WINTER BLUES

 Good Morning Everyone,

My final card before Christmas and it is for the reminder post at Christmas Craft Creations where the theme is Winter Blues.

 I thought I'd have a play with my Lovely As a Tree set from Stampin Up and looked on Pinterest and found this card as my inspiration.  I have used a wavy edged die for my reverse mask, inked it up in Soft Sky from Stampin Up and stamped the tree with Stormy Sky distress oxide.  The sentiment is heat embossed in silver and, although you can't see it very well, I have added lots of glitter to the tree for added sparkle. 

Whilst having a play I did try out a different shape for the masked area, but ran out of the blue backing paper so that one will probably appear at a later date when I can find the right colour blue or I could ink the edges I suppose with my stamp pad. I'll have to have a go at that when I have more time.

I would like to enter:

Christmas Kickstart challenge - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Sparkle & shine

Country View challenges - Christmas

Crafty Calendar - Christmas theme

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Thank you all for visiting and for all the lovely comments you have left over the past year. I would like to wish you all a Happy Christmas, stay safe,  and let's hope for a better year in 2021.

Lynne x

FAMILY OR FRIENDS?

Good Morning Everyone,

A birthday card for a change from me today.  There is a new challenge at As You Like It and we are asking whether you prefer to make cards etc. for family or friends.

I do make for both, but I tend to make for family more as I like to embellish and adapt them to their interests.  This one was for my daughter who has a new interest in baking, hence the image, which is from Mo Manning.  I have coloured her with copics and used papers from either Pion or Maja design, I can't remember which.  The sentiments are from LOTV and small flowers and pearls have been added.

We are sponsored by:

I hope you will be able to join us in the last challenge before Christmas and pop over to the challenge to see the lovely projects from the rest of the team.

I would like to enter:

Mo's Digital Pencil - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Creatalicious #201 - Anything Goes

Pennys Paper Crafty #486 - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I do appreciate it when you leave a comment.

Lynne x

WHITE CHRISTMAS

Morning Everyone,

It is time for a new challenge at the Cutie Pies and the theme is White Christmas.

For my card I have used a Di's Digi Design image and coloured it with copics. The circles have been distressed and glitter added to edges of the the inner one, although you can't see it very well.   I have cut snowflakes from all my snippets of white glitter card and added them to the stitched edge square.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a lovely prize for the winner.

I hope you will pop over and see the cards from the rest of the team.

I would like to enter:

Di's Digi Designs - Winter Holidays

Pixies's Snippets Playground - Use snippets (snowflakes and centre circle)

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything with a Critter

ABC Christmas - Y for Your favourite things (Cute images, stitched dies)

Allsorts - Got to be Christmas 

Simon Says Stamp Weds - Let It Snow

Creative Inspirations - Ho Ho Ho

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Ice Cold

Crafty Calendar - Christmas theme

I hope you have a good week and have your Christmas preparations well under way.  I will see you later in the week.

Lynne x

INSPIRED BY A XMAS FILM

Good Morning Everyone,

There's a new challenge at As You Like It and the theme is for you to share a project "Inspired by Your Favourite Christmas Film".

I don't watch many films at Christmas, but I do like Elf with Will Ferrell in his green suit.  I just think it's so funny and we all need laughter in our lives at the moment.  I have made a small 4" card with snippets from a Doodlebug pad, an MFT stamp coloured with copics and a Simon Says Stamp die cut.  I've used stitched dies and a stitched mini scallop die to finish the edges off. A really simple card, great for posting.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

ABC Christmas - Your favourite things - dies

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Sketchy Challenges - Christmas

Pixie's Snippets Playground - All snippets apart from the sentiment die.

Simon Says Stamp Weds - Fun with Dies 

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

I think we'll be putting our Christmas decorations up this weekend so it will be a busy one. Whatever you'll be doing I hope it's a good one and stay safe.

Lynne x

NON TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS

Good Morning Everyone,

I'm a little late with my DT post for the new challenge at Sparkles Christmas where the theme is Non Traditional Christmas colours. 

For my card I've used trees from a LOTV stamp set in a variety of colours.  The stamps are rubber so they weren't so easy to use as clear, but my stamping platform did make it easier.  I've added glitter in matching colours to various stars.  I heat embossed the sentiment in silver onto the purple mat and cut the centre circle with a dual stitched die.

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Christmas Wreaths, Flowers and Trees

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #146 - Anything Goes

Creatalicious 200 - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty #485 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Weds - Anything Goes

It's a lovely sunny day here today so will probably get out into the garden to tidy up and fill our final green bin for the year.  

I hope you are having a good week, thank you for visiting and stay safe.

Lynne x