Thank You

I love patterned papers with bold patterns to make quick cards - this pretty paper was perfect for a 'Thank You' card.

I die cut a stitched square in the centre of the card blank and attached the paper behind the aperture.  I then added another piece of card behind the patterned paper.  I die cut the sentiment from white card and attached it above the flowers.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white hammer card blank
     Lawn Fawn 'Outside In Stitched Square Stackables' and Cheery Lynn 'Thank You' dies
     Wild Rose Studio 'Antique Library' paper
     White hammer card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Flowers
     Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - June Challenge
     Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies - June Challenge

Kath x

Happy Birthday

Just one card from me this week.  It's a while since I've entered the Butterfly Challenge (sorry Mrs A), so am entering with this card I made for a friend's birthday using two of my favourite dies and lots of snippets.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" ice gold pearlescent card blank   
     Memory Box 'Grand Happy Birthday' and Cheery Lynn 'Butterfly 7' dies
     Lili of the Valley 'Heartfelt' paper
     Snippets of gold and ice gold pearlescent card, gunmetal grey mirri card

I am entering the following challenges:
     Butterfly Challenge 'G is for ...' (I have used Gold, Granny Smith, Gunmetal Grey and a butterfly)
     Die-cut Divas 'Celebrate the Birthdays'
     Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies 'June Challenge'
     Pixie's Snippets Playground 'Challenge 354'

Kath x

Snowflakes

I made this card for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 'Sketch' challenge.  I'm also entering Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 'Quick and Easy', the Crafty Gals Corner 'Clean and Simple' challenge and the Crafty Calendar Challenge 'Add Texture and Ribbon'.  As the card was made with snippets I'm also heading into the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

7" x 5" white matt card blank
Cheery Lynn 'Snowflake Set 2'
Darice 'Snowflake Background' embossing folder
Red nailhead
Snippets of white matt card, green textured card, double sided gold card, Xcut gold adhesive glitter sheet and red snowflake ribbon

I trimmed the white card so it was slightly smaller than the front of the card blank and embossed it. I attached a strip of gold glitter card to a slightly larger strip of green card and attached these across the bottom of the snowflake panel.  I wrapped the ribbon around this border, fastening it at the rear, before attaching the panel to the front of the card.  I attached a small square of glitter card to gold double sided card and die cut the snowflake.  This was attached to the ribbon with tacky glue.  To finish I added a red nailhead to the centre of the snowflake.

Kath x

Happy Birthday Butterfly

I made this card for a friend's birthday and am entering the Cardz 4 Galz 'Dimensional Elements' challenge, the Seize the Birthday 'Anything Goes' challenge and Crafty Creations Challenges 'Anything Goes'.

6" x 6" white pearlescent card blank
Cheery Lynn 'Butterfly 7' and Memory Box 'Grand Happy Birthday' dies
Purple and white pearlescent card
Polkadoodles 'Fourini' paper

I trimmed purple pearlescent card so it was slightly smaller than the card blank and attached the Fourini paper to the top section.  This panel was then attached to the card blank.  I die cut the Grand Happy Birthday from both white and purple card.  The white sentiment was trimmed and attached to the lower section of the card and I then inlaid the purple letters.  I die cut the butterfly from purple card and attached it to the top corner of the card and inlaid the butterfly body in white.  To finish I curled the butterfly wings to give dimension to the card.

kath x

Twofer Feathers

I made these cards for Darnell's first Twofer Card Challenge where the prompt word is 'Feathers'.  My first challenge was to find some feathers and remembered this stamp and die set that were magazine freebies a while ago.

Onefer - Thank You

I'm also entering this card into Sparkles Monthly Challenge 'Thank You', Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies challenge and  Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 'Anything Goes'

Card blank: 6" x 4" white silk
Dies: Hot off the Press 'Feather', Cheery Lynn 'Thank You 2'
Card: White silk
Paper: Lili of the Valley 'Enchantment'
Other: Upcyled gold bow (from a Christmas card)

I decided to inlay the dies so attached two pieces of dark green paper to thin white card so they would be the same thickness as the card into which they would be inlaid.  I die cut 'Thank You' and the feather before setting them aside. Although it doesn't show in the photographs, the paper has small flowers and thin lines that look like feathers and I managed to cut the feather without flowers and had just the feather lines showing.  I trimmed a piece of white card so it was a couple of centimetres smaller than the card front then die cut 'Thank You' and the feather.  This panel was layered onto another piece of the Enchantment paper before being attached to the front of the card.  I inlaid the die cuts and added a small gold bow.

Twofer - You are in my Thoughts

I'm also entering this card in the Less is More 'Purples' challenge, the Alphabet Challenge 'Use Three of Something' (I used three stamps) and Allsorts 'No Patterned Papers' challenge.

Card blank: 6" x 4" white silk
Stamps: Hot off the Press 'Feather, Woodware 'Wheat'
Ink: Brilliance Pearlescent Purple, Versafine Imperial Purple
Card: White silk, purple matt

I trimmed a piece of white card so it was a couple of centimetres smaller than the card blank and then placed it into my magic MISTI.  I stamped the sentiment in the lower corner, stamping it a couple of times to get a darker colour ink.  I stamped the solid feather die in Pearlescent Purple.  When this had dried I lined up the lined feather die and stamped it in Imperial Purple.  The panel was then layered onto purple card and attached to the card front.

Kath x

Thank you

I found this lovely piece of Tattered Lace paper in the bottom of my paper drawer and thought it would be perfect for my quick Thank You card.  I'm entering Crafty Cardmakers 'Thankful' challenge, the Cuttlebug Mania 'Thanks' challenge and Die Cut Divas 'Thanks' challenge.

Card blank: 6" x 6" kraft
Die: Cheery Lynn ' Thank You 2'
CardL Purple matt
Paper: Tattered Lace: Purple floral paper (magazine freebie), white printer paper
Other: Wink of Stella

I trimmed the paper to a square and layered it onto slightly larger piece of purple card.  I die cut the sentiment from the top corner, keeping all the pieces to inlay.  The panel was then attached to the card front.  To ensure the sentiment was the same thickness as the card and paper on the card front, I attached a snippet of purple card to white printer paper and then die cut the sentiment.  The sentiment and pieces I had put to one side were then inlaid into the card.  To finish, I highlighted the purple matt and the sentiment with a Wink of Stella.

Kath x

Merry Christmas Penguins

This month's Christmas Cards All Year Round challenge is 'Yellow (a little or a lot)' and I've gone for the 'lot' option!  This is my last card for a couple of weeks as we're going on holiday tomorrow with Cali.

I'm entering the Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge 'Anything Christmas Goes', Christmas Card Challenges 'Anything Goes', Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 'Anything Goes' and Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.

Card blank: 7" x 5" white matt
Image: Lili of the Valley 'Merry Christmas Penguins' Mini Masterpieces
Dies: Cheery Lynn 'Snowflakes Set 2'
Card: Brown Matt
Paper: Making Cards 'Launching Christmas' (magazine freebie)
Other: Diamond Stickles, Wink of Stella, gold nailhead

I layered the paper onto brown card and attached it to the card front.  I trimmed the square, pre-coloured image into a rectangle, layered it onto brown card and attached it to the centre.  I highlighted the penguins with a Wink of Stella and added Diamond Stickles to the snowline.  To finish I added a die cut snowflake to the corner with a gold nailhead in the centre.

Kath x

James Bear in the Snow

This month's Christmas Cards All Year Round challenge is 'Precipitation in some form (rain, snow, clouds, ice)'.  I've chosen 'snow' and used a pre-coloured LOTV image, snowflake paper and snowflake die.

I'm entering Sparkles Christmas Challenge 'Snowflakes', Christmas Card Challenges 'Anything Goes', Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 'Anything Goes' and Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.

Card blank: 7" x 7" white matt
Image: Lili of the Valley 'James Bear in the Snow' Mini Masterpiece
Dies: Cheery Lynn 'Snowflake Set 2'
Card: Light gold pearlescent
Paper: Lili of the Valley 'Frosty Christmas'
Other: Diamond Stickles, Papermania transparent shimmering dot, Stampendous White Fun Flock, Wink of Stella

I trimmed the snowflake paper, layered it onto light gold card and attached it to the card front.  I trimmed the pre-coloured image, layered it onto gold card and attached it to the centre.  I added a gold die-cut snowflake to the top corner of the image, adding a shimmering dot in the centre.  I highlighted the image with a Wink of Stella, added white Fun Flock to James' hat and added Diamond Stickles to the snowflakes and snow.

Kath x

Red and Green Christmas

A big thank you to Lisa for inviting me to be a Guest Designer for Christmas with the Cuties  The theme of this challenge is 'Red and Green' and I've used a cute Lili of the Valley precoloured image for my card and the remainder of the green check paper that I used for my Rudolph Day card.

I'm entering Die-cut Divas 'For the Love of Animals/Pets', Sparkles Monthly Challenge 'Let's Go Green', Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge 'Anything Goes', Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 'Anything Goes' and Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.

Card blank: 6" x 6" white silk
Image: Lili of the Valley 'Christmas Mix' precoloured image
Dies: Cheery Lynn 'Snowflake Set 2', Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Lacy Squares'
Card: Red matt, white glitter
Paper: Lili of the Valley 'Twas the Night'
Other: Red nailhead, Stampendous Fun Flock, Wink of Stella

I trimmed the green checked paper, layered it onto red card and attached it to the card.  The precoloured image was layered onto green paper and a red Lacy Square die cut, before being attached to the centre of the card.  I die cut a snowflake from white glitter card and attached it to the top of the topper, adding a red nailhead to the centre. To finish I added Fun Flock to the dog's hat and highlighted the image with a Wink of Stella.

Kath x

Carol Singing

I made this card for the Merry Monday 'Light Posts' challenge.  I'm also entering Christmas Card Challenges 'Anything Goes', Season's Greetings 'Anything Goes', Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 'Anything Goes' and Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.

Card blank: 6" x 6" white silk
Image: Lili of the Valley 'Carol Singing' Mini Masterpieces
Die: Cheery Lynn 'Snowflake Set 2'
Card: Gold pearlescent
Paper: Lili of the Valley ' 'Classic Christmas'
Other: Gold nailhead, Diamond Stickles, Wink of Stella

I trimmed the plaid paper, layered it onto gold card and attached it to the card front.  The image was precoloured, I trimmed it slightly, layered it onto gold card and attached it to the centre.  I die cut a snowflake and attached it to the top corner with a gold nailhead in the centre.  I added Diamond Stickles for the snow and highlighted the image with a Wink of Stella.

Kath x

Frosty the Snowman

I made this card for the Merry Monday 'Snowmen' challenge.  I'm also entering A Gem of a Challenge 'Your Favourite Colour Combo' (I love blue and silver for Christmas cards), Christmas with the Cuties 'Christmas Carols and Songs' (I've chosen Frosty the Snowman - which I now can't stop singing!), ABC Christmas Challenges 'D for Dimension', Allsorts 'Anything Goes' challenge, Christmas Card Challenges 'Anything Goes' and Season's Greetings 'Anything Goes'.

Card blank: 6" x 6" white silk
Image: Lili of the Valley 'The Perfect Snowman' pre coloured Mini Masterpiece
Die: Cheery Lynn 'Snowflake Set 2'
Card: Silver mirri
Paper: Lili of the Valley 'Frosty Christmas'
Other: Diamond Stickles, Wink of Stella, Papermania Shimmering Dots

I trimmed the dark blue snowflake paper, layered it onto silver mirri and attached it to the card front.  I cut a strip of light blue snowflake paper, layered it onto silver mirri and attached it across the card lining up the snowflakes so the pattern matched. The pre-coloured image was trimmed slightly, layered onto silver mirri and attached to the centre with foam tape.  I die cut a snowflake and attached it to the top corner, adding a shimmering dot to the centre.  To finish I highlighted the image with a Wink of Stella and the snow with Diamond Stickles.

Kath x

A Very Merry Christmas To You

A Happy New Year - I hope 2017 will be a good year for everyone.

It's time for a new challenge at Christmas Cards All Year Round and this month we want you to 'Add some Snowflakes'.  The challenge no longer has sponsors and in future winners will receive a special prize.

I am entering A Gem of a Challenge 'Anything Christmas Goes', Christmas with the Cuties 'Anything Cute and Christmassy Goes'. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge and Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra 'Where Anything Goes as Long as it's Christmas'.

Card blank: 7" x 5" white silk
Image: Lili of the Valley 'Merry Christmas Penguins' Mini Masterpiece
Die: Cheery Lynn 'Snowflake Set 2'
Card: Gold Stardust
Paper: Making Cards magazine 'Winter Wonderland (magazine freebie)
Other: White pearl

I trimmed the snowflake paper, layered it onto gold card and attached it to the card blank.  The pre-coloured image was originally a square, but it I trimmed it to a rectangle, layered it onto gold card and attached it to the centre.  I die cut a gold snowflake and attached it to the top corner and added a white pearl to the centre.

Kath x

Snow

This month's Christmas Cards All Year Round challenge is 'Anything Christmas / Holiday' and we are sponsored by Bugaboo.

I'm entering this card into the Merry Monday 'Masculine Christmas' challenge, A Gem of a Challenge 'Snowman/women' Allsorts 'Anything Christmas' and Christmas with the Cuties 'Anything Cute and Christmassy Goes' challenge.

Card blank:  7" x 7" white silk
Stamp:   Bugaboo 'Christmas Words - Snow' digi
Die:  Cheery Lynn Designs 'Smowflake Set 2'
Colouring: Promarkers
Card: Bronze pearl, white silk
Paper: Lili of the Valley ''Twas the Night'
Other: Crystal Stickles, Wink of Stella, Maroon nailhead

I trimmed the strip paper, layered it onto bronze card and attached it to the card front.  I resized the digi stamp and printed it onto white silk card.  This was coloured with Promarkers to match the backing paper.  The image was trimmed to the width of the stripe paper, layered onto bronze card and attached across the centre.  I die cut a snowflake from bronze card, attached it to the top corner of the card and added a maroon nailhead to the centre.  I added a Wink of Stella to the hat bands and Crysal Stickles to the snow.

Kath x

The Perfect Snowman

I made this card for one of my young nephews and am entering the Cardz 4 Guyz 'Snowman' challenge.  I'm also entering Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 'Cute', Sparkles Monthly Challenge 'Christmas is Coming' and Christmas Card Challenges 'Anything Goes'.  The card and paper are from my snippets drawer, so I'm also heading into the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

Card blank: 7" x 5" white silk
Image: Lili of the Valley 'The Perfect Snowman' Mini Masterpiece
Die: Cheery Lynn Designs 'Snowflake Set 2'
Other: Clear gem, Stampendous Fun Flock, Diamond Stickles, Wink of Stella
Snippets: Blue matt card, silver mirri, blue snowflake paper

I trimmed blue snowflake paper, layered it onto blue card and attached it to the card front.  The pre-coloured image was originally a square, so I trimmed it to a rectangle, layered it onto blue card and attached it to the centre of the paper. I die cut a snowflake, attached it to the corner of the image and added a clear gem to the centre.  To finish, I highlighted the snow with Diamond Stickles, the image with a Wink of Stella and added Fun Flock to the hat bobble.

Kath x

Elf and Ornament

This month's Christmas Cards All Year Round challenge is 'Santa or Elf' and we are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish.

I'm entering Christmas Card Challenges 'Anything Goes', Classic Design Team Open Challenges 'Anything Goes' and Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 'Anything Goes'.

Card blank: 7" x 7" white silk
Stamp:  Bugaboo 'AKV Elf Ornament' digi
Die: Cheery Lynn 'Snowflake Set 2'
Punches: Woodware 'Snowflake Large' & 'Snowflake Regular'
Colouring: Promarkers
Card: Marianne Design 'Snow Paper, green and red matt, white silk
Paper: Lili of the Valley 'Classic Christmas'
Other: White Fun Flock, white pearl gem, Wink of Stella

I trimmed the Merry Christmas paper, layered it onto red and green card before attaching it to the centre of the card blank.  The digi was resized and printed onto white card - the elf and ornament were coloured to match the backing paper.  I then trimmed the image, layered it onto red and green card and attached it to the centre of the paper.  I added white Fun Flock to the elf's hat and a Wink of Stella to the ornament.  I die cut a large snowflake from the Snow Paper and attached it to the left of the image.  I punched a large snowflake from green card and a regular snowflake from red card - these were attached to the centre of the die cut snowflake and a small pearl added to the centre.

Kath x

Thank You

I made this card for the current Butterfly Challenge 'C is for Checkered and/or Cyan'.  I am also entering the Cuttlebug Mania 'Thank You' challenge and as the paper and card are from my snippets drawer I'm heading over to the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.

Card blank: 6" x 6" white silk
Dies: Cheery Lynn 'Thank You', Tattered Lace 'Mini Butterfly', Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Large and Classic Scalloped Circles Large
Embossing: Kars tan embossing mat
Other: Self adhesive shimmer dots
Snippets: Cyan (or as near as I could find to cyan) and white matt card, Lili of the Valley 'Promises' paper

I trimmed a piece of checkered paper, layered it onto cyan card and attached it to the card front.  I die cut and embossed a white circle and then die cut 'Thank You' in the centre.  I attached double sided tape across the back and then inlaid a cyan 'Thank You'.  This was attached to a scalloped die cut, embossed circle and attached to the card front.  I die cut a mini butterfly and attached it to the lower section of the circle. To finish I attached shimmer dots to the top and bottom corners.

Kath x

Warm and Cosy

I made this card for the ABC Christmas Challenge 'T is for Two' (I have used two cute creatures, two snowflakes and two punches).  I'm also entering the Lili of the Valley 'Christmas' challenge, Christmas Card Challenges 'Decorations' and Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra where 'Anything Goes as Long as It's Christmas'

Card blank: 7" x 7" white silk
Image: Lili of the Valley 'Warm and Cosy' Mini Masterpieces
Dies: Cheery Lynn 'Snowflakes Set 2'
Punches: Woodware 'Snowflake' and 'Squared Corner'
Card: Marianne Design, 'Snow Paper', Red mirri
Paper: Green holly (magazine freebie)
Other: Clear gem, Stampendous White Fun Flock, Wink of Stella

I trimmed the holly paper, layered it onto red mirri and attached it to the card front.  I trimmed the pre-coloured image, punched the corners and attached it to the centre of the card.  I die cut a snowflake from the Snow Paper and attached it to the top corner.  I then attached a red mirri punched snowflake and added a clear gem to the centre.  To finish, I highlighted the image with a Wink of Stella and added Fun Flock to the hat and stocking.

Kath x