Christmas is coming!

So Christmas is coming and as each year I make cards thinking I have enough cards, until my daughter comes along and helps herself to her chosen card selection!  Then my mother ends up having some cards to send out, with the result that I either have a mad rush to make more, or horror of horrors I have to buy cards!

Well this year I refuse to not have enough cards in my stash, so I have started making.

BUT

I have set myself a challenge to use up as much of the bits and pieces from previous years card making.  Even down to using up tiny pieces of paper to make Xmas trees to use on the cards.

Anyway, I have to get on and cut, stick and create, I hope you like the cards made today, and don't forget...........,.,,,,Christmas is coming!

Congratulations Anita

Well I would like to congratulate my good friend Anita for getting accepted on the design team for handmade harbour.  Looking forward to seeing more of her creations!,

Boys Birthday cards

So my daughter was complaining the other day that she needed some more cards from my stash........freebies of course!  But she also specified that she required some boys cards, as she was getting more occasions to use them now that Jacob is getting older and attending birthday parties.

well as it happened I had very few cards to suit her criteria, but I had recently purchased some digi stamps from Sassy Cheryl's website which I had every intention of using.  Plus I had some stamps from Lili of the valley which I wanted to use.  So with a relatively free weekend and some cardmaking  enthusiasm at the ready I created the following.

Decoupage Birthday card

Really needed to get a better picture of this card.  But all that aside this has been done in three layers and put onto the circle.  The picture is a digi stamp from http://www.sassycherylsstamps.com/ I thought it was really cute and ideal for boys and their grams alike.

Mainly blue chunkies

Made two chunkies so far for the mainly blue swap. Need to get moving and complete the others so I can get them posted off to. New Zealand

Making chunkie a

Well I joined a swop on atcsforall for blue chunkies. Am quite pleased with the end results and have sent them off to the hostess. Hopefully they will be well received when they get sent out.
Have decorated the backs as well, pictures 2 and 5 are backs, the others are all fronts.

Sparkles galore

Well I have been a busy bee playing with beads and wire, making earrings, necklaces and a couple of rings. I'm really pleased with the final results, might even try making some more.