Christmas cards...

its going to be a week of christmas cards......not that anyone will see them as bloglovin has gone down...tried the app and on my pc and its just gone this page is unavailable....lots of reports but nothing happening....

I just love this LOTV image .....the frame is Paper Boutique from last years christmas collection...I have only bought one from this years collection and I will not be buying any more of their dies the quality has plummeted...the die bent trying to get it of the retaining sheet....and yet the price has gone up....
I hope you are having a good day crafting.....

a Sunday Christmas card...

after a day of torrential rain it was bliss to get back into my craft room for a play...nice and cool again here......

all the dies are from the tattered lace over the mantle set...they really are fun to play with....lots of iced snow to make the card really glitter.....
I hope you have cooled down and got back into your craft room...thanks for popping by today ....

on the naughty step....

well it was inevitable really when the Tim Holtz chapter 3 stamps and dies came out.....

I just fell for this jolly st Nick die...and although there are lots of pieces and I thought I would loose the will to craft it was surprisingly simple after doing it once.....
I used texture paste through a tonic stencil for the background....the parcels are from the Santas helper set of dies...you can see why I am on the naughty step...and it doesn't stop there....more to come.....
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a simple birthday card....

morning everyone from a very sunny Yorkshire ...its glorious....
I have been making a few simple birthday cards all the same design for those folk who really don't like anything but clean and simple.....

I have used the tattered lace wonky parcels die and charisma....and the Ranger letter it stamps for the sentiment ...a simple Cheers stamp inside and some splatters using spectrum noir watercolour inks...all on a 5x7 card....job done
I hope you are having a lovely day I am doing lots of washing as its a perfect drying day....

Christmas card club challenge 15....trees

this week Christine wants to see Trees on our card...so this is a very loose interpretation of a scene with trees in it......

this is made using the new Heartfelt creations candlelit christmas collection which I picked up at the NEC at the heartfelt stand...it was lovely to meet Emma Lou and Richard and to buy the new collection....well part of it the paper pad and the poinsettia stamps and dies....the only additions I have made are the Sue Wilson Holly sprigs with Nuvo drops as berries and lots and lots of glitter..
Do pop round the other girls in the club and see their lovely creations the links to their blogs are on my side bar....
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this weeks christmas card......

been playing with my Over the mantlepiece collection....it takes ages to 3d all the elements but it really was great fun putting it all on a card.....all the dies are tattered lace....
I am getting on well with my christmas cards.....hope you are
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Happy Birthday card.....

Life has reverted to normal routine now that the tennis is finished so I am building up my stash of cards a bit having done practically no crafting for 5 weeks.....

a pretty card using tattered lace dies ans papers.....Idolike the shape of this easel card and its easy to make....
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this weeks Christmas card....

still managing to make at least one christmas card each week......

made using a Paper boutique snowflake die from last year for the base card and Marianne designs polar bear and ice dies....and a tonic sentiment....
thanks for popping by today and I hope you have started your christmas card making ....

flowery card.....

using some stamps by Chloe.....

I can't claim the design as I saw something similar on pinterest but sadly not the name of the lady who did the original design...mine is slightly different with lots of splatters.....and a lots of fussy cutting as the dies came in the chloe box kit and the dies didn't.....

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Happy Birthday Edna

my friends Mum was 98 on Monday and she is still bright as a button and winning the quiz at the home she is in....what did she want for her birthday meal....curry!

a simple cardmade with the tattered lace hexagon stepper die and some flowers from the pressed rose collection that I had left over from another project....
thanks for popping by my blog today and I hope what ever you are doing today you are having fun.....

christmas card club ...challenge 14.....christmas baubles

this week it is Elizabeth's choice of challenge theme....a great one ....

made using a create a card die from crafters companion...poinsettia from heartfelt creations and a tonic sentiment.....
Please pop round the other girls blogs...the links are on my side bar.....half way through the year now and lots of christmas cards made...I hope you have started on yours......
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playing with inks and dies....

and having fun.....

playing with my distress oxide sprays and Lisa Horton dies.....a couple of cards just for my stash....
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sending a hug.....

to everyone who needs one today....

made using Marianne designs cats set of dies.....
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