Dies and Punches at Winter Wonderland

Good morning everyone,
I'm here with another Dies and Punches challenge for you and this time we want to see them at Winter Wonderland. I've used a Spellbinders Scalloped Oval die to frame the image and an Xcut punch for the snowflake (which has been layered and given a coat of Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels). One of our sponsors this week is Kenny K so I couldn't resist using the lovely Ice Skate Kate again! I've gone for a smaller card size - it makes a nice change so I'll probably be doing some more of these in the future. The papers are Maja Design Vintage Frost Basics and I have also used:
Sentiment - LOTV
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace, frosted berries - Live and Love Crafts
Seam-binding - Ribbon Girl
Pearls, Pumice Stone Distress Ink - Samuel Taylors
Pin - from my stash

Our generous sponsors this week are:

Marianne Design

 

 

Kenny K (with a prize of 3 digis)

 

I hope you can join us over at the Winter Wonderland blog where you will find some beautiful inspiration from the rest of the DT!

I'm entering my card into the following challenge:
Bunny Zoe's - Snow

Before I go, I just wanted to say that it is one year today since I started my blog! I was so nervous about setting one up but your encouragement and lovely comments have made it such a fantastic experience for me. I will be putting some candy together over the next few weeks to say thank you for your support!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend,

Rebecca.
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Die-cuts and Punches at In the Pink

Good morning,
It's time for another challenge at In the Pink and I am definitely back in my comfort zone with Die-cuts and Punches! I've used a frame and heart dies from Spellbinders and a Woodware punch for the little envelope. The adorable image is Posey, one of the Wee Stamps from Whimsy (coloured with Inktense pencils) and the papers are Maja Design (hand-stitched). I have also used:
Hessian, cheesecloth - Ribbon Girl
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls, Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Samuel Taylors
Pearl flourishes - Creative Expressions
Butterfly - Bo Bunny (cut from a paper sheet)
Paper ribbon - Maja Design (one of the strips you get at the bottom of the papers - I love these!)
Pins - from my stash

I hope you can join us over at the In the Pink blog where you will find some beautiful inspiration from the rest of the DT.

I am entering my card into the following challenge:
Deep Ocean Challenge - Shabby Chic

Thank you so much for visiting - your lovely comments mean so much to me!

Rebecca.
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Alva and Alf Gift Bags

Hello everyone,
I hope you're all well. I have a couple of gift bags to share with you today featuring Alva and Alf, the cute Magnolia elves from one of the older collections. The papers are from the LOTV Simple Joys pad and have been hand-stitched, as always. I've kept the embellishments simple:
Sentiment - LOTV
Frames - Spellbinders
Twine, hessian, berries - Ribbon Girl
Holly - Woodware punch
Bags, pearls, wooden stars - Samuel Taylors
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Bells, brown string - from my stash

 

 

Alva with Flower:

 

 

 

Alf with Christmas Decoration Bell:

 





I'm entering my gift bags into the following challenges:
Magnolia Down Under - Holly and Bells
Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia - Use a Die Cut
A Creative Romance - Something Old (the brown string and bells are from my old stash)

Thank you so much for visiting and for your lovely comments!

Rebecca.
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Twinkly Christmas

Hello everyone,
I hope you're all having a good week. I've been so busy making Christmas cards but I'm almost there now! I really enjoyed making this card with the lovely Snow Queen (coloured with Inktense pencils), Snow Princess papers (hand-stitched) and a Christmas Wishes sentiment, all from Lili of the Valley. I have also used:
Flowers, pearl loop spray stem - Wild Orchid Crafts
Seam binding, lace, pearl string - Ribbon Girl
Spool - Live and Love Crafts
Snowflake - Spellbinders
Pearls - Samuel Taylors
Gems, bottle - from my stash

The bottle is filled with some little glittered foam balls which I found being sold in a shop with Christmas decorations - I love looking out for things that can be used for crafting!

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Lili of the Valley - Merry Christmas
Divas by Design - Let It Snow
Papertake Weekly - So Girlie

Thank you so much for visiting and leaving such lovely comments - I really appreciate them!

Rebecca.
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Ribbon Tilda

Hello everyone,
I have another Christmas card to share with you today and I've used Ribbon Tilda (coloured with Inktense pencils) with hand-stitched Maja Design papers. I've also used:
Hessian ribbon, twine, charm, berries, red flowers - Ribbon Girl
Brown flowers, pin - Wild Orchid Crafts
Tag - Maja Design
Flourish - Marianne Design die (layered three times and covered with Frantage)
Pearls, Walnut Stain Distress Ink - Samuel Taylors
Nordic ribbon - from my stash










I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Ribbon Girl - Colour Challenge: Red
Midweek Magnolias - Flourishes
Simply Magnolia - Layers
Divas by Design - Photo Inspiration

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such lovely comments! Have a great week.

Rebecca.
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Christmas Decorations at Winter Wonderland

Good morning,
We have a new challenge for you at Winter Wonderland and this time we'd like to see Christmas Decorations. It's up to you how you interpret this one: you could actually make a decoration or feature one on your card. I went with the first option because I have lots of things waiting to be altered that have been neglected for too long! I've used this heart hanger from Samuel Taylors and covered it with Nordic Christmas paper (distressed with Walnut Stain). I kept the embellishments quite simple so that the Ribbon Girl reindeer could take centre stage. The hessian, rusty bell (with added paint) and lace are also from the Ribbon Girl, the pearls are from Samuel Taylors and the brown string is from my stash.

 

 

We have some fantastic prizes on offer from our generous sponsors:

 

Crafty Ribbons

 

 

and Crafty Sentiments with a prize of 3 digis

 

 



  



You will find lots of lovely inspiration from the DT over at the Winter Wonderland blog - hope to see you there!

Have a great weekend,

Rebecca.
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KISS at In the Pink...

Good morning,
It's time for a new challenge at In the Pink and our theme is KISS (Keep It Sweet and Simple). I have to admit that I was very far out of my comfort zone with this one and felt a little lost without lots of layers and embellishments! But I took the plunge and used this cute Lili of the Valley image from one of my art pads. I used a Magnolia DooHickey Old Swedish Lace die for the border and added some tiny pearl string from my stash. The letters are Pion Design and the wooden stars are from Samuel Taylors. A touch of sparkle was the finishing touch and that's it!

 

I hope you can join us with your KISS creations at the In the Pink blog - you'll find some gorgeous inspiration there from my teammates.

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by - your visits and comments mean a lot to me!

 

 

Rebecca.

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It's Cold Outside

Hi everyone,
Thanks for stopping by. I have another Christmas card to share with you today using It's cold outside Tilda - this one is definitely my favourite from the new collection. The papers are Maja Design Vintage Frost Basics. I have also used:
Sentiment - Maja Design
Ribbon, snowflake button (with added glitter and Distress Ink), pearl string, twine - Ribbon Girl
Lace, star pin, charm, Diamond Dust - Live and Love Crafts
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Doily (with added Pumice Stone Distress Ink) - LOTV shop (I think it's Woodware)
Pearls - Samuel Taylors

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
A Creative Romance - Winter Warmers
Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia - Sparkle
Papertake Weekly - 2 or 4 legs

Thank you so much for visiting and leaving such lovely comments - I really appreciate it!

Rebecca.
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In the Lamplight

Hi everyone,
I hope you're all having a great weekend. I've used Lili of the Valley's In the Lamplight (coloured with Inktense pencils) for today's card with one of their Christmas Carol stamps which pulls out of the pocket (from Live and Love Crafts). The papers are from Pion Design's Days of Winter collection and have been hand-stitched, as always. I have also used:
Flowers, pin - Wild Orchid Crafts
Seam binding, pearl border, cheesecloth - Ribbon Girl
Lace, frosted berries - Live and Love Crafts
Pearls - Samuel Taylors
Wooden snowflakes (covered with Frantage) - from my stash

I am entering my card into the following challenges:
Lili of the Valley - Merry Christmas
Ribbon Girl - Lovely Lili: Christmas Card

Thank you so much for your lovely comments - they really make my day!

Rebecca.
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Tilda with Candy Cone

Hello everyone,
I hope you're all having a great day. All of this Christmas crafting has put me in such a good mood! I've made a card using my favourite Christmas colour scheme for the LLC challenge and it was a hard decision because I love frosty pastels and natural tones, but I really can't resist the traditional red and green with a touch of Kraft! Tilda with Candy Cone has been coloured with Inktense pencils and the Maja Design (It's Christmas Time) papers have been hand-stitched. I have also used:
Tag, letters - from the same Maja Design collection as the papers
Lace, rusty snowflake (with added paint), pin, spool, shabby bark heart (with added Frantage because I'm addicted to this and can't stop adding it to everything!) - Live and Love Crafts
Leaves (with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and gesso), white flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Red flowers, ribbon, twine, cheesecloth - Ribbon Girl
Pearls - Samuel Taylors
Bottle and beads - from my stash

The pull-out tag:

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Live and Love Crafts - Favourite Christmas Colour Combo
Ribbon Girl - Christmas
Totally Tilda - Christmas Tilda wearing red
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and leaving such lovely comments! x

Rebecca.

Jingle Jangle Tilda

Good morning everyone,
I don't normally post three days in a row but I wanted to enter this card into the Ribbon Girl challenge and it's the last day to do so. I've coloured Jingle Jangle Tilda with Inktense pencils - I really love this image! The papers are from Maja Design's A Gift for You collection and have been hand-stitched. I have also used:
Flowers, pin, gold stamens, wooden tree (with added Frantage) - Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace, hessian ribbon, rusty bells, twine, cheesecloth - Ribbon Girl
Holly - Woodware punch
Tag - LOTV
Letters - Pion Design cut-out sheet
Pearls, Walnut Stain Distress Ink - Samuel Taylors
Pearl string - from my stash
(The flowers, bells, holly and pin have all had gesso and glitter added to them.)

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Ribbon Girl - Magnolia Only: add sparkle
Midweek Magnolias - Glitter/Lace/Pearls
Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for visiting and for your amazing comments. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! x

Rebecca.