Christmas Angel

I was looking through my magazine stash yesterday and found a Molly Blooms Christmas Carnival magazine that I bought ages ago and completely forgot about!  Disgraceful, I hadn't even opened the packet!  I decided this was a good opportunity to add to my Christmas card pile for next Christmas, so chose a favourite sketch over at Christmas Challenges (with sketches) to produce the following card:

Everything on the card (other than the base card itself) came with the magazine.  All the papers are double-sided, which I find a bit frustrating as I wanted to be able to use them all!

8 x 8 cream card blank from Joanna Sheen

I stamped the image onto Neenah card using Rich Cocoa Memento Ink and coloured using Spectrum Noir pens

Papers all distressed around the edges with a distressing tool and then Vintage Photo distress ink added using cut n dry foam.

Joy die used to die cut the square (I got this die for Christmas and I LOVE it!) and then I inked through the die with Vintage photo.

Bow created following instructions in the magazine and then a little bell from a Chocolate reindeer added.

Star stamped onto white shrink plastic and coloured using coloursoft pencils.

My card is for the following challenges:

Christmas Challenges (with sketches) - I followed sketch number 50

Joanna Sheen Challenge - With Love at Christmas

Craft Your Passion - Vintage/Shabby Chic

Jingle Belles - Something Santa brought - Die

Inky Chicks - Anything Goes

Paintbox Poppets

Good Evening

I was lucky enough to win one of the Paintbox Poppets cd-roms from Crafters Companion.   This is my first card made using this fabulous cd.  The images on it are so beautiful as are the backing papers.

This image is from the framed cards section.  As you can see, I didn't make up the frame but did make up the decoupage.  It is printed onto a glossy photo paper.  I added peel offs to the frame.

I printed off one of the backing paper onto satin finish printer paper.  I die cut various shapes using Spellbinders Persian Motifs and Accents from pearlescent paper.  I went over all the shapes with Tattered Rose and Faded Jeans Distress inks to tie-in the colours.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Ooh La La Creations Challenge - On The Move

Papertake Weekly - One For The Girls

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Doilies Are Not Just For Cakes

Thanks for visiting.

A Time For Reflection

Good Morning

Still quite chilly here this morning but the sun is trying it's best to break out so fingers crossed for another lovely weekend.

Todays card is one I have made to give to a friend for his 50th birthday. They don't 'do' birthdays as such, but I can't let this milestone pass without acknowledgement.

I used some silk art card from C & C and applied various inks (big & juicy, distress inks) using my ink dusters from Inkylicious. I cut a circle from a post-it note for the shape of the moon and for the trees I used my new stamp set - Pilkington Woods. To get the reflection I stamped onto my non-stick craft mat and carefully lined up the images.

This was then matted onto gold mirror board and the base card is made from pearlescent cardstock from PaperMill.

Please tell me honestly what you think about this card - is it good enough to give him?

Thanks for stopping by, have a good day.

Jo x