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Thursday 30 November 2017

Star light, star bright.....

 
 
I used it to inspire these tags
 
 
They are filled with a mixture of foil stars and other 'christmassy' stuff that I had lying around. Always love it when I find a way of using up stuff that I have cluttering my craft space! I machine stitched the vellum star onto the card stock.
 
I will also be entering this over at Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge where it's
'Star light, Star bright....'
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
clear vellum
Cuttlebug
Die: Sizzixx star
Pentel gold gel pen
Foil stars etc
Single hole plier punch
1/4 dec
 

Tuesday 28 November 2017

Christmas colours

Just add ink. has some real Christmassy colours this week
 
 
I made these tags
 
 
They are hand cut with a small wooden gift added.
The card stock is mirror so is perfect for the challenge at Simply less is moore where it's

 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in red mirror paper.
                    160gsm in white
Paper: Scrap of green dots
Cuttlebug
Die: Sizzixx circle
Wooden gift embellishment
Flat backed gem in clear
Single hole plier punch.
29 nov/1Dec
 

Sunday 26 November 2017

Tear it up

'Tear it up'

Here is another card I made years ago and only found recently while I was tidying up so that we could move. Story here.

 
The image is computer generated and I tore the hand made paper using a ruler as a guide.
Apologies for the two brown marks next to the candle. Age I think
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Hand made paper in burgundy
Foil stars 
27 nov

Friday 24 November 2017

Celebrate

 
 
I am celebrating Christmas
 
 
I drew this tree and then turned it into a pattern which I then stitched
 
Supplies:
cardstock: 160gsm in white
Rolfes metallic pen in blue
25 nov
 

Thursday 23 November 2017

Brown

 
 
I made this cute Reindeer with a red nose
 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: White in 160gsm
Paper: Source unknown
Wobbly eyes small
Flat backed gem in red
Glitter glue in gold
Pattern: Bergkaarten
30 Nov
 

Wednesday 22 November 2017

CAS

 
 
I made this card

 
I will also be entering this over at Time out challenges where it's
'CAS with your own twist'
My twist is that my card is stitched 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Border Punch
Liquid Pearls
26/22 nov

Tuesday 21 November 2017

CASing Susan

Simply less is moore have this cue
 
 
and here is her card

 
And mine (no where near as cute)

 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm red mirror
Rolfes metallic pen in gold
Glitzing Glam in gold and red
Flat backed gems
24 nov
 

Monday 20 November 2017

Blue and green lilies

Freshly made sketches have this challenge
 
 
My card
 
 
I used metal dots instead of a sentiment
 
My inspiration

Source: Bonnie Joynt

Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: 80gsm in green and blue
Blue metallic dots
Thread: Green: DMC 703
              Blue: DMC 459
20 nov
 

Sunday 19 November 2017

A cute Robot

Pinspirational challenges has a cute robot challenge
 
 
I don't have anything that even vaguely resembles a robot so I concentrated on the colours.
I made these cards a couple of years ago as thank yous for collegues
 
 
and a closer look.....
 
 
I will also be entering this  at Just-add-ink where it's
 
 
 My 'R' is red
 
Supplies:
card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: free download source unknown
20/22 nov
 

Saturday 18 November 2017

Blue and silver bauble

Color throwdown colour choice for this week is
 
 
I made another Christmas card
 
 
The flat backed gems are slightly too big for the bauble but I didn't have anything else suitable so decided to use them anyway.
 
Supplies:
card stock: 160gsm in white and silver
Flat backed gems in blue
Gel pen in silver
Liquid Pearls in platinum
Thread: Blue: DMC E825
              Silver: DMC E168
20 nov
 

Friday 17 November 2017

Bows

Addicted to CAS have this cue
 
 
I made some small cards


 
I added a pearl to each satin bow

I will also be entering this at Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge where it's
'All stitched up'
 
Supplies:
Card stock; 160gsm in white
Cuttlebug
Die: Sizzixx 8 circles
Satin ribbon in white
Flat backed pearl
24/20 nov
 

Thursday 16 November 2017

Sharp

CASology have a Christmas inspired (well for me anyway) cue this week
 
 
I stitched some tags
 
 
The tags are hand cut
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: Free download : Source unknown
Single hole plier punch
Pattern:  Stitching cards
20 nov
 

Wednesday 15 November 2017

Glamourous Gold

Dragonfly journeys has this challenge
 
'Glamorous Gold'

 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Red beads
paper: 80gsm in gold
red ribbon 
25 nov

Tuesday 14 November 2017

Snow White

'Snow White'
 
I used it to make another Christmas Card
 
 
I will also be entering this at Inspired by all the little things where it's
 
 
 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Rolfes metallic gold pen
Satin ribbon in white
Flat backed crystals
Thread: Kreinik Metallics Blending Filament 095 (wings
15/17 nov

Monday 13 November 2017

Cats

Christmas card challenges have something new and it's
 
 
Right up my alley
 

 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: Christmas: Free download: Source unknown

            Black: 80gsm
Glitzin' Glam in irredescent
Pattern: Easy Embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette
14 nov
 

Sunday 12 November 2017

Small cards

I love the new sketch at Freshly made sketches
 
 
I made some more small cards using an old favourite pattern.

 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Pink and White washi tape
Gold peel offs
Rolfes metallic gold pen
Small beads in red and pearl
13 nov
 

Friday 10 November 2017

Tiny

Casology has this cue
 
 
I made a Tiny gift card with a Tiny3-D  tree on it

 
The tree has 3 layers and I machine stitched them to the base.
Supplies:
Card stock: 200gsm in kraft
Paper: 80gsm in scraps of red, green and patterned
Cuttlebug
Die: Circle: Sizzixx circle
        Trees: Spellbinders Nestabilies 2013 Holiday trees
White gel pen
Red gel pen
13 nov
 

Black and white Christmas

Inspired by all the little things has a different take on the Christmas Colour
 
 
I made this card

 
I started with a plain white base card stock and then stuck a piece of black paper over half of it. I then cut another piece of black and one of white, trimmed them to be slightly smaller than the base and alternated them.
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: 80gsm in black and white
Thread: Black: DMC Noir
              White: DMC Blanch
Bugle beads an white and black
Seed beads in red
10 nov
 

Thursday 9 November 2017

Orange stars

Curtain call challenge have this photo inspiration



I used it to make another masculine card

 
Here are some other colour variations on this layout. Blue and red.
 
I will also be entering this at Color throwdown where it's
 
 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 200gsm in kraft
Paper: Free download: Source unknown
Button from my  stash
Pentel fine liner
Double sided tape
Cuttlebug
Die: Star: Sizzixx 5 stars 
10/13 nobv

Wednesday 8 November 2017

An Attitude of Gratitude

'Attitude of Gratitude'
as their cue this fortnight.
 
I made some little tags using cat buttons which I cut the shank off of.
 
 
The sentiments are computer generated.

I will also be entering this at Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge where it's
Thanks/ Thanksgiving'
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: Paper Pizzazz soft tints
Cat buttons
Single hole plier punch
 
10 nov
 
 

Tuesday 7 November 2017

Leaves

 
 
I made a small card
 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: Sticker from a discontinued toiletries range
Punch: corner
Liquid Pearls in platinum4040
10 nov
 

Monday 6 November 2017

All creatures great and small

'All creatures great and small'

I made a card using ladybirds

 
 To see a different colour version click here.

I will also be entering this over at Freshly made sketches were it's

 
 
Supplies;
card stock: 160gsm in white
paper: 80gsm in purple
          Stripes: Paper Pizzazz soft tints
liquid pearls in gold
6 novipe

Sunday 5 November 2017

Cricket bats

I made a masculine card using this week's Color throwdown
 
 
 
 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
paper: Free download: source unknown
6 nov
 

Saturday 4 November 2017

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree.....

This weeks Split coast stampers FS560 is Jennie. I chose this card of hers to honour

 
Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
                    200gsm in kraft
gold peel off strip
Paper: Free download: Source unknown