CHNC challenge 418

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 418 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'any Christmas or New Year card'.

This was made with Hunkydory supplies, depicting the real reason for Christmas.

This is also for:

12 months link up 48: anything goes Christmas
Crimbo crackers 174: anything goes
Archi-scraps December: anything Christmas
Country view December: Christmas
Christmas crafts all year round December: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu December: anything festive
Merry little Christmas 5: anything Christmas goes
Dragonfly journeys 130: handmade holiday magic
Papercraft challenges 27: merry Christmas
Everybody art 438: Christmas
Crafting by designs: holiday anything goes
Mix it up 20: anything goes + no stamping
Creative inspirations December: feeling festive
Through the purple haze 151: 'tis the season
CAS on Friday 148: make a Christmas card 2
ABC Christmas: Z for zero embellishments
Crafty sentiments: celebrate
The crafting challenge:Christmas
Creative moment 159: anything goes + option Christmas
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 83: anything goes
Crafty creations 381: anything goes
Penny's 411: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 366: anything goes
As you like it: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 562: anything goes
Cardz TV 79: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 265: anything goes
Love to craft 29: anything goes
That's crafty December: anything goes
Not just cards December: anything goes

CHNC challenge 417

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 417 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'use the word Christmas'.

For these quick cards I used Kanban supplies and sentiments from The Range:

These are also for:

12 months link up 48: anything goes Christmas
Crimbo crackers 174: anything goes
Winter wonderland: anything Christmas goes
Archi-scraps December: anything Christmas
Country view December: Christmas
Christmas crafts all year round December: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu December: anything festive
Paru December: Christmas
Merry little Christmas 5: anything Christmas goes
Jingle belles 
Scrapping 4 fun 130: Christmas
Fussy & fancy 227: Christmas/New Year
Dragonfly journeys 130: handmade holiday magic
Papercraft challenges 27: merry Christmas
Everybody art 438: Christmas
Simon says Wednesday: party time
DL.ART 238: Christmas
Crafting by designs: holiday anything goes
Papercraft business 13: anything goes + option: Christmas
Pearly sparkles 35: merry Christmas
Dare 2 B artzy December: winter
Hiding in my craft room 384: any holiday
Mix it up 20: anything goes + no stamping
Creative inspirations December: feeling festive
Ike's world 115: anything goes/Christmas time
The crafty addicts 55: anything goes + option: Christmas
Through the purple haze 151: 'tis the season
ABC Christmas: Z for zero embellishments
Lemon shortbread 83: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafty creations 380: anything goes
Crafty gals corner 181: anything goes
Penny's 411: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 366: anything goes
CRAFT 495: anything goes
Cardz TV 78: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 265: anything goes
Polka doodles 51: anything goes
Love to craft 29: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 12: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams December: anything goes
That's crafty December: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 82: anything goes
Not just cards December: anything goes

CHNC challenge 416

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 416 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'things with wings'.

This card was made with Hunkydory supplies, with the middle oval raised up with 3D foam.

This is also for:

12 months link up 48: anything goes Christmas
Crimbo crackers 173: anything goes
Winter wonderland: anything Christmas goes
Archi-scraps December: anything Christmas
Card mania 111: Christmas
Country view December: Christmas
Christmas crafts all year round December: anything goes
Do-Al(l) kreatives 24: Christmas or new year
Eclectic Ellapu December: anything festive
Paru December: Christmas
Crafty calendar December: it's Christmas time
Merry little Christmas 5: anything Christmas goes
Jingle belles 
Scrapping 4 fun 130: Christmas
Cards in envy: the spirit of Christmas
Fussy & fancy 227: Christmas/New Year
Crafty catz 421: anything goes + option: just do what you like best - Christmas
Dragonfly journeys 130: handmade holiday magic
Papercrafty challenges 26: winter time
Everybody art 438: Christmas
Simon says Wednesday: Christmas
Cardz 4 galz 86: non traditional Christmas colours
Creativ fusion 7: non-traditional Christmas
DL.ART 238: Christmas
Moving along with the times 86: anything Christmas
Crafting by designs: holiday anything goes
Papercraft business 13: anything goes + option: Christmas
Pearly sparkles 35: merry Christmas
Dare 2 B artzy December: winter
Mix it up 20: anything goes + no stamping
Creative inspirations December: feeling festive
Ike's world 115: anything goes/Christmas time
The crafty addicts 55: anything goes + option: Christmas
Through the purple haze 151: 'tis the season
2 crafty critter crazies 21: must be a critter (birds)
ABC Christmas: Z for zero embellishments
Crafting from the heart 232: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 82: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafty creations 380: anything goes
Crafty gals corner 180: anything goes
Penny's 410: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 364: anything goes
CRAFT 495: anything goes
Cardz TV 77: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 264: anything goes
Paperbabe 88: anything goes
Polka doodles 50: anything goes
Love to craft 29: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 12: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams December: anything goes
That's crafty December: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 82: anything goes
Not just cards December: anything goes

CHNC challenge 415

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 415 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'use some gems or pearls'.

These are two very similar commissioned Christmas cards, one for the friend's sister and one for her brother, using Kanban supplies. Quite a few pearls were added, but they are small and quite hard to spot, but they really are there. The person who will be  sending the cards wanted to be able to put a normal stamp when sending rather than a large letter one, so that's why I used small pearls that didn't stick up too much.

These are also for:

12 months link up 48: anything goes Christmas
Crimbo crackers 173: anything goes
Winter wonderland: anything Christmas goes
Crafty friends 98: Christmas
Archi-scraps December: anything Christmas
Card mania 111: Christmas
Country view December: Christmas
Christmas crafts all year round December: anything goes
Do-Al(l) kreatives 24: Christmas or new year
Eclectic Ellapu December: anything festive
Paru December: Christmas
Crafty calendar December: it's Christmas time
Merry little Christmas 5: anything Christmas goes
Jingle belles 
Cards in envy: the spirit of Christmas
CRAFT 494: Christmas
DL.ART 238: Christmas
Moving along with the times 86: anything Christmas
Make my Monday 85: non traditional Christmas colours
Crafting by designs: holiday anything goes
Papercraft challenges 26: winter time
Papercraft business 13: anything goes + option: Christmas
Pearly sparkles 35: merry Christmas
Dare 2 B artzy December: winter
Mix it up 20: anything goes + no stamping
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): winter wonderland
The male room 100: celebrate (card for brother)
Cardz 4 galz 86: non traditional colours (card for sister)
Creative inspirations December: feeling festive
The crafty addicts 55: anything goes + option: Christmas
Sasayaki glitter December: happy holidays
Aud sentiments 218: anything goes + a sentiment
Fussy & fancy 226: winter/Christmas
Scrapping 4 fun 130: Christmas
Ike's world 115: anything goes/Christmas time
Lil patch of crafty friends 95: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 210: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 231: anything goes
Cute n crafty 15: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 82: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafty creations 379: anything goes
Crafty gals corner 180: anything goes
Penny's 409: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 364: anything goes
Art impressions 246: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 559: anything goes
Cardz TV 76: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 263: anything goes
Polka doodles 49: anything goes
Love to craft 29: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 12: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams December: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 81: anything goes
Not just cards November: anything goes

CHNC challenge 414

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 414 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'use a sticker or two or more'.

Five simple cards made with lovely purple backgrounds, silver foiled banners cut from tags and some stars and tree sticker.

These are also for:

12 months link up 48: anything goes Christmas
Crafty friends 98: Christmas
Archi-scraps December: anything Christmas
Card mania 111: Christmas
Country view December: Christmas
Do-Al(l) kreatives 24: Christmas or new year
Eclectic Ellapu December: anything festive
Paru December: Christmas
Crafty calendar December: it's Christmas time
Merry little Christmas 5: anything Christmas goes
Jingle belles 
Cupcake inspirations 459: the holidays
Make my Monday 85: non traditional Christmas colours
Crafting by deigns: get ready for Christmas
Crazy 4 challenges 463: it's a tree-mendous time of the year
Moo mania & more: trees
Aud sentiments 217: Christmas or winter sentiment
The cat's pajamas 352: winter holidays
Creative craft cottage 113: Christmas is coming
Mix it up 20: anything goes + no stamping
Dragonfly journeys 130: handmade holiday magic

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper December 2018 challenge

This is my design card for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper December challenge. .If you make anything that includes some patterned paper you can link your entries and you might be the randomly chosen winner of lovely prize that I'm giving away. Please click on the challenge link to find out more and join in the fun.

This was a commissioned card for a friend to give to her daughter for her 30th birthday. I was asked to make a blue card and include a teddy bear, which is a Forever Friends Classic Decadence 3D sticker.

Papers are from DCWV The Blossoms & Butterflies stack, including the todo die cut label that the teddy bear sticker is mounted on, which was brushed with broken china distress ink. The offcut strip across the middle was also brushed with the distress ink. Sentiments, flowers and numeral are all from stash.

Not a good picture, but this shoes that I decorated the inside to match some of the paper from the front of the card:

CHNC challenge 413

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 413 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'make your own background'.

I didn't say anything on here last Saturday, but my dear husband died in hospital on 11 November. I'm trying to get done the things that need to be done, but not sure whether I'll be able to make enough Christmas cards to be sent this year. I've got some commissions that I need to get on with (although people aren't pressing me at all), not all of them Christmas. At the moment, I'm just getting through each day.

I made the background by randomly inking an Inkadinkado snowflakes stamp with versamark and heat embossing with detail silver powder. The centre was heat foiled with holographic silver on my todo using one of their doily letterpress/foiling stamps. This was raised up with a couple of layers of 3D foam, as was the 3D snowflake in the middle (from The Works).

This isn't a good photo because I didn't make the card till last night and either got too much glare from the flash or too little of the silver showing up. 

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 47

Merry little Christmas 4: anything Christmas goes

Sparkles Christmas 95: embossing (heat)

Christmas at sweet stamping: anything Christmas goes

Crimbo crackers 172: anything goes

Fabrika fantasy 26: Christmas or winter

613 avenue create 215: anything goes +  option: Christmas/winter

Ellielle's crafty Wednesday November: Christmas and seasonal holidays

That's crafty November: winter wonderland

Craft rocket 54: Christmas is coming

Daisy chain 25: Christmas/winter
Creative craft cottage 113: Christmas is coming

Simon says Monday: let it snow

Fab n funky 417: Christmas
The paper shelter 383: a Christmas card
Cute card Thursday 273: festive colours
Stamping sensations November: get ready for Christmas
The cat's pajamas 352: winter holidays
Hiding in my craft room 380: any holiday
Bastel-traum 71: winter/Christmas
The cutie pie 129: winter layers
Sweet stampin: whatever the weather
Creatalicious 151: anything goes + option: layer it up
Kraftin Kimmie 458: embossing
As you like it: rubber stamp or digis - I like digis (quick and can re-size), but still love the feel of a wooden stamp
Craft stamper take it/make it November: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 94: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 209: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 229: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 81: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafty creations 378: anything goes
Penny's 407: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 362: anything goes
Cardz TV 74: anything goes
Colour crazy 47: anything goes
Crafting with friends 76: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 261: anything goes
Polka doodles 47: anything goes
QKR stampede 323: anything goes
A gem of a challenge 232: anything goes
Not just cards November: anything goes
The creative crafters 10: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 80: anything goes
Corrosive 11: anything goes November
Creative fingers 154: anything goes
Classic design team 11: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 57: anything goes
Love to craft 28: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 11: anything goes
Your scrapbook place November: anything goes
The paper nest dolls November: anything goes
LeAnn's world 101 8: anything goes
Let's craft and create 143: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams November: anything goes
Just keep on crafting November anything goes link up
DL.ART November linky

CHNC challenge 412

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 412 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'something beginning with the letter H'.

A set of five cards with plenty of holly for the letter H, taken from card blanks from The Words, with foiled stickers and felt stitched dogs from Hobbycraft.

CHNC challenge 411

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 411 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'use a button or two or more'.

This is a card using Hunkydory supplies and four lovely buttons from one or my button boxes. The middle circle is popped up with foam pads.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 47

Merry little Christmas 4: anything Christmas goes

Crimbo crackers 171: anything goes

Double trouble 14: Christmas/holiday

Incy wincy: Christmas

Fabrika fantasy 26: Christmas or winter

613 avenue create 215: anything goes +  option: Christmas/winter

Ellielle's crafty Wednesday November: Christmas and seasonal holidays

That's crafty November: winter wonderland

Craft rocket 54: Christmas is coming

Daisy chain 25: Christmas/winter
Creative craft cottage 113: Christmas is coming

Scribbles designs 70: winter is coming

Winter wonderland: what you love to do at Christmas - make and send cards

ABC Christmas: W for wishes

Commissioned card for a brother

This is a commissioned A5 card for a brother who loves cars, using some PDA card and craft paper for the background with left over snippets of Papermania Mister papers with a large Kanban sentiment, a smaller birthday one and a photo topper

Inspired by Pinspirational 228 (the car):

This is for:

Double D: wishes are possible - birthday wishes
Sognando scrap 61: special moments
Do-Al(l) kreatives 23: man's world
Crafter's cafe 207: male
Retarte the cutting cafe: 131: anything goes
Sasayaki glitter November: travel theme
Crafty friends 92: 2 or more patterned papers
Jo's scrap shack funday 258: anything goes
Polka doodles 44: anything goes

Commissioned sympathy card

This is a commissioned sympathy card using an 8 x 8 card blank which I randomly stamped using one of my favourite Penny Black stamps, sparklers, inked with stazon gothic purple.I also inked the edges and lightly brushed the card.. I used a piece of Love to Craft Papillon paper from Poundland. This was stamped with the 'With Sympathy' Hobbycraft stamped inked with the stazon gothic purple, embossed using a Todo Henna letterpress die, brushed with the stazon, cut with a todo die, inked round the edges. Butterflies were added from the Papillon range, decorated with purple pearls, which were also added to the corners of the card.

This is for:

Simon says Monday: make your own background
Allsorts 492: pretty papers
Monochrome magic 16
As you like it: favourite monochrome or rainbow - I like both, but often go for monochromatic of a particular colour as I think it looks stylish
Path of positivity 63: anything encouraging
Die cut divas November: anything goes
Unicorn 38: use a sentiment
Lil patch of crafty friends 93: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 227: anything goes
Pammie's inky pinkies 1844: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Penny's 405: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 360: anything goes
Little Miss Muffet 201: anything goes
Cardz TV 72: anything goes
Crafty catz 436: anything goes + option: must have a sentiment
Creative fingers 154: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 258: anything goes
Polka  doodles 44: anything goes
QKR stampede 320: anything goes
A gem of a challenge 230: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 11: anything goes
Classic design team 11: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 57: anything goes
Love to craft 28: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 11: anything goes
Oddball November: anything goes
Your scrapbook place November: anything goes
The paper nest dolls November: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 45: anything goes
Creatalicious 150: anything goes + option: embossing
LeAnn's world 101 8: anything goes
Let's craft and create 143: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams November: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 79: anything goes
Just keep on crafting November anything goes link up
DL.ART November linky

Window to the heart

I was privileged to be asked by Hunkydory Crafts Ltd to receive some of their lovely craft supplies, make something and write a review. I was delighted to do this as I use quite a lot of their products (some previous posts show the variety of products I've used).

I chose to work with Window to the heart shimmering sentiments ultimate bundle, choosing to start by making one of the pop-up aperture cards. I'm an experienced crafter, but I chose to work with one of the aperture cards because I wanted to show how effective the finished product is and to let you know that even a beginner would be able to have this success with no problems.

There is an instruction sheet with clear guidelines for putting the card together. All I needed in addition to the supplies given were scissors, hi-tack double sided tape and foam pads. The elements sheet and the pop-up aperture card were ready scored and pieces easily came out of the elements/sentiments panel.

The result is very charming ... I can't wait to make another one because, having done the first one, it will be even easier .

The card will fold down flat enough to go into a C5 envelope ... some are provided in the kit.

There's plenty more in the bundle that could be used in many different ways, giving scope for a seasoned crafter to make up elements in any way she wishes, perhaps combining with other Hunkydory products. I have to confess that I have boxes of Adorable Scorable, Marvellous  Mirror pads, little books, card kits etc ... in fact another lovely parcel of goodies was delivered a couple of days ago because I needed some more supplies (when I say 'needed' perhaps that should read 'wanted' because there is so much loveliness to buy that it's hard to resist).

I thoroughly recommend Hunkydory - their products are always of the highest quality.

CHNC challenge 410

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 410 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'use some glitter'.

A set of five cards made for the recent Macmillan coffee morning sale using backgrounds by Kanban, strips of grey paper with trees meant to be used for paper chains and glittered reindeer with a peel off greeting.

These are also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 47
Merry little Christmas 4: anything Christmas goes
Crimbo crackers 170: anything goes
Crafting by designs: get ready for Christmas
4 crafty chicks 427: Christmas
CRAFT 489: winter
Creative Friday 217: Christmas is coming
Animal friends 68: winter
Fabrika fantasy 26: Christmas or winter
Papercraft business 12: anything goes + option: Christmas animal
Craft rocket 54: Christmas is coming
Scribbles designs 70: winter is coming
2 crafty critter crazies 20: anything goes with a critter
Crafty catz 436: anything goes + option: must have a sentiment
Crafty animals 20: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 226: anything goes
Cute n crafty 12: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 79: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Penny's 404: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 359: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 554: anything goes
Cardz TV 71: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 258: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 79: anything goes
Just keep on crafting November anything goes link up
DL.ART November linky

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper November 2018 challenge

This is my design card for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper November challenge. .If you make anything that includes some patterned paper you can link your entries and you might be the randomly chosen winner of lovely prize that I'm giving away. Please click on the challenge link to find out more and join in the fun.

For my card I used a piece of patterned paper bought long ago from PDA cards and craft. I was commissioned to make an 18th birthday card for someone who loves horses. She has just recently passed her driving test and has a white car, so I used my old Sizzix car front die using an offcut piece of gloss white card, using snippets of foiled silver for the headlamps, a piece of acetate for the windscreen and added the 'number plate' using my dymo letratag with yellow tape. The torn L plate was created digitally and then I added the silver glittered greetings.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets 338

Incy wincy: happy birthday
Always happy birthday November: anything goes

Die cutting divas 383: anything goes

Scrapy land 100: anything goes
Die cut divas November: anything goes
Crafty animals 20: anything goes

Crafting from the heart 226: anything goes
Cute n crafty 12: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 79: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Craftycreations 377: anything goes
Penny's 404: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 359: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 554: anything goes
Cardz TV 71: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 257: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 79: anything goes
Just keep on crafting November anything goes link up
DL.ART November linky

Happy Christmas

A Christmas card made with Hunkydory supplies lifting up the ovals with 3D foam, adding a peel off greeting.

This is for:

October Rudulph Day challenge
12 months October link up  46: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 170: anything goes
The cat's pajamas 351: holiday
Fab n funky 413: Christmas
Creative Friday 217: Christmas is coming
Hiding in my craft room 376: any holiday
Crafter's castle 10: anything goes + option: winter/Christmas
Southern girls: critter crazy
Jingle belles: animals