15 Days til Christmas

My aim this week is to get all the Christmas cards out. My annual newsletter is done, just need the final OK before printing. All the address labels are done, so guess what we are doing on Wednesday and Thursday nights? I can't tonight as I'm attending an annual work Christmas Party Trivia Night. It's going to be the battle between different Pathology Laboratories. Wish us luck as we definitely need it! The competition is tough! I decided to do a special feminine tag for Ellen Hutson's The Classroom's annual 12 Tags of Christmas with a feminine twist challenge. My tag is inspired by Julie Ebersole. I used papers from Basic Grey's 25th and Pine. The wood veneer and sequins was given to me by lovely Lyndal Higgins when we had lunch last week. As Lyndal loves Paper Smooches, it was a no-brainer to use my new PS Merry Motifs stamp set (which came as a free gift with my last order). I'm also adding this tag to Ribbon Carousel's Challenge 88 - Anything Goes and CAS-ual Fridays CFC 122 - Out on a Limb. Here is my tag, thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:

Manilla tag, Basic Grey 25th and Pine 6x6, Vellum, Wood veneer, Memory Box Modern Landscape Border, Paper Smooches Merry Motifs, Versamark, Gold EP and fine glitter, Spellbinders framed rectangles, sequins and metallic twine from The Twinery, liquid pearls.

14 Days Til Christmas

We had our annual work Trivia Night last night and our team won! Yay! Some of the questions were very hard and we were surprised that we scored so well!

Here is my 11th Christmas post made with papers from Kaisercraft St Nicholas collection. Thanks for dropping by! I'm getting those Christmas cards out the door!!

I'm adding this card to Paper Crafts December Gallery Challenge - The Holidays.

Ingredients

Neenah Desert Storm, Kaisercraft St Nicholas 12x12, Doily, Kaisercraft Porcelain Rose stamp set, Gold ink, MFT Die-Namis Tag and Fishtail Layers STAX, Doily, Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs and Distress metallic paint, Kaisercraft wooden bauble and sparkler, ribbon and twine from The Twinery.

16 Days Til Christmas

Yikes! Christmas is only 2 weeks away! I am so not ready for Christmas! Here is a card that I made a while ago for a publication call but did not get picked up. This is a very simple card to make for people like me who is always doing things last minute! I've embossed the front of the card and added some banners and a die cut. A ribbon and some gems finished off the card nicely without getting out the ink pads! Got to get those Christmas cards sent out this week! Thanks for dropping by!

I'm adding this to Ribbon Carousel Challenge 88 - Anything Goes!

Ingredients
Neenah Solar White, Basic Grey Aspen Frost 6x6 and die cuts, Hero Arts Sizzix EF, Kaisercraft Sparklets and red ribbon.

17 Days Til Christmas

Welcome to my 8th card for the 8th day in December. This card is based on the current modern and whimsical style cards as shown in Make it Monday. I based the card on the current Fusion Challenge sketch (Yay! It's back!) using Basic Grey Aspen Frost and PTI stamps. I'm also adding this card to Ribbon Carousel Challenge 88 - Anything Goes. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients

Neenah Solar White and red card stock, Papertrey Ink Mega Mendhi Medallions and Holiday Photo Fihishers, Versarmark, White EP, Basic Grey Aspen Frost, vellum, MT Tape and twine.

18 Days Til Christmas

This is my 6th daily blog of Christmas inspirations. I have this one made a while ago for a publication call based on a sketch. I used my favourite Basic Grey Aspen Frost paper for this card using mainly offcuts. Added a few touches with stickles, sequins, ribbon and rhinestones to complete the card. Too easy! I'm submitting this card to Basic Grey's Challenge 109 - Happy Christmas.

I had a lovely lunch yesterday with a few Melbourne Blogging friends. Originally, I met up with Jenny earlier this year and then a few months later we met up again joined by Lyndal. Yesterday, we had Chupa from CASE Study Challenge and Michelle (DT from A Blog Named Hero) joined us. Well, we had so much to chat about that I almost forgot the time and was rushing to my next appointment! Lyndal gave us each one of the cards she made with some extra goodies inside, I was very lucky to receive this card! We want to meet again, but next time, we want to spend a few hours crafting together. That would be so awesome! 

L-R Chupa, Jenny, Michelle and Lyndal

My treats for the girls - something to keep them going whilst crafting!

A view of Christmas trees at Myer where we had lunch!

Ingredients

Neenah Solar White and Desert Storm, Basic Grey Aspen Frost, ribbon, button, hemp from Hemptique, Ranger Stickles, Kaisercraft rhinestones and sequins.

21 Days Til Christmas

Back with the fourth card of daily Christmas cards and inspirations blogs up until Christmas day. This one is using my one of my favourite items in my stash - Washi Tapes! There is no stamping in this card at all! Now I have some washi trees for another card….
I'm submitting this to the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Crafts November Gallery Challenge - Sequins
Die Cut Divas - December Challenge 
CAS-ual Fridays - CFC122 Out on a limb

Ingredients
Neenah Solar White and Desert Storm, Red paper, MT Tapes, Lil Inkers Stitched Squares, Hero Arts 657780 Holiday Cheer die, stickles, sequins.

19 Days Til Christmas

Back with my sixth blog of the daily Christmas blogs. This one was made with Kaisercraft's St Nicholas 12x12 collection and a Recollectables Die Cut. No stamping involved here, just some die cutting with the pretty papers and sponging with distress ink! I'm adding this card to Die Cut Diva's December Challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients
Neenah Solar White, Kaisercraft St Nicholas 12x12, Kaisercraft Recollectables, Memory Box Woven Circle Die, MFT DieNamics Flag Layer STAX and Scallop dies, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, Hemp from Hemptique and Kaisercraft rhinestones.