Miss U Janet

Christmas is a time to remember those we have loved and lost and some of you will know that I lost my oldest friend in April this year. Her family have placed a small Christmas tree on her grave and have invited friends to tie a tag on it for her. Janet loved snowmen particularly The Snowman so I immediately knew I had to use this image. There's a very interesting challenge at Simon Says Stamp and Show to be inspired by Tim Holtz's tags. Of course I am nowhere near as clever as him with my techniques but nonetheless was determined to give it a go as soon as I saw his tags for December 2012. This was just the inspiration I needed. Here are Tim's wonderful tags.

I blended DI Broken China and faded Jean on the backgrounds, distressing the edges. The image has been coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers. I've added some seam binding from Crafty Ribbons, a MS punched snowflake, Viva Decor pearl pen drops and wooden letters which I heat embossed with WOW metallic copper embossing powder. I only watch Create and Craft occasionally usually whilst ironing and it must have been fate that I was watching Debbi Moore yesterday as she showed how to use a Versamark pen with embossing powder. I didn't realise you could get a pen so off to Hobbycraft I went and it was just perfect to use with these tiny letters. It was a challenge to hold them still to heat emboss as they tried to fly around the desk. That would have amused Janet who has a great sense of fun. I love the effect of heat embossing and don't do it often enough. I might become addicted now.

I just need to find the right words for the back now, wrap it in plastic so it doesn't get damaged by the weather and go out and attach it to her tree.

Snowman Baubles

Another sample but this time using The Snowman Walking in the Air CD. I cut out the baubles and added Spray and Sparkle before hanging them from this fold back card. I used the MS zigzag border and snowflake punches.

Dancing in the Snow

Good Morning everyone, a rather gloomy day here in Norfolk. It's the 1st of November and that means a new challenge at Crafter’s Companion and our challenge this month is Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow. I had an 8" card to make for an order using The Snowman so I used one of the digis from the Walking in the Air CD as I could make the image nice and big for the card. I coloured the image with Spectrum Noirs. Papers are from the SWALK Winter Cheer CD. I used the MS simple scalloped border punch, Marianne snowflake dies and MS snowflake punch, all cut from glitter card. To finish I added some ribbon, sentiment from The Range and a snowflake charm tied with Baker's Twine.

Challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge Cold and frosty

The Cutie Pie Challenge Use a charm

Marianne's Design Divas Dying to Diecut

Dream Valley Anything Goes

This would be a great challenge to combine with the Go Dotty Challenge over at Squiggle Stamps where there is a fantastic prize of £20 to spend at Squiggle Stamps online store.

Snowman Hugs

If you were watching the Pick of The Week at the weekend on Create and Craft you will have seen the above card a few times. It's a digi stamp from the new Snowman Walking In The Air CD which has been coloured with Spectrum Noir pens. Papers are from the first Snowman CD. I used an MS border punch and made the snowflakes with white and blue Centura Pearl card, a Marianne die and MS punch. Some card candi and a sentiment form the new CD to finish.

Challenges:

Moving along with the times 3 DPs, 2 types of embellishment, 1 image

Whoopsi Daisy Make your own embellishments

CD Sunday Winter Wonderland

Don't forget my candy ends on Friday, so if you haven't entered yet click on my candy page. I'm very busy working on the next Crafter's Companion launch, which is really cute, so save your pennies girls.

Walking In The Air again

It's the first of the month and that means another monthly challenge at Crafter’s Companion and this month it is Christmas. I have used one of The Snowman stamps coloured with Spectrum Noirs and papers from The Snowman CD. I've used MS PATP snowflake set and a snowflake punch with glitter card. I also used the waste snowflakes from the punched corners.

Less than 12 hours to go to The Snowman launch

Well not long now until you can get your hands of the fab new CD and stamp set from Crafter's Companion. Ideal World 9pm. I made a stepper card for this one, using more of the gorgeous papers, decoupage and topper from the CD. I added some die cut and punched snowflakes and some card candi which looks like snowballs I thought. Must use that on some more Christmas card methinks. I'll be back shortly with a completely contrasting card.

One more day to go

Only one more day until you can get your hands on the fabulous new CD and stamp set from Crafter's Companion. I'm back today with 2 more sneak peeks of the fabulous images and gorgeous papers. These are such fun images. The top card was made using Nesties and Sizzix holly die with some card candi. Everything on the bottom card is from the CD.

I've been busy making some more samples of Christmas Reddy Pyrimage which will be featured on Wednesday in between the Snowman Pick of the Day programmes. Don't forget to tune in tomorrow at 9pm for the first programme on Ideal World.

I'm of to do some housework and ironing and hope to make a card later to share with you.

Sneak Peek Day 1

Yes, it's another exciting launch for Crafter’s Companion and it is of course The Snowman. There's a CD with some fabulous decoupage, toppers, sentiments, papers, in fact all of the things you've come to expect from CC and a stamp set. These papers are so gorgeous and vibrant. There are some fab blues and purples plus of course the colouriser which means you can have these designs in any colour you want. It's hard to find many purple Christmas papers so I shall definitely be using  these papers again and again.

I don't know what you call this fold but I simply made a 6" x 6" card from Centura pearl card available from CC and then scored and folded the front back and added a decoupaged panel. I added some Sizzix die cut and MS punched snowflakes cut from glitter and pearl card. The rest of the DT will be showing sneak peeks until the launch on Tuesday on Ideal World at 9pm where it will be The Pick of the Day so you know that means a very special price for one day. There are so many programmes on Wednesday both on Ideal World and Create and Craft so be sure to tune in.

Would you like to win a set of these? Of course you would, so head over to Crafter’s Companion News blog where you will find all the details of this fun competition. Just look for the snowmen each day and you could be the lucky winner.

I'll be back later with my Winter Wonderland card and look out for more sneak peeks each day. I would like to enter this card into the challenge of Wintertime Blues at Craftyhazelnuts and Best Friends at Penny's.