Christmas Card Club Challenge #14 - Penguins

 Hi Crafters,

When I saw this Whimsy Stamps freebie on their blog I just had to colour it up as it was perfect for our challenge at the Christmas Card Club this week.

Line Dance Penguins

My background was created using a Stampendous word block stamp which I heat embossed in Cosmic Shimmer Tropic Aqua Blaze embossing powder which has an iridescent look to it. The Sentiment Banner is a Penny Black Christmas Banner set. 

Lorraine

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Christmas Card Club challenge #13 - Large Sentiment

 Hi Crafters,

Our challenge this week was to use a large sentiment and this is what I came up with.

My image is from CraftsUprint which has been cut out and popped up on foam, I have added some glitter dots and gold peel-offs for extra detailing.

A little late on parade again this time but hopefully it isn't 3 strikes and I'm out :o)

Take care,

Lorraine

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Belated Christmas Card Challenge - #12 - Nativity

 Hi Crafters,

A quick post from me as I'm on catch up after last weeks computer issues. This card and post should have been up yesterday but you know how things go and time just got the better of me.

                     

Take a look at the rest of the Design teams makes by visiting their blogs - links in my sidebar under the CCC tab.

Have a great evening and I will see you tomorrow for more design team shares.

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #11 - CAS

 Hi Crafters,

I'm sharing a Christmas card today for the Christmas Card Club, our theme is CAS.

I've used some older LOTV snowflake paper and a Crafters Companion Sentiment Die this time.

Have a fabulous Sunday!

Lorraine

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #10 - Christmas Bells

 Hi Crafters,

We are back again this fortnight with another Christmas Card Club Challenge and this week our theme is

CHRISTMAS BELLS

I managed to make two cards this time using a Carnation Crafts Christmas set.

Please check out the other ladies in the team to see what they have created, their blog links are in my sidebar under the CCC header.

Happy Sunday!

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge - #9 Stencils

 Hi Crafters,

It's our ninth Christmas Card Club challenge today.  Time just ran out for me this week so looking through my folders I found this card that I made last year but never blogged.

The owl and sentiment were a magazine freebie stamp set and I added some stencilled stars to an inky splattered leftover scrap piece of card. The stamping around the edge is from a Studio Light frame stamp called Winter Trails. I then coloured the little owl with Promarkers. 

Have a fabulous day!

Lorraine

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #8 - Dogs and or Cats

 Hi Crafters,

We are asking to see your Christmas Dogs and Cats this week at the Christmas Card Club.

I found this a little challenging as when I looked at my crafty stash I seemed to have every other animal except these! I had Christmas Reindeer, Polar Bears, Foxes, Horses, Owls, Squirrels, Donkeys, Camels, Geese, Sheep, Mice, Hedgehogs but no Christmas Dogs or Cats! Well my trusty go-to, CraftsUprint came to the rescue and here is my card.

A little bit of fussy cutting and layering and viola!

I hope you can join in with us and start to get your Christmas card collection started ahead of time. The other ladies in the team have been busy with their cards and you can find them by following the links in my sidebar under the CCC tab.

Lorraine

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #7 - Winter Animals

 Hi Crafters,

It's turned out to be a lovely sunny day here in Norfolk, certainly makes one feel so much better when the sun is shining.

On to my card which is for the current challenge at the Christmas Card Club.

WINTER ANIMALS

This sweet image is called Arctic Cuddles from Digi Stamp Boutique (sadly another digital stamp company that no longer exists).

Coloured with Promarkers

Papers are from The Works

I hope you can visit the other lady's blogs and see what they have been creating, the links to their blogs are on my sidebar under the CCC tab.

Have a fabulous day!

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #6 Santa

 Hi Crafters,

I'm sharing another Christmas card make with you today for the new challenge at our friendly Christmas Card Club.

This week our theme was

SANTA

Above is a lovely image from Hunkydory and sentiment die is from Poppy Crafts. (I'm still trying to use up my Peel-offs too)

Below is an adorable image which I couldn't resist buying from CraftsUprint, I just love his jolly face.

I have layered the image with foam tape and added some glitter to his beard and to the snowflakes for a simple card design.

Lorraine

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Little Donkey - Christmas Card Club Challenge #5

 Hi Crafters,

We are on to our fifth challenge of this years Christmas Card Club and this time our theme is 

CHRISTMAS CAROLS/SONGS

My choice is Little Donkey

A CraftsUprint download, layered and glitter added to the poinsettias. The Christmas sentiment is a Creative Expressions Die, cut and layered in glitter cardstock.

I hope you can join in with us and build up your Christmas stash along the way.

Lorraine 

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #4 - Snow People

 Hi Crafters,

I'm popping in today to share my cards for the new challenge at the Christmas Card Club.

I think these little snowmen are so cute, they were a magazine freebie stamp set (Making Cards Magazine I believe) which I coloured with Promarkers. I made a few of these last Christmas and loved how cute they were so made some more for this challenge.

Take a peek at the other ladies Christmas creations by following the links in my sidebar.

Have a lovely Sunday!

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #3 - Christmas Night Sky

 Hi Crafters,

It's time to share my Christmas makes for the Christmas Card Club. This week the theme is

CHRISTMAS NIGHT SKY

I managed to create two cards this week. Yay!

Created from a Hunkydory kit with Joy Craft die cut snowflakes and Creative Expressions Sentiment die, plus using up some of those old peel-offs that have been in my stash for quite a while.

The second card is a CraftsUprint download which makes a lovely fold back fronted card.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

to be added

I hope you have time to visit the other ladies in the team, their links are in my sidebar under the CCC tab.

Have a great Sunday

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #2 - Two or More Patterned Papers

 Hi Crafters,

It's cold and very frosty here this morning at -7 degrees but the sun is shining which helps to lift the mood. Just the weather to be sharing another Christmas card! :0)

We have a new challenge this week of TWO OR MORE PATTERNED PAPERS

 I have used one of the Christmas Die and Download collections from Carnation Crafts and created this easel card.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge - #32 ATG Christmas

CD Sunday Plus - #102 ATG

My Time To Craft Christmas - #52 Patterned Paper

ABC Christmas Challenge - A - Anything Christmas

I hope you have a lovely Sunday.

Lorraine

xXx

2023 Christmas Card Club

 Hi Crafters,

It's the first of our Christmas Card Club challenges today and our theme is 

EMBOSSING FOLDERS

Recipe

Creative Expressions Embossing Folder

Two Red Robins Stag and Christmas Foliage Dies

Tonic & Duo Dies Sentiments

Carnation Crafts Diamond Sparkle Spray

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Can You Handle The Pressure - ATG Embossing opt. Snow

Incy Wincy Designs - Christmas + / Movement

Pearly Sparkles - #80 No Designer Paper

Christmas Crafts All Year Round - 1 of Something/Tree (1 Stag)

I've had this lovely embossing folder for a few years now and often use it on my Christmas cards, it's an 8" x 8" folder and embosses really well too. This stag is also a great image for male cards and I made a few cards similar to this last year. The rest of the ladies on the team have been busy too and to take a look at their creations just click the links to their blogs under the CCC tab in my sidebar.

Lorraine

xXx 

Christmas Card Club Challenge #25 - Anything Goes

 Hi Crafters,

The last of our Christmas Card Challenges has arrived for 2022 and this time we have chosen 

ANYTHING GOES

Using a CraftsUprint download I have created a shaker card, these are my favourite type of cards to make.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

to be added

Take a look at the rest of the ladies creations by following the links in my sidebar under the 'CCC'  heading.

We will be back in the New Year with more Christmas Card Creations to build up our stocks once again.

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #24 - Deer

 Hi Crafters,

I'm a little late to the party today but it's our friendly Christmas Card Clubs penultimate challenge of 2022 and Rachel has chosen the theme this time of

DEER

I have used various dies and vignettes from the Carnation Crafts Christmas Collections to create this card, it's quite chunky so definitely one to be given by hand and not posted.

The other ladies in the team have created some gorgeous cards too, to see their makes just go to the CCC tab in my sidebar where you will find the links to their blogs.

I had really good sales at the two craft fairs I attended recently, now I have to make some more Christmas cards for next Saturdays event, so I will pop in to your blogs in between card making sessions :o)

See you soon,

Lorraine

xXx 

Christmas Card Club Challenge #23 - Christmas Crackers

 Hi Crafters,

We are back again this week with our Christmas Card Club Challenge. With 6 weeks to go until the Big Day I'm still a little worried about whether I have enough Christmas cards made, I have 5 craft fairs between now and then and there just doesn't seem enough hours in the day to get everything done!

However this week Rita asked us to make cards with a Christmas Cracker theme which gave me the opportunity to use my Carnation Crafts Christmas Treats Die and vignettes.

I have teamed it with a pretty paper from a Sara Davis signature collection pad called Winter Wonderland and a Crafts-Too Presscut Sentiment Die.

Please take a look at the rest of the teams makes by following their links in my sidebar under the CCC tab.

Sending love on Remembrance Day

Lorraine

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #22 Winter Animals

 Hi Crafters,

Christmas is approaching fast and we are already on to challenge number 22 at the Christmas Card Club. Our theme this time is...

WINTER ANIMALS

I have made two cards with animals in a winter scene, I hope this fits the bill?

Happy Sunday!

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #21 - Snow Globe

 Hi Crafters,

Christmas is looming and I have a couple of cards to share for the Christmas Card Club. It was Gwen's turn to choose a theme and she has picked

SNOW GLOBE

These are both CraftsUprint downloads and I covered the snow globe area with Debbi Moore's Print Magic which gives a sparkly layer in real life - the camera however has caused a white-out in parts but you get the idea I hope? I cut and decoupaged the layers and added some tiny gems too.

Please take a look at the other ladies blogs, links are in my sidebar under the CCC tab to see their creations.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #20 - Die Cuts

 Hi Crafters,

It was Sylvie's turn to choose the theme this week and she has chosen Die Cuts.

I created a stepper card using a Presscut Die plus Vignettes and matching Dies from Carnation Crafts.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

to be added 

Please take a look at the other ladies creations in the group, their links are in my sidebar under the CCC tab. We are all hoping to have enough cards made before the Big day, how is your Christmas card making going?

Lorraine

xXx