My choice of Christmas card for 2017

Now that Christmas is over I can show you the cards that I sent out this year.
I tried a variety of slightly different colour combinations

 

and this

 

and this.

 

They fit in perfectly with the challenge over at Uniko studio where it's still

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Scrap booking in yellow/gold and red

           80gsm in emerald green

Pentel gel pen in red

Thread: Green: DMC 704

             Gold: DMC E436

             Red: DMC 029

             29 dec

 

Merry Christmas

To those of you who celebrate 'Merry Christmas'

I hope that you have a special day filled with good times, family and special friends

 

Here is a South African wreath made with proteas and fynbos, both indigenous to my homeland

 

Source: Handmade by me

 



Here comes Santa

Dragonfly journeys have a very seasonal cue

 

'Here come Santa Claus'

 

I will also be entering this over at Sugarpea designs where it's

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Free download: Source Unknown

Rolfes metallic pen in silver

Bostick glitter glue in silver

Pattern: Easy Embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette 

23 dec

Hark the herald angels sing

TGIF challenges have this cue

 

 

Here is my card

 

 

inspired by 'Hark the herald angels sing'

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Scrap booking

           80gsm in pink

Pattern: Sitching cards angel

22 dec

 

Parcels

Just add ink has this inspirational photo

 

 

I used it to make a small gift card

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Scrap

Pattern: 101 Ideas for embroidery on paper by Joke de Vette

Ribbon: narrow satin in gold

Gel pen in red

20 dec

 

Stitch it

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge is

'Stitch it'

Right up my alley

I will also be entering this over at Curtain call challenge where it's

 

 

 

Sadly this is the last challenge from Curtain call. Thanks ladies for a great challenge blog.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in red

Pattern: 101 Ideas for Embroidery on Paper by Joke de Vette

White gel pen

Red gel pen

Flat backed pearl in champagne



 Baker's Twine  

20/25 dec

A Die cut Christmas

Cuttle bug mania is

 

 

I made a gift tag

 

 

The sentiment is computer generated and the tag and tree are die cut.

 

I will also be entering it at CAS on Sunday where it's

'Christmas'

Supplies:

Card stock: 200gsm in kraft

Single hole plier punch

Pentel felt tipped pen in black

Silver star

Twine

paper: Scrap

Cuttlebug

Die: Tag: wPlus Timeless tags 2

         Triangle: Spellbinders: Triangle

Double sided foam

18 dec