Papermania - Bauble Decoration

Hello friends

I know I've been AWOL, but I have a really good excuse! I spent 11 days in Trearrdur Bay, North Wales, looking after a friends dog. The weather was pretty awful, cold, rain and wind. So please accept my apologies for not getting to see your blogs and commenting, I will catch up. Anyway, I have a card to share with you today and here it is...

So I used a very old, 8+ years stamp and embossed it using white embossing powder (I still need more practice on this technique.) This is one of my favourite Christmas stamps, but I've always had trouble stamping with it! So I decided to take it off the wooden mount and attach it to some EZ Mount and then used my Vaessen Stamp Easy to stamp the card, so much better. I embossed the sentiment using a red glitter embossing powder and attached it to red card and then raised it off the card which I must admit is pretty awful, I need to invest in a plain red one. The sentiment does say Christmas Cheer! I mounted it all on to red card and then raised it on to a white 5x7 card blank and used white glitter embellishments dotted about.

Thank you for taking the time to visit and have a great rest of the week and I'll see you all soon.

Debbie x

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Christmas Craft Creations Challenge - October challenge - Black, White and one other colour - I have used black card, white embossing powder, white embellishments, red card and red glitter embossing powder.

Creative Moments Challenge - #224 Anything Goes

Retro Rubber Stamp Challenge - #169 Anything Goes, must use a stamp older than 1 year mine is appx 8 years old or older!

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge - #103 Anything Christmas Goes

Get Creative Challenges - #106 Anything Goes Option Holidays

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #167 Always Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - #645 Embellish It!

Merry Little Christmas Challenge (MLCCB) - #39 October Anything Christmas Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge - #423 Embossing Delight

1st Easter Card

Hi everyone

Wow, it's the weekend already, time is flying by! So I've made my first Easter card for my mother-in-law. It's not very traditional, but it will remind her of  her garden. I've had a play with my Promarkers, loads more practice is definitely needed. I enjoyed colouring this in and I turned the card into an eclipse design, this time using letter dies. So here it is.... 

I used a 5x7 card blank the dies, stamp and embellishments are all from eBay and have no name. the little butterfly is from a very old punch and as I didn't have a stamp saying Easter I used my very old Dymo. I coloured the stamp with Promarkers on to Neenah card, then I die cut the letters. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit and really do appreciate any comments left. Have a lovely weekend.

Debbie x

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Passion for Markers wk 583 and the theme is to use the work 'Happy'

Crafty Creations March challenge #419 Anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge #11 Anything Goes

Fab'n'Fnky '515 No Square Cards

Love to Craft #56 Anything Goes

Is it Spring?

 Afternoon friends

It's a beautiful day here in 'sunny' Southend. I've got my windows wide open to let in some fresh air in, it's lovely! So, I've had my Covid jab last week and it was all fine, only felt tired and had sore arm. I'm glad I've had it, I can see light at the end of the tunnel.

Not done any crafting in the last week, but I do have a card to share with you. I made this card for a friend whose birthday was last weekend. So here it is...

I saw this embossing folder on Alizabethy's blog and thought I really need it  :). Luckily, I found it on Ebay! You can see Alizabethy's creations using the folder here. She has a lovely blog so please make a visit.

A 5x7 card base and to make this I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink and laid it on to the folder then ran it thought my Big Shot using water colour card.  I stamped the tulip on to water coloured card and coloured using Arteza water colour pens (first time I have used them) I need more practice! I then cut the tulip with the matching die. All card used is left over from another project. All dies and stamp used are unbranded, the bling was from my stash.

Thank you for visiting and please stay safe where ever you are.

Debbie x

A Birthday Card

Hello, I hope you are all keeping well. I'm feeling really shattered today after the wind and rain kept me awake most of the night! At least we didn't get any snow. I'm spending my lockdown crafting, I've been making cards during the day and the evenings knitting or crocheting, I can do this while binge watching and catching up on tv programmes.

Anyway, here is the first card to share with you today. 

I have used a simply print image from Lili of the Valley which you can find here. A 5x7 card blank, the dies and embossing folder are all unbranded, ribbon and gems from my stash.

Thank you for taking the time to visit, enjoy the rest of your week and please stay safe.

Debbie x

Good Morning!

Happy Sunday friends

I hope everyone has had a good week? Here in the UK we are in another lockdown, not surprising really. I'm staying home and getting some much needed crafting in. It's my busy time of year, so many birthdays coming up. I've also had a commission for three cards. I've done these and will share with you over the week. They've all been made using my Cricut Maker.

Here is the first one, I love the way this has turned out, it's an Eclipse card, never done one before and it was a pig to make! I must invest in some large alphabet dies as this would make it so much easier to make.

I must admit I have been a bit naughty and scanned the image in, but this is what was chosen and was the only way I could think of doing it. The mum word is cut using Cricut Sans font, the sentiment is cut with vinyl and using baby steps font. I have used a 5x7 card base. 

I will upload another card in the next few days, have a good week and if you are passing by, it would be lovely if you would leave a comment.

Debbie x