back online and crackers finished

at last we are back online...after some very frustrating days with no phone , internet...tv.....how I depend on technology these days.....
the crackers are finished at last!

thank goodness.....
hope you all have a happy day on christmas day ....

a couple of gift boxes

I needed a couple of  either boxes or gift wallets for  money for presents so I made a couple of star boxes on my scan and cut.....shabbied them up with distress ink and gilding wax....job done!.....
still working on the crackers!

are you ready?

only 4 more days to the big day....all the pressys are wrapped and on their way to Santa....mince pies made...christmas cake brandied.....just got to finish the crackers!....
this is the card I made for my hubby...his birthday is so near to christmas he only gets to leave his cards up for a couple of days before our decorations go up.....

music mad my man is, so the tonic studio music collection was just perfect......
hope you are not too stressed or to busy to relax with a bit of crafting this weekend

Christmas card club challenge 25...Zoe's choice ...anything goes

the last make of the year...this will already have been posted.....

my sister-in -law likes her cards to co ordinate with her decorations which are always red and gold...so this is the card I made for them both....
spellbinders holly boarder and a tonic sentiment...hate the way mirri flares but there we go.....
Hope you all have a happy Christmas and a good 2016.....

Nearly there......

this will be my penultimate christmas card for this year.....

yes actually using my graphic 45 pad....a Christmas carol...lots of fussy cutting making the flowers 3d......
Very windy here today so having a sofa day and catching up on some TV...the calm before the cleaning storm......hope you are enjoying the weekend

November Rudolph day challenge

its the last challenge of the year at scrappymo's Rudolph day challenge so here is my card......

this is my first attempt at creating a background using brusho's....I have shied away from stuff like this but I had a lovely day playing creating backgrounds and learning how little of the product is needed.....I think I was a bit heavy handed on this one but I decided to use it as I loved the colours...
Have a look over at scrappymo's there are prizes to be won.

Christmas card club challenge 24...The Holly and the Ivy

a quick CAS card .....

I have used a craftwork cards card which is printed with the holly and the ivy music...apt I thought and a very old clarity stamp which I have embossed with WOW midnight sparkle ...its so lovely and blingy...doesn't show up very well on the photo....
The penultimate challenge for 2015......please pop round all the other girls blogs and see their lovely creations

more tags.....

I just had so much fun making my christmas card club challenge tag that I made a few more......

I found that I Really relaxed and enjoyed making these little scenes...
the dies are the Marianne creatables...all sorts of other dies,tattered lace,Sue Wilson...so much fun even if they did take ages.......
hope you are enjoying your day and that you are crafting too....

playing with my scan and cut.....

these are the last of the belly boxes I  have to make for christmas ...so now I move onto the crackers

going to be filling these with chocolate pennies for on the dinner table.....
these are all cutting files from myscrapchick......bought in the dollar sale.....I just think they are such fun to make........

a large christmas card......

this card grew like toppsy....starting out with the Sue Wilson boarder dies....

my inspiration came from a card John Lockwood demonstrated on Hochanda when inspiration was needed!.....where does that crafty mojo go......
All the dies are Sue Wilson and the embossing folder too ,with gold dimensional paste grouted into the embossing......I watched Sue's you tube video.....
Hope you have your mojo and are enjoying crafting today,we had wild and windy night last night at one point I thought the roof tiles were coming off....a nice bright sunny morning ...ironing curtains for me!

Christmas card club challenge...Mrs A choice...feature a post box....

so I did......

this is a tag card made using Marianne Designs dies LR033....the postbox..LR0275...the birds COL1392 the snow is course modelling paste from indigo blu.....and the poinsettias are spellbinders petite set.....glitter ,snow,distress inks and glossy accents.....
We only have 2 more challenges and thats 2015 done...and I have all my christmas cards ready ....and have had such fun over the year.....
Please pop round and see the other girls wonderful creations...the links are on my side bar....

I am entering this into the 12 tags of christmas challenge with LOLL

playing with new cutting files

I popped onto birdscard.com  and found these lovely cutting files so I have been playing with my scan and cut.....

just loved making this.....lots of glitter .....its a big card and just fits nicely into an 8x8 envelop but the bundle does contain an envelop to cut...along with all sorts of lovely shapes...
Hope you are having fun crafting today

a rainy Sunday

yes its pouring down here today all dark and donk as we say in Yorkshire....so definitely a day for crafting while hubby emulsions the kitchen ceiling......why does the rest of the house always end up as a tip?

I Have been playing with some Marianne design dies this week LR0384 and LR0383....the image is LOTV and the poinsettia die are the petite spellbinder dies....walnut stain distress ink and some glitter....I used my new clear spectrum sparkles but sadly it doesn't show up on the photo.....
I hope you are having a lovely weekend and that maybe you have a dry sunny day.......

first foray into edgables.....

I bought this edgeable dies a few months ago and really didn't know what I wanted to do with it but I Caught one of the crafters companion shows over the weekend and thought I can do that!....so here is my fist attempt....

I Used the crafter's companion butterfly dreams edgeable.....I only bought the one to try....the embossalicious butterfly embossing folder...craft card,walnut stain distress ink,tattered lace lattice embossing folder....tattered lace happy birthday banner....and gilding wax.....the sentiment is a tonic die.....think it will make a man card?....
I have been poorly in bed this last week some kind of flu like virus and it was really nice to feel well enough to get up and craft!...hope you are enjoying your crafting today.

Christmas Card Club challenge 22...Mary's choice ...a cardinal or other christmas bird

sadly I have only one cardinal image in my whole crafty stash so I have opted for another christmas bird......

I have used a Sheena Douglas stamp and yes I sat down and had a wonderful time coloring with my copics ...its so long since I did any colouring and I had forgotten how relaxing I always found it....I mounted the image on a piece of card embossed with another of sheena's embossing folder...inked up and then used white embossed the Sheena snowy stamp...I then decided to highlight the ivy with some gold  gilding wax to make it pop a bit....mounted onto soft gold card and white....glossy accents on the holly berries.....
Hope you're having a good weekend ...do pop round and see the other girls creations their links areon my sidebar.....

October Rudolph day challenge

Octobers Rudolph day challenge is here...so pop on over and have a go...there is a lovely prize to be won....
my card is a little easel card I have really enjoyed making.....

and this is it open

I have used lots of die cuts....and had lots of fun!

Happy playing....

I saw a card similar to this on create and craft ...so I thought I would have a try.....

the die is tattered lace holly sprig which I cut out in white and then coloured with copic markers...the embossing folder is Sue Wilsons swirling holly....and the sentiment is justrite grand christmas sentiments.....a bow made on my zutter bow it all....red and green card for matting a layering...
oh and cosmic shimmer Diamond sprinkles round the edges of the card,and glossy accents on the berries....
Hope you are having a lovely weekend .....what ever the weather !

using up a backing paper whoopsey.......

these card came about because by accident I cut into one of my favorite papers on the wrong side....and when I turned over.......heart sank.....so get on and make a card I said.....well two because I compounded the sin by having to cut another circle in another sheet to match the first.....

and the second one.....

the santa and reindeer are Marrainne designs dies , tattered lace holly sprig...tattered lace houses....spellbinders tiny poinsettia.....star of wonder embollicious embossing folder...crafters companion trees and hills....memory box stag and hind.....great fun to make
hope you are having a day crafting and having fun

Christmas Club challenge 21....CAS wreath......

I really am not a CAS girl....I start off with all good intentions but somehow I have great difficulty in "stepping away from the card"...but I have tried hard!

this is a craftwork cards stamp which I have embossed with silver embossing powder and then attached craftwork cards candi......and then as always I couldn't stop my self...a few pearls and crystals...a bit of blue sapphire distress ink .....so thats my CAS wreath.....
them I remembered I had a similar woodware stamp so I made a card with that as well

this one I really have left simple.....
Hope you are enjoying your weekend....do pop round the other girls blogs they make fantastic cards....

more Halloween treat boxes...

I decided to have a go at more of the SGV files I had bought from myscrapchick.....this time I ended up scanning in the adobe files and cutting on my scan and cut....the sgv came out too small

just added some googly eyes and lots of chocolates....
this girl is having way too much fun!

a halloween card....

while I was making the treat boxes I thought I would make a card to go along with them....free SVG files from Birdscard....

I really had such fun with these files.....as you can see the whole thing has been sprayed with crafters companion iridescent spray and it looks really spooky....
hope you are enjoying your crafting today....

starting my Halloween stuff.....

funny how the kids enjoy this .....do you think it has anything to do with sweets?....my two great nieces love dressing up and going out trick or treating so I thought I would do some treatboxes...

out with my scan and cut and some SGV files from myscrapchick...the dollar sale was on so I bought a few.....filled them with chocolate eyes.....mummmmmm
I have to say these were so much fun to make......
Hope you are having a good day we are just back from a long walk at Fountains Abbey, the sun was shining and the leaves were such wonderful colours..out with my camera....

Sugar buttons....

yes I fell for the cd...I did have a go at doing the moulds but sadly this is not a craft I seem to get to grips with!.....

the new features on this cd have made creating a great deal easier and I have to admit that I played for the whole day....the decoupage is easy to cut and I had great fun!
My Sue wilson pieced edge dies were perfect for the matting and layering.....lots if glitter and the red baubles on the tree are tonic nuvo drops...really dimensional....and glossy....
Hope you are having fun crafting today......

Christmas card club challenge 20....Sylvie's choice Robins

my favorite bird...and the nations I believe.....

I decided to do one of my bauble cards....so used spellbinders heirloom ornaments die larges size...and then my scan and cut to cut all the matting and layering.....the image is from the Hunkydory festive birdsong and I have decoupaged up the robin....lotsof cosmic shimmer diamond sprinkles and glossy accents....the holly die is the Sue Wilson holly spray
Hope you are all having a lovely crafty weekend.

Septembers Rudolph days challenge

yes its that time of the month again and time to play in the Rudolph day challenge over at scrappymo's    I am having a treading water week and not really getting on with much,just finishing off lots of stuff I have already started ...but this challenge always gets me making a card....

as its an anything goes so long as its Christmas......
I have used a crafters companion create a card die to make the stepper card and inked through with chipped saphire distress ink....the embossing folder is "star of wonder" again a crafters companion folder and the sentiment is a tonic die.....
Pop over and have a go there are some great prizes......

having fun playing....

my first card with my tattered lace circle side stepper die......

the other dies are Tonic......sorry about the photo quality...its the mirri card that does it every time.....
Hope you are having a lovely day....Rich and I are off to Dunham Massey today...a National Trust house over in Cheshire so keep your fingers crossed for me for sunny weather......

christmas card club challenge 19...Granmargaret's choice....embossing

where do the days go...its Sunday already and time for our challenge at the christmas card club...its Granmargaret's choiceof embossing...wet or dry.....

I started with the backing which is white card embossed with an embossalicious folder called snowflakes....that lead me to the Sue Wilson  dies snowflake corners and boarders.....and her lattice snowflakes and Noel die....with a bit of snipping.....a big bow done on my bow it all.....love that bow maker......as you can see ...I hope lots of cosmic shimmer jewels...round the edge and behind the lattice.....on the Noel.....PVA pearl dots....hope it fits the bill......
thank you Margaret I enjoyed this challenge...do pop round the other girls blogs to see their lovely creations...their details and links are on my side bar...have a happy Sunday.

Heartfelt creations poinsettia

I am determined to make the cards that come in the card pack....this is the second one with a few extra bits.....

and then while I was at it I cut into the paper pad....yes I did.....and made a second cardusing one of the 6x6 card fronts.....

for this card I used the sparkling poinsettia dies....the hollyberry pre cut stamp set and the matching die.....and the sentiment is also from this set....distress inks and viva 3D gold stamp paint .....
these cards are so much fun to make .....
Hope you are having fun crafting today.....

loving these dies......

yes...new dies ......naughty girl but I just could not resist.....

Sue wilsons holly mini striplet......I hand painted the leaves and background with aqua tints...put double sided adhesive over the top and glittered with cosmic shimmer diamond snow....then put another die cut over the top to hide any messy edges,,,the background embossing folder is Sue Wilsons swirling holly....the sentiment is a Phil Martin stamp,the banner is the Sue Wilson pierced flags....a few PVA red glue dots and ribbon from my stash and a red sparkler....
Hope You're Enjoying your weekend....I am still catching up on my washing!....oh and a bit of crafting!

back from my holidays....

the weather was fantastic....a real rest,no internet or TV but lots of good company...now back to the washing!  oh and a bit of a play with a white sock,an old pair of jim jams....

and this little fella appeared as if by magic.....

I think I will be making one each for my nieces next....not bad fora first attempt!

christmas card club challenge 17 Rita's choice.....Christmas Carols

how the times flies....at last I am away on my holibobs and this is a scheduled post!.....

I decided that this challenge...thank you Rita...was perfect for my tattered lace book die.....I printed off the wording for Deck the halls...took it into serif to size it.....then stamped an old stamps away stamp ....a set of three called "Carols."....embossed in gold...tinted with aqua tints....lashings of glitter.....the corner stamp is a Katy Sue designs stamp from a silhouette set called "christmas sentiments" and just a bit of  red liquid pears for the berries...
I hope you are enjoying your Sunday.....please have a look at the other girls in the clubs lovely creations their names and links are on my sidebar.....

Red and White Christmas

I loved this Sue Wilson snowflake background as soon as I saw it.....

I have kept it simple just using red and white matting and layering...the embossing folder is Sue  Wilson's snowflake lattice...last years Filigree poinsettia die with micro beads for the centres....the star spray die cuts are covered in glitter....as is the sentiment which is a tonic die.....a few cosmic shimmer sparkle PVA glue .....
Hope your crafting is going well today.....

using my new Phil Martin paper pads......

my friend Kerry too me over to a new craft shop   the Stables  card emporium in Habrough Lincs and they had been doing some workshops using the new Phil Martin christmas paper pads....they are so pretty I just had to buy them!......

I used 2 different patterned sheets..a strip of white card embossed with Sue Wilson's  swirling holly folder and a bit of iced spruce distress ink to bring out the emboss...all the edges are dipped in cosmic shimmer diamond sprinkles....I used Sue Wilson's Portuguese collection-background to cut the central panel and the backing is the reverse side of one of the papers with double sided adhesive and diamond sprinkles....my first attempt which I did with micro beads ended up in the bin as I used collall all purpose glue to stick it down and it showed through as great wet marks....how does that happen, I left it over night to see if it dried but no it was worse it went brown....so a bit of deconstruction and start again....lesson to self.....
the poinsettia's are heartfelt creations sparkling poinsettia stamps done with white embossing powder on vellum....I used Sue Wilson's star spray and embellished them with Nuvo drops for the berry's...Neptune it matched so well.....and lastly the sentiment is a tonic one....
hope you are having a fun day whatever you are doing......

August Rudolph Days Challenge...

as usual the theme for the challenge is anything goes at scrappymo's.....

I have used on of the new crafter's companion create a card dies....I cut it out twice and fussy cut out the angel and snowflakes so that I could 3D her up.....lots of glitter...the snowflakes are tattered lace dies...the stepper card is also a tattered lace die....saves so much time! the sentiment is an old LOTV image I found in my stash.....a few bits of bling.....
do pop over to scrappymo's and join in there are always good prizes to win.....

Heartfelt creations Poinsettia

when I bought my IWIA  pack it came in a lovely pink zippy carry bag and in it there were 4 cards to make in a kit....so here is number 1 ...with a few additions.....

the pieces came stamped and some cut out but the rest is left to your creativity.....ie the colouring ,shaping ect....so I added a couple of extra die cuts,from the holly berry precut stamp set and used the matching die....I used distress ink for the colours,shabby shutters and pine needles, the berrys are coloured with a very old colour box colour....cranberry ,I find getting the colour box ink pads very difficult.....I used a bit of chunky white frantage on the leaves to give a snowy effect....
the papers are from the paper pad and the die cut is from the raindrop and roses collection....lucky I had bought this die as I made a hash of the first attempt and cut the provided die in half..stuck it on  and then found it was too big....and in my attempt to remove it ruined it!....
pleased with the finished card!....
Hope your crafting is going well.......

Christmas card club challenge 17 Carols choice ...Santa Claus is coming to town

thank you Carol ...I get to use on of my favourite Santa images......

the image and the backing papers are from an old Polka Doodles cd ...here comes Christmas...I have used the tattered lace North pole die ....and lots of pinflair snow.....a cuttlebug embossing folder and lots of spray and shine........
Please go and see what wonderful creations the other girls in the club have made...their names are on my side bar....we will be ready for Christmas, well our cards at least!

Tattered Lace snow globe....

Yes I am back to my old favourite and have now purchased the die.....

the background paper is from LOTV....the trees are marrianne designs....the Reindeer is tattered lace....as are all the poinsettias and the folige...a blob of red Nuvo drop for his nose and lots and lots of glitter...and snowy acetate....a fun card...
Hope your having fun crafting today....

a bit more dimensional paste!

love playing with this imaginations crafts paste and masks.....

another card for my charity stash.....they need to be flat for posting so I hope I will get away with the bow!
there is never any logic to my crafting ...I just look at stuff in my room in the morning and have a play.....are you like that or do you plan the cards you are going to make.....
whatever you are doing I hope your day is a happy one.....

a birthday card

I treated myself to the Tattered lace Charism  bunny and teddy sets......they are adorable....

I have  used my scan and cut for the card shape....and all the matting and layering....and the balloon shapes...an LOTV  sentiment and the star die is mariannedesignslr 0369....the Tattered lace washing line Happy Birthday die....the teddy has been decoupaged up but its so easy as the die does all the hard work!
Hope you are having a crafty day today and having fun.

Craftwork cards.....

this card is made using the magic of Christmas pad

I needed some inspiration to use this pad that was bought last year!....thank you design team....
I had no idea that I has so many different snowflake dies!....
Hope you are having an inspiring crafty day today....

Playing with Tattered lace Dies

I thought I would have a go at my monumental dies.....and I had bought the charisma Holly set so I thought they would go well together.....

I cut the backing out in red on my scan and cut.....added snowflake acetate to the O.....and then arranged the die cut holly and winter roses  round the aperture................

a nice red bow......and of course some glitter.......

fun to make ...I hope you are having fun crafting today.....it's raining here so a perfect day to stay in my craft room...