Christmas is coming!

It is a lovely sunny day and we are up at the Bungalow, me making cards and Michael doing some painting outside

I thought I would make a start on some Christmas cards, I have been thinking about it for a while.

I often do several designs and make about 25 of each, making about 150, so the sooner I get going the better.

I have been fiddling with some die cuts I did on my fabulous Ebosser, from Crafters Companion.

These cards are all A5 tent style, I like to use a good card such as Centura Pearl again from Crafters Companion, it is so nice and firm, and it comes in some lovely colours although I do like the white pearl the best.

No 1 Card with Illusion plastic and lamp post.

After folding an A4 sheet in half to produce an A5 shape I scored nine lines down the left hand side and 4 up from the bottom, I then added a die cut frame in pale green on top of a cutout piece of illusion plastic, and added a die cut of trees and house just under the frame.

The sentiment was made with a Stamping Up set of stamps and added to pale green card, the corners were cut using a corner punch.

To finish off I slightly colored the lamp post  from a die set from Crafters Companion, then I added the insert.

No 2 Card with Poisetta

After folding in half to produce an A5 shape, I added a embossed pattern made with a folder from Crafters Companion, The flower was cut using a die,  using a glitter red, plain red and gold glitter card, the leaves were a flower cut from green card and 3 leaves cut out.

The sentiment was made by a friend.

No 3 Card with silver mirror card.

After folding in half to produce an A5 shape, I added an embossed pattern made with folder from Crafters Companion, and underneath this I added the silver card.

The house and trees are a die cut as is the snowflake; the sentiment is from Stamping up. I added a silver border strip to the edge of the embossed card, bought from the £1 shop.

Well has taken me all day to fiddle with lots of cups of coffee but I am quite pleased with my efforts, so at least I am on the right tract.

I will show these three cards at the Monday craft group so everyone can now get going for Christmas.

A Royal Occasion

Well we have a new royal baby at last, and our Balkwell Crafters have been very busy making cards for it, which have been sent down to St. James’ Palace for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Just a few of our crafty ladies

 My Royal Baby Card

I just love all this lovely sunshine, In the summer we try to get to our little holiday home, where I craft and Michael potters in the garden.

I have been making quite a fancy fold card which I saw in a magazine some time ago, but there  was  no instructions, so from many sheets of waste paper I finally made something which resembles the original.

View from my workroom window

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A lovely little hideaway

Today I am sitting in my workroom at our tiny holiday bungalow in Ovingham  in Northumberland very close to Corbridge..

The horses and rabbits are very active and the bird house has been having a constant visit from several blue tits.

I have just made a lovely card using a stamp from a Joanna Sheen stamp set,and have coloured it in using my Spectrum Noir pens from Crafters Companion,  I do love these pens because they are sold in matching blend sets are so lovely to use.

I buy a lot of supplies from Crafters Companion and have been a Platinum Member for about 3 years.

I enjoyed visiting the Craft show in Doncaster Racecourse, I went with two friends, Hilda and Sheila, of course I bought things  I just cannot live without.