From Our Home To Yours - DT Post for the Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge

Hello!

A late night post from me tonight but I'm on holiday this week so it's allowed!  I'm sharing my latest DT card for the Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge.  As always it's a just for fun Anything Goes Christmas Challenge and we'd love you to share your Christmas creations with us.  I'm really enjoying getting ahead with my Christmas crafting this year!

This time I've made an easel card and used a die that I've had for quite a while and never got around to using.  Although the die is quite intricate it was a joy to cut.  I've kept the card quite simple as there's so much detail in the die.  I've embossed the panel behind the main image with a snowflake embossing folder but there's not much of it left to see!

I've just added some spotty organza ribbon and a button topped die-cut snowflake to finish my card.

Materials used:

Sizzix Thinlits Die - From Our Home

X-cut Scalloped Circle Nesting Die Set & Snowflake Die

X-cut Snowflake embossing Folder

Crafter's Companion Centura Pearl Card - Snow White - Hint of Silver & Turquoise

Ribbon & Button from stash

Thanks for stopping by, any comments left are kindly appreciated.

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CHN Christmas Challenge - #329 Anything Goes/Optional include a house or building
CHN Christmas Challenge Extra - April Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenges - #339 Anything Goes
Christmas At Sweet Stampin' - April Anything Goes
Seasons Greetings Challenge - #5 Anything Goes/Optional Colour Combo
ABC Christmas Challenge - H is for Home

Bunnies & Chicks with the Cutie Pies

Hello,

A late post from me.  It's been a busy couple of days and I'm finally sharing my DT card for the Cutie Pie Challenge our theme this time is Bunnies and Chicks so why not dust off your favourite Easter Stamps or grab yourself a digi (you'll find lots of suitable ones from our sponsor Pink Gem Designs) and play along!

I've chosen one of their fab designs called Bunny Chloe for my DT card and coloured her with Promarkers to match my papers.  

I found a sketch for the layout on Pinterest and added a die cut flower and a ready made sentiment to finish my design.

Materials used:

Pink Gems Designs Digi - Bunny Chloe

Promarkers

Black Cardstock

Forever Friends Spring Time papers and sentiment

Magazine freebie flower die

X-cut circle die

Unknown scallop circle die (bought secondhand)

Ribbon, button and gems from stash

Thanks for stopping by today, hugs, Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - April
Crafty Sentiments - Flowers (papers & die-cut)
Crafty Creations - #338 Anything Goes
Pattie's Creations - #133 Shades of Purple in your image

DT Post for The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge #3

Good morning,

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and take a look at my scheduled post today.  As ever I really appreciate all the comments that you leave for me as I know that it can be time consuming.

Todays blog post is to share my 3rd DT card for The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge.  For those that haven't joined in before it's always a just for fun anything goes challenge (as long as it's Christmassy!)

This time I'm sharing a Christmas card with one of my favourite techniques - patchwork made using a swatches die complete with faux stitching.

Materials used:

Craft UK Kraft Cardstock

Magazine freebie papers and sentiment die

Spellbinders nestabilities square swatches and heart circles dies

Button & twine from stash

That's all from me for the moment.

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - April
CHN Christmas Challenge Extra - April
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - March Anything Goes