Santa!

Good morning all!

Not long now till the big day!

Are we all organised yet?

I most cerainly am not this year! I still have lots of shopping to do, & I'm 

working up until Christmas Eve, but I'm sure we'll all get there in the end!

So, it's time for the new challenge at Eureka Stamps, where this weeks theme is 

#172 Santa

Here's my little CAS card!

I've used the adorable little Digi 16901Santa Stuck In Chimney

& Digi 16902 (527) Darn Milk & Cookies

I've coloured the image using my Promarkers then cut with a Spellbinders oval die.

The base is an A6 white card blank & the background is from Kanban.

The image & sentiment were layered onto some Kanban CS.

I popped up the image & sentiment on some 1mm foam pads to add

some dimension but keep it within the normal UK postage limits

Not too much more to say about this quick & simple little card!

Thanks so much for dropping in!
I hope you can play in the challenge this week!

I'm sure you've all made at least one card featuring Santa!

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

My Time to Craft - Last minute Christmas makes 
Sweet Stampin - Merry Christmas 
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Christmas In July

Good Morning all!

It's Monday, the start of a brand new week & a brand new challenge over at

Eureka Stamps where the theme this time is

#150 Christmas In July

Here's my little DT Inspiration card!

The image I've used is Digi 6607 Santa On Skis

Cute huh?

I coloured him up using my promarkers, cut out with a spellbinders

square die, then inked the edges with a chalk inkpad.

I added a touch of glamour dust to the fur & the pom, on his hat.

The papers I have used were in my scraps box.

The sentiment was printed & die cut.

I inked them too.

Some of the elements are mounted on foam pads for dimension.

 I used a Matha Stewart punch to create the leaf border.

The little reindeer was cut with a spellbinders die & detail added

using sakura pens. Finally, I added some skittles to finish it off

Here's little look from the side too!

Thanks for popping in today, I hope you like my little card!

I hope you can play in the challenge too!

I'd like to enter this on in a few challenges:

Crafty Calendar - Christmas In July

Crafty Friends Challenge - Use A Punch

Live & Love Crafts Challenge - Christmas In July
C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
Crafting By Designs - Get Ready For Christmas
Crafty Gals Corner - Christmas In July

Santa's Brewery

Good morning all!

Here's a little card I made using some Christmas Decoupage from
La Pashe

Santa's Brewery!

A fun image for a beer lover or in the case of the recipient 

of this card, a Brewing Chemist!

I've teamed the decoupage with some papers from a 

Papermainia Capsule Collection, a couple of buttons from

 my stash & a little bit of ribbon upcycled from a top.

The sentiment was part of the decoupage sheet. 

Thanks for popping in! Let me know that you've been 

& I'll pop over to visit you too!

I'd like to enter this card in a few challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs - 2 or more papers

Creative Card Crew - Stripes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday -  Anything Goes with a twist - Masculine

Love to Create - Christmas

My Time to Craft - W - CHRISTMAS DECOUPAGE!

Southern Girls -  For The Boys

Merry Christmas Post

Hi all,

I'm here to wish you all a Happy Christmas.

I hope Santa was good to you all!

As it's Thursday, I have a Just Inklined card to share

I've had so much fun playing with Just Inklined images over that last year.

You can find them on Facebook too! Why not pop over, join in the fun

& share your Just Inklined creations!

Every day, this week, on the Just Inklined Blog, one or two of the team are 

showcasing their favourite Christmas cards that they've made 

using Just Inklined digital stamps.

Each of us are allowed to give away the image that we've used to make our

 featured card, to 2 lucky commenters, Whoopee!

Here's my favourite Christmas card for Just Inklined using 

Santas Tipple

Find him here for next year!

Be sure to  leave a little love for a chance to win him!
Thanks for stopping by today!

Santas Tipple

Good morning all!

It's a  tad windy out there today! 

If you do have to go out, please stay safe!

A quick post from me today as I share my second 

Just Inklined make of the week with you!

I've decorated a candle & made a little card to match.

The image I used is Santas Tipple!

One of the nicest Santa images around & just one of the many 

Christmas digital stamps over at Just Inklined!

Printed on to tissue,I coloured him up with flexmarkers then

added to the candle. A little bit of Washi tape & some ribbon

& hey presto! The card was quick & simple.

With just some washi tape to embellish.

The candle without it's packaging

A closer look

The card on it's own!

Thanks for popping in! Enjoy the rest of your day!

I'm off to get ready for work!

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

C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas

Crafty Little Fairies - Candy Stripes

Crafty Ribbons - Spots Or Stripes

Paper Crafting Journey - It's Christmas Time

ABC Christmas Challenge - No Squares

LEJ Designs - Christmas Is Coming

Craft Your Passion - We Washi You A Merry Christmas

Created With Love Challenges - Christmas

Perfectly Rustics - Christmas Gifts

Santas Tipple

Wowsers, it's Thursday already people!

I hope you are all having a good week!

Lol, I'm just thinking that my blogposts are a bit like buses! 

None for ages then they all appear at once!

On to my project!

I made a card using a brand new image,

it's called Santas Tipple & is just one of the fantastic 

new set of images available at Just Inklined! 

I think this would be a great Christmas card for a guy!

As these are pencil drawn, the lines are much softer! I totally love them all! 

The paper is from Southfields Black & Silver Christmas background paper pad.

I used holographic silver mirror card & plain black card

from my stash to matt & layer.

As the lines were soft, I wanted to colour him in with soft colours.

I had a couple of ideas up my sleeve, but this is what I did!

I coloured the image with flexmarkers, adding a pop of colour

with the holly on Santas hat! He's so jolly looking & he

looks like he's looking forward to his tipple too!

The sentiment was made on my PC using a fantastic free font

called White Christmas. I wrapped some twine around the 

card, added a metal snowflake which has been in my stash for 

a very long time & stuck a red self-adhesive gem at the centre.

Thanks for popping by! I always appreciate your visits!

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

Craft Room Challenge - Something New (Image)

Cuttlebug Mania - Anything Goes Manly

Loves Rubber Stamps - Round Or Square Cards

Shopping Our Stash - Oldest Hardware (metal snowflake)

Crafty Boots - Christmas

Fashionista Challenge - Christmas

Santa's Sleigh

Morning all, it's time for a new challenge at 2 Sisters!

This is my final GDT project for them!
* Sad Face*

It's been great fun! Thanks so much for having me as GDT!

*Smiles*

This week the theme is
"Anything But a Card"

Here's what I have to share with you!

It's a little Santa's Sleigh made using Candy Canes & chocolate bars!

So easy to make but so much fun! 

I think they are great substitute for overpriced selection boxes! 

 I first saw these on Jak Heath's blog!
She had a link to a tutorial but I decided to google & see what else was out there!
There are so many tutorials of different styles!
I had a look at them all & decided what I wanted to do!

Here are some of the ingredients I've used!

 Candy Canes & a 4 finger Kit Kat formed the base.

I decided to wrap my chocolate as my other half was playing Santa on Christmas Day 

& handing these out to all the little ones. 

I was worried that in the mayhem, the chocolate would 

end up all over my sisters floor! 

This way, the theory was that if the kids tore them apart, 

it should just be the outside wrappers& not the actual 

chocolate wrappers that tear.

This particular model was wrapped in kraft paper,

I also did some in scraps of wrapping paper!

I tied each "present" with some twine!

Here are all the presents ready to be glued together!

I used my hot glue gun to do this!

Two of the finished articles!

The Santa's on these look really laid back! lol

I actually made 18 of them in the end as everyone wanted one!

A view from a different angle!

I can tell you that these little babies went down a treat 

with the adults as well as the kids!

Thanks for popping in! 

I can't wait to see what project you make for the

Anything But A Card Challenge at 2 Sisters this time!

I'd like to enter this project in the following challenges!

Hiding In My Craft Room Freestyle

C.R.A.F.T Not A Card

Craft Us Crazy Merry Christmas

Crazy Amigo Challenge Merry Christmas

Deep Ocean Challenge Santa Is Coming To Town

LEJ Designs Santa's Coming To Town

Craft You Passion Alter It

Unstampabelles Christmas (No Stamping)