Christmas card order

I've made a copy of special cards this year for a girl my brother works with and she asked if I could do here special ones for her family.

Image - Woodward Mr Frosty

Paper - Dovecraft

Ribbon - Stash

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Baubles - Stash

Paper - Dawn Bibby

Peel Off - Anitas

Penny Black Christmas

Well I managed another couple of cards last night, not sure what has come over me! Couple of more christmas cards, using some cute Penny Black images.

Stamp - Penny Black Winter Snuggles

Paper - Partners

Snowflake - Craftwork Cards (coloured using Brilliance ink)

Glitter - Stickles

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Stamp - Penny Black Wishes for Kisses

Paper - Stash

Glitter - Stickles

Sentiment - Anita's

Forever Friends Christmas

I love the new Forever Friends stamps and Gina kindly sent me some images as I am meant to be saving for the baby, esp as my job is uncertain as our company was bought in a hostile takeover! The only problem is after using these today, I have fallen even more in love with them. Hubby has said that he's sure that a little crafting treat won't break the bank, so I might have to take him up on that offer!

Stamp - Forever Friend Christmas Set

Paper - DCWV Christmas Stack

Embossing - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots

Glitter - Stickles

Stamp - Forever Friend Christmas Set
Paper - DCWV Christmas Stack

Ribbon - DCWV Holly Jolly

Jems & Holly - Stash

Glitter - Stickles

Sentiment - Anita's

Penny Black Wishes for Kisses

I love this stamp, Natalie from Crafting Fun stamped me some images last year and i got this stamp a couple of months ago. Really going to have to get going on some Christmas cards, managed to colour a few images today, so need to make a few more cards!!

Stamp - Wishes for Kisses

Paper - DCWV Christmas Stack

Glitter - Stickles

Sentiment - Anita's Peel Off

Friday Sketchers Challenge - 2

Well I missed last weeks Friday Sketchers challenge, but I loved the sketched and decided to have a go anyway!!!!

This is a image wallet, as I am a bit behind sending a couple out, I have the day off work and am going to spend it crafting!

Stamp - Penny Black Seeing your Face

Paper - Papermania

Ribbon - Anitas Sticky Ribbon

Flower - pressie from Michelle

Brad - Papermania

Glitter - Stickles

Good luck in your New Job Emma!!

My friend Emma from our Leeds office is leaving for pastures new and I wanted to make her a card. I decided that instead of a Sorry Your Leaving I would do a good luck card, as I think leaving is the best thing for her as she wants to progress her career!!

NB - I forgot to say that this layout was taken from Natalie's blog and the lovely card she made last week! Thanks for the inspiration Nat

Stamp - Penny Black

Paper - DCWV

Embossing - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots

Flowers - Prima

Brads - Papermania

Glitter - Stickles

Peel off - Anita's

Daring Card Makers Challenge

Haven't had a go at a challenge for a while, so I thought I'm make a card today for the Daring Card Makers Challenge. The challenge is to use stripes in your card design.

I covered a square card with this lovely stripey paper from one of the Dovecraft christmas packs. The image is a penny black stamp, watercoloured with Marvy Le Plume pens and stickles added to his scarf. He is mounted up onto DCWV card and a peel off coloured green is also mounted onto white and then green card to finish the card.

Cards at last

At last I have made some cards tonight. Spent the last night designing name cards for my friends winter wedding, so I now have about 100 to make for her, I'll post a piccie when I've got them printed and one made up. I've also had to make up a couple of boxes of cards, one Christmas and one Other Occasions for my mum to donate to the Cancer Research raffle. Always struggle making boxes, but after 2 years of struggling I think I might have just about cracked it, did the lids in acetate so that you could see the cards and tied them in ribbon.

Was hoping to play with my Nestabilities dies as well last night, but my Sizzix Texturz kit hasn't arrived, so I will have to keep my fingers crossed it arrives tomorrow.

My first card I have mounted paper from Pink Petticoat onto blue card and mounted across the middle of the card. The Penny Black image I got from Natty K and I have coloured him with Marvy Le Plume pens and added stickles to his scarf and snow. Finished off with a peel off coloured blue.

I covered this DL card with some embossed paper that I had from a Crafty Bitz QVC TSV from about 2 years ago!!!! The image I received from Julie and this was coloured with Marvy Le Plume pens and stickles added. Sentiment is from Pink Petticoat.

I love Snowbunny bella, she is so easy to colour and always look fantastic - wish I did after so little work :o) She is watercoloured with Marvy Le Plume pens and stickles added to her hat, pom-poms and cuffs. I've added little Papermania star gems and mounted onto pink card. The paper is both from Pink Petticoat.

Hubby has spotted a craft fair this Sat & Sun locally and was stupid enough to point it out to me!!!!! So guess where we are going this weekend :o)

Just Bex Friday Challenge - Happy Holly Days

The challenge this Friday was to make 5 cards all with holly on them. I really struggled with this one as i don't have that many holly things in my stash, so I have to resort to my huge pile of Anita's peel off that I got for about 35p a pack at the QVC outlet shop!

First one I used my new Quickutz candle die and added holly at the base, I mounted this onto cream card and a red scalloped circle. Covered a square card with paper from last years DCWV Christmas stack and added DCWV ribbon across the centre of the card. Mounted a Seasons Greetings peel off to finish the card.

This card I have used a Anita's peel off Christmas pudding with holly on top. I've coloured the waste and then added to the peel off. Mounted this onto red card and put an eyelet and ribbon at the top. Mounted holly paper onto red card and added this across the middle of the card. Peel off greeting at the bottom that has been coloured red.

This was based on an idea I had seen on Pootles blog. I have added some paper from last years DCWV Christmas stack mounted onto green card across the middle of the card. Coloured in some peel offs green and added his above and below. I then mounted 3 epoxy stickers onto green circles, the first one says santa, the middle one is holly and the last one says ho ho ho. Struggled to get a good picture of this one.

My mum had asked me to make some quick and simple Christmas cards for her to give to friends, so I used this Anita's peel off and coloured in using Marvy Le Plume pens. Simply mounted onto gold card and added to a tall thin card with a gold greeting.

The stamped image I got in a swap with Julie at Julie's Japes, which I coloured using Marvy Le Plume pens and red stickles for the berries. I add holly paper to the bottom of a DL card and added red card to finish off. ended up having to add holly to the paper as I got red stickles glue on it and I'm not sure I'm as happy with it.

Mr Frosty cards

Pictures aren't great, I'll try and get some in daylight. then again even in daylight it tends to be grey and miserable in Cheshire at the moment.

Paper is from Partners and I have added Anita's sticky ribbon to cover join. Mr Frosty is coloured using Marvy Le Plume pens and stickles added and the sentiment is an Anita's peel off coloured purple. This is using the last of this paper, I got it last year and I don't know who it is by but I love it. Mr & Mrs Frosty are coloured with Marvy Le Plume pens and stickles glitter added. Sentiment is Curly Girly from Pink Petticoat.

Also thanks to Sue for the images, can't wait to finish Christmas cards so I can have a play. Can you please leave me a comment with your e-mail (I won't publish it) as I want to send you something back!!!

Off to bed, as I haven't seen hubby all night as Mr Frosty is now the man for me. I have more coloured up, just haven't had the time to make any more cards. Doesn't working for a living get in the way of the crafting :o)

New cards

Just having a break from crafting to have lunch, so I thought I'd upload what I have done this morning. Thanks also to everyone who left messages yesterday, a lot commented that they looked forward to seeing the cards created with my stash, so I had to make an effort and use some of it. My problem is that I buy these things and then can't bear to use them just incase there becomes a shortage in craft goodies!!!!

This card layout was inspired by one on Natty K's blog, the paper is from my new DCWV Christmas stack and ribbon I got from my local craft shop. The Carolling Duck has been watercoloured using Marvy Le Plume pens and stickles added to his hat. I have embossed the blue card using my snowflakes folder, the silver padded snowflakes are from Mei Flower and the sentiment is Pink Petticoat.

This card I have used an image that I got from Jules at Juliesjapes and I have coloured in with H2O's, although I am not that happy with this to be honest. Never seem to get that good a result when I use them!!! I have added stickles to the tinsel round the tree. The paper was from Partners, ribbon is Anita's sticky ribbon and the sentiment is Pink Petticoat.

This card is using one of my favourite christmas stamps, the Carolling Duck from Penny Black. He's watercoloured using Marvy Le Plume pens and stickles added to his hat for some Christmas sparkle. Paper is from last years DCWV christmas stack, ribbon is from Dovecraft and the sentiment is from Pink Petticoat.

This card I used a lola image from pink petticoat watercoloured with my Marvy Le Plume pens and paper from my new DCWV paperstack. I've added stickles to her hat and dress and the sentiment is also from Pink Petticoat.

Off to have another play this afternoon, as we're not going over to my parents this Sunday so more time to craft!!!! Hopefully will get photos whilst we still have some day light, although it has been foggy in Cheshire today, must be all the bonfires and fireworks last night!

Reindeer Pup

I love this stamp from Penny Black, he is just so so cute. I coloured him using Marvy Le Plume pens and then added stickles to his nose. Paper is from my Christmas DCWV stack with strips of red card added top and bottom and a peel off greeting to finish. Not sure if I'm 100% happy with this though, think the red card top and bottom is a bit too thick!

Just Bex Alternative Xmas Challenge

My last card I covered a DL card in pink check paper, again from my baby papers, and finished with pink ribbon across the top. I then used my Woodware fairy and coloured her with Marvy Le Plume pens and added glitter to her wings and dress. She was then mounted onto white and pink card and a peel-off greeting coloured pink was added to finish it off.

Just Bex Alternative Xmas Challenge

My third card I covered the left hand side with pink check Doodlebug paper and added a strip of pink card to cover the edge. I then mounted a Christmas cat embellishment onto a white circle and pink scalloped circle. I added liquid pearls to each of the scallops and finished off with a peel-off greeting coloured pink.

Just Bex Alternative Xmas Challenge

My second card I covered half the card in some pale blue and white spottie paper from my baby papers. I added some snowflake ribbon across the top. This is another of the Papernation sheets that I got, which is soo cute. I coloured a peel-off greeting and some circle peeloffs blue to finish the card.

Just Bex Alternative Xmas Challenge

This is the first one for Bex's Friday night challenge. This weeks is to make 5 Xmas cards using none Xmas paper!!

First one I made by covering a square card with some blue check paper. I then used by Sizzix snowman & added the hearts & stars topped with buttons down the side. Finished off with a peel-off coloured blue. This was taken from an idea I'd seen in a Sizzix mag a couple of Christmases ago.

Papernation Christmas Dog

I love the Papernation decoupage, not normally a big fan of decoupage but their images are great. Got a selection of 6 sheets of Christmas ones and this is the first one that I have made into a card. He really is soo cute.

Used some of my remaining red and green paper down the left hand side (wish I could remember where I got this paper as I love it and i've nearly run out). Mounted the dog onto cream and then red card and added a gold greeting to the bottom right hand corner.

Just Bex Snowman challenge - 5th card

My last card was made using my Magenta stamp, coloured using Marvy Le Plume pens. Paper was left over from last year and i've added a peel off border coloured blue and a peel off greeting coloured blue.

Just Bex Snowman challenge - 4th card

I coloured a Anita's peel-off blue and then mounted this onto blue and silver card. I then mounted another square of white card onto blue card and overlayed half the white card with snowflake vellum secured with blue brads. I then added silver contetti snowflakes and smaller blue snowflakes to the righthand side of the card and finished with a peel-off greeting.

Just Bex Peel off challenge

The Friday 7th Sept challenge was to make a card using peel-offs!!!! Well as I seem to have massed a huge Xmas collection from getting 40 Anita's peel offs for 30p each at the QVC shop I thought I'd give it a go.