Let it S.N.O.W.

It's the second week of Sandie's LETTERS theme over at

TAG TUESDAY.

This week I found some colourful letters leftover from a

paper pack so I hunted out the letters for snow.

I made a tag base using blue and lime green card.

Using embossing paste and a snowfall stencil from

Polkadoodles I covered the blue background in snow.

I then stamped the snowman from Spirited Snowmen (SU),

coloured him up with markers and cut him out.

He was stuck in place. I then inked round the edges of

my cut up SNOW letters and stuck them in place.

I stamped let it from Snowman Season stamp set in blue

and added the to my tag.

It was finished by shaping the top and added some

green ribbon.

 I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - letters

Crazy is our fame -stencils - winter/Christmas

Aud Sentiments - non trad Christmas colours and/or winter + sentiment

Creative Knockouts - Tis the season

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Hope you get time to join us!

Christmas Countdown

Today I am sharing the final part of this project and it's

a countdown calendar for December.

Again I used scraps from two different retired Christmas packs.

I only needed small pieces for each page.

The pages themselves were cut using balmy blue card

and I made a stand for it using real red card.

The numbers were cut using the same paper and backed onto

card so a lot of cutting lol.

Each page is decorated differently.

I have put them all together

to make it easier for you to see.

I decorated them with words, snowflakes and some stamped

snowmen.

When I had all the pages decorated and the stand made I used

my Cinch to bind them all together.

So it just sits displaying the days date until Christmas.

Here is a quick walk through of each page.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - Christmas in July

CRAFT - Christmas

Merry Little Christmas - anything Christmas

Peace on Earth - anything Christmas

Let it snow!

So with our Christmas theme over at Stamping Sensations

I was inspired to keep it going!

I had this wooden blank lying about since last year and

thought it could do with a bit of pimping lol.

So I got out my Country Woods dsp pack and covered

the base, sanding off all the edges.

I die cut the large letters for my wording along with some

snowflakes which I layered up many times and added gems to.

Then came the stamping. I used two old stamp sets called

Snowman Season and Spirited Snowmen.

The snow people were stamped, coloured and cut

and stuck in place.

I was pretty pleased with myself lol.

I have another nice project to share using the Christmas

theme but will save that until next week.

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - Christmas in July

Crafty Calendar - add a sentiment

Cut it Up - Christmas in July

Crafty Catz - anything goes option make it cute

The Outlawz challenge - no cards option travel

Merry Little Christmas - anything Christmas

The Holly and Ivy - anything Christmas

We had a quick scoot down to Omeath today.

It started out very misty but eventually the sun shone through.

Beautiful breath of fresh air and the views were stunning!

#favourteplacetobe

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Love never melts!

I have another card for our midway post over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the challenge is anything goes

with optional Christmas theme.

This challenge really spurred me on to get started on Christmas.

We do of course have lovely prizes so please come and join us!!

For my card I used some scraps for my background, ripping the edge of one.

I die cut a circle and stamped some snowflakes and blended the sky.

I added some torn papers for the snow and a chip board tree.

I then stamped the snow couple, coloured them up and cut them out.

The sentiment was stamped directly onto the card base.

I finished with a ribbon, die cut snowflake and some glitter

and gems.

I have a few other projects to go along with this card

which I will share next week.

I would like to enter this card into

Pearly Sparkles - Christmas in July

Daisy Chain - Christmas in July

Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes option Christmas

CRAFT - Christmas

Cut it Up - Christmas in July

Alphabet Challenge - H is for holidays

Allsorts - circles or anything goes

Cute mini tags

It's the second week of my challenge theme

Christmas in July

over at TAG TUESDAY.

I have used these cute little tags from the same kit as last week

(Brenda Pinnick Christmas card kits)

and decorated them up.

The pink one has had a piece of torn paper added for snow.

The background has been stamped using a snowflake stamp

and the little snowperson has been stamped, coloured and cut

and set in place. I finished with a piece of twine and highlighted

the snowflakes with a white chalk pen.

The stamp set used is called Spirited Snowmen (SU).

The second tag has been decorated using

Dashing Deer stamp set, some faux stitching and finished

with some bakers twine.

All very quick and easy and I have a load more of these

mini tags which I intend to use up!!

I hope you get time to join us!

I am entering these into

Allsorts - Christmas in July

Sweet Stampers - Christmas in July

crafty Gals  Corner - Christmas in July

Papercraft Challenges - Christmas in July

Creatalicious - anything goes option Christmas in July

I have not been around much lately as we had a bit of a

drama in the family.

My daughter-in-law next door had her Mum arrive last

Sunday for a 3 week visit from Wales.

Unfortunately she took very ill the day after she arrived

and had to be rushed to hospital.

She ended up in ICU with sepsis and was very poorly indeed.

We had to step in and mind the kids as Rachel has no

other family over here so hence no crafty time.

Thankfully Rachel's Mum is out of the woods and will be

transferred from ICU to a ward for a few days, then hopefully back home.

Not much of a holiday for the poor woman and a very worrying

time for her family!!

Life has a way of surprising/shocking us all at some stage.

Take care out there.

 

Recycling at Tag Tuesday

Time for a new theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

and it has been chosen by the lovely Valerie-Jael and it's

RECYCLE!

So I had a few old boxes my daughter gave me when she was clearing out

and of course I take everything that's going.

Don't ask me why!!! But I loved the look of this box and thought

the card with the stars was perfect for recycling for my night sky.

I cut the size I needed and make it into a tag shape,

matting it onto a white card.

I stamped the snow couple from Spirited Snowmen,

coloured them with markers.

I added them to my tag using 3d foam then made a snowy

mound using some torn paper and frost white ink.

I flicked the whole tag with the same ink and

finished with the sentiment and ribbon.

I hope you get time to join in with us this month!

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - recycle

ABC Christmas - T for two

Craftyhazelnut's Challenge - anything option S (snow people)

Winter Wonderland - anything but a card

Allsorts - anything option for the love of your life

Creative Moments - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Still supposed to be resting my hand but everything takes

an age with my hand support splint!!

Hope everyone is well!!

 

Colour challenge at Tag Tuesday

Michele has chosen our new theme this time at

TAG TUESDAY

and she wants us to use blue and orange!

I wasn't intending to do a Christmas tag but it just sort of happened 😂

I went with a pocket tag using my envelope punch board and

pacific blue card stock. Perfect for a gift voucher!

I embossed it with a snowflake embossing folder.

The little snow couple is from an old stamp set called

spirited snowmen.

I coloured them in orange and blue

and finished the tag with some orange and white spotty ribbon.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - colour challenge

Dream Valley - embossing wet or dry

Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

Retro Rubber - anything goes  (2 years old)

 

Christmas Snowman tag

Those little last minute presents definitely deserve a handmade tag too, don't they?

I only need a few more, though I think I said that last week lol.

This one is quick and easy, just what we need at this time of year!!

I stamped my snowman in the centre of a 2" wide piece of card.

I punch the top using my tag topper punch (love this punch!!)

I then stamped some snowflakes around the edges in Balmy Blue ink.

I coloured the snowman using blends and then finished the tag by

inking around the edges with more balmy blue and I coloured a piece of

pool party sparkle ribbon with the matching blender.

Added a merry Christmas sentiment.

I would like to enter this into:

Sweet Stampers - anything goes

Crafty Creations - anything goes

Papercraft Challenges - winter time

Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes

City Crafter - snowflakes

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Spirited Snowmen Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[148072]

£18.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch

[133324]

£22.00

Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144040]

£8.50

Pool Party 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon

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£6.50

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Snow couple!

Happy Monday!

I think this might be my final Christmas card!!

I am so well organised this year, thanks to Stampin' Up!

This is the Christmas card design I will be sending out to my customers this year.

I created it by stamping the Snow couple, covering them in masking fluid

and then flicking some masking fluid over the sky area to create snow.

When that dried I brushed the sky area with water then washed over with some

navy ink, adding more water where needed.

I then removed the fluid, added the stars and inked round the edges.

The snow couple has been coloured with watercolour pencils and finished

with a bit of wink of stella for that much needed sparkle.

I then stamped the sentiment and mounted the whole piece onto my card.

I would like to enter this into:

The corrosive challenge - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafting from the heart - anything goes

Stinkin' Inkers - winter wonderland

fashionable stamping - winter

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[148072]

£18.00

Night In Bethlehem Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145282]

£20.00

At Home With You Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143681]

£24.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

£7.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

£4.75

Watercolor Pencils

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£15.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

£7.50

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Let it snow!

Not a great picture today. I found it very hard to stop the glare on the white card and glitter.

And my craft room is glittering in all sorts of places lol.

I had a bit of dsp left over from my tutorial yesterday and decided to use it for a card.

I have stamped and white embossed the 'let it' and 

cut the SNOW using my alphabet dies.

These were then covered in glitter and the little snowman was added to the O.

I would like to enter this into:

Merry Little Christmas - anything goes

Crafting by Designs - get ready for Christmas

Crafty Creations - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - snowy days

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£92.00

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148072

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