Guest DT Card

Start of yet another month this year seems to be going faster than any other.

My card this month for http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ as Guest DT is this one

 

The challenge is "add ribbon/twine fibre etc". Do go along and take part.

My Angel is one of my Embroidered Embellishments from http://craftybrensembroideredtoppers.weebly.com/  and to keep in the theme I added the ribbon through the slots of the head and skirt. Although strictly speaking the cotton used on the embellishment is a sort of twine. Well I can try to get away with that one.
The background, well this is where I was a bit stumped, I was not at my usual computer so had no background images etc with me, all I had was a graphics program and some pictures of my lace embellishments, so taking bits of those and swirling them around a bit this is the result.

The red part looks nothing like a lace heart now, the green looks nothing like a white bell and the snowflakes were the centre of a lace flower. Don't you just love a graphics program.

Oh well at least it's a one off.

Die Cuts

For this weeks challenge at http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ it's use a die cut or punched shape.
I thought I would go really bright with this one as today is so miserable out wind, rain and dark skies

I used Tonic Dies on the yellow cuts
Tonic Punches on the flowers
The words and snowman are ready made die cuts.

Not sure who would want such a bold card on display, but it brightened my otherwise dull day.

I will also enter this in http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/

Patterned Paper

Left the sewing alone for today and did a bit of cd card making, you forget what great images you have stored away.
This one seemed to fit the bill for  http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/
I must admit I have been so busy on the sewing front I had forgotten how you get totally absorbed into card making, once you get stuck in. I was browsing my CD images for over an hour before I realised I hadn't eaten.

As I said this one is for entry into http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/

February Guest DT entry for CHNC

Well it's 1st February and at last the sun is shining, will it last, I doubt it but it's nice to see it.

With this card I  am sponsoring  http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ the theme for this week is stripes and or spots, do go along and join in there are fab prizes to be won every week.

With plain grey card stock I added dotty paper, then using Calibur I cut some stripy paper, and to give it a splash of colour and a Christmassy look I added one of my free standing lace candy canes with a brad, these can be purchased from
http://craftybrensembroideredtoppers.weebly.com/
Then just finished with a sentiment.



Hazel also has two other challenges you could enter why not take a look http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/ and
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/

Happy New Year

Good morning all, and Happy New Year.

I have been extra busy in the run up to Christmas so I am afraid my blog suffered some what. But at least all orders were fulfilled  on time.

This week I am sponsoring http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ the theme is reycle/upcycle so come on join in with all that Christmas wrapping/cracker embellishments you have rescued

This is my Guest DT entry

It started life as an ATC, I made a few to enclose with Christmas cards to fellow card makers, and the "Happy Christmas" sentiment was on a cracker.

My Guest DT Card

Morning it has been a few weeks again since I posted but just when you think you are organised something else crops up. I am not complaining I love to be stitching or knitting.
 I then got a gentle reminder from Hazel to say I was sponsoring this weeks challenge on http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ so came up with this little card, as guest designer for this week, the theme being "light it up" so I chose to embroider a candle lamp.

Hope you join in with Hazel's challenges she has some great prizes to give away.

Had Time Out

Not been around for a week, all started off with grandchildren staying while their mummy moved house, of course that fell in with Halloween so was busy making treat bags etc. Now I have a poorly knee and can't get around much, (arthritis). Just have to sit and craft I suppose.
This is my entry for:
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/  bling it up
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/

 

The main picture is an old recycled Christmas card but I added 3 red beads to the holly (which hardly show), the flowers I made adding a touch of sparkle to the veins, the sentiments are from Paper Stash and I used glitter card stock to mount them on