Hidden Message...

The challenge at http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ is to create something with a 'hidden message'. A very different challenge and one that I have been thinking about on and off since I first saw it. The idea for this card came into my head last night when really I should have been asleep - thank you Heather for the pad and paper idea it's working well!!

The central octagon is fastened to the larger one by a crystal brad and can be turned to reveal the hidden Christmas message.


It always makes me incredibly happy when an idea I come up actually works so I really do think this card is very apt for the challenge at http://themethursday.wordpress.com/ . This week crafters were encouraged to think about what makes them happy in their work.

Materials used:

• wizard standard octagon die
• sizzix snowflake die
• silver mirri card
• white silver flecked card
• silver border, corner and sentiments peel offs
• blue gems from stash
  
  

P is for .... PINK...

When I was doing the Cuttlebug Sketch challenge a few days ago my daughter passed a comment that it was okay but would be brilliant in pink. She is very much a PINK person so just for her and the challenge at http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/ a pink Christmas card.

This time I moved away from the original sketch and did a square card. I had a major (I do tend to exaggerate a bit) disaster while doing this card. I originally had the die cut the squares in the same glitter card as I have used for matting and layering. Then I used the Collall photo glue to stick them on. I was working on the theory that it would enable me to move the squares around to get perfect alignment. Hmmm not my best idea the glue had a strange effect on the glitter card (and I didn't put that much on). It seeped through and made the glitter bubble up and then it dropped off !!! Not good at all!!!

So be warned ... Glitter card and Collall glue is not a good combination!

So on my second attempt, using a pink mirri card, I took no chances and used DST - the squares may not be straight but there's no bubbles.

Materials used:

• silver mirri card
• pink glitter card
• pink mirri card
• Wizard die cut letters
• snowflake punch
• pink gems from stash

Let it snow sketch...

This is really uncanny! I made this card yesterday afternoon and then later in the day went to check out the new challenge at http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ and found that is was a sketch almost identical to the card I had just completed. I know I'm trying to keep up with challenges but doing them before they have been set is going a bit far.

I hope the members at Papertakeweekly will accept the card as an entry cause it just seems such a 'meant to be' kind of thing.

The card came to be due to another blogging friend, Elaine, who introduced me to the clipart at

http://www.pccrafter.com/. I was so impressed with the way she had used it with a Tilda stamp that I just had to go and investigate. I have been wanting some backgrounds to work with for awhile and the ones available at this site are just wow. I bought the snow scene to use with Joanna Sheen's Messy Rabbit stamps but couldn't wait for my rabbit to arrive before I started to play.

All the parts of the card are made using the clipart - I designed the layout on my computer and then printed off extra sections to be decoupaged.

As my card has a snowy theme it is also perfect for the challenge at http://craftawayasunday.wordpress.com/ where the challenge is 'Let it snow' and the challenge at http://www.mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ where the challenge this week is 'Snowmen'. Wow a triple whammy!!!

Hope my rabbit arrives today so that I can do some stamping combined with the clipart.

Materials used:

• PC Crafter clipart in conjunction with Serif Home Office programme
• blue pearlescent base card
• silver card for matting and layering
• heavy duty photo paper - satin finish
• gemstones from stash
• computer generated wording