A Happy New Year Card....

 Good Afternoon,

I am back with a Happy New Year card for those of you who send one to friends and family.

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I have used a White A6 card.

Stamp the top and bottom of the card with a small background stamp using a gold ink pad. Die cut a rectangle from the gold mirror card (11cm x 8cm). Attach to the main card.  Stamp the Holly Square with VersaMark ink pad and emboss with gold embossing powder. Stamp the greeting in the centre of the square, again emboss with the gold embossing powder. Repeat stamping the Holly section, then cut out the main square and the separate Holly piece. Add to the card putting the separate Holly piece on foam.

Finish off with Stickles Glitter Glue on the main berries.

Craft items I have used:-

Double Stitched Rectangles Die Set- Creative Expressions CED5521

Joy Stamp Set- Julie Hickey SKU:JH1063

Small Berry Cling Stamp- Magenta C14234-C

Wooden Stamp- Happy New Year

VersaMark Ink Pad by Tsukineko

VersaColor Gold Ink Pad- Tsukineko

Mirror Gold Embossing Powder- Sweet Dixie

A4 Mirror Gold Card

Ranger Gold Stickles Glitter Glue

Hope you enjoy making up this card or that it gives you some inspiration.

Thank you for popping by

Jennifer x

Oval Aperture Christmas card....

 Good Afternoon Ladies

Made a Christmas card with an oval aperture with hanging Bauble '

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I have used a DL card base.

Die cut an oval aperture at the front of your card 10.5cm x 6cm and approx. 3cm from the top of the card. Stamp the top half of the card with a background stamp with Versamark ink pad and white embossing powder. Attach a small piece of patterned paper to the bottom of the card. Edge the top of the paper with a border Christmas die, which I have embossed with silver embossing powder. The oval shape that came out of the aperture, stamp with the background stamp and emboss with silver embossing powder and then attach to the inside of the card as in the picture. Stamp he Bauble shape onto the patterned paper and emboss with white embossing powder. Cut the Bauble out and leave a little bit extra at the top of the Bauble to attach to the top of the aperture. Add a silver ribbon bow at the top of the Bauble. Stamp out the greeting and emboss with the sliver embossing powder. Cut out and add to the card. Finish off with the silver Stickles on the Bauble.

Craft Items I have used:-

Oval Die Cut Set- Tonic

Christmas Background Stamp- Julie Hickey SKU:JH1061

Bright Bauble Stamp- Julie Hickey SKU: JHE1018

Useful Greetings Stamps- Woodware FRS085

Christmas Die-Cut Border

Winter Fun Paper: Stay Frosty Floral By Echo Park

VersaMark Ink Pad By Tsukneko

White and Silver Embossing Powder

Ranger Silver Stickles

Silver Ribbon.

Thank you for popping by, till next time.

Jennifer x

Christmas in November...Just..

 Good Afternoon

A Christmas card in November only just made it.

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White 6"x6" base card.

I cut out the main Holly paper leaving a small white edge around the main card. Die cut a white decorative square 11.5cm, then die cut three snowflakes different sizes out of the square. Add a piece of red card to the back of the die cut square, so that, the snowflakes look red on the right side. Attach to the main card. Die cut a mixture of snowflakes out of patterned and plain white card. Add to the card on foam pads. Die cut the greeting, 'Noel' and add to the card. Finish off with glitter Stickles and Metal Stickers or Pearls as in the picture.

Craft items Used:-

White and Red Card

Patterned Paper Echo Park 'Santa Claus'

Square Cross Stitch Die Set by Daisy Mae Designs

Sizzix Snowflake Die and Stamp Set 658622

Christmas Sentiments Die Set Hobbycraft

Ranger Stickles- Xmas Red and Frosted Lace

Metal Stickers

Nice to get started on your Christmas cards early, especially if you make a lot.

Happy crafting all, till next time.

Jennifer x

Happy Birthday.. Happy Birthday.. Happy Birthday.

 Good Evening Everybody,

Just posting a birthday card, which depending on which colour of inks you use, could be for female or male card.

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 I have used a 6"x6" White base card.

I stamped three images of the birthday stamp in three different colours, embossed them with clear embossing powder, then cut each of them out. Die cut a large scalloped edge square twice, using 14cm and a 13cm die, in order to make a frame. I embossed the frame with a check embossing folder. I attached the frame to the main card just putting the stamped images (2 of them) under the frame at the corners before I stuck the frame down. Add the third stamped image to the centre of the card. Die cut another frame using the scalloped edge die this time 8cm and 6cm. Attach the smaller frame with foam pads. I used one of the inks to cover a piece of card 15cm x 2cm and then embossed with the clear embossing powder and embossed with a Happy Birthday embossing folder. Add across the centre of the card sticky tape at each end and foam in the centre. Colour another small piece of card using a different coloured ink, clear emboss then die cut the photo corners. Add to the card as in the diagram.

Craft items I have used:-

White card for the frames.

Tonic Square Scalloped Die Set

Birthday Background Stamp ( My Sentiments Exactly)

Design Objectives Check Embossing Folder

Design Objectives 'Happy Birthday' Embossing Folder

Sweet Dixie Clear Embossing Powder

Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pads:- Stormy Sky/ Speckled Egg/Evergreen Bough

Die-Namics Photo Corner Die Set

Hope this card has given you a little inspiration.

Happy crafting till next time

Jennifer x

Thank you so very much.....

 Good afternoon,

Back with a 'thank you' card. We need one of these every now and again. I have used an A5 Kraft card, landscape, that I have embossed along the front section.

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Die-cut a cream piece of card 15cm x 12cm, then run through with the embossing folder used on the front of the card. Add to the main card 1.5cm from the left edge. Add a strip of co-ordinating paper across the front 8cm x 12.5cm. Wrap a piece of string round the front of the card twice and finish at the left edge with a bow. Die-cut three rectangles 8cm x 4.5cm from the cream card and stamp the flower in each rectangle with a different coloured ink, then emboss with clear embossing powder. Stamp the flowers again and cut out and layer as on the diagram. Attach the three rectangles onto the card with foam. Stamp around the edges of the card using a background stamp. Stamp out a greeting and add to the card. Finish off with Liquid Pearls in the centre of the flowers.

Craft Items Used:-

A5 Kraft Card

Cream card

Patterned Paper

Double Stitched Rectangles by Creative Expressions CED5521

Wow 'Gratitude' Clear Stamp Set Stamp Set 2

15cm Square Check Embossing Folder Design Objectives

Ranger Distress Ink Pads:- Rusty Hinge/ Gathered Twigs/ Old Paper

Ranger Liquid Pearls -Dark Chocolate

Clear Embossing Powder

String

Thank you for popping by, will be back soon.

Jennifer x

Happy Anniversary

 Hi there everybody,

I have designed an anniversary card this afternoon as I have a few anniversaries coming up next month so I am well prepared. I didn't use a stamp for the main feature this time, but a wreath I made from strong craft wire.

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Tightly Woven Burlap.

I used a 7"x7" White card and matted it with a floral patterned paper, leaving a small white border around the edge. Make a circle with the craft wire 9.5cm diameter and wrap it round twice. Add the cream string and wrap around the wire making a bow at the top to finish off. Add to the centre of the card with glue. Add a smaller matching patterned die-cut circle in the centre, then a slightly smaller one with the Burlap. Add an even smaller one with a greeting in the centre. Die-cut a tag and add a greeting.

Make a hole at the beginning of the tag and thread a piece of string and tie in a knot. Add the tag to the card at the bottom left on foam pads. Die-cut 2 corners from patterned paper and add a small strip of Burlap before sticking them down, as in the picture. Add 2 Roses to the card, one in paper the other with the Burlap. I have added a diagram of how to make the Roses if you have not made them before. They are a bit fiddly but practice makes perfect they say. Add punched out leaves to the Roses and behind the tag.

Cut out a circle about 5cm diameter and cut about 1cm around the circle, like a spiral, but don't cut right to the centre. Fold over the edges of the circle all the way round.  Begin rolling at the start and roll together quite tight gluing as you go. When finished rolling, stick down to the centre that you did not cut. Happy crafting!!!!!

Items I have used:-

7"x 7" White Base Card.

Patterned Paper by Maja Designs.

Strong Metal Craft Wire (I used Burgundy Coloured).

Cream String.

Circle Die-set Tonic.

Tag Die-set by Creative Expressions CED4304.

Photo Corners Die-set by Die-namics.

Piece of Closely Woven Burlap.

Leaf Punch by Martha Stewart.

Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pad -Seedless Preserve.

Greeting Stamps.

Hope you manage to make this card or at least get some inspiration.

Till next time.

Take care

Jennifer x

Autumn Is Here....

 Good Afternoon,

It is a while since I have posted any new card makings but today I have updated an Autumn design.

Using an A6 White card.

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I have made a few of these cards to send to friends to wish them a Happy Autumn.

I die cut a piece of white card using the A2 Distressed Edges Dies, the largest die. I then embossed with a Darice leaf design. Cut a length of Wired Hessian 15cm and cut out a tag shape at the bottom, following the diagram. Fold the top of the Hessian over the top of the die cut. Stick down the Hessian. Before sticking the die-cut to the main card, I have stamped a small background stamp around the edge of the A6 card. Die cut two leaf shapes and colour them with Autumn coloured Ink Pads and clear emboss them. I die cut a tag shape out of Kraft card and stamped a message. Add to the card, then tie a string bow throw a co ordinating button and glue to the centre. I punched out three fern leaves and added them behind the button. I then stamped the word Autumn, cut out and added to the card.

Items I have used:-

A6 White Card

Spare White Card./Kraft Card

Spellbinders A2 Distressed Edges Die Set

Creative Expressions Tag And Frame Dies CED4304

Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves Dies LF577

Darice Leaf Embossing Folder.

Eleganza Wired Hessian

Ink Pads:- Memento Rhubarb Stalk and Bamboo

Sweet Dixie Clear Embossing Powder

Martha Stewart Fern Punch

Button and Thread

Greetings Stamps

Enjoy making up the card if you get the chance.

Take care till next time and Happy Autumn to you all.

Jennifer x