'Santa's On His Way.'

Hi there Lovelies,  hope you all had a lovely Christmas,  

I thought I would share one last  Christmas card of the season with you.    This was made using a really lovely die, which was given free with issue 29 of the 'Die Cutting Essentials' magazine, the holly stamp I already had in my craft stash.   The 'present' stamp, patterned paper and star dies  were given free with the 'Sentimentally Yours' premium magazine - Phil Martin.      The 'trailing ivy'  dies are by Creative Expressions - finishing touches.   I have named this card  'Santa's  On His Way'   but, as we all know he has been and gone and if you  were good during this year, he has hopefully been down your chimney this Christmas lol!!     Hope you like this card,

Matt and layer a five and a half inch square of navy blue card onto the front of a 7" square white base card.

From some white card, die-cut the main Christmas scene, then matt and layer this onto s slightly larger piece of silver mirror card, then matt this onto the navy square.

                                                  

From some cream card, die-cut 2 pieces of ivy and colour them using Promarker alcohol pens.

Fix these to the top left-hand corner of the navy card, using silicone glue.

Using the black ink pad, stamp the holly onto some white card and colour with the alcohol pens.   Gently shape the leaves and glue this on top of the ivy again, using silicone glue to add some dimension to the card.

Stamp a Christmas present onto white card and another onto a small piece of patterned paper using a black ink pad.   Colour the white one and the ribbon only, of the patterned one with alcohol pens.   Glue the patterned present onto a piece of card to strengthen it a little.   Cut them both out and fix to the bottom right corner, using sticky pads or silicone glue.

 Lastly, die-cut 4 large and 4 small stars from navy card and glue one of each in each corner of the white base card and this card is finished.   Hope you like it, maybe you might want to start making cards for next Christmass lol !!

Have a Very Happy, Prosperous but above all,  a Very Healthy New Year..   Here's to 2023.

Take care of yourselves, catch you again in the New Year.   Thank you for all your lovely comments and visits, they mean a lot.

                                                                     Love and rainbows,

                                                                     Hugs   Jennifer xx.   
 

 

'Under The Mistletoe.'

 Hello Lovelies,

Thought I would just share another Christmas card with you all.   Hoping your weekend has been a good one, despite the dreary weather but hey, we are into December, so mustn't grumble, we could be knee deep in snow lol!!

Thank you for your visits and comments as always, so very much appreciated.   My card today is slightly different from my previous ones, this time two cute little hedgehogs.   The sentiment and hedgehog stamps by Margaret Sherry,   they, along with the snow globe die were given free with the 'Cardmaking & Papercraft' Magazine,  'Christmas Cuties' 9-in-1 stamp & die set. some time ago, sorry didn't make a note of which issue.   The 'Flourishing' corner die is by Sara Davies Signature Collection.  The colouring is done using Promarker Alcohol Pens.    Hope you like this cute  card.

 Using a black ink pad, stamp 'Happy Kiss-mas to you !' centrally at the bottom of the ready shaped white base card. card.

Using the flourishing corner die, die-cut four corners from some red pearlised card.

Glue one in each corner of the white base card.

Using some red matt card, die-cut the snow globe from the 'Christmas Cuties' free stamp & die set and put to one side for the moment

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Using some spare white card, stamp the kissing hedgehogs using the black alcohol proof ink pad by Spectrum Noir.

.Cut this out to fit the snow globe shape.   Colour the background sky with a little water and the Tumbled Glass distress ink.   Blend a little Stormy Sky distress ink around the outer edge of the sky using a blending tool.   Add some dots of snow to the sky using a white gel pen

Colour the hedgehogs using the Promarker alcohol pens.

Glue the red snow globe onto the image and trim away any excess white card from the outer edge of the globe.

Using the red matt card, die-cut some extra hearts and stars, using the globe die.    Cut two hearts and one star from some aqua coloured card and glue them in the appropriate holes on the base of the red globe, keep the aqua snow globe shape for another project.

Glue the globe to the centre of the base card and glue five red hearts, equally spaced around the globe, then glue four stars between the hearts and this card is finished.   Below are a couple of close up photos.

That's all from me for the moment my Lovelies, take care of yourselves and have a good week ahead.

                                                                   Love and Rainbows,

                                                                    Hugs   Jennifer xx.
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'Joy To The World.'

 Hi there Lovelies, 

Hoping you are all well and keeping snug and warm now the frosty nights and  cold weather are here   Thank you all once again for your comments and visits to my last blog post, it does give me some encouragement to make more cards.     It is not long now until Christmas.   Wow! this year seems to have just flown by so quickly.

Talking of Christmas, I have another  card to share with you tonight,   This is a much more traditional Christmas card than the last one, so hope you like it.

Make a base card from white card measuring five and three quarter inches square.   Matt and layer a five and a quarter inch square of dark red card onto the white base card.

Cut a slightly smaller square of white card and using the alcohol proof black dye pad by Spectrum Noir, stamp the main image from  Stampendous in the centre of the white card.      .

Colour the image with Promarker Alcohol Pens, adding some watered down Bundled Sage Distress ink over the pine branches.

Stamp the poinsettia a further three times onto white card, using the alcohol proof ink pad and colour them with the alcohol pens, colouring the Poinsettia centre with a golden yellow pen,  then 3D them onto the main image, using silicone glue.

Using the sentiment  and the group of three snowflakes stamps which were given free with a craft magazine some time ago (sorry cannot remember which one !) and stamp the sentiment in the top right corner and the three snowflakes in the bottom left corner.   Then matt and layer this onto the base card.

Add some Cadence white liquid jewellery to the mistletoe berries and leave to dry.  ( This was done before I 3D the Poinsettia).

I had two snowflake shapes left over from another project after die-cutting a shape so I glued one to the top left and the other to the bottom right corners.

I added some small highlights to the red berries using a white pen.   Well that's it folks, card finished.   Below are a few close up photos of the card to show the dimension

That's all for now Lovelies, I will post another Christmas card soon.   Stay warm and snug and enjoy the rest of your week.

                                                                    Love and rainbows,

                                                                    Hugs   Jennifer xx,

'Winter Wonderland.'

Hello Lovelies,

Hoping all is well with you and you are looking forward to the weekend    Thank you for your visits and lovely comments on my last blog post, very much appreciated.

Tonight I thought I would share another of my Christmas cards with you all.   For this card, I have once again used a stencil for the background.   This was a Crafter's Workshop stencil I have had for many years, I then added colour by using T.H. Distress inks.   The pine branch and the Christmas Tree bauble stamps plus the bauble die, were given free with the Sentimentally Yours Premium magazine - Issue 88.   The   'Christmas Wishes' sentiment stamp. is by Stampendous and the flower stamp from my craft stash.   O.K. I think it is time to get  started lol.

Cut a piece of white card to a five and three quarter inch square.   Lay the stencil onto it.   Gently rub the Scattered Straw and the Weathered Wood distress inks through the stencil design, using a  Blending tool.             

                                                                Remove the stencil.

 Using a black ink pad, stamp the pine branch in the top right-hand corner.   Matt this piece of card onto a slightly larger piece of light blue card and then onto a 7" square white base card,

Stamp the 'Merry Christmas'  sentiment stamp centrally along the bottom of the stenciled  card again, using the black ink pad.

 

Stamp the bauble onto some spare white card, using a black ink pad and using the matching bauble die,  die-cut the bauble

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Using some spare white card and the black ink pad, stamp the Christmas Rose and colour  it with some watered down Distress inks.

 Fix the Christmas rose to the centre of the bauble using silicone glue, adding some under each petal.

 Fix the bauble to the centre of the stenciled card using sticky foam pads or silicone glue adding a silver  ribbon bow to the bauble top and the card is finished.   I do hope you like it.   Below is a photo taken at an  angle to show the dimension of the card.

Thank you for taking the time to  visit my blog.    I do hope this card may have  inspired you to 'have a go' at this relaxing and very  satisfying hobby, if you are not already a  card crafter.

Until my next Christmas card blog post, take care of yourselves, catch you all again soon.

                                                               Love and rainbows,

                                                               Hugs    Jennifer xx.

 

 

'Forest Deer.

Hello Lovelies,

thought I'd just pop back with another Christmas card.   A dear friend of mine gave me this beautiful set of Thinlits deer dies by Sizzix and the very pretty border die -  'Vintage Winter'  by Amy Design.   The 'Merry Christmas' wreath die was given free with Cards & Papercraft Magazine some time ago and is by Crafter's Companion.

Make a base card five and three quarter inches by five and three quarter inches from white card stock.   Cut a piece  of navy blue card  five and a quarter inches square and matt and layer this onto the white base card.

Die-cut the 'Vintage Winter' design from white card.   Cut away the hanging snowflakes, leaving what looks like a snowy hillside.   Glue this to the bottom of the navy blue card on the base card.

Die-cut the four deer from the Sizzix die collection, from white card.   Glue the deer in position on the snowy hillside using tacky glue, keeping the largest deer back,  then glue him to the base of the navy blue card as he is the nearest and will be larger,  using silicone glue, to give the design some dimension,

 

 Die-cut the 'Merry Christmas' wreath from white card and glue it to the top left corner of the navy card.

Glue the negative snowflakes (left over after die-cutting the Vintage Winter image), to the navy blue background.   Below are a few close up photos.

Thank you once again for visiting my blog, I do hope you have enjoyed your visit.   I will be back soon with another of my Christmas cards, until then take good care of yourselves.

                                                                   Love and rainbows,

                                                                    Hugs  Jennifer xx.