Pop out Christmas card

This is the front of the card,I used Teabag folding to decorate it.
Then.......

This is the inside of the card, with a swinging snowflake in the centre.

'bookatrix' Christmas card

This is made using a 'Bookatrix Board' and the image is from Joanna Seen's Victorian Christmas cd.
See link for Bookatrix & other boards by the Glitter girls under Recommended sites.

CHRISTMAS CARDS

This is a variation on the first card but is a gatefold card, it opens from the centre.

Another gatefold card, opening from the centre.
These are using the images from the fantastic JOANNA SHEEN CD ROM 'VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS' it fills you will imagination, as the images are perfect for card making. SEE RECOMMENDED SITES FOR LINK TO HER WEBSITE.

'No1 Dad' Bottle

Again using an ArtyFarty template,this can also be adapted to suit any occaision.

GOLDEN WEDDING GLASS

A Golden Wedding gift, this is using an ArtyFarty Template,the glass is made out of Acetate,it can be adapted for any occaision

Teabag folding

These are a few of my teabag folding Christmas Cards.
Teabag folding is when you have identical patterns or images cut into,identical squares & then folded exactly the same way, so the pattern or image matched up, it gives a great effect.

My Daughter made this!!!

I was so impressed by this Christmas tree my eldest daughter made,she will be 10 on Boxing day, I think its fantastic, she used newspaper for the tree and different foil sweet wrappers threaded on thread for the baubles.

I've won the Member of the month for December Crafts Beautiful website forum!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!

I've been picked as the Member of the month for Crafts Beautiful forum!!

Couldnt believe it when they picked me,it for the person who has added the best input on the forum for the month, by topics added, advice,pictures of makes & general chit chat & information. You should register, its a fantastic forum,really friendly,the moderators are always on there so they keep control of things,it has just be re-vamped so old & new members are joining all the time!

These are my goodies they sent me!! A fantastic array of crafty items. thankyou Jenny & all at Crafts Beautiful website.xx

Crafts Beautiful Challenge Card

The Challenge was to make a card with the word 'NOEL' incorporated in it.

I used the stars and backing paper form the new 'Lets Get Crafting Magazine, cut an aperture out of a glitter card, equally spaced invisible thread along the aperture,then punched 8 circles out of gold mirror card,used 2 N,2,O,2 E& 2 L's peel off Christmas letters on the circles,and attached to the thread with matching letters front & back,glued the stars on with silicone glue, so they stick to the glitter card, double sided wont work, unless you scrape some glitter off first. Then attached the backing paper to the inside of the card. The circles twist in a breeze.

Christmas Lantern

I made this lantern, by heat embossing white sparkle on to parchment, them pricked out the extra decoration, doing the same for the small one in the centre. I made the tassle out of crochet cotton.

ATC-ARTIST TRADING CARD

Using Vellum I stamped & heat embossed the fan images, then used watercolour pens to add the detail.
This was made stamping the image on vellum,then cutting out, which made the dragonflies wings curl. Then again finished with the ever faithful watercolour pens & added Sakura Gelly Roll glitter pen over the top.
These were the first two ATC's I ever made.
These are a few ATC I have made and swapped

CRIB

This crib is made using a ArtyFarty Template,even the mobile swings.

CHRISTMAS SCREEN

This is using backing papers printed from the cd by Joanna Sheen's 'VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS' and the centre section I cut out and then stamped a greeting, with white Brilliance, on a piece of Acetate.
P.s Spot the mistake....... the backing paper is upside down,whoops!!!

BLACK AND WHITE CHRISTMAS

I heat embossed this poinsettia ornate stamp using Blacksparkle,5 times, leaving one full design for the base of the picture,then using the other 4 I cut the layers of petals and mounted together using silicone glue,then cut out the corner motifs from the remaining parts of the design,then added the greeting using a Christmas message SeeD's Greeting in black.

Butterflies and Lace

I made the butterflies using shrink pastic & sakura gelly roll pens, give a wonderful effect, as the glitter in the pens intensifies.

'CHRISTMAS' card

I used the bitz in the new Lets Get Crafting Magazine to make this card, the A4 silver card and chipboard stars. I filled the stars with silver glitter form craft planet,cut the letters out with Christmas snowflake patterned bakcing paper and then mounted on silver mirror card and cut around again, leaving just enough mirror card to make a boarder.

'Happy New Year!'

Happy New Year!

I stamped the image several times, firstly cutting the cat out,giving him fur by cutting into the edge.

Then I cut out the mouse and attached to some silver yarn,cut the computer out leaving the middle screen section out,I cut a piece of acetate to act as a screen, coloured it all in with Watercolour Pens, and before attaching the screen in place I added Happy New Year.

A very non-traditional New year card.

Pot pourri holders

..........a little birdhouse for your soul.....

Pot pourri birdhouses, made from parchment that I pricked and embossed.

WEDDING CARD

This is a Wedding Card I made, I joined 3 a5 cards & cut apertures out of them, then added various designs, so they can be seen through the different apertures, then when the book is closed it makes a 3d picture.

The verse and space for writing is on the back page. All presented in a ribbon tied box.

Lantern

This lantern is made using a Holly house stamp, which is stamped & heat embossed 4 times and cut out. The box exercised my brain power, as it has false top & bottom to hang the Lantern on,I cut the apertures out and then used Acetate.

The box stands 11.5ins high, so its a big one!!