Some extra Christmas Crackers

Hello again,

I hope you all have had a very Merry Christmas, had a lovely time celebrating with your families, I had a quiet Christmas at home with my parents…but my brother announced quite late (already posted the bulk of the Christmas Care package) that he and his family would be coming, my niece really announced this as you can imagine an excited 10 year old “I'm getting two Christmases this year!’, so just as well the second box of presents hadn't been sealed with the previously seen Christmas Crackers, I have now had to make a second set for us too, everyone needs a Christmas Party Hat... hehehe I got to pick my own...

I have used the three paper remnants from the previous set of crackers, added six more tags (they are back to back) scoured my very messy desk for some coloured images, which I thankfully found all three from different digi stamp companies. Scraps of white card to die cut the tags, scraps of cardstock, I basically started cleaning up my table and used what I found.... its really really messy!!

Here are my Christmas Crackers (set 2):-

What I used:-

Paper remnants from previous set

Coloured cardstock remnants from my scrap box red, yellow and blue

Digi Stamps from Di’s Digital Stamps Holly Pudding 

Bugaboo:- Kidz Christmas Boy and Dog

Freebie Pippi image

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

Twine in various colours from stash (including a scrounged piece from rubbish bag)

Silver ribbon from $2 shop

Cracker strips from Riot art (Australia)

Gel ink pens in co-ordinating colours

W Plus 9 Timeless tag die

Lifestyle crafts Nesting rectangle dies

Mpress nesting square die

Steel ruler, Stanley knife, craft cutting matt

Adhesives:- Double-sided tape, PVA glue

I would like to enter these crackers in:-

Pixie's Crafty Workshop Snippets playground

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #261 Anything goes Christmas

The Glory of Christmas Challenge #74 Anything goes Christmas

I'm not sure that two Christmases is good for the doctors diet, let alone having added a third!! (another family catch up which has previously happened in August!) 

Wishing you and yours a Happy, safe, peaceful and Healthy New Year

Many thanks for looking in...

Happy New Year...

Megan

Cheers Gift card

Hello again,

Well I thought I had finished my cards off for this Christmas but discovered that I had only made one gift or in this case cash holder for my neighbours two teenage sons, I think I was a little distracted by one's behaviour and wondered if he would still living here for Christmas this year...

So having written on the card for his brother I dug around in my papers to find a larger paper set as I folded and cut this card out myself (bonus that I got to use another envelope I bought in a slightly odd size). I stuck to a simple Santa image so I could play with the ladies over at both 12 Months of Christmas Challenge (this months optional theme is Santa Claus is Coming to town) and Christmas at Sweet Stampin' I added a single word sentiment, he is a teenager after all, they are the masters of single word sentences!!

Here's my card:-

and the inside

What I used:-
White A4 card 250gsm
Generic papers (from Kmart Australia, many moons ago)
My Favourite Things Gift Tag Greetings Clear Stamps
Three gold sequins
Bugaboo image "AKV Santa Sled"
Derwent & Faber-Castell Pencils
MFT Pierced fishtail flags die
Lifestyle Nesting rectangle die (moved and recut to fit)
Lifestyle nesting circle die
Ultimate Crafts Santa's Elf Die
Red, grey and lime green card scraps
Black fine-line pen
Stanley Knife, Steel rule & craft matt
Adhesives:- PVA and double-sided tape

I would like to enter this card in:-
12 Months of Christmas #12 Optional theme Santa Claus is Coming to town
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #260:- Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge extra:- Anything goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' December Challenge:- Father Christmas
Bizzy Bec's Store blog Challenge:- Anything goes

Many thanks for looking in...
Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas Season and a Safe, Happy and Healthy 2016
Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the kind ladies who have taken the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all... 

Fairy Merry Christmas

Hello again,

Well Christmas is just one week away and I'm finishing off my cards, I got busy colouring in this one and then realised that I really didn't need any more Christmas cards, so this became the tag on my sister-in-law's gift, but is large enough to cover a card front (well it was going to be card). Which was posted to them in time for Christmas only to have my niece announce two days later that she was getting two Christmases this year one at the beach and one with us a week later!! My brother plans to pack our posted gifts in the car and drive them back (a mere 13+ hour drive) he will arrive before my niece. 

As this is a Tiddly ink image I have decided to link it up over there, even though I used completely different colours than, traditional reds, greens and golds requested. Please feel free to delete if unacceptable... 

Here’s my Card:-

What I used:-

White card

Digi image from Tiddly Inks ‘Willow the Christmas Fairy’

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

Fairy Krystal Glitter paint

Lifestyle Crafts nesting rectangles

Glitter paper

Cascade card stock

Pink Paper from Doodlebug Christmas Pack

Dark pink Ribbon

Purple Brads

Purple bling

Black ink (Memento Tuxedo Black)

Kaisercraft 'Home for Christmas' clear stamp

Fiskars Eyelet setter, Stanley knife, cutting matt and steel ruler

W Plus 9 Scalloped border die

Adhesives:- Double-sided tape and foam tape

I would like to enter this card/tag in:-

Tiddly Inks Holly Jolly:- Christmassy Reds, greens and golds (delete if unacceptable) 

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra:- Anything goes

Di's Digi Design:- Anything Christmas

QKR Stampede Challenge #170:- Christmas

Beccy's Place December Challenge:- Anything goes

Many thanks for looking in...

have a wonderful week... 

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the kind ladies who take the time to leave me a message, I really appreciate them all!

To those who celebrate... Wishing you a Merry Christmas  and Happy, Safe and Healthy 2016 ...Megan

December Stamp of the Month

Hello again,

Well this months Stamp of the month Challenge over at From the Heart Stamps has the cutest little bear in a Santa hat with a pile of pressies and a tiny little mouse.

For once I actually remembered to select my piece of paper as the colour inspiration for my card before I started colouring the image and I decided to join the ladies with this weeks sketch.

If you would like to join in with this months challenge you can purchase the challenge image here.

Here's my card:-

What I used:-
Digital Stamp From The Heart Stamps
White card
White card blank 10.5 x 14.8cm
Bo Bunny Double Dot soft shades paper
Doodlebug Design paper
Memory box die Ho Ho Holly Leaves
Circle punches 
Lifestyle Rectangle nesting dies
Adhesives:- Double-sided tape and PVA glue

I would like to enter this card in:-
From the Heart Stamps- December Stamp of the Month Challenge
From the Heart Stamps- Sketch #131 Challenge
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge- #259 Anything goes
Holly Jolly Christmas- Merry Christmas Anything goes
The Glory of Christmas Challenge- Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...
Have a great weekend... it's almost here
Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the lovely ladies who leave me a message I truly appreciate them all!!

Surf to the Snow...

Hello again,

Well today brings the final day of the annual Christmas Chaos Challenge week with Bugaboo's Catch the Bug Blog and all the lovely ladies on the design team and a few guest designers have created some gorgeous cards featuring this challenge's new freebie image, which you can find both in-store and on the blog, we also had to use a tic-tac-toe board to create our own challenge with the inspiration given 

I chose the line on the vertical line closest to the little reindeer, Bling, Santa and 3 Layers

Here's my card:-

I created the sentiment in word using Pharmacy and Fish Fingers fonts

What I used:-

White DL card blank

Red card stock

Blue patterned paper (generic)

Bugaboo images AKV Snow Shoes & Tropical Santa Tubing

Derwent pencils

black fine line pen

Sentiment typed

Cottage Cutz Mini Holly Berry Die

Lifestyle nesting circle dies

Scrap papers (various)

Silver Bic Mark-it Pen

Blue Glitzee glitter glue

Fairy Krystal glitter paint

Kaisercraft 2mm silver self-adhesive rhinestones

Adhesives:- Glue stick, double-side tape, foam tape

Stanley knife, cutting matt & steel ruler

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bugaboo's Christmas Chaos Day 7

CRAFT Challenge 

12 Months of Christmas: Optional theme Santa Claus is coming to town

Case-ing Christmas #32 Anything Goes

Many thanks for looking in...

enjoy the weekend...

Megan

Elves

Hello again,

Well I'm back again with another card for the current Christmas Chaos Challenge a week full of fun Challenges with the lovely team over at Bugaboo.

Today's challenge we had to pick a treat and make our card based on that treat, I chose 'Gingerbread Cookie Biscuit' (sorry we don't eat cookies in Australia, although some people are likely to toss them, but that's another story).

* Gingerbread Cookies - Use 2 Stripes, 3 Brads or Bling, 4 Layers

* Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles - Make your card a shape other than Square or Rectangle, 3 pieces of Bling & Ribbon

* Homemade Holiday Chocolates - Use ONLY cardstock, no designer papers, Embossing & 2 Layers

* Spiked Egg Nog - Use a Border Punch, Glitter & Polka Dots

* Candy Canes – Stripes & BLING

* Fruit Cake – Make it Funny & use ONLY scraps to create your card

My card recipe included 2 Stripes, 3 Brads or Bling and four layers. 

I went a little overboard with my bling, never mind... my brother won't notice...

Here's my Card:- 

What I used:-
Square card blank 14cm
white card
black paper from scraps box
black glitter card 
doodlebug design paper 'north pole'
pebbles paper pack 'home for the holidays'
Make it Crafty digi image 'Floppy'
Derwent and Faber-Castell pencils
black fine-line pen
two red enamel brads
6 black self-adhesive bling
typed sentiment the original came from (whimsie doodles, I altered it)
Fiskars scallop border punch
Adhesives:- double-sided tape, glue stick, glue dots, PVA

I would like to enter this card in
Bugaboo's Christmas Chaos Day 5
CRAFT Challenge #341 Christmas
Holly Jolly Challenge:- Merry Christmas Anything goes
Case-ing Christmas- #32 Final Challenge Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments Design:- Christmas Card Challenge
Cardz 4 Guyz- Traditional Christmas Colours
CCC Digi Creations:- #38 Anything goes
Eureka Stamps:- #170 Christmas is Coming
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge extra:- December Anything goes

Many thanks for looking in...
Have a great weekend...
Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the kind and wonderful ladies who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all...

North Pole Christmas

Hello again,

Well in the last week of October I entered the Crafting by Design Monthly Christmas Challenge with some tags I had made which you can see here.

My tag project was chosen as one of their Saturday Spotlights and I was offered my first place in a Guest Design Team, can you see the smiley glow? I was offered two choices of challenges to be a Guest Designer and chose to participate in: 

Here come the Holidays Challenge

The lovely ladies of the Design Team have created some wonderful cards and projects as inspiration and we hope you will join in the challenge, there are some lovely prizes to be won from three fabulous sponsors, 

Oak Pond Creations

Dr. Digi

Aliciabel

This challenge isn't just for Christmas, 
you can add any project for whatever holiday
you celebrate this month!

Since this is our last challenge this year,
we're super excited to have 3 sponsors and loads
of inspiration projects from our Design Team and
Guest Designers.  

I made this easel card as my project:

Just the front

 I used the Fishtail flags die to create the sentiment flag altering its size by matching up the piercing and re-cutting the end, I repeated this for the sentiment on the easel base cutting a coordinating rectangle stopper.

What I used:-

White 14cm Square Card blank

White card stock + scrap

Digi Image Decorating Deer Di’s Digi Stamps

Dark Brown card stock

Doodlebug Design Paper pad ‘Santa Express’

Derwent and Faber-Castell pencils

Sentiments from Desert Diva and Cuddly Buddly ‘Christmas Ticket Digi’

Kaisercraft ‘Christmas Quotes’ Clear stamp

Color box Black ink pad 

Six mini Gold star brads (& eyelet setter Fiskars)

White holographic glitter from Art wrap

White glitter from Made for you

MFT Pierced Fishtail Flags 

MFT Pierced oval Dies

Memory Box Die Jolly Jingle Bells

Gold glitter paper

Adhesives:-Foam tape, Double-sided tape and PVA

Craft cutting mat, Stanley Knife, Steel ruler, Scissors, PC & printer, Score board and bone folder, Cuttlebug

This challenge is open until December 29, so you have loads of time
to enter, but please remember to follow the rules and add no more than 3 of your projects made during this time. We're also going to be adding some "reminder" posts during this month featuring projects from even more Guest Designers!

A huge thank you to Doris and the lovely ladies on the Design team for the opportunity to be a Guest Designer with them on this challenge :-) 

I am also entering this card in:-

12 Months of Christmas Link-up- #12 Anything goes OR Optional Theme 

Natalie and Amy Challenge #39 Christmas

Case-ing Christmas Final Challenge #32- Anything goes

Sparkles Christmas Card Challenge- #59 Die Cuts for Christmas

A Snowflakes Promise #11 winter or Christmas theme

Digi Design Challenge Blog:- Any Winter Holiday
Doodle Pantry Ants in my Pantry #12:- Digital Images only
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #258:- Time to Decorate
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra December

Many thanks for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. Thank you to all the kind ladies who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all...

types of candy

Hello again,

Well today is day three of the week long fun of Christmas Chaos over at Bugaboo's Catch the Bug challenge, and today's challenge is a colour challenge which you can see below, I hope my card meets the colours well enough :-)

and here's my card:

What I used:-

White Card blank

White & red card stock

Digi image Christmas Bear- Bear Candy Cane

Derwent and Faber-Castell Pencils

Typed sentiment from movie Elf

Red Colorbox ink pad

Mpress die Majestic Labels Nesting die

Twine from stash

M-Bossabilities (ES-006) Embossing folder 

Patterned paper from stash

Stanley Knife, Cutting Matt, Steel Ruler

Adhesives:- PVA glue and double-sided tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

Catch the Bug- Christmas Chaos Day 3

Merry Monday #183- Candy Canes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra December

Bizzy Becs Store blog- December Challenge

Eureka Stamps #170- Christmas is Coming

Thank you for looking in...

have a great week...

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the ladies who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all.

Make It Merry

Hello again...

Well today brings the second day of Bugaboo’s Christmas Chaos, a week of fun Challenges with the lovely ladies of the Catch the Bug Design team, for the second Christmas chaos challenge the design team gave us a sketch

My card features a cheeky little elf called Zippy from Make it Crafty, I coloured him in with Derwent Pencils and unfortunately smudged the ink after carefully masking off for the two stamps I used to create the sentiment.

Here’s my card:-

What I used:-

White card blank 10.5cm x 14.8cm

Make It Crafty Digi Stamp ‘Zippy’

Derwent and Faber-Castell Pencils

Red card (scrap)

Echo Park Reflections Christmas Paper (scrap)

White Card

Kaisercraft ‘Christmas Quotes’ Stamps

Black pen

Black ColorBox inkpad

Circle Die Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles

Star Stickers ‘Limited Edition Stickerdoodles’ Colorbok

Steel Ruler, Stanley Knife, Craft Matt

Double-sided tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

Catch the Bug: Christmas Chaos Day Two:- Sketch

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge Extra:- Anything GoesDecember

A Snowflakes Promise #11:- Winter or Christmas theme

Pile It On #98:- Anything Christmas OR Winter

Inky Impressions :- Traditional Christmas Colours

Natalie & Amy Challenge #39:- Christmas

Thank you for looking in...

Have a great week...

Megan

P.S. Many thanks to all the kind and lovely ladies who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!

Away in a Manger

Hello again…

Well we are almost finished this years month long holiday card challenge over at Beccy's Place. Today Beccy's challenge is to create a card based on a Christmas Carol, so here goes...

This one  has to be one of my simplest cards to date, I have used a digi stamp I won from QKR Stampede and combined it with one of Paulette from TLC Creations digital word art images, coloured in the image, added washi (can you see it?) ribbon and a bow finishing off with a die cut Star of Wonder.

Here's my card:-

What I used:-

10.5cm x 14.9cm white card blank

Navy and white card

Scrap of gold glitter paper

Digital image from QKR

Digital sentiment from TLC Cretions

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

Memory Box die ‘Star of Wonder’

Lifestyle Crafts nesting rectangles

Blue glitter washi tape

Blue ribbon from my cousin’s wedding

Adhesives:- Double-sided tape, PVA and glue dots

I would like to enter this card in:-

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Day 26-Christmas Carols

Rudolph Day- Anything goes

Snippets Playground- must use snippets

Sparkle Creations Christmas Card Challenge: #51 Anything goes

12 Months of Christmas Link-up:- #11 Sparkle Sparkle Everywhere or Anything goes (I hope a little sparkle counts)

The Glory of Christmas:- CaS or Anything goes

Crafting by Design Get ready for Christmas November

Creative Craft Cottage:- #52 Christmas

Many thanks for looking in...

have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the kind ladies who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all... Megan

Je suis Paris Joyeux Noel

Hello again...

 I have been thinking about joining in a few of the month long card challenges before they close at the end of the month so this card is a combination of many...

 Over at the Sweet Stampin' Christmas Challenge they would like to see stars

 Beccy's Place is celebrating a whole month of Christmas card making with more inspiration each day, mine comes from day 15 Christmas trees 

 Christmas Cards all year Round would also like to see Christmas trees

 I had several trips back and forth considering this month's Case-ing Christmas Challenge #31 to decide just what I would take from this month’s case card made by Donna, I decided to take my inspiration from Donna’s three trees and use a similar colour scheme, in light of what recently happened in Paris I  used the French flag for the colour layout and using a single word sentiment as a reminder of what the season is about...

Over at the Glory of Christmas Challenge the ladies would like to see a Clean and Simple card or the other option is anything goes, I think my card is fairly clean and simple...

Hazel and her team are always glad to see any Christmas make at each months Christmas Challenge Extra...

Across the ditch (well in Australia) the Creative Craft Cottage ladies would like us to make a Christmas Creation

Finally late last night the lovely ladies over at Jingle Belles challenged us to use up or Holiday Leftovers, I'm always up for using my large piles of scrap so...

Okay so I just remembered that the team over at Pile It On's Challenge is Any Holiday or Celebration, I think I've piled lots of challenges on to one card ;-)

Here’s my card:-

As I left quite a bit of space below the trees, I'm wishing that I had placed them a little lower... never mind

What I used:-

• White 10.4cm x 14.8cm card blank
• Paper scraps from two different paper pads (Bo Bunny ‘Elf Magic’ & Doodlebug Designs ‘Santa Express’)
• Silver & black glitter card from scraps
• Memory Box Die Sketchbook Peace
• Tree die from Sizzix and Hero Arts pack Reindeer and Trees
• Adhesives:- Double sided tape, Glue dots, Xyron Create-a-sticker

I would like to enter this card in:-

Sweet Stamping’ Christmas- Stars

Beccy’s Place- Month of Holiday Card making (inspiration from day #15 Christmas trees)

Christmas Cards All year Round- O’ Christmas Tree

Case-ing Christmas #31 Donna

The Glory of Christmas Challenge #72- Clean and Simple or Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge Extra- Anything Goes Christmas

Jingle Belles Holiday Leftovers- apart from the layer of design paper all are scraps

Creative Craft Cottage #52 Christmas

and a sneaky little extra
Pile it On Challenge- Any Holiday or Celebration 

Many thanks for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. a Huge thanks to all the lovely ladies who take the time to leave a little message, I truly appreciate them all... Megan