For the little ones

A few of the cards for the children!

The first two are Hunkydory "I Dig Diggers".  The number of the first is a Trimcraft Die.

The number on this one is a Crafter's Companion Gemini Cut-In Number, and the embossing folder is Sara Signature Just For Men Checkerplate.

This one is a Hunkydory Pick 'n' Mix called Fun On Safari, with a Trimcraft Number.

This baby card is using an old Kanban Collection. 

And one for the Great-Grandparents using Hunkydory Moments and Milestones - Congratulations on Your New Baby, with Crafter's Companion Essentials Word Dies.

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Cxxxx

For the Ladies

 A big dump of projects today, with lots of makes for my female friends and family. As said in previous posts, I predominantly use Hunkydory toppers for these makes.

Firstly, I have two Mother's Day cards - one for my Mum and one for my Mother-In-Law.  This one uses Meadow Hares - Hello Hare, with Spellbinders circle dies.

And the second uses Gardener's Paradise - Rosy Posy with Crafter's Companion 1" Alphabet Dies.

This birthday card is another from the Gardener's Paradise Collection and is called Butterfly Blue. The lettering is a Kinetic Alphabet from Crafter's Companion.  

The next two are from a Pick 'n' Mix Sheet called You're the Sweetest.

And the next two are from the Delightful Desserts sheet.

Another from the Meadow Hares collection - this one is called The March Hare.

Am not sure if this one is Kanban or Hunkydory. Either way, it's perfect for a musical friend.

And finally, this is Love Yoga, with Crafter's Companion Inverted Scalloped Dies.

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Cxxxx

For the Men

Some of the men's cards made for family this year. All are Hunkydory Toppers.

The first one is from the Pick 'n' Mix selection, called Need for Speed.

The second is Cheers To You - Birthday Beers, with Crafter's Companion Diamond Press Alpha for the letters.

The next one is an "A Life of Leisure" Deco Large called Let Your Dreams Take Flight. The lettering is Crafter's Companion. It's a set that was created for their Kinetic die sets.  

Here I have used Cheers To You - Wine With Friends, with the Diamond Press Alpha set.

This one uses Hunkydory Little Book of All Ages, with the Block Alpha set.

And finally, this one is another Pick 'n' Mix called Man Of The Match, with Julie Hickey Designs Sweet Pea Alphabet.

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Anniversaries and Special Birthdays

Today's project dump includes anniversary cards and an 18th Birthday card. As I said in my last post, I use predominantly Hunkydory toppers for friends and family cards.

The first one uses Hunkydory Violet Delights Afternoon Tea. The decorative die is Jeanine's Art Happy Birds - The Circle of Flowers.

The second uses Bear Hugs - From the Heart.

This is my anniversary card for my husband which uses Birthday Wishes - Let's Celebrate.

This last one isn't Hunkydory. It's from a very old Kanban collection called Love and Marriage.

And then there was an 18th in the family. This uses Hunkydory's Little Book of All Ages for the really pretty topper, with Crafter's Companion Aurora 6x6 Create-a-Card die.

And special occasions need special boxed cards. For the inside I used Crafter's Companion Stitched Circle dies, and Sara Signature Together Forever Champagne Flute.

The numbers are Crafter's Copmanion 3" Numbers, and the letters are Julie Hickey Designs Sweet Pea Alphabet.

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Elizabeth Craft Designs - Iris Shutter

Before the end of the year, I am trying to share all my personal makes for family and friends. I will be sharing in groups so some days there will be a lot of pictures as I really got myself behind. I mostly use Hunkydory toppers - but for these three I used Elizabeth Craft Designs Iris Shutter Die set, and Iris Shutter Add-ons set. I also used patterned paper from Craft Creations 12x12 pads from The Range.

To see how to assemble to mechanism, click here, then click on the photo to take you to a video demo. 

For this one, I used Creative Expressions Peony Floral Panels with Paper from the Happy Colours pad.

This one uses Creative Expressions Daisy Floral Panels, with papers from Fresh Florals.

This one uses Jeanine's Art Happy Birds Circle of Flowers with papers from Floral Vintage.

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It's that day!!

Good morning, and Merry Christmas to you. Today I have the final share of my Christmas makes. This is the card I made for my lovely husband.

I went for a very monochrome theme, with dark grey pearl from my stash combined with Centura Pearl Fresh White, silver satin card and a very old 12x12 Craft Creation backing paper.

The dies are also very old: Sara Signature Traditional Christmas Decorative Bauble and Merry Christmas sentiment; Sara Signature Winter Wonderland Dendritic Crystals. I used small strips of the dark grey for the hanging part of the bauble, some light grey/silver ribbon and a few flat backed pearls.

However you are spending your day, may it be filled with peace and love. 

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Cxxxx

Hunkydory - Christmas Cuddles

Something a bit cuter today. These two cards use the Hunkydory 2019 Festive Friends - Christmas Cuddles set.

Both of these cards are 8x8 and use the A4 card from the set. The lettering is Crafter's Companion Diamond Press Block Alpha.

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Don't Think Less Of Yourself.....

Have been doing a lot of art journaling in my junk journal, following the prompts of Care December from Everything Art (video shorts are on my YouTube Channel). Through doing that, I have re-discovered some fabulous inspirational quotes amongst my words and collage bits and pieces. 

This is one of them: Don't think less of yourself if you can't be fearless. Doing it afraid is just as brave. Really love this - there are times I put off doing things because I am scared that the outcome won't be what I want. Sometimes we just need to get on with it regardless. 

I have been using this colour combination during Care December, so decided to stick with it for this spread. Full list of products used at the bottom of the post. Click on any of the pictures to watch the video of my process.  

Products used: Arteza 14cmx14cm watercolour sketchbook Distress Oxides and Inks: Peacock Feathers, Salvaged Patina, Speckled Egg, Tea Dye, Saltwater Taffy, Tattered Rose Distress Oxide Sprays: Tea Dye, Tattered Rose Daler Rowney Mixed Media Paper *Imagination Crafts Mixed Media Spray - Light Green *Kanban Spring Silhouettes *These are very old products from my stash

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Cxxx

Hunkydory - Deerest Winter Wishes

Three cards today that use the Hunkydory 2019 Wonderful Wintertime - Deerest Winter Wishes. Such a cute little fawn on these images.

The first is on a 6x6 card blank, with some silver mirror card and toning blue card.

The second is on a 5x5 scalloped card blank. 

And the last is on a 7x7 card blank.

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Cxxxx

Hunkydory - Festive Rose

A couple of cards from Hunkydory's Festive Floral Festive Rose collection - the Season's Greetings sheet. I think this came in a Christmas Goody Box, as I don't have any more of the collection.

The first one is 6x6 using the printed card stock. I love that it is totally matt.

The second one is a 7x7 card using the printed card as a mat.

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Cxxxx

Hunkydory - A Sparkling Season

It's Christmas Eve!! And that means, you'll be glad to hear, that I am nearly done with sharing my Christmas cards. This is a 2020 Hunkydory set - from the Christmas Sparkle Collection. The topper set is called A Sparkling Season.  Don't remember ordering this - so possibly was in one of those lucky dip boxes.

That said, I love the colours - the dark purples and teals. They don't come across so well on the pics but they are so lovely.

Both cards use the A4 printed cardstock cut down to 6x6, along with the circular toppers. I do like to split the layers on these.  

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Cxxxx

Hunkydory - A Letter To Santa

A different collection from the Hunkydory 2019 Blockbuster today. These two cards are from the Winter Warmers collection, and use the "A Letter To Santa" Topper set.

For me, the A4 card didn't really lend itself to the card size that I wanted, so the first one is on a 5x5 scalloped card blank.

And the second is on a 7x7 card blank. Each uses some gold mirror card, with some red and grey paper from an old Lildl Crelando paper pad.

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Cxxxx

Circle Easel Cards

I shared some Christmas Pudding cards a few days ago where I used some old circle easel cards. 

Here are three more cards that I used them to create. All of the background papers are from the 2019 Hunkydory Blockbuster magazine, teamed up with card from my stash, and Centura Pearl Snow White Hint of Silver. For all of them, the sentiment is Creative Expressions Festive Collection Deco Sentiments.

This first one uses some 12x12 blue card - possibly Bazzil, and Crafter's Companion Create-a-card Cut In Dies - Sparkling Bauble. These dies are really old - they launched in July 2016, and I remember creating samples for TV using them.

This one has some 6x6 Core'dinations Card, with the Ornate Snowflake Create-a-card Cut In dies.

And the final one uses some Crafter's Companion Linen card with the Shine Bright Create-a-card die set.

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Cxxxx

Hunkydory - Little Book of Christmas Cuddles

Today, I have a couple of 8x8 cards that have been made with images from the Hunkydory Little Book of Christmas Cuddles. I don't know when this came out, but I think I got it in a Christmas Goody Bag towards the end of 2021.

Because I wanted to use these images on 8x8 cards, I needed something else to add on. So, I ended up using some REALLY old dies. 

For the first card, I used Crafter's Companion Softly Falling 6x6 Create a Card, and Crafter's Companion Snowflake dies. The background paper was in my Christmas box, and I really don't know where I got that from.

For the second card, I used Crafter's Companion Christmas Eve 6x6 Create a Card with a Poinsettia die that came from an old Crafter's Companion Inspiration Magazine. The card was left over from Winter Warmers - Warmest Wishes Topper set. 

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Cxxxx