Last Of The Christmas Cards.

I do hope that you all had a lovely Christmas, ours was eventful one way or another but it's been lovely to slow down and spend time with the family. I've just been sitting and looking back over my files at cards that I've made but still haven't got around to showing. This one's another that I did for Karen's craft taster night back at the beginning of November, it proved to be popular, it was lovely to inspire other crafters.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

ACR, Sparkle,

BS74, Winter,

Craftitude 55, Anything goes Sparkle,

Crafty Hands 4, Winter,

MIM171, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Anything Goes.

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!

December already!

That means it's time for a new challenge at Lavinia Stamps and a perfect one for a busy month. 

Anything Goes!

I inked up Midnight Meandering for the first time, masking a little hill and sponging with distress inks. 

Without a Lavinia snowflake stamp I think I got away with using a star stamp by using the second stamping so that it was feint.

Oooooodles of glamour dust and a couple of die cuts complete the card.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CHCB3, Sparkle and bling,

JFFC, Christmas,

LIM148, Sparkle,

KIS28, Snow,

CBD23,Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Sunday Quickie.

It's been a while since I posted a "Sunday Quickie"

So here it is, exactly what it says on the packet lol, a quick card, made on a Sunday!

Sometimes it pays being a messy crafter, there was already a remnant of  narrow card and a folded card just waiting to be used. I just used my "Tattered Lace" snowflake, using the negative cut, placing the white waste into the middle by using a quickie glue pen into the remnants within the die and then putting the die back into the cut and using a pin to push them out so that the stuck perfectly into place. 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CC November, Christmas,

LIM 146, DP CAS,

LC39, Christmas,

T4S24, Die.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Evening!

I've been a bit of a slack blogger of late, I just don't know where the time goes, my "Cards yet to post" file is getting fuller so I thought that even though this is going to be a "short but sweet post", it would be better than nothing at all.

This is one of the cards that I made to demo at

Karen's craft taster evening.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Allsorts 232, White Christmas,

Amusing Challenges, Glitter,

Hobbycutz 24, Christmas,

2Sisters 169, Christmas sparkle,

CC November, Christmas,

CHNC150, Outdoors,

Sweet Stampin, Christmas,

Wordplay November, Snowman,

Speedy Fox 185, White Christmas. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Off Cuts And Paper Squares.

It seems like I've spent the last couple of days making a card, you know how it is at times, you keep cutting shapes, trying out different, shapes, colours,sizes....... before you know it, you can't find any dies as they are hidden under a huge pile of leftovers.

Anyway, this is what I came up with using up a lot of the pile, even the butterflies were ready stamped and coloured, part of a one layer experiment that went a bit wrong, they looked rubbish on the other card but how fab they look now they've been given their wings :) The numbers were cut using offcuts and Plantins Schoolbook.

It was one of the quickest cards I've made in a while, the most time consuming bit was removing the little squares from the backs of  the foam pads. (don't those pesky things turn up everywhere lol!)

 

 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

 

4 Crafty Chicks, Leaves,

Charisma Cards 37, Wings,

Delightful Challenges, Distressed,

In The Pink 4, Embossing,

LMM44, Not Square,

PCJ, Sentiment,

TTT, Shaped,

CFAS36, Wings,

DBD53, Layers,

Fab n Funky 139, Wings,

PPC94, Shaped,

BBTB, Things that fly,

MIM107, Anything goes.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

 



Bling Up The Body.

 

 

When I have the time, I love to do a bit of bloghopping, checking out what other crafters get up to and picking up ideas to try out in your own crafting.

When I used my New Cheery Lynn die for the first time, I just knew that it would look perfect with some fussy cut butterflies with gem topped bodies, something I've seen done on many other blogs but haven't really done much of myself .

 

 

I did some paper piercing and also dusted off my ribbler,

 



 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Flutterby Wednesday 205, favourite colours,The warm cream frame,

FBC113, Distressing(lots of TH inks)

CTD209,Colour theme,

Celebrate The Occasion, Shaped card,

Craft Room, Collage,

MIMWKO, Autumn,

MIM106, Anything goes.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

 

p.s. Don't forget to join in the Ladybugs Christmas blog hop!