Allsorts Challenge ~ New

This is my second post today.  Please scroll down to see my Crafty Calendar Challenge DT card.

It's my turn to introduce the Allsorts Challenge this fortnight.  I've chosen the theme of  'New'.  Will you make a creation for a new home, new baby, new job, or something else?  There is also the option of Anything Goes.

I've made a New Home easel card for a friend who has recently moved into her own first home.

The image is a Woodware 'Mushroom House' stamp, stamped with Memento 'Tuxedo Black' and coloured with Promarkers.  I added a little glitter to the flowers and leaves with a Wink of Stella clear glitter pen.

The flat base of the card is embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, although it doesn't show up in the photo of my card.

There are two prizes, A4 and A5 stamp sets from AALL and Create.

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ Winter/Christmas

The last Crafty Calendar Challenge of 2025 begins today with the theme of 'Winter/Christmas'.  I'm really behind with making my Christmas cards this year, so I've done some batch making to try and get them finished before the big day.

I used a Memory Box 'Grand Merry Christmas' die with patterned papers from The Works.  The Christmas tree was punched from a snippet of red card.  I went to a 12 hour craft day last weekend and we were all given a gift of a pack of stars pearls.  They were perfect to put on the top of the tree.

I made a few more using patterned papers from the same paper pad. (24 cards made in total.)

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on the 28th December, so a good opportunity to make some last minute festive creations.

Snowdrop Edger

I'm home from the most amazing holiday in South Korea with my hubby and our daughter.  We had a few days stopover in Abu Dhabi on the way home.  What an amazing country South Korea is, so much to see and the people are so friendly.  I thought have time to keep up with my blog visiting, but every day was packed with things to see and do.  I'll include some holiday photos in later post when I've had time to look at them all.

So, a quick birthday card I made for a crafty friend before we went away.

I used a Creative Expressions 'Snowdrop Edger' die with a snippet of navy blue card.

 I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #520 ~ Use snippets

 Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Florals Goes 

Triple B December Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Krafty Chicks Challenge #797 ~ Birthday

Allsorts Challenge ~ Let's Get Sentimental

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Helen has chosen the theme of 'Let's Get Sentimental', so make the sentiment the focal point of your creation.  As always, there is always the option of Anything Goes as we love to see all your creations.

 

I've got two cards to share today.

I saw this style of card demonstrated on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page recently.  I thought it would be a good style for my great nephew's 16th birthday.  I used Creative Expression dies to cut the circle aperture and the frame.  The aperture in the card demoed was left empty with a picture on the inside back panel.  I wanted to use the Happy Birthday die cut, (bought a long time ago on eBay).  I knew it wouldn't lie flat on the back panel, so I thought I try suspending it from behind the aperture. I attached the die cut with bakers twine, coloured with a blue Sharpie pen.  The patterned papers are from The Range.

My second card was a fairly quick and easy to make.

The sentiment is a Lawn Fawn 'Giant Happy Birthday' die cut.  I used a Lisa Horton 'Scalloped Layered Squares' die for the mat.  The patterned paper is from The Range. 

The prize this fortnight is a Sweet Poppy stamp A5 stamp set and sentiment stencil.