Half Term Holidays!!

The schools have all broken up for the half term holidays now and I have at last found some time to make a few more Christmas cards.  The first is using a Wine Label as the backing, I love the effect these create, thank you so much Jacqueline.  The main image is the Winter Town stamp from Hero Arts which I have stamped with distress ink and them spritzed with Shimmer spray to create the snow effect.

The second is just a CAS card but using some gems from Hero Arts so perfect for their current challenge.

In the South of England we are all bracing ourselves for a big storm tonight, lots of high winds and rain, luckily I won't have to go out tomorrow!!  Hope you are having better weather today!

More snowflakes!

After making my snowflake cards yesterday I decided to carry on with the theme and make another for this months Hero Arts Challenge. "A few of my favorite things"  I have used Hero Art Gems and used distress inks so this qualifies in two of the categories.   I have gone with a pink colour theme this time with also qualifies my card for the "Jingle Belles "Pink Christmas "challenge ,for every card entered they will donate $4 to the Susan G. Komen cancer charity!! The shape is made using a new Sizzix die that I won on Paula's Blog,  Thanks again Paula.

The weather is awful here today lots of heavy rain, never mind it means more crafting time!

Scramble Challenge

For the first time in ages I have been able to spend an afternoon crafting, and also for the first time in months I have been able to take part in the Scramble challenge over at the Hero Arts flickr group. I have also entered this in the current Hero Arts Challenge  "A few of my favorite things" 

Judy set the challenge this time and all cards had the "Snowflake theme", I had time to complete two cards in the 90 mins, both very simple and of a similar design.

Both have a bit of sparkle!

I am now going to make a few more Christmas cards as I am in the mood.

Have a great weekend.

Snowmen!!

I have had time to make  couple more Christmas cards using my favourite snowman stamp and die from Hero Arts.  The background is also a Hero Arts stamp from last year.  These little cards will be perfect to post out as they are not bulky!!

I am adding these cards to the "Simon Says Wednesday Challenge"  Which is Christmas cards!!

I am having another really busy week, we are still one short in the school office and its a busy time of year.  I am looking forweard to half term and more time to craft!!

Scottish Wedding!!

My son and his girlfriend are going to a traditional Scottish wedding next week and asked me to make a special card for it.  I found the perfect blue tartan ribbon and based my card around it,  the photo doesn't do the ribbon justice as the blue is really vibrant and rich, with the weather the way it is at the moment this is the best I can do!!  I have used the thistle stamp from the Hero Arts elegant weed set and stamped and embossed it in silver.

I am going to add this to two challenges "Shopping Our Stash" which is to use two forms of embossing!! and "Simon Says" Wednesday challenge to use rubber or clear stamps.

Hope you are having a great weekend.

A couple of cards!

Another busy week, we are really short staffed at school, there is alot of illness around and because of that I have been too tired to craft in the evenings!!  Here are a couple of cards I made a while back and didn't post!   This first one is an Autumn themed card that I made for a challenge and didn't get round to posting.

This second card is another Christmas card but using a new stamp from The English Stamp Company called Partridge in a Pear Tree.  This is a mini card, only 4x4, I love this new stamp and I am sure you will be seeing more of it!

Off to relax in front of the TV tonight.

A Quick Card!

Just a quick post tonight as I am having another really busy week,  I did have time to make this Christmas card, as you can see another Tag card but I have turned it on its side this time.  I am adding this to the current Hero Arts Challenge and the "Anything Goes " Challenge over at the Simon Says Blog.

Don't you just love this cute snowman!!!

Another Tag Card

I really love my job working in a school, I love working with the children (they are aged 7 to 11) and I am sure working there keeps me young but there is one drawback.  Sickness and colds spread so quickly, well I have had my first cold of the season and have felt rough for a few days now, I have not felt like visiting blogs but I promise I will try and catch up!!

I have got a few cards to share with you, the first is another tag Christmas card using the lovely Peacock Distress ink as a background again. the Holly is an old Hero Arts stamp that I have coloured and coated with Glossy Accents,

I have had two friend ask me to make cards and I though I would share them, as you can see the top one is for a lovely old lady who has reached 100, the request was for a CAS card.

Apologies for the photograph here but it was taken at night.

Hope you are enjoying your weekend and thanks for taking time to visit.

Christmas tag cards

It seems to have been ages since I have had time to make some cards, I have started back to work with a bang, its been exceptionally busy and crafting has taken a back seat.

At last today, I have had a few hours to myself and have set about making a few Christmas cards and entry's for the latest Hero Arts Challenge..  The Postcard stamp from Hero Arts makes a lovely shape card and I have made three using it.  The first two have a distressed background that I have splattered with water, I love this Peacock blue. I was lucky enough to win this older Christmas Flourish Tree stamp and have embossed it in white and also gold for the second card. This card I am going to enter in the Moxie Fab World "All that Glitters is Gold"  Challenge. (Thanks for the heads up Lin.)

The last card is very CAS and I have just added some sparkle with gems and stickles.

I am hoping things have quietened down a bit now and I can get back into my craft room again!

Christmas Snowman

I am now back to work after the summer holidays and it has come very hard this week after 6 glorious 

weeks off.  The weather in the UK has been amazing but now I am thinking about starting my Christmas cards as I usually have to make about 60!!

I love this cute snowman stamp from Hero Arts and as I have the die as well I decided to make my own embossing folder after seeing ones that Cathy had made earlier in the year.

Here is a close up so you can see the effect, I am really pleased with this and will be trying it with other dies!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend