J is for January

Hello and welcome to my blog today.  Happy New Year.  I know I'm a bit late wishing this but I've had some very sad news over the Christmas period.  Sadly, my dad passed away on Boxing Day.  I lost my mum almost 5 years ago so this really is the end of an era for me, my sister and our families.

When I feel up to it, I;m trying to lose myself in some crafting.  I turned to CD Sunday Challenge for some inspiration and was delighted to learn that I had won their Christmas Present challenge.  The theme for the latest challenge is' J is for ...... ' Here is my creation:

I went with J is for January.

This is a calendar that I have made to send to my sister.  I used the latest Paper Boutique dies from Creative Crafting World to create the shape of my calendar. and also to cut the beautiful decorative frame.  Can I just say that these are gorgeous dies and they cut like a dream.  The backing papers and Polar Bear image are from Creative Crafting World.  These are from the Paper Kit that came with the Pollyanna Pickering Sketch Book Chapter VI - The Frozen Lands,

I created an easel card and added the calendar tab to the base, this also acts as the stopper.  I added some pretty mother-of-pearl floral gems to the decorative frame to complete my calendar.

Thank you for visiting.

Jo x