Quilted Stocking

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge is up to the letter Q.  I'm using one of Beccy's freebie digi stamp, a quilted Christmas stocking. 

The image is coloured with Promarkers and die cut with a Spellbinders labels die.  The bells and baubles are covered with a clear Spectrum Noir glitter pen to add some sparkle.  I used a Sue Wilson 'Frosted Stripes' embossing folder for the background. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge ~ Q for Quilted Christmas Stocking

Stamping Sensations Challenge ~ Get Ready For Christmas

HLS November Christmas Challenge

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #318 ~ Holiday

Twofer Card Challenge

The Twofer Card Challenge this month is Wreath, using the same stamp, stencil, or die for the prompt on two different designs for two different occasions .  I've chosen to use the Poppystamps 'Stitch Wreath' die on both my cards. 

I am joining in the Twofer Card Challenge with this pair of cards.

The wreath was die cut in white card and backed with green glitter card.  A red glitter MFT 'Stitched Circle Scalloped Frame' was attached over the top.  I used a Stampin' Up Owl Punch with a little creative cutting to turn him into a penguin.  The red glitter card was too thick for my small circle punch, so I used the Memory Box 'Parker Lower Alphabet' die with a snippet of the red glitter card.  The centres of the p, q and o were the perfect size. 😊  Three punched green glitter circles and a peeloff sentiment finished off my card.  (For anyone in the UK,  Hobbycraft are currently selling the non-shed glitter card for half price.)  

I am joining in the following challenges with this card.

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge ~ P for Penguin and Peeloff

Allsorts Challenge Week 494 ~ CAS Christmas

That's Crafty ~ Winter Wonderland Challenge

HLS November Christmas Challenge ~ Optional twist CAS

My second card is a Spring Fold card, one of my favourite folds, using the same wreath die.  I used a Memory Box 'Stitched Square' die, which was a perfect size to cut around the wreath.  The punched border is a Martha Stewart border punch.  I punched flowers in white and matt silver with a Woodware punch and added a grey pearl to the centres. 

This is a side view of my card. 

I am joining in the following challenges with this card.

Die R Us Challenge #109 ~ Giving Thanks

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Thanks/Thanksgiving

HLS November Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Simply Create Too Challenge #144 ~ More Than One Fold

Crafty Gals Challenge #178 ~ Thankful

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge ~ Thank you so much

Thank You

A thank you card for my blogging friend, Janice, who sent me a fabulous die which I used on this card. Janice knew I had been looking for this die, without success, and she managed to find one and sent it to me as a surprise gift!  I must admit, I did a little Happy Dance when I opened the envelope! 

The die cuts a frame with rectangular apertures and I used the die again with patterned paper and inlaid the patterned rectangles in the red frame.  The flower is punched using an Xcut flower punch, which also embosses, and I added a black punched centre.  The leaf is a Sue Wilson ' Petite Vinery' die cut and a sentiment peeloff finished off my card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge ~ Thank you so much

Dream Valley Challenge # 190 - Use Dies AND Punches

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Thanks/Thanksgiving

Allsorts Challenge Week 493 ~ Poppies and/or the colour red
HLS November Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper November 2018 Challenge

9th Birthday Card

Welcome to my new follower, Karen Dunleavey of White knuckles and inky fingers. Karen has recently started her blog, so I'm sure she's appreciate a visit from you.

I've just realised that I haven't posted or been around blogland very much for 12 days, but I have a very good excuse.  I celebrated a birthday with a '5' on the end last Sunday.  My hubby decided it was a 'significant' birthday and planned a surprise long weekend for us to a secret destination.  I eventually found out the destination at the airport check in desk - we were off to Iceland!  We had a fabulous few days and I spent my birthday with waterfalls and geysers.  I'll post a few photos in a later post.  

My great nephew recently turned 9 years old and this is the card I made for him.  After being desperate to own a dog for a few years, he eventually got his wish this year, so this seemed an appropriate design for him.  I often make a card with a fancy fold for him and the first thing he said when he opened the card was "How did you make it?".  I think he's still trying to work it out! LOL!

I used a Sizzix 'Rectangle Flip-Its' die for the main card shape.  The dachshund die cuts are by Marianne Designs, assembled and layered on a Creative Expressions 'Pawprint Lattice' embossed background.  The number 9 was cut with an old Sizzix Sizzlit die.  I used patterned paper from a Papermania paper pad and a Poppystamps 'Cat Paw Border' die, which I thought worked just as well for a dog card.

These two photos show the open card from a different angle.

I am joining in the following challenges:

HLS November Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Die Cuttin' Diva's Challenge #395 ~ Birthday

Pile It On Challenge #148 - Pets

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper November 2018 Challenge

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge  #416 ~ With an animal

Simply Create Too Challenge #144 ~ More Than One Fold