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