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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

CHRISTMAS..DT

 Hello everyone,

It is Wednesday and I'm your hostess over at LITTLE RED WAGON and my theme for you over there is so very easy..CHRISTMAS CARD..any style or size or amount..share them all..

When I say Christmas card I think it is very rare for me to make one, usually anywhere  between 2 & 12 depending on the size of course, these puppies are the bigger ones and I could not let this Christmas fly passed without my  homemade wagon wheel..


I also adore this wagon set from Honey Bee Stamps..
the straw and wheel details using real nuts.


and adding a tree just makes me happy.


Holly all geared up for Christmas 😅 and looking real excited.
( She's a bit miffed as she got told off for sniffing the table with my Christmas bits on it )


While making the wagons up I made some wagon wheels, very easy to do.


Cut some birdies..


and done..


needed more but smaller birds..
Cut twice, once in white and the breast falls out, so cut again in red and inlay.


then ink him up..


Marianne Creatable tree all cut and inked and snowed on..


Be like that little madam.. she can be as prickly as her name.



and starting to build the cards..
Tree in place..


So bank and white splatters..


Wagon wheel getting sort with a bit of foam tape on the ends..


In place..


Birdie on top


some wooden snowflakes and gold die cut sentiment..


Then I found this buried in a drawer full of card stock and so,



I made one with that as my snow bank..


and another with snowball pom pom and tree stump
and cute little memory box die  star from my stash hanging from the tree tip.



Until I had 4 of them..

So there you go, thought I five but it was four..

So do comer and joins us HERE


thank you so much for stopping by..

See you soon..

luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter..

Crafty Calendar  ( Winter / Christmas )

Creative Knockouts   ( Winter Wonderland )

Creative Inspirations  ( Anything goes )










Saturday, December 13, 2025

LAST SANTA CARD..

 Hello everyone,

Aww..last Santa card to share and them I'm going to be scratching to share anything..

The last few days I had an urge to make another Christmas journal but with a photo album included and some other stuff, a long way to go, but having a great time....

Here comes Santa..


First Santa as I made two for an order..
Using new tartan ribbon all gathered for me already..
After using the snowflake border I only needed one extra random
snowflake..



This one the ruffle ribbon was on the side and snowflakes
and of course poinsettias..


And here they are together going to their new home on Wednesday..

So there we go..

Thank you so much for stopping by..
I'll see you tomorrow..

Luv CHRISSYxx




Wednesday, December 10, 2025

" J " FOR JUST ONE WORD..DT

 Hello everyone,

Wednesday is here and time for another new challenge over at LITTLE RED WAGON  and our lovely Imke is hostess and her theme is " J " FOR JUST ONE WORD..

I went for JOY as I'm keeping with Christmas as long as I can..


I started this one off with navy card and papers that I photocopied a long time ago.


and of course music paper..on the front.


Honey Bee stamps pinecone, my favourite.


and die cut at least 5 times each, the letters in the large size the word JOY
and stamped an old stamping up leafy branch and gold embossed it which gave it a lovely pattern.


Pine cones with their branch hanging down..


JOY with its branch and berries..


a snow bank and trees..


before the snow..



and after snow, more like a blizzard..
And done..




So do come and join us HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by..
I'll be back..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

Farm Quest  Country Christmas Challenge  ( Anything country Christmas goes )

The 12 Months of Christmas  (Anything goes Christmas )

The Sisterhood of Crafters  ( Anything Christmas )






Monday, December 8, 2025

CHRISTMAS WITH STICKERS

 Hello everyone,

Back with a few more Christmas cards, this time, little ones, well smaller than what I normally do, these are regular size..again, A5 papers of Santa, big 25  die cuts and stickers..


Card bases and matts all done, and ready to start the 25's.


I do these in batches in half a day, once it is all prepped there is not a lot to do really.


Santa matted and stickered and keeping with the animal theme...


twelve ready to go to the splatter box for snow..


Robin

Little stickers went into the corners,,cute little animal ones..


Bunny


Mice


Duck

and a lot more..


looking all red and festive..


leftover Christmas sentiments all getting  used up..


and there we have the end..
Twelve cards all snowed up and ready for mailing, 
if I was mailing, they went to the fair and SOLD..

Thank you again for stopping by..
I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and 
I'll see you Monday..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

Cards 4 Galz  ( Cute Christmas )

Crafty Gals Corner   ( Tis the Season )

Fab n Funky   ( Christmas )

Christmas cards all year round  ( Santa Claus is coming to town )
















Saturday, December 6, 2025

TAG IT IN RED AND GREEN..

 Hello everyone,

Now, these tags are not part of my monthly long adventure of getting Christmas stuff done, I made these yesterday because I am all done with my Christmas stuff and had nothing left to do, even orders are done, and it is too hot outside, and besides, who really wants to go outside when you have a craftroom..so I stayed inside and made these tags for Tag -along and ATCs challenge.


I started with white tags, I cut about 20 of the the other day to keep
the tag box full..and planned using up scraps of red and green,
 in stripe form, to fill up the tag..


and I did..but!


I got bored sooooo...out came all my scraps and chose as many red and green I had..


okay, went orangey as well, but red and green was predominate


love the trimming of them and watching the tag shape sort of come alive..


Two done..


Is there a tag here?



Yes, there is, and already for a trim.


then there was 6..


I die cut this beautiful tree from Marriane Creatables in a line coloured foil
and another slightly darker lime and one red glitter, the glitter is terrible to cut, hence only one.



Time for presents..cut in white..



Bows coloured with markers and edges inked with vintage photo distress ink.



Then each one backed with gold. red, or green..




Very easy to do and they look good.


So glued them all in place and now time for more tags..


Sentiment tags, 


stamped in black and rusty bells added with gold twine cotton stuff
which kept fraying and I became nauseated ..lol..


Finally got them all threaded, I put a little dot of glue on the ends  of the thread and smooshed it and that stopped the fraying and my bad temper.


a close up of sentiment.



This is my first tag and entering this one at Tag- Along  (and ATC'S )




All together and those trees are so shiny and pretty..

thank you so much for stopping by..
I'll see you tomorrow..

luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter..

Tag-along ( and ATC's )  ( Anything goes - Red and Green )

CRAFT Challenge   ( Anything Christmas goes )

Merry Little Christmas Challenge  ( Anything Christmas Goes )


A Cut Above  ( Anything Goes with s die cut )