Paper Pieced Santa

Hello again,

I’m back today with another Christmas card, since I have fallen behind on making them. I decided to combine a couple of different challenges including Jingle Belles who this fortnight would like to see ‘Santa Baby’, 52 Christmas Card Throwdown who would like to see some paper piecing. 

This is my second card this year featuring paper piecing again using a digi image, this one is from Bugaboo and is called Stocking Santa Star. I went through my many images and chose this image because it was less complex than most others and would be easier to piece.

I printed Santa out on plain paper first then added my cut paper pieces to the top of the image using some washi tape to hold them in place, before reprinting the image again.

I have used no sentiment on the front other than to add a postmark from my set of Christmas Postmarks, allowing the receiver to read the landmarks on the map, which include the Candy Cane forest, Yule Loggery and Abominable Snowman's Cave.

Here’s my card:-

What I used:-

White 14.8cm x 10.5cm card blank

Bugaboo image ‘Stocking Santa Star’ 

Faber-Castell pencils

Pebbles ‘Home for Christmas’ Design Paper

Clear Sequins

Memento Tuxedo Black 

Kaisercraft Twig and Berry 'Postmarks'

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

Fussy cutting scissors, cutting matt, Stanley knife, steel ruler

I would like to enter this card in:-

Jingle Belles Challenge 'Santa Baby'

52 Christmas card Throwdown Technique Challenge: Paper Piecing

12 Months of Christmas Link up: Optional theme Christmas Decorations Santa is holding a star

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas challenge extra Anything goes

Hiding in my Craft room: Any holiday

Winter Wonderland For a Child

CRAFT add some Bling

Holly Jolly Christmas use your stash- item paper pad is over 18 months old and I have not touched it!!!!

Thank you for looking in…

Have a wonderful week…

Megan

P.S. A HUGE Thank you to all the lovely ladies who stop by and take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all.

Baa Humbug

Hello again,

I hope you have all had a wonderful Easter and eaten your fill of Chocolates, today I am sharing a Christmas Card made for this months Rudolph Day, 12 Months of Christmas Link-up, Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenges, Hiding in my craftroom, Holly Jolly and as many others as I can...

I have fallen behind in My Christmas Card Making!!!!

Okay so if you come here frequently you will know that I prefer digi stamps over rubber /or clear stamps BUT earlier this year one of my Favourite Aussie Online Stores announced that they would now be stocking the ever cute Lawn Fawn stamps and die sets, I love these sets but they can be incredibly hard to find here in Australia, so I pounced on them ordering a couple of Christmas sets and a floral set. 

Today was my first play with them and they are simply wonderful. I had thought about what I would make for this months challenge with Mo and sketched up my basic card. I can see a few more of these getting made.

Here's my card:-

What I used:-
Lawn Fawn Stamp and Die Set Baa Humbug
Scrap card pieces various colours
Tuxedo Black Memento ink
Faber-Castell Pencils
Doodle bug Design 'santa express' paper 
Echo Park Dots Essential Collection
Lawn Fawn Stitched borders die
Lawn Fawn Merry Christmas border die
MFT Fishtail Flags die
Stanley Knife, cutting matt, steel ruler, cuttlebug
Adhesives:- Double sided tape, foam tape, foam dots, PVA glue

I would like to enter this card in:
Rudolph Day
12 Months of Christmas Link up- #15 Optional Challenge Decorations Fairy Lights are a must!
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge #274 Add a Sentiment
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge extra Anything goes
Hiding in my Craftroom #244 Any Holiday
ABC Christmas Challenge F is for Frills or No Frills,  depends on so much, No Frills is much less trouble...
Christmas at Sweet Stampin Cute Christmas
Crafting in a Beautiful Mess Challenge #1 Anything goes
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge #68 Use your stash Merry Christmas border die has been hiding in my stash for a long long time, Baa Humbug set only since early January...
Catch the Bug- Photo inspiration (sheep)


Thank you for looking in...
Have a great week...
Megan

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

Dig it…

Hello again,

On the computer front my screen is functioning a little better, although still a little blurry, I've changed font sizes, it has a better functioning driver and at least my images no longer look like one of those crazy mirrors squashed down from the top and squeezed in from the sides....

I am joining in with this months stamp of the month challenge over at From the Heart Stamps, this is a progressive challenge and each month that you enter you will receive the following months stamp for free. This months image features a gorgeous little dog and is called Digging Dog. If you would like to join in the challenge you can purchase the image from the store here, if you spend over $10 on some of Faiths other stunning Digi images, you can enter this code: Digging Dog to receive the image free found here.

My card has taken a little longer to make than I planned as I haven't been able to find something I know I have in my stash, you can bet that sooner or later I will rediscover the tiny wooden lady bugs in the most unlikely place and probably remember why I put them there in the first place. One bonus has been tidying up and sorting some of my stash as I looked. Since I didn't find the little bugs I have altered my card as I went

Here’s my card:-

What I used:-

Digging Dog image and sentiments by Faith at From the HeartStamps

Derwent and Faber-Castell pencils

White 14cm square card blank

White cardstock

Dylusions London Blue ink spray mixed with water

White Colorbox inkpad mixed with water

Daisy Punch

Tiny flower single hole punch

Poppystamps Garden Sprig die

Elizabeth Crafts Bunch of Flowers 2

Poppycrafts Nesting Square Die

MFT Pierced circle die

Stanley Knife, cutting mat, steel rule, brush

White Opal Liquid Pearls

Adhesives:- PVA Glue, double sided tape, foam tape

Doodlebug Design Paper

Create with TLC sentiment

I would like to enter this card in:

From the Heart Stamps Stamp of the Month Challenge March

Creating in a Beautiful Mess Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper Challenge March

Poppystamps Challenge March- must use one Poppystamps die or stamp

Come and Get it Challenge- In the garden

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week

Megan

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