Soul Scrappers November Card Challenges

 Hello there on this fine November day! I hope things are well with you! This month is galloping along and it is getting very summery in my part of the world! 

I have been creating some cards for the November Card Challenges over at Soul Scrappers Challenges on Facebook  and it was great to sit and get out some Christmas stash and make some cards.. So without further ado I will just share my cards and what challenge they were for...

Shazza's challenge was to add a poinsettia to your card..

I used some dies and made my poinsettia.. very old papers were used for this card..

Libby asked to use a Christmas Bird on your card..

I used a bird that was on the papers and cut it out and matt it on some red paper and then popped that on a doiley that had been cut and was on my desk!!

Jane wanted us to use punches and traditional colors..

I have used a corner punch, the holly leaf punch and a Martha Stewart punch.. I think Red Green and Gold are traditional colors.

Mitzi wanted us to create a whimsical card..

I thought these Ginger Bread Men were quite whimsical!! and the cute bow was too!!

Shazza wanted us to add a wreath on our card..

I simply used a die to cut out a wreath..

And lastly Libby wanted us to add the word "Joy" to our card..

I made the poinsettia from dies and the words are from the papers I used.. 

I had fun creating these cards, I guess they will come in handy very soon as the festive season approaches..  I do like to make my cards for Christmas, sometimes they are all different and sometimes I just make the same in an assembly line type of production.. mind you I don't send as many as I used to, seems like a tradition that only the older ones still do..

Thank you for coming by today, I hope you have a blessed day.. until next time.. take care..

 

Published - Issue 6 The Scrapbookers Journal

 Hello there, and Hello November! Definitely the down hill slide to the end of the year.. I do hope things are going well for you whatever you are up to. We had some very needed rain here today, and I am so thankful for it.

Well the new issue of the Scrapbookers Journal  is out and I have two layouts in  this issue.. Louise does an amazing job putting it all together and I am chuffed to see my 2 layouts in there with all the creatives!

My layouts are in the Christmas layouts section.

The first one I used a photo of my Daughters dog Alfie in his Christmas hat, haha he makes me laugh!!

Just a little closer view..

The poinsettia is an embroidered badge that I have had in my stash for ages and the star is fussy cut from the papers.. Lots of older products on this page..

Tis the season.

Oh he is hilarious!! The papers are mostly Kaisercraft and a Charms Star was perfect for this page!

The second layout is also for the Christmas section.

a closer view..

These papers are also Kaisercraft and are a non traditional color scheme..

Together

A little touch of stamping on the background and layering al the elements..  and it is almost time for this years Santa photo.. my goodness!!  The shops are filling the shelves with Christmas stuff already.. I  pray for peace for this world, that would be the best Christmas gift for us all

Thanks for dropping on by, do take care.. until next time..