Christmas Wishes for the Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge

Good morning,

Another scheduled post from me today.  I hope everyone is well and managing to avoid this horrific COVID19 virus.  I just can't believe how quickly things have developed.  Please stay home and help protect the vulnerable and the health service as far as is humanly possible.

Thank goodness we have our crafting to keep us going, today I'm sharing my DT card for the Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge.  As always we are an Anything Christmas Goes challenge and I've dusted down a well loved magazine freebie stamp for this fortnight's offering.  I've kept the layout simple as I've used quite a 'busy' patterned paper.  Hope you'll join in and share your makes with us too.

Materials used:

Clear stamp - magazine freebie

Promarkers

Sentiment stamp - LOTV

Patterned Paper - Docrafts Christmas in the Country

Sakura Micron Fineliner

That's all from me, please stay safe.

Virtual hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - March x

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #128 AG x

A Bit More Time To Craft - #112 AG x

Crafty Sentiments - AG x

Not Just Cards - March AG x

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - March CAS x

White Christmas at Christmas with the Cuties

Good morning,

A scheduled post from me today as I will be working, albeit at home!  I'll be working at home for the forseeable future due to COVID19 as I have Dilated Cardiomyopathy and sufferers have been advised to isolate for 12 weeks.  Sadly my husband has already been laid off from his garden centre job, add to that my daughter is at home due to no school and we have my 93 year old aunt in the house too so the four of us are trying very hard not to get under each other's feet!  At least none of us have to go out to work or school so it puts us under less risk of coming into contact with the virus.  Grateful to have my cardmaking along with some other hobbies to help keep me sane!  I'm sure you all feel the same.

Anyway, to cheer us all up we have a fab new challenge at Christmas with the Cuties, our theme this month is 'White Christmas' and we are sponsored by the wonderful Polkadoodles.  I've gone for one of their super cute digis for my white on white DT card.

Materials used:

Digital Stamp - Polkadoodles Hollybobs Skater

Promarkers

White Posca pen

Sentiment - Stampin' Up Perfectly Plaid

Snowflake die - Hobbycraft

Circle die - X-cut

Torn circle die - Tattered Lace

Embossing Folder - ?Docrafts

All other materials from stash

Thanks for stopping by, and can I please urge you all to practice social distancing as far as is humanly possible.  The NHS is going to be put under an enormous amount of pressure and we ALL need to do our bit to ensure that our vulnerable and elderly as well as the frontline staff aren't put at unnecessary risk.  Sorry, not sorry for my public service announcement most of all keep yourself and your loved ones safe.

Virtual Hugs,

Shona xx

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

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - March x

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #128 AG x

Patties Creations - #168 AG x

A Bit More Time To Craft - #112 AG x

Crafty Creations - #407 AG x

Pastel Forever Friends with the Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge

Good evening,

I'm a wee bit late sharing my DT card for the Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge but the good news is there's still another week to enter our 'Anything Christmas Goes' challenge.

This time I've made a quick and easy card using a Forever Friends topper and a couple of co-ordinating papers I had in my stash.

Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend and managing to keep themselves safe from Coronavirus!

Materials used:

Topper - Forever Friends, A Christmas Tale

Papers - Craft Creations Vintage Christmas and Gingham Selection

Nesting dies - The Works

Scalloped square nesting dies - Sizzix

Sentiment - LOTV

Cardstock, pearls, button & twine from stash

That's all from me tonight, bed is calling me, night night.

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my cards into the following challenges:
CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - March x

Gorgeous Greens with the Cutie Pies

Good morning,

A scheduled post from me today, the weekend is over and I haven't won the lottery so back to work I must go!

To help cheer us up we have a fab new challenge starting with the Cutie Pies - our theme this month is Gorgeous Greens just right for St. Patrick's Day or why not get started on some Easter or Spring cards if you haven't already.  Or you could just do what I did and make a just because card!

I've used the gorgeous Pippa digi from JMC Designs for my DT card which you can buy here.  Isn't she fun?  I've added a sentiment from an old Pink Petticoat freebie set which fits in well and kept everything simple with just one patterned paper and some bakers twine.

Materials used:

Digi stamp - Pippa, JMC Designs

Promarkers

White Posca pen

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Patterned paper - Spring Chic, Docrafts

Bakers Twine - The Works

Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon.

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - March x
I Love Promarkers - #405 Add a sentiment (optional) x
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #127 AG x
Crafty Friends Challenge - #130 Animals/birds x
Pattie's Creations - #168 AG x
Allsorts - #562 Anything With Wings x
Artsy Stamper Challenge - #11 Green, Green, Green They Say! x
Crafty Cardmakers - #252 Green x

Snail Mail

Good evening,

I've hopped on to share a quick card I made using the super cute snail digi from the Toadstool Tots collection - the latest release from JMC Designs which you can find here.

I'm trying to move away from my more usual style of layout so for this card I've created a faux aperture using a circle die and raising up the patterned paper using foam tape to create dimension.  I've used 2 shades of distress ink to create the background.  I've finished off my card with some doodling and the 'snail mail' sentiment from the collection which fits the card perfectly.

Materials used:

Digi stamps incl sentiment - JMC Designs Toadstool Tots

Promarkers

White Posca pen

Black Sakura Micron pen

Tim Holtz distress inks

Patterned paper - MME My Girl

That's all from me tonight, hope you have a great weekend when it comes.

Hugs,

Shona xx

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

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - March x

I Love Promarkers - #405 Add a Sentiment (Optional) x

Unicorn Challenge - #52 Flower Power x

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes x

A Bit More Time To Craft - #111 AG x

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #127 AG x

Dream Valley - #220 For Girls Only x

Passion for Promarkers - #532 Favourite Colour Combo (Multicoloured the more colours the better!) x