Christmas cards

Made a start a few weeks ago on my christmas cards, I've still got a lot more to do.

This was an experiment that actually worked!  I stamped the images on to glitter card which doesn't show very well on the photo and very carefully coloured them in with copics. I used versafine ink, then put some kitchen roll over them to blot the ink, though even after doing that the ink was still wet a few days later but didn't smudge, images were matted on to green holographic card, the red paper is from my stash, snowflakes cut from cuttlebug die.

Teddy bear image is Penny Black 'Dear Santa' while the other is Hero Arts 'Classic Christmas Borders' CL112 clear set.

Image from Pink Gem Designs 'Snow Love' coloured with copics. Dark green snowflake paper from a Dovecraft 12x12 pack 'Victorian Christmas' while multicoloured snowflake paper is by Cosmo Cricket 'Silly Chilly' (double sided).

The pink paper is the reverse side of  'Silly Chilly' that was used on  the 'Snow Love' card.  The image is from Penny Black 'Xmas Hat', the hat was decoupaged.

Papers used on this card are from Hot Off The Press Christmas 8x8 papers.  Again image is from Penny Black 'Snow Trot' coloured with copics. Go Kreate dies used to cut the squares.

Paper as before (HOTP) sentiment from stash, ovals cut with Go Kreat dies and embossed with Cuttlebug 'Snow Dots' folder, Penny Black 'Dear Santa'. Copics used to colour.

Pink Gem Designs 'Winter Mimi' coloured with copics. Scalloped circle cut with nestie, white panels embossed with Cuttlebug 'Snow Flake' folder, paper from Basic Grey 'Eskimo Kisses' 'Village'.

I'm not sure whether to put a sentiment on the bottom or something else, card candy?

Green card from HOTP 8x8 Christmas papers, sentiment from stash, card candy from Craftwork cards.  Image is Penny Black 'Sled Ride'coloured with Promarkers. 

Paper is Basic Grey 'Figgy Pudding' 'Pepperberry', red card and cord is from stash.  Penny Black 'Teddy Santa' coloured with copics.

Wanted to make something quick and simple, and this certainly was. Cuttlebug 'Holly Branch' embossing folder with red sticky dots placed over the berries. Red strip of card embossed with 'Snow Flake' folder.  Sentiment from craftwork cards.

The next ones are inspired by Shirley, who does the workshops at Craft Inspirations.

Paper is from Craftwork Cards 'Jack Frost' white range 8x8 pack and 'Jack Frost' Blues. Matted onto silver mirri card, used blue mirri on the blue cards. Baubles are peel offs

Sorting out the backlog

I've been sorting out my pictures folder, as I couldn't remember what I'd posted on here, and there's an awful lot that I haven't put on here. So over the next few days (hopefully) I'll be posting some more makes.

Here's a few to be going on with.

This is from one of FeeJ's discs 'Ballet Belles'. The image was printed on to normal parchment, I didn't have printable at the time. I then embossed parts of it (shoes, frills, armcuff, hair).


These were made using papers and sentiments from Craftwork Cards. Papers are from the Yummy Scrummy range 'Marshmallow & Cappuccino Gold and Marshmallow & Cappuccino White, the card candy in the middle of the flowers are also from Craftwork Cards. The chocolate flowers are Hot Off The Press from Stamp Addicts

Flippin Men

Get over to Crafters Kitchen Jak Heath's wonderful blog, in case you don't know she created Flippin Men. She's had over 200,000 visitors to her blog and to celebrate she's giving away the whole range of Flippin' Men, just leave a comment about whi ch one you'd use and who for.

Uploaded some pics that have been on the camera for ages, I've still got to take some more photos but the batteries ran out, so for now I'm putting these ones on. A mixture of christmas and everyday cards.

Penny Black 'Snowy & Hedgy' watercoloured using Art Kure and Whispers/Marvy brush pens, matted and layered on to green holographic card.


The following 3 cards were done at a workshop with Shirley at Craft Inspirations in Sutton Coldfield.

Image from Fun Stamps '3 Wise Men' FL27. Core'dination card cuttlebugged with 'Joy & Peace' embossing folder then sanded over.


White/black card cuttlebugged with 'Snow Dots' embossing folder, and covered with black peel off 'cat in the window' snow flakes done with a 2x2 cuttlebug die 'Snow Flake #2'


Peel offs were again used on this, stuck on to self adhesive glitter paper. I can't remember who the other papers came from.


I was trying to base the following cards on christmas carols. The image used on this is from Penny Black 'Silent Night' but I printed on to acetate the words for 'O Little Town Of Bethlehem'

This one looked better in the 'flesh' than on photograph. The words to 'We Three Kings Of Orient Are' was printed on to acetate


This one is 'The Holly & The Ivy' the stamp is from Butterfly Kisses 'Holly Tree' I managed to find some ivy leaves after I'd already sent the card. Again the words are printed on to acetate.


This was sent to a forum friend who's in the process of adopting a little boy. Topper from Kanban


Papers were from stash, I've had it for a while.

Kanban topper.

Cuttlebug 'Lace Tree' snowflake peeloffs and stickles were used on it. This was for my OH mum. She loved it.

I was asked to make this for someone's grand-daughter, it was her first christmas. I used 2 Kanban toppers and made a spinner card.




Shane coloured this in for one of his nannie's. Penny Black 'Duck Noel'.


The following 3 are from FeeJDesigns disc 'Saucy Ladies 2' and 1930's fashion.



I owe the inspiration for the one above to Debs Mitchell over on Fee's site...lol she knows what I mean!



The image and paper was a freebie from 'The Lilac Garden'. I really like this image.


The Cliff Richard card is all thanks to Fi on the Crafts Beautiful forum, my OH mum is a huge fan and Fi very kindly let me copy her design.


Lilac card was embossed with Cuttlebug 'D'vine Swirl' Penny Black 'Rainin' Daisies' watercoloured with Whisper/Marvy pens.

I was asked to do a card with the Laurence of Arabia portrait on, so I tried to make it as simple as possible, to look like it was framed.



Dufex pansies, and though you can't see it very well in the photo, the card was also embossed

Lilac card was embossed with cuttlebug folder 'Textile' flower is from HOTP bought at the NEC off Stamp Addicts. As I didn't have any suitable ribbon at the time, I used the type you wrap presents with, and curled some for the tag. Tag made from Sizzix die cut.