For a crafty friend

Hi everyone,

Today's card is one which I made for a crafty friend. I hope she doesn't look at my blog until I give her the card!!

I used a scalloped 8x8 card as the base. I used an image from Docrafts Forever Friends - Timeless CD Rom and decoupaged this. I then fixed it on to a rosette which I made from a backing paper from the CD. I used my Hougie Board to make the rosette. This was matted onto a scalloped circle which I cut out on my Cricut machine using the Lacy Labels cartridge and a textured gold mirri card.

Using some white A4 cardstock, I printed two coordinating backing papers, one on the front and one on the reverse. I then cut two pieces, each measuring 11 inces by 5 and a half inches and scored these to make two 5 and a half inch card blanks. On the first one, I cut from the top of the centre score line diagonally to the bottom left hand outer edge; on the second, I cut from the top of the centre score line to the bottom of the right hand outer edge.I then fixed the two backs together and folded the fronts over each other and fixed these at the bottom edge with red liner tape. This made the wallet for my tag/message.I matted the wallet onto the textured gold mirri and placed this using 3D foam tape onto the same backing paper that I used for the rosette, but this time matted and layered this onto the textured gold mirri. I took some wide burgundy ribbon and some narrower burgundy and gold ribbon. I fixed the narrower ribbon onto the wider ribbon using red liner tape and then wrapped this around the backing paper and mirri and wallet before fixing it onto the base card. I tied a bow using both ribbons and fixed this to the ribbon  to the bottom right of the card using silicone glue.

I fixed the rosette onto the wallet over the ribbon. In the wallet, I placed a large tag which read:- "Dear Santa,
As my 'Crafty Friend' has been very good this year, please would you let her have....
Love Wendy xxx"
I attached a gold peg to the right hand corner which mirrored the peg on the image. On the left corner, I secured some red berries and a green leaf.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Papercraftjunkies - No. 5 - Embellish it - (Rosette, ribbon, bow, peg, berries and leaf) http://papercraftjunkieschallenges.blogspot.co.uk
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Label/Tag Big or Small - (Tag in wallet behind rosette and image) - http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk
Crafty for all seasons - No 42 - Green and Red plus glitter/sparkle - (Glitter/sparkle in ribbon) - http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk
Crafts and me - no 14 - No blues allowed - http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.co.uk
Divas by Design - Red - http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes - http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.co.uk
Make It Mondays - Anything Goes - http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk
Glitter n Sparkle - No. 10 - Use some meatal (charms etc) - (Metal peg, top right hand corner) - http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk

Thank you for calling by.

Happy crafting

Wendy xx

Rudolph and his mate

Hi All,

I'm sorry I haven't posted for a while. I've been bogged down with Christmas etc.  as you all probably have. Also my hubby was ill so that took up a lot of my time. Anyway, I'm back now so off we go.

Today I thought I would share with you one of my Kanban creations from a kit which was featured as Pick of the Week on Create and Craft last year. It is a simple creation but I quite like it with the gold on white, I think it looks clean and fresh looking.

I took two of the reindeer and mounted these onto 3D foam pads and then fixed these onto some white card. This was matted and layered onto gold mirri and then attached to an 8x8 white card. I attached a gold gem to each reindeer just below the antlers. I added a sentiment and three snowflakes down the sides.

I would like to enter my card for the following challenges:
Hybrid Chick - Holiday Card - http://www.thehybridchick.com/2012/12/card-caravan-33-holiday-card/
Christmas Card Challenges - Week #2 - http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/2013-christmas-card-challenge-week-2.html
Here come the boys - Anything Goes - http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/challenge-42-anything-goes-xmas-candy.html
Challenges 4 everybody - Anything Goes - Challenge #9 http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/challenge-9-anything-goes.html

Thank you for taking the time to pop over.

Happy crafting.

Wendy xx

Cupcakecrafting's 12 days of Christmas

Hi everyone,

Over on Cupcakecrafting they are having a '12 days of Christmas' with some super deals. Here is Day 5's offering.

12 Days Of Christmas

 Day Five

Hi Cupcakecrafters,


The 12 Days of Christmas Offers Day 5

We've been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Christmas here at the Cupcakecrafting bakery and there's not long to wait now and to help you with your Christmas crafting we have 12 fantastic offers for you, many of which will save you up to 50% on the RRP, more on our CD ROMs.

The offer for Day Five is the Collection Of Forest Friends Papercrafting CD ROMs featuring original artwork by Betty Davies and her lovingly drawn characters from the woodland world. The characters will appeal to all ages

The RRP for the each individual CD ROM is £12.99. During the 12 Days of Christmas offer we have the each individual CD ROM on sale for just £5.00. The club members' price is £4.50. We also have the complete triple collection of Forest Friends CD ROMs on offer for just £12.00. The club members' price is £10.80!!!

The Forest Friends Papercrafting CD ROMs are beautiful collection of designs featuring the original artwork of Betty Davies put together with more than a little touch of magic by Sharon Duncan.
Rabbits, mice, badgers foxes and squirrels all happily live together in their little forest created by our very own talented artist Betty Davies. She has painted 30 beautiful designs which have been cleverly crafted in to 3 delightful CD ROMs by Sharon Duncan.

There are 4 CD ROM options to choose from:
Forest Friends CD ROM 1
Forest Friends CD ROM 2
Forest Friends CD ROM 3
Forest Friends Collection of all 3 CD ROMs

Don't forget our previous 4 Days of Christmas Offers

Lynda's Bit on the End

There's something for everybody on the forest Friends CD ROMs and they cover all occasions new baby, new home birthdays, Christmas and many other special days. betty has drawn some beautiful pictures here which will amuse you as well as a recipient of one of the many cards you will make. The prices for these fantastic CD ROMs are unbelievable so don't dither about this offer.Happy crafting,

Cupcakecrafting

Their website address is www.cupcakecrafting.co.uk

See you there

Wendy

xx

My news

Hi folks,

Just to let you know that I have been invited to join the Feline Playful team over on their blog, see yesterday's blog. I wasn't aware of this blog until recently and wondered how all you crafters had time to surf the net to find all these blogs. I only found the challenges by visiting your blogs and noting down the challenge and the theme. Using Feline Playful is a lot easier!!! So if you're like me, and you weren't aware of their good work, pop along to their blog and find out what challenges are available. Here is their address http://felineplayful.blogspot.co.uk/

Also ..... I won first place in the Kraftyhands November Challenge blog. I can't believe it.Thank you everyone over at Kraftyhands for choosing my card.

Happy days.

Wendy xx

Feline Playful

Hi folks,

Just to let you know that I have been fortunate enough to have been invited to join the team at Feline Playful, a site that lists the challenges that are available throughout the crafting community and of course the winners when these are announced.

I have only recently become aware of this site through one of you bloggers. Please feel free to pop along and find out what challenges are available and more importantly whether you are a winner.

Good luck and happy crafting.

Wendy
xx

White on white

Hi all,

Here is my entry for the White on White challenge over on PapercraftJunkies. I'm sorry about the photograph but it is white, honest.

I have made a 'Cherub Cot and Presentation box' using the Arty Farty templates and white card. I have decorated the box with small white daisy braid around the acetate aperture. The aperture in the headboard of the cot has a white lacy fabric to add effect and above it, I have used gold coloured peel offs to put the word 'BABY', these are each in a gold building brick peel off, (I didn't think white would stand out and is still in keeping with the rules.)

 Inside the cot, I have made a quilt cover using a white silky material and edged it with white lace. The mobile is made using white card and some teddy motifs attached to white thread and a white flower bead. The tag is made from the same white card, has some ribbon threaded through and the word 'Congratulations' on it using gold peel offs to match the wording on the cot headboard.

 This is the mobile with the teddies.

Challenge
PapercraftJunkies - White on White - No 4 - http://papercraftjunkieschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/challenge-4-white-on-white.html

I have just noticed that I am number 13 in the challenge. Oh dear!! Someone has to be, I guess.

Thank you for calling by.

Happy crafting

Wendy xx

For a Special Friend

Hi everyone,

Today's card is one I made with a friend in mind. She has had a horrible year - her daughter moved over to Australia to live earlier this year. The daughter came back in July to get married and then returned to Australia with her husband; her son and daughter in law are due to have a baby any time now but I think my friend is feeling a little left out and would like to be able to do more with helping to prepare things for the baby, also I think there has been some disagreements between them; their business is not doing too well in the recession and worst of all, her Dad was diagnosed with cancer and is not expected to see the year out. So, A, you know who you are, this is for you!

I used the 'Snowman' CD Rom from Crafters Companion for the image and backing papers. The image is decoupaged and I cut the corners with Fiskars scissors to make a concave(?) corner on all 4 corners. I matted and layered this onto silver mirri and then onto dark blue centura pearl card. I did the same with all of the corners to make them match. I fixed two gems to the snowman for his 'coal' buttons and coloured these with a black marker as I didn't have black gems in my stash. I cut a piece of acetate that was slightly larger than the mats so that it would bow a little to add dimension. As I wanted a snow effect on this, I put dabs of  'Dries Clear' adhesive intermittently onto the acetate and then sprinkled with glitter. I then attached it to the topper with red liner tape.

I made an easel card from white cardstock. I matted and layered a darkish blue backing paper from the Cd onto silver mirri and then onto dark blue centura pearl. I did this twice. The first one was placed onto the top part of the easel and then the topper and acetate was secured to this, again using red liner tape. The second piece was placed on the bottom of the easel. Before I attached this, I attached a dark blue ribbon and then a narrower silver ribbon to the inner part of the blue ribbon. I then tied a bow using both types of ribbon and attached this to the band of blue ribbon. To make the stopper, I printed a sentiment onto card and put this through my hot foil machine using silver foil. I cut the corners to match the topper, chalked it with mid blue chalk to match the lighter backing paper and matted and layered this onto silver mirri and then onto the dark blue centura pearl. I secured this to the card using silicone glue. I cut some snowflakes from white card using the Pot Pourri Cricut cartridge and chalked these also with the chalk. I attached a silver gem to the centre of each of the snowflakes and then  attached the snowflakes to the card.

The acetate cover, bowed to give dimension.

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges:-
Kraftyhands - Christmas Creations - use at least one Crafters Companion or Kraftyhands product http://kraftyhandschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012_11_01_archive.html
My Craft Creations - All Things Christmas http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.co.uk/p/all-things-christmas.html
Allsorts Challenge - Bring on the Bling http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/week-182-bring-on-bling.html
Crafters Companion - Favourite Colour Combination - use at least one Crafters Companion product http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/november-challenge-favourite-colour.html
Glitter n Sparkle - Number 8 - Ribbon and or lace http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012_11_01_archive.html
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Number 33 - Use at least two ribbons http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Thank you for calling by.

Happy crafting.

Wendy xx