Recipe for a Christmas card

Yes we have recipes for Christmas cards now..
Take 3 designer papers 2 ribbons and 1 image and a lot of thought.

It doesn't show but this card is glittering.  The ribbon is sparkling and so is the DP
each square is surrounded with glitter.
This Tilda is one of my favorites and my copic was running dry as I was
colouring her dress guess I will have to buy some refills as that is not the only
one drying out now.
Do you know I think I have nearly made my quota of Christmas cards for this year
for the first time ever.

Challenges :
ABC Christmas - Card recipe.
Christmas stamping all year long- Cute and cuddly [ well I think Tilda is ]
CHNC - Cut it out
CHNC 2- Anything goes
Make it Monday - Anything goes.


Thanks for dropping in.



Margaret M

Kraft, Red and White

Thank you so much for all your kind wishes this week.
The arm is doing well although the surgeon did not remove all of the skin cancer
as that would have meant having a skin graft later.
I will just have to go back and have the rest removed in a couple of weeks. YUK

It was a good job that I had my card ready for 52 CCT for this week.

This week is a colour challenge of Kraft, Red and White

Now I didn't have any Kraft card so the Kraft on this card comes courtesy

of a lovely SU lady called Susan.  Thanks Susan. You can find her here.

As I chose to use this lovely stamp from LOTV I felt the white was a

bit too stark just plain so inked the edges with dessert sand

and glittered it.

Now I did this just for you Ruth.  The inside.

I distressed the edges with Dessert sand and then stamped the village scene

also with the same ink.

I felt it was all in keeping with the Victorian Lady on the front.

Challenges:

CHNC 2 - Anything goes.

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Sweet pea stampers - Use Kraft

Crafty creations challenge - Use Kraft

The Glory of Christmas challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in 

Margaret M

Tic tac toe

I don't expect to be doing a lot of crafting for a few days

as tomorrow I have to have a rather large skin cancer removed from my arm.

Be warned ladies one cannot be too careful as this had been treated as Eczma 

which is exactly what it looks like.

Have followed the sketch on Mojo Monday.

And yes I have had a game of tic tac toe with Created with love

and here is what I came up with. 

I chose embossing flower and lace.

 Here is a close up of the embossed flowers as they do not show up 

too well on the full card.

Challenges :

Mojo Monday - Sketch

Created with love - Tic tac toe

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Memascrafts challenge - Lace and flowers

Thanks for dropping in and for your kind comments.

Margaret M

White Christmas

I am just so excited to have been asked to be a Guest Designer for September

for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.
Of course the first Saturday of the month is sketch time.

This is the card that I have made and my interpretation of the sketch

The square is Decorative Labels One

and the oval is the middle of Radiant Rectangles

The greeting has been stamped and embossed in gold. 

A small length of white satin ribbon a white flourish and 

3 little flowers to replace the bling.

Challenges :

The glory of Christmas - Anything goes

CHNC 2 - Anything goes

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Thank you for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M

The first day of Spring

and the weather is just beautiful although the wind is starting to increase.
This is the time of the year we expect the winds.
Rather now than the hot winds in the summer.

Not at all happy with this photo as the colour hasn't come out well at all 

it was even worse when I enhanced it.

So I am sorry but the best I can do.

Over at 52 CCCT it is our choice of sketch and colour.

I choose Sketch #4 and colour combo #16.

Was wondering what image to use and thought my little English choir boy

fitted the bill.

It took several practice goes to get the image faded out in just the right spot

as I didn't want him cut off at the arms.

So several tissues later this is the result. 

Haven't used this technique for some time.

Challenges:

52CCCT- Sketch and colour combo.

CHNC - Use ink or paint.

CHNC 2 - Anything goes.

Make it Monday - Anything goes

The glory of Christmas challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in.

Margaret M

I am in a rush

I am in a rush to get this posted before the deadline.

Hazel wants something cute for her cards this week and i can do cute.

I have been trying to get this ready all week but something has always cropped up hence the last minute rush.

The photos are not too good I'm afraid as I didn't shine the light onto the card.

The close up has made the snowflakes look a little metallic.

The fur on his hat is just Crystal glitter and the snow is flower soft over glitter.

He is coloured with my copics.

Challenges:

CHNC - Cute card

CHNC 2 - Anything goes

Margaret M

A floating centre panel

This is just impossible to photograph to show it off.

I have backed the centre panel with acetate and mounted the inside 

frame on the top.  The floral image is then mounted behind the frame inside of the acetate 

and the whole panel has been mounted on 2mm foam dots so that it looks as if 

the centre panel is floating. Well it does in real life.

The bow is one that my daughter gave me left over from her ballroom dancing days.

Challenges.

Allsorts challenge - Use Acetate

In the Pink - Keep it sweet and simple.

Penny Black and more - In the garden.

Make it Monday - Anything goes 

Created with love - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in and for the lovely comments you leave.


Margaret M

All on a Summers day.........

Ah well only another week till it is officially SPRING.

I didn't have much time for crafting last week.

Although I don't seem to get much done the days seem to whiz by so fast.

So I have chosen a very CAS card following this sketch to show you.

Here is my interpretation.

This cute little Hedgie is enjoying the sunshine in the garden

having picked a bunch of flowers.

Am entering this into:

CAS Colours and sketches - Sketch.

Penny Black Saturday challenge - Bright and Sunny

Penny Black and more @ allsorts - In the Garden.

Make it Monday - Anything goes. 

Creative corner challenge - Cute Critters

Thanks for dropping in.


Margaret M

Feeling blue.....

...........no I am not but Blue is the name of the game today.

Christmas stamping AYL have a colour challenge on and when I saw

shades of Blue and White I was hooked.

Just love Blue and White for Christmas.

Winter wonderland want Cute and yes I can do cute too.

Have no idea where the DP comes from as it is some I was given.

Have used masses of glitter, frosted lace around the card,

star dust for the wings and stars and crystal on the clouds.

The stamp and greeting come from LOTV and they are among my favorites.

Am entering this in:

Christmas stamping all year long - Shades of Blue

Winter Wonderland - Cute Christmas.

 CHNC 2 - Anything goes.

Make it Monday - Anything goes.

Before I forget, a big welcome to my latest followers. 

Thank you for joining me and lovely to see you  

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M

Red and Gold ?

I just thought you might like to see our lovely mountain.

It's hiding under the affection cloud and was like that all day on Thursday

but the sun was shining and it looked just beautiful.

Now it is cold again and the mountain has a mantle of snow again.

I have come up with quite a simple card today.

I embossed the gold foil card very carefully as it is likely to split and 

the white card shows through, then cut out the center panel

to put the heat embossed greeting behind.

It really didn't need anything more as the surround is very busy.

Not that happy with it but it does look better than the picture.

This is for 

52CCCT - Red and Metalic Gold.

CHNC 2 - Anything goes.

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M

Blue polka dots

Just a quick post today that is a little dotty.

Dotty for spots in fact.

This is on a dark blue pearlised card you can just see it around the edge.

Something else I have had tucked away for a while.

Don't know what the paper is but it is certainly spotty.

I cut the mount and the flourish out of the plain blue paper

and added  lick of colour to the flowers with a copic pen.

The centres are liquid pearls and to get rid of the point when you sqeeze

the pearl out just tap the paper gently underneath so it gives the blob a rounded  look.

Am entering this in :

Card Crafters Circle - Dotty for spots.

Make it Monday - Anything goes.

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.


Margaret M

Follow this sketch

Yes you would think I would have no trouble following 

this sketch from 52 CCCT wouldn't you?

So easy but what did I come up with well this.

Not really what was asked for.

By the way that is just crystal glitter on the flower so don't know why it looks blue in places 

So it was back to the drawing board.

At last I got it right.  The white card is embossed with holly and then cut up.

The holly comes from a Lucy stamp Holly square that I cut out after colouring and adding Dimensioal magic

The red card is one that I have had for 10 years or more

hidden at the back of a drawer.

The things we crafters hoard.

Am entering this in:

52 CCCT - Sketch

CHNC 2 - Anything goes.

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Margaret M