Christmas teddies

   The theme for this month's Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is winter cards.

   I found some old 3D decoupage sheets from Craft Creations and these Christmas teddies were among them.  The sentiment on the blue card was printed using a font on my computer.

 

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional Christmas presents

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Allsorts - it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas with anything goes 

   Crafty Calendar - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Make My Monday - CAS winter card

  

J is for joy

    For this card I used a very old traditional decoupage sheet from Craft Creations Ltd and matted it onto gold mirri. The background paper from my stash is matted onto gold mirri and white card. The sentiment is die cut.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Beccy's Place - holiday cards

   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional button

   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

   Creative Craft Cottage - Christmas/winter

   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional humour

   Fab 'n' Funky - old McDonald (stable and farm animals!)

   Craft Rocket - Christmas/winter

   Creative Moments - anything goes

   A Perfect Time To Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   

Heather

   The frame on this card was cut using Tattered Lace's ornamental antique lace rectangle die from pale pink card. I cut away the centre of the rectangle and matted it onto white card cut using the same die. This combination was then attached to a darker pink rectangular card matted onto white card.
   The bouquet is made up of heather cut using the die from Carnation Crafts precious flowers collection and the accompanying downloadable vignette. I added a bow to it and finished the card with a peel off sentiment which I coloured using a permanent pen.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Creative Craft Cottage - ribbon, lace and/or pearls
   Creations In Pink - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - beautiful botanicals
   As You Like It - favourite way to add ribbon ( as a bow as i think it can just add that finishing touch to the design. In this case it anchors the bouquet.)
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Aud Sentiments - anything goes

Rotund robin

  Another Craft Creations tradional 3D decoupage sheet was used to make the image on this card. The background paper was printed using Tattered Lace's Over the mantelpiece CD ROM around which I wrapped some ribbon and added a bow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes withoptional birthday
   Winter Wonderland - use holly and/or ivy
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Creative Craft Cottage - add buttons and/or bow
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Poinsettia with candle

   This image is made with another one of Craft Creations traditional 3d decoupage sheets which I found in my stash. The backing paper was printed using Tattered Lace's poinsettia CD ROM and both it and the image were matted onto gold mirri. The sentiment is a peel off also found lurking in my stash!

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Allsorts - Christmas flowers
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional birthday
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional glitter
   The Crafter's Cafe - flora and/or fauna

Old Santa's sleigh

   It is amazing what you find when you start looking through stash. I came across some very old traditional decoupage sheets from Craft Creations. After making the 3d image I matted it onto black card and used some mucher newer plaid card for the background. Using the computer I printed some letters which I cut out and attached to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - Christmas
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - festive
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional glitter
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Thank you at Christmas

   Christmas is a time when we can say a special thank you to those who have helped us during the year. I have used a traditional decoupage sheet from Craft Creations to make this card. After matting it onto gold card I outlined the image using strips of red peel off and added peel off sentiments.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - x for Xmas and Xtra special people
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - thankful
   Creatalicious - anything goes with layer it up
   ABC Christmas - w for wishes, x for xmas

Cheers

   The theme for this fortnight's Crafty Cardmakers challenge is lots of layers.

   I have used a Craft Creations 3D decoupage sheet and then matted the decoupaged image onto yellow card. After wrapping a ribbon round this I then matted and layered it onto green and then red card creating seven layers in all.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Allsorts - poppies and/or colour red
   Incy Wincy Designs - Christmas
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with Christmas
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   ABC Christmas - w for wishes and x for Christmas

Snowman with bear

   This fortnight the theme for the Crafty Cardmakers challenge is Christmas.

    I have used a traditional decoupage sheet from Craft Creations Ltd called Snowman with bear and matted it onto brown mirri. I wrapped satin ribbon round the base of the mat before then matting it onto green card. I finished by adding a green peel off greeting.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Creative Inspirations - winter/Christmas

   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

   The Crazy Challenge - Christmas is coming

   Crafty Calendar - it's Christmas

   Winter Wonderland - anything Christmas goes

   Cupcake Inspirations - holidays

   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes

   Scrapping 4 Fun - anything goes

   Glitter n Sparkle - winter

   Kitty Bee Designs - anything goes with Christmas

   Simon Says Stamp Monday - Christmas/winter holidays

Bear carol singers

   This decoupaged image is made using a traditional sheet from Craft Creations Ltd called bear carol singers. I outlined it with silver and matted it onto dark green card, adding a silver peel off at the base.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards (z is for the zig zag cut of the fir trees)
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with winter colours
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   Animal Friends - Christmas
   Sparkles - white Christmas

Happy ssnowmen

   I unearthed some sheets from Craft Creations that I bought many years ago. This snowmen sheet was one of them and I enjoyed deciding were to cut the images to make up the decoupage picture.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   The Ribbon Girl - any card
   Crafting By Designs -  winter sparkle
   C.R.A.F.T. - winter
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   ABC Christmas - w is for white and x for marks the spot