Robins.

Time has sped past I'm sure it has doubled in speed.

It is 2 weeks since the last Christmas Club

show and tell.

Sylvie has chosen Robins for her theme.

Another rummage in my used Christmas card pile

turned up two quite different styles so used them both.

1st one is Traditional Robin on Holly.

Orignally the image was an oblong card

but I cut the bottom off and used it as design paper.

Base is a red card which I trimmed down 

and then used the offcut on the front of the card.

I picked out some cardstock to match the 

berry leaves  on the part I had cut off

and then just layered up.

The sentiment was already printed on the card.

Entering into the following challenges:

Christmas Cards All Yr Round # No stamping .

A Snowflakes Promise #6 Must have a Christmas/winter theme.

Crafting By Designs # Anything goes.

Through The Craft Room Door#  Anything goes.

Aud Sentiments #141 Christmas projects + sentiment.

Fab and Funky #275 Christmas.

2nd  image is a whimsical one which is a really

old card from when one of the kids was small

and sent  from a class mate.

The shape just lent itself to being an easel card.

I trimmed the card front down and as it was

creamy in colour used a cream base card for the easel.

I found this freebie robbin paper in my stash too

and teamed it with cherry red card stock.

I added white, red and green stickles  to the image

and cut the greetings word from red glitter paper.

I found by using a piece of wax paper with  the die

I had no problems with the glitter sticking in the

intricate wording of the die.

Side view of the easel. I had a small piece of the 

robin paper over which was just enough top make

the stopper for the easel to be kept open.

I used foam pads to raise up slightly.

Inside of the easel.

 I thought this was such a pretty paper

and cut it very economically to show the design off

at its best. 

Entering into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnuts Extra # Anything goes.

Crafty Time Challenges #6 Shaped cards.

Create and Inspire #30 Anything goes.

Creative Inspirations #329 Anything goes.

Ruby's Rainbow #114 Easel Cards.

Jo's Scrap Shack #108 Anything goes.