Christmas Cards

Good evening my lovelies,

just thought I would show you these Christmas cards I have made this afternoon.

I have used a mixture of products to make them...

Fizzy Moon decoupage,pyramage and papers,First Edition Festive Treats paper pad,

Papermania Deck the halls paper pad,elements and holographic lace stickers

and Craftwork Candi...

Hope you like them and thanks for looking,

lots of love NJ XX



My Design Team Card for Glitter Geeks

Here is my Design Team card for this weeks Glitter Geeks Challenge...

http://glittergeeks.blogspot.com/

the theme is

Let It Snow........

I have used papers and images from the Polka doodles Christmas Boutique magazine.

Thanks for looking,

love NJ XX



My Design Team Card for Crafty Bloggers Network

Over at the Crafty Blogger's Network Challenge the theme this week is

Shades of Winter

http://craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.com/

We would love to see your creations.

Why not hop over and take a look at the Design Team work for inspiration and check out the other entries too, lots of stunning ideas.

Here is my DT card, the stamped image is from the Forever Friends Retro Collection A Christmas Tale. I have coloured using whispers pens.

Matted and layered with mirri card.

Thanks for looking and dont forget you still have time to enter,

lots of love NJ XX



PanPastel UK Challenge 11 - The Great Outdoors

I am entering this card into the

PanPastel UK Challenge 11 - The Great Outdoors

http://panpasteluk.blogspot.com/

The stamp I have used is Inkadinkado Gardenia. I have coloured it using PanPastels Diarylide Yellow and Permanent red.

These are from the trial kit that I won a couple of weeks back. I only have the two colours so I have tried to be a little inventive with how I used them. Using an applicator I put the yellow and red separately on my craft sheet, then on another area I mixed them both together to create orange.

I have used water to paint them onto the sunflowers, and I used a wash of PanPastel over the background.When dry I sprayed a fixative over the image.

I cut out the image and then inked the edges with Distress ink Rusty hinge.

I covered an A5 landscape card blank with decorative paper. Attached organza ribbon down the sides and seam binding along the top and bottom. I matted the image using foam pads. I have embellished with the quote and two buttons and a seam binding bow!

The reason I have chosen this stamp for this challenge is because to me..

The Great Outdoors reminds me of my Dad, bless him, he passed away last year...he worked as a gardener so this is why I like this stamp, it reminds me of when he used to tend all the flowers.

I hope you like the card, thanks for looking

love Nicola XXX



My Creative Tidyness......

Hello my lovelies, well this is a quick post following on from

'My creative mess.......'

from the other evening!LOL

So after spending a few hours tidying up my craft room, this is what it looks like now....for how long who knows lol .....

Now does'nt that look neat!LOL

Have a great week-end,

have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love NJ XX



My Creative Mess............

Hehehehe I just could'nt resist showing you a picture of my craft room. I've been working on some Design Team projects this evening, look at the mess I've made!

I'm calling it my creative mess.....lol........I think I know where everything is.

You see it is a working craft room and not just pretty to look at lol.....I love it!

Now.....better have a tidy up!

Love NJ XXX



My Design Team Card for Glitter Geeks

Well over at the Glitter Geeks we have another fab challenge this week. One that I think most of you will enjoy......Decoupage. So, dig out your decoupage......if it's die-cut all the better...if it is'nt then get snipping away!LOL

Myself and the rest of the Design Team would love to see your wonderful creations, so go on give it a go.

Here's where you need to hop over to,

http://glittergeeks.blogspot.com/

I used Fizzy Moon for my Design Team card this week, I just love this range!

Hope you like the card I made.

Have fun, lots of love NJ XXX