Christmas in November..

 Good Afternoon

This card is for crafters who like to start their Christmas cards early. Especially if you have a lot to make.

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Noel White 6"x 6" Card:-

Die cut a scalloped square in the check card and add to the main card. Cut a strip of dark green card 14.5cm x 7cm and run it through a Christmas themed embossing folder. Add to the main card at the bottom. Die-cut a strip of check card 14.5cm x 1.5cm, wrap red ribbon around length ways and add to the top of the green card just leaving a little of the check showing. Tie a bow and add to the left of the strip with a sprig as in the picture. Die-cut the mitten bunting in the dark green card and add small pieces of white card  behind. Attach to the card with foam on the two centre mittens. Add ribbon at each end of the bunting and a sprig. Die-cut the word NOEL and add to the bottom of the card. Add a red pearl to the O in noel. Finish off with red Stickles in the mittens where the berries are.

Craft Items Used:-

Scalloped Square Die-Cut- Tonic

Mitten Bunting - Sweet Dixie SDD313

Finishing Touches- Classic 3D Bow Creative Expressions CED1405

NOEL Wording- Memory Box 98933

Christmas Themed Embossing Folder

Green/White Card

Check Card- Nitwit Card

Red Stickles- Ranger

Red Ribbon

Hope you get chance to make this Christmas card.

Happy crafting.

Jennifer x

Red Pearl

Birthday Wishes...

Good Evening,

 Birthday Wishes A5 cream card, tent style, quick scrapbook paper card.

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I have used an 8"x 8" Paper Pad- Bohemian Burgundy for this card. Cut the paper down and attach to the card leaving a small border edge. Wrap burgundy string twice round the card and tie with a bow. From the pad cut out one of the envelopes and add to the card on a slight angle with foam pads. Die cut a piece of paper 9cm x 6cm and roll the ends at top and bottom to represent a scroll. Wrap the burgundy string around this scroll and add to the card on foam. Attach a small oblong of burgundy paper to the scroll too. Die cut the greetings and add to the card as in the picture. Add the die-cut butterfly and the pearls, finish with strip of pearls at the bottom of the card and top right corner.

Craft Items Used:-

Cream Card

Bohemian Burgundy 8"x 8" Paper Pad- Ciao Bella

Oblong Die-set- Sizzix Thinlits 661189

Die-cut Greetings

Burgundy String

White String Pearls- Hobby House

Happy crafting, till next time.

Jennifer x

Pumpkin Patch...

 Good Evening,

It's the time to make a Pumpkin card using a pumpkin die and Autumn coloured scrapbook papers.

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A5 Kraft Card:-

Cut a piece of check card slightly smaller than the main card and roughen up the edges using scissors. Attach to the main card and run a running stitch around the edge using a fine liner pen. Cut a piece of Kraft card 6cm x 9cm and add to the card on a slight angle as in the picture. Layer a piece of Hessian 7cm x 4cm, fray the edges and add to the lower end of the Kraft oblong. Tuck two oblongs 4cm x 3cm in check and leaf paper, behind the Hessian. Tie a few strands of the Hessian and add to the top of the Kraft card. Add to die-cut fence panels inked with brown ink on top of the Hessian on foam Die-cut three Pumpkins and leaves and add to the front of the fence on foam. Die-cut three leaves and add to the bottom corner of the card. Add Pumpkin coloured ink to the wooden Pumpkin and clear emboss. Tuck just behind the Hessian pocket. Stamp out the words PUMPKIN and PATCH in the Pumpkin Ink pad and clear emboss, then cut them out and add to the card on foam as in the picture.

Craft Items Used:-

Kraft Card

Check Card- Nitwit Collection Gingham Green

Falling Leaves Scrapbook Paper- Graphic 45 (Both sides)

Pumpkin Die-Set- Memory Box 94690

Fence Die-set- Marianne Designs

Alphabet Wooden Stamp Set- Hero Arts

Distress Oxide Ink Pad- Gathered Twigs- Ranger

Pumpkin Spice VersaMagic Dew Drop Ink Pad- Tsikineko

Clear Embossing Powder- Sweet Dixie

Piece of Hessian

Fine Liner Pen

Hope you get chance to make a Pumpkin card.

Till next time.

Jennifer x

A Pretty Patchwork card....

 Good Afternoon,

A pretty patchwork card using a clear stamp set from Craftwork Cards.

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White 6"x6" Card

Brown is very much the colour this Autumn/Winter so I have used brown ink and pale turquoise to co-ordinate.

Die-cut a piece of brown card slightly smaller than the main card using a square stitched die-set. Add to the main card. I stamped out the small hexagons onto white card mixing the two ink colours and then embossed them with clear embossing powder. Leave enough room to be able to put your greetings in between as in the picture. Die-cut this stamped image again with a square stitched die, slightly smaller than the brown square. Add a cross stitched edge around this white square and attach to the main card. Stamp out two more hexagons, cut out and attach with foam to the card. Stamp buttons and crosses in some of the hexagons. Add two cross stitches to the four corners of the main card as in the picture with brown ink.

Craft Items Used:-

Square Stitched Die-Set- Tonic

Sewing Clear Stamp Set- Craftwork Cards

Brown/White Card

Distress Oxide Ink Pads- Gathered Twigs And Speckled Egg- Ranger

Clear Embossing Powder- Sweet Dixie

Thank you for popping by, till next time.

Happy crafting

Jennifer x

Thinking of You....

 A nice pastel coloured card for a 'Thinking of you' card.

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Pale Green Card 6"x6"

Cut a piece of the same pale green card slightly smaller than the main card and emboss with a tree style embossing folder. Add to the card. Die-cut two leaves in different patterned papers and one in the pale green card. Attach to the card at the top left on foam. Add ink onto a wooden leaf and emboss with clear embossing powder. Add onto the other leaves as in the picture. Tie a green bow add to the leaves. Die-cut a tag in the same green card and add a greeting. Attach to the card. Add a button and button thread.

Craft Items Used:-

 Green Card

Tree Bark Embossing Folder- Darice

Stitched Leaves Die-Cut Set- Lawn Fawn LF577

Frames And Tags-Pierced Flags Die-Set- Creative Expressions CED4304

Wooden Leaf

Tea Leaves VersaMagic Dew Drop Ink Pad- Tsukineko

Clear Embossing Powder- Sweet Dixie

Button And Button Thread.

Thank you for popping by,

happy crafting.

Jennifer x

With Love....

 Just got a last card in before the end of September, 'With Love'. A tall slim Kraft card 21cm x 7.5cm.

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Cut a piece of the crimson scrapbook paper to fit the main card leaving a small border edge of the kraft card. Die-cut the ribbon die twice, in a contrasting paper and join together so that it fits down the centre of the card. Thread a slim piece of the crimson spotty paper through the ribbon slits. Add this to the centre of the card. Punch out three envelopes, one in the spotty paper and two in the contrasting paper. Make up the envelopes leaving them open as in the picture. Attach to the card on foam. Add a greeting to the centre envelope and foliage to the top and bottom envelopes. Tie a bow with button thread and add to the envelopes with a button in the centre envelope. Run a running stitch with a white liner pen around the spotty envelope and a contrasting pen on the contrasting envelopes and finish with a stitch around the main card with the white liner pen.

Craft Items Used:-

Kraft card

Spotty Scrapbook Paper- 49 And Market

Pressed Floral Papers- Carta Bella

Ribbon Die-Set (Lace Borders)- Sweet Dixie SDD455

Scallop Square Die-Set- Tonic

Floral Foliage Die-Set- Marianne Designs CR1468

Perfect Plumeria VersaMagic Ink Pad- Tsukineko

White Liner Pen/ Contrasting Liner Pen (Memento Sweet Plum)

Button Thread and Heart Button

Greeting Stamp.

Thank you for popping by, happy crafting till next time.

Jennfer x

Another Year Older....

 Good Afternoon

Another year older is a card I have designed using the lovely scrapbook papers from Photoplay Autumn collection.

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A5 White Card used.

I cut out the scrapbook paper at the corner of the sheet where the leaf pattern was, to fit on to my card, leaving a small white border around the edge. Die-cut three tags 11.5cm x 2.7cm using the reverse of the paper and attach to the card starting 3.5cm from the top and 6.5cm from the bottom, spacing them evenly. Just attach the beginning and leave enough room to weave the longer tags through. Cut two longer tags 17cm x 2.7cm, joining two of the smaller tags together. Weave the longer tags through and then stick down. Tie some coloured string to the first and third small tag as in the picture. Finish off with the greeting.

Craft Items Used:-

Cream Card

Scrapbook Papers- Photoplay Autumn Collection

Frames And Tags- Pierced Flags Die- Set - Creative Expressions CED4304

Pumpkin Spice VersaMagic Dew Drop Chalk Ink Pad- Tsukineko

Multicoloured String

Greeting Stamp

Thank you for popping by, till next time.

Jennifer x