Button Circles Christmas Card

Here's my second entry in this week's Willow Sketchie Challenge which I also made today. Had two ideas and couldn't decide between them, so made both. Hope you all like it. :D

Button Circles Christmas Card

I used a white card as my base card. I then stuck a red and a green ribbon across the bottom of the card. I then made a red and a green bow which I stuck to the alternate coloured ribbon. I then cut 4 circles out of white card (1 large, 1 slightly smaller, 1 small and one slightly smaller than that). I glued the 2 bigger ones together (smaller one on top) and the 2 smaller ones together (smaller one on top again). Next I overlapped the smaller circles onto the big ones and glued it into place.

I then glued red and green buttons all around the small circle (using the smaller circle which I glued to it as a guide), and then around the edge of the large circle (once again using the smaller circle which I glued to it as a guide). Next I coloured in a Free My Memories Of Days Gone By Santa Digi in Photoshop, printed it on white card, trimmed around it and glued it to the center of the larger circles. Lastly I made a "Merry Christmas" sentiment in Photoshop, printed it on white card, trimmed around it and glued it to the center of the smaller circles.

Had heaps of fun making this card, was good to get to use some of my buttons too. I would once again like to thank Clairebears from Willow Sketchie Challenge for a fantastic recipe and sketch. Good luck to all that enter. :D

2 Ribbons And A Button Christmas Card

This is the card that I made today as my first entry in this week's Willow Sketchie Challenge. The sketch came with a recipe this week "2 ribbons and a button". Hope you all like it. :D

2 Ribbons And A Button Christmas Card

I used a white card as my base card, which I covered in red and white polka dot paper. I glued a red 'Merry Christmas' ribbon across the bottom of the card (ribbon no 1). Next I cut out 1 large and 1 small circle out of green paper, and 2 slightly smaller circles out of white card. I then glued the white circles to the center of the green ones.

I then coloured in a Free Sliekje Christmas kitty Digi Stamp using Photoshop, printed it on white card, trimmed around it and glued it to the large circle. I also made a "Merry Christmas" sentiment in Photoshop, printed it on white card, trimmed around it and glued it to the smaller circle. I then glued both the circles on to the card. Lastly I threaded a green ribbon (ribbon no 2) through a red button (a button) and glued it to the bottom of the large circle.

I had fun making this card, and would like to thank Clairebears from Willow Sketchie Challenge for a great recipe and sketch. I would also like to say goodbye to Kate and Clairebears, I'll miss you girls, good luck in all your future crafting :-* Good luck to all that enter :D

Free Reindeer Digi Stamp

Here's a Reindeer Digi Stamp that I made the other day. I have also included a coloured option. To download it simply click on the image to open it in it's own window then right click on the image and save. :D

 Free Reindeer Digi Stamp

Example Of Use

If you use these free Digi Stamps and post your creation to a blog, please leave the link in comments, so that myself and others can see it. Thanks :D

Merry Christmas Reindeer Card

Cutting it very close for this entry I know, but I have been very sick with Tonsilitis and haven't been able to craft. :( Anyway finally got it done, so here's my entry in this week's The Crafty Bloggers Network sketch challenge. Hope you all like it. :D

Merry Christmas Reindeer Card

I used a white card as my base card. I then cut 2 squares (6.5 x 6.5cm) out of red and white polka dot paper and another 2 out of a free candy cane striped paper from Free Digital Scrapbooking. I then glued them to the middle of the card to form a square. Next I attached a red Christmas themed ribbon across the middle of the card. I then cut a square (11 x 11cm) out of a free green swirl paper from Free Digital Scrapbooking. I cut a slightly smaller square (10 x 10cm) out of white card and glued it to the green square. I then pierced all around the white card using my single Cutter Bee Bug and threaded thin silver cord through it. I then attached the squares to the card using double sided foam tape.

For the flourishes I used a glitter sticker pack I found at a bargain store. I coloured in my Free Reindeer Digi Stamp using Photoshop, printed it on white card and trimmed around it. I then glued it to a die cut green star, and glued the star to the card as well. I then cut 2 medium stars out of silver foil card and glued them to the card on either side of the big green star. Next I stuck a green glitter star to the silver star on the left. Lastly I cut 2 pieces of Merry Christmas ribbon and glued them across the left side of the green and white square.

Apart from being sick I did enjoy making this card, and I would like to thank the DT at The Crafty Bloggers Network for another great challenge. Good luck to all that enter. :D

All I Want For Christmas Is You Card

Finally got round to finishing my entry for this week's Willow Sketchie Challenge. After much thought (and not much time to do it in, as has been a busy week again) I decided to make the 2 parallel rectangles that go down the card into a mirror and put a sexy Christmasy girl on the front, with an 'All I want for Christmas is you' sentiment, that way the recipient (my boyfriend) will see them self on the mirror card, and hence they become part of the card. ;) Hope you all like it. :D

All I Want For Christmas Is You Card

I used a white card as my base card and then covered the front with a free Candy Cane striped paper from Free Digital Scrapbooking. Next I cut my 2 mirrors out of silver mirror card and glued one each side of the card. I then stuck a red and white heart ribbon across the center of the card. I stuck a red glitter heart sticker to the top left and bottom right corners of my card.

I enlarged and printed a Popeye Wong image (won't post the link here, as some are for 18+ only) and printed it on white card. As she had a rather short skirt in the original image, I decided to make her a nice long flowing one, which I cut out of red and white polka dot paper. I then glued a piece of white fluffy fibre to the bottom of the skirt to give it a nice fluffy trimming. I made a red "All I want for Christmas is you" sentiment in Photoshop, printed it on white card and then trimmed around it. I then stamped the lips onto a piece of white card using red ink, and trimmed around it too. I cut a rectangle out of white card and glued the Popeye Wong image down the right side and the sentiment and lips down the left. Lastly I matted the white rectangle onto a piece of red foil card and then attached it to the card using double sided foam tape.

Although it was a relatively easy card to make, I had fun coming up with the idea of a way for the recipient to become a part of the card. I would like to thank Pauline from Willow Sketchie Challenge for a great sketch. Sorry I didn't have more time to make a big wow card Pauline, it's coming into that hectic Season again. ;) Good luck to all that enter :D

Reindeer Triptych Card

Here's the card I made today for my entry in The Crafty Bloggers Network 'All The Two's' challenge. I decided what better way to express the theme than a Triptych card. Hope you all like it. :D

Reindeer Triptych Card

For this card I used a piece of white card (30 x 15cm) as my base card, I then folded 7.5cm in on both sides. Next I covered both sides of the front of the card with a free red star Christmas Paper (which I printed on white card) from Free Digital Scrapbooking. I then coloured in a free reindeer Digi Stamp (x 2) from Little Scraps Of Heaven Designs using Photoshop, printed them on white card and trimmed them into a square. Next I glued the Digi's onto a free green swirl Christmas patterned paper (which I printed on white card) from Free Digital Scrapbooking. I then trimmed it into a square slightly larger than the Digi's. I then glued half of one Digi to the top of the right flap, and half of the other Digi to the bottom of the left flap. I made a 'Merry Christmas' Sentiment using Photoshop which I glued to the middle of each side. Lastly I cut the backs off 2 small Christmas tree brads, 2 large Christmas tree brads and 2 green circle brads and glued one of each to the bottom right and one of each to the top left.

I had fun making this card and trying a new technique, and I would like to thank the DT at The Crafty Bloggers Network for another fantastic challenge. Good luck to all that enter. :D

Candy Giveaway

Patterned Paper and All Things Pretty Candy Giveaway

Head on over to Patterned Paper and All Things Pretty! to try your luck at winning Ruth's Christmas candy (Humphrey Christmas collection CD, together with 3 Christmas stamps) that she has up for grabs. All you have to do is enter your details on the Candy Giveaway page. Good luck :D

Santa In Chimney Shaker Card

I made this card tonight for my entry in this week's Willow Sketchie Challenge. As I had so much fun making last week's shaker card I decided to make another. Hope you all like it. :D

Santa In Chimney Shaker Card

I used a white card as my base card. I cut a rectangle out of blue and white polka dot paper and glued it to the center of my card. Next I cut a rectangle out of white pearl paper (for the house) and a trapezoid out of brown metallic paper (for the roof). I then cut 2 rectangles out of either side of the white pearl rectangle (for the windows) and one in the center at the bottom (for the door).

I then cut out the window frames and door out of brown metallic paper. I glued the door to another piece of brown metallic paper and left a 5mm flap down one side. I then pushed and glued the flap to the back of the left side of the doorway. Next I glued on the window frames. I then coloured in 2 free Sliekje Digi Stamps (the girl and the boy) and a free Little Scraps Of Heaven Designs Christmas Tree Digi Stamp using Photoshop. I printed them on white card and cut them out into rectangles big enough to fit behind the windows and door. I then glued them to the back of the house behind the windows and door. Next I glued the house and roof to my card.

For the shaker I cut an oval out of green and white polka dot card, and another oval out of the center of it. I then coloured in my free Santa In Chimney and Santa Sack Digi Stamps using Photoshop. I printed them on white card, trimmed around them and glued them onto the roof of the house. Next I glued plastic transparency to the back of the oval, and once dry trimmed around it. I then put double sided foam tape all around the back of my oval, and trimmed around the outside. Next I stuck the bottom half of the oval to the card, and filled it with the shaker ingredients (I used mini diamonte stars, diamontes, foil stars and glass bead balls) from the top of the oval. I then stuck down the top of the shaker. I cut the back off 3 silver star brads and glued them onto the oval. Lastly I made a "Santa is coming" sentiment, which I glued to the top left of the card.

This was another extremely fun card to make and I think I am hooked on shaker boxes... Lol. ;) I would like to say a massive thanks to Lisa from Willow Sketchie Challenge for another inspiring sketch. Good luck to all that enter. :D

Free Santa In Chimney and Santa Sack Digi Stamps

Here's 2 free digi's that I made to put on a card today. I have also added a coloured option for each. To download them simply click on the image to open it in it's own window then right click on the image and save. :D

 Free Santa In Chimney Digi Stamp

Free Santa Sack Digi Stamp

 Example Of Use

If you use these free Digi Stamps and post your creation to a blog, please leave the link in comments, so that myself and others can see it. Thanks :D

Just A Quick Hello Card

Here's my entry that I made today for this week's The Crafty Bloggers Network challenge. The theme was Pink, Purple and green. I also made this card to send to my Nan and Pop who I haven't seen in years. Hope you all like it. :D

Just A Quick Hello Card

 

I used a lime green textured card as my base card. I coloured in a Free Sliekje Digi Stamp using photoshop and printed it on white card. I also made a pink and purple "Just a quick Hello" sentiment in Photoshop, printed it on white card and cut it out. I then cut a rectangle slightly bigger than the digi out of pink polka dot paper and glued the digi to the center of it. Next I cut a small square out of pale green patterned paper and a small triangle out of pink patterned paper and glued the tops of both to the back and bottom of the pink polka dot rectangle. I then glued all of this to the card. I also glued the sentiment to the top right of the digi. Next I glued 3 pink heart diamontes to the digi.

Lastly I glued some purple ribbon across the bottom right corner of the card. I also glued a purple square diamonte to a pink silk flower, and once dry I glued it to the ribbon.

I enjoyed making this card for my Nan and Pop, and I would like to thank the DT at The Crafty Bloggers Network for another great challenge. Good luck to all that enter. :D

Christmas Advent Shaker Card

Here's the card that I have been slowly making the past few days for my entry in this week's Willow Sketchie Challenge. I wanted to do something a bit out there and this week's sketch gave me the idea of a Christmas Advent style shaker card. Hope you all like it. :D

Christmas Advent Shaker Card

 

Advent Shaker Card Tutorial

1. I used an A4 sheet of white card to make the card itself. I drew a line 14cm from both top and bottom of the sheet, this created a strip down the middle for the card fold. I then also drew a line 14cm in from one side of sheet. I then cut the excess off.

2. I then folded along both lines either side of the card fold strip.

3. Next I turned the card over and drew up a grid for my advent windows (each window was 4 x 4cm).

4. I then cut the windows out using a craft knife and cutting mat. 

I then covered the front of the card with patterned paper (I chose red with white polka dots) and once it was stuck on I then cut the windows out of it as well. I glued a strip of metallic green handmade paper across the middle of the card. I then cut a circle out of white and green polka dot paper to put under the digi and glued it on, and once again cut the windows out of it.

5. I used the squares I cut out of the windows to make the doors. First I glued them onto a piece of metallic brown paper and then cut them out.

6. I then glued the reverse side to a piece of A4 computer paper.

7. I then cut them out again, leaving a 5mm flap on one side. I then sat them on top of the windows and pushed and glued the flaps to the inside of the card.

8. On a piece of white card I measured out the templates for the shaker boxes and cut them out (I made them in strips of 3 and cut them out individually before attaching them to the card, there were 6 boxes in total). I then cut tabs into the zig zag corners of each and glued them up into little boxes.

9. I then glued plastic transparency across the windows to the back of the card. Next I glued papers and embellishments to the inside of my boxes. Once dry I added my shaker ingredients (I used glitter, mini diamonte stars, diamontes, foil stars and glass bead balls). I then glued each box to the back of the card and glued scraps of paper over any gaps.

I used a hole punch to make the door handles out of gold paper. I then finished off my card by gluing 3 green star diamontes to the metallic green handmade paper strip, and my elf digi to the circle. The elf digi I made myself and is available here.

This is the funnest card I have ever made, and possibly one of the best and I would like to thank Kate from Willow Sketchie Challenge for a very inspiring sketch. :-* Good luck to all that enter. :D

Free Santa and Elf Digi Stamps

I have been trying to find some free Santa digi's the last few days using Google images, but haven't found many. So I decided to make my own Santa digi today, I also made an Elf digi. And I  thought I would share them with you, my fellow crafters. :D I have also added a coloured option for each. To download them simply click on the image to open it in it's own window then right click on the image and save. :D

 Free Santa Digi Stamp

Free Elf Digi Stamp

 Example Of Use

If you use these free Digi Stamps and post your creation to a blog, please leave the link in comments, so that myself and others can see it. Thanks :D

Simple Santa Card

I made this card today for my entry in The Crafty Bloggers Network 'Keep It Simple' challenge. Again I went with a Christmas theme, seeing as that time is rapidly approaching us. Hope you all like it. :D

Simple Santa Card

I used a red textured card as my base card. I attached a see through red Santa belt ribbon to the bottom of the card using vellum tape. Next I coloured in a Free My Memories Of Days Gone By Santa Digi in Photoshop and printed it on white card. I then trimmed around it and used double sided foam tape to attach it to top left of the card.

Lastly I made a sentiment scroll by drawing a scroll shape (an elongated S) onto a piece of yellow card, I then cut it out and used brown and black blending chalks to give it an aged colour. I coloured the entire scroll in (on both sides) with the brown blending chalk first, and then went around the edges with the black blending chalk, I then used the brown blending chalk again on the inside edges of the black blending chalk (to blend it in better with the brown). Next I rolled the top of the scroll underneath and the bottom to the front. I then went back over the rolled bits with both the brown and black blending chalks. I used a black marker to write the "Merry Christmas To You" sentiment on the scroll, and red and green markers to draw holly on the bottom right of it as well. I then attached it to the top right of my card with double sided foam tape.

This was a fun and quick simple card to make and I would like to thank the DT at The Crafty Bloggers Network for a great first challenge. Good luck to all that enter. :D

Christmas Cat Card

Here's the card I made tonight for my entry in this week's Willow Sketchie Challenge. It was a quick card, as once again I was running out of time to make the deadline. ;) I decided to go with a Christmas theme this time. Hope you all like it. :D

Christmas Cat Card

I used a plain white card as my base card. I cut a square slightly smaller than my base card out of pale yellow card, and glued it to the center of my card. I then made a "Merry Christmas" sentiment with a green border in Photoshop which I printed on white card. I coloured in a Free Sliekje Digi Stamp in Photoshop and printed it on white card as well. I cut 2 rectangles (2 x 12cm) out of striped paper and glued the top of the sentiment to one and the bottom to the other and then repeated for the digi. I then glued this in the center of the card. I glued 2 red circle diamontes to the top left of the card with a red heart diamonte in between them. I then glued 3 small gold diamontes to 3 corners of the striped paper rectangles. I then glued a white pom pom onto the end of the digi's Christmas hat.

Lastly I made some holly out of 2 leaves which I cut out of green textured paper and 3 red beads. I glued each piece to the bottom left corner of the digi.

It was a fun quick card to make and I would like to thank Shell from Willow Sketchie Challenge for a great sketch. Good luck to all than enter. :D