Archive | December 2014

My 2014 top 15

Dec31

Thank you for following my blog this year and allowing me to share my creations.  I am planning to make fewer cards next year and concentrate on more sewing projects…well, we’ll see.

I have made approxiamately 200 cards this year and you can imagine how tricky it is to narrow it down to a few favourites, but here goes!  (In no particular order.)

Lili of the Valley stamped image and papers from the Bo Peep collection.

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The papers are from American crafts and the digi from Kenny K.

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Nitwits designs papers and a Polllycraft digistamp.

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Saturated Canary digistamp.2014_07_15

Digistamp from Sassy Studio Designs backing papers from Nitwit designs.2014_07_02

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CAS card using a Mo Manning digistamp

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Mo Manning Digi stamp paired with free papers from Making Cards Magazine.2014_04_20

 

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Made for my sister’s wedding, this is a Mo Manning digi embellished with Spellbinders die cuts.2014.01.27 (3)

Digistamp from Oddball Arts and papers fron Kanban

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Polkadoodles  made into a birthday card using DoCrafts papers

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This is an Emma Canning digi, available from Polka doodles and the papers and embellishments are from Hot Off The Press.

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I think this is my favourite.  The papers were from a Tattered Lace magazine and the digi is by Jellypark.

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But this is a very close second!  Made entirely using a Polkadoodles CD, I did a lot of fussy cutting to make this circular card.

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Wishing you all a happy and blessed new year.

Leona x x

Challenges:

 

 

Creative Fingers – Thank you x

Dec26

We DT members at Creative Fingers like to create a card from time to time, to thank our fabulous sponsors.  Without our sponsors, we would not be able to run the challenges and offer such great prizes.  This image is drawn by Nikky of Polkadoodles and is available on a Tatty Twinkle CD-rom from My Craft Studio.

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I have chosen this fabulous Christmas image from Polkadoodles  I have matched my digi with papers from Kanban.

Challenges today:

Leona x x

 

 

Christmas giftbag

Dec21

I have used a plain paper bag and a Debbi Moore Papercraft lit to make today’s project.

We have a busy day today with our Christmas card exchange family lunch and extended famly for Sunday tea.  My aughter and I will also be singing at the Christmas service in a local retiremnet home.  Better get off the computer and start my jobs!

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Leona x x

Friends are not just for Christmas…

Dec20

Today’s card is a decopage card mounted on some musical papers in an aperture card.  I have used two delightful Forever Friends angels from DoCRafts.

Leona  x x

Christmas village

Dec19

I made a few of these cards this year, to sell in packs of three.  I embossed a card base with snowflakes and used glue gel to affix a topper frrom My Paper Stash.  The card is finished with a silver ribbon.

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I’ll be emterng these challenges today:

Leona x x

Birthday girl

Dec18

Here is a card made from Hunkydory products.  I have layered the topper onto a scallopped mat and added a sentiment from the kit too.  The card is finished with a few colour-co-ordinated gems.

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Leona x x

Creative Moments Challenge – Winter

Dec17

The latest challenge at Creative Moments is sponsored by

I have made a card using Skating Polar bears.  The bears were coloured using Promarkers in Ivory and Saffron, plus the blender, I was watching a wildlife program last week and saw that polar bears are quite yellow in colour.  The reds used were Maroon and Ruby and the snowy sky is Cool Grey 1.  I have use papers from a Tattered Lace magazine with a Nordic theme.  The ornate die at the top of the image is from Spellbinders and the DAD is a Tonic die.

The card is finished with some Debbi Moore glitter and a few gems.

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Challenges:

Leona x x

As free as a bird

Dec14

I have used vintage Kanban for today’s card and taken a little break from Christmas.  This card is for a teacher who is leaving my school ay Christmas – she’s going back to university. 2014_12_14 (2)2014_12_14 (3)

I will enter the following challenges:

  • Papertake Weekly Paper Play – make your own embellishments – flowers, die cuts, punched borders

 

Leona x x

Creative Fingers Challenge – Traditional Christmas

Dec12

The new challenge at Creative Fingers is sponsored by Becky’s Place.  I have used a digi called Christmas Carousel Horse, which is available as a free printable on Beccy’s blog.  The papers I have used are from DoCrafts 12 days of Christmas range.  The digi and the Christmas lights are coloured with Promarkers.

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Christmassy Challenges today:

Leona x x

 

Choir Tree

Dec6

Today’s card is made from a Mo Manning digi.  I have made it into a card using some Kanban paper and this will be for the leader of my choir.

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Leona x x