Hello 2017

Hello again,

Hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas (and got lots of Crafty pressies) and enjoyed the beginning of 2017, I’m still yet to have a play with most of my gifts, a heat embossing tool does not sound like something I want to use in the middle of our heat wave, this week we are expecting temperatures between 29-36C or 86-97F add in a trip to the inner west of Sydney to see a specialist on the day the area will hit 42-43C (109F) I will be officially melted down to a puddle… time to try one of the elimination diet cold ‘treats’ I think… Strawberry Coconut Cream with fresh berries sounds alright...

Wow have you all been busy! I don't think I'll be able to get around to all your lovely posts since I have three weeks worth of posts to catch up on... but I will be looking through them

I think I’d better share the last of my Christmas cards from 2016 since I fell short on the quantity I needed, I stuck to a couple of super easy fuss free cards with a very similar design to the Scottie Dog card I had made earlier which I also made a second time using different papers same layout.

Here are some of my extra cards:

What I used

White 10.5 x 14.8cm card blanks

White 12.7 x 17.8cm card blanks

White card stock from scrap box

Music script paper (Kaisercraft I think)

Magazine freebie paper

Red, green, gold metallic card (some scrap pieces)

MFT cross-stitched rectangle die

Marianne Design Poinsettia Die

Poppystamps Gentle Leaf die

Hero Arts Merry Stamp and Cuts

Black and gold paper from stash

Memory Box Leaping Deer

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Magazine cover gift die set

Elizabeth Craft 'Peace' sentiment die

Blue card plus some from scrap box

Pearlescent silver card 

Lili of the valley Christmas tags stamp

Penny Black holiday snippets

Colorbox Midnight ink pad

White gel pen

Kaisercraft Lattice Embossing folder

Double sided adhesive paper

I would like to enter these cards in:-

Snippet’s Playground weeks 263 & 264  (cards 1,2 & 5)

613 Avenue Create Anything goes with a twist totally Technical (favourite technique using up scrappy bits and pieces) (card 1, 2 & 5)

Crafting from the heart Challenge #142 (card 1 & 2)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge #49 (card 3)

Crafting by Designs January Anything goes (card 4-5)

Thank you for looking in…

Have a wonderful week…

Megan

P.S. Wishing you all a Happy, safe and Healthy 2017.

P.P.S. A huge thank you to all the lovely visitors who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose

Hello again,

Today I am sharing my latest Christmas card design which I have challenged myself to make suitable for multiple challenge blogs so here goes. 

Thank you to all the challenge blogs for their Design teams inspiration and being able to participate with so many like-minded people.

This week at Case-ing Christmas Donna made this fabulous card to inspire us all (you can see Donna’s card here) I took my inspiration from the colours of Donna’s card.

I have used the sketch from Completely Christmas which you can see here

Here’s my card:

What I used

White card blank 10.5cmx15cm

Fiskars Border Punch (Scallop)

Textured cardstock in black, red, white

Kraft paper packing from online order (recycle)

Bugaboo image

Stitched ribbon from stash

Red button & thread

MFT Pierced oval die

Happy Birthday die from Elizabeth Crafts

Christmas die from Marianne Creatables

Red illusions glitzee glitter glue

Fairy Krystal glitter paint

Double sided tape, foam tape and tacky craft glue

Sorry about the photo, it is a bit over lit. as it is raining cats and dogs here today.

I would like to enter this card in:

Case-ing Christmas #16

Merry Monday- Cat or Dog

ABC Christmas- Happy Christmas Sentiment

Completely Christmas- Use the sketch

Christmas Stamping all year long- #44 any shaped card

Jingle Belles- Earth Day, recycle, reuse, upcycle (kraft paper from packaging)

Bugaboo Bingo Challenge- April –Scallop, Texture, Bling (Scalloped border, ribbon and scrunched paper add texture & I hope glitter glue counts as bling!)

Eureka Stamps- Buttons and Bows

CRAFT challenge- Anything goes Christmas

Glory of Christmas- use a Digi

Winter Wonderland- Real or Faux Stitching (stitched ribbon & I sewed button on)

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas- Something beginning with “F” Fairy Krystal paint & festive card

Sparkles Christmas Card Challenge- use Kraft

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Extra- It is always Christmas anything goes

Christmas at Sweet Stamping- Candles or bells- bells on collar

Thank you for looking in…

Have a good one

Megan

PS I appreciate all the comments you have been leaving me ;-)