SIMPLE ATC'S..

 Hello everyone,

Well, well, well, the time has done it again, it carried on until Saturday and I was still on Wednesday, what happened..Christmas cards are starting to pop into my letter box, which is always so exciting, I used to get bills too, but with all this online stuff the letter box just gathers dust and leaves so Christmas and birthdays are always the best time of the year for that..

So, onto todays project which is short and sweet and simple, but effective, and again PINK snowflakes..

Red alcohol ink and blending solution on Yuppo paper..

adding some green. being very careful as this can make brown..

When 99% dry I added a few gold  Mica flakes.

with a blob in the middle!!

this one was made using the same red but darker green and deliberately

trying to make a bit of brown on the edges..I liked this one and nearly made a card by drawing with gold marker, strings, to make them into baubles..

Here they are side by side..

A right cut and a wrong cut, I ended up with 6 ATC's..

Then decided to add snowflakes with modelling paste  ( Mont Marte )and a stencil.

and of course the red being red no matter what it is, some went pink.

But there they are....done..simple, no frills..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll hopefully see you again before Christmas..

luv CHRISSYxx

challenges to enter...

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

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 )

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

" 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 )

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 )

Moving Along with the Times   ( Santa )