This is another of the stained glass cross stitch Christmas decoration I've made using a pattern from a Christmas Cross Stitch magazine.
After completing the cross stitch I ironed some interfacing on the back of the aida before trimming around the edge to fit the plastic frame. These frames only had a piece of cardboard at the back so I attached white felt to make the back of the decoration look neater.
To finish the decoration I added a small piece of red ribbon to the top.
Kath x
I'm taking part in an Advent Swap this year and have used lots of snippets to make the date labels for my gifts which all contain small gifts, most of which are cross stitch related items.
I die cut and embossed small scalloped circles from snippets of gold pearlescent card. I then die cut and embossed small circles from dark purple pearlescent card and attached them to the scalloped circles. I die cut the numerals from the snippets of gold pearlescent card left over from making my snippets circles and attached these to the discs.
And these are the finished parcels ready to be posted.
To make these labels I used:
Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Standard Circles Large' & 'Classic Scalloped Circles Large' and Memory Box 'Classic Numbers' dies
Snippets of gold and dark purple pearlescent card
I am entering the following challenges:
Fezzwig's Festive Frolics - Anything But a Card
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge 390
Kath x
This is the Christmas card I made for my sister - I can post it now as she doesn't read my blog!
I covered the front of the card blank with dark red holly paper, leaving a border around the edge. I die cut the precoloured image with a stitched rectangle die, leaving enough room at the bottom of the image for the sentiment. I placed the die cut topper into my MISTI so I could line up the two sentiment stamps before stamping them in red ink. The topper was then attached to the left side of the card. I die cut the heart from both dark grey mirri and dark grey pearlescent card , before attaching the mirri outline and pearlescent centre to the lower corner of the card. To finish I highlighted the image with a Wink of Stella.
To make this card I used:
6" x 6" white matt card blank
Lili of the Valley ''Tis the Season' Art Pad
My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics' and Creative Expressions 'From the Heart - Female Relations' dies
Clearly Besotted 'Happy Birthday All' stamps
Versafine Crimson Red ink
Wild Rose Studio 'Annabelle's Christmas' paper
Snippets of dark grey mirri and dark grey pearlescent card
Wink of Stella
I am entering the following challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge - X for Xtra Special (a card for my sister is Xtra Special)
Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Family and Friends
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Something Beginning with 'H' (I've used a heart)
Kath x
I've made several of these stained glass cross stitch Christmas decorations - using a pattern from a Christmas Cross Stitch magazine. After completing the cross stitch I ironed some interfacing on the back of the aida before trimming around the edge to fit the plastic frame. These frames only had a piece of cardboard at the back so I attached white felt to make the back of the decoration look neater.
Kath x
October has flown by and it's time for the tenth Rudolph Day of the year. My Rudolph Day theme this year is 'embossing' and this card uses dry embossing on the frame.
I trimmed a piece of white hammer card to a square and die cut a circle from the centre before embossing the panel. A snippet of floral paper was attached behind the aperture before it was layered onto a dark red mat and attached to the card front. I die cut the sentiment twice from dark red card, layered them and added them to the bottom of the card.
To make this card I used:
6" x 6" white hammer card blank
My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics' and Creative Expressions 'Festive Mini Expressions - Stacked
Happy Christmas' dies
Creative Expressions 'Sparkle Squares' embossing folder
Making Cards 'Christmas 2019 Craft Paper Collection'
Dark red and white hammer card
I am entering the following challenges:
Christmas Kickstart Challenge - Festive Florals
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - October Challenge
Rudolph Day - October Challenge
Kath x
A friend sent me a Stampin' Up 'Kerchief' card kit as a RAK swap, and I used three of the turquoise cards to make these notecards. I followed the design in the card kit, except for the sentiment and I didn't use the twine on the floral panel either.
The sentiments were stamped onto the back of the fourth blue card before being cut with a flag tail die..
This is the first Stampin' Up card I've used and enjoyed making something a little different.
Kath x
Today's card is a quick notecard using a few snippets from my ever increasing snippets mountain.
The pretty butterfly paper was trimmed so there was an equal border around the edge, this was layered onto pale green card and attached to the card front. The sentiment was die cut from another snippet of pale green card and attached to the top of the card.
To make this card I used:
6" x 4" white matt card blank
Altenew 'Simply Hello' die
BoBunny 'Isabella' paper
Pale green textured card
I am entering the following challenges:
Butterfly Challenge - E is for ... (I used Eau de Nil & English Rose, plus butterflies)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - October Challenge
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge 389
Kath x
I made this card for the Jingle Belles challenge who are dreaming of a Pink Christmas in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
I layered pink and silver snowflake paper onto cerise mirri card and attached it to the card blank. I die cut the sentiment from cerise mirri card, trimmed the edges and attached the sentiment across the lower edge. I then die cut Christmas from silver mirri card and inlaid the letters into the sentiment.
To make this card I used:
5" x 7" white matt card blank
Memory Box 'Grand Merry Christmas die
Cerise and silver mirri card
Pink and silver snowflake paper
I am entering the following challenges:
Christmas Kickstart Challenge - Pink Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
Jingle Belles - I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas
Kath x
Today's card is a cute CAS Christmas card for a few challenges.
I stamped the dancing robin and hat onto white card and used the coordinating die to cut them. These were coloured with Promarkers and a Wink of Stalls added to the robin's red breast and the hat. I then die cut a frame from two stitched rectangle dies. I placed the card blank into my MISTI and laid the frame and dancing robin in the centre so I could see where to position the sentiment. I removed the frame and robin before stamping the sentiment - stamping it a couple of times so I got a good coverage on the embossed card. I attached the frame with thin foam tape, the robin with double sided tape and the hat with a foam pad.
To make this card I used:
6" x 4" white embossed card blank
Clearly Besotted 'Rockin' Robin stamps and coordinating dies
My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics'
Versafine Black Onyx ink
Promarkers
Wink of Stella
I am entering the following challenges:
CAS Christmas - Christmas Birds
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
Moving Along with the Times - Animals and/or Birds
Kath x
I made this card for a friend's anniversary using the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.
I attached a piece of pink paper to the front of the card blank, leaving a small margin around the edge. I trimmed a snippet of dark pink card into a strip and attached it across the lower edge. The precoloured LOTV image was die cut with a stitched rectangle die and I attached another snippet of white card behind it so it lay flat across the strip of dark pink card. I die cut the heart from both silver mirri and silver glitter card, inlaying the glitter into the mirri outline and attached it to the lower corner of the image with foam tape.
To make this card I used:
5" x 7" white matt card blank
Lili of the Valley 'True Love' Art Pad
My Favourite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics' and Creative Expressions 'From the Heart - Female Relatives' dies
Snippets of Lili of the Valley 'Heartfelt' paper, dark pink and white matt card, silver mirri and silver glitter card
I am entering the following challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - October challenge
Freshly Made Sketches - Sketch 456
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge 388
Kath x
