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Inspired by this card from Barbara Anders, I created these.

Variations on a theme. Day 4

Today, I am using Stampin Up Christmas Pines stamp set and Pretty Pines thinlets. I had so much fun with these stamps and dies, so easy to make an impressive looking card.

I've been busy

I have been making lots of cards but not posting. My stash of baby cards had been reduced to zero, so I decided to make a whole bunch to keep me going for a while.

Then, just for a change, a few birthday cards. 

The ones immediately below where cased from Pinterest.

With this card, I backed the image with vellum. When the card is open, it floods with light and makes the blooms stand out.

 I just love these flower stamps and matching dies from Wplus9

Well that's all for now.

Let's celebrate! Day 3.

 Stamp set

 Metal Die and embellishments

 Stamp set

Lets celebrate! Day 2.

Sweets

Two stamp sets

Birthday Post 2

I forgot to add these items to the previous post, the matching bag that held all of Judy's presents and below the card I made for her. The letter's for the bag were cut on my Cricut.

Happy birthday Judy

It's birthday time again, for my good friend Judy. I had lots of fun making the packaging, plenty of stamping and fussy cutting.

For the flower on top of the box, I stamped and punched it out it several times to layer up and make the flower appear larger.

Most of the items used are from Stampin' Up! The exceptions are: The long leaf die - Simon says Stamp exclusive. The fish tail tags and ordinary tag are from My Favourite Things.

 

Some Chrissy packaging

Having a little play around with some designs for Christmas.

The decorated bag has been made using the We R Memory Keepers bag maker and  paper from Kaiser craft. I have added a tag (MFT die) with tree and sentiments from Papertrey Ink.

The star box has become very popular and my friend Judy has written some great instructions on how to make it, see here. I have decorated mine with a Holly branch from Memory box and Merry Christmas from Simon Says Stamp.

Lastly, this lovely little curvy keepsake box from Stampin' Up! I cut mine from another range of Kaiser crafts paper. They have a great selection of Kraft based designs. I have decorated it with one of the tags that come with the curvy keepsake die and added pine branches ( Martha Stewart punch), sequins and a gold bow (Memory box die).

A few more Christmas cards

I am doing quite well this year thanks to challenges, well ahead with the stash of cards I need ready for the festive season. Here are a few more I have made this week, I have been trying to use up last years Christmas papers before buying any more. I haven't succeeded and have succumbed to two new collections, both Kraft based.

 After every Christmas creating season, I look at my array of stamps and dies and think I can't possibly need anything else. However, another year rolls around and the companies come out with their new catalogues and I can't resist buying more. This wreath is one of my new faves along with the stars die on the card below.

Here is one of the new papers I couldn't say "no" to, it is from SU's Under the Tree set.

Takeout box

 Anyone who follows my blog knows I love packaging, so I couldn't wait to get these delightful boxes from the new SU Christmas catalogue. I have decorated this one with some of last years Christmas DSP and of course Cherry Cobbler.

I have used the new Festival of Trees stamp set for the tag. These boxes will be used to wrap my edible gifts for work colleagues and neighbours.

A couple of Christmas cards

This was a nice, quick and easy card to make, using paper from the new Stampin' Up! Christmas catalogue. The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted stamps.

More Stampin' Up! paper for the centre of the bauble as well as one of last years sentiment stamps.

Memory box dies: Bauble and pine border
Marianne's dies: Solid pine leaf

Happy birthday Jackie

Here is the card I made for my good friend Jackie who is celebrating her birthday today. Sadly Jackie and I don't get to see each other much these days as we live thousands of miles apart but when we do, it is just like old times.

Stampin' Up!: Cardstock, Embossing folder, Birthday sentiment stamp and paper
MFT: Alphabet dies, tag die

40 and fabulous

Here is a card I have created for my lovely neighbour who is celebrating a milestone birthday in a few weeks. It is hard to see from this photo but I have embossed the background paper with the larger polka dot folder.

Stampin' Up!: Cardstock, Paper, Starburst framelit
MFT: Ampersand die and Fabulous sentiment

Just Add Ink challenge #226

Here is my card for this weeks Just Add Ink challenge. It is for a wonderful friend of mine who I am having lunch with today.

Below are the presents that I have gift wrapped. I took inspiration from the Just Add Ink previous weeks colour challenge.

 Here they are all together.