O for Origami

O for an Origami Christmas tree made using the fabulous Graphic 45 papers and some gingham paper. I inked around the edges with Vintage Photo to give a distressed country look and added a bow of string.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Craft your days Away - Christmas Trees

Elephantastic Challenge Blog - christmas or butterfly

wee memories scrappy saturday challenge - dust off that patterned paper

Linda

N for Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Sorry I'm late with this posting today as my grandson arrived unexpectedly this morning at 8 o'clock! so my morning of crafting had to be postponed. This is a Christmas card using non traditional colours of lilac, lime and turquoise. I have used a poinsettia medallion stamp coloured with promarkers and this fab Bo Bunny paper. I finished with an organza ribbon and a sentiment made on the computer.

I am entering this into the following challenges

2sisters challenge blog- Christmas

Crazy4Challenges - Christmas

Linda

M for Monochromatic Christmas

 A black and white Christmas card using stamps from Inkadinkado and some black and silver cardstock. The snowman is stamped and then cut out using nesties and layered onto some black and then silver cardstock. The background is another Inkadinkado stamp just randomly stamped over the base card. The round sentiment is also a stamp and it is mounted on a nestie scalloped circle. I added a ribbon and a sentiment made on the computer.

I am entering this into the following challenges

AiFactoryChallenge -  diecuts or punches

Caardvarks - holiday cards using diecuts

Linda

L for Leaping Reindeer

Scraping the bottom of the barrel here but all I had to suit was L for Leaping Reindeer! lol This ia a fab stamp from Inkadinkado just stamped in memento black ink. I just added some mirri card and a lovely black and white gingham ribbon. The sentiment was made on the computer.

I am entering this into the following challenge

Craft your days away - all white except for embellies and image

Linda

K is for Kisses.

K is for Kristmas  Kisses, a card for for the next letter in our Daily Challenge. I have used this fab digi image from DigiStamp Boutique. Pop over there for a peek, they have some fab images. The paper is a free download from Summer Driggs - Winter Wonderland and I have added some punched snowflakes and red gems and a bit of Stickles Glitter Glue..

I am entering this into the following challenges

BeeCrafty - Digi image + Christmas

I Did it Creations - Holiday Mix it Up

Linda

J for Jingle Bells and Jolly Santa

Another card using the gorgeous Bo Bunny Christmas Santa which is on the back of one of the papers. I have made the Jingle Bells Backing paper by printing out the song and then distressing it with Vintage Photo Distress inks. Isn't the Santa just fab!

I am entering this into the following challenges

PaperPlaytime - You Rock!

Aly's Sunday Challenge - All about Music

Linda

I for Icy...Bbrrrr....

Not very imaginative but all I had to match the challenge today was I for Icy! Fab snowman surrounded by an icy edged circle of snowflakes. All sentiments made on the computer. I edged everything with some china blue distress ink.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Craft your passion - two of anything( 2 sentiments 2 snowflakes)

Crafty Calendar  - Winter + snowflakes

PaperPlayers - snowman

A Spoonfull Of Sugar - snow/snowflakes

Top Tip Tuesday - use and image /sentiment

Linda

H is for Holly

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a sprig of holly to adorn the tops of pictures! This card is made with the fabulous Bo Bunny papers - I love them. I have also tried a new card fold shape which I just love - very simple to do and very effective - I think so anyway. I thought I'd just concentrate on the beautiful papers and added a couple of sentiments I made on the computer and a bright red organza bow.

I have entered this into the following challenges

Creative Inspirations - leaves( don't know if holly leaves will count)

Raise the Bar - curves

Linda

G for Glistening Glitter

I love easel cards - this one is using a fab free download image  from Imag-e-nation and some glorious  paper from the Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses range. I have coloured parts of the image with promarkers and then glittered it to death with Stickles glitter glue in Diamond.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Bee Crafty - Christmas+ digi image

ABC Challenge - glitter

Linda

F for Father Christmas

Another card using this fab stamp from Tim Holtz. I have stamped and embossed and inked and distressed it to get this look.  The papers are from Graphic 45, I have had them a while and keep bringing them out , looking at them and putting them away cause I was so reluctant to cut into them lol. I also made the embossed cream holly paper behind the image using a stamp and embossing  it. I added a beautiful red/green ribbon bow and some ticket sentiments.

I have entered this into the following challenges

Fairytale Challenge blog - anything goes

The stampman challenge - anything goes + christmas
Kaboodle Doodles challenge - vintage
 Aly's Sunday challenge - distressed

Linda

E is for Embossed Easel Card

A Christmas easel card using a card frame sent to me in a swap. The frame is embossed with snowflakes which I have added some stickles to make them glisten. The paper is docrafts (I think) from last year. I used some white peeloffs on some of the paper and cut out the trees.The sentiment and little saying was made on the computer.

I have entered this into the following challenges

Creative Cottage - some embossing

ABC christmas challenge - winter wonderland

Ellephantastic challenge - use blue

Linda

D is for Decoupage

A very traditional Christmas card today featuring a decoupaged robin. I used some fab striped paper and the dotty paper is the reverse. The fab colours of a rusty orangy red and green go well with the colours of the decoupage. I bought these last year and have cut off the labelling strip but I think they might have been by Fancy Pants. I also added some glitter to the snow on the branch. The decoupage was bought on ebay. I kept it very simple and added a sentiment made on the computer.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Freshly brewed - anything goes

Stampavie and More - orange

The secret crafter - anything that flies

Linda

C is for Candle

Todays Christmas card is a made using a lovely candle stamp I bought on ebay. I have paper pieced and decoupaged the candle using some free download papers that I had saved. I glittered the candle "light" but I think i would like to glaze the wax dripping down the side so I will have to get some 3d gloss or the like. I have also inked around the edges of the layering with some vintage photo distress ink. I added some red beads as holly berries to the decoupaged holly leaves. To finish I added this fab green and gold ribbon that I received in a swap, I love it.

I am entering this into the following challenges

A Spoonful Of Sugar - relish to embellish

Wee Memories - anything goes

quixoticpaperie challenge blog - christmas

Linda

B is for Bauble

I found a tutorial on making this fab bauble on youtube - isn't youtube wonderful you can find everything there lol -. I have used these gorgeous papers from Echo Park's Everybody Loves Christmas range and have glittered everything in sight with stickles glitter glue. I also tried to stitch around the edge of one of the layers but it doesn't show up very well. I added a lovely organza bow to hang the bauble and made the sentiment on the computer.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes

Lexi Creations - anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - bling anything sparkly or shiny or glittery

Linda

A for Angelic Choir Boy

Over on the docratfs forum there is a new challenge starting - make a Christmas card every day using the letters of the alphabet, starting  today with A. You can use anything on your card as long as something begins with A. Today I have used a sweet little choirboy/angel.

I am entering this into the following challenges

One Stitch at a Time - Christmas

Marks Finest Papers - a holiday card

Alphabet challenge Blog - angels or fairies

Linda

Christmas has Come!

Here is the start of my Christmas cards.  This is my favourite stamp at the minute for Christmas cards. It's a Tim Holtz stamp and I have tried to give it a grungy feel with distress inks and some gold embossing powder. the papers are gorgeous - Bo Bunny- I must get some more of them. The sentiment is a also a stamp I grunged up. I added a bright red bow to finish.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Aly's Sunday challenge - distressed

The Paper Players - anything goes

Cards for men - Anything goes

Linda

Daydreamer

Isn't this a fab image! I received her in a swap recently  and I think she is gorgeous with that wistful dreamy look. I coloured her with promarkers and added some sparkle with sakura stardust pens. The paper is K&Co and the green ribbon is from my stash.

I have entered this into the following challenges

The Secret crafter - anything that flies

PaperPretties - a square card

Linda

Engagement card

This is the engagement card I made for my daughter from her Aunt. I made the sentiment on the computer using the fabulous Scriptina font - I love it and use it a lot. The papers are from a pack I bought from QVC and are DCWV. I added a great pink raffia mesh ribbon and a little gem above the i in Congratulations.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Digidoodle- anything goes

Tuesday throwdown - make the sentiment the focus

Linda

Is this a mess or organised chaos?

No cards today but will start posting my Christmas cards over the next few days. Well my craft room was tidy when I started and after an afternoon and evening crafting this is what it looks like! I had the day off work so after taking my daughter and grandson shopping I settled down to a few hours of Christmas card making. Now you all know that when we get absorbed in our "work" the time flies by and before we know it its the wee small hours and someone - I don't know who - has made an almighty mess. I do tidy as I go along but this is the aftermath of a days crafting, I did make good headway on my Christmas cards though. I daren't show you the mess on the floor! Just thinking too, no matter how big an area you have to craft in it's never big enough!

If there was a challenge for the biggest mess I think I'd enter this into it! lol

Linda

A Couple of baby cards

A couple of quick baby cards for my box. The images were from a pack of party invites that I cut out with my nesties. The papers are downloads from Shabby Princess.

I am entering this into the following challenge

A Spoonful of Sugar- diecutting/punches

Linda

Cute as a Button!l

This card was for a commission for a friend. The image is a download from pc crafter - belly button babies.
I added a button and some ribbon to her belly button. I think the papers are Doodlebug. I made a border using a Martha stewart punch and added some ribbon to finish. The sentiments were made on the computer.

I am entering this in to the following challenges

Stampininsanity - Pink

Crafty Emma- buttons and bows

Allsorts Challenge Blog - spots and stripes

Linda

Engagement Card

My lovely daughter and her boyfriend got engaged recently and this is the card I made for her Granny to give to her. I used a fab image sent to me by a kind docrafter. I coloured it with promarkers and added some stickles glitter glue to her ring. I kept it simple and just added  a red gingham ribbon and the sentiment which I made on the computer.

I am entering this into the following challenges

I Did it creations - anything goes

One Stitch at a time - any celebration

Linda