Happiest Christmas Wishes

Sneaking in a last minute card for the Rudolph Days Challenge.  I made a card HERE using the same image in purple.  I really liked how it turned out, so I made a CAS version.

The image and sentiment are from the Stampin' Up 'Dashing Deer' set and stamped with Versafine Clair 'Monarch'.  I used two shades of purple for the mats to match with the shade of purple in the image.  I finished off my card with three tiny clear gems.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days April Challenge

CRAFT  Challenge #779 ~ Christmas

Sweet Stampin' ~ Christmas in April

Allsorts Challenge ~ Shaped/Anything but Square

Christine has chosen the theme for this fortnight's Allsorts Challenge and she would like to see your 'Shaped/Anything but Square' card.  You are also welcome to use the Anything Goes option.  I made a Star Border Card for my DT card.  

The papers are from The Works  The sentiment is was made with dies from The Stamp Market 'Hello' set.  The flower was made with Creative Expressions 'Daisy Blossoms' dies.

You can find the tutorial for this style of card HERE.

  There are two prizes from AALL and Create for the lucky winners.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Creative Creases April Challenge ~ Use a Fun Fold

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge ~ Anything Florals Goes

Masculine Card

It was my hubby's birthday yesterday and this is the card I made for him.  Thankfully I made it a few weeks ago, before my little accident, otherwise he might have had a shop bought card! 😮I'm getting more proficient at typing with my left hand, although now the plaster cast is off and replaced with a splint and a wrist brace, I also have the use of my thumb and two fingers on my right hand.  I might even try a little crafting over the weekend.

I saw this style of card demonstrated on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page recently.  I altered the measurements to make a 7" x 7" card as it suited the die cut football better.  The patterned paper is from The Range.  The football is raised up on foam pads to add some dimension.  I didn't intend to put two small black pearls on the sentiment panel, but they are useful for covering a little smudge, aren't they. 😉

This is the back of the card with the blank panel, where a wrote the message.  I struggle at the moment to hold a pen in my right hand, so my writing looks like a five year old's, but it's even worse if I try to write with my left hand. 🤣

I am joining in the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #817 ~ Masculine

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #515 ~ Diecuts and/or Stencils

Die Cut Divas April Challenge ~ Anniversary or Birthday Card

Creative Creases April Challenge ~ Use a Fun Fold

Corner Pop-Up Card

Thank you for all the Get Well Wishes on my last post.  No chance of crafting one handed so I'm sharing a card I made for my great niece earlier this month.

The patterned paper was all snippets from a paper pad from The Range. The flowers were made from snippets too, using dies from the Jamie Rodgers 'Daisy Blossoms' set.   The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #530 ~ Use Snippets

Die Cut Divas April Challenge ~ Anniversary or Birthday Card

Triple B April Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Love Those Pretty Papers April Challenge

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #40 ~ Anything Florals Goes

Not the weekend I'd planned!

I should be at a craft weekend with a group of crafters this weekend. I made these gift boxes containing caramel Easter Eggs to take with me to give to a few crafty friends. Thursday evening I somehow tripped over a kerb and nosedived onto the pavement. (No alcohol involved! 🤣) After 5 1/2 hours in A & E Thursday night, my hand is in a plaster cast and my face looks like I've done several rounds with Mike Tyson! No crafting for a while as my right hand is out of action, so I ate the contents of one or two boxes to cheer myself up. 😋 xx

I used a Craft Addiction 'Cracker Die' I bought recently.  I watched a video showing how to use it to make boxes, but I adjusted the measurements to make it the right height for the Easter Eggs.  The patterned paper was from The Works.  I bought some inexpensive, mini clear hair bands to keep the boxes closed.

I just need to practise typing faster with just one hand as two fingers on my right hand are enclosed in the plaster cast.  It's times like this I wish I was left-handed! 🤣

I am joining in the following challenges:

NBUS April Challenge ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (die)

Love Those Pretty Papers April Challenge

Time Out Challenge #310 ~ Sweet treats are in the boxes 😉

Allsorts Challenge ~ In the Garden

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Gail has chosen the theme of 'In the Garden'. As always, there is also the option of Anything Goes.

I used a Studio Light triptych die for the card base and layers. The dandelion patterned paper is from The Range.  I stencilled the middle panel using a Lavinia 'Dynamic' stencil and 'Kitsch Flamingo' Distress Ink.  The fairy is a Lavinia 'Olivia - small' stamp, stamped with Versafine 'Onyx Black'.  I added some sparkle to the fairy's wings using a clear Wink of Stella glitter brush. 

There are two prizes of Lavinia stamps for the lucky randomly drawn winners.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Love Those Pretty Papers April Challenge

Make My Monday Challenge #275 ~ Monotone

Stamping Sensations April Challenge ~ Inspired by Nature

We Love Stamping April Challenge ~ Spring

Stencil Fun April Challenge ~ Use a Stencil

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ Dies and Punches

The theme of the April Crafty Calendar Challenge is 'Die Cuts/Punches'.  I made this masculine card for my brother using two different dies.

The patterned paper is from Anna Marie Designs. I found a piece of white card in my snippets drawer which was already embossing with a Creative Expressions 'Cogs & Gears' embossing folder.  I cut it into a long panel and layered it on a black mat.  I used a Memory Box 'Gearworks Border' die with silver mirror card and layered the die cut over the embossed panel.  I used one of the dies from the Xcut 'Cogs Chronology' set with a snippet of black card to add a cog to the top right hand corner.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th April, so please hop over to the challenge blog to see all the beautiful creations the DT have made for inspiration.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenge #135 ~ Layer it up

Creative Knockouts #568 ~ Embossing Delight

Krafty Chicks Challenge #814 ~ Birthday

Little Red Wagon Challenge # 852 ~ "M" is for Masculine

Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Snippets Playground Challenge #529 ~ Use Snippets