Merry Christmas

Sorry for the long absence, I think I underestimated just how demanding a new puppy is - good job he is very cute!

As of tonight I have made the grand total of two Christmas cards, better get my skates on...

This was a club project, we used Chloe stamps for the flower and sentiment.
The card base is from Samuel Taylor,  I really like these as I'd need to buy A3 card to make them myself.
We folded the front back on itself, then added silver mirri card (hence the mad reflections here)

All The Best!

I can't quite believe it, that given how many hundred of stamps I own, I don't actually have a "Good luck in your new job" sentiment. I could only really find two basic "Good Luck" stamps in my stash and they weren't suitably sized for what I needed.

I ended up using an "All The Best" greeting instead, I'm sure the recipient won't mind.

I've brayered blue ink directly on to an embossing folder before placing a piece of white card inside and rolling it through the Cuttlebug.

Holly

I'm struggling a bit at the moment with regards photographs and blog posts due to a new computer. It's a completely different set-up to what I'm used to so everything is taking twice as long as I'm trying to get to grips with the changes in photo-editing etc.

My blog itself looks different to me; sizes, colours, brightness...not sure how it looks to everyone else, so apologies if everything is weird at the moment!

Embossing folder is Cuttlebug, I've used DCWV card and sanded it down with an emery board, then added some red glitter.
Sentiment is by Woodware.

Hope, Love

Cuttlebug embossing folder, Sizzix holly die.

Best Wishes

Originally I was going to make a card featuring butterflies, for a challenge.
Somehow the card evolved into not featuring any butterflies at all, it either looked too plain or too cluttered.

Sentiment is by Hero Arts
Seam binding, C/S, and embossing powder are all Stampin Up

Thank You

Embossing folder is by Cuttlebug, I've used an emery-board to sand back the card-stock.
Stamp is by Woodware.

Birthday

Sentiment is a Tonic die. It's a bit bigger than I expected it to be (ordered online and no sizes given) so I think I might need to go 7 x 7 in future rather than my usual size of 6 x 6 inch card.

Hello

Sentiment sticker is by Pebbles Inc
Embossing folder is Cuttlebug

I was tidying up my craft desk today and literally picked up these few scraps together, then decided the colours would go together to make a very quick card.

Thanks

Same as the previous post really, cheeky recycling of a gift tag from Clearly Besotted. Embossing folder is Cuttlebug.

Christmas

Tag punch and stamp are SU.
Letters cut using Sizzix Block Party and embossed with snowflakes embossing folder.

Gift Wrapping

I like to bulk buy plain wrapping paper at this time of year. Have you ever noticed how much cheaper it is in Oct/ Nov/ Dec?
There are lots of offers on in the shops; 3 rolls for 2, 2 for £4, that kind of thing.
If you buy plain, spotty or stripy (ie not a specific Christmas pattern) then you can use it all year round for birthdays and other occasions.

Some people might think it is not Christmassy enough but I think by the time it is under a tree, in a decorated room, it looks just fine. Plus you can always add bows and ribbons and hand-made tags to jazz it up.

This year I thought I'd try going without tags altogether.
I used some scraps of card to cut out names on my Sizzix and then put them through a snowflake embossing folder and glued them straight to the parcels.

Using up scraps + saving money on paper and tags = more money for stash :)

Mum

I had to make two Mother's Day cards in thirty minutes.

This one is my trusty Sizzix flower die (probably my most used die for speedy cards) and Cuttlebug embossing folder. Alphabet is also Sizzix.

Silver Wedding

This was a rush job :)

I had not realised it was my friend's silver wedding so needed to whip up something quick.

I used two Cuttlebug folders, both featuring hearts. On some of the embossed hearts I used Glamour Dust as a highlight.

The numbers and the silver hearts were both cut using Sizzix dies. The 'label' was cut using a Quickutz die - these are similar to Nestabilities but actually I like the Quickutz version better because the die produces a very thin frame (although this is a devil to attach) as well as the main die-cut label.

There are two little tags attached to some silver thread, this was wrapped along the spine of the card. I made the tags using Stampin' Up stamps and matching punch.

Celebrate

 

I was complaining at my card club that I cannot sew in a straight line.

One of my ladies took pity on me and stitched some navy card with a paler blue, she gave me the card and told me she wanted to see what I made with it.

I embossed using Cuttlebug swiss dots folder and added some Sizzix stars and a Sizzix sentiment.

Sunflowers

I'm not keen on this one but thought I'd post it anyway. I like the sunflowers but don't like the positioning etc.

I made the sunflowers using a Sizzix daisies die, they are a lovely gold shimmery paper. The centres were cut with a Sizzix circles die and then they have been embossed with Cuttlebug Polka Dots folder.

The poem is a stamp by Creative Stamping.

Ipod

Cuttlebug Allegro embossing folder.

Handbag stickers free with magazine.

ipod made with cardstock, corner-rounder punch, circle punch and very large brad.

Cuttlebug Card

Very simple.
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. The sentiment is also Cuttlebug from the With Gratitude combo.
Flower is a Sizzix Bigz die called Daisies #2 with a brad for the centre.

Cuttlebug Cards

Cuttlebug Birds and Swirls embossing folder, sentiments are computer printed.
Flower is Sizzix Bigz, Flower Daisies #2 embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.