Christmas Card Club Challenge #12 - Snowflakes

Hi Crafters,

Well what funny weather we are having...

one minute the sun is out and the next it's pouring down with rain and gusting winds. After the lovely hot and sunny May we've just had this is a bit of a shock to the system but the gardens and farmers desperately need the rain.

So on to my cards, I've had a little extra time this week so I managed to make four card for Gwen's theme of Snowflakes.

This was made using an image from an LOTV Art Pad which is no longer available unfortunately. The background paper is also from LOTV, also unavailable, can you see a theme? Yes, I've been raiding my stash and trying to use up some older stuff. The dies used are: Craft Essentials Sentiment, Memory Box Precious Snowflakes, Joy Crafts 6002/0697 Winter Wishes Landscape, Nelly Snellen Christmas Trees and a Marianne Designs COL 1423 Fence Die.

Again the image and papers are from the same LOTV Art Pad but this time I used a Cheery Lynn snowflake Die alongside the Joy Crafts Winter Wishes Landscape Die.

These two were both made using an unbranded Snowflake frame die and Duo Dies Large Sentiment dies.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

CHNC Every Saturday - #493 ATG / Winter Fun

Christmas Craft Creations - Use a Die Cut

Thanks for popping by today, hope you have a lovely Sunday.

See you soon,

Lorraine 

xXx

ABC Christmas Challenge - E is for Embossing, Wet or Dry

Hi Crafters,

I hope your Wednesday has got off to a good start.

It is a new challenge at ABC Christmas today and here is my card for the theme of 

'E' is for Embossing - Wet or Dry.

I've used both types of embossing on my card

The background has been dry embossed and letter-pressed using a snowflake Cuttlebug EF and some Memento ink. The sentiment strip is also dry embossed and inked over to show the words.

On the Marianne Skates die I have inked through the die with Hickory Smoke DI and added clear embossing powder then heat embossed this to give a shiny effect on the heels of the skates - not that you can see it on this photo very well - why is it notoriously difficult to capture anything glittery or shiny and yet when you don't want the shine, like with mirri card it takes over your photo? Ah well you will have to imagine it's there :o)

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Crafting From The Heart - #101 ATG

Winter Wonderland - Must Use a Sentiment

Sweet Stampin Christmas - Snowflakes

Rightio! time to get your embossing folders and powders out and create a Christmas project, the prize, should you be the lucky winner is a beautiful Snow Flourish die from ...

That's it for today, 

see you soon,

Lorraine

xXx

Letterpress Snowflakes

Hi Crafters,

A Happy Valentine's Day!

I haven't got a Valentine card to share with you but another Christmas card, thought I would try and keep ahead of the game with them.

This time I have letter pressed a Sheena Douglas embossing folder with Summer Sky Memento ink for my background and used this lovely, large sentiment die from Ultimate Crafts cut from Glitter card.

This is a 5" x 7" card so you can see what a lovely size that die is. It also has a few snowflakes of it's own but I wanted to concentrate on the ones in the background.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Sweet Stampin' Christmas - Snowflakes

CHNC Every Saturday - #268 Colour Blue

CHNC Christmas - February Challenge

Enjoy your Sunday!

Lorraine 

xXx