Handmade Christmas decor!

Good morning!

Wow that was a storm last night wasn't it?! It got so bad that Keiran got frightened and had to sleep in my room bless him! I hope you are all safe and there hasn't been too much damage near you.

Whilst the storm was raging, I was doing what crafters do best....craft! And here is what I made!

I have been playing with the Milk Carton Bigz Die. This is an idea I have had for a while, but not had chance to finish it! 

I have used the Typset Alphabet Bigz to create the lettering, and each battery operated candle is covered with the lovely new gold washi tape from the upcoming Spring/Summer catalogue.

Here is the full garland...

It is all fastened together using Cherry Cobbler baker's twine and I have added a Frosted Finishes embellishment in between each letter. 

Isn't it lovely? And it is easy to turn the candles on and off through the holes in the sides, which were created using the 2nd smallest die from the Circles Collection Framelits.

   

 

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I have a few challenges I would like to enter this into...

SUO Challenges - Last Minute Christmas Need

A Gem Of A Challenge - Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps and More - Anything Goes

Challenges For Everybody - Anything Goes

Sir Stampalot - Free and Easy

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Love To Create - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Christmas

Just For Fun - Merry Christmas

I'm off on the school run now...see you tomorrow! :)

Guest design for Less Is More!

Good morning LIMettes!

I have exciting news! I have been asked to guest design at Less Is More while Jen takes a couple of weeks off! I am thrilled to have been asked, and I only hope I can do the challenges justice!

This week's challenge is 

FELT

It's a while since I have used felt, but I have made a couple of cards for you to see.

This first one is made using some felt which looks a lot like the colour Raspberry Ripple, and it looks lovely teamed with the sparkly black felt. I used the Dress Up Framelits to create a little dress and cardigan. The embossing is done with the Perfect Polka Dots EF, and the sentiment is from the hostess Express Yourself stamp set.

My second card is created by stamping the Festive Flurry stamps in Silver Encore onto white sparkly felt, then cut it out using the matching framelits. (these stamps and framelits are available as a bundle with a 15% discount) The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments, stamped in Silver Encore, and the papers are the Winter Frost DSP. I finished with a super sparkly Frosted Finishes Embellishment...these are stunning in real life!

Challenges

CASE Study - #158 (first card)

A Random Thursday - #15 (second card)

I hope you like my cards...what will you create?

A Festive Flurry!

Good morning!

Here is another card that I made at Jen's yesterday, and yes, it is another Christmas card!

I have used the brand new Festive Flurry Stamp set with matching Framelits, which are available as a bundle for 15% off the individual price! I heat embossed them in Whisper White, then Iridescent Ice and stacked up the 3 smaller snowflakes. The sentiment is from the set I used on yesterday's card, but I missed off 'Joyful' today. The strip of Designer Paper is from the beautiful new Winter Frost set.

I topped my snowflake with some true bling! These new Frosted Finishes are so sparkly, and yet wonderfully light giving almost no weight to your cards!

If you would like to get your hands on some brand new products from the Autumn/Winter catalogue, there are 2 ways...

1. You could have me send you a lovely glossy catalogue for you to drool over for the next month until 29th August when I can order them for you.

2. You could join up to be a Demonstrator for only £99 and choose £135 worth of the stunning seasonal goodies from the upcoming A/W catalogue NOW!!

Yup that's right! you can order the brand new products now if you sign up to be a Demonstrator, and there is absolutely no commitment or catch! Seriously, once you have purchased your starter kit, you can either be a hobby demonstrator (and just keep buying your own stash with 20% off!), you could decide to make a career out of it and start your own business, or you could take your £135 of stash, use it, use it some more, enjoy it and you don't even need to order anything else! (Unless of course you can't resist!)

If you would like more information please do contact me and I will be more than happy to discuss it all with you! 

Challenges

Colours and Sketches - #37

Thanks for stopping by. I hope to be around at least 5 out of the next 7 days...I have a busy week ahead as I am visiting friends alot, but I'm sure I will get some blogging in!