Christmas tree on square card

The challenge over at Humbug Hall is a Christmas tree and Hazel's challenge is a square card so I thought I'd combine the two. So a square linen base card with papers from Scrap Girls matted onto gold mirri with a red organza ribbon underneath. The tree is a downloaded image that I cut out and glittered and mounted with silicone glue.
Thanks for looking :)

Metallics

This week's challenge at Humbug Hall is metallics and the theme is seasonal silver at Hazel's blog so I thought I'd combine the two. Apologies now for the quality of my photo but Picasa is playing up!!
I used a red pearlescent base card and made my metal embellishments using Debbi Moore's Metal Magic and a free stamp from Craft Stamper and a Jenny Mayes small one. I'm not good with metal sheets, although I've only tried with one type but I just kept cutting myself!!!
I used peeloffs and some gems for decoration and wrapped acetate around the card and finished with ribbon and a bow.    Thanks for looking :)

Apertures and Starlight Starbright.

This week's challenge at Humbug Hall is apertures and as I don't have any blanks I had to cut one! I also wanted to incorporate the design to fit with Die Cut Dreams challenge which is Starlight Starbright.
I created the text on my Craft Artist and printed it out on to red card which I then cut and mounted onto an A5 white base card. I cut out the centre of the O in Noel and created a little vignette behind on the inside of the base card. I used Jenny Mayes Christmas scene stamps and coloured with distress inks. The snowman I cut and mounted on the front of the card to give some dimension. I stamped the star with a glue pad and glittered with irridescent powder.
Thanks for looking :)

Bah humbug

This week's challenge at Humbug Towers is embossing, it's also Hazel's challenge as well and Die Cut Dreams is a song. I have tried to cover all three challenges with my card which is something new for me! The song is "Let it snow".
The base card I embossed with a snowflake folder and the nestie negative frame I embossed with dots to look like snow.
The stamp is from Le Blanche and embossed with versamark and silver EP. I added a little glitter on the snow and on the embossing on the base card. The snowflake is a very old freebie from Craft Stamper stamped twice and attached with a silver brad. It's difficult to get a good photo with the silver and glitter as it glares.
Thanks for looking :)

Bah humbug

This weeks theme at Bah Humbug is Things that fly! So I thought I'd use some stamps that I bought in Michael's when I was in Canada last year. The angel and the sentiment are from the same set. The background papers are matching from Debbi Moore and I used Christmas ribbon as a wrap.
I stamped the angel with versamark and embossed with gold and used a glue pen to add some glitter. The sentiment I stamped in black brilliance onto shrink plastic edged in gold krylon. A couple of glittery swirls completes the card. Thanks for looking :)

Bah humbug

The challenge this week at Bah Humbug  is to use a cd/dvd in any way, altered or otherwise. I layered a freebie download paper from Glenda Waterman onto gold mirri and covered my cd with free paper from a magazine. I enlarged a digi stamp from Createwith TLC and used the top and bottom of the bauble to attach to my cd and used gold glitter although it looks bronze in the photo! I stamped some holly leaves and attached them with foam pads. Thanks for looking :)

bah-humbugDoilies

This weeks challenge at Bah Humbug is to use doilies, which was quite opportune as I had just got some on ebay!!
 http://bah-humbug-christmas.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-6-doilies.html
Rummaging through my stash I found some sticky backed fabric with poinsettias. I cut a border and an extra single flower and attached it to the top of the card and used silicone glue to raise up the flower. I inked the doily with gold ink and cut out a vintage image from a Joanna sheen cd for the centre. I added glitter to highlight the hats and peeloffs for the edges and the sentiment. Sorry about the glare in the middle!
Thanks for looking :)

Check out this fantastic doily tutorial!
http://scrapbookgirl.typepad.com/paper_scissors_and_superh/2010/08/build-a-doily.html

Buttons and bows

This weeks challenge over at Bah Humbug is Buttons and Bows
http://bah-humbug-christmas.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-5-buttons-and-bows.html
The base card is dark blue and I matted and layered with white card and a Xmas freebie from a magazine. I cut a nestie frame and stamped around with Xmas foliage from a Jenny Mayes set. I coloured Tilda with promarkers and stamped out some Xmas presents, which happens to be the first stamp I ever bought!!!!
The sentiment is also from Jenny Mayes and the button detail is the middle of the freebie stamp from Craft Stamper.
I am also entering this for Diecut Dreams challenge The Gift of Love.
Thanks for looking :)

An oldie but a goldie

http://bah-humbug-christmas.blogspot.com/
This weeks challenge at Bah Humbug is to create a card using something that you have had for ages and not used or stash that you just stroke!! I have a cuttlebug but rarely use it although I love the effects you get. So I have used two cuttlebug folders that are pristine and used distress inks and promarkers to highlight the embossing.
Thanks for looking :)

Christmas Cracker

The challenge this week over at Bah Humbug is Christmas Cracker. Using paper from Artilicious I folded a DL card and cut notches to create a cracker. I distressed a nestie shape and stamped some holly leaves in gold and smudged with Spanish Olive. The gold cord and beads are recycled from Christmas!!
http://bah-humbug-christmas.blogspot.com/2011/01/challenge-3-christmas-crackers.html

Thanks for looking :)

Holly and Fairies

My 2nd Christmas card of 2011 is for Hazel's recycled card challenge  http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/01/chnc-challenge-2-freebie-or-recycled.html and Bah! Humbug!
http://bah-humbug-christmas.blogspot.com/2011/01/challenge-1-holly-fairies-and-touch-of.html
I stamped and embossed a card base with holly from a Judikins cube stamp and wrapped a piece of ribbon saved from a present around the card. The topper is off a Christmas card from last year and mounted on mirri. The holly and berries are from my friends Christmas crackers that she saved for me.

Bah Humbug Shades of Blue

The challenge this week is shades of blue and  I decided to try something I saw in a craft store in Canada this summer.  I masked off top and bottom of my glossy card and brayered with a Kaleidoscope pad and with black brilliance stamped fir trees (hobby art stamp) across it. I inked a piece of stampbord with the same colour and stamped the tree on top. I've highlighted with silver stickles and placed it on the card. The background is a Christmas vellum from QVC with ribbon and a knot to the side. Some gems and a sentiment complete the card.
thanks for looking

Valerie

Bah Humbug Shades of Lilac

For this card I used background paper from a set from QVC a long time ago and matted onto silver mirri. The corners were die cuts from a create and craft set and the centre band is corrugated card. The topper was stamped with Paris Mist memento ink and was a stamp from a Christmas QVC foam set. I used stickles to highlight parts of the image and some gems. The words are peeloffs on a tag from the same set as the corners. Not as lilacy (is that a word?) as I would have liked but it's not a colour I use very often!
Hope you like it

Valeriehttp://bah-humbug-christmas.blogspot.com

Bah Humbug Reindeer challenge

Thought I'd attempt this weeks challenge as well, as the team at Bah humbug made me so welcome with their comments! There is a sketch book challenge over at Waltzing Mouse stamps so I have tried to incorporate the two.
Using a basic 6x6 square card I made some backing paper using resist technique and shabby shutters distress ink and tore it to make a corner. I used a fir foliage stamp that was free with creativity magazine and the same ink. I used a xmas tree light by Stamps by Judith and linked them with a fine liner.  The xmas baubles came free with Craft Stamper. The reindeer was part of a set that I bought in Nova Scotia this summer and I inked it with Memento Paris Dusk and embellished it with silver stickles. I made a flower that I saw being made on Create and Craft and finished with an organza ribbon and gems.
Thanks for looking

Valerie

Fancy fold

This is the first time that I have attempted a challenge but the one at Bah Humbug interested me so I had a go!
The base card is 11" square and folded diagonally. Score at 3" and 5 1/2" from both ends of the long straight edge and fold the two inner creases towards the middle and the two outer ones back. The two outer folds need to be opened and pressed flat to achieve a diamond shape. The top folds down to shape the envelope and is scored at 3 1/2". I decorated the front with House Design paper that was free with a magazine and the topper (also free) was matted and layered onto red mirri.I used frosted lace stickles for the wings and gems for the corners. The tag was from the same set matted on red mirri and decorated with brads. I hope the fold is more obvious from the photos
thanks for looking

Valerie