Lantern boxes.....Tonic

 these lovely boxes are very versatile....I made the first on to put a faux candle in....so I cut the design out of the sides.....the second one has solid sides with the design cut and matted onto the outside and it makes a really sturdy box......

I have used centura pearl card.....

new toys .....

well I only said I couldnt buy any new stamps till I had stamped up all the ones in my collection....forever .....so to compensate......Tonic!

the one at the front is my first attempt I did much better the 2nd time as I embossed all the fold lines and got a much crisper finish.....the back one....they are much larger than last years and will make good present boxes.....
oh and I gave in and bought the Sheena christmas set as well...naughty but nice so watch this space!

Christmas card club challenge #16 Sylvie's choice....trees somewhere on your card....

I am trying hard to ink up stamps I have had for ages and not used...this one is from the Humphrey's corner Christmas tree stamp set........and this one is called......Dressing the tree......

the light is so poor today for taking photos....

the image has been coloured in using copics and spectrum noirs.....
the backing paper is a cuddly buddy digi download called Quilted christmas that I have had for some years and just discovered on my pc......lots of red crystal stickers gems...a bit of ribbon....some wink of stella on the christmas lights and some glossy acents on the baubles.....

all the other girls from the christmas card club will be posting today and please go to my side bar and visit their blogs and see their fantastic creations......
Iam entering this into craftyhazelnuts challenge extra

Christmas create a card day 4....oh christmas tree.....

oh its so warm today.....never mind must get on with my christmas cards.....and as you can see I am loving these dies......

I have inked through the die with distressed ink...evergreen bough and then cut out 4 more of the trees and scored them in half and glued them to make a 3 D tree sprayed it with stick and spray and cover it with diamond snow....I cut lots of tiny green mirri circles using a hole punch and attatched them as baubles....I have matted onto centura pearl card covered in adhesive and then creative expressions iced snow to give a really blinggy layer under the die.....then onto green mirri and finally a centura pearl card base.....a spellbinder die for the star and a tonic die  for the sentiment...I was going to use this card for my christmas card club challenge this sunday...but I had already done a card....so this is a bonus for my stash!

Christmas create a card dies day 3

Ring out those bells.....

this is a lovely simple design so I kept the card the same....cut out of Ivory centura pearl card and the inkes with walnut stain distress ink....used pinflair to give dimension to the matt onto dark brown and then a thin soft gold ....the sentiment is from the Diesire sentimental set mistletoe kisses embossed in gold.....a few extra holly leaves to give a bit of dimension....and cosmic shimmer PVA glue...choco brown for the dotty bits....

Christmas create a card Day 2

well Ihad lots of bits left from day 1 as I had been trying different coloured poinsettia'a and bows...and I even had a go at embossing through the die but that didnt work at all for me.....so this is another card with the same die Christmas present.....

on this one I mounted the die cut onto white card leaving out the middle section........ I stamped with Justrite Grand Christmas sentiments into the appature....then covered in double sided adhesive and sprinkled cosmic shimmer iced snow over to give all over sparkle...the poinsettia are of course spellbinders but again covered in iced snow...a few red gems ....another card done....

Christmas card creators....Day 1

confession time ....yes I bought them ...I so loved the first set...so whatch out for more indulgence

this is the Christmas present die...inked with adirondack cranberry and then glittered with creative expressions Diamond snow...the sentiment is from the Justrite festive poinsettia set....the poinsettia is of course my beloved spellbinder die....and the bow is the smaller of the Diesire Christmas bows...the centres of the flowersis a blob of glossy accents and the medium size clear micro beads...well thats number 1....

Vintage christmas

my lovely neice ...so kind..... has lent me her embossing folders...and this is what I have been playing at!

the father christmas is one from the crafters companion vintage christmas CD...cut out with my scan and cut and shadowed onto kraft card,..   glossy accents and some red rhinestones for the holly berries...ok I'm pleased with that....now what do I mount it onto...a bauble! Spellbinders  2013 heirloom ornament..matted and layered onto red, then and cream card which has been embossed with the embossalicious christmas merriment folder...distressed with walnut stain and cranberry Adirondack ink.... a big red bow and poinsettia and holly leaves cut from kraft card and distressed again....
A real vintage looking card I think.....
entered into crafty hazelnuts challenge

Having a play day

yes just playing in my craft room and getting to grips with re-sixing on my scan and cut....I have found this wonderful blog called birdscard......where this wonderful lady puts up SGV files to use for free personal use......subject to her terms and conditions.....what a fabulous lady!

so today I resized a teapot card.....

she even gives you the inner layers......I added a martha steward butterfly.....and a bit of distress ink.....think next time I will be more creative with my background but as a first attempt I am pleased.....

Christmas card club challenge #15..Sue P's challenge.........use a christmas teddy

still on my mission to use stamps that I haven't used but have had for years!.....this is another LOTV one......

I have stamped and coloured with copics and spectrum noirs.......

the lovely backing paper is Rasperry road "naught but nice" a lovely soft pink tone with the shadows of trees and snow..........

die cuts are magnolia doohickeys....poinsettia,mistletoe,Heartfelt creations Ornamental  add on that match the Holly berry pre cut set..and spellbinders Grand labels 23......

the sentiment is Whimsey stamps....Holiday ticket sentiments ...

Looking forward to going round all your blogs later this evening and seeing your beautiful creations girls......

My Brothers Birthday

its my brother Peters birthday soon.....

so I have been playing with my Tonic dies...and my Sue Wilson bow dies.....nice simple mans card!