Oh Christmas Tree...

I can't seem to stop working on a Christmas theme! This card was made using the fantastic sketch this week at http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/. As soon as I saw this I loved the rounded corners on each piece in the layout. I think this is a sketch I will be using again and again.

The papers used are from the English Paper Company and being on the red, green and gold theme are perfect for the challenge at http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/.

To bring the colour scheme together more I chalked the card my Christmas tree image is stamped on and paper pieced the trees with the same green paper used for matting and layering. As the challenge at http://tandastamps.blogspot.com/ is 'oh Christmas Tree' I think my small Anita's Christmas stamp fits this theme well.

In the original sketch there is a flower at the top left corner. A flower would not have worked with my design, but I was really pleased to remember my holly leaf punch that I bought recently and as one of the papers has holly leaves on I think this works well. It also means I can enter this card for the challenge at http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ where this week the challenge is to use punchies.

Yeah a quadruple whammy!!!

I finished the card off with gems to decorate the tree. Found I only had 3 of the red, but actually the mix of colours is growing on me.

Cuttlebug Christmas tree...

The challenge at http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com/ this week was to make a Christmas/Holiday item that was not a card. I had already bought a green metal Christmas tree from a local charity shop that I wanted to set about altering so this challenge was an ideal opportunity to make a start.

The original tree had an awful green glittery star on the top that kept shedding glitter everywhere. The ornaments on the tree were quite nice ones that gave the impression they were made out of fimo, but I wanted to change it all to something different.



I began by cutting out the baubles. I would have liked to have used the cuttlebug bauble die and embosing folder, but mine hasn't arrived yet so I used a Sizzix die to create the bauble and then embossed it using the swiss dots folder. I made 16 of these in both pearlescent cream and gold double sided card and then attached them to the tree with gold thread. I then added a cream organza bow to each one.

The green star at the top just had to be disguised so I made my own star topper by cutting out stars in both the cream and the gold card and then embossing both using the swiss dots folder to match the baubles. The completed star was then attached to a circular diecut with a gold star brad.

I think it looks pretty good on my new desk - did I mention my new desk? LOL!

Not for those of a nervous disposition...

It's my daughter's boyfriend's birthday today and guess who left making a card till this morning? Good job the challenge at http://www.daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ is 'ten minute card' - well actually it's 'ten minute Christmas card', but hey they might let me off for not reading the instructions properly!!!

Over the last month or so Lee, daughter's boyfriend, has been obcessed with a dreadful scary game called Resident Evil and as our Wii machine is downstairs I have been exposed to seeing more zombies than is good for anyone's health. Lee's card just had to have at least one zombie on it!!

This was a really quick to make card. I found the image using google - added a greeting to it and printed it out on photo paper. Then a little bit of matt and layering on to suitable matching card stock and the job was done. Not sure whether it was under or over 10 minutes, but it was pretty close.

Now to wrap his pressie - heh heh - I have been teasing him that I don't know what to buy and would he like a rubber stamp?

Guess who is going to wrap one of mine up for him to open - his face will be a picture!!!