Winter Wonderland Christmas Challenge - Let it Snow

  A new challenge has started over at Winter Wonderland Christmas Challenge Blog
where the theme this month is 'Let it Snow'

Sharing my design team card...

The challenges are held on the first Friday of each month.

All the details can be found HERE

Since there is no sponsor this month, the Design Team are using anything
we have in our stash that is 'snow' themed.

The top 3 picks will be chosen in the usual way.

The items I have used are:
Apple Blossom embossing folder - Winter Snow
Pierced banner dies - Brand unknown
Art Impressions wood mounted stamp - Merry Christmas G3150

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

Gift Box

After making the Easter treat bags, I thought I would try making a gift box.

As the Easter weekend weather was mainly wet here in the UK, I spent yesterday
sorting my wood mounted stamps, which I have had for quite a few years, I also watched

Sam from Pootles YouTube video's on "box making"

This is my take on Sam's one HERE
She makes some fabulous boxes, bags and containers as well as

cards of course. It's certainly worth popping over to her blog to take a look.

I stamped on my measured piece of card using Versamark, before
following the scoring instructions. 

I'm fairly pleased with my first attempt, but there's definitely

a need for more practice!

The products I have used are:-
Stampendous wood mounted stamp - Q130 Fresh Bloom
Art Impressions Leaf stamp - AA-1382
Personal Impressions stamp - Just For You

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles

Challenges entered:-
Alphabet Challenge - A for Anything but a Card
Crafty Catz - Use Old Stash

Hiding in my Craft Room - Freestyle

Star in my Pocket Challenge - Throw on the Flowers

Brown Sugar Challenge - Spring or Easter
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes
Heartful Stamping - Anything Goes + A Stamp

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - Theme is 'Celebrating the Holidays'

Today, I am sharing my design team card made for the Stinkin' Inkers Challenge.

The challenges are held on the 1st Tuesday of each month and run until
8 pm (EST) the last Friday of the month. 
The challenge blog is all about FUN and FELLOWSHIP, but from time to time

there may be a little prize offered.

All the challenge details can be found HERE.

This month's theme is 'Celebrating the Holidays' and I have
made a Christmas card.

The products I have used are:-

Lawn Fawn - Stitched Circle Frames

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles

Circular Tree and Reindeer dies - Purchased from eBay

Art Impressions  - Merry Christmas

Hougie Board

Challenges entered:-

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes/Optional Twist - Christmas/Winter
Come and Get It Challenge  - Christmas

Dare 2B Artzy - Spirit of the Season
Dragonfly Dreams - Non-traditional Christmas
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter
Animal Friends Challenge - Anything Goes
Card Mania - Christmas
AAA Cards - CAS Christmas

Thanks for visiting.

Janice x

A Snowflake Christmas card

Today, I'm back with a Christmas card to share with you,
using another die which I recently bought on eBay.

I cut two frames in the green card and glued them together to make it more sturdy.

I then used 3D foam pads to attach it to the card base, which was embossed 

with the snowflake folder. I added Glamour dust to the embossed card, but is
hardly seen in the photo.

The items I have used are:-

Frame die - purchased from eBay

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Snowflakes

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and Die Cut Combo - Tree Tops

Cuttlebug Die - Snowflakes

Art Impressions Sentiment stamp G-3150

Challenges entered:-

PIxie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes/Optional Photo Challenge
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes/Optional Twist - Add Snowflakes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Vintage or Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge extra for November - Anything Goes

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Trees or Christmas trees

Sweet Stampin'' Christmas - Glitter and Sparkle

A Snowflakes Promise - The Seasons
ABC Christmas Challenge - V is for Vertical

The 12 months of Christmas - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Janice 

A Gilded Christmas Tree

Today, I am sharing my latest design team card 

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog,
details of which can be found HERE

Items I have used are:-

Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle Stackable
Memory Box - Flowering Christmas Tree

Indigo Blu Gilding Flakes - Yorkshire Dales
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Snowflake
Art Impressions sentiment stamp G-3150

Challenges entered:-
The Merry Christmas Challenge - Add a Sentiment
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes/Optional Twist - Use Green and Gold
Sweet Stampin' Christmas - Glitter and Sparkle
Scrapy Land - Anything Goes
A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes/A Twist of the Seasons
Holly Jolly Christmas - Ornament
Southern Girls Challenge - Punches and Dies

Why not check out all the fabulous dies available at the Dies R Us store AND, don't forget we have a Dies R Us Challenge Blog too!

A new challenge is offered on the 1st and 15th of each month with a PRIZE VOUCHER 

offered to the lucky winner of each challenge.

click below for:
STORE
CHALLENGE BLOG
INSPIRATION BLOG
FACEBOOK
PINTEREST

See you again soon!
Janice

Birthday Card for a Friend

Today I am sharing a birthday card I made recently for a friend.

Although I have owned this Spellbinders 3D embossing folder for a while
now, this was the first time I have used it.

I ran the folder through my Cuttlebug using some Crafter's Companion Centura
Pearl card, which I must say embosses beautifully.

(Apologies for quality of the photo, as the matted card looks black, whereas
I actually used wine red!)

The items I have used are:-

Spellbinders 3D M-bossabilities - Ornate Labels 1

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels 1

Art Impressions flower stamp - B2429

Sentiment stamp - Craft Magazine Free gift 

Docrafts Xcut Dies - Tags and Bookplate

Promarkers

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Retarte - Anything Goes
Sunny Day Crafting - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Craft your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Birthdays
Dream Valley - Embossing (Wet or Dry)
Make my Monday - No Patterned Paper
Ooh La La - Feminine
Passion for Promarkers  - Add Texture

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x