Christmas Card Club "Robins"

Good morning all.

A busy day on my blog today, this is the first of three posts...like buses none for ages then they all come along at once!!

Mark and I had a great time in Italy, lots of walking and talking...I need a rest now! Washing is under control, kitchen was gutted yesterday but I need to have a quick general clean round the rest of the house....and the cupboards are bare!! Yesterday morning was spent in Edinburgh with Lora at a University Open Day...it was so warm in the lecture theatres I kept nodding off!!

Two weeks have flown by again and Sylvie has set a theme of "Robins" for us Christmas Card Club gals.

Another special done and dusted...think that is my Mum and siblings all sorted now. Topper from Wild Rose Studios; dies from Spellbinders; papers from Papermania; sentiment from LOTV; border punch from Tonic. Bow, brad, gems and stickles from my stash.

There is a robin on there...holding the envelope, although I almost chopped him off!! Apologies Sylvie this was the only one I could find.

If you'd like to see what the other girls have made you'll find the links in my side bar.

Challenges entered:

CHNC - all wrapped up (clothes and parcel)

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

Aud Sentiments - Christmas + sentiment

Crimbo Crackers - someone special (this will go to one of my siblings)

A Snowflakes Promise - anything goes

Rudolph Day

Good afternoon all.

Another lovely day today and just back from the hairdressers so had a relaxing morning. Doctor managed to get blood first time yesterday from my right arm so the nurse had to use my left arm to inject the dye for my scan...I'm a little bruised and battered today, oh to have some prominent veins somewhere!

Another month is nearly over so we've reached Rudolph Day...here is my offering which I managed to make last night.

I'm making a concerted effort at the minute to get some of my special Christmas cards done and dusted...this is only number three so still a few more to go!

Topper is from Wild Rose Studio, die cuts all from Spellbinders, papers and bow from Docrafts, sentiment from LOTV, border punch from Tonic and button and gems from my stash. I've used a similar layout to my other two specials so making a little dent in my stash of backing papers.

Challenges entered:

Rudolph Day - August challenge

A Snowflakes Promise - anything Christmas goes

Christmas Card Challenges - anything goes

Crimbo Crackers - snowmen

ABC Christmas - Q for quantum leap ( c for colourful)

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

Winter Wonderland - Christmas Carols or songs (Frosty the Snowman)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - anything goes

Christmas Card Club "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"

Good morning all.

It's time once again for our little Christmas Card Club to show our wares...it was my turn to set the  theme of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town".

Here is my make:

Using my favourite Father Christmas image from Joanna Sheen's Vintage Christmas CD. Papers are from DoCrafts. Mat dies are all from Spellbinders, reindeer from Tattered Lace and snowflake was a magazine freebie. Border punch from Tonic. Sentiment from LOTV. Finished with a few gems from my stash.

I've used virtually the same layout as my last CCC card and that's another special to add to the pile.

You'll find a list of the girls in my sidebar if you'd like to see their interpretation of my theme.

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

ABC Christmas - Q for quantum leap (d for die cuts)

A Snowflakes Promise - anything goes

Christmas Cards all Year Round - snowflakes

Winter Wonderland - Carol's or songs (Santa Claus is Coming to Town)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

Christmas Card Club - "Poinsettia"

Good afternoon all. 

Hope you're all enjoying your Bank Holiday weekend, whatever you're up to.

Our next challenge over at the Christmas Card Club is now due. It's Karen's turn to choose this time and she set the theme "Poinsettias". 

I bought a tonic die in the sales earlier this year and this poinsettia has been sitting on my desk for several weeks now waiting to be used. I've teamed it up with one of the new Die'sire templates then managed to layer it up very wonkily!! I've added stickles but it doesn't show very well.

I have added a blank insert but I may take the whole card apart and redo it!!

You'll find the rest of the girls listed on my sidebar if you'd like to pop over and see their creations.

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

Christmas Card Challenges - no embellishments

Sketchy Colours - red, white and green

Completely Christmas - anything goes

Fab n Funky - Christmas

Holly Jolly Christmas - embossing

Jingle Belles - 3 or more layers

Just For You

Good morning all.

Another nice dry, sunny day here yesterday but it didn't half blow a hoolie!

A Christmas card to share today, one of the extra ones I made last week when doing my Christmas Club card.

Paper was wither in a candy win or Sheenie angel envelope. Tag and ribbon are recycled off a card. Sentiment tag from my stash. Punch from Tonic and dies from Spellbinders.

Finished inside but not sure whether the ribbon will increase the postage or not...time will tell!

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

Crafty Hazelnuts patterned paper - anything goes

Completely Christmas - anything goes

CHNC - spread your wings

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - colour challenge

Carol x

Christmas Card Club - "12 Days of Christmas"

Good afternoon all. It's a nice bright autumnal day here, hope it is with you too.

The main daytime wedding invites were delivered yesterday so I'll have to make a start on the evening ones this week...I need 90-100 of them, thankfully they're fairly simple!

It's time for our next challenge over at the Christmas Card Club, it was Sue P's turn to choose the theme this time and she's asked for the "12 Days of Christmas".  Here is my card:

I had to put my thinking cap on for this one!! Then I remembered this digi image and sentiment from Pink Petticoat which I've teamed up with papers from their Scandi Chic Winter Blooms collection and a small Christmas sentiment. Dies are from Spellbinders and border punch is from Tonic. Card is finished with crafter's cord and gems from my stash.

You'll find the rest of the girls listed on my sidebar if you'd like to pop over and see their creations.

Challenges entered:

CHNC - peace

CHNC extra - anything goes

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - bling it up

Totally Gorjuss - string

Polka Doodles - Christmas is coming

CRAFT - Christmas

Crafty Little Fairies - Christmas in October

Crimbo Crackers - Christmas birds

ABC Christmas - under the tree

Holly Jolly Christmas - inspired by a Christmas Carol

Carol x