Is It A Box or Is It a Card???

Hi everyone, how are you all?

Before I start I’d better warn you this is a picture heavy post. 

I was asked to make a birthday card for someone whose birthday was on Christmas Day (yeah I know enough with the Christmas it’s February!!).  It was to be a birthday card but with a Christmas feel to it, oh and could I make it with Peter Andre and One Direction on it somewhere too – so I scratched my head and thought… Christmas Present…

I made an exploding hexagon box.  (I needed six sides cos there’s five members of One Direction and one for Peter Andre) and made a rosette for the top to look like a bow.  This would make more sense if I showed you so here’s the outside….

This is it with the lid off.  I printed off the pics on photo paper so they would be shiny, printed her name off in a Christmassy font and matted it all onto Christmas paper

This picture didn’t turn out to well but it was just to show you the card I made for the centre so they could write on it.

Here it all is with the decorated lid.  I added a few sparkles to the bow cos it needed a bit of a lift.

I’m pleased to say that Sophie loved it and so did her aunt, who commissioned it.  Is it just me or do you dread making commissions – I’m always frightened they don’t like it

Materials

Papers from SuziQ Scraps
Images from the internet
Gems from stash

The sentiment and letters were freebies but I’m sorry I can’t remember where I got them from – if I remember I’ll come back and edit this

Sneak Preview

Challenges Entered

Crafts and Me Challenges - Red (closes 15.2.11) CLOSED

Craft your Passion - Challenge #44 Anything Goes (closes 14.2.11) CLOSED

Cupcake Craft Challenges - 128 Seeing Red (closes 13.2.11) CLOSED
Gingerloft Challenges - GL11 The Colour Red (closes 19.2.11) CLOSED
Pear Tree Designs - #35 Free For All (closes 13.2.11) CLOSED
Aly's Sunday Sketch - ASC35 Bling Bling (closes 19.2.11) CLOSED

Our Creative Corner – Cut It Out (closes 18.2.11) CLOSED

Thanks for visiting my little spot on the web and leaving comments.


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And Finally… the Last Christmas Card

Phew thanks for sticking with me guys… you’ll be pleased to hear this is the last of the Christmas cards!

This is another one I made for personalised cards.  I liked the jolly Santa image, it kind of reminds me of the Coke one.  You can’t really get more Christmassy than this one can you?

Can I say a big thank you to Trisha because the punch I used here was part of  her amazing Blog Candy that I was lucky enough to win.  Please check out her blog and send her some love.

Materials

Papers from Twisted Summertime Designs (be warned this blog plays music) and Designs by Sarah
XCut Border Punch – Flowers Thanks again Trisha
Snowflake punch from Lidl
Red glitter glue

Sneak Preview

Thought I’d give you a little peak of my next card…

Challenges Entered

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes Challenge (closes 7.2.11) CLOSED

Crafts and Me Challenges - Red (closes 15.2.11) CLOSED

Thanks again for looking and leaving me comments

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Nearly Finished with the Christmas Cards

Hello again fellow bloggers.  I can’t believe it’s February already – time is flying by.

Tonight I have another Christmas card to show you.  To be honest this was my favourite one I made this year.  I made a couple of these extra special ones.

Sorry the picture isn’t great on this, the picture was taken at night.  I will get around to making some kind of light box, what can I say, it’s on my to do list – but I’m sure you know what it’s like – you score one thing off it and add a dozen…  There’s just so much incredible inspiration out there and I want to make everything

Well you’ll be pleased to hear I’ve only got one more Christmas card to show you so I’ll be back soon with that one.

Materials

Papers from Digital Anemona Creations, Rainbow Scrapbook Design and Designs By Sarah
Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders – Winter Set #3
Martha Stewart PATP Vintage Lace
Snowflake punch – set from Lidl
Cream ribbon from stash
Dental floss
Flat-back pearl
Silver glitter glue


Thanks again for looking and taking the time to comment. 

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Yep It’s Another Christmas Card

Hi again,

Firstly, thanks to everyone for all their comments on my last card.  As promised here’s another Christmas Card. 

Sorry the picture is a bit rubbish and fuzzy – I tried to tidy it up a bit on Photoshop and this was as good as I could get it I’m afraid.  I really must get my finger out and make myself a light box – the light in my flat is not the greatest especially as I take my pics at night.

Anyhoo – here you go… this is one of the personalised ones I made – the snowflakes are much more sparkly in real life than they are here.  Hope you like it – I’ll be back with yet another one soon

Thanks again for looking and taking the time to comment

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I know it’s a bit late but “Happy New Year!”

Well it’s been a while bloggers… I was so busy making things before Christmas that I didn’t have time to post them here and by the time Christmas and New Year was over I was so busy catching up my blog remained sadly neglected.

That’s all changing now – cos I’ve got a few things to show you.

Unfortunately you’re gonna have to put up with a few Christmas cards first.

This one was along the same theme as my black and white ones and it was batch made to send to just about everyone.  The backing papers are from Bearly Mine Designs.   The tree is my own design and I’ve matted it onto black and gold mirri board. 

Have you noticed I’ve made myself a new Watermark too?  I spent way too long playing on Photoshop instead of crafting but it was fun.

Be warned I’m gonna be back with more Christmas cards over the next few days then I promise I’ll show you something different.

Thanks again for looking and taking time to leave me some comments – they are truly appreciated.

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All of the Christmas Cards

Black on White



White on Black

Black on Black



White on White



Red on Black

Hello again,

I decided rather that post all of these separately I would just show you them all. This is my selection of Christmas cards (so far). I've already shown you the black tree on white background one and my own red on white one. These are all the other variations. I've tried to make them all the same with the same size trees and backgrounds, the only differences are the borders. I've glittered them all.

I just have to decide now whether to stick with making more of these or do different coloured versions of the red one... Or do something completely different.

(The black and white versions are made using Jak Heath's freebies)

I would like to enter these cards in the following challenges:


CraftyCardmakers - Challenge #32 Use a Freebie (all of the black and white cards)


Scrap-Creations - Christmas Challenge


Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #22 Anything Goes

Thanks for popping by and if you've any suggestions they'll be greatly received.

Jaqui x

2nd of a Selection of Christmas Cards

Hi There,

I thought I'd better get started on my Christmas cards. You may remember I posted a black a white card a few weeks ago, so this is a variation on that one.

I bought a snowflake embossing folder and a Christmas tree brass stencil. After much messing about with the stencil trying to get it to emboss, or using some ink pads I basically gave up on it – if anyone knows how to use them properly can you please let me know before I throw it in the bin L.

I resorted to my old faithful Photoshop and decided to make my own snowflake tree similar to the black and white one I'd used before (ala Jak Heath). It's not as good as her's but I wanted to be able to change the background colour and didn't think I should mess about with her one.

I mounted the embossed snowflakes on black card and stuck it to a blank card from my card stock. I printed it off my tree and mounted it on black card, raised it up with foam tabs to give it a bit of 3Dness. I added a touch of glitter for some sparkle. I didn't want to add a sentiment, I thought it was obvious as it was but I stamped the inside.

Hope you like it cos I've got more to show you – I was a little production line making these J

Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments, I really appreciate it.

Jaqui x

1st of Many Christmas Cards

This is my first of many Christmas Cards. I thought I'd better get started on them. Fifi Folle is in charge of the challenge on MSE at the moment and she wants us to make a Black And White card. I hope she won't mind my glitter (it's gold, silver and red). I haven't put a sentiment on it because I thought it looked too busy. Anyway here it is –

I have to be honest and say this was a really easy card to make because I used one of Jak Heath's downloads. I matted them onto cardstock that I'd coloured black with my promarkers. I used some of my new glitter glue on the centres of the snowflakes and mounted the tree with sponge tabs to give it a bit of depth.

Thanks for looking

Jaqui x