Christmas Crackers

Hi Bloggers,

Every year I have a number of (mostly teenagers) that ask for money instead of a gift for Christmas. I don’t really like to give money in an envelope so I try to come up with different ways to make it more like a gift.

I love this cracker idea and you can make them as small (or as large) as you wish. I also put chocolate inside.

The cracker is made using the We R Memory Keepers Candy Box Punch Board.
I used the pieces that usually get thrown away to make the flower. It was a bit tricky but I like the way it turned out.
I stamped a tag image onto patterned paper and tied the ends of the cracker with ribbon.   

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Pam xx

Snowman Christmas Cards

Hi Bloggers

I have some cute snowman Christmas Cards to share with you today.

I made 8” x 8” and 6” x 6” versions in both black and white and colour variations.
The larger cards have a double frame, cut with my Cricut using the Teresa Collins December 25^th cartridge. I embossed the centre panel with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

 
The snowman is the Assembly Snowman Tim Holtz Alterations die (Sizzix)

 

I cut a triangle from black card using my Cricut and the George and Basic Shapes cartridge and stamped one of the messages (from the Kaisercraft Basecoat Christmas stamp set) onto it. I heat embossed the text using white embossing powder and rubbed over the image with some white ink to give it a chalkboard look.

 I used the same white embossing powder and ink technique for the snowflakes on the background.

This is the smaller version:

For the colour version I used panels of patterned paper for the background and also added some colour to the text image 

 

The following two cards are other smaller versions. The poinsettia is from the Cricut Wrap It Up cartridge.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Pam xx

 

 

21st Birthday Card

Hi bloggers,
 
I was asked to make a 21^st birthday card for a friend’s daughter who is studying photography at university.
I designed this 8” x 8” card

The background was made using an Inkylicious script stamp and silver embossing powder. I inked the edges using Distress ink.

The scallop mat was cut using my Cricut and the Elegant Edges cartridge.

I also used my Cricut to cut the doll (Paper Dolls Teen Scene cartridge), the cocktail drink (From my Kitchen cartridge) and the letters (Hannah Montana cartridge).

I covered the letters with Glossy accents and the hair band with glitter.

Thanks for stopping by

Pam xx

Pink Pram Best Wishes Card

Hi bloggers,

 I have another baby card to share with you today.

The pink frame is cut with my Cricut using the Elegant Edges cartridge. Instead of discarding the centre piece I embossed it with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

The pram is from the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge and I used a Martha Stewart edge punch for the lace.

The tag is from the Wrap It Up cartridge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Pam xx

 

 

Good Luck “Maternity Leave” Card 2

Hi bloggers,
 
Today I’d like to share with you an 8” x 8” card I made for another colleague going on maternity leave. You may notice that I’ve adapted a previous design I made!

I designed the scallop frame on my (Cricut) Gypsy and cut it at 6”. I also designed the scallop border strips on my Gypsy.

The pregnant lady is from the New Arrivals cartridge and I used a small Woodware punch for the heart that I covered with Glossy Accents.

The ribbon is so cute. It is pale pink with a pattern of silver bootees and rattles. I threaded it through the holes in the scallop frame and added a double bow at the bottom.

The tag is cut from the Wrap It Up cartridge

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope you like my card.

Pam xx

Good Luck “Maternity Leave” Card 1

Hi bloggers,

 

A colleague went on maternity leave recently and I made this card for her.

I used the “Cherish” Martha Stewart punch around the page for the mat, layering a square in the centre that I embossed using the Swiss Dots embossing folder (one of my all time favourites).

 

The pregnant lady was cut on my Cricut using the New Arrivals cartridge. I cut a triangle from the body and layered a scan photo behind it.

 

I used Martha Stewart punches for the flower and leaves. 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope you like my card.

Pam xx

Autumn Scarecrow Birthday Card

Hi bloggers,

Today I’d like to share with you an 8” x 8” birthday card I made for a late October birthday.

I used the kaisercraft crackle stamp with copper embossing powder to make the background.
I cut a burgundy 7.5” mat and a kraft 7” mat using my Cricut and the Art Philosophy cartridge and I used the same copper embossing powder around the edges of the Kraft mat.

The Scarecrow, pumpkins and birds are cut with my Cricut using the Simply Scarecrow cartridge. I used Bo Bunny patterned paper for the layers of the scarecrow and I tucked some raffia under the cuffs.

The rolled flower and leaves are also cut with my Cricut using the Flower Shoppe cartridge.

I used the Kaisercraft crackle stamp and copper embossing powder randomly on the leaves and punched a small hole in them so I could thread baker’s twine through them.

The letters are from the Danny’s Girl feature on the Hannah Montana cartridge covered in Glossy Accents.

Thanks for stopping by.
I hope you like my card.
Pam xx