New Year wishes

 

It can only be better than this year!

Christmas crackers for 2020

The challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge is

'Anything Christmas goes'

and Country view challenges has the same theme so I will be sharing the crackers I made for this year.

 

I used pages from an old road map and added nail polish for the ladies and choccies for the gents.

Here are the ones I have made in the past 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016

31/30 Dec

Santas

52 Christmas card Throw down is

I have chosen this theme 

and made a quick and easy card

Using a corner punch, a scrap of ribbon and some flat backed pearls to finish.

I will also be entering this at Stamplorations CAS challenge December  where it is is

as well as at Merry little Christmas challenge  where it is

"Anything Christmas goes"

and at Uniko studio where it's

and at Christmas kickstart challenge where kit's

Supplies:

Card stock: 200gsm in kraft

Corner punch

Flat backed pearls

Craft glue

Scrap of silver ribbon

Thin double sided tape

Paper: Free download. Sorry can't remember the source I have had it for so long.

1 Jan/31/30 dec/1 Jan

My 2020 gifts

Merry little Christmas challenge  always has the same challenge  

'Anything Christmas goes'

and Krafty chicks challenge has this one

'Any Occasion'

So I am sharing my personal gift wrapping from this year and will be entering the tag in these challenges.

I used plain white paper and blue satin ribbon. To finish I added a sprig of Rosemary and a candy cane.

In retrospect the candy cane wasn't the best idea as between the ants and Durban's humidity I had to wrap each one in cling wrap before putting them under the tree.

The tag is a free download which I added glitter to.

You will find precious gift wrapping ideas here 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2014 

31/30 dec

Christmas Wishes

Happy Christmas to those who celebrate

I hope that you get to spend time with your loved ones in this crazy year. 

 

A cute little fox

The library craft challenge is

'Use any of the previous covers'

I choose this one from 2019

and made a birthday card for my Great Niece

Most of it was hand cut . Only the nose was made with a die and the flowers where some punched ones left over from a previous project.

I will also be entering this over at The Flower challenge where it is 

 as well as at Mix it up challenge where it is 

Anything goes with optional twist of clean and simple

My inspiration

Source: Unknown

Supplies:

Card stock: 180gsm in white and brown

Paper: 80gsm in pink, green and black

Pentel Fine liner in black

Gel pen in white

Sequins

Pastel colouring pencil in pink, smudged

Cuttlebug

Die: Heart: Taylor made: Thank you tag

Martha Steward flower punch

Paint chip cards in blue

Liquid Pearls in silver

5 Jan/25/30 dec

Something different

Moving along with the times is

What do you do during your winter/summer vacation

I always do a lot of sewing in my summer holidays and knitting in my winter ones.

Here is a blanket I knitted for a new born last year

and a close up of the detail

30 Dec

A blue baby tag

Cupcake inspirations is

I used the inspiration to make a tag

Supplies:

Tag: Bought

Pentel fine liner in black

Cuttlebug

Die: Sizzixx Octagon dies

Embellishment: Bought

White nylon ribbon

19 dec

Making Santa's beard

Use your stuff has this cue

as well as Winter/Snow/ Christmas

I had every intention of making my Great niece a re usable advent calendar this year. I collected my ideas, sourced the fabric but then kind of doodled around until time became of the essence and just when I had to get going and do it if it was to be done by the first of December I promptly got tick bite fever from a visit to an Elephant park and was man down for 2 weeks.

So this was my alternative and as she is only 2 years old it probably is quiet appropriate. Not my idea, seen on Facebook

It was all hand cut.

I will also be entering this at  Country view challenges where it is

'Anything Christmas'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in grey, white and read

                    Cream is a recycled page from a calendar

Paper: 80gsm in pink

Glitzing' Glam in irredsent

Pentel fine liner in black

Wobbly eyes

Copic ciao 100 in black

Cotton wool balls

13/31 dec

A candle stick

Just add ink  is

Another cross stitch card

This card was sent to my Aunt so I will be entering this at December meant to be sent where it is

Supplies:

Bought card

Flat backed gold pearl

9/31 Dec

Just add 'S'

Just add ink is

I made some more tags this time with 'stockings' on them

The tags are hand cut.

I will aslo be entering these at TGIF challenges where it is

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

'Anything goes'

as well as at The library craft challenge where it is

My inspiration

Source: Pintrest

Supplies:

Card stock: Cream Recycled calendar

                   160gsm in red

                    160gsm in craft

Paper: 80gsm in black

Embroidery thread for a sewing machine in gold

Gel pen in red

Red ribbon

Crochet cotton

Stockings: Bought

2/4 /3 /12Dec

A candy cane

 Simon says stamp blog Monday Challenge is

Food and/or drink

I made a tag with a candy Cane on it. (Not technically food but definitely something you put in your mouth)

Once again these are printed and dickied up with a bit of glitzin' glam glitter.

I will also be entering this at  Rudolph days aChallenge where it is always

"Christmas"

and at  Cup cake inspirations where it is

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Glitzin' glam in iridescent

Ribbon scraps

Crochet cotton

30/30 nov/5 dec

Toothy tags

Merry little Christmas challenge  is

Anything Christmas

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of ribbon

Crochet cotton

Liquid pearls in red

Glitz'glam in iridescent

30 Nov

A pile of gifts

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge  is

'Christmas'

Some more free download tags

Added a little iridescent glitter to personalize them.

I will also be entering this at  Merry Little Christmas challenge where it is

'Anything goes'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scraps of ribbon

Crochet cotton

Glitzin' Glam iridescent glitter

25/30 nov

Pastel coloured tags

CAS on Sunday  is

'Christmas'

I have some more tags made from a free download

I added some iridescent glitter to make them my own.

I will also be entering this at Country view challenges where it is

" Anything but a card'

Supplies:

Card stock,: 160gsm in white

Free download from Pintrest

Glitzin' Glam in iridescent

White ribbon

White crochet cotton

11/30 nov

Not a creature was stirring

Jingle belles rock is

'Not a creature was stirring'

Another set of tags made with a free download. Some glitter glue brightened them up

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Printer: Canon

Scraps of ribbon

Crochet cotton in white

Glitzing' glam in gold

4 Nov

Layer it up

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday Challenge is

'Layer it up'

This was a quick and easy tag to make as both the tag and rattle are both bought. I just had to add the faux stitching and striped paper.

Supplies:

Tag: A gift

Embellishment: Bought on a sale

Pen tel finew liner in black

Paper: Discontinued soap range wrapper

28 oct

A work in progress

The flower challenge is

I made these cards a couple of months ago. Not perfect but part of my learning process for drawing with my Silhouette Cameo

I will also be entering this at  Uniko studio  where it is

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in blue

Cameo Silhouette

Gel pen in white

Envelope: page from an old road map book

26/23 oct

Optional twist a stocking

 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge is

'Anything Christmas. Optional twist stocking'

and  Merry little Christmas challenge is

'Anything Christmas goes'

This is the last of my cross stitch 'tree decorations' cards.

I really hope that I get to send them this year as with the pandemic and lockdown our postal system has been more unreliable than usual.

Supplies:

Card stock: 180gsm in white

Double sided tapeGold foil

Gold gel pen

Store bought tree ornament

Cross tsich materials

16/31 oct

Christmas Birds

 Krafty Chicks challenge is

'Christmas'

I made a quick and easy card

A corner punch and scarp of ribbon from my stash finished it off.

I will also be entering this at  CAS Christmas card challenge where it is

as well as at  Moving along with the times where it is

'Animals or Birds'

Supplies:

Card stock: 200gsm kraft

Paper: Free dowloda from

Scrap of silver ribbon

Double sided tape

Corner punch

14/24/30 oct

The last recycled table cloth card

There seems to be a lot of similar challenges at the moment. As my Mojo is a bit low I was happy that one card could fit them all

So here they are

The library craft challenge is

Stinkin inkers where it's

'Shades of Fall'

I will also be entering this at 

 Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge where it's

'Anything goes'

Meant to be sent over at Sugar pea Designs where it is

as well as at Clean and simple on Sunday where it's

'Autumn'

As in the Southern Hemisphere we are going into spring and not autumn I decided to concentrate on the colours of autumn in stead.

Another small card made from a recycled table cloth.

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Wrapper from a Discontinued range of soaps

Sewing machine

16/7/11 October

Snowy clothes

 ABC Christmas challenge is

S for snowy

and

T for Tinsel

My tags have images of clothes that you where when it is 'snowy'

and Alphabet challenge blog is

'M for anything that starts with "M"

so mine is mittens

as well as at Rudolf Days Challenge for September where it's always

'Christmas'

Once again they are printed from a free download

Supplies:

Cardstock: 1q60gsm in white

Printer

Scraps of ribbon

Single hole punch

Glitzin' Glam in iridescent

White crochet cotton

30 Sept

Fair Isle Christmas tags

 Merry little Christmas challenge is as usual

'Anything Christmas goes'

Here are three tags I downloaded for free.

Added some glitter glue and ribbon and voila they where done.

I will also be entering these at  Mix it up challenge where it is

'Anything goes with optional twist of foiling'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Printer

Single hole punch

Scraps of ribbon

White crochet cotton

30 sept

Multi coloured flowers

 Double D has this challenge

So here is the last of my recycled 'holey' table cloth cards

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Pentel fine liner in black

Scrap booking paper: Swirls

Sewing Machine

13 sept

Cheers

 Alphabet challenge where it's

'K for Kraft paper/card'

I used some bought Kraft tags and scrap book embellishments to make these tags

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

'Something, anything, everything'

Supplies:

Tags: Bought

Paper: Wrapper from a discontinued range of soaps

Scrap book embellishments

Pentel fine liner in black

Scrap of twine

10/6 sept