Christmas card club...Lorraines challenge a Christmas scene

what a great opportunity for me to try something a bit different....all inky ....

I started by cutting out a large card with my spellbinder grand scalloped ovals.....and  embossed a lovely Ivy leaf mask...stamps away.... and then distressed it with forest moss distress ink....same ink for the image, one of the Stamps away set from last year...glitter of course for the snow...cut out with Spellbinders opulent ovals....and a bit if distressing round the edges whilst still in the die,back to my favorite poinsettia spellbinders die for the flowers cut out of cream vellum....Ivy leaf die... Marianne die and Cheerylynne designs holly flourish...gold dew drops...I replicated the inside with the same embossing folder.
Looking forward to seeing all your lovely creations girls.....

Birthday card using my flowers

oh dear where has my inspiration gone....do you look through blogs to find some well thats what I did and this lovely lady gave me an some ..just like her I had never used this die.....so thank you Pam

I base the card round the flowers I had made with the tonic punch and stamp set...with the lily in....
the background embossing folder is a crafters companion A4...the decrative matt is the spellbinder card creator detailed scallops....the swirly matt is the marianne design designables DS0907....the greetings are Britania Dies.....and the pearls are the creative expression PVA glue dots white pearl....
I am going to make a few more made with the flowers I have made up....I did tell you they were addictive didnt I.....

Christmas card club challenge Kerry's choice Baubles

for this challenge I thought I would do a couple of smaller cards....

I have used the Justrite Merry and bright set to stamp and emboss the bauble in Cranberry Adirondack embossing powder...cut out with the spellbinder matching set and matt onto a faux nestie... the fir tree branches and the holly leaves are Marriane dies and the little green fronds are Martha Stewart punch...branch...the poinsettia my favorite die the spellbinders set....matted onto a piece of white card embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder I have had so long the name has disappeared ....nice and easy..
Looking forward to going round all your blogs to see your lovely creations.....

Polka Doodles Challenge...a Male/Boy theme

this weeks challenge is alway that for me....boy and male cards....but if you use the Polka Doodles Pretty Tuff CD all that is solved...lots of images and lovely stuff.....so here is my card for the design team to give you inspiration and I hope you will join in the challenge
Here is a link to the blog site for the inspiration from the team and the rules for entering

the papers, sentiment and image are all from the CD ...I have distressed the paper with distress inks and embossed it....and the die cuts are spellbinders....
I do hope to see some of your creation and remember there are some fabulous prizes to be won...

Baby cards

we seem to have a baby boom in the family this year....so a few cards in hand.....

and then for the girls

all using LOTV images and pink pettycoat papers....

Christmas card club challenge....My choice Father Christmas

I loved Christmas as a child all that excitement  going to bed early to wait for Father Christmas to come...always falling asleep...and waking early...running down the stairs to see if I had presents and running to my parents bed room to show them what I had been left...such wonderful memories.....
So a traditional card from me....

all the things I think of as christmas...
the image is one from LOTV  in 2011...never used so its first stamping and coloured with copics....the papers are BoBunny father christmas collection...spellbinder poinsettia die cut and marianne design holly...red stickles,red PVA glue dots.... and job done.
I will be going round all my lovely friends blogs to see what Father Christmas cards they have come up with such a talented bunch of lovely ladies......