Tis the season!!

Happy Monday!

I have another Christmas card using some retired stamps

and papers and the new Patchwork Pieces dies.

I followed inside with a left over piece of the same paper.

Another little bit of my stash has been put to good use!!

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - anything goes option die cuts

Crafty Catz - anything goes option Christmas

Moving Along with the Times - Christmas

Stamps & fun=Creativity - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

The roof tiles are nearly fully in place.

Still another bit of roof to go and all trimmings.

It has been an never ending saga for sure!

He has a few other bits to fix around the house for us

then peace will reign....I hope!

 

Patchwork Pieces Dies

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

A few baubles!!

Happy Monday!

I have finally started my Christmas cards!!

I found a stash of cream card waiting to be used so dug out

some retired bits of paper to see if I could get a card from them.

I did and even had a strip for the inside.

The papers are really sparkly yet have a lovely vintage

Christmas feel. Reminds me of my childhood when my

parents hung paper baubles from the ceiling.

I used the patchwork pieces to cut the paper and glued to some

night of navy card. The stamp set is called Christmas Gleaming (R).

I stamped the bauble and coloured it in with blends.

The sentiment was stamped in night of navy ink

and I finished it off with some green/gold ribbon.

Pretty pleased to have one under my belt!!

I would like to enter this into

Jingle Belles - vintage Christmas

The 12 months of Christmas link up - anything goes option baubles

Crafting Happiness - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Patiently waiting (NOT) on roof tiles arriving.

Hubby headed off to golf and it's a lovely sunny day!

Keep your fingers crossed for me!!

Patchwork Pieces Dies

[161592]

£33.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£9.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

£8.50

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

£9.50

White Stampin' Chalk Marker

[132133]

£3.25

Add All to Cart

Pop Up Gift Card Holder

My tutorial today is another gift card holder.

Thankfully I think this is the last of them.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Card base - 4 1/8" x 4 1/8"

Embossed Mat - 4" x 4"

Paper - 4" x 2"

Inside Paper (two pieces) - 4" x 4"

Score - 1", 1 3/4", 2 3/4", 3 1/2"

Card for inside - 3 6/8" x 2 7/8" and 3 6/8" x 2 3/8"

I have used brights dsp, Christmas Gleaming (on sale!) and Itty Bitty Christmas

stamp sets, everyday label punch and

granny apple green and real red blends.

Ink pads used are Garden Green and Real Red.

I would like to enter this into

Christmas crafts all year round - gifts or something to put gift in

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Challenge - anything Christmas option use word Merry

Creatalicious - anything goes option Christmas

Kreativtanten Challenge - all about Christmas

Wild and windy here today and so dark indoors!

Hate days like this but all part of the joy of winter

I suppose.

Stay safe out there!

 

Scrapbook Thursday

My layout shows Grandson Finbar

helping to decorate the tree.

Being nearly two he is totally fascinated with the lights

but I think since it has gone up he has been pretty good!

The photo isn't great but none the less it is an important memory.

I followed the sketch over at

Let's Get Sketchy

The papers are all from last year's Christmas selection

but I did use Christmas Gleaming stamp set

to embellish my page.

The baubles were stamped in pacific point ink

then washed over to spread the ink using my

wink of stella pen.

I would like to enter this into

Let's Get Sketch - December layout

Poinsettia Petals Flower Pot Gift Card Holder

My tutorial today shows how I made these Christmas flower pot

gift card/money holders.

It has a nice sentiment inside

and on the back there is a pocket to hold the card/cash.

You can watch the video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Card base - 3 1/2" x 9"

score - 3 1/2", 7"

Cut pot shape as on video

Card Inside - 2 1/2" x 4 1/2"

White inside - 2 1/4" x 4 1/4"

Back - scrap - 2 3/8" x 2"

I have used Poinsettia Petals and Christmas Gleaming

 stamp sets, whisper white card

and some retired papers.

The flowers were coloured with real red blends

and the leaves where coloured with granny apple green blends.

I added some real red ribbon.

I would like to enter these into

Incy Wincy - Christmas or red and green

Crafting Happiness - mostly red

The Corrosive challenge - anything goes

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas but no cards

Lots of rain coming in here soon

so a day for the craft room

Thanks for dropping by xx

Christmas Gleaming Gift Pocket Wallet Tutorial

My tutorial this week is a quick and easy gift wallet.

I had a commissioned order for 6 pocket wallets

and this is one of the designs I came up with.

I have used Christmas Gleaming stamp set

and Plaid Tidings papers.

One is in Melon Mambo colours, the other is Pretty Peacock.

You can watch the video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Card - 2 7/8" x 11 4/8"

Score - 3 4/8", 8"

Paper for front V - 3 2/8" x 2 5/8"

Paper for back - 4 2/8" x 2 5/8"

Paper for inside pocket - 3 4/8" x 2 5/8"

Belly Band - 1" x 7"

The inside sentiment is from Peaceful Boughs stamp set.

I would like to enter these into

Christmas Crafts all year round - gifts or gift holder

Dragonfly Journeys - Christmas makes

Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes

Kreativtanten - all about Christmas

The Paper Funday challenges - anything goes option Christmas

The day started of beautiful and the view across the lakes

was amazing! Has dulled slightly now and a lot colder.

But I have 24 envelopes to decorate for money presents to get done today

so I will be busy.

Hope you are all busy, in a good way, too!

Exploding Gift Box with Christmas Gleaming

 this is the lid.

this is the inside view.

I mention in my tutorial about popping a mini organza bag

instead of the Ferraro Roche.

You could also make a lid for the mini box too.

This is the bauble which I put on each outside fold of the box.

You can watch my video here

Measurements needed to follow along

Base Card - 7 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Score at 2 1/2" on all sides.

DSP for base - 10 pieces at 2 2/8" x 2 2/8"

Lid card - 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Score 1" (moving slightly right before scoring) on all sides

DSP for lid - 2 pieces at 2 3/8" x 2 3/8"

4 pieces at 6/8" x 2 3/8"

Inner Box card - 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Score at 1" on all sides

DSP for inside box - 1 piece at 1 2/8" x 1 2/8"

8 pieces at 6/8" x 1 2/8"

I would like to enter this into

The Holly and Ivy Christmas - anything Christmas goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes

Dream Valley - Christmas in July

Blogger has decided to shift me to the new blogger mid post today!

It's so strange and already doing my head in,

why make life harder for flip sake!!

Product List

Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En)

[150464]

£20.00

Itty Bitty Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En)

[150513]

£20.00

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

£8.25

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

£7.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

[147935]

£8.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

£7.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper

[150429]

£13.00

2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch

[133782]

£17.00

Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack

[153620]

£9.25

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

£8.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147274]

£8.50

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

£5.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

£5.00

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