Christmas in April

This card didn't start off as a Christmas card.  I was making some invitation cards for our Big Lunch street party which is happening in a few weeks.   

The front was embossed with an old Sizzix embossing folder.  I made 18 of these cards and had the text ready to put on the plain panel on the front of the card.  I designed and printed the inserts in colour with all the details and a photo of last year's street party to perfectly fit a 6" x 4" card..... and then realised the card blanks weren't actually 6" x 4", but I think were the equivalent US size card. (Note to self..... always measure the card blanks to check the size).  As the inserts didn't fit, I decided to attach the printed inserts to a piece of coloured card and send out the invitations as a single layer card.

 

After thinking of what to do with all the half made cards, I made one of the cards into a Christmas card. 

I used a snippet of red card to cut a panel to cover the plain white part of the card. Using a Cheery Lynn 'Winter Neighborhood Border' with a snippet of white card, I cut it long enough to fit the red panel.  After trimming off the excess I glued the panel to the base card.  The matted sentiment was attached with foam pads to add some dimension.  As I still have 17 cards with the embossed front, I think I will batch make a few more Christmas cards like this as they will be quick and easy to complete.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days April Challenge

Snippets Playground Challenge #505 ~ Use Snippets

Inkspirational Challenge #340 ~ Seasonal (Winter)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #753 ~ Christmas

Cut it Up Challenge #328 ~ Starts with a "C" (Christmas)

The Holly and Ivy Challenge #183 ~ Anything Christmas Goes

 52 Christmas Card Throwdown April TechniqueChallenge ~ Embossing

Following the Christmas theme, yesterday I was able to use the Christmas present my daughter gave me last December.... a ticket to see the Torvill and Dean 'Our Last Dance' performance in Birmingham with her.  The show was amazing!

Allsorts Challenge ~ Inspired by a Song

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Sarah has chosen the theme 'Inspired by a Song'.  I chose the song 'Love Me for a Reason' by the Osmonds.  It was number one in the Official UK singles chart the day Alan and I were married, a really romantic song.  Just as well our wedding wasn't the day after, as the number that day was Kung Fu Fighting. 🤣  I decided to make an anniversary card for good friends of ours who celebrated their anniversary last weekend.

 

The card base was made with a set of  Made To Surprise 'Side Panel Showstopper' dies.  The patterned paper is from The Range.  I used a digi stamp from Bugaboo, which sadly is no long available.  The image was coloured with Promarkers.

The card folds flat for posting.

There are three lovely prizes of die sets from In2Craft to be won.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Creative Knockouts Challenge #545 ~ 2 or More Pattern papers

Alphabet Challenge ~  A is for Alphabet (A is for Anniversary)

Daisy Chain Challenge #95 ~ Not Square

Happy Birthday to my Hubby

It's my hubby's birthday today and this is the card I've made for him.

The card base was made with a Crafter's Companion 'Triple-Stepper' set of dies. Used plain navy card and patterned paper from a Dovecraft 'Blue Skies' paper pad.  I found some football peeloffs, stuck three of them on a snippet of white card and fussy cut them around the edge of the footballs.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge ~ A is for Alphabet (F is for Football and Fancy Fold)

Cut it Up Challenge #328 ~ Starts with a "C" (Circles)

Cardz 4 Guyz #370 ~ Fancy Fold

The Male Room Challenge #197 ~ Geometric

Golden Wedding Anniversary

Friends of ours celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary yesterday and this is the card I made for them.

I used a set of Xcut 'Heart Frames' dies with pale gold, pearlised card.  I backed the large frame with plain white card before adding all the extra die cuts.  The background was embossed with an Xcut 'Small Polka Hearts' embossing folder and layered on a pale gold mat.  A personalised sentiment finished off my card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge ~ A is for Alphabet (A is for Anniversary)