Christmas card Club - Chris's challenge
Hi there all. Its been a very very busy and stressful week for my Aunt and I. My Grandma is in hospital with damage to a 20 year old hip replacement. Theatre is the only option which is scheduled Tuesday. She is 93 and has a heart that beats irregularly ............ its going to be a tough day Tuesday hoping she gets through it.
Anyway I did manage to make a card, it wasn't what I set out to do !!! I just couldn't concentrate and then my printer decided to start doing weird things !!! Great that's all I need, I had to buy a new freezer this week (just as I was preparing things for the freezer for Xmas !!! ), the car has got damaged, Gran in hospital ................ I could so do with a Gin & tonic !!! No I know I cant with baby !!!!
The image is a Tatty teddy one and I borrowed my wonderful Aunts bauble nesties. I glittered up the image and made the bauble look like it was hanging. I used my Marianne Star dies again to make tho beautiful embellies !!! I just love them !!! I added glitter along the edges of the outer bauble and papers to give that sparkle !!!
Anyway hope you like it !
Hi there. The challenge this week at Crafts 4 Eternity is to have at least one of the following on your card Leaves, a Bird/birds or Glitter !!!
Last weekend at Harrogate I got my sticky hands on one of the new lili of the valley designs. Perfect for this challenge I thought, the boy and girl are hanging up bird feeders for the robins !!! Plus there are leaves on it from the tree !!! So I glittered it up and then went in search of a paper to go with it ............ I got my paper from the Papermania Christmas Past Cd, what a great match me thought, robins and leaves all over it !!!
I know .......... another Xmas card !! Well I am trying very hard to have all my cards ready way in advance as my bundle of joy is due to arrive just before Christmas so I really need to prepared in some way !!!
Come and join in the fun ! This week's challenge is sponsored by Suzette from
I am entering this into the following challenges:
The sisterhood of crafters - for the birds
Cute card Thursday - Anything goes
Well I was requested to make a card that was simple and would go in the post on a normal stamp and not based on thicker heavier postage of a fancy card !!! So ............This is a DL card and I used this Flowery Christmas tree die I got at Harrogate this weekend. Its made by Memory Box, they do a swirly one too but I just got this one !! It was one of those impulse purchases you buy because you see them using it and their creations !!! Well this impulse purchase got used unlike so many others in the past !!!! hehe !!!
All I did was put a dab of stickles in the middle of the flowers stick it on the card and rubber stamp the wording !! Simple and easy but effective I hope !!!
Happy crafting everyone !!!
This card is for our Christmas card gang, we challenge each other every two weeks to make a Christmas card. Check out the other ladies cards on my side bar !!
So I used 1 white card !!! glittered the edges and then placed a smaller square using foam mount to give a raised effect on the card. I used a snowflake embossing folder and placed that raised onto another white card glittered around the edge. The idea was to give definition ........... My old faithful Cricut machine came into use for the wording which I smothered in Stickles !!! Again I used foam pads to raise it so you could see it !! BUT what I really love on this card are the stars and flowers !!
These are the new Marianne Bauble dies. I cut them and smothered them in Stickles (told you I had loads of glitter to dry last night!!!) used small flowers and then a leaf punch from Martha Stewart placing them all in the middle of the dry star !! so while I may not have liked WOW I will be using these stars on my cards again !! (in fact don't be suprised if there isn't one on the next post !!) I did however get to use up loads of white bits of card I had accumulated on my desk !!
Apologies for the photos, so not good to take pics of WOW ........... !!!
Our next challenge is set by Chris and its Anything goes !!! Phew ..........
Well I had a great morning at Harrogate craft show with my wonderful Auntie, the ribbon came from there but everything else I already had stashed !!! Would you believe I only bought card blanks !!! Oh yes and a Spellbinder die !!!! hehe !!
I am entering this into the following challenges:
Crafting when we can - anything goes
Creative card crew - anything goes
Christmas Crafting - Christmas sparkle
Scrap Cards - Christmas
Crafty ribbons - Festive cheer in September
Of course I got the glitter out and glittered up the hat, and tree and star !!! Blinged the snowflakes (Martha Stewart punches) and used a tag stamp from I think Whimsey Stamps !
Our next challenge is set by Margaret to use only white and some glitter .............. yikes I have no idea !!! NEVER made an all white card before so it sure is going to be a challenge !!! Go check out the other ladies great cards they are on my sidebar !!! If anyone fancies joining our group of gals then email anyone of us !!
I am entering this into the challenge:
Divas by Design - Christmas in August
Mami doodles - Shaped card
Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges - Shaped card
Hope you like it !!!
Oohhhhhh I just couldn't resist this House Mouse stamp !!!! She is so sweet dressing the 'tree' .
I decided to make this a very plain and simple card so the gorgeous picture was prominent. Of course I had to add some bling and glitter tho !!!
I coloured the image using water colour pencils and the wording is cut using my cricut off the Beyond Birthdays cartridge.
Well is absolultely throwing it down here ............. so its a film and popcorn me thinks !!!!
I am entering this into the following challenges:
Winter Wonderland - Trim a tree
Stampavie - Christmas in Summer
Have a great day whatever the weather !!
Liz
Hi there everyone !!! This week at Crafts for Eternity the challenge is to show us your Christmas projects !!! This is my Christmas card for my best friend, I know she doesn't look on here so I am ok listing it !!!! hehe !!!
I used a House Mouse Stamp, coloured using water colour pencils and glittered up !!! Papers are from Nitwits and the sentiment I downloaded of the internet !! I am so not good at writing verses ! As its such a large verse I thought an easel card would be more fitting ! And of course I had to add some bling too !!!! Border punch is a Martha Stewart one as are the leaves !! I hope my friend likes it !
There are two prizes again this week! at C4E come join the fun !
The first is from Heidi at
The first is from Heidi at
Our second prize is from the lovely Jacqui at
I have entered this into the following challenges;
Christmas Card challenge - glitter (the poinsetta leaves are all glittered and the embelly ones too !!!)
Christmas Crafting - cute Christmas
I coloured Fizzy Moon with promarkers and water colour pencils. The bears used Satin, Sandstone and the blender pen to create the lighter patches. Of course I had to glitter up the snow too !!!
I used my new Spellbinder square die, the swirl is from Marianne dies, holly is a Martha Stewart punch and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts also glittered up!! Paper is Holiday Magic from Nitwits and the sentiment stamp from Liliy of the Valley !! Phew ................. Oh yes I had to add bling too !!!!
So enjoyed making this !!! Please go check out the other ladies blogs they are listed on my side bar !!! Have a great day !
I am entering this into the following challenges:
Christmas Card Challenges - Christmas Cheer
Saturday Challenge - Xmas is coming
Liz
Saturday, August 13, 2011
New Stamps !!! 2 Designs of Card
I just couldn't decide on whether she looked better cut as a rectangle or circle so I did both !!! So here are two cards using the same paper and colouring but very different !! Fortunately I have a few little girls I need cards for at Xmas !!!
I coloured the image using promarkers. Blush and soft peach for the skin, Buttercup for the stars and Pale pink and Antique Pink for her clothes !! Plus of course the blender pen !!! The paper is from a pack by Dove Craft I picked up at the NEC earlier in the year !!
Hope you like them !!!
I am entering the sqaure card into the following challenges :
Oh la la Creations - Oh Christmas
Fab n funky - Is Christmas
Ai Factory Challenge - anything goes
Happy crafting and enjoy the day, I might have a day of peace today as my daughter is at a sports day all day !!!! Bless the holidays are actually going so fast !
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