Cerise and yellow

The library craft challenge has this cue

 

 

I concentrated on the colours and came up with this card



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

'Anything goes'

Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Paper: Scrap of gingham paper
Foil in cerise pink
Rolfes metallic pen in rose
Pattern: Free and no longer available
1/5 dec

 

Classy Christmas

These inspired challenges have this beautiful picture as inspiration

 

 

I had some left over silver trees from another project here so decided to use them and make some tags. It is for this reason that I am entering them over at Lil red wagon were it's

'Leftovers'

 

Some liquid pearls and a couple of gems and enamel dots completed the look.

 

 

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in silver

Liquid pearls in gold and platinum

Flat backed gems in turquoise

Gold enamel dots

Crochet cotton

Cuttlebug

Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities  2013 holiday trees

2 dec

 

Washi tape

Clean and Simple on Sunday have this cue

 

'Washi Tape'

I used some on my tags

I will also be entering this at Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge were it's

'Gift it'

Supplies:



Card stock: 180gsm in red

                    200gsm in cream

Pentel fine liner in black

Cuttlebug

Die: wPlus 9 Timeless tags 2

        Stag: Simply Creative

Washi tape: Tape measure 

28 nov

Two Browns and a green

Color throw down have these colours this week

 

 

I made another personalized card

 

 

Once again the letters are drawn by myself.

 

I will also be entering this at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge were it's

'Anything goes as long as it's Christmas'

 

and at Uniko studio were this is the challenge

 

Supplies:

Card stock; 160gsm in white

paper: 80gsm in gold

          Scrap of chevron paper: Source unknown

Metal dots in gold

Pattern: Stitching cards dove-of-peace
Thread: Gold: DMC E3821
              Green: DMC 911
28/30 Nov/21 Dec

 

Let it snow

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge is

'Let it snow'

I did some snowflakes on my card

I will also be entering this at Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge were it is

'Baby it's cold outside'

and at Just add ink were it's 

Supplies:

Card stock: 180gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in white

Cuttlebug

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug daisies

Rolfes silver metallic pen

Silver ribbon

Pattern: Stitching cards Christmas snowflakes

26/28 nov

No cards allowed

Lil red wagon have

'No Cards allowed'

this week.

 

Recently I knitted this little guy for the newest addition to the family

 

 

I love this 'spikes' but they make a decent photo of his face rather difficult.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Free pattern from Pintrest

27 nov

On the move

AAA cards have this cue

 

 

Santa will be 'on the move' soon

 

 

I will also be entering this over at  Cards in envy were it's

'Santa Baby'

and at Pinspirational challenges where it's

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

paper: Green: Source Unknown

           Red: 80gsm  

pattern: Stitching cards Christmas sleigh

Flat backed gems in red

24 nov/2 dec

 

Metallic Tags

Simply less is moore has this cue

 

I made some tags

 

 

These tags have a vellum overlay and the butterfly squares are bought.

 

My inspiration

 

Source: Limedoodle

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in silver

Vellum

Silver peel off

Cuttlebug

Die: Timeless tags 2 wPlus 9

Butterflies: Wishmade

23nov

 

Tradition 'gift' tags

Addicted to CAS has this cue

 

 

I made some tags

 

The tags are hand cut. The gifts are stitched with a bit of ribbon and some festive paper to finish.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Red nylon ribbon

Single hole plier punch

Paper: Fizzy Moon Traditional Christmas

Red gel pen 

22 nov

All that glitters.....

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge  is

 

"All that glitters is Gold'

I made another small card

A different colour version of this card.

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of gold and black paper

Flat backed metallic dot 

21 nov

 

 

Thank you garden creature tags

Paru's card making challenges has this cue

 

 

I made a set of tags with cute little buttons on them. One of the tags says Thank You

 

 

These tags are hand cut. The sentiments are computer generated and I doodled grass or Faux stitching to complete.

 

I will also be entering this over at Stamplorations tagplorations November Challenge where it is

 

 

 

Supplies:

Cardstock: 160gsm in white

Scraps of paper

Pentel fine liner

25/30 nov

 

Holly tags

Time out challenges have this photo inspiration
 

 

I made some more tags

 

 

I will also be entering this at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge where it's

'Christmas and something with the letter H'

 

My inspiration



Source: Ellen Haxelman 

 

Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in silver
paper: 80gsn in white
Glitzin' Glam in iridescent
Liquid pearls in platinum
Cuttlebug
Dies: Oblong: H2 Curves
         Holly: Dove craft Dies: Wreath and Holly
         'V': Sizzix Squares
Flat backed gems small in red
21 Nov

 

Sweater Weather

Splitcoast stampers F4A455 is

'Sweater Weather'

I made the mittens to go with the sweaters

They are hand cut.

My inspiration


Source: Pintrest

 

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in red and white

Glitzin' Glam in iridescent

Cuttlebug

Die: Holly: Dovecraft Christmas dies wreath and holly

Flat backed gems in red

Single hole plier punch

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug swirls 

16 nov

 

Fire or Rain

Cards in envy has this cue

'Fire or Rain'

 

I made a small card

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: scraps of reversible gold/yellow 80gsm

           Scrap booking paper in gold and white flower pattern

Nylon ribbon in white

pattern: Stitching cards lady-with-umbrella



 

Thanks and Thanks giving

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge

'Thanks and Thanks giving'

 

 This is the card I have made to give to my colleagues at the end of the school year to thank them for another good year and wish them the best for their holidays.

 

 

I made the template for the envelopes myself.

The butterfly and envelopes are made from an old road map book. 

 

My inspiration

 



Source: Paper Crafts



 I will also be entering this at Paru's card making challenges where it's

 

 

as well as at Dragonfly journeys

Supplies:

Card stock: 200gsm in kraft

Martha Steward thriple butterfly punch

Liquid Pearls in platinum

Pentel fine liner in black

Winter Animals

Moving along with the times has this cue

'Winter Animals'

 

I made some tags

 

I will also be entering these at The inspired challenges where it's

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 200gsm in kraft and cream

Pentel fine liner in black

Cuttlebug

Die: wPlus 9 Timeless tags 2

        Stag: Simply Creative

Washi tape in stripes

21/15 Nov

 

With love and flowers

The flower challenge has this cue

 

 

I made a tag which could be given for a birthday

 

 

The sentiment is computer generated.

Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
paper: Scraps
Bought 3D heart embellishment
Pentel Fine liner
25 nov

 

Santa

CAS Christmas card challenge as this cue

 

 

Here is my card

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Source unknown

Glitter pe3n in silver

Flat backed gems in red

Rolfes silver felt tipped pen

Pattern: Easy Embroidery on Paper by Joke de Vette

24 nov

 

A rainbow happy Birthday

Stamplorations CAS challenge for November is

 

 

I made a small card

 

 

 

I will also be entering this at CAS colours and sketches where it's

 

 

as well as at Lil red wagon where it's

'Just a sentiment'



Supplies:
Card stock: 200gsm in cream
Liquid perals in platinum
Sentiment: Stitching cards words-wishes-art-nouveau
30/12 nov

 

An optional twist of glitter

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge has this cue

 

Christmas with optional twist of Glitter

I used the glitter as part of the glow from the candle as well as for the wax (which is actually covering a few errand holes that I pricked by mistake!)

I will also be entering this over at The holly and ivy christmas challenge where it's

 

'Anything goes'

and at Freshly made sketches where it's

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                   200gsm in red mirror

Red beads

Gltzin' Glam in iridescent and red

Liquid pearls id gold

Pattern: Form-a-lines Christmas_candle 

9/20/12 Nov

Dimension

Simply less is moore have this cue

 

 

I made some tags with fabric flowers for the dimension aspect.

 



Supplies:
Pre cut business cards
Single hole plier punch
Green gel pen
Scrap of green gingham paper
Flower: Imagine That
9 nov

 

Teardrop gems

Butterfly spot challenge has this wheel

 

 

I am going for the gems



Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Gel pen in pink
Flat backed gems
Seed pearl beads
Pattern: Stitching cards free-butterfly-card-stitching-e-pattern
7 nov

 

Take Flight

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge is

 

'Take Flight'

 

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

'Anything Goes'

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of spotty paper

Flat backed gem in champagne

Thread: White: DMC Blanche 

5 nov

For someone special

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge is

 

Christmas with optional twist of 'For someone special'

The card I made was for a friend to give to her Grandson. Definitely someone special!

 

I made the letters for the name.

 

I will also be entering this at The holly and ivy Christmas challenge  where it's

'Anything Goes'

 

and at Addicted to stamps where they are having a

'12 Days of Christmas challenge'

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Gold foil for the stripes

pattern: Easy Embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette

2 nov