a fun Christmas card.....

a bit quirky this one.....

I made the background paper by stamping Tim Holtz holiday knits onto kraft card...and using the same Ranger cranberry ink I made the potty paper using a really...and I mean really old Hero arts wooden stamp...raindrop back ground.......the Rudolph stamp is from Hobbyart and is a few years old....a bit of fluffy stuff.red glitter for his nose... and a tonic sentiment....again all from my stash...amazing what is in this room......
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a simple birthday card......

my idea was to make a simple ...more masculine looking card.....

I have used Heartfelt creations Backyard Blossoms collection...which to be honest has sat unopened on a shelf since I purchased it...not now....
I hope you are having a crafty day today and enjoying being creative....I am and its funny but the world goes away for a time ..I can forget all the woes of the world which I feel I can do so little about...and my worries for a while....I feel much better able to cope after a bit of crafting....
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week 9 making cards from my stash

but before I show you my card I have to confess to falling onto the naughty step and buying some lovely Lavinia stamps...I don't feel at all guilty as I have been feeling poorly all week after having my Shingles vaccination....and a small purchase cheered me up.....that's my excuse.....

made using hunkydory toppers from the little book of festive birdsong.and decoupaged up the robin .......the die is a hunkydory moonstone die....and the embellishment is made from the tattered lace pine cones 3D decoupage just cut out of white.lots of glittery splatters.....
some more of my stash used up....
I hope you are enjoying this lovely weather....I am even tempted to get out in the garden.....

a spring card.....

I thought I would do a cheery spring coloured card for Uncle Mark this week.....

made using Heartfelt creations Tulip collection....a spellbinder Ritz decorative elements and a tonic sentiment.....the Tulip collection was my birthday present from my lovely niece Elizabeth....
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week 8 make one christmas card each week....postbox.....

and use old stash.....

I have used very old Marianne designs  dies....the tag and robins are from 2015....the letter box is even older....the poinsettia are Heartfelt creations .
I love making these tag cards...I use my scan and cut to create a base card by drawing  round the die and then cut it out on my machine...brilliant...
I am still being good and haven't bought anything from selly telly since last November.....saving myself a fortune...and the satisfaction of using old stash.....
thanks for popping by my blog today....I hope you are enjoying doing some crafting

christmas club challenge 4.....Birds

this week itis Gwen's turn to choose the card theme....so birds it is.....

I have gone for a partridge in a pear tree....the topper and backing paper is from an old craftwork cards collection...and the pine cones and berries are from Tattered Lace...3D decoupage...all from my stash....
Please pop round the other girls in the club the links to their blogs can be found on my side bar....
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A Cracker card

I am really finding some forgotten stuff in my craft room...I know I bought these card shapes in 2015 along with the craftwork cards the magic of christmas pad...I think I have used one previously....naughty me

they are fun to make and a great sense of satisfaction using up stash.....
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A cheer up card..

My dear old uncle Mark is still plodding along now that he has new nurse who seems to cheer him up and get him to eat....so a card to cheer him up ...made with the help of my new cricut machine which is taking some getting to know.....

I used the Anna Griffin Garden cards and embellishments cartridge which I have had for some years and found a bit daunting...but this new machine certainly makes life much more straight forward,,it sorts all the layers into different matts and makes it all much more logical....the sentiment is from Tonic...
thank you for popping by today I hope you are having a happy day crafting .

week 7 make a christmas card each week....

well I am determined still not to buy any new stash until I have played with all my existing stuff...I am on week 6 of my not buying from selly telly...and doing well....

playing with a crafters companion 3D embossing folder and some gilding wax...a Sue Wilson sentiment and some gold nuvo drops for the berries.....a fairly flat card for posting for a change.
Thank you for visiting my blog today I hope you too are enjoying your crafting.

birthday cards....

I was inspired by a card made by Beverly Fuchs an amazingly talented cardmaker who posts on the facebook page All things Sue Wilson.....and was inspired to have a go ......

made using Sue Wilsons Ivy garden...a couple of spellbinder dies...all from my stash...I had forgotten some of these dies altogether...so thank you Beverly for inspiring me to look in my stash and get crafting...its been a slow start this year,but I seem toge getting myself going again.
Its a glorious sunny day here today but once again cold so I will be crafting and keeping warm....
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christmas club challenge 3...Angels or Fairies

this weeks theme was chosen by Granmargaret and was perfect for using some of my older dies,,,,

I have tried two different angles to stop the flare from the silver mirri but it still looks black and not silver....all the dies used are last year or even older Sue Wilson festive collection .....lots of glitter in the background and a tonic sentiment.....
If you would like to see all the other girls creations the links to their blog are on my side bar....
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