New handmade cards for Nov/December 2016

Hello Everyone,

Here is a selection of my handmade Christmas cards which I have made in the past few weeks.

I have given them to St. Oswalds Hospice shop and CRUK shop.

I have used various dies to make these cards i.e. Marianne Design, Memory Box and  Spellbinders.

Thank you for looking and also taking the time to have a look at my previous pages..

I would like to wish you all  a Happy Christmas and A Happy New Year.

Jackie x

New Handmade Cards for October 2016

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Here are four Christmas cards which I have recently taken to my local charity shop.

The background papers are from the new Dovecraft Winter Blooms 6x6 paper stack, and the toppers are from Craftwork cards with Candi to match with them which came as a kit.  The red bows are made using Dovecrafts mini bow die which is a new release.  The last card has red self adhesive gems added to it.

Thanks for looking and have a nice day, Jackie x

New Handmade Cards for September 2016

Hello Everyone,

Here are my new makes for September.

To start off with my owl cards are made with Marianne Designs Collectables owl die, which is great to use, you can make the owl in so many different colourways and layouts which attracted me to him.  As you can see from the two cards how I have made the owl and mounted him in two different ways.

The second cards are made using Sizzix Thinlits 'Best Friend's  die, where you can cut out the die in so many colours and then cut out the relevant pieces to place on top of the original white cut out, it takes a lot of cutting and gluing, but I think it is worth it for the finished result which is cute.

 The papers that I have used for the owl cards are from The Works and for the dog cards, Trimcrafts Leyton paper pack, using dark blue and white card.  To make the frames for the owls I used Spellbinders Card Creator  square nesting dies.  The  first branch die is by Memory Box and the second branch die came from Ebay.

Thank you for taking the time to look and happy crafting, Jackie x

New handmade cards for August 2016

Hello Everyone,

For this month I have made a variation of cards to go to my local St. Oswalds's Hospice shop.

The first one is using one of my favourite toppers from Lili of the Valley.  The pretty frame came from my dear friend in Holland and so did the bow, but since using the bow I found it is by cheery Lynn which accompanies a wreath, so I decided to treat myself to one as it will come in very useful for future cards.

My second card is made using a Sizzix Thinlits die by Nel Whatmore, which fits perfectly on a 5x5 card blank.  I also used Poppy Stamps butterfly die and the hello sentiment I do not know the name of, I came across it on Ebay.  I love this floral scene die, it will look great in different colours.

My third card is using a vellum flower topper which I then mounted behind a Sue Wilson New York collection die called Herald Square, which fitted perfectly and shows off the flowers.

Lastly this card is made using Sizzix Thinlits dies again this time from a collection called 'For the Birds', where there are several dies in the pack all connected with the bird theme including bird house and tree die etc.  The birds make a lovely scene and the words 'thanks friend' dies also come with the collection.  The little flowers are from Tattered Lace mini die collection again from Ebay.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my new creations.
Jackie x

New Handmade Cards for July 2016

Hello Everyone welcome to this months blog.

I was recently inspired by a patchwork card which a very good friend of mine who lives in Holland had made and decided to have a go.

I cut the squares out of a pretty paper pad which I found in Poundland, using my X-cut scalloped square die.  The 'thankyou' sentiment was a free die with a Papercraft Essentials magazine which I thought fitted really well, to finish it off I put on some blue self adhesive gems.

My second attempt was using some pretty papers from LOTV where I made a frame with Spellbinders square die and then cut individual patterned squares with my Crafts-too nesting square die using the smaller one.  To finish I used a Papermania glittered diecut sentiment and a small ribbon rose which I had sitting in a drawer for ages always wondering what I could do with these, and then thought this would be a good idea to use on this patchwork card, I am very pleased with the results.

Lastly I have always wanted to make a triple panel card, so I found some pretty Kanban floral card and used my Spellbinders square die again this time measuring out the square into triple panels and cutting out by hand.  I then used some pink linen paper from The Works to mount them onto.  The gingham ribbon was part of the edging of the floral card which I cut along and then placed at the bottom of the three panels and then finished off with a sentiment.

Thanks for looking and have a nice day,
Jackie x

New Handmade cards for June 2016

Hello Everyone,

For this month I have been using my new Crafters Companion Downton Abbey classical border die.  I was inspired by a lady on the Docrafts Gallery and I think these have turned out really well.

The background papers are Eau de nil and Marianne Design.  The flourish is by Cheery Lynn and flowers are from Home Bargains.

The glittered sentiments are from Papermania.

Thanks for looking, Jackie x

New Handmade Cards for May 2016

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For this month I have been making cards using Lili of theValley Fairies and background papers.  The die is from the Sue Wilson Italian collection, which sets off the fairies really well,  I thought that the fairies would make a nice change for my charity box.

The last two cards were made using Kanban rose toppers which I put underneath the Spellbinders A2 filigree delight die which has given them a nice effect.  I have also used Sue Wilson filigree mini bow die to finish off the card with small adhesive gems.  The glittered sentiments are from Papermania.

Thanks for looking, Jackie x

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New handmade cards for April 2016

Hello Everyone,

For this month I have been using mainly Sue Wilson striplet dies.The first card is a Tattered Lace floral panel die.  I thought the die cuts were very pretty and would make a nice card with a similar design to the striplet cards which are shown here as well.

The background paper that I have used for the first card is from an old paper stack by DCWV, I thought the two went together nicely.  All the sentiments that I have used on these cards are from Papermania which are glittered die cuts.

My second card is using Sue Wilson rose garden striplet die with Blueberry Hill background paper.

The third card is made using a Quilted block die, which I cut out twice and then cut again so that I could make a square with it and then mount onto some background paper, which is Papermania capsule collection papers, this is a large striplet die, whereas the others are mini ones.

 Lastly ,  my favourite spriplet die is Butterflies in flight, which I have made several cards with as I love the effect of the butterflies - it also works well without them being that the butterflies are separate dies, and you can place them underneath the striplet in an alternative colour, so it is quite a versatile die.  All of these cards have now gone to St. Oswald's and CRUK charity shops.  Thank you for taking the time to look, Jackie x

New handmade cards for February/March 2016

Hello Everyone,

I have a few cards here for this month.  I thought I would have a play with some Kraft card, and use pastel colours with it in the form of Marianne Design Scotty dog die and a lovely floral bouquet die and sentiment die which came free with a Die cutting Essentials magazine.  I am really pleased with the results and hope to play around with this card in the future.

The last two cards were made using a lovely 12x12 paper pad from the Works, I thought the papers were of a nice design, and then recently purchased another Marianne Design oval die and thought I would put a card together using them.  The lovely paper flower is also Marianne Design which my special friend kindly sent to me from Holland, where I cut out some open leaves to go with it to make a feature in the centre of the oval.  The wooden bird was also from The Works, they caught my eye when I was shopping there and thought they would look nice on a card.  All of these cards have been donated to St. Oswald's Hospice shop, where I go in each month with a selection for them.

Thanks for looking,
Jackie x

New Handmade Cards for January 2016

Hello Everyone,

This month I thought I would do some 6x6 cards, using some really bright papers from Simply Floral collection, and The Works.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is a lovely large die by Presscut, and I have mounted this on an oval from Nellie Snellen.

I think the combination works really well, setting off the bright background blooms!

Thanks for looking,
Jackie x