Snowmen

The Less is More challenge this week is a One Layer with the theme of Books/Literature.  This has has me stumped all week, until I started thinking of children's books this morning and the ideas just kept on coming!  I settled on 'The Snowman' by Raymond Briggs.  

The Woodware snowman stamp is stamped with Memento 'Tuxedo Black' and coloured with Promarkers.  The berries are Nuvo Crystal Drops - I just love this new product for making pearls!  I had a few more colours from a friend for my birthday, so I think I may be using these a lot on my cards in the coming weeks. I wanted a sentiment which reflected the snowman in the story and this one seemed perfect.  It's from a Papermania set, stamped with Versafine 'Onyx' and I added a clear gem to give a bit of sparkle.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Less is More Challenge #302 - One Layer ~ Books/Literature
Stamping Sensations November Challenge ~ Christmas Greetings
Penny Black and More November Challenge ~ Anything Christmas

A second snowman card, this time with a pre-coloured digistamp from Beccy's Place. 

The sentiment is computer generated and I added a MB 'Twilight Snowflake' die cut in the corner of the MB 'Stitched Square' die cut.  The embossing folder I used is by Crafter's Companion, but I think it might be discontinued now.  

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Beccy's Place - A Month of Holiday Cards Challenge
Cuttlebug Mania Challenge ~ Music
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 255 ~ Used green and white snippets
Daring Cardmakers Challenge ~ A Musical Christmas
Deep Ocean's Challenge #142 ~ Inspired by a Song or Movie (Song - We wish you a Merry Christmas)

CAS Christmas card

We've just spent a few days in Devon, closing down our caravan for the winter.  My two great-nieces and great-nephew (aged 5, 7 and 8) came up to the caravan on Friday to give me this amazing birthday card that they'd made together.  They even remembered there are lots of rabbits on the caravan site which appear at night, so they drew some brilliant rabbits and did a little fussy cutting.

I had a lovely birthday on Friday, with a long walk along the beach in glorious weather, a trip to the theatre, as well as the visit from my three favourite little people.

Onto my card for today.  I made several of this design over the last few days.

I used a Sweet Dixie 'Christmas Present'.  I die cut it in black, then again in green, using the green waste holly leaves to inlay into the spaces.  The berries are a fabulous new product I've discovered recently - Nuvo Crystal Drops.  They form a perfect round dome shape every time, in whatever size is needed.  So much easier than using pearls and no chance of them dropping off.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beccy's Place ~ A Month of Holiday Cards 

HLS November Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

A Snowflake is a Winter's Butterfly

The Butterfly Challenge this fortnight is 'Butterflies + Q is for Quotes and/or Quick Silver'.  I thought that this quote was perfect for the challenge, particularly at this time of year. 

I covered a card blank with pearlised silver paper. The quote is computer generated and printed  on white card.   I positioned the quote in a Sheila Douglass 'Frosty Ice' embossing folder so it appeared in the plain part of the folder, before running it through my Big Shot.  The butterfly was die cut in white and silver using Poppystamps 'Elsa Butterfly' and 'Lyndon Butterfly' dies.  The butterfly is attached just in the middle and foam pads make the wings stand up.   Three clear gems were used for the body to add a bit of sparkle.  I finished off my card by adding some MB 'Twilight Snowflakes' die cuts in the corners.  Snippets of white and silver were used for the butterfly and snowflakes, so I'll be off to share my card in the Playground.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #66 ~ Butterflies + Q is for Quotes and/or Quick Silver

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 254 ~ Use Snippets

Beccy's Place ~ A Month of Holiday Cards 

Crafty Boots 'Things with Wings' Challenge 

HLS November Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge ~ Tic Tac Toe (Animal, Die cuts and Sentiment)

Poppies

I was thrilled to have the quilt Christmas card I made HERE printed in this month's 'Quick Cards Made Easy' magazine.

Another poppy card today.

I embossed a white piece of card using a freebie embossing folder that came with a magazine.  I cut off the the top half and replaced it with a piece of black card, which I'd embossed with a Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder.  I made the poppies sometime ago with a borrowed pair of Tonic punches.  The two punched flower shapes interlink and I added tiny black punched flowers for the centres. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

The Craft Barn Two Weekly Challenge ~ Poppy - Monochrome with a Splash of Red

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Thinking of You

Cardz 4 Guyz  Challenge # 144 ~ Remembrance or Sympathy