Post Me A Letter Do.

Time has sped round once more.

It is my turn to choose the theme

for the Christmas Club Girls.

I have gone with show a 

Post Box on your project. 

A quick delve into my used Christmas card stack

and I found 2 very suitable ones to reuse.

One very old style box showing the Initials GR 

for King George VI  and the other the boxes we still use today

with ER on them for Queen Elizabeth II.

I'm back with my love/ hate addiction 

for acetate on  the 1st card. 

I used cream card for the base and layered up with 

cream parchment paper for the wording to go on

then the card front and lastly the acetate.

I made the bow using my new bow maker gadget.

I took an aerial view below to show the layers.

I left the 2nd card pretty much as is.

I found the Artists name on  the back which is

Billy Stevenson and the picture is called 

'Robin and Post Box'. 

Used my Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles 

to die cut the layers which I then layered

back up using successively deeper 3D sticky pads .

You can see the 3D effect below.

I used red card stock to create the base

and added  pearls  plus  a gold sticker

sentiment to complete.

I can't wait to see  what  the other girls will make of the theme.

The Playground Nativity.

Ok.

The cast at present is:

Mary - Viv

Baby Jesus - Parsnip

Donkee - 9 monkee's (Don't even ask)

Darnell - Shirley (Wife of Neighbouring stable owner)

(Just make sure you bring plenty of Chocklit on set with you!!!)
Angel Gabriel - Kathleen
2nd Angel - Sandra H. 
Sheep - Barb

The Rest to be announced once you have all made up your minds.
Parts are being filled thick and fast. 

hugs  Casting Directors 

Mrs A/SARN.

Fly Away.

It's week 2 of my Butterfly challenge

#42 Butterflies + Z is for Zig Zags

Here is some more inspiration for you.

This is as CAS as it gets!

I adhered two small strips of washi tape onto a snippet of card

and then cut the banner shape to fit a blank card base.

Used 2 SU butterfly punches  to cut the apertures 

and then the cut outs were raised up on 3D pads 

and adhered above  the strip.

A few  pearls  for the trail and card is complete.

Simples!!!!

Entering into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion #287 Anything goes.

Clear It Out Challenges # White +one colour/stashof your choice (washi tape/pearls)

Creative Fingers #97 Anything goes.

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #202 Use your snippets (white card for washi tape)

2 Creative Chicks # Anything goes.

Crafting By Designs #165 Anything goes.

Creative Ladybirds Creations #9 Anything goes.

My second card is the exact opposite!!

I threw everything at it for a Shabby chic /vintage look.

Base paper is by Prima from their 'Botanical Collection.'

Distressed round the edges with my handy TH tool

The pink rose paper on top is by Raspberry Road.

Both these papers were freebies from magazines. 

I adhered the pink paper to snippets of white card

and then distressed around the edges for a more raised look.

The butterfly is by Sil  'Papillons Loisirs Creatifs'

Ric rac braid/ribbon/lace/charm/pearls and embellishment

all from my stash.

Entering into the following challenges:

The Crazy Challenge #210 Pretty in pink.

Fantastic Tuesday #111 Anything goes +something with B. (Butterfly).

UnstampaBelles #52 Anything goes + use flowers. (roses on the dp's and embellishments)

Twofers  Challenge #7 Things with wings.

Scrap and Craft #15 Shabby chic or vintage.

Through the Craftroom Door # Anything goes.

So, two completely different styles but the same challenge.

Hope I have given you some food for thought.

and ideas on what to use for zig zags. 

Cleopatra

A very different style card from me today.

This is for the new challenge over

at Crafting from the Heart # 85

We are being sponsored by

Sassy Studio Designs

The theme is anything goes  as usual

and we would love to see your projects.

I chose this image called ' Cleopatra Portrait.'

As soon as I saw her I  knew I just had to colour her up.

I have used Promarkers, gold gel pen

and gold pearlised chalk.

I fussy cut the image out after colouring her.

The stamp is of Roman Columns and writing

but I can't for the life of me recall where I got it from

or the make other than is is unmounted red rubber.

I have layered up with orange and red card stock

on black as my base card.

The black panel has been embossed using 

a Darice folder of Bulrushes.

Cleopatra is raised up with 3D pads.

The only way I could get a  half decent photo to show up

 the embossed panel was to turn the card sideways

under my white desk light. 

Entering into the following challenges:

2 Creative Chicks #4 Anything goes.

Crafting By Designs # Anything goes.

Crafts Galore #23 Use a stamp or digi.

Creative Ladybirds #9 Anything goes.

Create and Inspire #33 Anything goes.

Inspiration Destination #58 Anything goes.

A Bit More Time To Craft #7 Anything goes.

Crafting With Friends #10 Anything goes.

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #21 Anything goes

Zig Zags

The theme for the next fortnight

at my Butterfly challenge is

#42 Butterflies =Z is for Zig Zags.

I hope you will play along.

Here's the card I made as inspiraion.

Very simple as both the Butterfly and D.P. are quite dramatic.

Design paper is a freebie from 

Making Cards September 2015 called

'Fashion Girls'

The Wooden Butterfly I purchased over a yr ago from Ebay

and it has been in my stash waiting for the right moment.

The sentiment is a gold outline sticker by Anita's.

Entering into the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft #7 Anything goes.

Hiding In My Craftroom #223 Freestyle

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #21 Anything goes.

Craft Your Passion #286 Anything goes.

Crafty Card Makers #151 Thankyou.

Incy wincy Designs #Anything goes.

Use Your Stuff #198 Use old stash.

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper. # Anything goes.

2 Creative Chicks #4 Anything goes.

Creative Ladybirds Creations #9 Anything goes.

Birds of a Feather.

well I have to report that making 

a clock this week on my blog

has not given me any more time!!

In fact 2 weeks seems to have spun round

in supper fast fashion as it's time

for us girls in the Christmas Card Club 

to show you our makes.

Mary set the theme this week

which was to feature 

A Cardinal or Christmas Bird.

This immediately conjured up  the idea 

of Robins  so a quick delve into the  recycle bin 

of used christmas card fronts and I found this cheery pair.

I trimmed the picture down to size and then layered

onto first cherry red and then gold pearlised cardstock.

I used a cream blank card for my base and adhered a

square of the cherry red card to it and then layered  the 

robins on top. I then edged around the outside with strips

of gold foil to give the look of a picture frame.

The sentiment is a gold foil sticker given the same 

treatment and adhered to front of card with 3D pads.

Below is the inside of the card

where I have used gold foil corners and more of the 

edging srips.  

Everything came from my stash.

Entering into the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash #225 Go paperless

Crafty Creations #301 Colourful

Crafty Gals Corner #43 Anything goes

Creative Moments #80 Anythning goes with no twist

Fab and Funky #279 Chrsitmas

Inspiration Destination #57 Anything goes.

Penny's Paper Crafty #251 Anything goes

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #201 Use up your snippets (recycled card)

As it would be a cardinal sin not to make 

a card without a Cardinal on it

 this one is just for you Mary!

The Cardinal is a pre coloured  dig image by Fred She Said

that I printed out onto cream parchment paper which

has a lovely texture to it like old writng paper.

I mounted this onto a piece of cereal box cardboard,

then layered up with the gold pearlised and cherry red cardstock

onto the cream blank card base.Some more gold sticker corners,

gold words and pearls from my stash complete the front.

Inside has the same treatment as the first card

layering up with more of the cream  parchment paper.

Entering into the following challenges:

Ruby's Rainbow #116 Birds of a feather

4 Crafty Chicks #270 Anything goes

Jo's Scrap Shack  #113 Anythng goes

Creative Fingers #96 Anything goes

Crafting With Friends #9 Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Extra # Anythng goes  christmas cards

A Snowflakes Promise #8 christmas/winter theme on card

Elf and Safety Notice

Here are the winners

of my Elf Candy.

1st ELF.

MARGREET.

(claimed)

2nd ELF.

ALICE P. 

(claimed)

Congratulations!

you are now the proud owners of a

mischievious / delightful Elf.

Margreet and Alice please contact me at the email on the side bar to claim your Elf.

You have 7 days after which they will go back into the draw

to be re chosen.