IAAS Christmas Traditions

Sall set the theme for this challenge over at International Art and Soul and it's 'Christmas Traditions'.

Come and join us and see what our family traditions cover.

My card blank is a 7x7 by Craft UK. The backing papers are from a DCWV paper pad of Christmas designs. I cut two sheets in half diagonally and then matted them on to dark green Papermill card. The tree stamp was given to me by a young friend a few years ago but I have no idea of the maker. I coloured it with Promarkers and then cut with a Spellbinders classic rectangle before matting on to a dark green scalloped rectangle. I set the tree to the left and added a small parcel charm to the bottom of the tree. Another charm - this time a stocking - was added to a circle of white card edged with red Distress Ink to the top right. The Happy Christmas stamp was also given to me by my young friend and after stamping it in red I matted it on to dark green card and set it in the bottom right corner.

Our family Christmas traditions have always included a Christmas tree with parcels beneath it. Christmas stockings have been a wonderful part of our Christmases. One of our daughters in law had never had a Christmas stocking until she met our son and we bought her a stocking with her name on it. When the second daughter in law made an entrance into our family she also got her stocking and many years later I still fill them every year. They have to have a £1 coin in the toe, along with a satsuma, an apple, nuts and lots of little silly presents with a chocolate Santa or similar peeking out of the top. Even though they get a bigger present the stockings are still a big part of the fun.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Ike's World - Christmas in July

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Shopping our Stash - Christmas in July

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Must show Tree

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Use patterned paper

Morgan's ArtWorld  - Anything Goes

IAAS Summer Fun

Jeanette set the challenge theme of 'Summer Fun' over at International Art and Soul. Come along and join in with the fun.

My card blank is a 7x7 by Craft UK. The turquoise backing paper is from a DCWV Glitzy Brights Stack and by jove it is glitzy. I used four of the Fun in the Sun stamps from an Inkadinkadoo stamp plate and stamped them in Memento ink. I used Rangers Distress Inks in yellow, green and blue for the sand, sun, sky and sea before cutting it with a Spellbinders die.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Through the Purple Haze - Marine (I hope my boat is enough)

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Ellibelle's Creative Moments - Summertime is Here

The House that Stamps Built - The Great Outdoors

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - The Great Outdoors

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Thank you all for visiting. I hope you all have a great summer. 

MAWTT Food and/or Drink

Come over to Moving Along with the Times and join us in the theme set by Sue B, of Food and/or drink. I love this image by Stitchy over at Stitchybear Digital Stamps so decided to go for this. The digi is called 'Please Drink Responsibly'. I have a few friends who would like this if they received it on their birthday.

My card blank is by Craft UK. I used two sheets from the DCWV foiled elegance card stock pads. Each sheet had a foiled corner and these were the bits that I wanted so I cut carefully round them. Once I had them cut I cut them again down the centre so that I had four sections as my background to the image. I'd coloured the image with my Promarkers before  cutting with the Spellbinders oval die and matting it on to a metallic red scalloped oval. I set the image across the four foiled corners and loved the effect - it doesn't take much to please me. lol

'Cheers' and 'Tea's Up' were generated on the computer, cut with the Spellbinders small oval die and matted on to red scalloped ovals. I placed them, one at each side, on raised pads.

I've just found out that Sue B will be leaving the MAWTT team and I'm so sorry. I'll miss you Sue because you always made time to comment and support me in whatever I did and for that I thank you. I hope I'll see you around but the best of luck for the future.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thank you all for visiting.

Guest Designer - 2 Crafty Critters

 

I was invited, by 2 Crafty Critters, to be  Guest Designer for March and I was pleased to accept. The image was supplied by their sponsor for this challenge, Limited Runs. I chose the image Puppy Love and decided to make a birthday card for my great nephew William. I have a dog called Lily and William hasn't seen her so this card will be to show him Lily. lol You'll have guessed by her name that she is white so no colouring on the image apart from two little pink touches on her ears. I also coloured the envelope with my Ivory Promarker before adding William's name.

This is Lily.

My card blank is a 6x6 by Craft UK. The sheet of silver metallic paper is from a DCWV pad and it was matted on to bright blue card by Papermill. The image was cut with a Spellbinders large oval die and matted on to the large scalloped red die cut. The red card is also from Papermill. I used the number 6 from the Spellbinders alphabet/number die set, cut it in blue and set this on the bottom right corner. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley and I fussy cut it before adding to another Spellbinders die cut, in red. The little bow at the top is from a separate die which I thought was a Memory Box die but I'm not sure. The star/flower in the top right is from the same die, it hangs from the bottom of the bow, but cut in blue. Obviously I cut two in different colours and then used the bow of one and the star/flower of the other. 

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Dragonfly Journeys - Year of the Dog

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes/Optional Twist Birthday

Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Tinker - Dream - Birthday/Party

Thank you all for visiting. Please leave Lily some love.