Christmas Santa

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you had a great weekend. We have actually finished the wedding invitations they are in the post. We also visited our parents as we had to cancel last week

I have been joining in with the Rudolph Days challenge. It is great way to keep up with my Christmas makes.

I used papers from my stash to create the background. 

I have people who give me their old Christmas cards. This fantastic topper was on one of these card and it was just too good not to reuse. 

I used the Snowflake border die to create the border. 

I found this Noel in my stash it seemed to suit the card. 

I would like to enter the March Rudolph Days Challenge , challenge 25 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog , challenge 12 at the Merry Christmas Challenge blog , challenge 49 A Snowflakes Promise Challenge blog and challenge 154 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Needle Felted Santa

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? It has been very cold here, near Southampton, but we have had no snow. Not like some other parts of the country. Today I am off to my hairdresser she is based in the next village. I am going to get the bus there and walk back. I did phone today to say I might be a bit late.

You probably know that I have been helping at Felting Workshops at Seadrift studio. Recently there were a couple of Christmas workshops. Over the two I made two things. I don't make as much as the ladies who attend the workshops as I am there to help.

He is about 5 inches tall. He reminds me of the Norwegian gnomes we saw when we were on holiday there.  You start by making a cone shape of core wool this is courser and felts more quickly. Once you have a basic shape you can cover it with the colour wool fibres that you want. I made the whole cone red.  I do like this darker red I have used it a lot this year. His nose and bobble  were made separately and attached by needle felting. His beard was made with a different type of wool. He even has a moustache. 

Here is a picture of me needle felting away. I was making a brooch when the photo was taken. I know everyone had fun making the different Christmas items. 

This is the back of Santa. He can stand on his own. 

He now has pride of place under our tree. I did enjoy making him.  I won't be helping at any workshops until February  the lady I help will become a Grandma in January and she wants to be available to help her daughter, that is so lovely.  

Enjoy the rest of the week. I hope you get done all the things that need to be done. 

I would like to enter challenge 21 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Cookie Cutter Christmas Santa

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends

How has your week started? Yesterday I walked to our local Next it took me an hour there and back with some shopping time included. It is quite a nice walk I think I will be doing it again. Today I have a crafty day planned. My husband will be home early he has a dentist appointment. We are hoping to be able to go back to the shop where we ordered our new oven as we haven't heard anything since last week - watch this space.

My husband commented the other day that I know you like making my large cards but they aren't so practical for posting. So I decided to make a few more smaller ones.

I found a pack of smaller card blanks with matching envelopes in my stash. I cut all the mats and layers with my guillotine. I have stopped using my rotary trimmer in favour of the guillotine as I think the cut is better.  I am quite surprised. 

I stamped eight of these cute Santas with the Cookie- Cutter Christmas stamp set from Stampin Up. Four of them were used for these cards. They were cut out with the matching punch.  I used some scalloped circle dies to cut the circles behind the Rustic Twig Wreath from Creative Expressions. 

The sentiment was cut with a Signature die. 

I had cut all of the bits for the cards. When I came to make them I decided to swap the elements around. They should be okay for posting. 

You will see what happened to the other four Santas sometime soon. 

Happy Crafting

I would like to enter the November Christmas Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenge blog and challenge 266 at the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge Blog. 

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Christmas Frame - Santa and his Sleigh

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope you had a good weekend. Both me and my husband have been suffering with sore throats and coughs which seem to be worse at night. During the day it doesn't stop you doing much. On Saturday we ordered a cooker to replace our part broken one. We also made a start on our Christmas shopping, at last. On Sunday we worked in the garden there is a lot to clear up after the drive being done. In the evening we went to Christmas choir practice. It is nice to do something a bit different. Unfortunately today I have woken up with a bad headache which is making it a bit hard to get going.

I went to a craft day at the end of October and one of the things we made was a Christmas frame. Using the Stampin Up Santa's Sleigh stamp set with the matching dies. The frame itself came from the well known Scandinavian store.

We made most of the frame design at the workshop. I did tweek it a bit when I got home. Isn't it hard photographing shiny surfaces? 

I added a Santa that I made with the Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp set with the matching punch. He was coloured with Promarkers. 

This wonderful sleigh was made with the dies at the craft day. I added the presents later. 

Reindeers stamped and cut out with the dies. I was given the stamps in the craft day goody bag but I couldn't justify buying the dies,  now I am not working. I do like sets that match, so that was a hard decision to make. 

My friend was struggling to fill a stall at a Christmas Craft sale and I offered a few items, one of which was the frame, to help her out. You can see it on display in the window It is my first try at trying to sell some things. 

I hope you have a good week. There is so much I want to do I hope this headache goes. 

I would like to enter the Snow Fun Challenge on the Make My Monday Challenge blog ,Challenge 143 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog and the November Challenge at Beccy's Challenges. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Pixie Powders and Brushos Christmas cards

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Happy Monday? How was your weekend? I hope you did something nice. On Saturday we visited our daughter and son-in-law and had a lovely meal together. We discussed our plans for visiting Disneyland Paris next year to celebrate my big birthday. Then on Sunday we had our friend,  who lost his wife last year,  over for lunch it was lovely to have a catch up. One of his daughter's and her husband have bought a working dairy farm in France it is all very exciting.

Last week I settled down to make some batch Christmas cards for which I needed to create backgrounds. I used water colour card and a mixture of Pixie Powders and Brushos. When they were dry I thought they were rather too pretty for what I had planned. I ended up making some different cards.

I stamped and heat embossed snowflakes in silver and white onto the background. I chose mats and layers to match the colours in the Pixie Powders and Brushos. 

 
I cut this Creative Expressions die in white glitter card and offset is with a deep purple die cut. 

I have had this ribbon for a long time this seemed like the right time to use it. 

A DL card with die cut snowflakes with and pearl added to each. The die came free with a magazine last year. I used the last of the ribbon on this card. 

Another DL card this time just three die cut snowflakes and a different ribbon. 

I had one tiny scrap left over so I made this tiny card. The Santa is a Creative Expressions die and the sentiment was cut with some Britannia dies. All the decorated paper has gone now. 

Here they are altogether. They do look rather splendid on the side. I still need to make the batch of cards I was planning I will have to make some more backgrounds.

I would like to enter challenge 179 at the Crafting from the Heart Challenge blog and challenge 45 at A Snowflakes Promise Challenge blog. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Christmas Scene Mini Background

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How are you all? I hope you are all okay. I still have my cold and I have been feeling a bit fed up with the changes to blogger. So I have stepped away from blogging for a couple of days. Of course life gets in the way as well.

Yesterday I had a play with  a die-set I bought last year and had never used.

I really just used the Christmas Scene Mini Background to make this card. 

Here is the detail of the santa in the center. 

I didn't have room for a large sentiment so I used some Briannia dies. 

I really should have used this die set before it cuts really well and I like the results. I have lot of other ideas. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Sparkly Santa

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? There is a lot going on at work and there is a lot going on at home. We are very busy at the moment. There is wedding prep, Christmas prep and preparing for the rabbits to go home at the weekend.

I haven't posted for a while how many Christmas cards I have made so far. In fact I haven't been counting much lately but I did the other day and there were 105 that should be plenty and I know our daughter wants some and that should be fine too.

I started with some white glitter card and some blue card and ribbon. 

The image was from an old Christmas card this Santa is covered in glitter. I love the cute robin in his hat. 

This is the Sue Wilson Happy Christmas die cut in red mirror card. That die has been so useful this year. 

Well this is another one for the box. Not long and we will be writing and posting them. 

I would like to enter Challenge 86 at Sparkles Monthly Challenges and Challenge 32 at A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge blog. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Tattered Lace - Christmas Cuties

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How was your weekend? We got lots done. The Save the Date cards are sorted I now just have to find time to make them. On Sunday we saw both of our sets of parents so lots of driving for my husband.

I have recently made three sets of Christmas samples for Tattered Lace. I am sharing the second set that is released today on Create and Craft,  the Christmas Cuties range from Tattered Lace.  I was sent the Santa and Rudolf set and some red and green sheets of Midas Touch Transfer Foil.

I made three samples for each die. I had to find out how to use the Midas Touch Foil, Google is a wonderful thing. I was most successful with it when I used the foil with double sided tape to enhance some patterned papers. 

I paper pierced Rudolf and used the Midas foil around the edge of the card. 

I paper pierced Santa too. I used both the red and the green foil on this card. 

I have never made a rocker card before. I think the foil really worked with this paper. 

Then I used my circle dies to make an easel card for Santa. This design looks a bit like a target. 

I do like making these sweet bags I think they make good presents that don't cost too much. This one is filled with Haribos. 

These are just chocolate raisins. 

The Rudolf samples together. 

The Santa samples together. 

Here are two of the samples on Create and Craft USA the dies were released there at the weekend. 

One last look at the Cuties.  Just to warn you that there is one more set of Christmas samples I have sent in. 

Have a wonderful week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

Making Cards Magazine

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope you are having a good week. Things here are getting a bit manic to say the least. It is nearly the end of term and there is so much Christmas stuff to do and my eager helper is out of action.

Well this post is about the card I sent in to Making Cards Magazine after they made an appeal for Christmas cards on Facebook. I have only just been able to get hold of the December issue and I was very pleased with the photo of the card.

This is the card I sent in. I featured it on my blog on 7th November all the details are there. 

Here is the page of readers cards. 

I think this photo shows off the card well. 

I sent this card to my in-laws they have been very supportive of my card making. I do worry about giving easel cards to people ever since I found my uncle displaying one on its side. I shouldn't have worried my mother-in-law worked it out fine. 

I hope that you have a great weekend. Tomorrow we are heading off to Brighton with friends to see the Bootleg Beatles. I am really looking forward to it. 

Happy Crafting 

Hugs Jackie