A Few Cards.....

I have a few cards in my draft folder which I haven't had time to post on my blog, so here are some of them. The papers and embellishment were from Lisa Horton's Box Kits.

I followed a sketch for this card.

I also using a Lisa Horton's 'Pretty Leaves' embossing folder on this one.

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A Joy Fold card.

 

 

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I made this card after watching a video on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page demonstrating this fold.

 

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The last one is a Triple Reveal Card.

I used the 'Pretty Leaves' embossing folder again on the front of this card.

This is the inside of the card.

Poinsettias

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

I used a new corner die from Tim Holtz 'Mixed Media Christmas' set, a set I bought ages ago in the Sizzix 70% off sale, but never got round to using.... until now.  I thought the die would be good for making a quick Christmas card, but how wrong was I! I was going to make the card just in red and white, but the holly leaves didn't look right in red, so I used the die again with snippets of green card and inlaid the holly leaves. The sentiment is a SU stamp, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Green Oasis.  I think I might try making this design again with black or navy blue instead of the red to see if it looks okay without having to inlay any of the little pieces.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days October Challenge 

The Holly and Ivy Challenge # 126 - Anything Christmas Goes

NBUS Challenge #43 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff

Owl

A card today which I made for a recent card swap.

I used an MFT 'Cross-Stitch Tag' die, chopping off the top to make a rectangle.  The owl was stitched with crochet cotton.  I embossed the background with a Creative Expressions 'Linear Leaves' embossing folder.  The die cut on the right is a Memory Box 'Fairytale Flower' one.  It was a little to long, so I snipped of the bottom.  The sentiment attached with foam pads.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 699 ~ Colours of Autumn

We Love 2 Create - Week 10 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

My Time To Craft Challenge #493 ~ Theme of Wings

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #157 ~ Owls

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #184 ~ Die-Cut, Layers, Autumn Colours

Halloween

I can't believe that it's ten days since I last posted on my blog.  My hubby and I spent a lovely few days in London last week.  The main reason for going was to see the ABBA Voyage concert, which was absolutely amazing and mind-blowing.  If you get a chance to see it, I can highly recommend it.

Two cards today to join in with a few challenges.

The image is from Beccy's Place and is a freebie this month.  You can find it here.  There is also a pre-coloured version, but I decided to colour mine with Promarkers.  The patterned paper is from a My Mind's Eye 'Something Wicked' paper pad I won over in The Playground. 

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Beccy's Place October Challenge

Country View Challenge October Challenge ~ Halloween or Harvest

Crafting Uncles Challenge #34 ~ Halloween

Mirtillamente Challenge #14 ~ All About Halloween

SheepSki Designs Challenge #67 ~ Autumn Things incl Halloween

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge ~ Anything Halloween Goes

My second card is a masculine card I can post on my blog now that I know it has been received.

  I used a new Gemini stamp & die set 'Wishing you a happy BIRTHDAY'.  The BIRTHDAY was die cut straight into a card blank.  The patterned paper and red card was from my snippets drawer, so I'll be sharing my card over in the Playground.  I punched a small red circle and added a white star brad to finish off my card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 698 ~ Add a Sentiment

Snippets Playground Challenge #439 ~ Use Snippets

HLS October Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

NBUS Challenge #43 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (Die and Stamp set)

Finally, a few photos of our trip to London last week.   (No photos of the Abba Voyage concert as cameras were banned.)

Canal at Little Venice where we went on a canal boat ride to Camden Market.

Camden Market.

Tower Bridge.

Walking over the glass floor of Tower Bridge.

Tower of London.

HMS Belfast

London Eye
 

Elizabeth Tower, housing Big Ben.