Five Favourite Christmas Cards of 2015

Hello

Are you all recovered from the Christmas festivities?  I hope everyone had a lovely time and that Santa was good to you.

I am joining in with Debby's (A Scrapjourney) Five favourite Christmas cards 2015. I love to look back at the cards made during the past year and picking my favourites.  Of the 23 Christmas cards I managed to made this year here are my favourite five in no particular order:

Wishing you all the best for the coming New Year.  Thank you for visiting.

Anything Christmas over at Di's Digi Designs

Hello

Are you all ready for Christmas?  I can't believe how quickly its come around and even though I promised myself I would be prepared and organised in plenty of time this year I've still got a few things to do and only a few days left - eek!!

Anyhow enough of me waffling, the reason I'm here is to share with you my DT card for the new challenge starting over at Di's Digi Designs today.  This fortnight the theme is:

Anything Christmas  

For my card I've used the super cute Penguins Fun by Di's Digi Stamps.  

Image : Penguins Fun (Di's Digi Stamps)

Medium : Copic Pens

Paper : Twas The Night (LOTV)

Sentiment : Computer Generated using Wendy Medium Font

Tools : Dies - French Lilly Corner Die (Joy), Large Frames - Frilly #7 (Go Kreate)

Embellishments : Pearls, Ribbon (My Craft Box), Glitter, Fun Flock/Flower Soft

There are some gorgeous cards from the DT so please hop on over to the challenge blog and have a look.

Remember if you use one of Dis images on your card/project you will be entered into a draw to win two of Dis images.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations : Merry Christmas
Sparkles Christmas Challenge : #59 - Die Cuts for Christmas
Bunny Zoe's Crafts : Sparkles
Simon Says Stamp : Die Crazy
Simply Papercraft Challenge : Anything Goes
That's Crafty : Anything Goes
Scrap & Craft Inspiration : #16 - Anything Christmas

Snow People over at Winter Wonderland

Good morning

As today's Friday it signals the start of a new challenge over at Winter Wonderland and this week the theme is:

Snow People

For my DT card I've used Snuggle Up Snowman by Di's Digi Stamps.

The image was coloured with Copic pens with flower soft and fun flock for the trims on their hats.  

Image : Snuggle Up Snowman (Di's Digi Stamps - but I think it has been retired)

Medium : Copic Pens

Sentiment : Set 32 - Christmas Sentiment Tags (LOTV)

Papers : Frosty Christmas (LOTV)

Embellishments : Ribbon and Rhinestones (My Craft Stash)

Tools/Dies : Standard Circle Die (Spellbinder); Lacey Circle (Spellbinder); Borderabilities A2 Curved Border (Spellbinder); Small Snowflakes (Impression Obsession)

I would like to enter the following challenge:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge : Die Cuts for Christmas

Crafty Sentiments : Christmas Card

A Gem of a Challenge : Anything Christmas

Fab n Funky : #285 - Snowflakes

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

Winter Holiday over at Di's Digi Designs

Hello

How are you today and how are your Christmas preparations?  I can't believe that Christmas will be here in three week's time.  I really must get my skates on as I've still got quite a bit to do before then. Does anyone know how to stop time!!

Anyway the reason why I'm here today is to let you know that we have a new challenge starting over at Di's Digi Designs Challenge and this fortnight the theme is:

Winter Holiday

I used the cute Penny's Christmas Carols for my DT card

I coloured the image with Copic pens and used a mixture of fun flock and flower soft for the fir trims on the hats, her coat and dress and the top of her boots.  

Image : Penny's Christmas Carols (Di's Digi Stamps)

Sentiment : Tim Holtz Holiday Words, Script (Sizzix)

Paper : North Pole (Dovecraft)

Embellishments : Pearl and Ribbon (My Craft Box); Square Die (Spellbinder); 15mm and 10mm Roses (Wild Orchid Crafts)

There are some gorgeous cards from the DT so please hop on over to the challenge blog and have a look.

Remember if you use one of Dis images on your card/project you will be entered into a draw to win two of Dis images.

I would like to enter the following challenges:


Creative Inspirations : Anything Goes with Option of Sketch
Papertake Weekly : Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs : Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner : Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

Cute and Cuddly over at Di's Digi Stamps

Hi there,

As it's Saturday we have a new challenge starting over at Di's Digi Designs and the theme is 

Cute and Cuddly

For my DT card I've used the super cute and cuddly image Not a Creature was Stirring

As its a gorgeous image I've kept the card quite CAS.  

Image : Not a Creature was Stirring (Di's Digi Stamps)

Sentiment : Set 35 - Christmas Handwritten Sentiments

Paper : Glad Tidings (Dovecraft)

Embellishments : Pearls and Ribbon (My Craft Box)

There are some gorgeous cards from the DT so please hop on over to the challenge blog and have a look.

Remember if you use one of Dis images on your card/project you will be entered into a draw to win two of Dis images.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations : Festive Fun
Papertake Weekly : Let it Snow
ABC Christmas Challenge : W for Wild Thing

Thank you for visiting and for your lovely comments.

Christmas Candy over at Winter Wonderland

Hello

Firstly I have to apologise to you and the design team at Winter Wonderland for being so late with my card for this week's challenge.  

This week the theme is Christmas Candy and here, better late than never, is my DT card.

The image was coloured with Copic markers.

Image - Candy Canes (Saturated Canary)

Medium - Copic Markers

Papers - Simply Joys (LOTV)

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Tools - Oval and Scalloped Oval (Spellbinder); Pine Branches (Cherry Lynn Designs)

Embellishments - 20mm and 15mm Roses (Wild Orchid Crafts); Twisted Cord, Ribbon and Pears (My Craft Box)

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations : Anything Goes with option of sketch
Christmas Stamping All Year Round : Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and for your lovely comments.

Tic Tac Toe over at Dis Digi Stamps

Hello

I'm here this morning with my first card as part of the design team for Dis Digi Designs Challenge. Thank you Di for giving me the opportunity to work with your gorgeously cute images.

There is a new challenge starting today and the theme is:

Tic Tac Toe

and here is my DT card:

I've used Candlelight Mice and coloured the image with Copic Pens.  I choose the line - Flowers, Ribbon/Lace and Sentiment.

Image : Candlelight Mice (Dis Digi Stamps)

Sentiment : Set 75 - Christmas Wishes (LOTV)

Papers : Christmas Village (First Edition)

Medium : Copic Pens

Tools : Square Die (Spellbinder), Border Die (Magnolia), Fishtail Banner STAX (MFT)

Embellishments : 20mm, 15mm & 10mm Roses (Wild Orchid Crafts); Pearls (Mei Flower) and Ribbon from my craft box

There are some gorgeous cards from the DT so please hop on over to the challenge blog and have a look.

Remember if you use one of Dis images on your card/project you will be entered into a draw to win two of Dis images.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge : Anything Goes with option of Christmas Gift
ABC Christmas Challenge : V is for Very Cute
Fab n Funky : Dies Cuts and/or Punches

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

Anything Goes at Winter Wonderland

Good morning

As today's Friday it signals the start of a new challenge over at Winter Wonderland and this week we have a super easy theme:

Anything Goes as long as it Christmas

and here's my DT card:

M R Designs are kindly sponsoring the challenge this week and provided the design team with digital papers/elements from her Falling Snowflake collection.  

Image : Art Pad - Set 33 - Christmas Cuties (LOTV)

Papers : Falling Snowflake (M R Designs) 

Embellishments : Tag and Bow from the Falling Snowflake Collection (M R Designs)

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

Penguin Party at The Sugar Bowl

Good morning

We have a new challenge starting today at The Sugar Bowl and the theme is anything goes using an image from Funky Kits, which is the home of Sugar Nellie.  Here is my DT card:

Image : Penguin Party (Funky Kits)

Medium : Distress Re-inkers (my first attempt at using them!)

Paper : Tis The Season (Dovecraft)

Sentiment : Set 32 - Christmas Sentiment Tags (LOTV)

Tools : Pine Branches Die (Cheery Lynn Designs); CR1248 Die (Marianne Designs); Circle Die (Spellbinder)

Embellishments : DIY Poinsettia (Marianne Designs); 15mm Roses (Wild Orchid Crafts); Ribbon and Rhinestones (My Craft Box)

Please pop over to The Sugar Bowl to see the wonderful inspiration from the DT.  There is also a DT call and details can be found here.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge : V for Very Cute
Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes
Fab n Funky : Challenge #279 - Christmas

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

PPPPick up a Penguin over at Winter Wonderland

Good morning

First Friday of the month and aren't the months flying by, it will soon be Christmas!  Which leads nicely to the reason for my post this morning.  We have a new challenge over at Winter Wonderland and this week the theme is:

PPPPick up a Penguin

(We want to see penguin(s) on your cards or projects)

And here is my DT card:

Image : Penguin Present (Dis Digi Stamps)

Sentiment : Set 35 - Christmas Handwritten Phrases (LOTV)

Papers : Twas The Night (LOTV)

Medium : Copic Pens

Embellishments : Ribbon, Rhinestones/Pearls (Meri Flower), mixture of flowersoft and 

fun flock for the fir trim on his hat

Tools : A2 Curved Borders (Spellbinder)

It's another clean and simple design, but great for posting!

There's a great prize of a £10 voucher from Crafts U Love for the winner so please come and join us at Winter Wonderland. 

Thank you for visiting and for your lovely comments.


I would like to enter the following challenges:


Digi Design Challenge : Animals Acting as Humans
Creative Inspirations : Anything Goes

A Christmas Fairy

Good morning,

Thank goodness it's Friday, the weekend is almost here.  We have a new challenge starting over at Winter Wonderland and this week the theme is:

A Christmas Fairy

For my DT card I used Winter Fairy by LOTV.  I've kept the design pretty simple - great for posting!

Image : Winter Fairy (LOTV)

Papers : Snow Princess (LOTV)

Medium : Copic Pens

Sentiment : Happy Sentiments (Simon Says Dies and Stamp Set)

Embellishments : Ribbon (Crafty Ribbon) and Pearls (Hobby House)

I would like to enter the following challenge:

Creative Inspirations : Challenge 327 - Your Favourite Occasions (Christmas)

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

Add a Sentiment over at Winter Wonderland

Hello

Well it is the first Friday in September and at Winter Wonderland we have a new challenge.  This week we are being sponsored by Crafty Sentiments, who are generously offering the winner three digis of their choice and the theme is:

Add a Sentiment

and here is my DT card:

It is a very clean and simple card.  The sentiment is from LOTV (Set 75 - Christmas Wishes).  The papers are also from LOTV (Simple Joys) and were some left over strips from making other cards. A great way to use up off cuts!  The die is from Spellbinders (Floral Ovals).

If I'm honest I'm not 100% sure I like this card.  I keep looking at it and think it's missing something, but not quite sure what.

Many thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a lovely weekend.  

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree ...

Good morning,

Okay I will stop singing!  I know for some the thought of Christmas Carols or Songs is just a tad too early!!  However, if you want to get a head start on those Christmas Cards/Projects why don't you come and join us over at the Winter Wonderland challenge.  We have a new challenge starting today and as it's holiday time for many we are having a month long challenge and the theme is:

Christmas Carols or Songs

Here is my DT card

Image : Oh Christmas Tree (LOTV)

Papers : Simple Stories

Medium : Copic Pens and Glitter

Punches/Dies : Woodware Border Punch, Corner Punch (X-Cut) and Merry Christmas Die (Simon Says Stamp) 

Embellishments : Ribbon and Rhinestones (My Craft Box)

Because this is a four week challenge we have four wonderful sponsors. They are

Little Claire who are offering this fabulous set of images

 

Marianne Designs who are giving this wonderful prize

Crafter's Companion who are giving a £10 voucher to spend in store

Bunny Zoe's who are offering a £10 voucher to spend in store

Please pop over to the Winter Wonderland blog to see the fabulous inspiration from the design team.

I would like to enter the following challenge:

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge : Inspired by a Christmas Carol (Oh Christmas Tree)
Christmas Card Challenge : #34 - Anything Goes
Emerald Faeries Challenge : Christmas in July
Paper Creators Crafts : Christmas in July

Thank you for visiting and for your lovely comments.

How Charming at Winter Wonderland

Hi there

This last week has flown by and as it's Friday there is a new challenge over at Winter Wonderland and this week the theme is:

How Charming

(use a charm)

and here is my DT card:

Our sponsor this week is MR Designs who kindly gave the DT papers to use on their cards. I used Vintage Teal Frost.  

Image : Mr Snowman (LOTV)

Papers : MR Design (Vintage Teal Frost)

Sentiment : Christmas Day (Verses Rubber Stamps)

Medium : Copics

Dies : Circle (Spellbinders); CR1248 (Marianne Designs) and Small Snowflakes (Impression Obsession)

Embellishments : Snowflake Charm; Ribbon (My Craft Box) and Rhinestones (Meri Flower)

Please pop over to the Winter Wonderland blog to see the fabulous inspiration from the design team.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge : Use Ribbon, Lace or Twine

Thank you for visiting and for your lovely comments.