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GENTLEMAN CRAFTER

Official Blog of Arts and Crafts Enthusiast, John Bloodworth

Author: John - Gentleman Crafter

A creative enthusiast for over 30 years, the concept creator and organiser of the All Counties Craft Challenge which raised £24,000 for Mind, a registered mental health charity. Previously a television producer and guest demonstrator at Create and Craft TV in the UK. Now, happily making my way through life, in both senses of the term.
Artist Trading Card Daily - 20

Artist Trading Card Daily – 20

January 20, 2015January 20, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter14 Comments

Hello again! Well, here is number 20 in my 365 day challenge.

Today’s them was hope. It’s something that we all experience in different ways and that often keeps us going.

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Artist Trading Card Daily – 19

January 19, 2015January 11, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter12 Comments

Sometimes I find the things that other people do a little magical. It could be a skill or a talent – I know such a diverse and talented bunch of people that I am surprised that I don’t live in a perpetually awestruck state.

Anyway, it was this feeling that I wanted to convey in today’s Artist Trading Card.

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Artist Trading Card Daily – 18

January 18, 2015January 11, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter9 Comments

Do all living creatures dream? If so, what do they dream about? That was a question that I asked myself as I was making today’s Artist Trading Card.

Yes, I do think some bizarre things as I am crafting don’t I?

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Artist Trading Card Daily – 17

January 17, 2015January 11, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter16 Comments

Today’s little creation takes us into the murky depths of the sea, to meet a colourful friend.

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Artist Trading Card Daily - 16

Artist Trading Card Daily – 16

January 16, 2015January 6, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter12 Comments

Hello all. Welcome back to my little series of Artist Trading Cards. This post features number 16 of 365.

The theme for this one came from the sentiment stamp that I used and is something that we should all try and do as often as possible – no matter how hard it may seem.

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Artist Trading Card Daily - 15

Artist Trading Card Daily – 15

January 15, 2015January 15, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter17 Comments

Now, I know that Mother’s Day is still some way off (for us in the UK) however there’s always time to celebrate Motherhood and that’s what today’s Artist Trading Card daily is about.

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Artist Trading Card Daily – 14

January 14, 2015December 13, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter21 Comments

I’m feeling the love from you all lately for this series of Artist Trading Card Daily posts so I thought that I would create something to celebrate that.

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Artist Trading Card Daily - 13

Artist Trading Card Daily – 13

January 13, 2015December 13, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter17 Comments

For this Artist Trading Card daily post I had more time available than normal so decided that I would try and create something that needed a little more work.

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Artist Trading Card Daily - 12

Artist Trading Card Daily – 12

January 12, 2015December 13, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter7 Comments

Today’s Artist Trading Card daily creation uses up some off-cuts from yesterday’s project and is a very simple affair.

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Artist Trading Card Daily - 11

Artist Trading Card Daily – 11

January 11, 2015December 13, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter11 Comments

After yesterday’s grey monotone creation I really wanted to bring a little colour back into this series of mini makes.

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Artist Trading Card Daily - 10

Artist Trading Card Daily – 10

January 10, 2015December 13, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter17 Comments

Today’s Artist Trading Card Daily post features a simple (yet complex looking) zentangle design.

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Brother Scan N Cut Canvas Overview

A Quick Video Overview Of Brother Scan N Cut Canvas

January 10, 2015January 9, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter51 Comments

Here is a quick video overview of the Brother Scan N Cut Canvas that I put together recently.

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Artist Trading Card Daily - 9

Artist Trading Card Daily – 9

January 9, 2015January 9, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter18 Comments

Today I am bringing in the Brother Scan N Cut to the Artist Trading Card daily series.

It’s a tool that I truly cherish having in my craft room.

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Artist Trading Card Daily – 8

January 8, 2015December 13, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter18 Comments

One week in and still going! Here is today’s Artist Trading Card.

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Artist Trading Card Daily – 7

January 7, 2015November 28, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter7 Comments

Wow, the first week’s worth of Artist Trading Cards are now done! Pretty good going eh?

Anyway, today’s ATC features one of my favourite stamp sets – the … from Hobby Art.

The theme was about dealing with challenges.

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