Tractor Pull Digital Image Set from Beccy's Place

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How are you all doing. We have just come home from our cruise. The Iona is a fabulous ship. I think we have to have another cruise on her to get to know her better. I have come back slightly damaged, more of that later. 

I am one of the blog contributors for Beccy's Place. This month the fantastic Tractor Pull Digital Image set has been released. Here are my makes with the images. 

This is a very versatile set. Here is a birthday card. 

Now a Christmas card. Both of these cards used  Pre-coloured images. For the Christmas card I used the Stencils Sentiments dies from the John Next Door Range. 

Here I used just one element and a sentiment from the set. The balloons were coloured by me with my Faber Castell Polychromo colouring pencils. 

Here is the Tractor Pull set which is available HERE. 

Here are the cards together. I think this set has lots of potential. 

Happy Crafting 

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Cute Robin Christmas card and mindful colouring

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How was your weekend? We had a quiet day on Saturday were we caught up on jobs around the house. On Sunday we visited our daughter and son-in-law. It is so nice to spend time with them and their doggy. 

I have been doing a lot of colouring. I do find that it helps to clear my mind. Now I have a few coloured images I have made some into cards. 

The paper was from a paper pad from Hobbycraft. The die-cuts were left over on my desk. They were created with John Next Door dies and glitter card. 

This is an old image from Beccy's Place the Store unfortunately this image has been retired. There are many other wonderful image sets in the store it is worth checking.  

So this is another card for my stash. I have actually bought some cards this year. I don't think I am going to have time to make enough. 

Have a good week. 

Happy Crafting

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A Diamond Point Christmas card

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How is your week going? My hubby enjoyed the cricket on Wednesday. Yesterday we had date, night to us that means a meal and the cinema. It is a long time since we have done that. Today we are taking my in-laws to a garden party. Before that I am hoping to pop into the Art of Craft shop which is just down the road from where my in-laws live. 

From now on I will be mostly making Christmas cards. Here is another one I made with the Diamond point design. 

I just love this design. I think I will be making some more cards like this. 

This fabulous gingerbread man came from an old card. The patterned paper I have had in my stash for a while. 

I have made sixty Christmas cards so far. I do need a few more. 

I would like to enter the following challenges;

Challenge #554 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

The August Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge #37 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog

Have a great day. 

Happy Crafting

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John Next Door Christmas Stamps with Matching Dies

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How was your weekend? We had a quiet time at home. Being retired we do try to get out and about during the week and stay home catching up on things at the weekend. Of course the weekend it is a good time to see our daughter and son-in-law. 

Here are my makes for the One Day Special on the Craft Store. I used the Snowfall and Deerland stamp and die duos. There are lots of pictures in this post. 

Using the Snowfall die and stamp duo. 

Using the Deerland dies from the die and stamp duo with the Alphabet stencil dies. 

I just love the stag's head and the snowflakes. 

More snowflakes. I did do some foiling with my Kaleido. 

Can you see the snowflakes in this one? The stags are magnificent. 

They are lovely stamps and dies to work with. Having the added option to foil the stamps is a real treat. 

Here are all the cards together. I really didn't get long to make these. I thought I had until 10th August. In the end they were needed on 24th July. That's one reason why the cards aren't very inventive. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The July Challenge at the Rudolph Days Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

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Robins at Christmas

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How is your week going? We went to the cinema yesterday. It was very odd going again. We have both really missed going to the cinema. Tomorrow we are off to look after our daughter and son-in-law's dog so they can go out for an anniversary meal together. I can't believe it is four years since they got married. 

I am so behind on my own Christmas cards I needed a bit of time to catch up. I just couldn't bear to watch the football on Sunday so I did spend a bit of time crafting. 

In the background is some snowy patterned paper. The main die set I used was Christmas Time from the John Next Door range. The sentiment was cut with a die from the Happy Snowflakes die set from John Next Door. 

The holly wreath was made with dies from the Christmas Time die set. The robins were cut from an old Christmas card. I do keep all the cards with robins on because I like them so much. 

I still have a lot of Christmas cards to make. But a least here is one more. I ought to get back to crafting.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge #550 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

The July Challenge at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge #97 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge #52 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

Challenge #52 at the Crafty Animals Challenge blog

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Diamond Point Christmas Card

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How has your week been. I have been busy. I found the invigilating quite tough this time. I  have been working on some design team bits and pieces too. Just yesterday afternoon I made a Christmas card that I can share with you. Sorry I have been neglecting my blog. There just isn't enough time. 

I had a bit of time at the end of the afternoon yesterday and I went to my stash of old cards. I found a nice small card with a cute robin on it. I have been enjoying making Diamond Point cards and I had a go at another one. 

I found some old Stampin Up paper in my stash. The colours suited the old card very well. 

Isn't that robin cute. 

I haven't made a Christmas card for my stash for a while. Underneath the flap I placed a white label cut with a Spellbinders die. You need to be able to write somewhere. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge #547 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

The June Challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge #35 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge #96 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

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A Little Gnome Christmas Card

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Oh boy what a difference a few days makes. First today the NHS tracking app told us we had to self isolate for 7 days and then later we find out from Boxing Day loads of us are going into Tier 4. Roll on more vaccinations. What a strange Christmas and New Year we are all going to have. 

I get rather shy of sharing my own drawings. With all that is going on I thought I would give it another go. Here is the Christmas card I made for my cousin. 

I so love the gnomes that we drew in the Shac Shack with Barbara Gray. I wanted to try one on Kraft Card. So that's what I did. The backing paper was in my stash. The snowflake die came from The Works. 

Here he is. The snow was made with a Posca pen. The gnome was coloured with my Polychromo pencils. 

I know my cousin liked this card. I do like doodling. 

Have a Happy Christmas. It is going to be a strange one this year. 

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Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - December Challenge - Anything Goes

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How has your week been? We are settling into my hubby's retirement. We are both looking forward to the time when we can have a holiday. That was always the plan to have a big holiday when we were both retired. Oh well we will just have to wait for that. 

The new challenge starts today at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog. This time there are no sponsors and the theme is Anything Christmas Goes. I have a bit of other news that this will be my last post for this lovely Challenge blog. As I have said before with my hubby being retired there is not so much time for me to craft. I will still be making cards it is a hobby I love. I just don't want to be working to deadlines. 

I do love a religious Christmas card. All the papers I have used are Designer papers from Claritystamp. I do love those papers. 

This challenge has no sponsor so it is an Anything Christmas Goes Challenge. If you click on my personal logo you will be taken to the challenge blog. 

This die is the Madonna Window Fresh Cut Aperture Die. It makes a great stained glass window.  I used a sticky sheet over some Designer paper. I added a circle around baby Jesus' head. Then I stuck down the black die cut. To this I was able to add paper piecing. Finally I covered the remaining sticky sheet with Micro Beads. 

I made two cards with the same design. Once I have shared this post my commitment to the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog is complete. As there will be no commenting on the entries this time I am finished. 

Have great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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December Challenge at the A Bit More Time to Craft Extra Challenge - Anything Goes

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I hope you had a good day yesterday. Today is the first day of my hubby's retirement. It is shame we are still in lockdown as it would have been nice to go somewhere to celebrate. I am now working on a list of jobs for him to do. I am sure he is looking forward to this. 😊

Today the new Challenge at the A Bit More Time to Craft Extra Challenge Blog starts. The theme is always Anything Goes.  This will be my last challenge with this lovely team. I am sure that my craft time will be diminished with my hubby being around more. I still want to make cards but I don't really want to have a lot of deadlines to work to.  

For this card I used the Vintage Flakes Digi papers set. There are papers on offer as prizes for the winners of the challlenge. 

Our challenges are always fun. Click on the badge above and you will be taken there. 

This oh so cute little penguin is from Conie Fong. I am not sure that is it available anymore. I used my Primsacolor pencils to colour the image. I used the Double Pierced Rectangle dies from Creative Expressions to cut out the image and its mats. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 45 at the " Crafty Critters Crazies Challenge blog

Challenge 45 at the Crafty Animals Challenge blog

Challenge 53 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 29 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

I hope December is kind to you. 

Happy Crafting

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Winter Birds Christmas Card

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How is your week going? We had a lovely trip to Mottisfont on Monday and what was my hubby's last ever day's leave. The weather was nice so it was alright to have coffee outside. They had some very nice plants there too. Now my hubby is into his last few days of work. He finishes on 30th that's next Monday. Life will certainly be different. 

I am still making Christmas cards. I am pretty sure I will be sending more this year. What a strange year we have had. 

I do like making cards from old cards. When I saw this image I just had to use it. The patterned paper was in my stash, I do like to join in with the Rudolph Days Challenge throughout the year. It hard to believe it will be that start of December next week. 

We love seeing the birds in our garden and we do feed them. There a couple of cheeky squirrels too. 

This is a Creative Expressions die. 

This is another one for the Christmas card stash. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The November Rudolph Days Challenge

Challenge 84 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

Challenge 28 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 517 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper November Challenge

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

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Snowy Scene Christmas Card

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How is your week going?  I have just found out that I will be working for the next three days. This means that there won't be much time to craft. 

I have been joining with Barbara Gray and her Shac Shack. Though this month it has been rather difficult to keep up because I have been working more that I expected. I did like the snowy scenes on Kraft Card that were done the other week. I have been brave and I have made a card with one of my doodles. 

I found a patterned paper in my stash that seemed to suit the image. In fact it was left over from another card that I made earlier in the week. 

This is the doodle using Micron pens, White Posca pens and  white and blue pencils. The sentiment was added with a ClarityStamp sticker. 

Please be kind I am a bit shy about sharing my doodles. As I am working again I am not getting much time to craft. I think my little blog will be suffering for a while. 

I hope the rest of the week is kind to you. 

Happy Crafting

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Winter Wonderland Challenge blog - Things with Wings - Sheepski Designs

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How has your week been? I am very tired I have been invigilating most of the time. I would have been helping at a Felting Workshop today but of course that had to stop. So it just me and hubby for a while. No trips out no visiting, There is so much to sort out in the house I don't think this will be a problem. 

The new challenge starts today at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and the theme is Things with Wings. I do love this theme. The sponsor this time is SheepSki Designs. 

The patterned paper in the background was in my stash. I really do have a lot of paper. 

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

This image is called Stack and it is available HERE.  The image was printed onto Neenah card and coloured with my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils. The snowflakes were cut with dies that come in Jane's Tree die set from the John Next Door range. 

This is a Crafter's Companion die. 

I really do have a lot of Christmas cards made. We aren't really doing presents this year but I will be sending cards probably to more people than usual. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 44 at the SheepSki Designs Challenges 

Happy Crafting

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Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - Challenge 77 - Anything Goes - Sponsor Fred She Said

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Being the start of the month I am back with my second Design Team post of the day. Challenge 77 has just started at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. The theme is the ever popular Anything Goes and the sponsor is the fabulous Fred She Said Designs. 

I found the snowy paper in my stash. 

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

I used the image set called Christmas Corgi which is available HERE.   I created a background on my computer. As the line images are PNGs I was able to place them over the background. I coloured the doggies with my Prismacolor pencils. The snowflakes were added with a gel pen. 

This sentiment and the Winter trees are dies from Creative Expressions. 

Aren't those Corgis just so cute. This is another Christmas card for my stash.

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 496 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge 

Challenge 75 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

The O for Over the Top Challenge at the ABC Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 40 at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge blog

The July Challenge at the Your Scrapbook Place Challenge blog

Challenge 14 at Fezziwigs Festive Frolics Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 24 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog (MLCCB) 

Challenge 48 at the Love to Craft Challenge blog

Challenge 148 at the Dies R Us Challenge blog

Challenge 40 at the Crafty Animals Challenge blog

Challenge 19 at Paper Funday Challenges 

The July Challenge at the Christmas Crafts All Year Round Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

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