Five Fave Christmas Cards from 2016

Evening all. Just a quick post as I thought I would pop on and share my favourite five Christmas cards so I can join in with the lovely Debby over at A Scrap Journey. To join in as well please click here.

It took me a fairly long time to decide on these as I loved all my Christmas cards this year....it's my favourite holiday to make for. If you want to see the ones I didn't choose please click here

These are my favourites :

Hannah Lynn's Poinsettia Pixie

Elisabeth Bell's Christmas Bells:

Little Claire's Christmas Scottie with Snowman:

Pink Gem Designs Andy with Sledge:

Tiddly Inks Angelic Wishes:

Thanks for stopping by
Lisa

Favourite Digi Bell Makes from 2015

Afternoon All! It’s my last post of 2015 over at the Digi Bells blog so I thought I would share my favourite Elisabeth Bell creations from this year.

I’m not going to share any sneak peaks here, you’ll have to hop over to the Digi Bells blog to see which makes I picked.

Thanks for stopping by today and as I doubt I will post again before the end of the year I would like to wish you a Happy, Healthy and Crafty New Year.
Lisa

Sweet Girl

Evening all. As if three posts in one day wasn’t enough I thought I would pop back with another creation, hehe!

I have made a lot of cards this year, probably the most ever and as I don’t sell them I am starting my own little card mountain! I thought I would get back to making some other things. I already have my colouring journal where I just make pretty pages for me to keep but I thought I would make a little album of memories and pictures.

I’m not into art journaling or even really into scrapbooking so I thought I would do it in my own way. So I’ve decided to make an album and make pages that represent what’s stored after them (a bit like file dividers) if that makes sense.

This one represents my little girl who will turn 3 in January and I have some really cute pictures and her drawings that I want to keep behind it. I’ve used the super cute Willow from Art by Miran:

And I’m going to throw my hat into ring for the DT call that is open on the Art by Miran blog. I would love the chance to join the team but there are some absolutely fabulous entries already, so I’ll just have to keep everything crossed! I love the style of Miran's images and they are all so super cute and if I was selected it would just be an absolute honor to work with such a fabulous team.

Supplies:

• Image: Willow from Art by Miran 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Brown, Kraft and Pink card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: First Edition ‘Sweet Owl’ 8x8 paper pad
• Embellishments: Pearls, Tim Holtz Chit Chat Stickers and doodling

I promise that’s the last post from me today! Thank you for stopping by

Lisa

My 5 Fave LC Designs Projects of 2015

Morning All!

The team are sharing their 2015 Top 5 LC Designs makes over at the LC Designs Blog and today it’s my turn to share my favourite LC Designs Makes from this year.

I’m not going to share any sneak peaks here, you have to hop over to the LC Designs Blog to see which makes I picked.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Birthday Girl

Me again…lol! You’ll know what I mean if you saw my earlier post

We have a new challenge starting over at the Crafts & Me Facebook Group today and we have a fabulous theme of ‘Celebration’. And a good excuse to make something other than a Christmas card….if you’re a bit bored of them. I know I am.

I have used Hannah Lynn’s Birthday Girl: 



As I said I’ve had enough of red , green and gold. So this one is bright, colourful and cheerful.



Love the little bark hearts, they came from Live and Love Crafts and are so sweet, I got some stars too.

Supplies:

• Image: Birthday Girl by Hannah Lynn from Crafts & Me
• Colouring Medium: Copics and a Posca White Paint Pen
• DP: Bazzill Basics ‘Vintage Marketplace’ 6x6 Paper Pad
  
• Card: Turquoise and White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
  
• Dies & Punches: Go-Kreate Large Oval Dies
  
• Sentiment: From a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamp Set
  
• Ink: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black’ Inkpad
  
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Pearls, Doodling and a Bark Heart

Don’t forget to hop over to the Crafts & Me Facebook Group and check out the creations from the rest of the team and if you entered the last challenge see if you were a winner.

Thank you for stopping by
Lisa

Wryn goes Caroling

Morning all! I’m going to be like a bus this morning. I’ve been posting a little less as it’s December and there is so much other stuff to do and enjoy, but  have 3…yes you read that right…3 pots to share today. Lol!

So first up it’s time for our last for Tiddly Tuesday of 2015 over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog. Our new theme is Merry Berry and here is my take on it using Wryn goes Caroling:



I was reasonably organised with m cards this year and managed to get them all made it time. I thought instead of making a head start on next years cards I would make myself a little Christmassy page for my colouring journal.

Supplies:

• Image: Wryn Goes Caroling by Tiddly Inks 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Black and White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: First Edition ‘Christmas Village’ 6x6 Paper Pad
• Dies & Punches: Go-Kreate Large Oval Dies
• Sentiment: Clearly Besotted
• Ink: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black’ Inkpad
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Pearls, Gems, Paper Flowers, Doodling and TH Chit-Chat Stickers

Hope you can play along with us and thank you  for stopping by.
Lisa

Angelic Wishes

Morning All! I’m here with my Tiddly Inks Fab Friday card and I have made a Christmas card using Angelic Wishes:



Supplies:

• Image: Angelic Wishes from Tiddly Inks 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Cream, gold mirri and Kraft card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Papermania First Noel
• Ink: Distress Ink ‘Tea Dye’ Inkpad
• Embellishments: Peel-off border, glitter glue, Tim Holtz Chit Chat Stickers and Liquid Pearls

I’ll be back soon with today’s Pink Gem post.

Thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Christmas Scottie – Little Claire Blog Project

Morning All!

It’s my turn to share a digi stamp project over on the Little Claire Blog today and I have used the Christmas Scottie with Snowman digi stamp to make a Christmas Card:



I have used a previous card for inspiration on the layout of this card so please hop over to the Little Claire Blog to take a look.

Supplies:

• Image: Christmas Scottie with Snowman digi stamp from Little Claire
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Kraft, Green and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Embellishments: Glitter Dots, Doodling, Gold Doily and a Peel-off Border

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Violet Pixie

Afternoon all! Would you believe it has taken me nearly all day to write two blog posts….between cuddling, administering Calpol and starting to feel a bit under the weather myself I don’t really seem to be able to concentrate on typing…lol!

We have a new challenge starting over at the Crafts & Me Facebook Group today and we have a fabulous theme of ‘Glitter”. Perfect for me as I love a little bit of sparkle on my cards.

I have used Sara Burrier’s Violet Pixie for today’s card and shock horror it’s NOT a Christmas card: 

I love colouring red/auburn hair and I thought it would look fabulous on this image, I even carried the colours through to her wings.

A photo an a funny angle as I always forget how hard it is to get a good photo of an easel card.

Supplies:

• Image: Violet Pixie by Sara Burrier from Crafts & Me 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Maja Design
• Card: Kraft and Self Adhesive Gold Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Joy Crafts Anja Large Oval Dies
• Embellishments: Ric-Rac, Flowers, Bow and Glitter Glue

Don’t forget to hop over to the Crafts & Me Facebook Group and check out the creations from the rest of the team and if you entered the last challenge see if you were a winner.

Thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Elfy Holidays

Afternoon all!  I’m running all behind today, my 5 year old is home from school and has been running a 40 degree fever since yesterday and now I think he may have shared the bugs with me

Anyhoo today it’s time for Tiddly Tuesday over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog. We have a new challenge for you and this fortnight our theme is Holly Jolly.

I’ve used Elfy Holidays:

The Christmassy colours are here but I loved these Dovecraft Northpole papers so wanted to add some blue to the image.

And apart from the gems this little beauty is nice and flat for posting. 

Supplies:

• Image: Elfy Holidays by Tiddly Inks 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Dovecraft Northpole Paper Pad
• Dies & Punches: X-Cut Large Corner Rounder
• Embellishments: Doodling and gems

Hope you can play along with us and thank you  for stopping by.

Lisa

Littlest Angel

Afternoon All! It’s my turn to share some Elisabeth Bell love over on the Digi Bells Blog today and surprise surprise I have another Christmas card to show you

This one uses Littlest Angel: 

Supplies:

• Image: Littlest Angel by Elisabeth Bell 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP:First Edition Gilded Winter
• Card: Gold and Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches:Whimsy Holly Dies and Joycrafts Lacy Square Frame
• Stamps: Sentiment from Whimsy
• Embellishments: Glitter glue, pearl and perfect pearls

Thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Angelica with Gifts

Me again! And in between the kids squabbling I have managed to catch up.

We have our last challenge of the year today over at a A Gem of a Challenge and both the Pinks and the Gems teams are joining in for a fabulous  ‘Anything Christmas Goes’ challenge.

You need to hop over to the A Gem of a Challenge  blog and take a look at all the girls fabulous makes and also to welcome a few new teamies who are joining us.

I have used the the pretty Angelica with Gifts… 

I’ve tried to step away from the traditional colours for this card and I love teal/aqua and red together.

Supplies:

• Image: Angelica with Gifts from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Magazine freebie
• Card: Kraft and red card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Sentiment from Little Claire and alpha stamps from Hobbycraft
• Ink: Broken China Distress Ink and Archival Jet Black Inkpad
• Dies and Punches: Spellbinders Floral Oval Dies
• Embellishments: Doodling with a fineline pen, Cheesecloth, Ribbon, Gems, Pearls and Paper Flowers

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Christmas Cutie

Hello all. I’m here a day late to share my Tiddly Inks Fab Friday card. I am really struggling with my Sinus problems……again and yesterday was an awful day where my head and face hurt and I couldn’t really see properly  

Anyhoo, back to the point of the post and here is another Christmas card using Christmas Cutie Emma:

This card was made for a magazine commission and appeared in last months Making Cards Magazine.

Supplies:

• Image: Christmas Cutie Emma from Tiddly Inks 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Red, green and Kraft card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Dovecrafts Back to Basic Christmas ‘Vintage’ Papers
• Stamps: Christmas Sentiment from Inkylicious
• Ink: Archival ‘Jet Black’ Inkpad
• Dies, Embossing Folders and Punches: MS Border Punch
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Pearls, Metallic Thread, Wooden star

I’ll be back soon with today’s Pink Gem post.

Thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Santa’s Hat

Morning All. Half way through the week already! Who has their Christmas decorations up? We do, it may not be proper but it’s nice for the children to enjoy them for as long as possible in the lead up to Christmas Day!

We have a new digi stamp challenge over on the Little Claire Blog today and we have a theme of Favourite Christmas Digi Stamp.

Well you know me I love love love Christmas, so picking a favourite digi is a near impossible task. In the end I settled upon Santa’s Hat as it is super cute, quick to colour as makes a fabulous card….making it up there amongst my faves!

I made a couple of cards using the same layout but changing the papers and colours slightly. :

Supplies:

• Image: Santa’s Hat Digi Stamp from Little Claire
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Red and Black Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Lili of the Valley and Echo Park
• Stamps: Little Claire Dinkies Stamp
• Ink: Archival ‘Jet Black’ inkpad
• Dies: Die-Namics Double Scalloped Border Die
• Embellishments: Glitter Glue, Pearls and Felt Star

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Letter to Santa

Afternoon All!

So this, is just a quick post as I’m sharing a make over on the Digi Bells blog. It’s another Christmas card that I made for the new Elisabeth Bell World Challenge and more details can be found on this post here.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Jinkles Elf

Evening all. I’ve made another Christmas card…surprise surprise! That is all I have been making of late!! This one has been made for the challenges over at Make It Crafty where the CAS challenge is Frame It and the Make it Colourful challenge is Christmas Colours.

Here is the full card using the super cute Jinkles Elf:

I have made a lot of traditional coloured Christmas cards this year, so even though this one uses red and green I’ve pulled out the pink from the DP and used it on the hair and mats.

Supplies:

• Image: Jinkles Elf from Make It Crafty 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Green and Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: A very very old DCWV Christmas Pad
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Scalloped and Inverted Scalloped Circle Dies
• Embellishments: Doodling, Viva Black Enamel Dot Pen and a wooden gingerbread man

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Letter to Santa

Afternoon all and hope you are all well!

It’s time for a new challenge at Elisabeth Bell’s World Challenge and our theme this time around is a nice and easy Button it Up.

And for a change I’ve made another Christmas card…lol. This one uses the super cute Letter to Santa:

Not a bit of red or green insight!

Supplies:

• Image: Letter to Santa from Elisabeth Bell 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Super-Scrapbook.co.mx

• Card: Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Label 31 Dies, Whiff of Joy Fence Die and Whimsy Holly Leaf Die
• Embellishments: Gold pen, Thickers, Button, Twine, Crackle Accents and Pearls

’Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Reindeer Games

Morning all!  It’s time for Tiddly Tuesday over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog. We have a new challenge for you and this fortnight our theme  is Anything Goes.

Surprise surprise though, I’ve made another Christmas card and how could I resist one of Christy’s new cuties…..this one is Reindeer Games:

I bought some fabulous doilies from a seller on Ebay a few weeks back and I used a black one here on today’s card.

And the ribbon was  bargain too, it was from a Lush Gift Box I was given for Christmas last year….waste not want not!!!

Supplies:

• Image: Reindeer Games by Tiddly Inks 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Black and Green Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: A very old Dovecraft pad, not sure of the name!
• Embellishments: Doodling, ribbon, gems and doily

Hope you can play along with us and thank you  for stopping by.

Lisa

Poinsettia Pixie–Hannah Lynn

Morning All! We have a new challenge starting over at the Crafts & Me Facebook Group today and we have a fabulous theme of ‘Christmas’.

I have used Hannah Lynn’s Poinsettia Pixie for today’s Christmas Card: 

As I said yesterday I’m really loving traditional colours this year so Poinsettia Pixie was perfect for this. I’m really pleased with her hair as I managed to get a nice light blonde colour.

Supplies:

• Image: Poinsettia Pixie by Hannah Lynn from Crafts & Me 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: An old Papermania Gold Christmas Vellum Pad
• Card: Kraft, Green and Red Pearl Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Floral Oval Dies and a Poinsettia Die free from a previous Papercraft Essentials issue
• Embellishments: Doodling and Pearls

Don’t forget to hop over to the Crafts & Me Facebook Group and check out the creations from the rest of the team and if you entered the last challenge see if you were a winner.

Thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Very Merry Christmas

Me again! Not quite so behind now as this one should have been posted this morning.

We have a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge where The Pinks team have a theme of ‘Inspired by a Christmas Carol/Song’.

My inspirations is Shakin Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone, especially the line ‘Snow is falling, all around me. Children playing, having fun.’

I have used the super cute Andy on Sledge 

I can’t seem to keep away from traditional Christmas Colours this year!

Supplies:

• Image: Andy on Sledge from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Echo Park ‘Very Merry Christmas’ 6x6 Pad
• Card: Kraft and Black card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies and Punches: Spellbinders Plain and Pinking Circle Nestabilities, All Occasion Snowflake Dies and Die’sire ‘Seasons Greetings’ Dies
• Embellishments: Paper Raffia, Doodling. Gems, Pearls, Viva Enamel Dot Pen and Glitter Glue

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Snowy Wishes

Evening all. I’m here a bit late to share my Tiddly Inks Fab Friday card. I am really struggling with my Sinus problems and I’m spending 90% of the time with headaches. so I have to cram an awful lot into a short space of time when the painkillers are taking effect.

Anyhoo, a few more things to blog while I’m feeling up to it so here is my Fab Friday card using Snowy Wishes and Snowman:

I thought I would try a nice snowy white on white card, but with a mostly white image it looked a bit washed out so I added some doodling just to add a little something.

Supplies:

• Image: Snowy Wishes and Snowman from Tiddly Inks 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: White and yellow card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies, Embossing Folders and Punches: Crafts Too Snowflake Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities and Die’sire ‘Seasons Greetings’ Die

Have a great weekend and thank you for stopping by

Lisa

Simple Christmas Card–Little Claire Blog Project

Morning All!

It’s my turn to share a digi stamp project over on the Little Claire Blog today and I have used the Folk Snowman 3 digi stamp to make a  very flat and easy to mail Christmas Card:

I have included a step by step on how to resize, flip and print directly onto a card blank. To see this please hop over to the Little Claire Blog.

Supplies:

• Image: Folk Snowman 3 digi stamp from Little Claire
• Colouring Medium: Prismacolor Pencils
• Card: Mini Kraft Scallop Card from Little Claire 

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Santa Baby

Evening All. Sorry I’m a bit late posting today, my Sinus problems have got a bit worse again and I’ve been battling an awful headache again I have to liven myself up as we have parents evening in about half an hour so I thought I would pop on and share today’s make.

It’s time for Tiddly Tuesday over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog. We have a new challenge for you and this fortnight our theme  is Baby Inks and I’ve used Santa Baby:

Supplies:

• Image: Santa Baby by Tiddly Inks 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Black and Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Echo Park ‘ Very Merry Christmas’
• Sentiment: Clearly Besotted 
• Ink: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black’ Ink Pad
• Embellishments: Doodling and Black Enamel Dot Viva Pen

Hope you can play along with us and thank you  for stopping by.

Lisa