Christmas Wishes

Good Morning

After seeing the lovely book cards over on Edna's blog, I was inspired to have a go!  I always struggle with ideas for Christmas gifts for the teachers at Emma's school and thought this was the perfect gift. I need to make 3 more!

For this book card I used papers from Making Cards magazine, sillver mirror card for matting and layering, and I die cut some Marianne flourishes out of the silver card.

I die cut some of the ironworks dies to add to the spine of the book.

I cut out a frame for the inside and ran it through my big shot using Divine Swirls embossing folder.

I attached some silver organza ribbon to tie the card shut and the tealights are attached using foam pads.

My card is for the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Fancy folds/shapes

Winter Wonderland - Let it Snow

Allsorts Challenge - It Takes Two

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Traditional Christmas (Tree, snowflakes, candles)

Paper Sundaes - Anything Christmas

ABC Christmas - Christmas Project

Top Tip Tuesday - A Gift

Anything Goes Challenge - Anything But A Card

Alphabet Challenge Blog - W for White Christmas

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting, I'd love to know what you think.

Jo x

Teddy Bea In A Twist

Good Afternoon

Over at Teddy Bo Top Tips Hazel has provided a tutorial to make a twisted easel card.  I haven't played with my favourite teddies for a while as I've been up to my eyes with Christms, but I needed to make a card for a December birthday so I followed the tutorial and here is my card:

This adorable image is pre-coloured, so I printed her onto some glossy photo paper.  The shape she is sat on is a nestability label die, the papers are all from a Making Cards magazine, the sentiment is sat on an Ironworks die, as is the floral arrangement to which I added a decorative pin threaded with beads, and some bakers twine tied into a small bow.  The mulberry paper flowers have been in my stash for ages!

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

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Anything Goes

CES Challenge - Include a bear

Diva's by Design - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today, I'd love to know what you think.

Jo x

Yummy Teddy Bea

Good Evening

Over at Teddy Bo and Co Top Tip Thursday our homework for this week is to make a fabulous corner bookmark.  Here is mine:

I'm going to use mine in my recipe books, so this was the perfect image for me to use. Teddy Bea is coloured with pencils, and matted onto some orange cardstock cut with a Nellie Snellen die.  The backing paper is from a Cute Companions cd-rom,  I attached some lemon and mint green satin ribbon to which I added some round and flower-shaped gems.  I've put it to the test and it works perfectly!

Just to let you know that my friend loved the tea-bag holder that I made for last weeks' homework.  I filled it with tea-bags and biscuits before giving it to her.

I would also like to enter my bookmark in the following challenges:

My Mum's Craft Shop - Food and Drink

Cuddly Buddly Challenge - Anything But A Card

PaperPlay Challenges - Cupcake

Time For Tea Teddy Bea

Good Evening

As soon as I saw Nela's fab project over at Teddy Bo & Co I knew it was a perfect make for a friend of mine.  Here is my finished project:

The paper I've used on the teapot is from a previous Making Cards magazine and I went round all the edges with Milled Lavender distress inks.  Teddy Bea is coloured with coloursoft pencils and distress inks, and the pattern on the cup is made using a teeny-weeny stamp.  The sentiment is computer generated.  The mat Teddy Bea and the sentiment are sat on are Spellbinders Labels 22 and this is the first time I have used them.  Little gems were added to complete the design.

I would also like to enter my project in the following challenges:

Teddy Bo Challenge - Use Your Favourite Colour

Totally Paper Crafts - Animals

Allsorts Challenge - Use A Bear

One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Favourite Colours

Hooked On Craft  - Anything But A Card

Digi Makeover Challenge - Anything But A Card

Thanks for having a look.

Jo x