Christmas Card Club # 7 - Cute Christmas

Good morning to you all and thanks for dropping by to visit.  Today it is time to post a card for our little Christmas Card Club.  These two weeks certainly come round quickly!  We take it in turn to choose the topic and this time it was Lorraine's turn to choose.

My Card

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I want to apologise in advance for my card. It is so simple, and I might even say a little boring but I didn't actually get round to making it until yesterday evening so I was doing it pretty quickly. Also because it was dark I had to use the flash, which never really gives a good picture.

It is a 6 x 6 " card and matted with lilac pearlescent card and and white card embossed with SB  Dainty Dots.  For speed I used a pre-coloured image from my Greetings Card CD. I love the identical expressions on the face of the snowman and the baby angel. I used Memory Box Snowflake Corner and Marianne Creatables Swedish Ice Star with a computer generated sentiment added to it.   Lashings of glitter - but what's a Christmas card without glitter?

It was a lovely day yesterday and I was outside most of the day trying to tidy up in the garden etc.  I think I might pay for all the activity tomorrow, but it had to be done.  And it does look so much better now.

Well that's it for now.  Hope this finds everybody well.

Entered into:

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http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.pt/2014/03/week-252-use-those-dies.html

http://crimbo-crackers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/challenge-61-anything-goes-christmas.html

65th Birthday

Good afternoon to all my friends and fellow bloggers.  Thank you for your visit.Sorry I have been AWOL for a few days. Things have been a bit hectic.

My Card

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Close up of right side

This stepper card was commissioned when the lady saw the last card that I did similar to this.  I don't usually like to do similar cards so close to each other, but I got to play with my new dies this time. The backing papers, label and butterfly are from Craftwork Cards "Time Flies". I used my new Memory Box Catalina Wreath die cut twice in lilac and cream.  I then  used Sue Wilson's Classic 3D Bow die in lilac. The pearls are from Hobby House.  Since it is to be hand delivered I didn't need to worry about keeping it flat, but I had to make a box to put it in - which I forgot to photograph!!

I hope you are all okay and that you are having better weather than we are.  It is bitterly cold and now has started to rain!  Can only improve - I've decided I'm going to be an optimist!

Well that's it from me for today. 

New Stash

Well I wasn't going to bother doing this but a few people have asked so here goes.

My New Stash

I was actually quite restrained this time. I did also buy some ribbon and pearls from Meiflower which I forgot to put here and I also bought some 7" x 7" cards from Anne Marie Designs.  The two Sue's and I  all wanted the same - and what a hoot we had trying to sort that out between us all! Lol! I'm sure there was something else but can't think what.

But even though I was restrained I didn't go off to a craft shop the very next day and buy more - like someone I know who shall be nameless but is mam to a gorgeous doggie!! But I won't crow too soon because in five or six weeks I will probably be meeting Mrs Duck again at another, smaller, craft fair!

Hope this finds you well.  We have had a bit of everything with the weather today, sun, wind, rain and hail stones. What fun!

Gift Cards

Hello dear friends and fellow bloggers. Thanks for popping in to visit. I had the most fabulous day yesterday at the NEC with Ollie's Mam and Planet Susie (the two Sue's) and then at lunchtime we met up with Mrs Duck (Ang) for the rest of the afternoon. Much giggling and enjoyment.

My Cards

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Inside showing the pocket

These cards are very small, just 4.25 inches X 3.5 inches so I was able to cut them both from an A4 sheet.  I cut a piece of card stock 4.25 inches x 10.5 inches, folded  it into a trifold card and then trimmed off a section of the right side.  I used double sided tape to stick the side and bottom of the now shortened fold over section to the centre section. I have just popped a diecut into the pocket to show that there really is a pocket there! This could be used for money, gift cards, telephone top up cards etc. I used it to pop in a little stamp for my friends.  Worked a treat.

The fronts were matted with patterned papers and the mini LOTV images (which have been in my stash so long these little kittens are practically geriatric now!) were matted onto SB Labels 16. The little flowers are Britannia Dies Miniature Roses and the leaves are Britannia Wreath Strip. The sentiment is from JustRite Grand Sentiments. Very quick to make so would be ideal at Christmas I think.  I actually made three, the last one being in sunny yellows, but didn't realise till I had sealed the envelope that I hadn't taken a picture - but it was exactly the same only different. Lol!

Well I must be off to Sainsbury's now because the fridge and larder are pretty bare.  I hate shopping on Saturdays but my usual shopping day - Friday - was spent doing other things!! Lol!

The sun is shining although it is cold and very windy.  But the sun really cheers you up anyway.  Enjoy the weekend everybody.

Strength

Hello dear friends and fellow bloggers.  Hope this finds you well but my love and thoughts if you are feeling under the weather.

My Card

A very CAS style card today.  It is for a man so I have kept it very simple and let the wonderful sentiment and the embossing do the talking. The sentiment is from Quietfire Designs, and the embossing folder is "Ornate Corner" from Die'sire Embossalicious.  The card stock I used is actually Papermania white canvas effect textured card but I changed the colour digitally with Pink Petticoat "Natural Neutrals - Mushroom".  I used SB Classic Squares large to cut the sentiment which was stamped with Memento  Cocoa Brown. The darker brown that I used to mat with SB Labels One  is from my bit box so not sure what it is from although I have a feeling it is Gemstones Jewelled Cardstock. A few Hobby House pearls finished it.

Well I must be off.  John has a hospital appointment at a different hospital and we have never been before so we need to leave a little earlier.

Take care and see you soon.

Entered into:
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A Quick Thank You Card

Good afternoon to you all.  And what a horrid cold blustery day it is too.  I think we were spoiled with the sunny spring days over the last week but now back to winter again.  Still, spring is definitely on it's way.

My Card

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This was an extremely quick card that I made as a thank you to my friend when we went to lunch the other day. Appropriately it is a topper from the Hobby House entitled Spring Bringer so let's hope she really does bring spring back.  The backing paper is from First Edition Daydream and the green paper that I cut the SB Grand Decorative Circles from is from the same pad. The corners dies are Cheery Lynn Lace Corner Deco Corner Die C and I popped a Hobby House pearl into the centre of each.  I used some glitter to highlight her wings. The topper was mounted onto the card with foam pads.  An extremely quick card but still effective for all that. 

Hope you are all well.

Christmas Card Club # 6 - Let's See Some Wings

Good morning to all my friends and visitors.  Thank you for taking the time to call and, hopefully, leave a comment.  We are a group of ladies who want to get ahead with our Christmas cards and so we make a card every two weeks.    If you want to see what the other ladies have produced you will find them on my right sidebar.  Today it was my turn to choose the topic for our little group and as you can see I wanted to see wings - angels, fairies, birds etc.

My Card

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right  side

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Sorry it's picture heavy but it's difficult to see a gatefold properly with only one picture. I don't usually make such a fuss inside but again, with a gatefold you see the inside when it is on display so I spent a bit more time than I would normally.

Ingredients:

6 x6 card made from own card stock
Jade green card from bits box(Core'dinations)
Paler green paper for matting and ivy leaves also from bits box

Papermania embossing folder - Quilting

Spellbinders Marvellous Squares

Signature Dies - Ivy Corner

Marianne Creatables -  Small Poinsettias

Marianne Creatables LR0156 (other flower & leaves)
Britannia Dies -Happy Christmas

LOTV  stamp - Little Ivy

Rubber stampede stamp - Holiday Wish

Flexmarkers

Hobby House Pearls

Lots and lots of glitter!!

I used Flexmarkers to colour my image.  I don't have many but they are so lovely to work with that I might treat myself to some more. Whilst looking through my stash I found some LOTV toppers with Christmas angels so I will be using those up soon.  I had already stamped and coloured my image so I didn't use them this time. 

Well I hope you are all well and enjoying your weekend.  We are off out to friends for lunch so looking forward to that.  It's always nice to spend time with these friends - and lunch invariably stretches to early evening.

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