oh my goodness how the time flies still I think that all is well and safe here so far....just one visit to make to drop off presents and then settle in for a cosy christmas at home.
made using Craft Consortium....made by elves collection and a tonic sentiment...
I hope you have a peaceful and happy Christmas and will see you all in the new year.
its my Husbands 70th birthday bless....
I made this using Lavinia stamps and stencils and a few Phil Martin stamps for the sentiment....
I hope you are staying safe and well, not getting stress about Christmas its only one day after all.....
thanks for popping by today and takecare.
I have been having a play with my Wallace and Grommit collection....
I have combined the images with a tattered lace die from a good few years ago from the Wonderful in white collection, added lots of crushed ice for some sparkle....
Well just two weeks to go now, looks like we will be at home again this year as the new Omicron variant is spreading and we would rather be safe....we did manage to get to our favourite National Trust house Nunnington Hall yesterday to see the Christmas decorations we went for the opening time and we were the only people visiting so we managed a cuppa sat out in the gardens as well....
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well my decorations are up although I will be tweaking them for the next week...our outside trees are light so we are doing okay...you?
All the cards posted yesterday ...tick....
I have been loving these Christmas gnomes from paper boutique....got a modern look about them ...
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the last challenge of the year ....
I had such fun making this one....and all year with my team mates in the Christmas card club
the stencil is from Sweet Poppy Stencils......
the stamps are Cardio...and a few splatters
and a Hobby Art stamped greeting....
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I printed off lots of pages from the Paper Pantry usb all occasions vol 1 Home for Christmas collection and I thought I had better have a clear up and use them....
Hope you are keeping warm and cosy its sleeting here today and we are just back from a quick visit to B&Q to get pea gravel to put up our outdoor Christmas tree, but not today its just too cold out there....
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it was her birthday last week and she had a wonderful day out with her family,
made using a set of washi tapes from Stamps by me...one of those impulse buys..I must stop watching craft tv.... I have done several layers of decoupage.
Its absolutely freezing here and we had snow over the weekend which is still on the lawns...thankfully the roads are clear....I hope you are all safe and well out in blog land...take care
I really must stop making Christmas cards..... I think I have enough for next year as well...
this was made with the Carnation Crafts Winter Flora Frame...with the coloured vignettes....all decoupaged up.
the sentiment is from Sue Wilson from a few years ago....
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well I am not but this lovely Reindeer is....
Jane Gill's Festive Fuzzies-Reindeer coloured with Promarkers....
the die cut background is Sue WilsonNoble collection' postage stamp frame.
I made the background with distress inks and white embossed stars and a posca pen for the splats and finished off with fluffy stuff on his hat....
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In memory of Shaz... she wanted us to show angels or fairies....so I have done both....firstly
my Angel is on top of the Christmas tree.
I have used the carnation crafts around the Christmas tree collection....
the sentiment is Taylored expression simple strips collection
and then after watching a facebook demo by Amanda Branston I thought I would give her technique a try
made using Lavinia Stamps...much loved by our Shaz......
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playing with some old tattered lace dies....
these are from the collection Christmas Tidings...I only managed to buy the usb off e bay recently as I has only bought the holiday crescent die at the time...the images are fairly easy to hand cut for the rest of the collection or on my scan and cut.....
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I just love this collection....
made using Bev Eden's summer Gnomes...and a paper boutique frame....just so much fun....
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a DL card for a change.....
this one is decoupaged up and glittered within an inch .....
made using The paper pantry collection V111 and from the Christmas Town collection...printed off at 75% three times and then cut up for the decoupage....good fun to make.
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this weeks card for Audrey who is slowly beginning to feel much better at last......
this card is made using Carnations crafts Ebullient die and charisma all decoupaged up
I hope you are keeping safe and well ,its been a frosty few days here but today is lovely and all the windows are open and having a blow through....
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this week Christine wants to see our Christmas Wreaths.....
I have used lots of different dies to make this card
Tattered lace wreath die for the base
carnation crafts burst of berries, Sue Wilson star spray, Sue Wilson Berry Bough
the poinsettia are from John Next Door
the stag is tattered lace
Sentiment tim Holtz
backing papers Anna Marie designs
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I bought a selection of crafts u print designs when they were on offer and I have been doing the fussy cutting in the evening while watching TV....
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I love these stamps from Francoise Reed.....
this stamp is called Gnome Gift and I have coloured it all with the Zig clean color pens...
I have used a crafters companion embossing folder for the background and a couple of snow flakes from my bit box....
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another cheer up card for Audrey...
made using Carnation crafts Daisy Rays die with a few added butterflies and a tonic sentiment...
its been raining non stop here for two days last night must have been very wet for the trick and treaters....we have been catching up on a couple of boxsets and staying warm and cosy.
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I have only made one card this year .....
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My niece Elizabeth gave me lots of sheets of this Heartfelt paper to use up so I have been making cards using different poinsettia on each...
this one is using the Heartfelt creations Christmas Poinsettia & Holly set...stamp and die...coloured with tim Holtz Festive Berries distress ink....a few Nuvo drops and some stickles....
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I am winding down now and not really making many more Christmas cards as I have made so many this year through out lockdown...but I do love this little die....
its really old from crafters companion but I think its just perfect for a 5x5 card with a penny black sentiment....
Hope you are all well and keeping safe, I have had my booster jab now and after a day feeling really terrible am now back to normal...and hope that you are enjoying your crafting.
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this week it is my turn to choose the theme and I wanted to see ... Santa's little helpers....
the topper and papers are from the Craft Consortium collection .... made by Elves,
The frame is paper boutique Seasons Greetings
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a couple of anniversaries this month still....
this one is made on my scan and cut using a carnations Craft USB....Character and Charm using the Blithe selection....all decoupaged up....
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my friends Aunty is poorly again so I am sending cheer up cards each week....
made using Carnations craft Elongated frame for the card shape and matts and layers
carnations crafts Brilliance die and vignettes....
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it was my friend in Hay on Wye's birthday this week and she loves Pandas so I made this card for her
I made this using an image and papers from the Pollyanna Pickering DVD into the wild....
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I really like the shape of this little die it makes a lovely easel card.....
Marianne designs LR0669...it comes with all the little embellishments at the top of the card...
the candle is a very old tattered lace one
the sentiment is a Sue Wilson die...
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I have used this die a lot since I bought it...becoming a favourite....
the bauble die is a Marianne designs creatable LR0560
father Christmas....Marianne collectables COL 1391
the trees are Lisa Hortons stitched tree collection
the sentiment is from Tonic
embossing folder ...falling snow Sue Wilson
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this week Kate would like to see our snowmen.....
this image is made using Cottage Cutz snowman and owl pal die....cut out in white and coloured with my trusty old Promarkers....the sentiment is one from Hunkydory do you want to build a snowman set....sadly the glitter doesn't show up
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I have been sorting through my old crafting cd's and came across the Christmas flower fairies from years ago....
all the backing papers and decoupage are from the cd and my trusty scan and cut did the cutting of the decoupage....the poinsettia is a tattered lace die....
Thank you for popping by today...its been really chilly these last few days and I have given in and turned on the heating and changed into my winter wardrobe...take care .
it was my niece Elizabeth's 50th birthday on Monday so I can now post her card for you to see.....
I had so much fun making this card
card shape made using tattered lace die Tasas
Tonic numbers
Carnation crafts champagne bottle die a
carnation crafts Just the essentials.. parcels
carnation crafts Handbag cascade.... shoes
We had afternoon Tea at Betty's in York.....
and had a lovely time...
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I haven't been crafting much this week as I have been watching the Tennis in Sofia...but back to it now...
another of these lovely decoupage scenes from the la Pashe best of 2012 cd....
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this was my alternative make for the non traditional colours theme but I didn't get it finished in time...
made using Tattered lace Joy wreath and charisma...lots of glitter ...
I hope you are safe and well and that this stupid fuel panic buying isn't affecting you...we arrived home from Gloucestershire with an empty tank to find all the petrol stations closed...so a quiet weekend letting all the madness die down and popped out today and filled up...no queues and no trouble so it looks like back to normal here....
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oh yes...I just could not resist...it futile......
I just love these images they just make me smile.....
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this week Zoe has asked us to use non traditional colours.....
for this card I have turned to The paper pantry Vol V111....usb (christmas) and printed 3 of the images and a backing paper and done some decoupage...the sentiment is from Tonic...lots of glitter and splats....
Do go and look at the other girls in the clubs,the links to their blogs are on my side bar....
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another set of last years stamps ...and about time I used them...
I took inspiration from a card I found on Pinterest done by one of the design team for Tim Holtz....with my own twist....the stamp set is Holiday Scenes....coloured with distress markers...
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another of the woodware stamps by Jane Gill...
embossing folder-Sue Wilson snowfall
Large sentiment ring-Marianne designs
backing paper and small sentiment-LOTV
Penguin stamp-woodware Festive fuzzies-Penguin coloured with clean colour pens and fluffy stuff added to the hat and pom pom.
Thank you for popping by today, I am at my sister-in-laws memorial today in Gloustershire she died last year during lockdown and we couldn't go down to the funeral...lets hope the weather holds up...
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I hope you are keeping safe and well and thank you for popping by my blog today.
I gave in after watching the Lavinia stamps show on the craft channel and treated myself ....
this little beauty is called Seren with tree of faith, Rory and Darcy set ,star cluster round the moon and the sentiment is Forest so green....the little rabbit is from a Card-io collection Christmas Companions all stamped with versafine Clare and clear embossed...and then splattered with white ....
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yes I know its early to make it but I bought this set of stamps from Hobby art and thought this was perfect....
a messy ink background done with distress inks ,die cut trees from Marianne designs stamps by Hobby Art, coloured with clean colour pens and fluffy stuff for a bit of texture....
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another anniversary card needed this week
I used the carnations crafts set Begonia Blooms and made an easel card....lots of decoupage but such fun to make.
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this week it is Rita's choice and she wants to see Poinsettia on our cards....
this weeks card is made with backing paper from Anna Marie designs, poinsettia die from John next door, foliage from Carnations crafts and a LOTV sentiment. and lots of crushed ice to give some sparkle.. you can tell I have been rooting through my stash again....
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I have been playing with my scan and cut again and had another go at a large card...this one is for the boy over the road who is nature mad....
I used the carnation crafts USB and made everything 175% .....and it worked!....
Its been a glorious week here this week so lots of gardening done and very little crafting....The tennis has been wonderful I have not regretted getting Amazon prime to be able to watch it as I have been ordering lots of books anyway so win win for me...
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I thought this decoupaged image would be great fun for one of the great nieces....
its a crafts u print image and had 7 layers of decoupage so looks like I am making a box this afternoon!
thank you for popping by my blog today and if you have left a comment I much appreciate it...and if you have a blog I will be visiting you to see your lovely creations.
doing a bit of colouring today and trying to make my card male friendly....
This is Tall Tree Gnome from woodware designed by Francoise Read...a bit of fun
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a pretty feminine card this time.....
I just loved the soft colours ...this is a carnation crafts die called Fervent....and the sentiment is from Tonic.
Its been a busy week this week with a trip to my brother and a day at the sea side...and the rest of the time watching the US Open Tennis...how lucky am I.
Ihopeyou are safe and well out in blogland and thanks for popping by today.
A fairly flat card...well except for the poinsettia.....
all the products used are from Heartfelt creations...I just love that backing paper with the music on it...
I have spent the weekend watching tennis and now the American open has started so I shall not be doing much crafting....
I hope you are fit and well and enjoying some crafting...thanks for popping by today and thank you for your comments they are very much appreciated.
lots of layers chosen by Lorraine.....
well I hope this fits the bill Lorraine...my winter Gnome from the paper boutique all decoupaged up....
Please pop round the other girls blogs and see their lovely creations for the challenge.The links to their blogs are on my side bar.
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How nice is it to get a card on your wedding Anniversary well I like it so I try to send one to all the friends whose wedding I have been to....
This one is made using carnation crafts dies ...I just love the colours.
I hope you are well and busy doing your crafting...I am busy looking online for a new laptop...not having a lot of luck!...take care and stay safe.