Crackers

Moving along with the times cue is

'Anything but a card'
and
Cupcake inspirations is



so here are the crackers that I made for this year

as we where having an all adult table I filled each one with a miniature bottle of locally crafted gin.
Needless to say they where a hit, even the chilli gin!
Here are some of the other crackers I have made over the years. 2018, 2017 and 2016.

I will also be entering these at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge where it's
Share anything Christmas that you haven't shared before'

Supplies:

Brown kraft paper

Card stock: 180gsm in cream used as inner support

                    180gsm in white

Cuttlebug

Die: Stag

Glitzing glam red glitter

Wobbly eyes

Green ribbon

2 Jan

Earn your stripes

Double trouble challenge has this cue

'Earn your stripes'

I made a small card with a stripy background paper

I will also be entering this at These inspired challenges where it's

as well as at Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge  where it is

"party Time'

Supplies:

Thread: Gold : DMC E5821

              Silver: DMC E168

Card stock: 160gsm in white

paper: Wrapper from a discontinued range of soaps

Liquid Pearls in platinum

29 Dec/6 jan

Merry Christmas

To those of you who celebrate Christmas. Best wishes for a blessed day

Things with wings tag

Stamplorations is 

I received a very beautiful birthday card recently and just had to use the lovely images. Her is a tag I made with it.

I will also be entering this at Krafty chicks challenge where it's
'Silver or Gold'
as well as at CASology where it's

Supplies:

Cuttlebug

Die: wPlus timeless tags 2

Reycled birthday card

Gold ribbon

2 Jan

Christmas cats

Pinspirational challenges

My Husband saw this card  and requested that I make a Christmas version for his brother who has four cats. So here it is

I will also be entering this in the following challenges: Just add ink where I used the colours as my inspiration

 Clean and simple on sunday  and Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge where it is

'Christmas'
 Stamplorations CAS challenge where it's

and Split coast stampers F4A512 where it's

'Red and green'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    Scraps of red and green

Paper: Source Unknown

Cuttlebug

Die: Spellbinders Kitty cats

        Border Edging Dies ED002

16/18/25/31 dec

Merry and Cheerful

Time out challenges have this cue

Here is another one of my Trees

I will also be entering this at Addicted to CAS where it's

as well as at Simon says stamp blog It's Christmas card day

and lastly at Cupcake inspirations where it's

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in red mirror and white

Paper: 80gsm in gold                 

Beads: Small circular red

            Gold Bugle beads

Thread: Gold: DMC E436

              Silver: DMC E168

Pattern: Stitching cards Bead-tree

18/21/25/14 dec

A traditional tree

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge

'Traditional Christmas'
I used traditional colours to make these little thank you cards I gave my work colleagues before the close of the school year.

They are made using one of the trees from the card I shared in my last posting.
I will also be entering this at Use your stuff where it's

 as well as at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge where it needs to be
'Quick and easy'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in red and green

Silhouette Cameo

Washi tape in candy strips

11/14 dec

Sparkle

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge

'Sparkle'

Although it does not show up very well I did add glitter to the scrolls of the trees.

I will also be entering this at Perfectly CAS where it's



as well as at Simon says stamp blog It's Christmas card day where it's

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in blue and green

Silhouette Cameo

Glitzin' glam in gold and iridescent

9/11/25 dec

A Green and silver tree

Sugarpea blog mix-it-up-challenge-61 where it's

and here is another of my Beaded Trees this time in green and silver

I will also be entering this at Uniko studio where it's

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in green mirror

Paper: 80gsm in silver                 

Beads: Small circular silver and green

            Gold Bugle beads

Thread: Green: DMC 703

              Silver: DMC E168

Pattern: Stitching cards Bead-tree

3/27 dexc

Use a sewing machine

The library craft challenge

I used a machine to attach the ribbon to these cards

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

as well as at  Ruldoph Days Challenge where it's always

'Christmas' 

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

'Anything goes'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in red

Beads: Small circular silver, pink, red and green

            Gold Bugle beads

Thread: Gold: DMC E436

              Silver: DMC E168

Pattern: Stitching cards Bead-tree

Tartan ribbon

30 nov

Christmas colours

These inspired challenges

I made some tags using chip board images

The tags are hand cut

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in green

paper: Scraps of stripes and green and red

Punch with a hammer

Pentel fine liner in black

28 nov

Use a frame

Clean and simple on Sunday

'Use a Frame'

I made a frame for my tree with red paper

I will also be entering this at Alphabet challenge where it's

'R is for Ribbon'

Supplies:

Card stock: 200gsm in kraft

Beads: Small circular silver, red and green

            Gold Bugle beads

Thread: Gold: DMC E436

              Silver: DMC E168

Tartan ribbon

Pattern: Stitching cards Bead-tree

27 nov

A Birthday Celebration

Jjust add ink

I choose the spots and sparkle when I made this celebration card for a beautiful young lady.

The spots are easy to see but the sparkle is inside the numerals.

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


as well as at Time out challenges where it's

My inspiration

Source: Pintrest

Supplies:

Card stock; 200gsm in kraft

                   180gsm in white

Scrap of Pink

Washi Tape in pink with spots

Thread:  Pink: DMC 335

              Silver: DMC E168

              Black: DMC Noir

Pattern:

Liquid Pearls Ballerina

Peel offs for sentient and numerals

 27/25 nov

Recycled Cat

Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge/

'Recycle'
The cat is made using a paint chip card

Supplies:

Cuttlebug

Embossing folder: Bricks

Die: Spellbinders Kitty cats

Irredescent Glitzin'Glam

Card stock: white 160gsm

                   Blue paint chip

Blue gel pen

Sequins

25 no9v

Green Star Border

CASe this sketch is

Today I'm sharing the last in the set of Star border cards I made using my Cameo Silhouette

You can see the other colour combinations here, here and here.

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Silhouette

Green Foil

Glitzin' Glam in iridescent

Double sided tape 

20 nov

A metallic tree

Rainbow card challenge is 

and Double trouble challenge has

'You have us in stitched'

Use stitching on a holiday card

As most of my cards are 'stitched' this was a challenge perfect for me.

When I first became aware of my preferred method of card making, that is Embroidery on card, I was introduced to it by a colleague. She actually brought a card to school to show someone else and I happened to admire it. The pattern she had stitched was this lovely tree and ever since then I have wanted to stitch it. That was 12 years ago and I have finally got around to it. I did it in a variety of colour combinations and tried out a number of layouts before I was happy. This is just the first of them. I'll show you the rest in time.

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in mirror green

Beads: Small circular silver and green

            Gold Bugle beads

Thread: Gold: DMC E436

              Silver: DMC E168

Pattern: Stitching cards Bead-tree

30/17 nov

Shades of Brown

Stamplorations CAS challenge is

I used Kraft Stock as my base for this Christmas crad and the gold beads add to the 'Shades of brown'

Another version of my Beaded tree.

I will also be entering this at Merry little Christmas challenge where it's

'Anything Christmas goes'
as well as at Use your stuff where it's a colour challenge
'Red, Brown and Gold'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in Kraft

Beads: Small circular red, silver and green

            Gold Bugle beads

Thread: Gold: DMC E436

              Silver: DMC E168

Pattern: Stitching cards Bead-tree

30/2918 Nov

A quick and easy tag

Alphabet challenge is

'Q for Quick and easy'

I made a quck and easy tag using a wooden button that I bought on sale.

The card stock was pre cut and I simply added a scarp of gingham paper, a gold peel off to neaten things up and some Faux stitching to finish off.

This is the last tag made with the owl buttons which came in a pack of five.

Supplies:

Card stock: Pre cut business card found in my Mom's stationery supply when we where clearing out for her to move.

Button: Brand unknown

Crochet cotton in white

Gold peel off

Pentel fineliner in black

Single hole pliers punch

21 nov

A window

AAA cards have this cue

Here is my card

I will also be entering this at Splitcoast stampers F4A506 which is

'No Stamps'

and at TGIF challenges where it's

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in white

pattern:

Scrap of paper 80gsm in pink gingham

9 nov

'H' for Holly tags

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge is
Anything Christmas with the 'Letter H'

I made some tags with Holly buttons

The die I used had another hole opposite the one I used for the ribbon. I carefully trimmed that one away.

I will also be entering this at Stinkin inkers where it's

'Die-licious and punchy'

as well as at Time out challenges where it's

My inspiration

Source: Carol

Supplies:

card stock: 160gsm in white

Pentel fineliner in black

Cuttlebug\

Die: Spellbinders Grommet tags

White and gold edged ribbon

Holly button

Crochet cotton

8/29/20 nov