Home For Christmas

What an absolutly stunning set arrived this month with my Simply Cards & Papercraft.

I adore Christmas and couldn't wait to play

How spoilt were we, embossing folder , stamps and dies!!

To start I used a white A5 centre- stepper card blank.

 I covered it in a Christmas red paper leaving a slight border of white showing through.

I die cut the door three times, once in red , twice in white. I wanted the door to stand off the page so used sticky foam tabs to adhere and cut the panels from the red door and adhered with glue

Using Memento ink lady bug I stamped the number, knocker , letterbox and sentiment.

I stamped the lights with Memento black ink and coloured using watercolour paints.

The wreath was again die cut twice to give some depth 

The holly leaves were die cut and watercoloured . Once dried I added some ruby red liquid pearls.

I stamped the pots (twice )using Memento gray fog and the plants with Memento bamboo leaf adding again liquid pearls and adhered with foam tabs.

The bows were stamped using lady bug and bamboo leaf dabbed over with glossy accents for shine.

I had tons of fun making this card

And can see a fair few of these being made

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra - Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Christmas

Paper Creators Crafts - Christmas

Craft Rocket - Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers - Shaped Cards

Crafty Creations - Use a number

Simon says Stamp - Stamp It

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Everybody Art Challenge - leaves

Holly Jolly Christmas - More than one fold

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff - Watercolour

Penny Black and More - Stamped Sentiment

Alphabet Challenge - N for Numbers

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Anything Goes - Polkadoodles Crafting

Happy Friday Everyone!

Here today for 

Polkadoodles Challenge

*Anything Goes*

Or

*Something beginning with F*

hmmmm something beginning F had to be flowers for me. My friend is celebrating her 70th birthday so I wanted to make something a little special. I chose the lovely lantern template from The Lavender Tea collection.
I have made this before and although it looks tricky it really is'nt . It also builds quickly the longest part for me is the decorating although I find that really enjoyable. I use lots of blue-tac until I am completly sure what is going where.

 It looks quite red in the photo's but its a really deep pink in real life. I used a really lovely pearl stock card.  I wanted to match the flowers in so I decorated using
 Lemonade Fizz collection.

 I think they work perfectly together. All that was added to finish were some pearls, a little lace hanging down, a few fern dies and a battery operated candle

Oh and of course a matching card

Thank you for looking

xx

I would like to enter this into

Die Cutting Divas - Birthday include a die

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Not a card

A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes

Classic Design Team - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage -Things With Wings

World Wide Open Challenge - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - More than one fold

Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Decorate to Celebrate - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - Happy Birthday
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes with Die cuts
Craft Rocket - Things With Wings
Crafting With an Attitude - Anything Goes
Just keep on Creating - Anything Goes