Time for more Trees

 Are you fed up with the Christmas Tree yet - for those that celebrate the Christmas holiday.  I have just three more for you on a card.  Today we would like to see 'T for Trees' on your projects at The Alphabet Challenge.  You don't have to go Christmassy.  You can use any tree but I had these hanging around so I thought I would put them to good use.

I've had the digi stamp for several years and it makes fabulous gift tags.  It's called Tiny Trees from The Lovely Studio.  When I searched for her site recently it doesn't seem to be active.  

Please pop over and join in the fun.  

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Something New

 Morning all.  I'm a bit late posting but, as it's my birthday, I had a lie in.  Today over at Cardz4galz we are looking for 'something new'. You could choose the new year or something you had for Christmas or just something you had - like me.  I was lucky enough, just before Christmas, to receive a new stamp and a new die from a friend who had bought duplicates.  Thanks Cazro.  I chose to use the new die for my card.  After all, we all need thank you cards after Christmas.

Yellow isn't my favourite colour but, after I'd chosen the paper, I couldn't find a shade of pink or green that matched.  Saying that, when I came back to it to take the photo it had grown on me.  I often find that when you come back to a card you like it better than when you made it.

I hope you will pop over and see what the DT have created.  It's a good excuse to get out your new stash.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Silver

 Morning all.  It's my choice to pick for the letter S over at The Alphabet Challenge and I chose 'Silver'. It's ideal if you are still making last minute Christmas Cards like I am.  I didn't make a Christmas card for this one though.  I used a lovely die that I'd bought from the Range.  I think it may have been Creative Expressions. I keep all my dies on magnetic sheets in photo frames on the wall so I get rid of the packaging and forget which company they are from.  I know I had it from the Range as they've had a clear out of craft stuff recently and I went a bit mad.

I cut the circles from white and silver card and used silver glitter card in the background I just framed them and stuck them on the card front and added a greeting.   It's a fairly simple make but looks so sparkly in real life.  Please join in our challenge as I need to have some projects to choose winners from.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Christmas Animals

 Hello again.  Here I am with today's post.  This one is for Cardz4galz and you are going to love it.  We are looking for 'Christmas Animals'.  Ideal for last minute Christmas projects and there is so much scope. I decided to go cute for my effort.  

I've had this cute little mouse for a couple of years and I honestly can't remember using it.  I don't know why as it's so sweet.  I love how this turned out.  Right, I'd better get to work.

Thanks for reading.  

Love Dawn x

Vintage Christmas

 Morning all.  Well, I'm a day late with this one.  I totally forgot to post this month's Sparkles Monthly Challenge.  So today you will be getting two posts. This month we are looking for 'Vintage Christmas' projects. This isn't really my style but that's the beauty of being on a design team - you get to go outside your comfort zone every once in a while.  

I used some vintage looking papers that I really didn't like.  However, as the Hunkydory topper was so big you don't really see them.  I distressed the edges on everything and added some floral bits and a sentiment.  I was quite pleased with the overall effect.  It pleased one of our Church goers on Saturday.  I did a card sale for Church funds  and this was one of the ones that sold.  Anyway, I'm off to post today's blog.  Don't forget, this was yesterday's blog.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Contemporary Christmas

 Morning all.  Apparently, I chose 'Contemporary Christmas' for today's theme over at Cardz4guyz.   I must have been either sleep walking or drunk as - when I came to post my blog title - I couldn't even spell it.  I love that I came up with it though.  I had a tonne of ideas.  As we are a Guyz blog I decided to go with a classy combo of black and gold (yes, I'm still a New Orleans Saints fan).

The wording is a cut out from the centre of a Christmas tree die set that I got from The Works.  I've not used the tree yet.  I love the wording though.  The embossing folder I've had for years and I used some metallic rub on stuff to give it the shine.  I'm really pleased with the result.  Please pop over and have a go or I won't have anything to comment on.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Gift Card Holder

 Morning all.  We have a handy new challenge for you over at Make My Monday if, like me, you need to give a gift card this Christmas.  We want 'Gift Card Holders' please.  Now my nephew is of that age where toys are to childish but he does like to play video games.  I usually get him a token so he can play online.  With that in mind I chose a fun image for my holder.

The image is part of a larger digistamp from The Paper Shelter called Santa's Family Selfie.  I just enlarged it and used the part with Rudolph on.  I think Charlie will find it amusing.  I know I do.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

When the Red Red Robin...

 Morning all.  It doesn't seem like five minutes since my last post, lol.  At least this one should go out at the right time.  We are up to 'R for Red' at this week's Alphabet Challenge.  Perfect for Christmas cards, right?

I had a root through my printed digi stamps and found this lovely one by Digistamp Boutique (sadly, no longer available).  I paired him with some paper from my scrap box and I'm chuffed to bits with the result. 

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Guess who forgot to post today

 Evening all.  I totally forgot that today was the new Cardz4galz  challenge.  Oh well, better late than never.  We have a lovely new theme today - 'it's snowtime'.  Check out the DT inspiration.  Everyone has made some lovely snowy cards.

I had a sheet of bargain stickers from The Range.  I only bought them cause they were 69p.  As it turned out they were perfect for my card.

Don't they look as if they are giving it a bit of a 'showtime' moment.  I'm imagining them at the end of a bit of a dance routine.  Maybe I'm just a bit weird.  

Anyway, must dash.  I've got tomorrow's Alphabet Challenge to schedule or it will be like deja vu.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

In the Pink for Christmas

 Morning all.  Today is the 1st December.  Are you panicking yet?  Yes, me too.  If you haven't sent all your Christmas Cards this year (I've not written one so far) then why not join us for a 'non traditional Christmas colours' challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge.  Go on, you know you want to.  Even if you've made all this year's cards it's never to early to start next years.

I picked up a pack of these pink and silver tree stickers from the Range and thought they would be ideal for this challenge.  I can't remember where the papers came from but I think they matched the colour scheme really well.  I'm so chuffed with how this came out.  I used a sketch from a Pinterest board of mine and it came together really quickly. I didn't manage to use any scraps this time but now I have the offcuts of the paper to use in my scrap box.  It's never going to get emptied is it?

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x