Christmas In July

Hello again,

This month we are celebrating Christmas in July over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, each week we will begin a new challenge. We have one lovely sponsor each week, this week we are sponsored by Ching-Chou Kuik who have  kindly given the design team two images to work with. I have used Gingerbread Man Parade to make a very quick and easy Christmas card. 

I don't know how many of our local businesses are having Yulefest this year due to Covid-19 and associated restrictions, it is usually quite popular, especially if we have snow predicted for people to enjoy a traditional hot Christmas dinner, with carols and other festivities. While we in the Southern Hemisphere are enjoying traditional hot meals, gathering around a fireplace etc., I guess that those in the Northern hemisphere are enjoying a summer style Christmas ? 

Ching-Chou Kuik

Prize:- Same two images Design Team have used

You can see more of her amazing work via any of the below channels

Etsy Shop

Facebook

They also run a Facebook challenge in their group

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog 

Instagram

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 12.6 x 17.8cm card blank

Gingerbread Man Parade (flipped)

Derwent and Faber-Castell pencils

Gold gel ink pen

Clear Wink of Stella (snowman)

Diamond Glaze (lollipops and carrot nose)

Kraft paper

Strip of Christmas Create Foil and Glitter (Hunter Leisure)

Pinking blade on We R Memory Keepers Twist trimmer (magnetic)

Freebie Christmas Gingerbread stamp Magazine

Scrap brown paper

Clear embossing ink

Opaque Whispers embossing powder

Bright circle stickers

Sentiment from Create with TLC 

I would like to enter this card in:-

12 Months of Christmas Link-up Optional twist Flip a Coin-

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #498

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

LPoCF #134 The Paper Shelter

Hello again, 

Well this all new blogger is interesting to find ones way around, perhaps I have been away from my blog a little too long... 

On to my Design Team card, this fortnight Lil Patch of Crafty Friends is sponsored by The Paper Shelter  and we each worked with Birthday Cupcake, I have used the pre-coloured digital image to make a card using brightly coloured papers from my stash. 

The Paper Shelter 

                                                        

Prize 3 Images

What I used:

White 12.5x 17.8cm card blank

The Paper Shelter Birthday Cupcake

Scraps plain orange, blue and reverse of a Bazzill basics sample

Doodlebug Designs Cotton Candy dot and Pretty Pink Stripes papers

Memory Box die Peppini Laurel (leaves)

MFT Stitched rectangle Die

Pink flowers from my box (came with the orange bling)

I hope all is well in your part of the world, here in Aus things are beginning to settle down, less community transmissions of Covid-19 means relaxing of the rules, meaning our recent near silence is returning to near norms as Sydney siders once again start exploring the regional areas, I live on the fringes, meaning for some things we are considered as part of Metropolitan Sydney others as a regional area. Over the recent long weekend celebrating the Queen's Birthday we had a street full of cars as tourists came to go out on bushwalks, how social distancing worked on the limited number of tracks open I have no idea. Some remain closed after a rock fall which killed a worker (several years ago) others are closed due to the fire and or flood damage at the beginning of the year. I wish that some of the people going out walking realise that just because they hide behind their cars between the street and the houses doesn't mean that we can't see them, we have a canyon nearby which means people get undressed and the re-dressed in wet suits, completely oblivious of the fact that we can see out our windows... it is not uncommon to find underpants left behind outside any house once they leave...  wet soggy underwear at that... 🤣

I have recently attended a craft show which was held totally online, I may have, oh alright, I did go on a shopping spree, ordering some re-inkers for my Distress Oxide pads, some stamps from Beccy's Place and other necessary items like double sided tape... Over a four day period online the various businesses ran free Facebook tutorials on everything from Sugar craft for cake making, quilting, cardmaking and scrap booking, wisely this time several of the businesses put together kits to create your own the way the samples were done, you could also choose to pay a fee to attend classes online with some of the same, with the fee allowing 30 days all access to the classes. It was a great way to spend a weekend, whilst some of the usual show businesses already had online stores others are completely new to me, I chose to shop as local as possible and I had my stamps from Queensland the very next business day. 

I would like to enter this card in:-

Southern Girls Challenge Anything goes with Team Lou

Crafts Galore Encore #76 Anything Goes

CCC Digi Creations Anything goes optional to add purple ribbon or bow

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in... 

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all my Blogging Friends who are still taking the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I've been very slack in commenting recently... 

LPoCF #132 Bugaboo Stamps

Hello again,

Well my mojo is still missing, although our garden is looking decidedly tidier for our efforts, in a few weeks time the local council will be stopping by to chip some of  our piles of pruned branches, Winter is already on the way here, freezing mornings mostly followed by pleasant days, we even have a few confused jonquils out in the garden, a little early for spring.

This week brings us to an all new challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and we were each able to select an image to work with, I have used Dottie Yoga to create a card, which will most likely end up with my physio as some of what she has me doing is modified yoga. The sentiment on the card is one from Paulette of Create with TLC she is very kind and offers many of her word art for free, she also sells some online at her store TLC Creates- Vintage. We love to see all kind of crafts so come along and share your makes with us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends...

Bugaboo Stamps

Prize: 4 Digi Images of Choice

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 12.6x17.8cm (5x7) card blank
Bugaboo Stamps Dottie Yoga image
Faber-Castell coloured pencils
Create with TLC word art
Kaisercraft 'Wandering Ivy' paper pad
Kaisercraft Nesting bracket Squares
Bella! Droplets
Adhesives:- Double sided tape and PVA glue

I would like to enter this card in:-
Crafty Creations Challenge #409 Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create challenge #233 Anything goes optional Diamonds and Lace
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #75 Anything Goes
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #46 Anything Goes
Catch the Bug Challenge blog May bingo challenge Die/Punch (sentiment), Bugaboo Image and players choice Paper Piecing

Thank you for looking in...
I hope every one is coping with the current lockdowns we are all experiencing,
Have a wonderful week....
Megan