Needle Felted Christmas

Well I'm a little later than usual with my posting today. On top of that I don't have a finished project to show you - Shock! Has the 20 cards marathon washed me out? Well perhaps, but the main reason is I've been a bit busy on other things - Double Shock.

I've been to a creative embroidery class, I'm starting next year and went along to meet the group - it was fab and perhaps if I manage to get anything done I will be able to show it on here at a later stage :)

So what is this image today? I thought I would play about with some needle felting on a stamped image and here was my first attempted. You might recognise the image as an Elzybells stamp - so cute. Stamped onto calico and filled in with wool tops and a felting needle. Then cut out carefully and mounted onto the image stamped onto card.

As I said - I was just playing about :)


Materials:
Stamp - Elzybells stamp art
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Usual suspects - Silicone glue; paper trimmer
Other - calico; wool tops; felting needles; flower flock

Are They Almost Finished?

YES! I've almost finished ALL of my Christmas cards - Wahoo. I just have five more to do. Yesterday was a Marathon of cardmaking, which might explain why I've been a little quiet. I made 20 cards, the most I have ever made in one day. It was a complete production line of cutting, inking, stamping, glittering. I worked my way through a roll of double-sided tape, half a roll of glue dots and quarter of a tube of silicone glue :)

I would be really interested to know what is the largest number of cards you have made in one sitting? Is 20 a large number or a small number? It feels like a large number to me :)


Right, I have over 608 new blog posts to read in my reader :) But before I go if you haven't had a chance already, go pop over to the totally amazing Tim Holtz's blog where he is doing a '12 tags of Christmas' with blog candy, but be warned he is getting well over 2000 comments! WOW!

Materials:
Stamp - Magnolia
Ink - VersaFine Onyx black
Papers - Dovecraft Victorian Christmas
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Double sided tape; scissors; Silicone glue; Glue dots
Other - sepia marker pen; glitter glue

Flowery Donkeys

It has been quite dreary outside weather-wise so here is a colourful, cheery card for you today. It uses the DCWV Blossom and Butterflies paper pack and the Alota Stamps Sweet Little Donkey stamps from Sassy Crafts.



Materials:
Stamp - Sweet Little Donkey Alota Stamps
Papers - DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies
Colouring - PrismaColor pencils and sansodor
Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; Paper Trimmer
Other - Glitter glue; Epoxy brads

Santa Baby

December is here and the count down to Christmas has started good and proper now :) Simple cards on a theme for you today :) There are lots of glitter highlights here and there but they just never show up in the photo.



Materials:
Stamps - Pink Cat Studio; Magnolia
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - Letraset Promarkers
Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; Paper trimmer
Other - Glitter glue; Cuttlebug and embossing folder; Coloured card

Kaboodle Doodle Challenge 14

So Kaboodle Doodle Challenge number 14 is all about scallops. Andrea has a new background papers kit for Christmas called the Contemporary Christmas - it has some lovely stars and snowy backgounds.


I've used one of the snow backgrounds for my challenge card this week. Don't forget to have a go at the challenge and you could win one of the downloads.


Materials:
Papers - Kaboodle Doodle Contemporary Christmas
Stamp - Papermania
Usual Suspects - Circle template; Paper Trimmer; Scissors; Double-sided tape; Silicone glue
Other - Stickles glitter glue; Cuttlebug, ebossing folder, snowflake die; Green embossing powder; Heat gun; Versamark

Sledging All The Way

These sledgers, Lily and Billy, are from Pink Cat Studio. I've recently discovered and fallen in love with Melissa's wonderful stamps I love the fact that you get a plate of stamps which you can create loads of different images for different occasions - it is fab.

Have you finished your Christmas cards? I have loads more to do - I'm threatening to buy them this year :)



Materials:
Stamp - Pink Cat Studio
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - Letroset Promarkers
Papers - Dovecraft Victorian Christmas
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; double-sided tape; Silicone glue
Other - Buttons; Glitter letters (freebe from a magazine); Embroidery thread

Is It Chilly?

Here is the lovely new Winter kit from Designs By Krista called 'Chilly'.


I've been playing about with this new kit it has some lovely colours and patterns to the papers - Love it! Of course it is fab for both digital scrapbooking and making cards :)


Materials:
Papers - Designs By Krista
Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; Paper trimmer
Other - Stickles glitter glue; Seam ripper

So What Happens When You Really Like A Design?

You make some more. Sorry folks, I just had to make some more Christmas cards based on the Christmas Cupcake design from an earlier post. Is that cheating? Don't worry these will be the last you see of them (well unless I do another similar design of course!).



Materials:
Paper - Basic Grey Cupcake
Ink - VersaFine onyx black
Usual suspects - Paper trimmer; Craft knife; Double-sided tape; Silicone
Other - Fine marker pen

Forever Friends in Spring Time

I don't know why but I am often drawn to yellows and greens together. As I was working through the sample of DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies I have from Sassy Crafts these papers just jumped out of the pack at me. I thought the papers matched the sweet Forever Friends stamp just perfectly and I adore the glitter finish on the papers :)


Materials:
Stamp - Forever Friends
Colouring - PrismaColor pencils and sansodor
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Double-sided tape; Silicone glue
Other - Ribbon; Sewing Machine

Christmas Cupcake

Back to the Christmas cards and today's card uses Basic Grey Cupcake papers . Yes, really, I kid you not - I've used the Summery style birthday papers for a Christmas card :)


Materials:
Paper - Basic Grey Cupcake
Ink - VersaFine onyx black
Usual suspects - Paper trimmer; Craft knife; Double-sided tape; Silicone Glue
Other - Fine marker pen

Sweety Jar

Today's make is a decorated sweet jar. I've used the DCWV Winterstack papers from Sassy Crafts, I love the purples and blues in this stack. The image on the tag is the Sarah Kay 'Joy of Giving' stamp.

And the sweets? Well they are all mine of course!



Materials:
Paper - DCWV WinterStack
Stamp - Sarah Kay
Colouring - Letraset promarkers
Usual Suspects - Paper Trimmer; 3D-foam; double-sided tape
Other - Stash glitter snowflake; Ribbon; Silver string; eyelet; Crop-a-dile; Recycled jar; Glitter

Very Shapely Kaboodle Doodle Challenge 13

It is cool not to be square (or rectangular) this week at Kaboodle Doodle. Shapely cards are the way to go and this card is for a little girl's birthday, the daughter of a friend, and is somewhat lion shaped :)

I've used the Animal papers from Kaboodle Doodle, printed to approx 4 inches tall and 5 inches wide and printing the head out three times. I then trimmed a straight edge along the side of the left leg through the head and stuck this against the folded edge of the card. I cut around the body and then layered up the head to give some dimension. The sentiment is a little flag attached to the tail.

He is so cute, I just want to keep him :)


Materials:
Paper - Kaboodle Doodle Animal Kit
Usual Suspects - silicone glue; glue dots; Trimmer; Scissors; Card
Other - Glitter glue

Christmas ATC Swap

Katy from Craft Stamper put one of her ATCs up for a Swap on the Magazine's blog and I was lucky enough to be drawn from the hat :) So here is the ATC I sent her, and if you have not seen it already go check out the lovely ATC I got in return from Katy.

The background was made using an ink wash over some stamping in the same ink, allowed to dry and then stamped again in the green.



Materials:
Stamp - Papermania
Inks - Winsor & Newton Ink; VersaColor Gold; Tim Holtz Distress inks peeled paint
Usual Suspects - Scissors; Trimmer; Silicone Glue
Other - Acetate; Galaxy Markers; Brushes; Recycled cup holder

Civil Partnership Card

I was asked to do a card for a Civil partnership ceremony. Well actually I lie - I kinda volunteered myself with a rush of excitement as I've not done a Civil Partnership card before. The colour for the 'Civiling' (the name given to the ceremony by the happy couple - I think it will catch on) is red.

It was fun doing this card and of course I had to 'invest' in some new stamps for it - perhaps that is why I was excited - not that I need an excuse. LOL


Materials:
Stamp - CC Designs Glam Girls
Inks - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - PrismaColor Pencils and sansodor
Usual suspects - 3D-foam; Double-sided tape; Silicone glue; Trimmer; Craft Knife
Other - Gems; Cuttlebug and embossing folder; Computer and Printer; Ribbon; Galaxy marker

And Now For Something Completely Different

Well it is still a card so it is not that completely different. So for something slightly different here is a lighthouse card. Specifically the Trevose Head lighthouse in Cornwall, I wanted a Cornish lighthouse as the person this card is for has a strong connection to Cornwall, I just hope they like lighthouses :)


Edit: Thanks Diane for reminding me to enter this to the BasicGrey challenge this week which is for the boys! Bless me I had checked out the challenges at the beginning of the week but was so obsessed with getting the commission done (well I had been mulling them over for a few weeks now and deadline was today!) it just dropped out of my head!

Materials:
Image - Sketched from a photo
Colouring - Caran D'Ache coloured pencil and blending stump
Ink - VersaFine sepia
Papers - Basic Grey
Usual Suspects - Trimmer; Double-sided tape; glue dots; Silicone glue
Other - Hemp string; Charm; Button; Fine marker

All Dressed Up

What is this? Another card that has nothing to do with Christmas? Mmm there must be something wrong with me. Emma from Sassy Crafts sent me some Dream Street Papers for me to play around with, I hadn't come across them before but now that I have I really like them. She also has a sale on the papers this week so go check them out. So what do you think of this classy lady? She makes me think of a little girl dressing in her Mummy's shoes.

BTW there is still time to join in the fun over at Friday Sketchers which this week is being sponsored by Sassy Crafts and there is a gorgeous Sarah Kay stamp, papers and ribbons up for grabs - Fab!


Materials:
Papers - Dream Street Papers
Stamp - Stampabilities Happy Hopper
Colouring - Prismacolor pencils and sansodor
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Usual Suspects - Trimmer; double-sided tape; glue dots
Other - Glitter glue; Cuttlebug and embossing folder; Pearlescent hearts

Magnolia and Stampavie Challenge in Teal and Brown

A challenge card for you and this one is for the Magnolia and Stampavie challenge blog and this week they have a sketch. I've used the Spring Breeze Kit from Designs by Krista. I love the embroidery embellishments that come with this kit and I've used the little paper buttons as well and added 3D-glue to give the buttons a shine, not that you can see it in the piccy of course!


Materials:
Papers - Designs By Krista
Stamps - Sarah Kay; Papermania
Inks - Versafine Onyx Black and Sepia; Versacolor blue
Colouring - Letroset Promarkers
Usual Suspects - Trimmer; Double-sided tape; 3D-Foam
Other - 3D-glue; Crackle glue; Embroidery thread

Birthday Wishes

A birthday card for you today, a slight tangent from Christmas cards and thank you cards, but don't worry I still have a lot more to do! This cutey is for a man and uses the Basic Grey Wassail papers from Sassy Crafts. I've coloured him in with Tim Holtz Distress inks and some 3D-Glue on the nose (don't think you can see that in the photo). To finish the card I used wire, ribbon and a crystal brad from my stash but Emma also stocks crystal brads.


Materials:
Stamp - Whipper Snapper
Paper - Basic Grey Wassail
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Colouring - Tim Holtz Distress inks
Usual suspects - Trimmer; Scissors; Glue dots; Double-sided tape; Computer and printer
Other - Brads; Ribbon; 3D-glue; wire; Cuttlebug and tag die

New Home Picture

Not a card but a picture today, made from a collage of stamping, stippling, watercolouring, masking, distressing, stitching, the lot! This one has been playing on my mind for a week and I finally turned it into something!

ps. they are 'twinchies' by the way, to give you an idea of the scale!

Materials:
Stamps - Pink Cat studio; Stampendous; Autumn Leaves; HOTP; Stamps Away
Inks - VersaFine Onyx black; VersaColor lime and bamboo; Brilliance Pearlescent sky blue; Ranger Distress inks walnut stain and Tea dye
Colouring - Koh-i-nor watercolour paints
Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; double-sided tape; trimmer; scissors; computer and printer
Other - Glitter glue; brads; embroidery thread; white, brown and black card; Ink-jet transparency; brushes; cut 'n' dry

Kaboodle Doodle Challenge 12

So this week we have a monochrome challenge over at Kaboodle doodle. I thought I would have a go at a monochrome Christmas tag and have used the Alien papers from Kaboodle Doodle with a bit of added bling.


Material:
Papers - Kaboodle Doodle
Ink - VersaFine onyx black
Stamp - Magnolia Christmas seal
Usual Suspects - scissors, glue dots; silicon glue
Other - crop-a-dile; eyelet; ribbon; gems