Traditional Christmas Colours

The days seem to be flying by ever nearer to the big day. Its a busy time of year with nativity plays and carol concerts and the looming pile of presents to wrap!

I also had my 5 minutes of fame in January's Cross Stitch Crazy magazine this week! I was asked to be a member of January's reader panel which was fun.

Today I thought I would share a Christmas card with you, using more traditional colours. I made this card using a stamp from one of my favourite companies, Little Claire. I was really lucky to be the winner of their November challenge with my baby card. For this card, I stamped and coloured the image with Promarkers and then added the holly, ribbon and twine embellishment.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Little Claire Designs  - Christmas

Dilly Beans - Traditional red and green

Festive Sparkle

Its certainly a lot chillier in the south today - but at least its dry! I hope the rain has subsided for you too!

This month's challenge at Crafty Individuals is Festive Sparkle so I created this card with this in mind. I used the deer stamp on acetate and embossed it with White Twinkle WOW Embossing Powder. I created the background card using Cosmic Shimmer Sprays and then stamped snowflakes and embossed them with WOW White Puff Twinkle. The card was then finished off with ribbon and a wooden snowflake.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:
Wow Embossing Powder  - Christmas
Try It on Tuesday - Christmas Sparkle
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge - Non Traditional Colours
Fashionista Challenge - Blue Christmas

Happy ThanksGiving and a Simple Card

Firstly I would like to say a Happy Thanksgiving to all my followers in the US who will be celebrating today. I do hope you have a great time with your family.

Here in the UK we are slowly gearing up for the festive season and I'm snowed under with card orders! I treated myself to an early Christmas present this week - a mini Cricut - so I can't wait for it to arrive!

I couldn't sleep last night so used a set of Personal Impressions stamps which I bought in the sale last Christmas to make this simple card. I am really pleased with the result.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - Clean and Simple

Studio 12 Christmas Card Make

So are we all crafting for Christmas?!  I seem to have been for a very long time!

This is one of my new cards I've made  for my forthcoming craft fairs for Christmas. I love the images that Studio 12 put in their CD collections. This is a card I have made. I created the scene using the backing papers and images. I decoupaged the house and added glitter accents to the house and trees. The final decoration was the heart with the bakers twine.

I have lots more new cards to share its just getting time to upload them all!!

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas Anything Goes
Fashionista Challenge - Blue Christmas
Hooked on Craft - No red or green
Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog - Cold and Frosty

A New Arrival

Well half term is almost over so looking forward to more time for crafting! This week also saw a new arrival to our family when my cousin gave birth to a baby boy on Wednesday (yes, Halloween!). So I have been asked to make a few new baby boy cards this week!

I though I would share this one with you. I purchased this great frame stamp from Zoe  who creates some fabulous work and often sells some great bargains! It was second hand but in great condition. The pram was a stamp from Hobbycraft which I stamped and coloured with Promarkers. Finally the greeting was stamped with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink.

One of my favourite companies Little Claire has a challenge which is themed New Arrivals so I am entering this card into the challenge.

Happy Halloween!

So are you ready for things that go bump in the night? We have our pumpkin carved and spooky cookies baked. I really enjoy Halloween although this year I have only managed to make one Halloween project.

So to all enjoy the spookiest night of the year!!

The colours of Autumn

Now the nights are drawing in and the chill is in the air its a perfect time for crafting. I also think its a great time of a year to get out in the country and see the changing colour of the trees. These are some pictures that I took near my home recently.

The card I have made is inspired by the Autumn trees. I created a brayered background using Big N Juicy ink and then used the same pad and the Crafty Individuals Trees stamp to create a row of trees in autumnal colours. Once finished I cut the image into three and layered each piece onto brown cardstock.  The final touch was the greeting (stamped in the same way) and the raffia and a button.

I am entering this card into the following challenges :

Paper Pretties - Fall Inspiration

Allsorts - Fall Colours

Artistic Stamper - Natural World

Cupcake Craftroom - Anything Goes in Autumn

Live and Love Crafts  - Halloween / Autumn Colours

Christmas Stitching

I enjoy lots of different crafts, one of them being Cross Stitching. When my computer went down last week I decided it was time to finish some of my UFOs (unfinished Objects!). This kit is by Dimensions and I have just started stitching the next in the series.

I hope you like it as its a bit different from papercraft!

Spooky!

Its getting towards that time of the year when the ghosts and ghouls come out to play! I love Halloween and have fun with my son decorating the house and having a spooky tea party.

Here is a Halloween card I have just made using one of my new Imagination Crafts stencils.  I sponged Distress Ink through the stencil to create the background and the moon.  I used a PaperArtsy stamp for the gate and various spooky stamps from a set I have. Once finished I went round the edge of the card with Black Soot distress ink to darken the card. I printed and mounted my own greeting on the front.

If you would like more Halloween ideas you can visit my Pinterest Halloween board!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Catered Crop - Halloween
Crafty Calendar - All things Spooky
Craft Us Crazy - Halloween
Addicted to stamps - Halloween

Autumn is here

I have been a bit behind with my blogging lately. My mum has been poorly this week and so I have had to take care of things at home, so I haven't had much time for crafting.

Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year - the colours, cinnamon, gingerbread and I have to say I am a fan of the cold weather!

I did get a moment last night to make this card which I was really pleased with. I cut the squares using Nestabilities Scalloped Square die from different coloured card. I then altered the colour of the wooden embellishments with Distress Ink and stuck them to the squares on a base card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges :
Crafty Creations - Fall Colours
Sassy Cheryl - Lets Think About Fall
Joanna Sheen - Down In The Garden