Christmas in silver and pink

I have several coloured toppers from The Hobby House and am trying to use some of them. This gorgeous girl just needed some added sparkle with Stickles and a sparkle pen on her wings. The papers and sentiment are Kaisercraft silver bells.  I added some silver poinsettias from Hobbycraft, vellum flowers and some glittery white berries and white ribbon.

The Christmas card pile is still very small so need to crack on with making lots more.

 

Let sleeping dragons lie

Yet another card for the order. I was asked to make a card for someone who likes tropical fish and dragons. I don't have any fish images but luckily I had this Hobby House coloured topper.  I used MFT paper and a doily.  I added some pearl dots using coral Dovecraft 3d pearl effects and some flowers from Hobbycraft.  The sentiment is from the teenage girl LOTV set.

It's a bank holiday in the UK not that it means much when you are retired, just to avoid the coast where lots of families will no doubt be enjoying a day out especially if the weather is nice. A day at home planned for us.

 

Motoring along

Another card for the order but this time I have used a coloured topper from The Hobby House. The papers are some old K&Co Hopscotch. I am doing quite well using up some of my old paper pads but I still have drawers full of them. I added a felt number from my scrapbook alphabets and used an old star die which I think is Sizzix. I used it a lot when I first bought it many years ago but not so much lately. I am glad I remembered it as it makes a change from standard shaped stars and I love all the layers.

We went to the seaside for the first time this year on Friday. It was so lovely to see the sea and have a snack and drink sitting on the prom. Yesterday I had my second jab and then we met up with friends to have a cuppa and a scone sitting outside at the local garden centre. I had a sore arm and felt tired last night. Slept pretty well though woke up several times with a very sore arm. This morning it still hurts but not as bad, otherwise feeling fine so far.

 

Oh dear

I have teamed the new First Edition North Star papers with another Hobby House topper. I added some Stickles and white pearl dots to the image. I used a hexagon die, Doohickey slim fir dies and a Joy snowflake die.  The sentiment is from Pink Gem.

A simple card but another flat one for posting.

Hanging around

My pile of Christmas cards is growing nicely. A fiend has been buying a few on Facebook so every time I think I am almost done she asks to buy one. I like to make a few more than I need as well. I sorted through some coloured toppers to make some cards and this little cutie from The Hobby House caught my eye. I diecut a doi ly circle using a Doohickey die to back the topper, used First Edition Almost Christmas papers, some punched holly leaves and pearls and an ornament border die.  When I went to photograph it I noticed that one pearl on the left hand holly leaves had gone awol. Good job I still has some of those left to replace it. No sign of the missing one anywhere!

 

Still making Christmas cards

I counted up my cards and I still have a few more I need to make. I also like to make a few spare just in case. I have been using the lovely new First Edition North Star papers along with the adhesive glitter card from Craft Label. The topper is an old one from The Hobby House. I love these designs. The snowflake banner is a die from The Works, sentiment from Pink Gem.

 

Time to get some housework and ironing done this morning. Need to pop to the post office and collect a prescription this afternoon so no time for cardmaking. I do have one to share tomorrow though and I am also busy cross stitching some decorations which I will show you soon.

 

All I want for Christmas

All I want for Christmas is for Coronavirus to go away and life to get back to normal. I think that is going to be a while though so in the meantime we just have to stay safe.

I was sorting through my coloured diecut images from The Hobby House and found his sweet Sugar Nellie one. The papers are some old Kaisercraft ones called Dear Santa. They come with some diecut borders and shapes so I decided to make a card using just those. I did add some pearl dots sing a Viva pearl pen but hat was all.

Well it's November now and I still have several Christmas cards to make so best get on with some today.

 

Commissioned 21st card

I haven’t been in the craft room for a couple of days but I do have an image half coloured sitting on my desk. So today I plan to get back in there and get some cards made. I have been cross stitching though so still crafting.

I love Wee Stamp images and have a few of the coloured Hobby House toppers of them. I was asked to make a 7" 21st card and love the colours of this image which go so well with the Craftwork Cards papers. I used Hunkydory Moonstone flower dies with added pearls.

Finally, another Christmas card

Well I think I have made less Christmas cards so far this year than I usually have by now. You would expect it to be more really but hopefully that will soon change. I haven't done any colouring for a couple of weeks but have mainly been using some of my stash of toppers and coloured digis. I have only bought a couple of dies during the lockdown as I really want to use a lot of the stuff I already have.

This topper is from The Hobby House. I think the artist is Daisy Mae. The papers are First Edition perfect Christmas. I wanted to go for a vintage look so used my TH distress tool and vintage photo distress ink.  I used the bronze Trimcraft adhesive glitter with a burgundy shadow for the sentiment. Dies used are Memory Box deer, Marianne tree, Lawn Fawn sentiment and Doohickey tag and swirl. On the diecut tree I used the vintage photo DI then a white glitter pen and love the effect it gave.

New adhesive glitter card

I received a parcel of adhesive glitter card yesterday from Trimcraft which came in very handy as I thought with plenty of time for crafting I should get some Christmas cards made.  I used a coloured Hobby House topper of a Sugar Nellie image just adding some sparkle to her wings with a clear sparkle pen. The papers are First Edition Perfect Christmas.

Now onto the adhesive glitter card, which really impresses me.  I am a big fan of glitter card but often find it can be a challenge to stick particularly when trying to stick onto glitter card for layering. A lot of glitter card works well with dies but not punches so I was keen to see if this was any different. The answer is yes it punched easily and the backing lifts so easily too. It is also non shed. I used a Woodware holly punch, Memory Box stitched holly leaves and berries and Marianne poinsettia dies.

It comes in packs of 12 A5 sheets at £3.99 a pack. I used red and green from the brights pack but there are four different packs. I also have a metallic pack so will be trying that one out soon.

Oops!!

I do love these cute Hobby House toppers and in a bid to keep up with making Christmas cards decided to use this cutie. The papers are double sided freebies from Papercrafter. The sentiment is an old Me to you material one which after I had stuck it on decided I don't like the way the image sticks up underneath it but I couldn't move it. I used Doohickey slender fir, MFT stitched round corner square and Memory Box stitched snowflake dies.

In the forest

Yes still making Christmas cards even though I make them all year round I never seem to have enough to send. I still have a few left to make. I used a Hobby House topper for this one with some new enchanted Christmas paper I bought at Hobbycraft the other day. I wanted to create a forest scene so added some diecut trees and used a new toadstool die from Crafts Too which I bought at Peterborough show, I cut them from kraft then coloured the tops with Copics and added some white gel pen dots. The ivy is an old Memory Box one. I trimmed off a couple of bits to add to the other side from the main piece. I finished off with some pearl pen drops on the snow.

Christmas shopping is all finished. Need to start writing my cards today after line dancing and food shopping.  I like to leave wrapping presents until nearer Christmas. 

Love snow people

I am much preferring the weather this week. It has made me feel like doing so much more than last week. Yesterday hubby went off to the powerboats at 12.30 giving me plenty of time for crafting once I had finished the ironing. I spent quite a while on my cross stitch which I am finding very addictive. In between I made some cards. This is a Sugar Nellie coloured topper from The Hobby House. I teamed it with some LOTV papers, ribbon from stash, Roxstamps cross stitch circle die from Swedish House Crafts and some new snowflake dies I bought in the Sizzix sale.  I diecut them from white glitter card and added fun flock and glitter to the image.  The sentiment is LOTV.

Housework and shopping today and then some crafting time I think.

That's the trouble with slingbacks

Slingbacks are fine if the strap is elasticated or has a buckle otherwise they do have a tendency to slip don't they. She seems to be having trouble with hers.  I made this card for a friend whose Birthday was a couple of days ago.  I haven't made a card where I have layered all the papers and image for ages. It does look effective on black card.

Image - coloured topper by Elisabeh Bell for The Hobby House. 

Papers - MFT bundles of blossoms brights and an odd spotty piece

Sentiment - LOTV

Cuddles on a branch

Another sample card for my next cardmaking class. This time I used my favourite shaped die, Go Kreate frilly 10 large. The coloured topper is by Wee stamps for The Hobby House. I used a mix of papers, Joy flower dies, Crafts too butterfly dies and a mix of punches.

When I scheduled this Thursday night thunderstorms were forecast for Friday night and Saturday so if that is the case a day indoors I think. Hope you all have a good weekend.

Glass of champagne

This is one of the samples I have made for my next cardmaking class. I try to do something different each month but have to take into account that most of the people who come aren't cardmakers. We have two and a quarter hours which includes tea/coffee and cake so I need them to be able to make something in a hour so hey can make one before and one after refreshment.  So far some people have come to every class but each time there also new people. I don't want them all to make the same card so take a selection of papers, images and dies. I make a couple of samples to give them ideas. The task this time is to make shaped cards and flower arrangements using two different leaf dies or punches and three different flower dies or punches.

Image - Elisabeth Bell topper from The Hobby House

Papers - Maja Denim and girls

Dies - Nellie Snellen flowers, Go Kreate frilly 7 large

Punches - Martha Stewart flowers and leaves

Sweet Christmas Fairy

I have been feeling rather poorly all week as I have had a cold and the dreaded cough again. Thankfully the cough is nowhere as bad this time and shouldn't last for four months like the last one I hope! Good job we didn't have too much planned this week and I managed to get through my cardmaking class with only one bout of coughing. The class went very well and four people signed up for the next one on 26th June even though we will be making similar cards.  I am doing an additional one as the first one filled up so quickly.

I decided to look though my bag of Christmas toppers and found some lovely Hobby House Sugar Nellie images. I have been doing some colouring this week as well but can't share those cards yet.  I added some sparkle with Spectrum noir sparkle clear and white pens.  I used some old papers, Memory Box holly and Sue Wilson poinsettia dies.  The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.

You did it!

I made this card for a young lady who has worked extremely hard and has just qualified as a lawyer and has landed her first job in the form where she has been training after getting her law degree.  She really deserves her success.

Image - precoloured Elisabeth Bell topper from The Hobby House

Papers - Echo Park I love family

Bunting die - Lawn Fawn

Other - Congratulations die and enamel dots

I have several occasions in June and July which I need to make cards for so best get on with them this afternoon and evening whilst hubby is out.

Birdhouse

Another Elisabeth Bell Hobby House topper today.  I think I have the stamp of this too, an old Sugar Nellie stamp. I created a 7x7 card as the topper is quite large.  The papers are some old LOTV ones. I added some cheesecloth and a butterfly from Poundland. The dies used were a Marianne birds on a branch and Impression Obsession birdhouses.  I love making this style of card.

You may know that I sell some of my gifts in a local vintage cafe and craft shop. The person who used to sell handmade cards in there is giving up cardmaking so I have been asked if I would like to sell some of mine in there. She does sell printed cards too but I am hoping that my cards will sell in there and hopefully I will pick up some orders too.

Off to see my Mum today and go out for lunch. We should have gone last Wednesday but we were both too poorly and I didn't want my Mum to catch it.

New Job

I am on a mission to use some of my toppers, some I have had for years and amongst them I found this Hobby House topper with an Elisabeth Bell image. Ideal for a new job card I thought and something I need to add to my stock.

The papers are Bo Bunny Double Damask. I used a LOTV sentiment, an old suitcase die from Die-versions and a Joy pocket watch die.

Out for breakfast again this morning before a long session at the hairdresser's having a cut and highlights. A good chance to read my book.  I have always loved reading and always have a book on the go.