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Monday 28 December 2020

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

Sunday 27 December 2020

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


Thursday 24 December 2020

Christmas Wishes

Happy Christmas to those who celebrate


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

 

Tuesday 22 December 2020

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

Saturday 19 December 2020

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

Tuesday 15 December 2020

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

Sunday 13 December 2020

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

Tuesday 8 December 2020

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


Monday 30 November 2020

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




Saturday 28 November 2020

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

Tuesday 24 November 2020

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

Saturday 21 November 2020

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

Thursday 5 November 2020

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

Wednesday 28 October 2020

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

Saturday 24 October 2020

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

Wednesday 21 October 2020

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

Wednesday 14 October 2020

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

Sunday 11 October 2020

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

Friday 2 October 2020

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 
'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

Sunday 27 September 2020

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'


'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

Wednesday 23 September 2020

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

Tuesday 8 September 2020

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

Friday 4 September 2020

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