White on White

Two very quick cards today.

I used a Sizzix embossing folder on a piece of white card slightly smaller than the card blank.  I've had the embossing folder for ages, but this is the first time I've used it.  The SU sentiment stamp is stamped with Versafine 'Onyx Black'. The largest snowflake is part of the embossing and I die cut two other snowflakes using dies from the Memory Box 'Twilight Snowflakes' set.  Three tiny clear gems in the centres of the snowflakes finished off my card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards ~ W for White on White

NBUS Challenge #44 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (Embossing folder)

Crafter's Cafe Challenge #291 ~ Use Dies and/or Punches 

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #158 ~ Dies and or Punches

ABC Christmas Challenge - W for White

 

I made a second card which was even quicker to make, using another embossing folder.

 I don't know the brand of embossing folder.  It may have been a cover gift with a magazine a few years ago.  I stamped the sentiment in the middle and added a couple of clear gems.  I was going to add a few die cut snowflakes, but I decided that I liked it just the way it is.

Under the Mistletoe

WARNING... photo overload!

Another batch making session making Christmas cards today using a cute image. 

The cute image and sentiment are from a set called 'Finn and Molly' from Beccy's Place.  As I was making so many cards, I decided to use the pre-coloured version.  I used Lisa Horton's 'Stitched Scalloped Circles' for matting and layering.  The background was embossed a Sue Wilson 'Frosted Stripes' embossing folder.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards Challenge ~ U for Under the Mistletoe

Allsorts Challenge #703 ~ A/G with option Trees and Leaves

As promised last week, a few photos from my holiday this month to Norway.  No luck seeing the Northern Lights, but we had a great holiday.

The first six photos were taken at North Cape, the most northerly point of mainland Europe accessible by road.

Sunset in North Cape at 2pm!

Easiest way to get to the top of the mountain.....

..... for a fabulous view.

Warming up by the fire pit in Kirkenes.

There is a little story behind the final few photos.  As some of you know, it was my birthday while we were away.  We crossed the Arctic Circle on my birthday and there was a competition on the ship to guess the exact time we would cross, which was predicted to be between 7am and 8.30am - hour/minutes/seconds.  The prize was the ship's flag which was flying as we crossed, signed by the ship's captain. For no other reason, as it was my birthday I guessed the time I was born, 8.15am, adding 11 seconds as it was the 11th November.... and I won!  As the winner, I was also dragged up to be the first in line for the Arctic Circle baptism by Neptune, ice cubes down the inside of the back of my jumper!  At least we all got a tot of something after to warm us up. 🤣

Oh my gosh, it was COLD!  I had so many layers on and I was wet right through! 

Christmas Tree

When I was on holiday earlier this month, I took some cross stitching to do to make some toppers for Christmas cards.  The Santa topper is in my previous post.   I made sixteen cross stitched Christmas trees and I wanted to batch make cards using them all when I got home.  I made a similar card earlier in the year, but simplified the design this time. 

All sixteen cards made today, so I'm nearly on tracking with my Christmas cards for this year.  I used a set of Marianne Designs 'Cross Stitch Tree' dies and cross stitched the tree with crochet cotton.  On this card, the red and green crochet cotton has a metallic thread running through it to make the tree twinkle.  The background is embossed with a Crafter's Companion 'Snowflakes' embossing folder.  I added a tiny clear gem to the star for some added sparkle.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards Challenge ~ T for Tree and Twinkle

Allsorts Challenge #703 ~ A/G with option Trees and Leaves

Magical Christmas

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards Challenge is up to the letter 'S'.  My card has Santa, Stars, Stitching and a Sentiment.

I used an MFT 'Cross-Stitch Tag' die, which I cut into a rectangle.  I cross-stitched a Santa design and layered on a red mat.  The bottom half of the background was embossed with a Creative Espressions 'Shimmering Stars' e/f.  I added a strip of ribbon before attaching the topper with foam tape.  The sentiment is a Papermania stamp and I put a little clear gem in the sentiment to add some sparkle.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card.

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards ~ Santa, Stars, Stitching and Sentiment

Allsorts Challenge #703 ~ A/G with option Trees and Leaves

We Love To Create Challenge #11 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge ~ Christmas

A second card to share today.  I made this card a while ago for a card swap and forgot to post on my blog.

I used Sue Wilson 'Adorned Hexagons', 'Double Stitched Hexagons' and 'String Flowers' dies to make my hexagonal easel card.