Christmas Card Club Challenge #25 - Christmas Gifts

Hi Crafters,

This is our last challenge for 2017, we should have made all our Christmas cards by now, hopefully :)

This week our theme is 

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Recipe

Craft Creations Decoupage sheets

Joy Crafts Parcels Border Die

Papers - Trimcraft 'The Night Before Christmas'

Stampin' Up Sentiment Stamp

Challenges I'd Like To Enter:

Double D Challenges - It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Cute Card Thursday - #507 ATG

Have a lovely Sunday!

Lorraine

xXx

Christmas Card Club Challenge #18 - A Winter Scene

Hi Crafters,

I'm here a little later than expected today, I was hoping to get this posted this morning but you know how it is - the best laid plans and all that...

Anyway,  this is my card for our fortnightly Christmas Challenge which was set by Rachel this time.

A Winter Scene

I've used another Craft Creations decoupage sheet but instead of a clean and simple design which I've been creating of late I thought I'd go all out on this one.

 It's an easel card too

...and hopefully you can see some the lovely sparkle in this photo. I've used glamour dust and glass glitter with my 3D Schnee from Anna Marie Designs.

Recipe

Decoupage Image - Craft Creations Sheet

Dies - Spellbinders Grand Scallop Circles, Crealies Large Circles, Magnolia Snowy Forest, Spellbinders Poinsettia, Joy Craft Merry Christmas.

Papers - Winter Wishes by Nitwit/LOTV

Sentiment Stamp - Freebie from Quick Cards Magazine

Christmas Tree Snowflake Ornament (cut in half)

Lace

Brad

Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

Glamour Dust

Glass Glitter

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Crafty Friends - #39 Use Lots of Glitter

Noor Designs - #22 Flowers & Lace

CHNC Every Saturday - #297 ATG / Vintage

CHNC Christmas Challenge Extra - Sept. ATG Christmas

Addicted To Stamping - #130 Not A Square (Sentiment Stamp)

Holly Jolly Christmas - #79 Non Traditional Colours

Creative Inspirations - #256 Christmas in August

Aud Sentiments - #163 ATG + Sentiment

I'm a day early with this card as I have another DT post for tomorrow but do pop over to my fellow teamies blogs to see their creations tomorrow - a list of their blogs can be found in the tab at the top of my blog.

We had a lovely start to the day here but we've just had heavy rain. I know the gardens could do with it but fingers crossed that it stays fine and settled for a few weeks longer.

See you tomorrow,

Lorraine

xXx

Decoupage

Hi Crafters,

Another beautiful day here in Norfolk, hope you are enjoying some of the sun too.

A quick post from me before I pop out on a few errands today.

This was a commissioned order and remember yesterday when I said there will always be a place for decoupage in my crafting, well this is one of those times. I have used a Crafty Creations die-cut sheet for this one, with a few stamps, dies and an embossing folder from my stash.

Recipe

Crafty Creations Die-cut Decoupage Sheet - Ariel Square Four

Crafters Companion Gunmetal Embossing Folder

Xcuts Cogs Die

Craft Essentials Chain Die

LOTV Circle Sentiment Stamp

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Bunny Zoe's Challenge - Travelling/Transport

Fab 'n' Funky - #303 Three or more layers

Creative Inspirations - #350 Something for the Boys/Sporty

Thanks for visiting today, see you soon,

Lorraine 

xXx

2014 Catch Up

Hi Crafters,
Whilst sorting through some of my files on my computer I found a few pics of cards that I had not had a chance to share so thought I would show you now.

 This first photo is of a card I made for my husbands' Birthday using a decoupage sheet from Craft Creations but I really liked making the background best. I used a Spellbinders deep embossing folder and inked the cardstock afterwards with black soot distress ink picking up the embossing and then carefully applied Versamark clear embossing ink and clear powder over the raised parts, giving this gorgeous industrial effect.

 A close up view to show the embossing.

I thought I would do this again on another card but this time using an X-Cut embossing folder covered with tiny cogs.

Another close up

And in true Monty Python style -  now for something completely different...

 ... a Wedding Card. I made my own rolled roses with  an MFT die and used a Martha Stewart border punch for the accent piece.

This card was rather fun, inspired by something I saw on Pinterest, I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut the spectacles a few times and layered them up to be a sturdy weight and popped them on foam pads.

 

I'd like to enter this last one in to the challenges at

 Come And Get It - Humorous Cards.

Quirky Crafts - #1 Clean & Simple

 

Well that's it from me today, thank you to everyone who has popped in here recently and left some fabulous comments, I really do appreciate it.

See you all soon,

 

Lorraine

Die-cut Decoupage

Hi Crafters,
Hope you are enjoying your weekend, the weather has been very dull and dreary here today but I've been in my craft room with my head down, busy creating so I haven't been too bothered with the weather.
I decided to use a die-cut decoupage sheet that I've had in my stash for a while as the recipient for this commissioned card, (Sheila) loves her garden and the wildlife within it.
So this one seemed appropriate.

 

I used some papers from the 'First Edition' paper pad 'Bird Song' they are very pretty and complemented the colours in the decoupage. I also edged the layers with some pink 'Art Glitter. The words and letters of her name were cut out using dies that I bought on my recent trip to the NEC. Shhh don't tell hubby but I haven't found room to put away all the lovely things I got yet, they're still in the carrier bags, lol. I got rather carried away by all the lovely stalls, and armed with my birthday money I went from stall to wonderful stall collecting all the things I needed and, I'm afraid, more besides.

Here's a close up view of those lovely birds,

 

 

 Mmmm, albeit a tad blurred, blast that camera :(

 

I'd like to enter this card in to the following challenges:

 

Country View Challenges - Letters

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Lorraine