Another Blue and White Christmas

It has been a while since the last blue and white now hasn't it?

And Snowy did so want a blue top hat.

This is a very old Hero Arts stamp but a great favorite of mine.

He stamps beautifully and is such a Happy Chappy.

The snow on the tree is flower soft with glitter added.

Now I am not normally a button person but these 2 buttons

I thought looked a bit like snow flakes and I

added a couple of rhinestones to cover the holes.

Have followed a Sketch N Stash sketch 

and I chose No 42 below.

Am entering this in:

CHNC - Glam it up.

Sketch N Stash - Sketch 

CHNC extra 2 - Anything goes 

Completely Christmas - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.

Don't miss joining the 52CCT blog hop HERE

Margaret M

Green and White

I am really happy with myself today as I have used

some card that I have had for years and 

a punched border that has lain around for ever.

So pat on the back for using up stash.

Of course I will not tell you that I have today ordered about

50 more 12 by 12 sheets of Bazzill!!!!!

Quite a CAS card today

and I think I like it.

As Merry Monday only wanted green and white the holly berries had to be white pearls

only added a little glitter at the bottom to ground the tree.

then popped another tree on the inside.

Stamped the greeting with DI Mowed Lawn

Am entering this in:

Merry Monday Christmas challenge - White and Green

Completely Christmas - Anything goes 
Dies R us - Christmas in July
CHNC extra 2 - Anything goes

Before you go do visit
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and join in the blog hop by leaving a comment for a chance to win prizes.


Margaret M 

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown Blog Hop

Welcome to the
 52 {Christmas } Card Throwdown Christmas -in - July Blog Hop
If you arrived here from Judy
you are on the right track!.
If you haven't and want a chance to win Honours and/ or Prizes

please go back to
52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown Christmas -in -July Blog Hop
and follow along with us!
Come and take a peek at the creation I made
using our prompts for the month!

Must say I was a little dubious about the colours at first

but now I rather like how it has turned out.

 I have tried a different angle.  Do love this Magnolia so

All those holly leaves have been treated to Dimensional Magic

Drop by tiny drop on the end of a tooth pick.

Then liquid pearls around.

The ribbon was from my stash and the larger holly leaves are a 

Cheery Lyn die that cuts out beautifully.

Thank you for coming by and please don't go without leaving a comment.

Don't forget hop along with us at

52 {C}Card Throwdown Christmas - in - July Blog Hop

for multiple chances to win honours and prizes!

As I am last on the list may I wish you all 

Good Luck

and Merry Hopping.

Margaret M

Shades of White

When you start working with White it is amazing just how many

shades you can come up with.

I have made a white on white card today for the
Merry Monday Christmas challenge
I am not happy about the photo as there is too much dazzle
from the Aegeon silver embossing
but no time to take any more.

It is a poor effort of photography all round.
I will take a slap over the wrist for that.
It is a sad week this week with the death of my niece
and her funeral to attend.
So my attention has not been on my crafting I'm afraid.
  I am entering this in:
Merry Monday Christmas challenge - White on White
Dies R Us - Christmas in July
Sisters of craft - Anything goes
CHNC - Sentiment
CHNC extra 2 - Anything goes
Completely Christmas - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in you are most welcome.



Margaret M

Rudolf in Pink

I really thought that I was going to be stuck this week when I saw that  

52 {C}CT wanted a reindeer as a focal point on this weeks card.
I knew I didn't have one.
Well now I know it must be true I have too much craft stuff
because look what I found hiding in one of my stamp drawers.
So cute at that and never been inked.
Of course you all know that I can do cute
and here it is.

The stamp is from Docrafts coloured with copics, the paper is Papermania.

The lace I thought had a snowflake effect.

The snowflakes are cut out of glitter card, even the ribbon is has glittered

edges.

Inside is TED in his Father Christmas outfit.

Am entering this in:

52{C}CT - Rudolf /Reindeer

Completely Christmas - Anything goes

CHNC extra 2 - Anything goes

CHNC Patterned Paper - Anything goes

Holly Jolly Christmas challenge - Show me some glitter.

Thanks for dropping in

Margaret M

Very simple wedding card

My daughter asked me for a wedding card with

No Flowers, Ribbon and certainly nothing Cute.

She asked for Cream, Red and Black with no bumpy bits.

Now I normally like black to outline features but it was just not right for this card.

I did not expect to like the end result  but to my amazement I do.
It does look quite elegant in RL

Now what do you think?

The entwined hearts are a stamp that I have but first I inked it up with gold

and that did nothing for me.

So then I tried embossing it in gold but my powder is so old it just

made a horrid mess. 

Then I stamped it on a piece of scrap paper and used that

to cut each heart out in red card.

None of my congratulation stamps would fit on the card

so I had to resort to a sticker.

Have just noticed that the lovely spellbinder border die has a heart right in the centre.

How good is that? 

Am entering this in:

The crafting cafe - Love and Marriage

Dies R Us Challenge - Wedding

The Sisters of Craft - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in. 

Margaret M

  

Happy Santa

Today I am following the sketch from Completely Christmas.

I found it rather complex and it certainly was a challenge.



I haven't made a very good job of this but I am not going to pull it to pieces.
So now you know how not to follow a sketch.

As I have told you before my cards just take over and I go along for the ride.

The DP is by Papermania and is very pretty.

I was very sad to be covering up the Robins but you will see them again.

The Santa who looks so happy is from a DP by Anna Griffin

and I bought it just to cut them out.

Am entering this in:

Completely Christmas - Sketch

52 {Christmas }CT - Red Green and add Gold

CHNC - add Gold or silver

CHNC - Patterned Paper- Anything goes

CHNCextra 2 - Christmas Anything goes

Christmas Card challenges- Use 3 patterned papers

Happy birthday in Mauve.

I found this gorgeous pale mauve ribbon in the Reject Shop

and at the news agents found the latest

UK craft mag with the free Nit Wit paper and stamp.

So I have combined the 2 to make a very happy birthday card.   

Am entering this in:

Crafting by Designs - Happy birthday 

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything goes

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes.

Crafty Hazelnut pattern paper- Anything goes

Margaret M

Happy Christmas

Winter is with us in fact I don't think the temp has made double figures today.

The sun has been shining and it really has been a nice day.

Just cold!!!!!.

I had every good intention of making this card in traditional red and green.

However the card itself had other ideas

and ended up taking over.

I was using this sketch from 52CCT.

Completely forgot the bow didn't I?

And I don't like those rhinestones though they are all the same colour.

The middle 2 are reflecting the light from the flash.

Love the sentiment die it cuts out beautifully.

Am entering this in:

52 CCT - Sketch  

Completely Christmas - Anything goes

CHNC - Card for a child

CHNC extra challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in.

Margaret M

Blue Christmas

My computer is on a go slow must be out of internet time AGAIN.

I have been waiting for the NBN connection before increasing my allowance

and as the cable has been outside our front door for over 18 months

I am getting sick of waiting.

This week we could pick a sketch at 52CCCT.

I have missed a few and chose the one for May.

This is my take on it.

This is one of my favorite LOTV stamps.

Am entering this in:

52CCCT-  Sketch

The Glory of Christmas - Angels

Christmas stamping all year long - Anything goes.

Completely Christmas - Anything goes

Winter wonderland - No Red or Green.

CHNC - 3 of something

Thanks for dropping in and for all your lovely comments.

Margaret M

Exciting news

     Over at Scrapping4fun they are holding a winners challenge.

This is for the winners to their challenges for January to April.

I was lucky enough to

Win in March.

The 8 winners were given a sketch to use to

create a card or scrap page, and now we are asking all

our crafting friends to vote.

You will find our entrees at 

scrapping4fun.blogspot   HERE 

or at their facebook page HERE

Here is my entry

So I am asking all my friends, followers and visitors to pop over to scrapping4fun 

and 

would love it if you voted

12 Margaret.

You have until June 8th to vote.

Thank you in anticipation.

Margaret M

Card Recipe

This week 52CCCT have given us a card recipe.

Something old, something new

something borrowed, something blue.

Nothing too hard to frazzle the brain so........

My card stock and the lace are old,  DP and snowflake die are new.

Stamp is one I borrowed from my niece and the whole thing is blue.

All the edges have been distressed with Tumbled Glass.

Love that colour.

Am entering this in:

52CCCT - Card recipe.

Completely Christmas - Anything goes

Thanks for dropping in.

Margaret M