Last card of 2015, first post of 2016

Good morning everyone, and a Happy and Healthy New Year. I hope all is well in your world and you are recovered from the Christmas and New Year Festivities...Hugs. 

I don't drink myself so no hangovers for me LOL.

It seems like forever since I last posted and I have a lot of catching up to do!!!

So, here is my first post of the year even though I actually made last year( just before Christmas) and it is the first for my 2016 box!

Basecard is my usual white linencard from The Range, folded and cut to 7x5.

I bought this gorgeous Memory Box die a couple of months or so ago but this is the first time I have used it. Cut from a scrap of the same linencard then mounted onto a piece of black card from the scrap box, which in turn was attached with sticky foam strips to raise it.
Sentiment stamped with My Creative Time stamp.

A very simple card :o)

Jackie xx

Thinking of you

Good morning everyone, and what a soggy one it is too with the rain lashing the windows! I hope all is well in your world...hugs

Well, my holiday week is coming to it's end, it's back to work on Monday. So far it has either been thick fog or pouring rain every day, with no chance of going out with my cameras, and according to the forecast it is going to get worse!!! Still, I have spent lots of time in my craftroom, and went out for lunch one day so it has been all gloom, and yesterday I went browsing at PDA and of course one or two bits fell into my basket LOL.

It was lovely to see you last night Lesley, it's been a long time...hugs

On to my cards for today.

They are both very simple, indeed, they couldn't be much more simple!

Both are 7x5, folded and cut from an A4 sheet of white linencard from The Range.

For the first one, I used an old Crafts Too embossing folder on white pearlised card, then cut to size and rounded the corners with my Corner Chomper, what a wonderful tool that is, then layered it onto ribbed gold card from PDA. Sentiment stamped with My Creative Time.

For the second one I used one of my new Darice folders and ribbed pewter card, also from PDA

Sentiment stamped with, I think, SU.

As for the weather, it looks like another day in the craftroom, not that I am complaining :o)

Jackie xx

 

Reflections

Good morning Bloggers, I hope you are all as well as you can be...hugs

I am loving these cool Autumn temperatures, I feel more alive :o)

My car was very poorly at the weekend, or at least I thought so. Daren't go anywhere on Sunday, daren't start the engine to move it away from the fence so I could open the door to get at the bonnet opening thingy to see why it was spitting oil, copious amounts of it, through the radiator grille,  couldn't reach it from driver's side of the car. Called my "goto for everything car related" Rob Monday morning and ten minutes later he had the bonnet open to find............... My oil filler cap had come off!!!!! Thank goodness it was nothing worse than that, big sigh of relief. I visualise depleting my savings considerably!

At least not being able to go anywhere Sunday meant that my huge buddliea bush had a good pruning, got to finish it off now the brown bin has been emptied!

Have you fallen asleep yet? I had better get my card uploaded :o)

As you can see, a perfect day for reflections.

This is one of my recent photographs taken at Mercia Marina, and I think it would be suitable for male or female.

Basecard is my usual white linencrad from The Range, folded and cut to 7x5.

I printed my photograph onto the same linencard and layered it onto navy blue linencard from stash.

Sentiment stamped with My Creative Time stamp.

Not a lot else I can say except that I didn't want embellies taking the eye away from the photograph :o)

Jackie xx

Workshop card

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

It's a beautiful sunny morning here so far, but very windy, don't know how long it will last. Hopefully the wind will stop it being too humid, it was awful yesterday!

Anyhow, on to my card share for today.

I get together with Pauline and Sandra, two of my crafting friends on Friday evenings, and although we used to craft we lost the way and were having lots of cuppas and cake and chat, so we decided to get back to crafting and now we do little workshops instead. Whichever one is hosting designs and cuts a couple of card kits so we are back to crafty evenings, and very enjoyable they are too. We do still have the cuppas and the cake LOL.

This is one of the cards we made a couple of weeks or so ago, not my design!

It is 7x7, and I can't give any details as it was already cut for us. I believe Sandra saw something similar on Pinterest and this is her version. I love the 3D effect. 

The only things I change are the Flutterby (Martha Stewart punch) and the sentiment (My Creative Time stamp, cut with Die-namics stitched die), the other two did a bow and a different sentiment :o)

Jackie xx

 

Snowdrop sympathy for the hospital box

Good morning one and all, I hope you are not in the areas which have been hit hardest by the extreme weather conditions, but my thoughts are with you if you are...hugs to everyone.

 In case you are wondering what my hospital box is, my friend is a receptionist at the renal unit and she raises hundreds of pounds for the mobile renal unit every year by selling cards and running two raffles each year, one at Easter and one at Christmas. She raises up to £1ooo twice a year! 100% of the proceeds goes into the fund.

For my card today, I found this photograph in the bottom of one of my bits boxes so I have combined bit's boxes and own pic :o)

I took the pic at Darley Park, Derby, in 2007.

I added a soft frame to it in PSP some time ago, but have just made it into a topper.

Base card is my usual white linencard, folded and cut to 7x5.

Sentiment stamp is from a set by My CReative Time :o)

Jackie xx

Still using the bits.....

.....I think I have enough of them to last a lifetime LOL.

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

I have the mother of all colds, never get a mild one. Sniffling, sneezing, no voice! Who would like to take it from me, I won't charge!!!

Once again I have been raiding the bits boxes, and believe it or not, I found 3 more boxes of bits whilst looking for something else, which I didn't find!!!Make that two lifetimes they will last me LOL.

Base card is my usual linencard folded and cut to 6x6.

Sissix vellum daisy and Marianne foliage all cut from scraps many moons ago, as was the Woodware punched circle.

Sentiment stamped with My Creative Time.

Large brad from stash :o)

Jackie xx

Button tree

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

I am limited for time as I have to go for my 'flu jab at 8.24am, so I will have to come back later to check out your blogs.

I first saw a button tree by a very talented lady who no longer blogs, and this is my version, but I originally made a flutterby tree instead as I had no buttons.

Card used is ivory linencard from Papermill Direct, and plain brown card from PDA.

Dies used are Memory Box Tree and Spellbinder nesties. 

Sentiment stamped with My Creative Time.

This it the flutterby tree I did and posted back in March, just for comparison :o)

Jackie xx

Daisy birthday

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world, here's a few hugs for those who want or need them {{{{{hugs}}}}}

I know that most of you are probably enjoying the current weather, but I'm afraid it is wiping me out, I feel so lifeless in all this heat. Bring back cool weather I say!

Onto my card for today. I have made one similar (but not quite the same) before, it is a style that I am quite partial too :o)

 Base card is white linen from Papermill Direct, folded and cut to 7x5, then the edge punched with EK Success punch.

Flowers and leaves cut from scrap with Memory Box die (leaves) and Woodware punch (daisies).

Flower centres are jewelled brads bought years ago.

Sentiment stamped with My Creative Time :o)

Jackie xx

The last of my cousin's commission.....

.....hopefully I will be delivering them to her on Friday and we will go out for a pub lunch :o)

I hope all is well in your world this lovely morning, although the sun hasn't managed to peep through just yet, hugs.

On to my cards for today, two more very simple ones to share with you, and although they look a bit black and white, they are actually ivory and brown!

Base cards are ivory linen from Papermill Direct, folded and cut to 6x6 and 7x5, and the images are stamped onto the same. Mats are brown card from stash.

Both images stamped with Hero Arts using Memento inkpad, then cut with Spellbinders.

Sentiments are from SU and My Creative Time.

Nothing else I can say about them really :o)

Jackie xx

Part 2 of my cousin's commission.....

.....this time it's sympathy cards.

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all well on this lovely sunny Thursday, hugs

On to my cards for today, as before, my cousin likes to CAS and flat for posting, and as far as I am concerned all sympathy cards should be no frills!

All three cards are white linen card from Papermill Direct, folded and cut to 7x5.

Crosses are Spellbinder dies, the first one is the negative from the larger cross on the third card.

Embossing folders are both Craft Concepts.

All coloured card is from my scrap box.

All white panels are pearlised card from?

Sentiment is from a stamp set by My Creative Time.

Jackie xx

Made from scraps

Good morning everyone, it may be dull but it's still very warm! I hope all is well in your world, Hugs.

My exciting news today is that I have bought me a new car, well, new to me. My trusty little V reg Suzuki is a real old lady now at nearly 16, and very low so difficult and painful for me to get into and out of.  I have bought an 04 reg Peugeot 307 turbo diesel which is nearly twice the size and it purrs like a kitten, but best of all, I can get into and out of it much more easily. I will be picking it up on Thursday and Stephen doesn't have any therapy that day so I will get time to play with my new toy LOL.

On to my card for today. Nothing new was harmed in the making of it. Even the inkpad I used it 7 years old! :o)

Base card is white hammered from Papermill Direct years ago (I had one of those huge boxes full!), folded and cut to 6x6.

I covered it with a scrap of Basic Grey paper, also from years ago, which I had first inked around the edges. 

Flower cut from same paper with Tim Holtz Tattered Floral die, then inked before being attached with a gem brad.

Foliage cut with Cheery Lynn dies from a scrap of card from PDA.

Sentiment stamped with My Creative Time and the tiny dragonfly stamp is from a set of 40 in a box that I have had for aeons and never think to use!  :o)

Jackie xx

Peony digi watercoloured

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all well, or heading in the right direction...hugs

For my card today, I used a peony digi image from Imag-e-nation. I have had it for a long time so I thought it was about time I used it!

For the base card I used white linen card from Papermill Direct, folded and cut to 7x5.

Peony image printed onto the same card, coloured with Caran D'Ache watercolour pencils, then cut with Spellbinders Nestie. Mat and Memory Box leaf vine cut from Bazzill. Sentiment stamped with My Creative Time. Very simple card :o)

Jackie xx

3 new Darice folders

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

For the first time this week, we have woken up to wall to wall blue skies and sunshine :o)

Over the past few weeks I have bought 3 more Darice embossing folders and these are the cards made using them for the first time, I hope you like.

I love these Darice folders despite their small size, they are so clearly defined and well suited to being the main subject of the card.

All card used is from stash, folded and cut to 7x5.

It is fairly self explanatory how they were made so I won't go into detail.

Punches used are from SU, Martha Stewart, Woodware and Leone Em and Xcut.

Sentiment stamps used are from Stamps and Smiles, My Creative Time and ?

Jackie xx

Tattered floral

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all well or getting there...hugs

I've been rummaging in my stash and thought it was about time I used some papers. I haven't bought any for 5 years but still have lots of them!

Everything used in the making of this card is from stash.

I used white hammered card from the PMS folded and cut to 6x6 for the base card.

I covered the card with what I think is Basic Grey paper, but there is no name on it so I can't be sure!

The flower is a TH Tattered Floral die cut, and the edges are inked with Big and Juicy.

Foliage is a Memory Box die cut from a scrap of PDA card.

Sentiment is stamped with My Creative Time.

The gem is from some I bought way back in the mists of time :o)

Jackie xx

Card for a DC friend who is struggling at the moment.

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world {{{{{hugs}}}}} for all who need or want them.

What a beautiful morning it is with wall to wall blue sky and sunshine, although there was quite a frost when I got up!

I made today's card for for a lovely lady who has some health problems as well as looking after her husband.

I raided my stash for this one, the newest thing I have used is the white linen card from Papermill Direct, and I bought that several months ago!

I folded and cut the card to my favourite 7x5, then edged it with an old EK Success daisy punch which I had forgotten I had, but now I have rediscovered it I shall be using it again.....and again.....and again because it is so pretty!

I punched the flowers with a very old Woodware punch from scraps of card in my bit box. The brads for the flower centres I bought way back in the year dot.

Leaves cut with Memory Box die from a scrap of Papermania textured card.

Sentiment stamped with Versafine inkpad using a stamp from a My Creative Time set.

Jackie xx

.....and this is what I made with my belated birthday present

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world. Here's some hugs for those who want or need them {{{{{hugs}}}}}

Well, as the title suggests, here is my card for today. What a lovely crisp image from the fabulous Woodware stamps inked up with Versafine.

Base card is white hammered from the Papermill Direct. I bought one of those huge boxes filled with white and ivory about 4 years ago and I still have lots left because I only use it if I am covering the card with paper etc which I don't do very often!

The other stamps I used are Lavinia. I did the stamping after I had inked the plain white card up with Big and Juicy inkpad.

Sentiment is from a stamp set by My Creative Time. Image was layered onto plain black card before being attached to the base card :o)

Jackie xx

Another aperture card.....

.....this time in colour.

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world. Hugs for anyone who wants or needs them {{{{{hugs}}}}}

This is the second of my aperture cards, and once again my own photograph is inside, I hope you like it :o)

Once again the base card is white linen from Papermill Direct, folded and cut to 7x5.

Aperture cut with Spellbinder's Nestie.

Cheery Lynn lattice die cut from pearlised card bought at Donington a couple of years ago (I bought 130 sheets for £13).

Foliage cut with Memory Box die and flowers punched with Woodware. 

Sentiment is part of a stamp set from My Creative Time.

White pearls from stash.

I took the lily photograph way back in 2007.

Nothing new was used in the creation pf this card :o)
Jackie xx

Aperture card with poppies

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world, {{{{{hugs}}}}} for those who want or need them.

I have made 4 of my own aperture cards and here is the first of them :o)

Ivory linen card from the Papermill shop before they all closed, folded and cut to 7x5, then I used a Spellbinders Nestie to create the aperture.

Cheery Lynn trellis die cut behind the aperture.

Memory box flower die cuts, brown card candy and creamy pearl.

Sentiment is from a My Creative Time stamp set.

Own white poppy photograph changed to sepia inside :o)

Jackie xx