My Top 3 Christmas Cards of 2020!

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Well it's that time of year already, it's Christmas Eve! Every year I like to share with you my favourite Christmas Cards that I've made throughout the year, this has definitely become one of my favourite Christmas traditions. I've narrowed it down to just 3 this year due to the fact I haven't been able to craft as much as I'd hoped, here's hoping life is less hectic next year!

I'm starting with something Clean and Simple, as most of you will know I like to make cards in this style from time to time. The stamp I've used is perfect for this style and I just finished it off by highlighting it with some glitter stickers. 

Next up is one of my favourite LOTV cards from this year, I just love their penguins! 

I teamed it with some traditional colours and I must admit I liked the card that much I couldn't bear to part with it this year lol

Last up is a card using one of my all time favourite Penny Black stamps. You can't beat the oldies!

Well I hope you've all enjoyed having a look at my favourite Christmas creations for this year, why not play along and do the same thing? I'l be back on New Year's Eve with my favourite cards of the year that aren't Christmas related.

All that's left to say is Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!
xxx 

LOTV Simply Prints!

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Along with Digi stamps LILI OF THE VALLEY also have Simply Prints which are perfect if you're in a rush and don't have time to colour, which tends to be me more often than not these days lol 
Today I am sharing a card that I've made using one from the recent 'James Bear' release called 'James Looking Up' which will probably be used as a Thank You card after Christmas. If you'd rather stick to the usual Digi though don't worry, he is still available as that too.

 INGREDIENTS -
LOTV Simply Print - James Looking Up
LOTV Sentiment
Maja Design & Magnolia Papers
Paper Doily, Ribbon & Flowers
Clear Dew Drops & Doodlebug Sprinkles

 Thanks for stopping by!

HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX 

PBSC December Challenge!

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This month's challenge over at PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE is 
'Anything Goes or Winter Wonderland!'
Well with Christmas just around the corner of course I played along with the Winter Wonderland theme! The stamp I've used is one of my all time favourites and the Tree Die cuts are also by Penny Black. I treated myself to some new design papers a couple of weeks ago and decided to go with a contemporary colour scheme for a change.

  INGREDIENTS -

Penny Black Rubber Stamp - Carolling Hedgehogs

LOTV Sentiment

Tree & Snowflake Dies

Maja Design Papers

Cheesecloth & Ribbon, Flowers & Berries

Papermania Shimmer Dome Stickers & Doodlebug Sprinkles
Twinklets & Frantage Embossing Powder

INKS USED -

Copic Ciao Markers - C1, C2, C3, C5, E00, E21, W1, W2, R11, V91, V95,
G82 & G85

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges -

CUTE CARD THURSDAY - ANYTHING GOES
SIMON SAYS STAMP - FUN WITH DIES

 Thanks for stopping by & have a lovely weekend!

HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX 

Creative Inspirations December Challenge!

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This month at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS the challenge is 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' and simply put we want to see all of your Christmassy creations! 
This month we are sponsored by ALL DRESSED UP and each of us have used one of their digi's on our designs. I decided to keep mine un-coloured and turn it into a gift tag that could also be hung on a Christmas Tree afterwards.

 INGREDIENTS -

All Dressed Up 'Santa' Digi Stamp

Assorted Dies

Gold Eyelet, Gold Ribbon & Doodlebug Sprinkles 

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges -

SIMON SAYS STAMP - ANYTHING GOES

CUTE CARD THURSDAY - SILVER OR GOLD

 Thanks for stopping by!

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

Penguin Friends

    Good Afternoon!
I'm carrying on with the festivities today and sharing another Christmas card, I can't believe we're almost at December! It's taken me almost 3 days to get this card finished from when I started colouring the image, I really do wish there were more hours in the day sometimes lol 
This sweet design is by LOTV and is called 'Penguin Friends' which you can find HERE.

 INGREDIENTS -

LOTV 'Penguin Friends' Digi Stamp

Sentiment Stamp from LOTV

Maja Design & Magnolia Papers

Ribbon, Paper Doily, Flowers, Berries, 

Doodlebug Sprinkles & Papermania Shimmer Dome Stickers

INKS USED -

Copic Markers - C1, C2, C5, C7, W1, B000, B00, B02, YR16, YR68, Y38
G82, G85, R35, R37, R46 & R59

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges -

 Thanks for stopping by!

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

Penny Black Saturday November Challenge!

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This month's challenge over at PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE is 
'Anything Goes or Bingo!' 
To play along with the optional theme all you have to do is select a row, column or diagonal line from the following table. I've decided to play along and selected the line of
'Lot's of Layers - Penny Black Stamped Image - Embossing'.

The stamp that I have used on today's card is one that I've had for years and I'm not even entirely sure if I've even used it before! So of course I had to change that ...

  INGREDIENTS -

Penny Black Rubber Stamp - Candy Cane Perch

LOTV Sentiment

Magnolia & Maja Design Paper

Cheesecloth, Paper Doily, Ribbon

Papermania Shimmer Dome Stickers & Doodlebug Sprinkles
Twinklets & Frantage Embossing Powder

INKS USED -

Copic Ciao Markers - C1, C2, C3, C5, E31, E33, E35, W1, W2, E33, R05, R37, R46, R59,
G82, G94, YG63 & YG67

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges -

 Thanks for stopping by & have a lovely weekend!

HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX 

Creative Inspirations November Challenge!

Good Morning!

This month at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS we have the theme of Winter Wonderland!

This month's prize is from CRAFTY RIBBONS and the prize is 1m lengths of each of these designs from their new Winterscene range!

I have a little tub in my desk drawer that is full of loose Card Toppers and images that I've cut out from shop bought cards I've received that I thought could be used as them (only on cards to friends / family of course). The image I've used today is a Topper that was sent to me by a crafting friend a few years ago and I think the image is adorable. 

I mounted it with some foam tape onto some cardstock that I cut from a stitched edge die, then I added some more foam tape and stuck the layers in the centre of a 4x4 card blank. I think these are the perfect size for cards where you want to try and keep the style clean & simple with all the focus on the main image.

 INGREDIENTS -

Crafters Companion Topper

Penny Black Sentiment Stamp

Papermania Shimmer Dome Stickers

INKS USED -

Archival Ink - Jet Black

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges -

CUTE CARD THURSDAY - SPARKLES

 Thanks for stopping by!

HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX