CHRISTMAS ALBUM..THE BEGINNING

 Hello everyone,

Quite awhile ago I made another Christmas album and the first three picture are the beginning..

Hinges

adding envelopes in red

and green..

then the papers ( New Ones )

12 x 12

and it grew!!

and grew..

Scrap box, but not for long..

then fished out this blast from the past,

you will see that later.

Snowflake Doily

panel with lacy frame die cut

Then these arrived!!

so pretty

and love the size

compared to these big berthas, but love them too..

This was the frame getting done

These are the scraps I'm going to use up as pockets etc..

So, that will do for today, I'll be back tomorrow with the album otherwise this post would be enormous and I would be exhausted..

Thank you soc much for stopping by and I will see you tomorrow..

luv CHRISSYxx

SPRING..DT

 Hello everyone,

Well, that week flew by and it is Wednesday already and time doe a new challenge over at..

Little Red Wagon and our Brenda is hostess this week and her theme is Signs of Spring - flowers, birds, and spring like colours..whatever you want...

I chose a very bright happy yellow card stock for my panels and leftovers strips of 

random papers from my stash..some long, some short..

cut to fit and joined where necessary..

also using my ephemera envelopes I made,

I'm doing well with using up my tuff..

I cut some of the front of my card off..

and now have a little flap in the front and you can see the envelope inside..

Mmmm..I need an edge.

So used a slimline die which cuts a scallop edge and glued it on using pattern paper..

you might have to squint your eyes to see it.

then added a beautiful daisy sticker and a sentiment

so pretty, I love yellow..

this is the little tag inside the envelope..

peeking inside..

and there we go..

So do come and join us HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you soon..

luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

Crafty Calendar   ( Spring )

Creative Fingers   ( Anything goes )

The Card Concept   ( Spring  Flowers)

BOY INSIDE THE MAN..DT

 Hello everyone,

Welcome back to another Wednesday and a new challenge over at Little Red Wagon where our JanR is hostess and her theme is...Boy inside the man - feature or for a boy or man..

Have I mentioned I love making masculine stuff and nautical with it..

This time I ventured beyond my comfort and made a crisscross card and tag.

the base..

arched tag..

Stamperia gorgeous collection of die cuts

and ephemera..

papers were12x12 as that's how I buy them..

and covered the card panels and tag..

love this netting paper..but I needed something more..

so out came the onion bag netting and it made my card smell tasty.

Ephemeras along the bottom..

Tag inside..

tag outside with it's chipboard  lighthouse..

Done..

So there you go..

So come over and link up HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by..

See you soon..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

Girlz who makes Guyz cards  ( Maritime )

Love to Craft  ( Anything goes )

The Creative Crafters   ( Anything goes )

HIGHLAND COWS ALBUM..

 Hello everyone,

last year my daughter and son in law went for a trip over Europe and UK and Scotland..Scotland was to see her favourite animal of all time..HIGHLAND COWS..

When they came home she was sharing pictures  on Facebook etc so I right clicked and saved, re sized and printed made her an album for her birthday in March..now I can share.

I made the album with the hinge technique, so easy and as long as you keep an eye on it it will be straight!!

The inside hinges were covered with sunflowers paper as I think it looks better.

with the hinge gluing the book spreads all the way open.

So I will start with the cover and end with the cover and not say another word, unless I find it very very important..

So there you go..

Thank you so much for stopping by, so much appreciated..

I'll see you again soon..

luv CHRISSYxx

PS, she absolutely loved it and had no idea that I was doing it, so that made me happy because boy is she a snoop and can pick up on things, but not this..

Challenges to enter..

Allsorts  ( Ribbon and bows  )

Crafty Animals  ( Anything Goes )