White Christmas

I loved making my all white Christmas card last week for MAWTT, so this week I'm making another white card - this time with a splash of colour on the image but again predominately white.

So, the image is a gorgeous Delicious Doodle, and colouring by pencil for a change! Lots of lace, pearls, embossing and glitter finish the card.

Challenges;
Allsorts - Embossing
Sketch n Stash - 149 - Nothing new on this one all stash items!
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Ribbon Girls - White & ribbon...does lace count??
CHCC - Use a forgotten item - my filgiree die - hasn't been used on a Xmas card before

Winner at Oct Challenge - The Ribbon Girls 

Christmas - White on White

It's been another busy week here, I don't know about you, but I just don't have long enough days at the moment! I'd love to do more cards, but between work, doing the garden and now studying for an exam in Dec, I just can't fit everything in!

I did however have time to make this white only card - a first for me and boy did it take me out of my comfort zone - no cute coloured image as a focal point.  Instead I had to rely upon layers and textures.

So that's the challenge over at Moving Along With The Times this week 

White on White

Give it a go though as you might be pleasantly surprised with the results - I was!

On the whole, this turned out better than I thought it would - still not sure about the top left corner though - should it be bare or should it be filled more and if so - with what???  Constructive criticism if you please!

Challenges;
ABC Christmas - Uncoloured Image
Oldie but a Goodie - Christmas - Old Merry Christmas die - had it last year too
Deep Ocean - Christmas in Oct
Crafty Bloggers - Christmas
Little Claires - Christmas
Wedodoobadoo - Christmas

Bugaboo Bingo - CC17

Well my blog has been somewhat dominated by Easter/Spring projects, at the expense of Christmas, so to rectify the situation I'm back playing Christmas Catch-Up - this time over at Bugaboo and Catch The Bug.

Today's Saturday challenge is

Bingo

and the grid is shown at the bottom of this post as well as on the Main Blog page.

I chose the middle line - Bugaboo/Players Choice(Glossy Accents)/Border
and here's my somewhat unseasonal card!

Challenges;
Crafty Sentiments - Use lots of white
Incy Wincy Designs - CAS
TTCRD - Anything goes
CHCE - Anything goes
Holly Jolly Christmas - Reason for the Season
Ladybug Crafts Inc - WoW
Crafters Cafe - CAS
Winter Wonderland - Little Robin Redbreast - on at the end!
CHCC - Hats - on the snowman & robin

Bugaboo Christmas In July - Day 2

Today's Christmas in July challenge with Bugaboo stamps is to use the sketch provided for your project.  Now, as is often the case with me and bold coloured Bugaboo images, I tried a variety of papers on my card, and in the end thought the best look was to go with white - in this case embossed.  So here is my card,

The image is available here, JJ Christmas Cheer - Me Naughty

Challenges;
Bugaboo Christmas in July - Day 2 - Sketch challenge
Simply Create Too - Christmas in July
Crafting When We Can - Christmas in July
Charisma Cardz Challenges - No design papers
Holly Jolly Christmas - Tic-Tac-Toe - Embossing, Ribbon & Die-cuts
Christmas Card Challenges - CCC33 - Embossing

Bugaboo Christmas In July - Day 1

How are your Christmas cards getting along this year? My supplies are shocking and it is for that reason I'm using the Bugaboo Christmas in July week long event to kick start 2013 production.

The last 3 years, I have made Christmas cards throughout the year, but by this New Year I felt I needed a break and would be fresher for my Christmas projects if I left them till later in the year, so this is it, the start of Christmas 2013 with the help of Bugaboo.

The challenge today was to take inspiration from a sunbathing Santa picture.  I went along with Santa & used an AKV Santa - Snow image I won last year in the Christmas in July event by completing the blog hop.

So, my card is actually a gift wallet - a simple design, but I have to say a very popular one and one that sells very well at craft fairs when people want to gift money or gift cards.

Challenges;
Bugaboo Christmas in July - Day 1 - Inspiration from Santa picture.
CAS on Sunday - Christmas in July
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas in July
Christmas Cards All Year Round - All about Santa

Christmas Card No 5 - Snow White

Ok so there is no Snow White on the card or dwarfs, just plenty white snow!  We don't have any lying on the ground just now, but we are still having the odd flurry.

So the second card of the day, my weekly Christmas effort and it uses a Bugaboo, lots of Stickles and a heart ribbon - well it is February!!!

Challenges;
CHCC- PPP - Penguin
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
CCWS - Carol's sketch
Crafty Ribbons - Anything + Ribbon
Winter Wonderland - Monochrome Christmas
Christmas Stamping All Year Long - Anything

Sledging By

Yesterday, I managed to find time to play with more of my goodies from Crafter's Companion and this time I went for my Christmas stamp by Mulberry Wood.  As soon as I saw this cute snowman, I knew I wanted him and he helped kick start my Christmas card production.

I was really good at the beginning of the year and was making a Christmas card every week, but this past month has been terrible for Christmas cards, so I'll have to get going again with them otherwise Christmas may have to be cancelled - slight exaggeration! Sorry the photo is a bit dark - will take another in day light.

Challenges;
Sweet Stampin - Wow
Allsorts - Lots of Layers
CHNC - For A Child
Crafty Catz - Christmas
PB & More @ Allsorts - Christmas
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Case your first Christmas Card - Below is my first blog Christmas card. Could only follow the layout though as I don't own the stamp - in true beginner fashion, it was an image from a friend! Jx

First Blog Christmas card from June 2010

Summer Sun?

That's the question isn't it! Where has it gone? It was ok first thing this morning, I even managed a run before 9 and stayed dry, but since then, the heavens have opened and it's been chucking it down.

On a summer note however I made this card, and hopefully before the season is out, we'll have a few more warm days - fingers crossed.

Challenges;
Fab n Funky - Leaves somewhere - on the flower plant
Secret Crafter - WoW
Charisma Cards - Lace
7 Kids College Fund - Flower Power
Crafty Sentiments - Flowers
LCI - Summer Fun

Bling Bling

... No, it's not the phone, it's my latest Bugaboo card!

This monochromatic card has been brightened up by some diamond gems in the flower centres & the card finished off with bakers twine.

Challenges;

Stamp n Plus - Black & White

Paper Pretties - Bling

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Bling Bling

Just Some Lines - Black & White

Papertake - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday - Sparkly
One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi
Catch The Bug - Anything goes

Janet's 60th

Another card request, so before you ask Laurie, yes, the boys are studying again!

This time I used that lovely Funstamp "Painted Lady on Musk Mallow". Again all colouring was done by Promarker, then everything else is white to tie in with a number of WoW challenges this week.

Challenges;
Passion For Promarkers - WoW
I Love Promarkers - WoW
Crafty Ribbons - Things With Wings - The butterfly
Cute Card Thursday - Spring flowers
Forever Friends - Embossing & Animal...is an insect an animal??? (Sorry, embossing not very visible on a white card but the first panel is diamond embossed)
Paperplay - Things With Wings
Crafty Creations - Flower Power
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft Challenge - Pastels & Die cuts
Stamp Craft & Doodle Saturday - Things With Wings

Christmas Ornament goes White

This card uses one of my favourite Christmas stamps from a few years back, I've used it so much, I just hope I've not sent it to the same people more than once!

It was however the perfect shape for the sketch on CCWS so I dug it out & got colouring with my Promarkers.

As always, WoW cards are difficult to photograph, so I photoed this outside in the sunshine without the flash - but don't be fooled, it's back to freezing outside again!

Challenges;
CCWS - What a lovely sketch with the added twist of a WoW theme
ABS Christmas - "F" for flurry/feathered already!
Crafty Ann's - Christmas in March
Made Espesially for You - Use distress inks - all those edges were given a lick of Tim Holtz Stormy Sky
My Mum's Craft Shop - Stamp it
CHCC - Get Sentimantal
Di's Digi Designs - Embossing
Cupcake Crafts - The Sound of Music - White Christmas

& that's it for a few days as I'm off to Inverness tomorrow. Jx

Friendship

Quick post - Dancing on Ice results on!

Challenges;
Sentimental Sunday - Focus on sentiment,
Squiggles & Giggles - White space
The Stamp man - Texture - Embossing & ribbon
CRAFT - No design papers
Allsorts - Anything goes Jx

PS Did anyone else watch DoI the results - is there a dry eye in the house? That was just so sad wasn't it. Poor guy, not to go out on skating ability but because he forgot the sequence. Poor Sebastien.

Frosty The Snowman

There are so many snowmen stamps out there, and one of my current favourites has to be this digi one from Bugaboo. I did start off making this card using snowflake papers, but in the end, I went for the white look & inky edges.

I'm entering this one into the great, Christmas Challenges with sketches - a challenge I found late last year, but its one that I already love, as well as the Papertake Challenge which is Die "cute" special and A Passion For Promarkers - Inspired by a song..."Frosty The Snowman". Jx

WoW - We still have SNOW!

Well since the weekend we've had snow lying. Nothing more fell yesterday through the day, but there was a dusting more fell last night. It is however very cold, and very icy, so I don't think I'll be going far today.

Now with all that white stuff lying around I had the perfect excuse for my favourite type of card this year, another WoW!

This one uses my LOTV angel again and a couple of embossing folders.

Challenges;
Crafty Catz - Colours of Christmas + Sparkle - for me it has to be...White Christmas & the sparkle is on her head.
Crafting For All Seasons - WoW
Diva's By Design - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes Jx

Nativity

I haven't used this stamp before, so I guess it counts as new - despite the 2009 date on it! I've used it for a number of challenges this week, all of which I love!

Firstly there is the Winter Wonderland challenge - one I was going to miss this time as I'm all but thru making Christmas cards this year, but then I read the theme - NATIVITY - kinda what it's all about, so I thought I'd do it!

Then there was the lovely sketch at Sketch n Stash - how could I not do that, so with my new/old stamp I set to work!

Finally, ABC Christmas is X for Xerox - ie copy an old challenge - so I went with e for embossing from the beginning of the year. (3 different folders used!) I took my inspiration from Jayne's card in that challange, her card was predominately white too with the main image sitting over an embossed panel, use of ribbon & corner detail. I have included a picture of Jaynes lovely card below,

& Papertake - Christmas cracker
Party Time Tuesday - Snow
Ribbon Girl - Christmas
Bunny Zoe Crafts - Anything Christmas + pearls
Simon Says Stamp - Show some stars - on the image & embossed corner
PBSC - Christmas + Red + Embossing - ok so there's a lot more embossing than red, but they are both there! Jx

Tokens Of Love

I'm stuck in a WoW stage again! Not a bad thing this week as it ties in with a lot of challenges, but it kinda means all those lovely Christmas papers I bought this year are just hanging around!

Anyway, my card, very simple, a couple of snowflake embossed squares, lots of distressed edges, loads of Stickles & a Promarker coloured PB image, not forgetting my die cut & punched snowflakes!

Challenges;
Passion For Promarkers - WoW
Winter Wonderland - What A Cutie
Crafty Catz - Snowflakes - Embossed & Punched
MAWTT - Let it Snow - White card & snowflakes
CES - Snowflakes

Jx

Fluffles Returns

Fluffles was the first stamp range I REALLY fell in love with, obviously loads more have now followed, but as he was my first favourite, I still hold him dear!

Sorry folks, it's another wow card! Last year I hated them and avoided those challenges like the plague... this year, I'm doing wow without even being asked!

Embossing this time using a Craft Concepts Christmas folder. Dynamics die-cut snowflakes, gems & a ribbon.

Challenges;
ABC Christmas Challenge - Winter Sports - Snowboarding
CHCC - What ever lights your candle - What you like.
Jx

Christmas Kisses

I love this cute little Sugar Nellie stamp which I've coloured with Promarkers and mounted on embossed strips for the following challenges;

ABC Christmas - R for Recycle (Ribbon off sheets), Rhinestones, & Ribbon;
Crafty Catz - Ribbon;
Samuel Taylor - Christmas Card;
Sugar Bowl - Their Sketch.
Raise The Bar - White Jx

Adverse Weather

I fear all the snow of last year may be affecting my card making this year... it's another PB snow scene!

So, my card, uses the PB stamp Snow Much Fun and my Cuttlebug snow embossing folder & a snowflake punch. Challenges;
PBSC - Make A Scene
PB@Allsorts - Get Ahead For Christmas
Oldie But A Goodie - Christmas In September Jx

Snow Joy

This cute little fella is a PB hedgehog called Snowy Joy, & after having fun last week with my all white skiing hedgehog I thought I'd try a similar card with this snowballing hedgie.

I'm not sure if this has photographed too well, but the idea is the embossed snow scene is the backdrop to my snowy peak, which hedgie has just rolled off! As there isn't much colour in this one I've added Stickles to the edges for that frosty feel.

Challenges:
Passion For Promarkers - No papers, colouring done with Promarkers.
Crafty Ann's - It Will Be All White On The Night.
Wags n Whiskers - Outdoors Fun
CHCC - Build it Up.
Designed2Delight - Christmas For A Child
Sweet Stamps - White on White Jx