Naughty or Nice...

Now there may be some people out there who have spent so much on craft stuff that they can't afford to buy any presents. Eeeeeeeeeeeek does that sound familiar?

I did hear one crafter on the forum I belong to (you know who you are!) say 'It's the thought that counts' and I must admit to being the guilty one who suggested that she made cards with the following sentiment

'I thought about buying you a present ...
but didn't !'

Anyway these little goodie bags are some little fun 'extra' gifts I've made to give out this Christmas. The sentiment and snowman stamp were from Jessica Lynne designs quite a while ago and I'm not sure whether they are still available or not.

My little gifts are also for the challenges at...

• Crafty Calendar Challenge - Winter sparkle (snowman and snowflake are glittered)
• Creatalicious - Something for Christmas with lots of sparkle
• Passion for Promarkers - anything but a card with a Christmas theme (not much Promarker colouring on this but I love Cool Aqua for giving a snowy touch to snowmen)
• Simon Says - Let is Snow
• Paper Cutz - a project using a snowflake or a snowman
• Fun with Shapes - snowflakes
• Pile it on - Tinsel Town
• Stamp Something - Winter Wonderland
  

Okay only another 15 cards to make and gift boxes and ...

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Messy Rabbit in a muddle...

Hmmmmmmmm there is something about Messy Rabbit's face here that either reminds me of Frank Spencer in 'Some mothers do have em' or me trying to do all the things I need to get finished over the next few days.

I love this stamp - sorry I seem to say that such a lot, but stamps are just so addictive. Some people stroke paper - I stroke rubber! Oh my goodness what have I said?

I quite like papers too - especially DCWV ones and I love the red and green pattern on this paper.

I used my Cricut to cut the Christmas sentiment for the final panel on the shutter card. The lights are part of the set that came with Messy. I found some quite thick cord and twined it in a pattern fixing the lights on top to hold it in place and then finally added the sentiment. It was a bit fiddly as the cord kept fighting back, but I got there in the end.

I found this verse somewhere on the internet and thought it was perfect for the theme and the string of lights at the top and bottom of the verse are also from the Messy set of stamps.

Materials used:

• Messy Rudolf stamp set - Joanna Sheen
• red and green card from stash
• patterned paper - DCWV
• Cricut

Challenges:

• Cupcake Craft Challenge - a Christmas Song - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
• Everybody's Art - Red and Green

Have a fantastic weekend everyone and I really hope your preparations for Christmas are going better than mine - eeeeeeeeeek!

Ann xxx

Double embossing !!!?

When I opened my comments this morning I had two comments from someone asking about double embossing. One of the comments had an email address on it as well, but I really can't remember the name.

I wasn't sure which card the comment referred to, but thought I would be able to find it and the comment and give a reply.

Alas no!! I can neither find the card or the comments which means that I can't give a reply to whoever it was who asked.

Please if you are that person would you comment here and add a link to the card you want to know about and I will answer you.

Thanks

Ann xxx