Friday, 12 December 2025

Elegant Christmas Baubles


For today's card I used another Etsy download called Elegant Christmas Baubles. I cut it out with a stitched square die and mounted it on gold mirror card. I then added gems, Stickles and gold thread. My sentiment is computer generated.  The green and gold background paper is STAMPIN UP SEASONS OF ELEGANCE DSP

Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Pretty Poinsettia

Today's card is Polkadoodles Pretty Poinsettia download:


I printed the image 3 times and fussy cut it to layer it up. Then I added Glossy Accents and some glitter. The sentiment is Spellbinders Christmas greetings and the paper is the Art studio, layered onto some silver card.

Challenges:
cd Sunday challenge A/G using digital image or cd
as you like it challenge -favourite-gold-silver-or-glitter-and-why? this is a little bit tricky as I like gold and silver on my Christmas cards but if I was pushed I would have to say glitter because I love the way it makes my cards sparkle!

I have got lots of Christmas cards made all I need now is time to blog them!

Sunday, 9 November 2025

With Love at Christmas

Hello and happy Sunday!
I was recently inspired (as I always am!) by the fabulous Jules-always with a heart blog in making today's card for 2 reasons - 1: is that she has been making stunning Christmas cards using Etsy images and 2: because it's got hearts on it!! 💕


The image is called Watercolour vintage Christmas window (sorry I can't link it directly as it's against Stampin Up rules if you are a demonstrator) but you should  be able to find it from that description.
The background paper is from the Art studio, I also used a stitched square die and twine. My sentiment is computer generated. I also added a tiny bit of glitter to the hot air balloon heart!
I love all of the images in this set and have made lot's more Christmas cards which I will share soon.

Challenges:

thanks for visiting!

                                                                      

Thursday, 6 November 2025

Another Whisper of Winter!

Today's card is made using the same papers as my last post:


I used:
The Paper Boutique 'A Whisper of Winter' paper pad for the image and background paper.
Corner punch
Stitched square dies
gems and ribbon
twine, star die

Challenges:
creative inspirations November-challenge-wrapped-up-in-winter -This theme can mean various things ... think winter clothing / Christmas wrapping or simply make something celebrating the season of Winter or Christmas! (I chose celebrating the season)

thanks for stopping by!

                    

Tuesday, 4 November 2025

A Whisper of Winter

I'm back with another Christmas card today:



I used:
The paper boutique 'A Whisper of Winter' paper pad for the image and background paper.
Marianne Craftables die
gems, ribbon and my sewing machine - I tried a new stitch on my sewing machine and I quite like it!!! It reminds me of the edging of vintage table cloths!

Challenges:

Hopefully I will be back soon as I've got to get my skates on with a craft fayre coming up!



                  

Monday, 3 November 2025

House Mouse Christmas card

I have made a House Mouse card today:



The image and sentient are from the House Mouse decoupage cd (I think!).
I added lots of Glossy accents and glitter. The background paper is from the Art studio paper pad mounted onto some silver card. The punches that I used for the sentiment are old SU.

Challenges:
as you like it challenge. -favourite-critter-and-why? I do love Penny Black hedgies but I also love these cute House Mouse critters because they are always up to mischief and lots of fun - although I DO NOT love mice in real life!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

                        

Saturday, 1 November 2025

Downton Abbey card

Here is a card that I made using the Crafters Companion Downton Abbey cd:


The image, sentiment and background paper is printed from the cd and I mounted it onto some craft card. I used some circle dies to cut a ring of rose gold glitter paper and the flowers were punched from a very old Stampin Up punch.

Challenges:


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Sunday, 26 October 2025

Stampin Up Peaceful Garden Christmas Card

Today's card is made using the beautiful STAMPIN UP PEACEFUL GARDEN DSP again:



I also used the TRADTIONAL LABELS BUNDLE again for the 'Merry' (which I heat embossed with silver embossing powder) and the labels dies. The 'Christmas' die is from a retired set called Peaceful Season which I fussy cut around the edges to create another layer.
You may notice that my sewing machine stitch around the edges is incredibly straight and I honestly thought my wonky stitching was saved due to this little magnetic gadget that attaches to my sewing machine:




The only problem being that it can't be adjusted any further in because it buts up to the edge of the foot of the sewing machine. So I have straight sewing edges just not close enough to the edges of the paper, but I suppose you can't win them all!! Back to the drawing board of practicing sewing straight lines! - edited to say that I have sewn another card using this gadget and matted another layer so that the stitching is closer to my image - Yay! problem solved 😊


challenges:

As I used a couple of snippets of paper (the glitter card is retired SU):


I would like to enter Pixies snippets playground. where you must use a snippet of paper/card
as you like it challenge -favourite-ribbon-or-twine-and-why.? even though I have used both ribbon and twine on my card I much prefer ribbon as it seems more elegant. Also to me it looks better on female cards which I tend to make more of.

thanks for visiting!


                          

I used:











Friday, 24 October 2025

Saturday, 18 October 2025

House Mouse Halloween card

Hi there and happy Saturday!  I have a House Mouse card today:


I printed the image, sentiment and background paper from the House Mouse triple cd (I think!).
I stitched around the edges with my sewing machine, added some ribbon and some green  STAMPIN UP DEAR DOTS - job done!

challenges:

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Saturday, 11 October 2025

Stampin Up! Beautiful Gallery DSP

Here is my first card using Stampin Up! Beautiful Gallery DSP:




After mounting the beautiful image (which is one of many in that pack) onto gold foil sheet I used some Metallic texture RUB-ONS to create  foil/embossed splatters. The greeting was from the very handy Greetings for all mix & match Ephemera pack. The lovely domed brads are the streaked-dots and that's it a very quick and simple get well card to hopefully brighten someone's day!


I would like to enter the following challenges:

as you like it challenge favourite-square-or-not-and-why? this is very easy for me as I always make square cards as it makes the card seem more equal. There also seems more space on a square card to embellish it (with everything but the kitchen sink usually in my case!! 😂).
creative inspirations.- autumn or something spooky - if my card isn't autumnal enough please delete me!

thanks for stopping by!



Here are a list of the products that I used:


  


 









I've joined Stampin Up! again!

Hi there! 
I have decided to join Stampin Up! again to take advantage of their amazing offer:


or:



I chose the first offer but wish I'd chosen the second offer because there are so many things that I would like to buy!


If you would like to join Stampin Up! and take advantage of this offer too just click on any of the above images and it will take you to my online shop. But please be aware that the offer ends of the 31st October.

                     
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