First 20 Christmas Cards

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Last Friday at my Craft Club, I took a load of stuff I had cut ready to assemble some Christmas cards, nice and quick.

I had bought the A6 emboss folder off Ebay, so did all the embossing of, mostly, on  mirri card and cut all the mats and ribbon.

If you have followed me for a while, you will know that I make alot of Cards for charities so I need about 200 or more Christmas cards, well here is the first 20 or so.

Most of them are like these, embossed card on a mat, ribbon and a sentiement.

A couple of concertina circle ones

Circle sentiments free from Netty.

When I got home and over the weekend, all I had to do was add the inserts and bag up.

Easy Peasy.

See you tomorrow.

xxxxx

Wendy L

AG for Xmas for MAWTT

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Well we are back to blue skies here on the Costa Blanca after afew days of rain, and worse still it was, what we call 'dirty rain', it leaves red soil all over everything.  John went out wiping all the window ledges and tables down.

Moving Along With The Times Challenge is hosted by Christine this time.

She would like to see Anything Christmassy.

I made quite alot of these pinwheel cards.

I make the pinwheels while Iwatch TV at night then make the cards up the next day.

So for me, they are quick cards and I think they look quite effective.
HERE is a tutorial on You Tube how to make them.

Also, it is  a great way of using small scraps of card and papers.

Please pop over and join in.

I am still looking for DT members for MAWTT.

An easy design team to be on as you only have to create once per month and comment for 2 weeks out of 4.
We are nice , really LOL

xxxx

Wendy L

Quick Christmas cards

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It is my Mums Birthday today, a proud 92 years old and still going strong.

Happy Birthday Mum.

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Todays cards are some very quick ones I have made for the stall in November and charity.

I sit and fold the trees at night then make them into cards next day.
I think they look quite effective on embossed Mirri card which I get from a China store here for
1 euro for an A2 sheet!!!!

It is still quite warm here in Spain, the arkward time, do I need a blanket on the bed or not?
Still not got the jeans out yet though. 

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Scrunchy Poinsettia

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Just back from our cruise yesterday.

Caught up on Corrie!!!! before tonights programmes.

This is another Christmas card made using my scrunchy Poinsettias (tutorial  on page above).

I love these flowers.

Fanfare Emboss folder

CE warmest wishes die

CE Pierced Noble Square
Nellie Snellen circle die

xxxxx

Wendy L

Last of Similar Cards

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Last one of the similar cards.

I adore this ribbon that I got from Ally Pally in April, it makes lovely bows threaded through a pearl buckle.

Creative Expressions Perfect Peony and Pierced Noble Square again, and Warmest Wishes again.

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Here are my two gorgeous Grandaughters Hollie and Tess.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Another Christmas Card

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Another Card similar to yesterdays.

Creative Expressions Pierced Noble Squares

Creative Expressions Warmest Wishes

Cheery Lynn Flower

Docrafts paper again

Another one tomorrow.
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When I was at Ally Pally I bought afew bits for Hollie to make some Christmas tree decorations with and here she is using some Gilding Polish.
She loved it.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Christmas Card

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I,m home and full of cold AGAIN.
What is it with aeroplanes????
I have been taking my vitamin C while I was away too.
Boohoo I feel yuk.
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Love this way of using a wide ribbon, threading through a pearl buckle.
Backing paper is from a Docrafts pad

Tis the Season is a Tonic die

Creative Expressions Poinsettia coloured with Mica paints

A couple of similar ones to follow.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Quick Christmas Cards

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I love nothing better than to put afew items on my desk then make cards.

I pulled out some Christmas stuff, as I need to make so many.

Before John moved back to UK he cleared some stuff out and he left some pages in a Nordic Paper Pad and this is what I made with some bits what are left from it.

I counted my Christmas cards the other day and am now upto about 70 and have done about half of ones for myself.

Have a good week.
Just over two weeks until I get on the plane to East Mids, cant wait to see John and the family.

Having problems with Picassa and Blogger at present, anyone suffering?

Anyone going to Ally Pally???

xxxx

Wendy L

Quick card

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Another fairly quick Christmas card.

The Merry Christmas die belongs to my friend Lyn from our craft club.

Poinsettia is Sue Wilson.

Backing card is done with Gilding Polish.

I have made about 50 Christmas cards upto now, 150 to go plus my own.

xxxx

Wendy L

Christmas Card

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I have had these die cut Christmas Trees in my box for afew years, it was one of Johns Next Doors.

Alot of the squares are bits left from cutting Pierced Noble Square frames.

A very quick, easy card to make once all die cutting has been done.

xxxxx
Wendy L

Banners on cards

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Here are two cards I made using a banner.

They are A6 deckled edge card base and these two will be the first of about 200 I make for the charities here that I supply.

The large green and silver  brads I have used to attach the banners are another project which I will show next week.

I think the green ones turned out best.

I found another one I had made and not photographed.

I really like this one too.

Thanks for visiting and commenting, it means alot to me.
After abit of a bad day yesterday,  I,m trying to keep going.  But as my John says 2 steps forward and 1 step back, so take 1 day at a  time.

xxxx

Wendy L

Fancy Ribbon/Bows for Allsorts

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I am hosting Allsorts Challenge this week, even though I am in UK at present, will  have some catching up to do when I get home on Tuesday!!

I used this way of braiding ribbon for my very first DT creation  for Allsorts HERE.

I chose this theme to see what else everyone comes up with.

I used

Green satin ribbon

Tonic Christmas Wreath Die - 

Outer part and Sentiment

Pop over and join us.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Anything Goes for Crafty Friends

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Back home from Cartagena, a lovely trip we had and lots of history and lots and lots of walking!!!!.

Crafty Friends Challenge this time is Anythng Goes, so easy peasy for everyone.

So this is my first Christmas Card for 2016!!!!!
I used a pre coloured digi from KennyK
Sheena  Embossing Folder
S/B Snow Flake Two
Tonic 'Tis The Season'die (just the centre sentiment)

Sponsors are

KennyK

Sparkle and Sprinkle

Sheri Baldy My Besties

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Wendy L

Nordic Christmas

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A short while ago I posted some cards that I had made using Poinsettia digis and they matched some papers that John (Next Door) had left me when he moved back to UK.

Well this batch of cards is using some more papers he left and they needed very little embellishing as the paper said it all.  They have a sheen on them too, like Centura card.

The paper pad is called Nordic and it has some really pretty papers in and they are a good weight

They have boosted my stock of Christmas cards as Diane (from a Cancer Charity) came and collected a second lot and I have a Fair to do on the 28th Nov too so need to keep afew for that.  But I do think alot of people will already have their Christmas cards by then so not going to take too many.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Christmas card for Noah & Aurora

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Well by the time this goes out I shall be taking Mum to airport for her flight home, I think she has enjoyed herself even though she has had a bad cough.  At 90 years old though, she does very well, cant walk very far but OK.
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I have got into the swing of Christmas and this is the card I have made for my Grandson and Granddaughter (my eldest sons children).
I,m trying to get all mine made and then I can get them written ready to take with me when I go to UK in December to post and give out.

I have made a box card again.  The 25th die is one from a friend at our craft meet.

I added lots of bits that were in my Christmas box, tags, snowflakes, sentiments etc.


I was given these cute bags, they are about 2cm tall, but so sweet.
I thought I would fold some money and put it inside for Mum & Dad to spend on the kids.  I buy little bits for them but they have loads of toys so I tend not to buy anything like that for them.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Christmas Decoration

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I made a decoration like this last year and I was telling some of the ladies in our craft meeting last Friday and they said they would like to see them and learn how to do them so here is one I have made this week. 

I followed a tutorial on You Tube 

HERE

but there are lots of them and they can be done with 5 pieces instead of 6 .

This is quite a large one, I used a 12 x 12 paper cut into 4 x 4 pieces, s the finished ornament is about 12 inches across.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Similar Lilacs

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This selection  are like the cards I made yesterday but in lilacs.  I love it, now that we dont have to stick to traditional Christmas colours of red and green, although I do love to see a  traditional Christmas card, I do like using all colours.

I have not bought any Christmas stuff this year, only this lovely holographic mirri card is new, all the papers have been in my box  for one or two years, if not longer.

The tiny gems on the bauble are probably 5 years old!!!!!

Peeloffs are just as old, tiny ones stuck on the bauble on this one

xxxxx

Wendy L

Christmas Collection

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I have made a start on Christmas cards.  I am trying to get all my own made then get going with ones for charities and I,m not sure it there will be a Fayre at the local bar this November.

I,m quite pleased with how these have turned out and have made a set in lilac too which I will show in afew days.

CHALLENGES
Crafty Bloggers Challenge - AG
Ends end Sept

A Girl Who Crafts - AG


Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - AG

I did all the die cutting first using a variation of shapes, then sat down and put together, I had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon.

  Do you feel that sometimes things go right and other times it just doesn't come together

I did have to borrow the bauble die from my friend Val, Thanks Val.

All very similar but different and if I didn't put the bead pin on they would go flat for posting.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Anything But A Card

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Charisma Cardz Challenge time again and the  theme is Anything But A Card.

I made this beautiful Christmas decoration.  It is about 5" wide and is so pretty.

I followed a tutorial HERE, Becca is so clever and she has a blog too, Amazing Paper Grace

The Challenge has three sponsors this week ----

Delicious Doodles

Digi Stamp Boutique

Freckled Fawn

I,m away on holiday when this challeng goes live so I'm afraid I wont be able to visit your lovely creations. 

xxxxx

Wendy L

Shaped Christmas Cards

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John and I were going to start our Sunday Mojo again today but the goods John gave me yesterday were, mmmm, abit obscure and I sat at my desk and pondered over them until about 8pm last night and then when  I saw John, both of us agreed to postpone it until next week.  So here is some cards I made this week using some shaped cards that were given to me by Linda (Animal  Aid).  I would not normally buy this type of thing but as they were given to me I thought I would use them and they will go back to Linda to sell for the charity.

 There were hats, trees and boots.  This is what I came up with.

I just added  a decoupage image, some glitter and a sentiment and I hope they look  OK and Linda can sell the to raise some money for her charity.

xxxxx
Wendy L