a tennis fan but hope that Murray will do well.

Here is another card made before my shoulder decided not to play. Thank goodness I am finally managing to get some crafting in now and will hopefully soon have new ones to show you LOL.

Anyhow, without more ado, here is my card made with bits from the scrap box apart from the base card.

Base card is hammered card from PMS way before the Mansfield shop closed. I found a matching piece in my scrap box just big enough for the Marianne cut and emboss folder, then  layered it onto a piece of mirri card which was just big enough too, then onto the base card.  Flower punched with EK Success and Xcut, spiky leaves punched with McGill and the other leaves are Memory Box die cuts. That's all there is to it, very cheap and very simple :o)

Jackie xx 

Butterfly flutterby

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

For once the sun is shining, we have wall to wall blue skies, the wind has finally dropped, and it feels quite warm :o)

For my card today I took inspiration from several I saw on DC. 

I folded and cut white linen card to 5x7.

I used a Marianne cut and emboss folder for the main panel and layered it onto MME striped card from the same pad as the card I used for the flutterby (so sorry the front has gone and I can't remember which pad).

Most of the ones I saw on DC had used dies to cut the flutterbies and I haven't got those so I set to and cut them on the Cricut using a Penny  Duncan svg and I am quite pleased with the result :o) 

The stamped sentiment comes from Lindsay Mason and alas it will be the only time I use it because when I pulled it off the block it came away in bits BooHoo!

Jackie xx

Friend's anniversary card

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well with you wherever you are :o)

It looks like there may be just a hint of frost on the car but disappearing fast, thank goodness! I haven't got much planned for today. I have to finish my great grandson's card for his 7th birthday on Friday and then maybe have a play in the craftroom.

My card today is for a dear friend's anniversary, I have personalised the inside rather than the front.

Base card is plain white cut and folded to 5x7.

Image is my own photograph taken at Belper river gardens on a vet wet day in September,  cut with Nesties and matted onto pink card from stash. Embossed panel is pearlised card from Marianne cut and emboss folder, also matted onto pink card. I hope they like it :o)

Jackie xx

Combination of own photographs with Marianne cut and emboss folders

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

I have been out of the house for most of every day for the last 13 days straight including work and pleasure, so it's time to stay home and get some playtime in, I have a couple of card orders to do so that's my day mapped out for me! 

My cards today were a bit of an experiment in mixing my photographs with cut and emboss folder and I must say that I am quite pleased with the results, I hope you like them too :o)

 Sailing dinghy at Carsington Water

 Rose in the rain at Belper River Gardens

 Small copper flutterby at ? Old pic, can't remember where I took it!

Agapanthus in bud at Swarkestone garden centre.

I used linen card cut and folded to 5x7 for each of the cards. My photographs are printed straight on to Papermania textured card and cut out with nesties. All cut and emboss panels are pearl card layered onto Bazzill. :o)

Jackie xx