Last Christmas Cards - I Promise

Hi Everyone,
       hope you all had a lovely festive time and are looking forward to 2014.
I'm sure that you are all Christmased out by now but I just wanted to share some last minute Christmas cards that I found the photo's of when tidying up my computer files.
These were really quick to make which was a bonus because I had quite a lot to do.

 

Good night all...

...Happy New Year !

 

Lorraine

Five Jolly Snowmen

Evening all,
Just thought I would pop in and share the last five cards that I have made, and I am so chuffed coz' that's me all finished on the Christmas card front for this year, phew. It was a mad rush at the end and so my New Years resolution is definitely going to be that I must make a Christmas card every week next year so that I have a stash of them by the time it comes round again.
I used a gorgeous Penny Black stamp called 'Warm and Cold Snowman', my Promarkers, lots of different embossing folders (although you are hard pressed to see the embossing in the photo I'm afraid) a Tim Holtz edge die and some gingham ribbon.

He's such a cute little fellow don't you think?
I'm entering in to the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Last Christmas... Card of the Year

Crafty Little Fairies - Let It Snow

Bearly-Mine Challenge - Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland - Ribbon and Pearls
Penny Black and More Challenge - Traditional Christmas Colours

 

That's it from me this evening, I'm off to finish wrapping the last few presents and watch a bit of TV.

 

Lorraine



That Stamp Again....

..Hi, I'm really getting some great inspiration from this Stampendous Snowy Postcard stamp. I've made another Christmas card with it that I would like to share with you.

This card is for my mum she likes traditional scenes for Christmas, I hope she likes it.

It's a short and sweet post today as I have 6 Christmas cards left to make and I'm on a mission to get them finished today -  fingers crossed.

Bye for now

 

Lorraine



Stampendous - Snowy Postcard

Hi all,
I'm really loving this stamp from Stampendous, although I think I'm a little late discovering it, lol. I'm sure it's been out there a while now, and judging by the amount of lovely cards I've seen made with it when I did a search, you are all loving it too.
Here's a couple of different examples...

 

This stamp is so versatile and you can get very different effects just by changing the colour of ink it's stamped with or by layering it up like I have in the first example.

I also got to use my pot of Frantage for the first time and I loved the way that turned out too, it makes a great falling snow effect.

Well that's all for now,

See you soon,

Lorraine

Christmas Wishes

Hi all,
Just a quick post to share 3 commissioned cards that I finished recently.

I'm entering this card into a challenge at  Papertake Weekly -Christmas Creatures

 

I'm entering this card in to a challenge at Crafty Little Fairies - Let It Snow

 

I'm entering this card in to a challenge at Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

 

Hope you are all organised for the 25th ! I'm almost there now thank goodness.

Catch you all later,

Lorraine

 

 

Crafters Companion - Barkley

Hi Crafters,

What happened to yesterday?
I meant to post this yesterday but the time just got away from me, so here it is - one of my latest Christmas cards.

This is Barkley and Friends, a Christmas pre-coloured digi from a decoupage sheet and a great shaped card that I purchased from the NEC recently. I tried out my new snowflake die from Joy and glittered it up with Cosmic Shimmer Aurora Crystal Sparkle embossing powder, I've used this a lot lately, I love it. The sentiment is from a Dreamees set of stamps. Sorry the lighting is rubbish.

Here is a closer view...

... you can just make out the layers of decoupage.

And a nice close up of the snowflake and embossing.

As you can see Father Christmas really needs to bring me a new camera and a light box, I've been very good, promise. We will have to see, it could just be the photographer lol.

 

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

 

Papertake Weekly - Christmas Creatures

Country View Crafts - Bah-Humbug

Bearly Mine Challenge - Sketch #116

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland - Embossing (Dry & Heat)

A Creative Romance - Sparkle at Christmas

Scribble & Scrap - Challenge #7 Anything Goes

 

Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate your comments and try to visit all your blogs too. I always look at your work even if I don't have time to comment.

The glitter is calling, must dash,

 

Lorraine

 





 

 

I'm Back !

Phew, it's been a busy 2 weeks. I've been beavering away in my craft room almost non stop since my last post trying to finish everything on an ever increasing list of Christmas cards, commissioned cards, and a Christening album. The latter is what I would like to share with you today. The Christening was yesterday so I can safely show pictures now.
Just a warning, there are quite a few....

The front cover

The album was made from chipboard and all the pages were covered with papers from the 'First Edition - Up, Up & Away' 8 x 8  pad.
I used silk ribbon and heart buttons for the binding and the flair button came in a set from 36 Shades of Flair .

I did some fussy cutting and made a raised photo frame.

 

Inside front cover has a pocket and gift tag.

First page has a verse

Next page - I've fuzzed out the name and details

Space for a photo, it just tucks under at the corners

Space for photo and journaling

Page for Godparents

Page for family photo

Page for guests photo

more photo's and journaling

Name banner and more photo's

Verse and inside back cover and pocket

Back cover

 

I was really pleased with how this turned out, it's only the second mini album I have made and I learnt a lot from the first one which made this one a little easier.

Well I will be back tomorrow to share some of the Christmas cards that I have been creating and maybe enter them in a challenge or two.

TTFN,

 

Lorraine