Still in Christmas mode!

Happy New Year everyone! Well I am a rubbish blogger aren't I? Sporadic is the word for me!

I have been busy crafting away though, 15 Christmas cards for 2015 made already this year. Trying to stick to my 'do something crafty every day' New Year's Resolution - so far, so good!

 

 

 

I haven't inflicted all my photos on you but here is just a sample of the cards I have made. I have basically just been using up free kits from cardmaking magazines.

Went to see Jim Davidson in concert locally last night - he is a bit of a Marmite moment isn't he? (You either love or hate him). I love him though, haven't laughed so hard for years!

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More Christmas!

I love this time of the year! The run in to Christmas, making cards, buying presents, planning everything to do with 'the lunch' I just love everything about it! I have already made a start on my cards but made a few more this last weekend. I can't claim that they are 'King Card Creations' originals because I have literally copied them out of magazines, I've substituted an element here and there but the are mostly copied. I still have a craft magazine 'habit' which I haven't fought very hard so I am currently working my way through the Making Cards Christmas Special. Need to make some room for my massive buying trip to the NEC on 8th November!

 

 

 

 

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Ultimate Pro

During a recent visit to my in laws in Lincolnshire I treated myself to a Crafters Companion Ultimate Pro. I thought I may as well as I already had the Enveloper and Boxer Boards I 'needed' the Ultimate Pro to complete my set. I then bought two DVDs to teach me how to use my new toy. Below is what I made - hope you like them.

 

 

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Time for Christmas!

A helpful friend on Facebook recently posted that there was only 20 Fridays to Christmas. Although I have already made about 9 Christmas cards, thought I had better make a bit more of an effort. Hope you like my card that I have made today. I have used an image that I bought at the craft show at the NEC last November, mounted on some handmade paper I had in my stash, onto a shaped card which I bought in The Works and topped off with a stamped sentiment from a Forever Friends stamp set I bought last year. Add a little bit of glittery glue and there you go!

 

 

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Time to get organised

Regular followers will know that I am a great fan of trying to use up my stash. However, I have always struggled finding a good home for my scraps of card and paper. I found a blog the other day called Chaos in A Craft Room and I found a fantastic way of storing my scraps. So, after ordering myself a cropper hopper and some 12" x 12" zip lock bags from Amazon, off I went. All sorted and I have a tidy desk at last!

I found myself being a little creative after knowing where I could find everything and I made the cards below. Hope you like them.

My friend Sarah made the topper for the heart wedding card - she makes framed pictures too - check out her Facebook Page - it's called Eloquence

See you next week!

 

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New home, new start!

When my best friend married my ex, loads of people thought that was weird! However, my friend and I have been friends for 40 years, my ex was just a fleeting romance 20 + years ago I had no problem with that. I recently went to their wedding, and they have now moved house. I therefore made the new home card you see below, hope you like it.

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Not just cards!

While flicking through some card making magazines to dispose of them, I came across various paper crafting ideas. One of these was a cardboard decorated letter rack, so I decided to make one and sell it in our craft fair at work. Alas, it did not sell, but I like it! I'm going to keep it in good condition and try to sell it again at the work Christmas craft fair, telephone else fails, I can give it away! Maybe it's just rubbish, I had fun making it anyway!

 

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