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

Hunkydory - Christmas Sparkle

Continuing with the theme of using up what I have, I decided to make most of the rest of my cards by using up what is left of my Hunkydory stash. 

I have bought many a Hunkydory Blockbuster in my time, as I love how quickly the cards come together with the matching cardstock. But I had so much stuff, that I haven't purchased one since 2019, and I have been using this and remnants from others.  

I am starting with the 2019 Christmas In Style - Christmas Sparkle. Have to admit that the photos have not come out brilliantly, but they are such beautiful colours - particularly with the foiling.

The first card uses the matching card for the base and was cut to make a 6x6.

For the other two cards, I have cut up the cardstock to mat and layer onto white base cards - one DL, and the other 6x6.

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Cxxxx

Hobby House - Daisy Mae Design Toppers

I am sharing all my Christmas makes over the next couple of weeks, and my intent this year  is to only use things from my stash - however old they may be. And some are very old. I am very lucky to have an extensive stash - a lot from past Design Team and Demonstrator work - but, like everyone else, I am feeling the pinch and quite frankly have no need for anything new this year - or probably several years!! 

These cards are using Hobby House Daisy Mae Design Toppers.

The one below uses a topper from the Festive Fun sheet, with Crafter's Companion 6x6 Softly Falling Create-a-card. I also used Jeanine's Art Winter Charm Snowflake Nesting dies and Crafter's Companion Stitched Edge die. The sentiment is Creative Expressions Festive Collection Deco Sentiments, and the alphabet is a very old 1" Crafter's Companion set. The plain satin boards are from Crafter's Companion Luxury Cardstock packs. The patterned paper is from Hunkydory's 2019 Blockbuster magazine.

The second one uses a topper from the Winter Wishes sheet, with Crafter's Companion Timeless Wreath 5x5 Create-a-card. I used Spellbinders scalloped and plain circle dies (probably some of the oldest dies I have in my stash), with Crafter's Companion Stitched Edge dies. The sentiment and alphabet are the same as above. The glitter and satin board are again from Crafter's Companion Luxury Card Packs, while the patterned card is from a huge Kanban pack that must be from the days of Dawn Bibby on QVC.

I have lots more to share over the coming days. 

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Cxxxx

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Garden Bouquet

I love flowers and am lucky to own an array of older Elizabeth Craft Designs flower dies.  Yes, they are not the latest dies, but in this day and age where our budgets are squeezed, look at what you already have in your stash. If you have been crafting for a while, chances are that you have something you can use. This card uses 3 different dies from their Garden Notes collection: 1190 Bouquet Stems and Branches; 1638 Crocus; 1590 Grecian Windflower.

These dies are created to allow for good representations of the real flowers. However, don't be put off by that. Use your dies how you want to, as I have in this card. You wouldn't recognise that these "should be" crocuses and windflowers.

I have also used patterned paper for the flowers rather than colouring them, but you could equally create an inky background and cut them or cut them from white and colour them. So many possibilities. I love the Bouquet Stems and Branches. Elizabeth Craft Designs made several of these type of dies. 

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Cxxxx

Anniversary Bubbles

 A recent card for my brother- and sister-in-law's Anniversary.

These are from a distant past Kanban collection called Love and Marriage. The die cut topper matches beautifully with the Kraft effect paper from the co-ordinating paper pad.  

The purple paper is from a 1212 pad from Crafter's Companion called "Spring is in the Air", and I added a little silver glitter card from a Crafter's Companion Luxury Card pack.

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Happy Crafting,

Cxxx

Love Bug

We're up to K and L with our challenges - and I have gone for L with this week's project. This is a Latch card with Ladybirds, Linen card, a bit of Leaf Green, some embossed Leaves - and some Lines.

I used the tutorial for a Latch card from Beccy's Place. I cut a piece of A4 white Linen card to 7" along the short edge, and scored at 6 3/4" on the long edge. This made a card where the front is smaller than the back. I then scored 3 Lines on the back of the card, starting as close to the edge of the smaller front part as I could. These lines are not for folding, but allow this part of the card to be flexible enough to bend to allow the Latch part to work.

I used one of the smaller square toppers from the Hunkydory Lovely Ladybirds _ Love Bug topper sheet, for the latch. This is attached to the bottom part of the card and overlaps the top part, creating a "latch" to hold the card closed. 

 

I have embossed Leaves onto the gold card with Crafter's Companion Sugar and Spice Embossing Folder - Delicate Floral. With the larger topper, I left out one of the parts to allow the Linen card to be seen underneath. 

I finished with a bow - using a bit of Leaf green - and added some gems and flowers with Lines!!

Look forward to seeing your creations!
Happy crafting,

Cxxxxx