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Saturday 26 December 2020

CHNC challenge 522

 This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 522 -  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 is a commissioned A5 tent opening card for a granddaughter who is waitressing at Christmas. The background paper is from a lovely glittered collection by DCWV and I put together the topper digitally using freebies from the internet, adding Freya's name.



This is also for:
Christmas 24: holiday food and drink
Scrapping 4 fun 182: Christmas or winter
Allsorts 603: sparkle and shine
Di's digi: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Country view December: anything Christmas
Let's craft and create 166: anything goes + Santa Claus is coming to town
Paper minutes 672create a card or goodie for Christmas or New Years Eve
Always fun 194: Christmas
Cute card Thursday 666: anything goes
Creative moments 205: anything goes

Tuesday 22 December 2020

Merry Christmas

A commissioned card using lots of different free clipart digital images put together with the greeting and printed and matted on to an A5 yellow card blank.

This is for:

Christmas 24: holiday food and drink
Jingle belles: anything goes
Country view December: anything Christmas
Let's craft and create 166: anything goes + Santa Claus is coming to town
Paper minutes 672create a card or goodie for Christmas or New Years Eve
Always fun 194: Christmas
Creative moments 205: anything goes

Monday 21 December 2020

Merry Christmas

A commissioned card made recently to be given to a young man who enjoys climbing, walking etc. The toppers I used were originally from Kanban. Although these weren't Christmassy, I used en embossed A5 card blank which I brushed with red distress ink, cutting the bottom of the card with a tonic die, with some washi tape and silver snowflakes from Italian Options. I put some silver mirror paper inside to show though the die cut part at the bottom.


This is for:

Fezziwig festive frolics: last minute makes
Jingle belles: anything goes
Creative Friday 271: last minute Christmas
Scrapping 4 fun 182: Christmas or winter
Allsorts 603: sparkle and shine
Country view December: anything Christmas
Papercraft 65: snowflakes
Cute card Thursday 665: anything goes

Sunday 20 December 2020

Merry Christmas

A Christmas card made recently with a little owl dressed up for winter - with some unknown backing paper and pyramage layers with a Christmas greeting.



This is for:

Christmas with the cuties 15: have yourself a merry little Christmas
Crimbo crackers 222: anything goes
Fezziwig festive frolics: last minute makes
Jingle belles: anything goes
Everybody art 481: animals at Christmas
Simon says Wednesday: Christmas critters
CRAFT 581: Christmas
Alphabet: S for snow scene
Creative Friday 271: last minute Christmas
Scrapping 4 fun 182: Christmas or winter
Country view December: anything Christmas
Do-al(l) Kreatives 48: winter wonderland
Love to scrap 140: winter wonderland
Through the purple haze 174: holiday - make it blue
Creatalicious 201: anything goes + option: Christmas
Cute card Thursday 665: anything goes
2 crafty critter crazies 45: anything goes (with an animal)
Crafty animals 45: anything goes (with an animal)

Saturday 19 December 2020

Happy birthday, golfer

A card I've made today using Lisa Horton's padded quilt embossing folder with some green card that has a bit of a glossy look, with the Happy Birthday die cut from the Crafter's Companion rose gold collection using an offcut of matt silver. I've had the decoupage kit for the golfer for some time and can't remember where it came from. I thought the diamond look of the background was good for a golfer  ... they wear jumpers with diamonds, don't they? - lol

Once again I'm showing two photos because the first one shows the decoupaged golfer well, but the second one shows the die cut greeting better:


This is for:
Crafty catz 531: anything goes + option: something new (the embossing folder)

CHNC challenge 521

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 521 -  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'.

This is a commissioned side opening landscape A5 card using Bo Bunny paper and borders and the lovely cartoon type character of Santa on a bike with the added printed greeting and name. The young man receiving the card is an avid cycler.


This is also for:

Crimbo crackers 222: anything goes
Jingle belles: anything goes
Fezziwig festive frolics: last minute makes
Incy wincy: Christmas
CRAFT 581: Christmas
Creative Friday 271: last minute Christmas
Scrapping 4 fun 182: Christmas or winter
Country view December: anything Christmas
Creatalicious 201: anything goes + option: Christmas
Let's craft and create 166: anything goes + Santa Claus is coming to town
Di's digiIt's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Friday 18 December 2020

Thinking of you

Apart from the background piece of red mirror card, the rest of the design was made up with pieces left over from the previous card, again using embossing folders from Lisa Horton and some of her scalloped & plain circle dies, plus the sentiment circle and large gems.

Mirror card and holographic are hard to show properly in photos - so once again I've included two to try and give an idea of what the card looks like.


This is for:
Die cut divas December: anything goes (using dies and embossing folders)
Scribbles 95: sparkle & shine

Thursday 17 December 2020

Thank you very much

Having received my set of embossing folders from Lisa Horton (from Create and Craft) and already shown a card using the sunflowers, I've used three of the others to put this card together. Awhile back I bought a set of dies and stamps by Lisa and have used some of the nested scalloped & plain circles dies for this card. 

The padded quilt embossing folder was used  with red mirror card for the background and some of the red used for the inner piece was using the cubes embossing folder. The Dotty pieces were cut using silver holographic card (I actually debossed by mistake, but still used it). I then added the sentiment circle in the middle. Everything was matted on to a white card blank.

As I knew the middle of the main piece would be covered I cut a circle out of it to use on another card rather than wasting all of the covered part. 

Mirror card and holographic are hard to show properly in photos - I've included two to try and give an idea of what the card looks like.


This is for:
Die cut divas December: anything goes (using dies and embossing folders)
Scribbles 95: sparkle & shine

Happy birthday to a golfer

 A male birthday card using paper, border, sentiment and golf bag etc from a sticker set and the pyramaged golfer.


This is for:

Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 135: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 470: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 665: anything goes
Creative crafters 35: anything goes

Wednesday 16 December 2020

Festive wishes

I think this is the last Art Deco Christmas cards (well, for this year anyway) with three glamorous ladies with the background made with pearlescent mauve card using an embossing folder  with glittered gold snowflakes added. This is an A5 landscape opening card blank.

This is for:

Merry little Christmas 29: anything Christmas goes
Incy wincy: Christmas
Country view December: anything Christmas
A place to start December: anything vintage
Creatalicious 201: anything goes + option: Christmas

Relax, indulge, enjoy!

I sent this to my granddaughter for her birthday on Saturday. I posted on the previous Monday, thinking that was enough time, but she only received it today.

The card blank was covered with a piece of Basic Grey paper, other pieces of paper being from the Craft House Cupcakes paper pack - this has such a lovely sheen to it which doesn't show up in the photo.

The 'topper' is an ATC made long, long ago when I used to exchange ATCs with groups (and keep at least one for myself). The image is Dotty at home bath time from Charmed Crafts and cards plus Dewdrop Crafts Bubble stamps.

This is for:

Sunflowers

I've received my set of embossing folders from Lisa Horton (from Create and Craft) and couldn't wait yesterday to try them out. I've tried quite a few of them already, but 'played' more with the sunflowers folder, using a piece of white pearlescent card, running another piece through the folder and cutting out the middle flower and colouring with chameleon pens. I've included two photos to try to show the depth of embossing and the shine. I raised up the middle flower with 3D foam.

I was tempted to add a greeting, but like it without ... and it can be used for any purpose.


Showing the raised up sunflower:

This is for:

Die cut divas December: anything goes (using an embossing folder)
Bizzy Becs December: anything goes

Tuesday 15 December 2020

Happy Birthday

A birthday card using a Kanban topper that I've had for ages, matted on to a piece of unknown paper and then backing paper, with the addition of flowers, gems and greeting from stash.

This is for:
The flower challenge 51: add embellishments

Monday 14 December 2020

Art Deco Happy Christmas

Another art deco Christmas card using an A5 landscape opening card blank with Hunkydory background and black sparkly snowflakes by Italian Options.


This is for:

Merry little Christmas 29: anything Christmas goes
Incy wincy: Christmas
Country view December: anything Christmas
Ike's world 139: X for Xmas/anything goes
A place to start December: anything vintage
613 avenue create December: anything goes + option: anything vintage
Word art Wednesday 468: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 664: anything goes

Sunday 13 December 2020

The meaning of Christmas

A simple A5 tent style card made with Hunkydory supplies and Kanban sentiment, depicting the manger scene.


This is for:

Incy wincy: Christmas
Country view December: anything Christmas
Word art Wednesday 468: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 664: anything goes

Wishing you both a very Merry Christmas

Another art deco card made recently using Kanban supplies and gold glittered Italian Options snowflakes.


This is for:

Sparkles Christmas 119: non-traditional colours
Winter wonderland December: anything Christmas
Incy wincy: Christmas
Make my Monday 137: Christmas theme card
Use your stuff 412: winter/snow/Christmas
The sisterhood of crafters: anything goes Christmas/winter
Di's digi designs: winter holidays
Country view December: anything Christmas
Ike's world 139: X for Xmas/anything goes
Paper funday 21: anything goes + option Christmas/holiday
Crafty calendar December: Christmas theme
Crafty gals corner 214: tis the season
DL.ART thankful Thursday 273: any winter holiday
Allsorts 602: Christmas
A place to start December: anything vintage
613 avenue create December: anything goes + option: anything vintage
Word art Wednesday 468: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 664: anything goes
Arty divas 32: anything goes
Love to craft 53: anything goes

Saturday 12 December 2020

Have a very merry Christmas

I've made quite a few Art Deco cards in the last week or so and this is another of my favourites, using Hunkydory supplies with the background from Kanban.


This is for:

Merry little Christmas 29: anything Christmas goes
Sparkles Christmas 119: non-traditional colours
Winter wonderland December: anything Christmas
Incy wincy: Christmas
Make my Monday 137: Christmas theme card
Use your stuff 412: winter/snow/Christmas
The sisterhood of crafters: anything goes Christmas/winter
Di's digi designs: winter holidays
Country view December: anything Christmas
Moving along with the times 125: summer or winter holidays
Ike's world 139: X for Xmas/anything goes
Paper funday 21: anything goes + option Christmas/holiday
Crafty calendar December: Christmas theme
Crafty gals corner 214: tis the season
DL.ART thankful Thursday 273: any winter holiday
Allsorts 602: Christmas
A place to start December: anything vintage
613 avenue create December: anything goes + option: anything vintage
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 134: anything goes
Penny's 486: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 468: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 664: anything goes
Arty divas 32: anything goes
Love to craft 53: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 12: anything goes
Crafter's castle 36: anything goes
Creative moments 204: anything goes

With sympathy

This is a commissioned card to send to the family of a dearly loved friend. The background is Hunkydory card, the lily was stamped with a La Blanche foam stamp and coloured with Spectrum noir pencils, with the addition of the lace and sentiment circle.

This is for:

Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 134: anything goes
Penny's 486: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 468: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 664: anything goes
Cardz TV 129: anything goes
Colour crazy 49: anything goes
Paperbabe 134: anything goes
Polka doodles 50: anything goes
Arty divas 32: anything goes
Love to craft 53: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 12: anything goes
QKR stampede 409: anything goes
Crafty creations 416: anything goes
Crafter's castle 36: anything goes
LeAnn's world 101 33: anything goes
Creative moments 204: anything goes

CHNC challenge 520

 This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 520 -  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 Merry'.

For my design card I used papers from the lovely Bo Bunny sleigh ride collection, tearing a couple of them. I added two inchies that I made some years ago and a twinchie too.

The top inchie was stamped and embossed with silver and for the bottom one I used fusible fibres and Dovecraft stamps.

For the twinchie I used 7 gypsies baja playa paper, white wash co'redination, a cuttlebug embossing folder and a cart-use border stamp, wrapped with a piece of lace with the addition of some small gems.

This is also for:

Merry little Christmas 29: anything Christmas goes
Sparkles Christmas 119: non-traditional colours
Crimbo crackers 221: anything goes
Winter wonderland December: anything Christmas
Incy wincy: Christmas
Make my Monday 137: Christmas theme card
Use your stuff 412: winter/snow/Christmas
The sisterhood of crafters: anything goes Christmas/winter
Di's digi designs: winter holidays
Sweet stampin: let it snow
Country view December: anything Christmas
Do-Al(l) Kreatives 48: winter wonderland
Love to scrap140: winter wonderland
Moving along with the times 125: summer or winter holidays
Ike's world 139: X for Xmas/anything goes
Paper funday 21: anything goes + option Christmas/holiday
Through the purple haze 174: holiday Christmas make it blue
Crafty gals corner 214: tis the season
DL.ART thankful Thursday 273: any winter holiday
Allsorts 602: Christmas
My time to craft 447: monochromatic Christmas
Cupcake inspirations 508: shades of blue
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 134: anything goes
Tuesday throwdown 471: anything goes
Penny's 486: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 468: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 664: anything goes
Cardz TV 129: anything goes
Paperbabe 134: anything goes
Polka doodles 50: anything goes
Pink gem 25: anything goes
Arty divas 32: anything goes
Love to craft 53: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 12: anything goes
QKR stampede 409: anything goes
Crafty creations 416: anything goes
Crafter's castle 36: anything goes
LeAnn's world 101 33: anything goes
Creative moments 204: anything goes