Tuesday 15 August 2017

Flying In The Winter

Hello Craft Lovers,

Taking some free time to share my third handmade Christmas Card. This time I started with a winter theme in mind. Again its something simple, no hand colouring just cutting and pasting.

Flying In The Winter

Flying In The Winter

I used a yellow cardstock for base. The main feature for this card is a picture of a little bird in the winter. I cut it round and matched it with a black and yellow circular shaped that I embossed and cut. I also die cut 3 sets of poinsettia flowers.

Handmade Christmas card


I wanted this card to have a different fold, instead of the ordinary square or rectangle so I folded the front into two. And glued the poinsettias in a row...to make that card stand in a triangular dimension.

christmas card ideas

There you go, my third handmade christmas card with a winter theme. Looks like I got no choice but to find more time to craft. I have a few orders to complete and looking forward to make some handmade gifts as well.

Until then, Craft With Love.

CRAFT CHALLENGES

Moving Along With The Times - Things That Fly
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Challenge #135
Crafting With An Attitude - Challenge #30
Fabrika Fantasy - Challenge #12
Through The Craft Room Door - Challenge Aug 14 - 22
Little Miss Muffet - Challenge #169
Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #356

đź’–Karen Monicađź’–

Wednesday 9 August 2017

May Your Christmas Be Bright

Hello Craft Lovers,

Hope your day have been crafty and fun. Its raining heavily outside. Just my favourite weather to craft. I planned to make at least two christmas cards today. But before I sit and craft away, I better share with you the 2nd handmade Christmas card that I made a few days back.

May Your Christmas Be Bright

For this card, I used a white border card from Create and Craft. Then I layered it with a green emboss scalloped shaped frame using the Auspicious embossing board from Glitter Girls.

May Your Christmas Be Bright


Then on a red card I embossed a candle shape using the Christmas Impression board. I wanted this card to be simple, so I didn't pay much attention to the flame.

Handmade Poinsettia


I die cut two sets of poinsettia flowers and glued it just below the candles and used some border stickers to highlight the candle.  And finally I used stickers for the Merry Christmas and Season's Greeting's sentiment.

That's all for today's card. Craft with love everyone

CRAFT CHALLENGES

The Paper Nest Dolls - Challenge #7
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Challenge #63
Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD 8th Aug
Digi Choosday - Week 32
A Snowflake Promise - Challenge #43
Ike's World - Challenge #94
Lemon Shortbread Challenge - Challenge #47

đź’–Karen Monicađź’–

Monday 7 August 2017

The Cute Fox Cub Christmas Card

Like my The Cute Fox Cub Christmas Card? Looks like its Christmas in August for me. I finally started making my cards. But so far only made 3.

I named this first card The Cute Fox Cub, well that's the name of this cute digital stamp that I won from Fabrika Fantasy. In this article Basket Weave Card, I did mention about my win and decided to put it in good use.

The Cute Fox Cub Christmas Card


The Cute Fox Cub Christmas Card

I used a white card as base. Then using my Auspicious Embossing Board from The Glitter Girls, I embossed a flowing book shape which had stunning diamond frames and fancy corners on a red and green card and layered them with the base card.

I then die cut two poinsettias and glued them at both sides. At the center, I glued the Cute Fox Cub digital stamp which I coloured using Faber Castell colour pencils.

Christmas digital stamp


To add some gold touch to the card, I used gold border stickers and gold sentiment stickers.

That's it, my first handmade Christmas card for 2017.

CRAFT CHALLENGES

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie - Cookie Challenge #74
Morgan's Artworld - Challenge #15
Addicted To Stamps - Challenge #253
Digi Choosday - Week #31
A Perfect Time To Craft - August Challenge
Simply Papercraft - Challenge #49
Colour Crazy Challenge - Week #31

Winner of If You Give A Crafter A Cookie - Cookie Challenge #74

đź’–Karen Monicađź’–

Wednesday 2 August 2017

Basket Weave Card

My first ever Basket Weave Card and I am excited to share it here. I just made a simple one, since it was my first try. Was searching for something different and came across this basket weave, so at once gave it a try. Will try to find some time and share a tutorial with you.

August is here and so far I only made 1 christmas card. Yes only ONE. I am soooooo way behind. Need to start desperately soon. I have had a busy week and didn't have much time to sit at my craft table and get creative

Basket Weave Card


But there is a good news. I just received 3 beautiful digital stamps from Fabrika Fantasy for a challenge that I won at Scrapping4funchallenges blog. Its for my When A Butterfly Sees Flowers handmade card. I decided to choose all 3 christmassy digis so that I can have some unique and fun christmas cards.

Basket Weave Card

Back to my basket weave card, I used a light green card as base. That's the card that I used the basket weave technique on. It's actually very simple to make. I then layered the base card with pattern paper. And used gold border stickers for all four sides of the pattern paper. Using my spellbinder's Sapphire, I die cut a 'With Love' sentiment from a piece of black coloured cardstock.

how to weave a card


The paper roses are also die cut and hand rolled then I glued them on a stamped leave that was hand cut. To make the card look more presentable, I added a few purple pearl embellishment.

In my next post I will be sharing with you my first handmade christmas card for 2017. Hopefully can share it by tomorrow. Until then, Craft With Love


CRAFT CHALLENGES

Come And Get It - Just Add Flowers
Crafting With Friends - Challenge #48
Crafty Sentiments Design - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - ATG (Aug 1-7)
Little Miss Muffet - Challenge #168
Through The Purple Haze  - Challenge #130
Crafty Creations Challenge - Challenge #347
đź’–Karen Monicađź’–