A final Christmas card

Freshly made sketches have this sketch

 

 

I know that you must be sick of Christmas cards by now but I'm sorry I'm going to bore you for just a little while longer. Here is my card.



 

 

I will also be entering this over at Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge where it's

'Anything goes'

Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in whte
Paper: Free download: source unknown
Rolfes metallic pen in green
Pastel pencil in green
Kindy Glitz in crystalline
Pattern: Chomikuj Narodzenie,8
2 jan

 

Gift wrap

Now that Christmas is over and all the presents have been given and received I can share with you what my gifts looked like this year.

I always try to stick to a colour theme and use the same kind of embellishment on them all each year.

 

Here are my 2016 gifts

 

 

I used a strip of hessian tape and some red satin ribbon on each one and made my own clay hearts with air drying clay.To make the hole I used an old take out chop stick and to make the design I pressed an embossing folder into the clay before leaving it to dry.

I traced around the heart and cut out a card stock shape to write the messages on.

 

Here is a close up

 

 

Next time I'll roll out the clay a little flatter as they where a bit thick and heavy.

 

If you would like to see how I wrapped my gifts in years gone by click here and here.



A buttoned up Christmas

TGIF challenges have chosen an unusual colour for Christmas

 

 

A couple of years ago I made this card.

I raided both my Mom and my button boxes and came up with this

 

The strings and bows are hand drawn and I stitched the buttons on after gluing them in place.

 

I will also be entering this over at Sugarpea designs where the challenge is still

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in cream marbled

                    200gsm in cerise linen effect

Assorted buttons

Corner punch

Pattern: Sentiment: Stitching cards free-words-for-card-stitching

Pentel fine liner in black

29 dec

 

While shepherds watched ....

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge/ is

 

'Sparkle'

I added some sparkle around the edge of this topper

I will also be entering this over at Split coast stampers F4A357 where it's
'The night before'
We are asked to create a night time scene.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Pattern: Easy embroidery on paper by Jokde Vette

Kindy Glitz in crystaline 

28 dec

Home made Christmas Crackers.

I decide to make my own crackers this year for Christmas and when I saw the challenge over at Cuttlebug mania I knew that they would be perfect. The challenge is

 

'A Christmas project in any colour just not red and green' 

 

 

So here they are

 

 

I made individual Mocha Coffee test tubes to put into each one as the little gift

 

 

and up close.

 

 

 I really battled to get test tubes and ended up getting pill bottles instead. Unfortunately they where not big enough to put the pieces of chocolate into so I had to make a little plastic bag for that. I attached the bag to the bottle with crochet cotton.

 

The recipe is:

1st layer: 7ml hot chocolate

2nd Layer: 5ml coffee

3rd layer: 7ml non dairy creamer. I used Cremora 

Fill rest of test tube with pieces or drops of Dark chocolate.

 

On the back of the label I wrote:

Tip the contents into a mug. Add boiled water and stir. Enjoy.

 

I will also be entering this over at Simon says stamp blog work it Wednesday November where the challenge is to use dies.

 

Supplies:
Cuttlebug
Die: Tree: Spellbinders Nestabilies 2013 Holiday trees
        Tag: Wplus 9 timeless tags 2
Tissue paper in white
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Scraps of hessian
glue gun
String
Small glass bottle
Cork
Non dairy creamer
Coffee
Hot chocolate
dark chocolate
Crochet cotton
Pentel fine liner in black.

27 dec

 

Let's Party!

Simon says stamp blog. Monday challenge is

'Party Time'

 

I'm celebrating a birthday 

 

I did a pink version here.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Pattern: Sentiment: Stitching cards free-words-for-card-stitching

Paper: Paper Pizzazz stripes and checks

 

26 dec

Merry Christmas

Today I would like to take the time to wish all of you who celebrate Christmas a very blessed day.

I will be spending it with family, probably eating way to much but definitely enjoying the time spent together.

 

Merry Christmas

 

Source: House that Lars built

 

Isn't this just the cutest little village scene? 





Parknslide

I was asked to make a 40th birthday card using the party theme which was 'Vintage'. I found my perfect inspiration in this card made by this week's Split coast stampers FS515 Paulette AKA Parknslide.

 

I distressed around the topper

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    200gsm in kraft

Pattern: Form-a-lines elegant_hat_3

Lace: From my stash

Ink: Color eye in chestnut

paper: Free page with Ideas Magazine

 



What wood you make?

The new challenge at Split coast stampers F4A356 is

'What wood you make?'

I made a 'wood' of trees

I will also be entering this over at Sugar pea designs where it's

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: up cycled gold soap wrapper

Thread: Green: DMC 204

              Gold: DMC E436
Pattern: Chomikuj Narodzenie,5

23/31 dec

 

White snowflakes

Inspired by all the little things. has this really cute photo

 

I just love the little house shaped biscuits.

I decided to concentrate on the colours in the photo and made these cards. I will be entering the back one in this challenge.

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    180gsm in kraft

Paper: 80gsm in red

Ribbon: scrap of red and white

Cuttlebug

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Swirls

Pattern: Stitching cards christmas-snowflakes

Thread: DMC Blanche

22 dec



CASing Kim

At Time out challenges they are bored with Christmas stuff so have offered us something different. We have been asked to CASe this gorgeous card by Kim.

 

 

Here is my version

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in black

Pattern: Free down load from Stitching cards Free-flower

Thread: Rayon. Codes unknown

 

21 dec

An 'old' die

The flower challenge has this cue for the month

 

 

I used my favourite die for this one and machine stitched the topper to the base.

 

 

Here is the other colour version.

 

 

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in white

                  200gsm in pink

Cuttlebug

Die: Taylored Expressions Notepaper Border die

Pattern:  Ann's paper art.a511 Hobbydol 15

20 dec

 

Let it snow

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge is

'Let there be snow'

Here is my card

 

I often stitch portions of this pattern but very seldom the entire pattern.

 

I will also be entering this over at Dragonfly journeys where it's

 

 

 

and at TGIF challenges where it's

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

pattern: Stitching cards christmas-snowflakes

Card stock: 160gsm in white

paper: 80gsm in pale blue

Flat backed gems in clear 

19/24 dec

Bow

CASology have this cue

 

 

and here is my card.

 

 

It's another small one and I made 5 in total.

 

My inspiration



Source: Kim Singdahlsen

Supplies:
card stock: 160gsm in green
paper: 80gsm in white
          Trees: Free download from Crafty ferret
Ribbon: From my stash
Flat backed red gem
19 dec

 

Christmas Bear

PINspirational challenges have this cute inspirational photo

 

 

I made something that I think a little girl might like to find in her present. Here is my card

 

 

To make the stripy background I placed strips of double sided tape onto the card stock and then rubbed the foil over them.

 

I will also be entering this over at Simply less is moore where it's

'Children"

 

Supplies:

Pattern: Easy Embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette

Card stock: 160gsm I white

Glitzing glam: Gold

Foil art: Gold foil

Double sided tape

19/30 dec

 

 

 

Honouring Mary

When I saw the arrangement of the flowers on this card I immediately thought of a pattern which I had stitched recently here. I decided to use it again to honour Mary the Featured Stamper over at Split coast stampers FS514

 

I will also be entering this over at Curtain call challenge where I concentrated on the colours in their inspirational photo

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Pattern: Ann's paper art.

paper: Upcycled soap wrapper

Pentel fine liner

Flat backed gems in champagne

A Star of stars

CASe this sketch have this sketch

 

 

Here is my card. I turned the sketch up side down.

 

 

You can find a different coloured version  here.

 

Supplies:

Thread; Lime green: DMC 704

Pattern: Star:Form-a-lines christmas star

             Sentiment: Stitching cards free-words

Double sided foam dots 

Card stock: 180gsm in metallic red



                    160gsm in white

15 dec

 

Button Heart

TGIF challenges have quite a complicated sketch this time around

 

 

It was only after completing the card that I realized I hadn't followed the sketch exactly. Oh dear but here is my card anyway.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in wine red

           Pink: Paper Pizzazz in soft tints

Buttons: from my stash and I raided my Mom's too.

Craft glue

15 dec

 

Silver angel

Sweetpea designs have this challenge

 

 

When making the card below I made three different colour combinations. I showed you one here and today I'll share my second combination.

 

 

To make the blue strip I pressed and ink pad to the card stock and gently moved it across the piece. Once it was dry I pricked and stitched my angel.

 

This is the card which I will be sending to most family and friends this year so I will be entering it over at Simon says stamp blog Happy-national-christmas-card-day

 

 

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in white

Ink: Artic Aqua

Double sided foam tape

Pattern: Chomikuj

25 Dec/ 2 Jan

 

Small tree

CAS colours and sketches Have this challenge

 

 

 

It was fun scrolling though all the sketches from this year. I choose this one

 

 

and made these small cards

 

I machine stitched around the toppers to hold them in place

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in green

                    Scraps of white and kraft

Pattern: Stitching cards three-trees

Flat backed gems in green

metal dots 

 

14 dec

 

Just add...Gift tgas

Just add ink have a very appropriate cue this week.

 

 

Here are mine

 

 

They are hand cut and the charm is tied on with a little cotton.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in red and white

Satin ribbon in white

White sewing cotton

Charms: tree and stocking

 

 

 

 

14 dec

Golden Fairy

Butterfly spot challenge has nothing to do with butterflies this time around. It's 

 

'Fairies, elves, gnomes and pixies'

 

This card was for an order and I was asked specifically to not include any facial features.

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Rolfes metallic pen in gold

Pattern: Stitching cards fairy-sitting



Thread:  Gold: DMC E3821

               Silver: DMC E677

 

 

27 dec

Congratulations

Addicted to CAS is celebrating a birthday so they have chosen this word for inspiration this week.

 

 

We recently had a family wedding. I made three cards before I decided which one to use here and here . Today's card was my least favourite. I was going for two shades of gold but I didn't make enough of a contrast between the two for the card to be effective. But here it is anyway

 

 

I will also be entering this over at CASology where it's

 

 

I reckon there is lots of white 'space' on this card.

an at Word art Wednesday

 

 

 Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Thread: Gold: DMC E3821

             Silver: DMC E677

Pattern: Add some sparkle

Peel off in gold

Cuttlebug

Die: Edging Dies  ED 002 

9/12 dec

 

Snowflakes on Kraft

Curtain call challenge have this inspirational photo.

 

 

I concentrated on the colours and came up with this card

 

 

I will also be entering this over at AAA cards where it's

 

 

and at  Simon says stamp blog. Wednesday challenge where it's

'Ice Inspiration'

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in kraft and white

Paper: 80gsm in red

Flat backed gems in clear and red

Scrap of ribbon

Pattern: Stitching cards bead-christmas-snowflakes

Thread: DMC in white

10/17 dec