Season's Greetings Card

 

Hello friends. I hope that you are well and having a good week. This is my very last, last minute Christmas card which also uses products from the same paper Collection as my previous card. The Christmas Miracle Kit has so many beautiful images and I wanted to explore using blue tones, which featured in some of the papers.

To help me design my card, I used a card sketch which is something that I often do.

I also created my own poinsettias using distress inks and also watercolour paper. I followed a tutorial by emilia sieradzan to make my flowers and they complimented my card perfectly. I used Spellbinders dies from my stash to frame the Santa image and foam tape to add dimension.

To complete my card, the sentiment was framed with patterned paper and and I added some pearls to

enhance the frame.

Once again, it felt great to be using supplies that were from my stash. Please note that a lot of these products may not be available but you can certainly find similar products and be inspired by my card when creating your own.

Supplies:

Kaisercraft Christmas Miracle Kit Paper Christmas Tree

Kraft cardstock, Anko Watercolour paper 180gsm, Ruby Rock-It Snow White Coarse Glitter, Distress Ink Broken China

Dies: Waffle Flower A7 layers die and additional layers die, Sizzix bigz texture fades layered tattered poinsettia, Magnolia Christmas poinsettia, Memory Box elegant scrollwork, Spellbinders Fleur de Elegance, Hero Arts frame cut oval, Spellbinders bird poinsettia collection.

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'Tis the Season ~ Christmas Card

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a Christmas card that I have made...last minute. I always think that I have enough made in my stash..but I don't! So I am making cards from products that I have in my stash which is very satisfying.

I am using products from an older Kaisercraft kit that was released a few years ago when I was on their Design Team. It has a vintage feel which is my favourite type of product to create with. I used foliage from my stash to frame the image of Santa and die cut some foliage to add extra dimension. I also inked the edges with some Distress ink.

I really enjoyed creating this card and will make another card using more products from this kit.

Supplies:

Paper: Kaisercraft Christmas Miracle Kit SB104, Christmas Collage and Star Tile, Lace Trimming

Cardstock Spruce CD168, Forest CD114, Kraft

Dies: Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork, Spellbinders Opulent Ovals, Hero Arts Infinity Ovals, Spellbinders Christmas Bird Poinsettia Collection (foliage only used)

Blooms: Petaloo Suga Red Berrys Clusters Green, Anko Poinsettia Flowers, Ultimate Crafts Mixed Primrose Flowers

Other: Kaisercraft Pearls Red SP795, Distress ink Ground Espresso

Please note, a lot of these products are from my stash and I have has for a long time. I hope you find inspiration for your own cardmaking.

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Christmas Felt Ornament

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. I have started stitching some felt ornaments. I plan to do a few each year to fill a basket which I bought last year. I made a few felt ornaments last year and enjoyed making them so much! This is my latest which is a Memory Box plush die. It didn't take long to stitch and this die is a good one in using up small pieces of felt.

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Bloom ~ Cross Stitch

 

Hello friends! I hope that you are well. I am sharing a cross stitch piece that I finished a little while ago, but I am displaying because it is spring in Australia. It is my favourite time of year and tulips are my favourite flower. I love this pattern from Stitching with the Housewives, and I really enjoyed creating this project.

For a very long time, I have been searching for house frames and purchase anything that closely resembles one that could be used for a cross stitch finish. I bought this frame from the Reject Shop last year.

To alter it, I applied a few coats of white chalk paint until all of the print from the original design had been covered. I used Folk Art paint which I purchased from Office Works.

Off course the fun part, the stitching happened. I followed the pattern using the DMC threads. I left out the chickens and the snow??

I don't use sticky board as it is too expensive in Australia. I back my fabric with chipboard and the back of my cross stitch with scrap wadding from quilting. The fabrics are from my stash, the button is made using the dritz button kit. 

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Christmas Village Card

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend. Today I am sharing my first Christmas card of the year. These are my favourite type of card to make. I purchased the Card Stacks Dies from Concord and 9th last year, but haven't had a chance to use them yet..and now I am so glad that I have.

I used dies from the Honey Bee Winter Village to decorate. I decided to limit the colours in the village to make my life easier. I used a stencil to create the snow with ink, next time I should use a different medium as I wasn't happy with how it turned out...never mind. I used Glitter cards stock to create snow peaks and liquid glue to adhere everything. 

Supplies:

Dies: 

Concord and 9th Card stacks bases, Die-namics fishtail flags stax, Tim Holtz Vault Christmas Magic, Honey Bee Stamps Winter Village, Uniquely Creative Christmas Sentiments and Dies

Cardstock:

Kaisercraft: Steel CD 105, Lemonade CD314, Frost CD350, Ruby CD325, Glittercard GC104 Crystal, Forest CD 114 Kraft CD65101, Licorice CD102, Coconut CD101

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Moda Love Quilt ~ Nantucket Summer

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a quilt that I made using charm squares. The fabric is Nantucket Summer by Camille Roskelley, which I absolutely love. I spent ages looking for a pattern as this fabric sold out so quickly and I didn't want to waste it as it is hard to find!

I used the Moda Love Charm pattern, which is free on the Moda site. 

Once I had finished my quilt, I used a diagonal grid pattern as my final quilting pattern

I found a coordinating navy fabric from Spotlight which matched the collection. I machine stitched the front and handstitched the back of the binding into position.

I didn't have any yardage from this collection, so I cut up an old duvet cover that I no longer used and used it as my backing fabric. I am so happy happy I kept it for this reason!

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Sentro Knitting Projects

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. I am sharing a post, which will show some projects that I made over a period of time. I have been stock piling these for when I was ready to donate. School is currently supporting the winter appeal and are collecting donations which include beanies, scarves etc for the homeless. 

I made quite a few using  my Sentro knitting machines. I also played around end experimented with different yarns, used up scraps and made a combination of scarves, fingerless gloves, and beanies.

I will share more over the next few days. It feels great that I can contribute to those who are not so fortunate.

Stay safe and thanks for stopping by!