Christmas Chocolate Boxes

I'm out this evening for a belated Christmas meal with friends I play badminton with every week.  I've made some chocolate filled boxes using some Christmas papers to take with me.

The paper is from The Works and is stiff enough to hold the shape of the boxes.  I made the boxes with a Stampin' Up 'Curvy Keepsake Box' die.  The label dies are from the same set.

Thinking of You

A CAS sympathy card today.   I decided to use a feather rather than the usual flowers to keep it more masculine for the recipient.

The feather was a die cut from the Spellbinders 'Feathers' set.  I layered the feather on Memory Box 'Stitched Oval Layers' die cut mats.  The mats were raised up on foam pads.  The Woodware sentiment was stamped with Versafine Clair 'Blue Belle'.  Three blue pearls finished off my card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

My Time to Craft Challenge #552 is Masculine ~ Make it Male

Krafty Chicks Challenge #753 ~ Anything Goes

The Paper Funday January Challenge  #72 - Anything Goes + option Monochrome

The Male Room Challenge #194 ~ Clean and Simple

Love is in the Air

The Snippets Playground Challenge has a theme this fortnight of  'Love is in the air', as well as using snippets.  I decided to make an Anniversary card just using snippets.

I covered the front of the card blank with a piece of  red card.  I used an Xcut 'Heart Frames' set of dies for the decorative squares and layered them on a white mat.  I used a small white snippet with the Xcut die to just cut the heart, before embossing it with an Xcut 'Small Polka Hearts' embossing folder.  I inlaid the embossed heart into the red aperture.  The sentiment is raised up in foam pads.

These are the snippets I used, all plain red and white card as I have so many red and white snippets!!

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #498 ~ Use Snippets with the option of Love is in the Air

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Have a Heart

Cut it Up Challenge #322 ~ Have a Heart

Little Red Wagon Challenge #791 ~ Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #484 ~ Any Occasion

Swing Christmas Card

The first Rudolph Days Challenge of the year began yesterday and runs until the end of the month.  

The card shape was made with a die from the Sizzix 'Card, Circle Flip-Its #2' set.  The patterned papers were from The Works.  I used punches for the circles.  The snowflakes were die cuts from the the Memory Box 'Twilight Snowflakes' set.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days January Challenge

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #747 ~ Christmas

ABC Christmas Challenge ~ A is for Anything Christmas