Snowflakes and Serviettes

Good Evening. I have another Christmas card to show you.

The background has been created using a serviette. I ironed the very top layer of a

serviette onto a piece of white cardstock with a sheet of plastic cling wrap in 

between. There are countless tutorials of this technique on the internet.

I then trimmed the background piece, and attached it to the card base.

The greeting and beautiful snowflake were die-cut from glitter foam.

Challenges I would like to enter :-

Peace On Earth #55 - 'Anything Christmas Goes' (2nd entry)

Try It On Tuesday - 'Winter Blues'

Dies - Tim Holtz Holiday Words-Script; Kaisercraft Fancy Snowflake

Glittered foam and serviette are from my junk stash

Just a brief post this evening, as I must go and feed my furbaby. He turned 19 recently,

and has not been very well. He is going to the vet's tomorrow for blood tests and a 

full examination under heavy sedation. I guess it is to be expected that he is 

showing big changes at his age, but I am dreading the inevitable.

Until next time, thank you for visiting,

Hugs,

Jennifer. x

 

 

Pink Christmas Poinsettia

 

Good morning. It is no secret that among my favourite flowers

(particulary at Christmas) are poinsettias. 

With a break away from the traditional red poinsettias, I have created

a white one, softly blushed with pink. I used a snowflake stencil and

pearlised texture paste on the pale pink (script) DSP, then when dry,

 I hand-stitched around the edges. I also lightly sponged some of the

foliage die-cuts with the texture paste.

A close up look at my poinsettia that I so lightly sponged

with Victorian Velvet dye ink. The centre is a silver Sparklet.

I painted the wooden snowflake with 2 coats of the

pearlised texture paste.

Challenges I would like to enter.

Creations in pink #56 - 'Anything Goes in MAINLY pink'

My Time To Craft Christmas #57 - 'Poinsettias'

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas #137 - 'Anything Christmas Goes'

Merry Little Christmas #49 - 'Anything Christmas Goes'

Dies - Tim Holtz Holiday Greens, Tattered Poinsettia; Spellbinders Lacey Circles

SPD - Kaisercraft Silver Bells

Sentiment - Art Stamps Australia

Twine for stitching is actually recycled from bags of horse feed, soaked, washed and ironed. My friend Diane sent me a large 'stash'. When we lived on our farm and had horses, I always saved the twine.

Texture Paste - Crafts 4 U

Sparklet, tinsel and wooden snowflake are from my junk stash

I must be off to pretend I am a domestic goddess 😁😁, so until next time, thank you for visiting.

Hugs,

Jennifer.  x

Quilted Winter Wishes

 

Good afternoon. 

Despite my stern warning to myself that I could not 

purchase any more new dies, I could not resist this wonderful quilt

die. It is so easy to create cards which look very different for the same 

occasion e.g. Christmas, and also for other various occasions.

I used very traditional colours for this card which is for a dear friend in England.

Inside the card showing the lovely verse and the punched corner.

Dies - My Favourite Things Die-namics Square Quilt Cover-up; Cheery Lynn Poinsettia Strip; Tim Holtz Holiday Greenery

Papers - Kaisercraft; Graphic 45 (both from old collections)

Verse - Creative Expressions Holly Jolly Sentiments 

Punch - Martha Stewart Aspen Snowflake corner punch; unnamed office circle punch

Peel-off sticker and gold washi tape are from my junk stash

I hope I can 'keep the ball rolling' with regular posts, so until next time thank you for visiting.

Stay safe,

Jennifer.  xx

Birthday Thank You

 

Good afternoon.

It was my birthday a couple of days after Christmas, and 2020 saw a

milestone...70! HOW did that happen???

There was nothing I could do about it, but I'll just pretend it didn't happen.😁

Each Boxing Day some beautiful friends always have us to their home, and we

always have a lovely time. After the beautiful meal, I received a BIG surprise.

They had made a yummy cake with candles, THEN presented me with two 

very beautiful and extravagant gifts. I shed a few tears of joy, as I have 

only ever had three birthday cakes in my 70 years.

This is the card I made to thank our friends for such a wonderful

birthday/Christmas evening. 

A close up look at the tiny hand-made flowers, and the stamped "Thank You".

Challenges I would like to enter:-

As You Like It - Favourite Colour Duo and Why. (Soft pinks and greens as they remind me of spring, which I love)

Little Red Wagon #585 - 'Die-ing To Get Crafty'

My Time To Craft #448 - 'Thank You'

Simply Create Too #166 - 'Fave Colour Combo (soft pinks and greens)

The Funkie Junkie Boutique - 'Something Delicate'

Dies - Creative Expressions Scarlet; Tim Holtz Alterations Sizzix Thinlets 661806 (mini florals); Cuttlebug Vintage Corners (negatives used in corners)

Ink for sponging - Tim Holtz Distress Inks Aged Mahogany, Scattered Straw, Peeled Paint

Paper - DCWV The Lace and Linen Stack

Sentiment - Stampin' Up Cling Set Peaceful Moments

Tiny beads are from my junk stash

It's time to bring the washing in from the clothesline, and feed our fur baby kitty (who turned 16 at Christmas), so until next time "thank you" for visiting.

(Socially distanced) Hugs

Jennifer.  x 

Bluebell and Friend

 

Hello lovely people. Recently I hinted that I would have some exciting news

this week........well today's the day to 'spill the beans',.....

Last month I won a challenge at Christmas Craft Creations with one of my

chocolate card/boxes, and as a result I was invited to be the Guest Designer

for the month of January. I was thrilled to accept!! The theme this month is

'RIBBON OR TWINE'

Below is my first card for the challenge.

I used the 'out-of-the-box' technique to die-cut around the image, as it

is a fairly large stamp.

Coloured with Promarkers, is the incredibly cute image

by Wild Rose Studio.

A closer look at my poinsettia, die-cut foliage, and bead sprays.

The centre of the poinsettia is Prills mixed with clear craft glue.

Challenges I would like to enter:-

Crafty Calendar - 'Make It Cute' (2nd entry)

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas #524 - 'Anything Christmas Goes (optional Feature a Creature)'

Christmas Kickstart #46 - 'Such A Deer!'

Let's Squash It! #4 - 'Use Embossing Folder AND an Animal'

The Holly and the Ivy #85 - 'Anything Christmas Goes'  TOP 5

Image - Wild Rose Studio Bluebell With Presents

Colouring - Promarkers

Dies - Spellbinders Scalloped Circle; Craft4U Stitched Circle; Memory Box Holly Branch; Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Holiday Greens; Creative Expressions Pine Cone and Greenery; Cheery Lynn Poinsettia Strip.

Embossing Folder - Unnamed, free with Cardmaking Australia magazine

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Ribbon - Vandoros grosgrain

Prills, gold twine, and tiny red beads are from my junk stash

Tiny gold 'foliage' accents are cut from an old Christmas decoration

For more inspiration from the very talented regular design team, why not pop over to Christmas Craft Creations then enter your own 'Ribbon or Twine' creation.

Until next time, thank you for visiting,

Cheers,

Jennifer.  xx

Farewell 2020

 

Good evening on this final day of what has been a year like no other.

In addition to this horrendous pandemic that has devastated so many

millions of lives, here in Australia we began 2020 with much of our

country experiencing apocalyptic bushfires while still reeling from

the worst drought in recorded history. Floods and hurricane-like

storms then followed at times throughout the year. It's little

wonder that we all can't wait to see the end of 2020.

This is my last Christmas card for this season. The paper is many years old,

but I still love it. I can't remember the maker.

My card features a large greeting by Stampers

Anonymous, designed by Tim Holtz, Doodle Greetings 1.

I tore and sponged around the edges to create a more

vintage look, then coloured the little doodles with Promarkers.

A closer look at the poinsettia, cut with an old Spellbinders die,

its centre of micro beads, the mixed foliage, 

and the cute candy cane.

Challenges I would like to enter:-

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - 'Pick a previous 2020 challenge' (November colour challenge 'Red & Green')

ABC Christmas - 'Y your favouite thing/s, or Z zzzzzzzz (sleep). My favourite things for Christmas are poinsettia, candy canes, and lots of greenery.

Crafty Gals Corner #214 - 'Tis the Season'

Double 'D' - 'Poinsettia'

I would like to wish you all a very happy and safer New Year, when hopefully we have banished this hideous virus for all time, and we can once again have contact with our loved ones.

Until next time, thank you for visiting my blog,

Hugs (socially distanced of course),

Jennifer.  xx

Snowflake

 

Good evening fellow bloggers. 

I'm afraid my blogging came to a screeching halt a week ago, 

as I injured my back, just lifting a bag of groceries out of the car. 

I have spent the past week 'zonked out' on a cocktail of 

painkillers. Today is my first day back on my feet,

albeit with regular 'horizontal' breaks.

This is a rather quick and easy card to make, so I made a couple of them

in different colours. I attached a piece of JAC D.S. tape to a piece of

bright blue cardstock, then after peeling off the top protective layer,

I attached the die-cut snowflake & greeting onto the very sticky

card front. 

I always save the tiny snowflakes left from punching the corners

of my Christmas card inserts, so I placed several of them around

the large snowflake.  I smothered the exposed 'sticky' with glitter,

but as usual, the wonderful sparkle does not show up. To finish 

off, I cut a silver layer, then adhered this to a white card blank.

A closer look at the greetings die-cut.

Challenges I would like to enter:-

Allsorts #603/4 - 'Sparkle and Shine'

My Time To Craft #447 - 'Monochromatic'  TOP 3

The Holly and the Ivy #85 - 'Anything Christmas Goes'

Christmas Craft Creations - 'Winter Blues' (must show challenge logo)

Dies - Kaisercraft Fancy Snowflake (bought at a post Christmas sale for $2!!!!!!); Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Holiday Words:Script

   Punch - Martha Stewart Aspen Snowflake

   Glitter - Tim Holtz Rock Candy Dry Glitter

Wow, only 3 more sleeps til the big day. I hope all your preparations are progressing well, although Christmas 2020 will be like no other. Recently, here in Australia, most restrictions had been lifted, but sadly last week Covid once again reared its very ugly head and is rapidly spreading again, so Christmas, like in so many other places globally, has been basically 'cancelled'.

I am way overdue for my 'horizontal' break (for the night), so I will close.

Stay safe,

Hugs (safely distanced of course),

Jennifer.  x

Green Chocolate Card/Box

Good Evening.

Recently I showed you a chocolate card/box I made using pink blue, and 

silvers. I made 6 of these in all, and while they were all made using the

same template, all are in different colours.

This one is made using a luxurious linen-like paper.

A closer look at my handmade poinsettias, and mixed foliage.

Inside my card/box with the message tag, and a yummy chocolate in situ.

Another close up look at the flowers, and the tiny die-cut sentiment.

Challenges I would like to enter:-

Allsorts #600 - Christmas Flowers, Wreaths, and Trees

Beccy's Place - Day 30 'Do what you love' (Anything Goes)

Dies - Cheery Lynn Poinsettia Strip; Tim Holtz Holiday Greens; Stampin' Up Sweetest Border; Spellbinders Holiday Sentiments, Scalloped Ovals; Creative Expessions Pine Cones and Greenery

Paper - First Edition Christmas Village

Ink for sponging - Distress ink Aged Mahogany, Peeled Paint, Iced Spruce, Forest Moss

Ribbon, 'berries', gold cord, eyelets are all from my junk stash

Goodness, we are less than an hour until December...how did that happen??????

Until next time, Thank you for visiting,

Hugs,

Jennifer.  x

A Merry Little Christmas

 

Good morning.

My card today has a touch of vintage to it with lots of sponging and, 

no surprise, one of my poinsettias.

A closer look at my floral 'arrangement' made with an old

Spellbinders die Layered Poinsettia, and Tim Holtz Holiday Greens dies.

 

I embossed the Stampers Anonymous Doodle Greetings sentiment 

with gold E.P., but the shine does not show in my photos.

Challenges I would like to enter

Beccy's Place - Day 25  'V'  WINNER

Stamping Sensations - 'Christmas Flowers, or Wreaths, or Garlands'

I hope to be back later with another card, so until then, thank you for visiting.

Hugs,

Jennifer.  x

Poinsettia and Foliage

 

Good morning.

"Oh dear", I can hear some of you say, "She's on her poinsettia obsession again".

Yes, its true, I love poinsettias, and yes, I do have several cards and boxes

again this year where I have used them, but not as many as usual.

Previously I have taken my cards outside to photograph them, but am therefore

always at the mercy of the weather, so recently I made myself a 'light box' and

bought 2 reasonably expensive lamps. However, I am not at all happy with the

quality of my photos. The photos above and below were taken less than a

minute apart, yet the reds look completely different???

A closer look at my poinsettia and some of the foliage. I attached that gorgeous

lattice die-cut to double-sided JAC paper, then liberally sprinkled glitter dust

to fill the open spaces. I also applied the tiniest amount of glitter dust to the

poinsettia, but as is always the case, the amazing sparkle does not show up.

 

I love this greeting die. To make it easier to attach it to the background,

I attached a piece of the silver paper to JAC paper before cutting it out.

Challenges I would like to enter:-

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - 'Red and Green' (must show logo)

Beccy's Place - Day 19  'P'

Moving Along With The Times #124 - 'Christmas Flowers' TOP 3

Papercraft Business #33 - 'Christmas'

Try It On Tuesday - 'Traditional Christmas Colours'

Dies - Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Poinsettia, Holiday Greens; Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Netted Star Background, From Our House To Yours, Pine Cone Greenery; Memory Box Woodland Branch

Embossing Folder - Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Poinsettia

Inks for sponging - Distress Inks Aged Mahogany, Vintage Photo, and various greens

Pearl Centre - Stampin' Up Beaded Pearls

Glitter - Crafts 4U Glitter Dust Clear

Until next time, thank you for visiting and also for your kind comments.

Hugs,

Jennifer.  x

Chocolate Box

 

Good afternoon all. I know I've once again been M.I.A., but I will not bore

you with the details of why.

My offering today is something I have not created before...I'm not sure what

is the correct name, so I will just call it a Chocolate Box. 

I saw some examples on Pinterest, but none contained a brand of chocolate

that I wanted to use, so I experimented with scraps of cardstock til I had the

correct dimensions. Once I had 'mastered' the technique, it was quite 

quick to produce, so I made several using various patterned papers.

Inside the box showing the large 'pocket' for the chocolate, 

and the smaller 'pocket' for the gift tag, on which I will write

our personal Christmas greeting.

A closer look at my festive floral arrangement. The other boxes

I made use more traditional Christmas colours, but I did enjoy 

creating this one using the blue, pink and silver combination.

Challenges I would like to enter:-

Beccy's Place - "Day 12 Try Something New"

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #516 - "Anything Christmas Goes"

Fezziwigs Festive Frolics  - "Anything But A Card"

Little Red Wagon #575 - 'Non Traditional Colours"

Moving Along With The Times #124 - "Christmas Flowers"

The Holly and The Ivy #83 - "Anything Christmas Goes"

Christmas Craft Creations (must show logo) - "Anything But A Card" DT Favourite

Dies - Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia; Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Holiday Greens; Stampin' Up Sweetest Borders: Elizabeth Craft Designs Season's Greetings

Paper - First Edition Christmas Village 

Ink - (sponging) - Distress Ink Tumbled Glass

Pearl, ribbon, and fine silver cord are from my stash

I must go and water my pot plants, as an extremely hot day is predicted for tomorrow, so until next time, thank you for visiting.

Hugs,

Jennifer.  

Happy 90th

Hello to all of you in blogland. 

It is exactly 3 months since I last posted anything on my blog, so here I

am at last. There are several reason for my absence (healthwise), but I

will not bore you with the details, as I know that so many people are 

in an infinitely more dire situation than me. We are certainly in 

awful times aren't we, and I fear there is worse to come.

On a happier note, one of our neighbours celebrated a major milestone

last week, turning 90 years of age. Anne is so sweet (and quite a character).

This is the card I made for her.

The flowers were cut with a 'strip die', and hand-coloured with distress inks

and an aqua brush. The whole process was quite time-consuming and

fiddly, but as Anne is such a cutie, I was happy to create the card for her.

The 'With Love' die-cut is tiny. I cut around it

with my deckle-edge scissors.

I had one flower left over, so I adhered it 

inside the card.

Inside the card. As I prepared to take this photo, the sun 

was suddenly obscured by dark clouds and seconds

later the rain pelted down.

Challenges I Would like to enter

C.R.A.F.T. #550 - 'Spring/Easter' 

The Paper Players #484 - 'Tic Tac Toe' (die cut, spring, birthday)

Crafty Friends #132 -'Spring'

Dies - Cheery Lynn Miniature Rose Strip, Flourish Leaf Strip; Crafts 4U With Love

Colouring - Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Embossing - Crafters Companion Flower Garden

Stamp - Stampin' Up Cling Set Peaceful Moments

Seed Pearls are from my junk stash

Until next time thank you for visiting, and please stay well and safe,

Hugs,

Jennifer.  x