more Christmas

I had never heard of Fays Studio until by chance I turned on C&C and saw this collection...you just know when you like and want to play with some images don't you....naughty step for me ....

I just think the paintings are gorgeous.....I have covered everything in glitter and it looks so sparkly ...I think I may be using this set for lots of cards...
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a fun day crafting.....

I have had a fun day crafting with my Heartfelt creations Candy cane collection....

I just decided to stamp all of the bits in white embossing ...cut them out and make a card....they are so cute these little houses,i thought they looked good on the kraft card....a bit like a gingerbread cottage.....the background is a Sue Wilson embossing folder....
I hope you are having fun getting your christmas cards done....and thank you for popping by today ....

looking through my stamps...

I was just having a look through some of my older stamps and came across a whole box of  Molly Bloom stamps I had forgotten ...so they are coming out to play....

such a fun stamp...and easy to colour....the bp is LOTV frosty blue....and I have added Anna Marie snow foam balls for a bit of dimension...some glossy accents and a really fun play day...
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some christmas crackers....

I need to make a few this year but find them very fiddly to do so I just do 2 at a time.....

these are made using the 2017 Tonic cracker die...using heartfelt creations papers and heartfelt creations large poinsettia stamp and die...I like to make my own crackers and have to admit to buying this years tonic cracker die which is on pre order  and doesn't arrive till september so I thought I would get on with these..... they are filled with chocolates nearer the time.....
Thanks for popping by today...I hope your christmas crafting is going well.....

is it really only 18 more weeks to christmas.....

how the year is flying by...at least I am getting on with my cards.....just the crackers and labels...boxes...oh and place settings to do......

I think you will all recognise the LOTV image ..the frame is one of this years paper boutique ...Season Greetings...but I am so disappointed in the quality of the new dies...they are so flimsy and bend when you try to remove them from the packaging....shall not be buying any more of them.....so glad I didn't buy the whole collection just 3 of them from craftstash....they were £8 cheaper per die....the sentiment is from tonic....lots of glitter and bling.
Thanks for popping by today and I hope you are getting on with your christmas cards...its sooner than you think.....

an anniversary card.....

just for a change...you must be fed up with seeing my christmas cards.....

a pretty flowery card using tattered lace delicate and detailed gardenia.....and the tattered lace hexagon stepper die...these were such fun to play with...
Thank you for popping by today and I hope you are having a happy day.

christmas card club challenge 17

this week Granmargaret would like to see us have 2 or more pattern papers on our card.....

this is made using the Heartfelt creations Candlelit collection....and has 3 different papers ....
lots of glitter ....
Please pop round the other girls blogs and see their beautiful cards...the links to their blogs are on my side bar.....
thanks for popping by today.

a christmas shaker card....

good morning ....its a dull cool morning this morning...very sepetemberish.....and we are forecast torrential rain by 11....another crafting day?....
today's card is one that has been on my desk a few days...you know the one...does it need a flower...well this is how it ended up.....

its made using John next doors Sams starz ...I did watch him on Hochanda but the die was much cheaper at craft stash.....the flowers and bow are from the tattered lace over the mantle collection the ivy is Sue Wilson trailing ivy ..a couple of years old...the BP is LOTV frosty blue collection....afew micro beads and snowy acetate and that's how it ended up....not what was in my head but there we go.....
I do hope you are going to have a fun day crafting but whatever you are doing enjoy...and thank you for popping by today.

back to the christmas cards....

I seem to be on a bit of a roll with my card making ...

this is my most favorite die bought in 2017....so I thought it was time to get it out and use it a bit....
the paper is from the wonderful in white tattered lace cd.....and the poinsettia are from the wonderful in white collection....the sentiment is Marianne design and another of my favorites...
a very happy day making this card...hope you are enjoying your crafting and thank you for popping by today.

a Monday card......

its been raining since friday so I have been busy crafting away.....

the card shape is cut with my scan and cut and the rose is the tattered lace climbing rose....glossy accents for dew drops and tattered lace bees.....and a tonic sentiment......
thank you for popping by today and I hope you are having some fun crafting.

more Christmas....

I have been having a really great time this week making christmas cards....sorry if you are getting bored with them but when a girl is on a roll......

a fairly simple star shaped card today using the tattered lace Santa die and decoupage....the poinsettia are from heartfelt creations...sadly all the glitter doesnt show up on the photo but everything has been glittered ...
I hope you are having a fabulous weekend and thank you for popping by my blog today....

Santa is coming to town.....

yes that Tim Holtz die again ....

I decided to use the crafters companion edger dies in a different way...I have no idea what this shaped card is called but it was easy to make from an A3 sheet of card...in fact I got 2 out of the one piece....a mountain fold at the front to cut the edger die out of....the paper is LOTV....
Hope you are having a great day and thank you for popping by my blog today....

getting on with my christmas cards...

really getting on with my cards now....

I have been playing with my heartfelt creations ..."candlelit christmas collection"...the poinsettias are so easy to make using the shaping mold and the papers are so colourful....I did have a light bulb moment as I really wasnt getting the right effect with the glitter and have discovered that if I sponge it on and then make up the flowers I get a much better finish....
I hope you are enjoying your day and thank you for popping by my blog today....

christmas card challenge 16...non traditional colours

this weeks challenge theme is chosen by Sylvie...

not a colour that I would normally use but I think it works okay....all the papers and sentiment are tattered lace from the "over the mantle collection...".the card shape and the oval are cut using my scan and cut.....
please pop round the blogs of the other girls...the links are on my side bar...we aremore than half way through the year and my christmas card stash is well up......

another christmas card....

at last I have plucked up the courage to try these crafters companion edger dies...but only after reading a post by one of the design team which helped me to line up the dies....I just could not get my sizing correct....

so now I know to mat and layer and then cut it seemed to work okay....I really do like the font on the stamp that came with the die I can see it getting lots of use....
we have thunder and lightning here today...a good day to be crafting....
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