Busy Crafty Weekend!

On Friday I went to a mini Stampin' Up workshop run by my friend, Inkabelle.  This was one of the cards I made.  It's a great design for using up thin snippets of paper.  On this one, I ripped the card to give  snowy effect.

On Saturday our craft group held it's usual monthly craft day.  As it's nearly Christmas, this month it was twelve hours long.... 9am - 9pm!  We all do our own thing and I managed to make ten Christmas cards and two birthday cards, as well as finding lots of time for chatting, laughing and eating!

 

This is one of the cards I made, using the technique from the card above.  The patterned paper was from The Works and too thick to tear easily, so I just cut it in thin strips.  I used a Memory Box 'Vesha Ornament' die to cut the aperture.   The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Greatest Part of Christmas' set, stamped with Versafine Claire 'Strawberry'.

While I had my bauble die out I made a this card.  Instead of filling the aperture with strips, I put a snippet of blue, snowy paper behind the aperture.  I used the die again to die cut the bauble from a snippet of silver glitter card and inlaid it into the aperture.

I am sharing this last card in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #494 ~ Use Snippets

Crafty Catz Challenge #683 ~ Anything Goes/Blue Christmas

Allsorts Challenge ~ Winter Flowers/Fauna

Brenda has chosen the theme of Winter Flowers/Fauna for this week's Allsorts Challenge.  There is always the option of Anything Goes.

I had seen this Crafter's Companion 'Triple Stepper Card Die' used on a card some time ago, but couldn't justify spending the full cost to add one to my collection.  When I called in one of Crafter's Companion stores recently it was for sale at under half price, so it fell into my basket!  The patterned paper is from The Works.  I made the poinsettias with dies from Spellbinders 'Layered Poinsettia Etched' set and added tiny yellow pearls in the middle of each one.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Greatest Part of Christmas' set, stamped with Versafine 'Satin Red'. 

The prizes this week are two AALL and Create A5 stamp sets.

I am joining in the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #742 ~ Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky #605 ~ Dies and/or Punches

NBUS Challenge #68 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff  - Stepper die

Jingle Belles Challenge ~ Blog Header - Poinsettias

Chill of Winter

The last Rudolph Days Challenge of 2024 begins today and runs until the end of the month.

I've used a pre-coloured digi stamp from Beccy's Place.  I think this set of digi stamps have sadly been discontinued.   The sentiment is from the same set.  The image and mat were die cut with dies from the Memory Box 'Stitched Rectangle Layers' dies.  The background was embossed with a Crafter's Companion 'Snowflakes' embossing folder.  I added a strip of ribbon across the bottom. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days November  Challenge

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards ~ W for Winter

Double D Challenge ~ Get Ready for WINTER

52 Christmas Card Throwdown November Challenge ~ Ribbon

Allsorts Challenge ~ Ribbon or Twine

It's my turn to introduce the Allsorts Challenge this week and I've chosen the theme of 'Ribbon/Twine'.  I'm sure I'm not the only one who has enough ribbon to last several lifetimes!

I die cut a Memory Box 'Delicate Orchid' in green card and  the flowers in pink and purple, matching the colours in the ribbon.  The patterned paper is from an old Docrafts paper pad.  The sentiment is a stamp from the the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Rain Forest'. 

The prize this week is a Sizzix die set from Craft Stash.

Our November prizes will be announced on Friday 29th and there just might be a few surprise Christmas gifts for our lovely entrants so pop a note in your diary.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenge #605 ~ Dies and/or Punches

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #23 ~ Anything Floral Goes 

Triple B November Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Reindeer Scene

Another simple Christmas card today.

The background was embossed with a Couture Creations 'Reindeer Games'  embossing folder using white pearlised card. I stamped a sentiment with a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Snow is Glistening' set, using Versafine Clair 'Rain Forest'.  I finished off with a tiny red circle for Rudolph's nose.

I am joining in the following challenges:
Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards ~ R for Reindeer

Penguin Friends

Another Christmas card, this time using one of the pre-coloured digi stamps I found in my box of unused images.

The pre-coloured image is from the 'Simply for Christmas' set by Digi Stamp Boutique.   As the image was pre-coloured, I used the colours in the rest of the card for the mats.  The circles were die cut with Memory Box 'Stitched Circle Layers' dies.  The background was embossed with a Crafter's Companion 'Snowflakes' embossing folder.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards ~ P for Penguins

Christmas Ornaments

Another CAS Christmas card, I've made five of these.  Quick to make and I've now got a few more to add to the pile.

The ornaments/baubles die is an unbranded one I bought a few years ago on eBay.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up set 'Snow is Glistening', stamped with Versafine Claire 'Nocture'.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards ~ O for Ornament

Noel

This is the first card I've made for a couple of weeks, apart from DT cards.  As well as having a short break away this week, I'm getting over a bad reaction to a recent Covid jab which has lasted for a few weeks.  Friday night I slept for 12 hours as well as being asleep for most of Friday afternoon!  I'm well behind with my cards for Beccy's month of Holiday cards, so I'm starting in the middle of the alphabet with 'N' and in an attempt to catch up with my Christmas cards for this year, I made a dozen of these CAS cards today.  The base card and the rectangle are the same shade of cream, although they look different in the photo.

The die is a  Lil' Inker Designs 'Noel Word Die'.  I added two tiny googly eyes and a red circle nose which was the waste from a Memory Box 'Large Circle Burst' die cut.  I used Memory Box 'Stitched Rectangle Layers' die for matting and layering.  As the red card was from my snippets drawer, I'll be sharing my card over in The Snippets Playground.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards ~ N for Noel

Snippets Challenge #493 ~ Use Snippets

Allsorts Challenge ~ Food and/or Drink

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Gail has chosen the theme of 'Food and/or Drink'.  I've made a Tri Panel Z Fold card for my DT card.

A friend gave me a part used paper pad a while ago which she no longer wanted, so I used two sheets on this card.  The background paper had pictures of cocktail on, so I kept this theme for my card.  The image is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Sip, Sip Hooray' set, stamped with Versafine 'Morning Mist' and coloured with 'Ivory' and 'Pumpkin' Promarkers.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Best Year' set.   I added three orange sequins to finish off my card.

The Allsorts prizes this week are two Card-io stamp sets.

I am joining in the following challenges:

We Love Stamping November Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations November Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Eclipse Sunflower Card

Just wondering how often other bloggers check their Spam Comments folder.  I check mine most days and there is often several genuine comments sitting there.  Blogger randomly seems to mark some comments from followers as spam.

It was my birthday on Monday and we've been away to Hay-on-Wye for a few days.  No time for cardmaking this week, so I'm sharing a card a made for a special friend who celebrated her birthday a couple weeks ago.

The patterned paper is from The Range. I die cut the Happy Birthday from the middle of the patterned paper and again three times from yellow card. The die was a pre-loved one I bought, which might be a Lawn Fawn die.  I layered the patterned paper over a yellow mat, before layering all the die cut sentiments together and replacing them in the space on the card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Crafty Gals Challenge #261 ~ Use 3+ Layers

Triple B November Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers November Challenge 

Word Power Challenge #11 ~ Words as Focus

Allsorts Challenge ~ Christmas

Brenda has chosen the theme of 'Christmas' for this week's Allsorts Challenge.  This CAS card took longer to photograph than it took to make, as I had trouble getting the embossed lines to show.  In the end I waited for a sunny day and took a photo in the garden.

 

I started by blending Adirondack 'Red Pepper', 'Sunset Orange' and 'Sunshine Yellow' on a scrap of white card.  Then I stamped the Lavinia 'Three Kings' stamp over the top using Versafine Clair 'Nocturne' before trimming into a rectangle.  (This stamp is being discontinued, so you'll need to be quick to order one if you want to add it to your collection.) I layered the image on a black mat and stamped the sentiment from the Lavinia 'Seasonal Words' set of stamps in black.  The card looked a little too plain, so I used my scoreboard to score double lines all around the edges.

There are 2 prizes this week, Lavinia Stamps and stencil.  Please note, we (Lavinia) cannot provide exchanges/replacements/refunds for any products received through this third-party giveaway.

I am joining in the following challenges:

We Love Stamping November Challenge ~ Christmas

Stamping Sensations November Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge #741 ~ Stamps

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards ~ E for Embossing

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge ~ Anything Christmas Goes

Triptych Card

A birthday card for a friend using her favourite colours. 

I used a Studio Light triptych die for my base, I have Di to thank for enabling me to buy this die.  The patterned paper was snippets from a 12” x 12” paper pad from The Works. More snippets were used for the flowers and butterfly, using   Memory Box 'Pippi' and 'Isabella' and 'Gilia Stems' dies.  The sentiment was typed on the computer.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #492

Triple B November Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Love Those Pretty Papers November Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #237 ~ Showcase Your Patterned Paper

NBUS Challenge #68 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (Gilia Stem die)

Hallaganza

This time last week I was on my way back to our B & B after spending all day watching the most amazing demos at the Lavinia Stamps Hallaganza.  I finally found time this weekend to play with some of the stamps I bought.

I started by stamping a rectangle using a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Bokeh Dots' and a Versafine Clair 'Bali Blue' ink pad.  I stamped Lavinia's Annie from the 'Annie and Edward' set and 'Snowy Fir Tree Small' using Versafine 'Nocturne' and a few Lavinia 'Snowflakes' using Versafine Clair 'Bali Blue'.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Lavinia 'Christmas Greetings' set.  I added a silver sequin star to the top of the tree and adde some sparkle to the tree with a white Wink of Stella brush pen . I used pastel crayons to ground Annie and the tree and add a glow around the candle.  I finished off my card by adding a clear Nuvo drop in the middle of each snowflake.

I am joining in the following challenge:

Birthstone Challenge #12 ~ Topaz & Turquoise

Stamping Sensations November Challenge ~ Anything Goes/Make it Magical

We Love Stamping November Challenge ~ Christmas

NBUS Challenge #68 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff  (all stamps were used for the first time)

Beccy's Month of Holiday Card ~ C for Candle

Allsorts Challenge ~ Magic of the Season (Christmas)

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

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Brenda has chosen the theme of 'Magic of the Season (Christmas)', well Christmas Day will be here before we know it!

The die cut panel was done with a Poppystamps 'Let It Snow Channel' die.  The patterned paper is from The Works.  I decided to add two strips of card to the side of the channel to make the card more stable,  The snowflake is a Memory Box 'Twilight Snowflakes' die cut.  To add some sparkle I put a tiny clear gems in the middle of the snowflake and the 'O'.

The prize this week is an AALL and Create A 4 stamp set.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards

The Holly and Ivy Challenge #171 - Anything Christmas Goes

Love Those Pretty Papers November Challenge

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ Anything Goes

It's the first Saturday of the month, so time for the November Crafty Calendar Challenge with the theme of 'Anything Goes'.  Our sponsor this month is Lawn Fawn and the lucky randomly drawn winner will win a certificate for their store.

I've used several Lawn Fawn dies on my card to create a scene, 'Stitched Hillside Borders', 'Forest Border', 'Winter Bunny' and the matching bunny die.  I coloured the trees and bunny with Promarkers, and added glitter along the snow drifts to add some sparkle.  The bunny is raised up on foam pads.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Greatest Part of Christmas' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Nocturne'. The bottom right of the card looked too plain, so I added a white glitter card Memory Box 'Twilight Snowflakes' die cut.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge closes on 28th November and we're looking forward to seeing all your lovely creations.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beccy Month of Holiday Cards ~ Day 2 - B for Bunny

Jingle Belles Challenge ~ Christmas and include an animal

I Love Promarkers Challenge #570 ~ Anything Goes

The Holly and Ivy Challenge # 171 ~ Anything Christmas Goes

Allsorts Challenge ~ Cuddly and/or Cute

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Lolo has chosen the theme of  'Cuddly and/or Cute'.  Anything Goes is also an option if cuddly or cute is not your thing.  For my DT card I've made a Spring Fold card with a cute owl which will be going to my great nephew.

The owl is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Adorable Owls' set, stamped with Memento and coloured with Promarkers. I used one of the Lavina pound stamps to stamp around the edge of the die cut stitched square with Versafine Clair Rain Forest. The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Label Me Bold' set.  The patterned paper is from The Range.

The card folds flat for posting.

Allsorts Challenge prizes this week are House Mouse and Oakley stamp sets.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

SheepSki Designs Challenge #91 ~ Anything Goes

I made a second card using the Spring Fold with a more feminine look, using papers from The Works.

Stamping around the edge of the square was done with Lavinia pound stamps and I added two punched pink flowers to the base of the card.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Passion for Markers Week 762 ~ Make it Cute

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #533 ~ Birds of a Feather

Triple B October Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Football Fan

A masculine card today to use up some black, blue and white snippets. 

 

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Used a square of scrap card and marked a pencil cross through the middle. Using two white and two blue smaller squares, lining them up on the larger square to form quarters, the design of our local football team’s kit.  Before laying over a black mat, I embossed the completed square with a Crafts Too 'Football' embossing folder. The sentiment was a pre-loved die I bought earlier this year. There was no packaging, so I don’t know the brand. I cut it out three times and attached them together to add some dimension. Everything was snippets apart from the card blank. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #491

Little Red Wagon Challenge #779 ~ Emboss it! 

Allsorts Challenge ~ Designer Paper

Sarah has chosen the theme of 'Designer Papers' for this week's Allsorts Challenge. 

I decided to make a masculine Joy Fold card, using designer papers from The Works. The sentiment is a stamp from Stampin' Up 'Best Year' stamped with SU 'Night of Navy.  The card is kept closed with a white star brad.

Prizes are stamps from AALL and Create.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Love Those Pretty Papers October Challenge

Witches' Brew

A fairly CAS card using some of my recent Lavinia stamps. 

The card shape was cut with a Studio Light triptych die.  I cut three panels using pale lilac card and blended Adirondack 'Purple Twilight around the edges.  I used Lavinia 'Bubbling Cauldron', 'Magical Mist', 'Hattie' and 'Faba' stamps and added some sparkle with Gelly Roll Stardust pens.  The witch's hair was coloured with a white pastel pencil and I coloured the lamp with yellow PanPastel.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations October Challenge ~ Anything Goes

We Love Stamping October Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Challenge #260 ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Make it Spooky!

I Spy With My Little Eye Challenge #19 ~ Something Magical

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #532 ~ Halloween

Two Old Bats Halloween October Challenge ~ Anything Goes Halloween

Allsorts Challenge ~ Magical, Myths and Legends

There is a new theme of  'Magical, Myths and Legends', chosen by Ellie, for the Allsorts Challenge this week.  As always there is also the Anything Goes option.

I made the background with Adirondack 'Denim' ink and a Lavina Flower Petals stencil, masking off the moon with a circle of card.  I used used Lavinia stamps Arial (Small), Bats, Leaf Creeper, Oak Leaf Branch, Wallace Family, Dandelions, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Nocture', to create my magical scene.  I added some sparkle to the fairy's wings with a Wink of Stella clear glitter brush and some holographic glitter coming from the fairy's wand.

There are beautiful prizes of Lavinia stamps to be won. 

Please note, we (Lavinia) cannot provide exchanges/replacements/refunds for any products received through this third-party giveaway.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Ellie's I Spy With My Little Eye Challenge #19 ~ Something Magical

Little Red Wagon Challenge # 777 ~ Black, White plus one Colour

October Stencil Fun Challenge ~ Use a Stencil

Birthstone Challenge #11 ~ Sapphire & Opal

Stamping Sensations October Challenge ~ Anything Goes

We Love Stamping October Challenge ~ Anything Goes