Another Batch of Christmas Cards

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.  Hope you are all having a wonderful day.

As you could see by my Title, I still have some Christmas cards to share.  Seems all I've done over the last couple of weeks is make Christmas cards and I am not quite done.  One more to make and quite a few yet to share so I hope you're not tired of them yet.

These cards were made for some close friends.

Card #1

Still using those gorgeous Maja papers.

Some gauze and berries in the cluster and I've used some more scrappy bits of paper to make those small scrolls.

The greeting is taken from the small strip at the bottom of one of the 12 x 12 sheets.

 The inside showing the verse I have used on all of my Christmas cards this year.

Card #2

As I explained in my last post, when I make multiple cards, I find it easier to make them all pretty much the same.  Same design and embellies, just different papers and different configurations.

An extra paper layer on this card but no paper scrolls.

I've added gold stickers to all of these cards.  Have had them in my stash for many years and thought it was time to finally use them up.

Card #3

Different papers (still from Maja) and I've added some twirly bits (not sure what else to call them) to the cluster. 

As you can see, I have added a touch of snow and some splatters to all of these cards.

Added a little stamping to this card as well.

Card #4

Added some gold snowflakes to this one and a little stamping here as well.

This one has a small oval shape underneath the cluster and I have included the scrolls again.

Have used seam binding on all of these cards for the closure and this is how it looks with the bow undone.

Another case of .. the same, yet different!!

Hope you are all organised and ready for Christmas.  I am almost there.  All cards that needed to be posted are gone and I just have two more to hand out this weekend.  Then there is just one more pressy to get which, hopefully, we will pick up tomorrow and, other than the food and drink, which will get picked up next week, we are done!!!!  Woo! Hoo!

Thank you so much for visiting.
Take care, stay safe and God Bless.

A Trio of Christmas Cards

Hello sweet friends and welcome to my blog.  Hope you are all having a wonderful day.

Well, I am back again to share some more Christmas cards with you today.  These were made for some rellies of mine and have a pocket to hold some Gift Vouchers. 

I've kept all three cards fairly simple.  They are, pretty much, the same design but I've used different papers and slightly different arrangements so they don't all look like total clones of each other.

Card #1

Used Maja papers on all of these cards (These papers were part of a RAK gifted to me by my sweet and generous friend Heather Jacob.  It will take me years, I think, to get through them all!)

Distressed all the edges and added some touches of 'snow' which is probably quite ridiculous as our temperatures around Christmas time are usually in the high 30's (Centigrade), but I really love the look so, I figure, why not!!

The 'Merry Christmas' is part of the strip at the bottom of one of the 12 x 12 sheets.  Have cut up the strip and used it as the greeting on all of these cards.

Added a strip of lace and a few gold stickers.

The usual pockets on the inside.
The left side will hold the gift vouchers and the right side is for a journal card with my personal message.

Card #2

On this card I used different papers, moved the elements to the right hand side and turned the oval shape.

The flower, leaves and berries are the same ..

 .. but I have added some diecut snowflakes.

 

 

Hope you're still with me folks. One more to go.

Card #3
Different papers again and this time, no lace.

 Same greeting  ..

..  same elements in the cluster ..

 .. same snowflake diecuts.

There you have it!!
When you have a bunch of cards to make for the same occasion .. such as Christmas .. it is so much easier and quicker to do when you use a similar design and elements. 

 The same .. yet different!!

Thank you so much for dropping by to take a look at my creations.

Take care, stay safe and God Bless.

Vintage Journal - A card for Megs Garden

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.  So pleased you came by for a visit.

I'd like to share a card I created with the gorgeous new paper line by Megs Garden called 'Vintage Journal'.  I have used one of the papers from the A4 printable sheets.  I absolutely love this version because I can print out exactly the page I want and even alter the size if necessary .. brilliant.  

The paper used is Vintage Journal 01 and, as I wanted a soft and subtle look to my card, I did lighten the colour a little before printing. 

This card was actually made as a Get Well card for a very dear friend of mine who was in Hospital for an operation.  I wanted it to be bright and cheerful and to, hopefully, raise her spirits.

The extra layers were simply torn to size and, to soften the look even more, I gathered some lace from my stash and layered it in between.

The flowers are all available at Megs Garden.  I will leave a list of products at the end of this post.  I usually get my flowers in white so that I can then colour them to suit my project if necessary.   

The frame was made with a silicon mould and Mod Podge Melts.  The chippie is from a Circle Word by 2Crafty Chipboard.  I simply cut away the circle, coloured the word with gesso and then, while it was still wet, sprinkled it with glitter.

The inside was decorated with the same paper.  I'm afraid the lighting wasn't very good when I took the next two shots, hence the colour looks greyish.  I use natural light so am very dependant on the weather being nice and sunny but on this day it wasn't co-operating.  Still, it does show the lovely pattern on the paper and next time I will just have to take all the photos at the one time.

With all the layers and flowers, etc. that I place on the front of my cards it is sometimes difficult to keep them standing up so I do, at times, have to add paper to the back to balance the weight a little.  It works!! 

I am very happy to say that my friend came through her ordeal with flying colours and is well on the mend.

Megs Garden products used:

Vintage Journal A4 Printable papers

Azaleas

Puffy Paper Flowers

Small White Roses

Mini Rosebuds

Lace

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a look at my little creation.  Why not pop over to the Megs Garden Blog and check out the amazing projects made by my Teamies.
You should also take a look around the Megs Garden store.  I am sure you will find lots of things you cannot live without.  I know I do .. every time .. LOL!!

Take care and God Bless.

oxox Marg