Trying a different shaped card

I wanted to use my crafters companion edgables with my decoupage so I cut it out of the front of the card

then cut a few more of the reindeer and layered them up so that they would give a bit more rigidity....and then made up the stylecraft decoupage and put that on the back section of the card
lots of glitter for sparkle....
I hope you are enjoying your crafting and thank you for popping by my blog.

a sunday christmas card or two....

yes I have been using my graphic 45.....a christmas carol......nearly gone now.....

 this one has the tim Holtz carollers cut out of black...I bought the die cuts off e bay when I found out that to buy the die was going to cost me £52.00...no way!lots of fussy cutting of the flowers

this one uses the tim holtz lamp post and the other die cuts I again bought off e bay.....no idea what brand.....
I only have a few sheets left in the pack now......but I really enjoyed making these
I hope you are having a good weekend and enjoying your crafting....

Rudolph Day in August

yes that time of the month again ....and its Rudolph day challenge at scrappymo's.....

I have been having fun making pop up boxes.....
Marianne designs Santa,big trees and icicles.....the smaller trees round the base and on the flaps are Magnolia doohickeys
lawn fawn stitched hillsides
Tonic sentiment
Sue Wilson embossing folder frosty swirls
cosmic shimmer iced snow
kraft card and dark red card.....
Do pop over to Scrappymo's to see the prizes...you have to be in it to win it.....

anniversary cards

I have been playing with myAnna Griffin dies again......

I decided to try for elegant,so cut them from centura pearl one in white and one in ivory.....and applied a bit of gilding wax to highlight the embossing.....a spellbinders tag die and an LOTV sentiment,a bit of ribbon ...matting and layering and step away from the card......

Christmas card club challenge 17....lots of layers

this week it is Maureens choice of theme......

as you can see I have been having way too much fun playing with my cricut....there are 4 layers to every parcel and 3 layers on the stepper card....then embellishments...think this qualifies as lots of layers
please go round all the other girls blogs and have a look at their wonderful creations,the links to their blogs can be found on my side bar.....

a bit of batch cardmaking....

using my cricut

and

not too much flare of the mirri.......
I have used the Anna Griffin  winter wonderland cartridge....some fabulous images and I wanted some simple cards...Lotv sentiments...craftwork cards foiled backing paper...making them in blue and green as well......

a Sunday workshop with Sheena Douglas

a real treat...my niece Elizabeth,great niece Caitlyn and I treated ourselves to a day out at crafter's companion at Newton Aycliffe to take a Sheena Douglas workshop...we had a wonderful time getting inky and playing with aqua tints...glad I took my pinny.....

it was a great day and Sheena kept us laughing all day....

but the day ended on a sad note as when we returned home it was to a phone call at 7pm to say that my sister in law had died...she slipped into a coma on saturday after days of refusing to eat or drink...and decided to leave us after her friend for the past 60 years left her side after visiting time, she had lost the will to live and just wanted to go.laughter and sadness its what life is...

an anniversary card

I thought I Had Better get cracking as I have a few of these occasions coming up....so this is the first...

I have used the tattered lace melded church....cut out lots of times and decoupaged up....matted onto silver mirri...the sentiment is Tonic...tattered lace tuck ins behind the satin bow....
think the embossing folder is a Sara Davies one....
Now just 3 more to do......

trying a different shape card....

I Wanted to use one of my crafters companion edger dies ......and a decoupage image....

soIcutthe edger out of the front of the card and cut several more of the reindeer images out and stuck them on top of each other to give more strength....then decoupaged up the image and put it on the back section.....its a stylecraft image.....lots of glitter to make it sparkle.....
All of my posts for the next 2 weeks will be scheduled as we are heading off down to Exeter to my sister in laws funeral and staying a few days  before heading off to our TLC bolt hole in Hay on Wye without good friends.....
I hope you're having fun crafting and thank you for popping by my blog

A new challenge at Butterfly challenge blog

Mrs A has a new challenge at Butterflys challenge blog....the letter V for Vase or vanilla,so I thought I would have a go with this weeks card for my step sister in law who is poorly....

a vase of roses......
I have used the Jane Shasky cd Heart of the garden and done a shaped card with decoupage....I have glossy accented the vase but sadly that doesn't show on my photo....nor does all the glitter I have highlighted the roses with.....a get well sentiment and a pretty pink butterfly.....hope this meets the criteria for the challenge and that it cheers up my dear sister in law who is struggling to stay with us.

this weeks card for Aunty and a challenge #86 at As You Like it..Favorite flower and why

I dont normally enter challenges as I never seem to be making cards that fit the challenge but as I have been making weekly cards for my Aunt and sister in law I have made cards that seem to fit the bill.....

My favorite flowers are both on this Jane Shasky image. from her cd From the heart of the Garden.........Violets,...my mothers name and her favorite flower... .and Lily of the Valley...the perfume she always wore,and I used to pinch off her as a child....
I have a pot of Violets in my garden brought from hers.....memories wonderful memories
so I am entering this card.into

challenge #86 at As you like it

and tomorrow it will go into the post to my dear old Aunty in Scotland along with my weekly news update

a christmas card

I have been playing with my craftwork cards Christmas Cheer collection

with just the addition of craft card,ribbon and glossy accents....the sentiments are LOTV....and some fussy cutting...enjoyed making this,hope you are enjoying a bit of crafting today

Christmas card club challenge 16 Baubles

its my turn to choose the theme for this weeks challenge and my love of baubles is well known...

made using the tattered lace melded bauble die cut out 3 times in white and once in silver and layered up onto a background which has been frosted with cosmic shimmer iced snow...matted and layered onto silver mirri and the whits card embossed with the crafters companion embossing folder Holly.The sentiment is a tonic one again cut 3 times ...twice in white and once in silver and layered up with a bit of a shadow.
I hope all the other girls enjoyed this challenge,do pop and see their lovely creations the links to their blog are on my side bar.

A get well card

my sister in law is not improving so I have been sending her cards every week to try to cheer her up...

I have used the Anna Griffin die...flower bramble inked with two colours of pink distress inks ...spun sugar and picked raspberry...two colours of green distress inks...shabby shutters and mowed lawn...a couple of woodware heart punches and the small Martha Stewart butterfly punch...some pink ribbon from my stash and a few pink pearls....


I am entering this into Butterfly Challenge #59 the theme being pink and punches

A shaped Christmas card

I see that the challenge over at Sparkles Christmas challenge is a shaped card....so I thought I would enter this card for the challenge

I have used the crafter's companion create a die....traditional wreath....cut out several times and adhered to a glittered background..matted and layered onto silver mirri...wish it would show better on photos it looks black but it is silver.and matted again onto a white base made using the outer die to make the shaped card.a few gems and a sentiment from Britannia dies...hope this meets the criteria as I noticed that most of the DT used stamped images on their cards...sure they will letme know.

this weeks card for Aunty...

I bought these scribble dies ages ago and thought they would make a nice simple card....

they are the Tim Holtz scribbles and splats...the leaves are Sue Wilson...the backing paper I have no idea as a whole load was given to me buy my friend Vicky...the hello is Tonic...
Hope all is well with you and you are enjoying your crafting today....