Hello everyone. I have had a couple of days catching up with some virtual crafting events, but took time to create this card using a couple of Spellbinders die sets:

The background panel was created using an embossing folder, one of the items from a recent virtual event, and adhered flat to the card base.

As I always do when creating a card with a lot of die cuts – I set to cutting them all using my little Heffy Doodle mini die cutting machine – this little baby has been my go-to for the little dies – an absolute gem for things like this.

I used Concord & 9th red card stock, for the poinsettias and little flower heads, Kraft card for the sprigs – floral and leaves – dark brown card for the circle at the base of the wreath, and the background to the sentiment, and my favourite gold card stock from Spellbinders for all the gold die cuts……..sprigs, sentiment, and flower heads.

I then put all the different elements together. Those little floral sprays – my goodness they are fiddly. I found the best way for me was to put a little dot of wet glue on the back of the sprig tops – then use my Pinkfresh picker (a ‘swag’ item from a Pinkfresh event last year) for the flower heads themselves. Essentially, creating the floral sprigs wrong way up – that seemed to work better than trying the glue to sprig heads onto the tiny flowers….

Once each item was put together, I then created a circle frame using two different sized circles, off-set it from the centre of the card and glued flat. Then I played……placing each element, moving it, fiddling with it, die-cutting more of the fern in gold, moved it around more, die cutting more poinsettias……..until I got the design I wanted.

I then used wet glue to adhere them, not completely as I like movement on my elements, added the sentiment – and done.

I seem to get into the zone when I create with the small Spellbinders dies – a routine of die cut, assemble, then arrange. I must be acquiring more patience as I’m getting older…..

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Color Throwdown – yellow gold, brown, red, Kraft

Krafty Chicks – Christmas

Creative Fingers – anything goes

Cut It Up – die cuts and layer it up

Peace On Earth – anything goes Christmas

My Time To Craft Christmas – Christmas and Poinsettias

Daisy Chain Challenge – Christmas/Winter

ABC Christmas Challenge has reached the letters ‘W‘ and ‘X‘, and I am hosting this time round. We want to see your Christmas/festive creations following the themes of:

W is for Wreath, and/or X is for XOXO – hugs and kisses

Here is my card:

This card was created using Spellbinders products – and what fun I had with all the die cutting and layering and gluing….

The card base had a dry embossed panel placed on top – just enough detail for interest, but not enough to confuse the matter.

All the leaves, flowers, and the bird, were die cut, layered as required, and then put to one side whilst I played with placement.

First all the different coloured ferns, then the holly, then the poinsettias, and the floral sprigs just kinda shoved in there – should I say placed delicately…….? You know what I mean…..

Then the little birdie was added perched on the bottom of the wreath.

I also added some of the red ‘berries’ around the wreath, and placed a facetted gold gem on each of those – offset slightly so you could still see the red under the gold.

I hope you can come and join me for our challenge – Christmas creations following one or both of our themes. I have added a prize for a random winner – a stamp with matching die set from Heartfelt Creations:

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Crafty Catz – anything goes – option to show some flowers taken

Just Us Girls – red and green and neutrals

Beautiful Blossoms – anything goes with flowers

Crafters Café – flowers

Cut It Up – die cuts and flowers

Peace On Earth – anything goes Christmas

Most Magical Time Of The Year – anything goes Christmas or Halloween

Triple B – Birds and/or Butterflies and/or Blooms

Hello once again. The Alphabet Challenge has reached the letter ‘P’, and Deborah has chosen the theme of ‘Peace’. Here is my card:

The black background panel was created using a Lawn Fawn hot foil plate and a rainbow foil. I like the shine and colours – so vivid and bright and shiny in real life.

The words are from Pinkfresh Studio and were already foiled and die cut.

I then added a whole host of sequins in the colours of the background – blue, gold, silver, green, purple – I just kept adding them…..

I hope you can come and join us with your ‘P for Peace’ creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Girlz Creative Christmas – anything goes Christmas

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Die Cut Divas – die cuts and any holidays

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Hello there. I am hosting the current challenge at Cardz 4 Galz, and have chosen the theme of:

‘Thanks/thank you/thanksgiving’

Here is my card:

I used a white card base, onto which I glued a background grey panel die cut with a Catherine Pooler die.

The arch window is from The Greetery, and die cut with white woodgrain card stock from Lawn Fawn. I added an ink blended panel behind the ‘doors’ of the window, and darker blue window handles.

The leaves and stems with berries are from Spellbinders, glued down, and then the foiled sentiment was added.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme – I look forward to seeing you in our gallery. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Ellibelle’s Corner – anything goes

The Crafty Addicts – anything goes

Love To Craft – anything goes