Christmas Poinsettias

Hello My Crafty Blog Friends and Visitors

I hope you have had a good week and that you have something nice planned for the weekend. Though this time I don't think the weather is going to be on our side. I have helped at two felting workshops this week. My latest make is on my Felting Creations page. I am starting to feel a bit more like me again and I am getting on better with my crafting.

I am very behind with my Christmas card making. I need a design to make 10 Christmas cards for my husband to use at work.  I have been trying a few things out.

I found some white glittery card already embossed in my stash. I used the Snowflake Lattice embossing folder from Creative Expressions. The ivy was cut with a die set from Creative Expressions. 

The Poinsettias were cut with the Poinsettia die from John Next Door. For each one I cut two in red and one in green (for the leaves). Everything was shaped with a ball tool on foam. The centres were cut with a Sizzix die and I added beads for texture. 

The sentiment was cut with a Tattered Lace die. 

I don't think this the design I will use but it is another card for my stash. 

Have a great weekend. 

I would like to enter the following challenges. 

The 15th September Challenge at the Merry Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 2 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 167 at the Crimbo Crackers Challenge blog

Challenge 408 at the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge blog

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

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Creative Artist - Canvas

Hi My Crafty  Blog Friends

It is Friday the weekend has arrived. We have a fun day planned tomorrow. Our daughter and her fiancé will be visiting as it is my birthday on Monday and that is the best day for use to get together. We will be starting off with hat shopping for a wedding in July.

My Design team makes have been nicely spread out this month. Last month three of them came together on the same day. Being the first Friday of the month the new challenge starts on the Creative Artiste challenge blog the theme is Anything Goes.

We have a sponsor Maja Design the prize will be a pack sent out from the sponsor.

I have made something I have never made before - a canvas.

I quite enjoyed making it in the end. I used lots of things from my stash that I haven't used before. This is quite a small canvas it measures 6" x 8". First I covered it with Gesso and then a layer of tissue paper to get some texture going. I found some spray inks in my stash and I had fun spraying the tissue paper. Once this was dry I used texture paste and masks to create some more texture. Once everything was dry I went through my crafts bits stash and added bits and bobs to the canvas. 

The butterfly was created with a Sizzix die and stamp set. 

The flower was made with the Sizzix Bigz die Tattered Florals. I love how those dies can cut fabric. 

The birds are from Marianne dies,

This bird started out white. 

More of the Tattered Florals. The bunting was created with a Tattered Lace die and the die cuts were left over from another project. 

I did enjoying making this canvas. Next time I will have a bit more idea of what to do. 

Have a wonderful weekend,

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

Crafts Galore Encore - Make a card

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I am back, for the second time today,   this time with my card for the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog. The theme of the new challenge is simple "Make a Card". Kenny K is our sponsor and the team have been given some wonderful images to work with. The challenge lasts for a month.

 If  you visit the challenge blog there is news of how you can get a discount on Kenny K stamps. 

Click on the logo and you will be taken to the store where you can buy the images. 

This is Jasmine a pretty young woman she is coloured with Promarkers. I wanted her to look like she is wearing blue denim. 

I made the flowers with my Sizzix Bigz Tattered Florals die. I did actually go to a charity shop to buy some jeans to cut up. I cut some in felt as well to give a contrast in the layers. 

The sentiment was stamped with a Clarity stamp.

There she is ready for a day out to celebrate a birthday. 

I would like to enter Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 218.

Enjoy the rest of the week. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie