Christmas Snowman

The background of this card is created using a snowflake embossing folder, I coloured over the top using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to bring out the detail.  The snowman is die cut using Tim Holtz 'Assembly Snowman' die.  I finished off the card by adding a sentiment and a snowflake flower.

Mr Snowman

I used another Hunkydory topper for this card which I had left over from last year.  I added a few layers behind with some patterned papers and placed a border across the centre.

I used my Dimension large letter stamps, stamped onto shrink plastic, to create the 'Mum'.  A couple of the letters went a bit wonky but I think it's ended up looking like snow so fits well with the rest of the card.  I finished off by adding a sentiment and some PVA pearls in the corners of the card.

Christmas Easel

The topper on this card is from a Hunkydory Christmas kit I had left over from last year.  The image is pyramaged inside the frame but it doesn't really show up very well in the photo.  I added some patterned cardstock behind the main image with a bow running across the bottom.

I cut a tag from Spellbinders Fancy Tags dies, adding a handwritten 'Nanna and Grandad' in the centre.

I layered up some more decorative papers onto the bottom panel of the card, adding a border across the centre to act as the 'stopper' for the easel.

Mum

This was the birthday card I made for my Mum - I'm sure you could have guessed without me saying that!

I used Spellbinders 'Labels 40 Decorative Accents' (I'm trying to break away from Majestic Labels 25!!)  to create the panel for this card.  I made three flowers using Spellbinders 'Create a flower - aster daisy' dies and added them in a diagonal across the panel.  I stamped onto shrink plastic using Dimensions large letter stamps, adding the letters into the centre of the flowers.

I added a border down the side of the card, using Cosmic Shimmer PVA pearls to decorate down the edges.

Christmas Penguin

I couldn't let a Christmas go by without using my little Leonard penguin die.  Leonard is a Cuttlekids die, cut out of white card and coloured using pro-markers.

I added a few die cut snowflakes onto the front insert of the card and decorated the back panel a using Spellbinders 'Holiday Tree 2012' die cut.  I finished off by adding a sentiment across the tree.

I've been using up all my scraps of Christmas papers to make these box cards, I ran out of blue on this card so just used a border across the top panels of the box.  At least now I've got an excuse to buy more Christmas papers in the sales!!

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Santa's Workshop

This card was just a bit of a fun idea I had.

I wanted this design to look a bit like a toy shop.  I used Tim Holtz 'Blueprint Christmas' stamps for the toy soldier, coloured in using pro-markers.

I added a few cogs and springs onto the front insert of the card using stamps from Creative Expressions 'Vintage Inventor' set.

I added a sentiment onto the back panel and a hand written 'Santa's Workshop' sign onto the front.

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Christmas Village

I've got a bit obsessed with making box cards so there's a few post of them coming up.

I used Creative Expressions 'Festive Village' stamp set for this card.  I stamped out the village and trimmed it down so it fit on the front insert.  I cut out a few trees and added them to the back insert.  The images are coloured in using pro-markers.

I decorated the panels using some patterned papers adding a sentiment onto the back and a 'Grandma' tag on the front.

Side view

Back view