More Christmas Cards

Green and Pink Christmas (sc28)

These are not colours I would usually think of using on a Christmas card but I did like the snowflake paper and so decided to run with it. Happy with different elements of the card but I'm still not sure about the overall result. A bigger stamp might have been better. Could be just down to the fact that pink and green aren't my colours.

STAMPS: Hampton Art - Snowman window HOTP-sentiment

PAPER: DCWV

PUNCH: Stampin'up Scallop circle, Woodware circles

EMBELLISHMENTS: snowflake brad, adhesive gems

Quick Christmas (sc 26)

This is a good card for mass production. The snowflake with the red gingham is actually a wire edged ribbon I salvaged from last year's presents. I think someone out there might recognise it. Keep my cards in mind when you are buying your ribbon this year. To make the snowflake detail stand out I placed a strip of blue card underneath. Where I have used ribbon a strip of patterned paper works just as well.

STAMP: Hero Arts - Winter's Butterfly

PUNCH: EK Success corner rounder

Cuttlebug Christmas (colour challenge 27)

There is no quicker, more effective card than the one made with a CB embossing folder. If you haven't already tried it give it a go. You'll be hooked.

STAMPS: Stampin'up - Flaky Friends

CUTTLEBUG FOLDER: Snowflakes

There are now 4 new Christmas cards in my stash. That's really good because I don't usually get started until December.

Does anybody notice a trend? I like snowmen.

New Challenges

I seem to be behind with my blogging lately and although I've made a few cards I never seem to get them posted. For this reason I've decided to update with this week's challenges for Stamptv and add the others as and when.

Grey, Black and Pink Colour Challenge

I toyed with the idea of what I could do for this colour scheme for most of the week and had in mind to use the CB Hound'stooth embossing folder but as seems to be the way lately time ran out. It was nearly the deadline, I had just about given up taking part this week whenever I remembered some paper I had in just these colours. Believe it or not they were actually in a Christmas collection.

Anyhow I gathered the papers and resorted to one of my tried and tested designs. It never seems to fail. Some bling and a lacy border I was quite happy with the result.

the front view the open view

STAMPS: Gina K Inspiration Mosaic

PAPER: DCWV

PUNCH: MS Doily Lace

JT and Mother Hen

I don't usually do the scrapbook challenge because it takes me a long time to decide just what I want my page to say. I did think though that this would be a good way to get started again as I haven't scrapbooked in a long time. To date I have always used a 12x12 layout as I find this the easiest. However for today's challenge entry I used 6x6. The reason for this is that I plan to cover a 6x6 cube to display on a coffee table or sideboard. Hopefully the weekly challenges will help me get it finished.

The subject of this cube is a very very special young man who puts a big smile on my face every time his mum sends a photo. He's so precious.

This week was a sketch challenge

Who says friends have to be just like you?

I've got to admit that I wouldn't go as close as Jacob.

STAMPS: Gina K Signs of Autumn, Thanks a Million

PAPER: K&Co Hopscotch