Layers of Colours Christmas Card

I love this Christmas Card made with Layers of Colours

Stamps I used are from Layers of Colours

Nature Walk 

Christmas Verses

Poinsettia Frame
Tsukineko Black Tuxedo Me-00-900 Fade Resistant Black Dye ink used to stamp images
edging sponged with Tsukineko Memento Lady Bug Me-00-300 and Bamboo Leaves

Cardstock is Cherry Cobbler from Stampin Up

Tombows Green and Red markers

Liquid Pearls Ruby red

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Tags Three

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Sixteen which is made for the Poinsettia Frame
Seam Binding ribbon
Xyron 5' Creative Station adhesive

Cards for an order

I had to make some cards for an order that took me almost a month to make 16 cards, I normally pump out about 20 cards a night but these were of varying designs and elements. 

Layers of Colours

Another shoe I made using

Layers of Colours shoe template and 

Nature Walk stamp set

I am having so much fun making these shoes.
If you like this shoe go and check out my first shoe
here

Layers Of Colours

We made this medallion using Spellbinders Fleur De Lis

Die template and Stampin Up ornament punch 

 I made another ornament adding more embellishments

 I think this was called a cone of some sort

Tried to photograph all three together

 Close up of the cone decor

Butterflies

The challenge this week for Less Is More is Punches or Die Cuts and at 

Frosted Designs its Brads and Eyelets

Dies to Die for 

Sparkles Forum-Things with Wings

Also linking this to DYSU #59 Layers

For Your Inspiration (FYI) #24

Craft Challenge #142 No Designer Papers

Card stock is by Stampin Up Lucky Limeade and Daffodil Delight

Spellbinders Floral Doily Accents SKU: S5-040

and Spellbinders Wonderful Wings SKU: LF-006 by Donna Salazar

LOC Christmas Ornament

Layers of Colours is holding an Ornament Blog Hop

This is not the original idea I had but

it evolved because of a few hiccups 

and I had to hide some flaws LOL

 Close up of the flowers I tried twisting to give it some

depth but the cardstock is really strong

(and the wind blew just as I took the close up so

the picture looks crooked LOL)

Inside view

All I did was take elements of my Christmas card

and turn it into a 3D ornament

Stamps I used are from Layers of Colours

Nature Walk 

Christmas Verses

Poinsettia Frame

Cardstock is Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White and Basic Black

from Stampin Up

Tombows Green and Red markers

Liquid Pearls Ruby red

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Tags Three

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Sixteen 

which is made for the Poinsettia Frame
Seam Binding ribbon
Xyron 5" Creative Station adhesive

Layers and Dies

Whenever I can I attend a craft group on Mondays called MSG, for February the challenge was to make a card/item using colours you would never go for in the first instance. So this is what I came up with.

EDIT: We had a showing of cards on 27th February and everyone brought in cards they had made and they were all orange LOL

Cardstock is Daffodil Delight, Black.

Printed paper is from Black Market Paper Society-Letters from Paradise

Stamp is StampIt Australia-Elegant Lady 1456E coloured with H20s

Linking to:

DYSU #59 layers

Totally Gorjuss - Lace

Dies to Die for-Anything Goes

Crafters Companion-Anything Goes #21
Mema-s Craft - Anything Goes February Challenge

Tea for You

Pink isn't really a colour I automatically go to to design with but the challenge asked for polka dots and stripes and the only papers I had were in pink so this is what eveolved.

Challenges I am linking this to are:

Crazy4Challenges C4C124-Stripes and Polka Dots

My Sheri Crafts #79-Warm Wishes

Card stock used is Rose Red by Stampin Up

Patterned Paper by Paper Craft Designer J9933

Image and Sentiment by Hot off the Press -Fancy A Cuppa

Spellbinders dies Floral Doily Accents SKU: S5-040

Blossoms Tags and Accents SKU: S5-072 

Stockings for Soldiers

 

3000 Christmas cards made as at 1st August 2012

Many of you know that I make cards and contribute to the military that are deployed overseas. This year I am going onboard and coordinating the card section of  
Stockings for Soldiers Project 

co-ordinated by Selena Smith and Michelle Potter
on behalf of our Soldiers based mainly in Townsville, Queensland.
Last year they sent out 1550 boxes to our Military.
This year they are sending 3000. In the small way that I can contribute, I will be making Christmas Cards for the deployed.

You are very welcome to contribute as well. You can send your cards to me no later than the 31st August 2012 so they can be forwarded onto Selena and Michelle to start the public signing process.

The cards need to be 10cm x 10cm single sided, i.e no folds  so they can be hung on metal walls/lockers with magnets (do not attach magnets to them-the recipients will put it on themselves). Decorate the front only. 

Here is a video via Channel 9 about the boxes that were sent in 2011 which is the first year this has been done.

Feel free to EMAIL me if you have any questions

A huge THANK YOU to contributors to date

Aileen Flynn

Anna Holcroft

Anne-Marie Slattery

Carolyn Passfield

Dell Armistead (for organising 8 July stamp up day) with Sara Wise, Marcela and Elisa Bonilla, Shirley Gerrard and Bridget 

Dianne Slade

Evelyn Poole

Grace McAndrew

Jean Considine

Jenny Hubbard

Kathy Duffy

Laisie Murphy

Linda Aldred

Nola Murdock

Penelope Dickens

Shirley Gerrard

Virginia Purdey

Wendy Camplin

Mystery contributor

Bridget

Cards to Share

Made these cards last week

I thought I'd share this with all the crafters

10. You're contemplating building an addition onto the house to hold it all

9. Your children sleep in the kitchen because they're scared of the

 'supply monster' looking in their dark rooms

8. You open the medicine cabinet to get an aspirin and suddenly you have 

a sink full of beads...and an aspirin bottle full of the same.

7. You can't find your curling iron, so you've taken to hot gluing your bangs in place

6. Your latest batch of cupcakes look awesome..but then you realise it's because 

you used plastic glitter instead of sprinkles.

5. You hold a destash sale, get rid of all of it, and it now looks like you moved out.

4. You accidentally pack paper mache' fruit for your child's lunch..which 

goes well with that needle felted 'sandwich' they got last week.

3. "Romantic Nights" are often ruined by finding pairs of pliers

or skeins of yarn in the bed.

2. Your family has accepted the fact that their inheritance will be paid

 in beads, sequins and scrapbook paper.

1. The local craft store refers people to your house when they run out of something

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Saw this at the Multi Cultural Festival in Canberra, 

Geisha's standing on stilts, love their red costumes.

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Friday Fences #24

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Surfers Paradise up on the Gold Coast, this view from our apartment showing the hotel across the road with a 12 foot fence blocking out the street view for hotel guests. We could see them all in their balcony and frolicking in the pool area as we were on the 5th level. 

I love that hotel, looks like a mini palace to me.

Check out more fences at Jan's

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