Two Patterned Papers for Christmas Card Club

 Good morning. Time for the Christmas Card Club ladies to show a card with two patterned papers.

This is a 6" square base card and I have used papres from a Papermania pack from many years ago "Home for Christmas".  I have some scraps left because at the time  bought two pads because I liked it so much. Sadly there is hardly any left at all now. The sentiment is from Little Claire - again very old. I used Britannia small rose die and the leaves are also Britannia but they were in my stash box so not sure which they are. The sweet image is an LOTV topper

Hope you are all well and managing to keep warm.

Take care.

IAAS A Form Of Transport

 Good morning. I am here this morning with my DT card fopr IAAS where the theme is A Form Of Transport. I am still on the trail of using up old stash and this vintage car is from an LOTV Art Pad.  I did so love those pads!

Please scroll down to previous post if you are looking for my Christmas Card Club card.

My Card

 

I also used some ancient Card Candi which matched perfectly. I have a feeling the sentiment is from either Hunkydory or Craftwork Cards. It looks gold in the image but is actually silver. The cogs are from a Papermania die.

Take care and enjoy your day.

 

Use Dies for Christmas Card Club

 Here we are for our final challenge of the year for our Christmas Card Club. As you can see the theme is to use die cuts and was chosen by Shaz.

I am posting  a day early because I have a DT card to post tomorrow.

My Card

 

This is a 6" square white base card. The image is a really sweet stamp from LOTV, Angels With Crib, which I have had for years and not used for so long. I coloured it with Promarkers. It was then die cut it with SB Lacey Circles. I used Memory box Snowflake Corner and a Carla Craft punch for the snowflakes. The backing papers were from an extremely old C&C CD. I then just blinged it up with Papermania Shimmer Dots. If in doubt use lots of bling and glitter - you cannot go wrong with that at Christmas!! I didn't use a sentiment because of the script paper.

 

 

 

Steamunk for MAWTT

Good morning.  The challenge this time is steampunk.  I'm not sure this is truly steampunk, but it does have plenty of cogs and it makes a great male card for my box.

My Card

Recipe

5" x 7" base card - made from Crafter's Companion black cardstock

matt silver card - Crafter's Companion

Argyle e/f - Crafter's Companion

cog dies - Papermania Chronology collection 

I went to Gloucester Docks Victorian Christmas Market last week with our WI and had a really good day out. I didn't actually spend too much but it was nice to be with friends.

This is an extremely quick post today I'm afraid.  I've had a very busy week so far and the next few days look like being more of the same.

Hope this finds you all well and surviving the cold weather.  I'm happy as long as John keeps the wood burners loaded  up!!

Take care and I'll see you in a day or two.

For The Boys

Good morning and I hope this finds you all well.  This is my DT card for MAWTT.  Sharon has chosen the theme this time and her choice is "For The Boys". 

My Card

Recipe

A5 card base -bronze card from stash

ribbed old gold card - from stash
toppers  - old stash
embellishments - old stash

I made this card a while ago but I am sure I never published it and I have gone back a long time on my blog trying to find it. I remember having to make it it in a great rush because I had the birthday of one of John's friends and needed something in a desperate hurry so that he could take it down to his friend;  hence all the toppers and peel off greeting!   I just love those nautical toppers.

Well we had the much needed rain last week and my water butts are full again but I think they will soon be empty again because there's been nothing since.  But the grass is just starting to green up again.
Please pop over to the blog and find out what my team mates have made for this male challenge.

Take care.
 

Love and Hugs Christine xx

Christmas Traditions at IAAS

Well here I am for the third day in a row - and the third Christmas card too.  This is my DT card for International Art and Soul. The theme of  the challenge is Christmas Traditions so I chose  sending Christmas cards. Initially I was going to use carol singing then remembered that was the theme of the Christmas Card Club.  Three Christmas cards in a row in such heat.  Crazy!!

If you are looking for my CCC card please scroll down to previous post.

My Card

Recipe

white card stock for base - Anna Marie Designs

red card stock - Rymans

patterned paper - Home For Christmas: Papermania

topper - Lili of the Valley

large poinsettia die - Creative Expressions

small poinsettia - Marianne Designs 

sentiment die - Creative Expressions

I have been playing around with fun fold cards this week and this one is called an Impossible Card.  Clearly it isn't impossible just clever cutting and folding.  John was amazed when I showed him and he was sure I had stuck two pieces together.  It really does look very effective and especially since it is made from a single piece of card 7" x 5".  It folds totally flat for posting and the finished size is 7" x 6" but this depend on the size of the topper you apply.

Well that's all from me today.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Take care.

Add Your Heart at Winter Wonderland

Sorry I'm late with this post.  Over the past couple of days I have been riddled with problems and yesterday we had no electricity for eight hours!!!  Eight hours, can you believe it?  Ah well, we survived by getting out the camping stove to boil water for drinks and eating cold cereal and sandwiches.  John had withdrawal symptoms with no porridge! And also no computer or internet!!!!

Time for another challenge at Winter Wonderland and the theme is "All hearts come home for Christmas"  where you will need to add at least one heart on our Christmas project.

My Card

 Recipe
6" square red base card
papers - Papermania "Home For Christmas"
image - Leila Decorating
die - The Works"

Our sponsor this time is Sasayaki Glitter and the prize on offer for the winner is  one digi of the winner's choice. Why not pop over to the blog and see what the rest of the Snowflakes Team has produced and maybe you will want to join in the challenge.

Well it has certainly been an extremely wet day today after all the lovely warm/hot sunny days so I certainly hope the sun will be back soon.

Take care and enjoy the Bank Holiday Weekend.

Embossing at Winter Wonderland.

Good morning.  It is so cold here and yesterday we had a sprinkle of snow which disappeared very quickly thank goodness.

I'm here today with my DT card for Winter Wonderland.  I am hosting this challenge and my theme is "Use Embossing - Dry or Heat".  A nicer easy challenge I'm sure you will agree.

My Card

 

Recipe

5" x 7" base card  - Papermania

white and red card stock - Rymans

embossing folder - Sparkle by Sue Wilson

Labels 1 - Spellbinders 

shimmer dome stickers - Papermania

snowflake die - The Works 

image -sponsor's  Gnome for Christmas 

Promarkers to colour

 Our sponsor this time is Sheepski Designs and the prize on offer is three images of the winner's choice. 

Please pop over to the blog and see what the rest of the Snowflake team have designed and we also have some new teamies this time.

Well that's all from me today but I will be back tomorrow with another card so I hope to see you again then.

Take care and keep warm.

Penguins and Glitter For CCC

Good morning to you all.  It's time for a card for the Christmas Card Club.  Kate has chosen our theme and she wants to see penguins and lots of glitter!

My Cards

 

 

Recipe

5" x 7"  base card - Papermania

white card stock - Hobbycraft

blue card stock - Jelly Bean Crafts

Falling Snow e/f - Creative Expressions

Snowflake die - Spellbinders Create a Flake

Image - Greeting Cards Factory

Sentiment - computer generated

Diamond Dust glitter

 

 

 

Recipe

5" x 7" base card - Papermania

blue glitter card

blue cardstock - Rymans

white cardstock - Rymans

image - Greetings Card Factory

silver glitter snowflakes - X Cut punch

 

Sorry about the glare on the glitter card. Thanks for a great challenge Kate and that's two more cards ticked off the list now.  Christmas is creeping ever nearer ... lol!  If you would like to see what the rest of the group have made you will find their details in my sidebar.

 

Take care and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

 

 





Peace and Joy

Good morning.  Hope everybody is well.  I thought spring came the other day - how wrong I was!   One absolutely glorious day but very cold and very windy since.

Anyway more Christmas cards because it's time for the Christmas Card Club again. Granmargaret is our host and wants to see two or more patterned papers.

Card # 1

Recipe

5" x 7 " cream card base

papers - 

mini poinsettias - Wild Orchid Crafts

Card # 2

Recipe

6" square white base card

papers - Papermania "Home For Christmas"

Topper - LOTV Art Pad

word die - Brittania Dies

I don't know why I told youwhat colour the base cards were because I covered them both up totally with the backing papers ... lol! Well that's another two chalked up.  I'm quite pleased with how the numbers are mounting.  

A quick post today.  Enjoy your weekend.

Snow Scene for Christmas Card Club

Good morning to you all.  I can't believe I haven't posted for almost week, but once again my week has been hectic.  Hopefully things will calm down soon.  This post is my usual day early - not due until tomorrow but I have a DT card to post then. I didn't get a card made for last time - well I actually did but in my rush I made it for the wrong theme!  However, with many apologies to Mary, I have finally managed a rather poor card for her Mixed Media challenge which I will add after the Snow Scenes.

My Cards


Recipe

5" x 7" base card made from Hobbycrafts linen card stock
image from Greeting Card Factory - printed onto  linen card
cream pearlescent card to mat - Crafter's Companion
lots of glitter

A very simple card made in a rush, but I do love the wintry scene. It looks lovely on the linen cardstock, almost like a picture. Anyway, since I had time I made a second card.

Recipe

6" square base card

image - Just Inklined (I think!)

backing paper - Papermania "Home for Christmas" (love these papers)

ivy  - Signature die

holly  - Memory Box

poinsettias  - Wild Orchid Crafts

Promarkers to colour

lots of glitter

I know this isn't exactly a snowy scene but there is certainly snow on the bird house and my robins are kissing under the mistletoe. Such a sweet image.

Mixed Media for Mary

Recipe

5" x 7" base card made from BrotherSleep sapphire pearl cardstock

silver mirri

trees stencil - Sweet Poppy Stencils

translucent paste - Sweet Poppy 

This isn't a Christmas stencil but it's the only one I have with trees. It's also rather messy Mary but I have tried! I used three different shades of glitter but the picture doesn't show it too well. This is my second attempt. The first one showed the different glitters really well but I botched it up when I was removing the stencil and smudged the fence line.  I think I will probably be able to add a sentiment or ribbon to disguise it. I haven't added a sentiment to this one yet as you can see, but I will when I think exactly what to do with it.

So here I have three cards to show so I hope I have redeemed myself with my CCC buddies. 

 I hope you are are all well and getting ahead with your Christmas preparations.So close now.

Take care.  

Musical Birthday

Good morning and I hope this finds you all warm and well. It's definitely autumnal now - in fact some morning it feels very wintry. This morning it's bitterly cold a with an extremely hard frost. Looks like it might be a long winter.

This was an extremely quick card because I suddenly realised I didn't have a card ready for my great nephew's birthday. I was dashing so much that I only realised later that I had taken the photo before adding the musical notes to the top of the sentiment - which is why I had typed it in the lower part of the die cut. Luckily I was able to pop them on before posting it.  Happy birthday Sébastien!

My Card

Recipe

6" square hessian base card - Craft UK Ltd

blue card stock - Lime Tree Crafts

houndstooth e/f - Papermania

topper - KennyK

Virtuoso Music die - Memory Box

Labels 16 - Spellbinders

Thank goodness for toppers when you are in a hurry! I wanted to post the card when I went to the dentist in town rather than in the coutry post box.  Mind you, our postman is brilliant and is always willing to take things from me to post if I need to get them off.

Well that's all for today.

Tkae care!

Pretty Kitty

Good morning to all my friends, fellow crafters and bloggers. My card today is my DT card for MAWTT.  Diane Louise chose the theme of cute animals.

My Card

Recipe

6" square base card - from lilac pearlescent card stock

backing paper - Papermania "Little Meow" paper pack

image - from the same pack

lacy squares die- Spellbinders

ribbon from stash

roses - from my stash and made some time ago

leaf sparay - Woodware punch

I'm not a cat person my Charlotte, but great niece absolutely adores them.  When I saw this Papermania pack some time ago I thought it would the very thing for her so I bought it  - and promptly forgot about it.  Now she will get it - minus a couple of pieces, but since she will be getting the card too I don't think she will be unhappy about that!

Please pop over to the blog and check out the cards made by the rest of Team A and maybe you will be inspired to join in the challenge.

We have had some quite nice autumnal days recently here in Oxfordshire.  The mornings seem to start with fog which lifts mid to late morning and brings a little sunshine.  Not particularly warm but not bad for the time of year.  I hope you are experiencing some decent weather wherever you are.

That's all from me today.  Have a good day.

Take care.

Adding Sparkle

Good morning. Today's post is for Winter Wonderland's challenge  "Add some Sparkle". Our host is Anet this time. A very brief post because it is quite late and I need to schedule this post for morning. I am off to the Blenheim Palace Flower Show with my friends from WI and we are hoping for fine weather.  Keeping our fingers and toes crossed anyway.

My Card

Recipe

6" square red base card

Backing paper - Home for Christmas - Papermania

Digi image -Wonder of Christmas

(Sponsor image - Crafty Sentiment Designs)

Icicles die - Joy!Crafts

Lacy Circles - Spellbinders

Create a Flake 5 - Spellbinders

Coloured with Promarkers

Red gems from stash

The sparkle isn't showing up too well but I can assure you it is there!

Please pop across to the blog and check out what the rest of the Snowflakes DT have produced. Maybe you will be inspired to join in with our challenge and win a super prize. Our sponsors are :

Winner to choose 3 digis from store.

£10 voucher for the winner

Don't hang around.  This is a great opportunity to get ahead with your Christmas cards so you don't have a mad dash in November!!

Take care and enjoy the coming weekend.

  

Snowflakes for Winter Wonderland

Good Morning I hope you are all well. It is dry here but so cold, and it's June .....

Today my card is my DT post for Winter Wonderland.  It is the turn of the Snowflakes Team and Cindy, our hostess this time, has chosen, appropriately, "Snowflakes".  Please remember we just accept Christmas projects.

My Card

Recipe

6" square card base - The Range cardstock

DP - Papermania "Contemporary Christmas" - ancient stash

Embossing folder - magazine freebie

Die - Presscut Round Stitch Hole dies

Silver snowflake - tree decoration bought from Blue Cross charity shop

I temporarily attached the embossed piece to the card front and die cut the hole then sandwiched the thread from the snowflake decoration between the two pieces and glued it together.  Silver Cosmic Shimmer Silver Pearl PVA formed the pearly dots and here I have one extremely simple Christmas card, yet so effective.  It really does look so much better in real than the picture shows.  I knew that snowflake would come in handy one day!!

Please pop across to the blog and see what the rest of the team have made.  I am sure you will be inspired to join in, and what could be more simple than snowflakes?

Our sponsor is LC Designs (used to be known as Little Claire) and they offering  six digi images,and also Drawn With Character who are offering a £10 voucher to spend in store.  So come on, sort out those snowflake stamps and dies and join the challenge.  What have you got to lose?

Well that's it from me.

Take care.

Lavender And Lace For Grandma

Good morning to all my friends and fellow bloggers. I don't seem to have a  great deal of time to spend on the computer and in Blogland, at the moment, but when I get a few minutes I keep popping in. I have also had a problem with my computer  when my virus software detected a threat.  It isolated/closed down my search engine and a couple of other programmes that I use on a regular basis to contain the threat.  I was starting to panic a bit!  However, all is well again and it dealt with  the threat and I'm up and running again. Phew!

OSAAT has another challenge starting today and the theme is "Anything Goes With Vintage." I am using "Grandma's Cookies" from Digi Blessings. This image comes with a sentiment too but I chose not to use it this time. I was thinking this would make a nice Christmas card and the sentiment is "Grandma's never run out of hugs or cookies."

My Card

Recipe

6" square card base - Crafters Companion cream pearlescent card stock

Digi image - Stitchy Bear

Purple pearlescent card stock - Jelly Bean

Backing papers - Papermania "French Lavender"

Pierced Noblw Rectangles - Sue Wilson

Lace - Local haberdasher

Crochet flower - made myself

Pearls - Hobby House

Promarkers to colour

Sentiment - computer generated

I do hope you decide to join uis this week because a number of youlike making vintage cards.  You have the chance to winn $10 to spend in the store. 

 Please pop over to the blog and see what delights my team mates have in store for you.

Take care and I  do hope that you enjoy the rest of the bank holiday weekend.

Final Reminder For Crafty Time Challenges

Good morning and thanks for popping by.  This card is a final reminder for you to join in the very last Crafty Time Challenge ever!  Sadly after this challenge is over the challenge blog will be closing down.  It has been a good year but all things end eventually. The challenge is "For The Kids".  This could mean for a child, featuring a child, or perhaps even made by a child. So why not have a go?

My Card

Recipe

6" square card - made from The Range cardsock

purple pearlescent card - Penniesworth

backing papers - LOTV "Snow Princess"

peeloff greetings - very ancient stash!

snowflakes- Papermania palm punch

pearls - Hobbyhouse

Promarkers to colour

Well I hope you have a good day whatever you have planned.

Take care.

Winter Wonderland - For A Child

Good morning and I hope this finds you well.   Today I have some very exciting news.   I have been invited to be on the Design Team for Winter Wonderland.  As most of my friends and followers know I juts love to make Christmas cards so I'm thrilled to be part of this fabulous challenge blog.  There are two teams and I am a "Snowflake" so here is my first DT post.  Our host this week is Pat K and she has asked us  to make a Christmas project suitable for a child.  You can see all the details of this challenge, as well as some fantastic inspiration from my fellow Snowflakes, here  on the blog.  Please remember that it is Christmas projects only.
 

My Card

Recipe

6" square card base - made from Papermania cardstock

red cardstock - Rymans

backing paper - "Home for Christmas" Papermania

image - Elisabeth Bell

Lacy Circle die - Spellbinders

Lattice Snowflakes e/f - Creative Expressions

Snowflakes - Docrafts palm punch

Sentiment - compiter generated.

Gems - Hobbycrafts

Our sponsor for this challenge is All Dressed Up.   

Well that's it from me for today.

Words Only - No Image - for MAWTT

Good morning to all my crafty friends and visitors.  Hope you are well and warm!! It is my turn to host the challenge at MAWTT and since I do love to use quotes and sentiments  I asked the team to make the sentiment the focal point and use no images at all.   Please pop across to the blog to see what the rest of the team have come up with.  You won't be sorry because there is some great inspiration for you.

My Card

Recipe

white card stock - Papermania

pink pearlescent card stock - Pennies Worth

embossing folder - SB Mbossabilities Framed Labels 18

flowers - Memory Box Fabulous Phlox

SB Labels 18 

Sentiment - Quietfire Designs

 pearls from stash

I used the Papermania 300gsm cardstock to make a hinged card which is just slightly larger than 7" x 5" but will just squeeze into the envelope.  I used the letterpress technique and Tim Holtz distress ink to colour the folder before running the white card  through.  I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment before cutting it out with SB Labels 18. t was a simple job then to just diecut a few flowers and add the pearls.

We would love you to join in our challenge this time.

Take care!

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Love Is In The Air at OSAAT

Good morning to all my friends and fellow bloggers.  If you found your way here by chance you are very welcome and I would love it if you left a comment to say that you have visited.

Today is challenge #256 at  OSAAT and for my card today I am using the image Shy Girl from Barbara Jenson which you can find  here in the store.

My Card

Recipe

7" square card base - Anna Marie Designs

Backing papers - Papermania Capsule Collection Burleigh Blue
 (from a looong time ago)

Sentiment stamp - Lili of the Valley

Scalloped circle die - Spellbinders

Pierced Noble Rectangles - Sue Wilson

Candi - Craftwork Cards

Promarkers tocolour

For some reason, and totally unwittingly, my cards all seem to be turning out to be monochrome.  This was no different, but at the last minute I realised and added some lavender with promarkers. I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and then used WOW Bright White embossing powder.

If you would like to join us in our challenge, and it's coming up to St Valentines's Day so I'm sure you can find something to fit the bill, this is  what you could win.

Take care.