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.