Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge #56

Good morning,

A scheduled post from me today because I am more organised than I've been in the last few weeks and thankfully my health is improving again and I've got less going on so I can catch my breath a bit.

We have a new challenge over at The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge and as always the theme is 'Anything Christmas Goes'.  I'm sure a lot of you must be starting to think about Christmas if you haven't made a start already.  I gave my aunt a hard time for watching a Christmas movie the other day.  It was one of her favourites, Miracle on 34th Street, then I realised that I was a complete hypocrite for laughing at her since I've been making Christmas cards since January.  I did feel a bit of a fool!

Anyway, here's my latest DT card and it's another one to put in my thankfully growing Christmas pile.  It's a simple design to do justice to all the detail in the gorgeous Sizzix die I've used.  I think I might make a few similar cards in different colour schemes it's such a simple but effective design.

Materials used:

Sizzix Die - From Our Home To Yours

Paper - Love to Craft - Krafty Christmas

Cardstock, ribbon, twine and button all from stash

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ - September x
CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - September x
Crimbo Crackers - #193 ACG x
Not Just Cards - September x
Crafty Creations - #398 AG x
'Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #114 AG x
Simply Create Too - #153 AG x

Celebrations With The Cutie Pies

A second post from me today to share my DT card for the Cutie Pie Challenge.  We are celebrating our 8th Birthday this month so appropriately our theme is Celebrations.  We'd love you to join us and it can be absolutely any kind of celebration - an anniversary, birthday, wedding, new baby, etc as long as it has at least one cute character in the design.

We are sponsored by Polka Doodles/Pink Gem Designs who have a fantastic prize for our winner.

I've used one of their fab digis Daisy Ella Elephant for my card

Materials Used:

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs Daisy Ella Elephant

Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Papers - Me to You Spring Chic

Cardstock, ribbon, buttons and twine from stash

Thanks for stopping by today, It's much appreciated.

Hugs,

Shona xx

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

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - September
Sweet Stampers - #36 Use a sentiment
I ❤ Promarkers - #392 AG/Use 3 Layers
A Bit More Time To Craft - #100 AG
Digi Choosday - Week 37 AG
Polkadoodles - Week 37 AG

Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge #55

Good Afternoon,

Wow it's been ages since I got a chance to get on here.  It's been a combination of things getting in the way.  First my daughter's birthday, then my 50th and then I've been ill with a bad cold that's got into my chest, I'm just starting to feel better now.  Work has also been quite busy and I'm also struggling to get on Blogger with my new (actually my daughter's old) phone as it keeps reverting to a different Google account.  It just feels like everything has been conspiring against me, oh well you've got me now, for a wee while at least!

First of all I'm sharing my DT card I made for the last Holly & Ivy challenge which unfortunately has now ended.  I thought I would get in there before it finished as the new challenge doesn't start until Tuesday but it's already closed.

For my card I used papers and a topper which were freebies from Making Cards Magazine.  This is definitely my favourite magazine just now as they always have fantastic freebies as well as interesting articles and great inspiration.  I've only had to add some cardstock to mat & layer, ribbon, buttons and a sentiment and job done!  I'm quite pleased with how it's turned out.

Materials used:

Papers and topper - Making Cards freebies

Sentiment - LOTV

Cardstock, ribbon, buttons & twine from stash

That's all from me for now, I've just taken another coughing episode so I'm away to get a hot drink to soothe it.

Craft hugs,

Shona xx

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

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - September
CHN Christmas Challenge - #455 AG/Plaid or Gingham
Crimbo Crackers - #193 AG
Not Just Cards - September