Hi Everyone
Well I have decided to try and be a good girl this year and to start making my Christmas cards early - in the hope of not needing to make last minute panic cards like last year. (If my memory serves me right I was still making them two days before Christmas!!!!!).
I have decided to play along with Winter Wonderland - a new challenge blog dedicated to taking some of the stress out of Christmas. Just what I need!!! I can't promise to play along every week but each card made is one ready and waiting to send to someone special.
The theme this week is "Oh Christmas Tree". It was lovely to open the Christmas stash box again.
My Christmas cards are always simple and always include as much sparkle as I feel I can tastefully add .. .. .. and of course the compulsory heart.
So here is card no. 1 .. ..
Well I have decided to try and be a good girl this year and to start making my Christmas cards early - in the hope of not needing to make last minute panic cards like last year. (If my memory serves me right I was still making them two days before Christmas!!!!!).
I have decided to play along with Winter Wonderland - a new challenge blog dedicated to taking some of the stress out of Christmas. Just what I need!!! I can't promise to play along every week but each card made is one ready and waiting to send to someone special.
The theme this week is "Oh Christmas Tree". It was lovely to open the Christmas stash box again.
My Christmas cards are always simple and always include as much sparkle as I feel I can tastefully add .. .. .. and of course the compulsory heart.
So here is card no. 1 .. ..
To make this little creation I used:
Image: Penny Black 3741K "Filigree Tree" (coloured with a Promarker pen)
Backing Paper: Pink Petticoat
Snowflakes: Cuttlebug Snowflakes Die
Diamond Stickles
PM Adhesive Pearls
Fiskars Heart Punch
and that is it.
Woo hoo!!! One ready already and waiting.
Well my favourite night of the week is here again. Hubby in his usual Friday night position - in the kitchen making his famous fish, chips, potato fritters and mushy peas and I am in my usual position - in my crafting space with the occassional little tipple being delivered to celebrate Friday. Oh I am such a lucky girl .. .. .. so glad I managed to grab my Mr Right all those years ago before someone else nabbed him!!
Will catch you again over the weekend .. .. .. keep your fingers crossed .. .. .. my car has its MOT tomorrow. It is getting a little worse for wear now so it may not get a clean bill of health.
Anyway, thanks for calling by and have a wonderful weekend everyone.
Love Jules xx
Image: Penny Black 3741K "Filigree Tree" (coloured with a Promarker pen)
Backing Paper: Pink Petticoat
Snowflakes: Cuttlebug Snowflakes Die
Diamond Stickles
PM Adhesive Pearls
Fiskars Heart Punch
and that is it.
Woo hoo!!! One ready already and waiting.
Well my favourite night of the week is here again. Hubby in his usual Friday night position - in the kitchen making his famous fish, chips, potato fritters and mushy peas and I am in my usual position - in my crafting space with the occassional little tipple being delivered to celebrate Friday. Oh I am such a lucky girl .. .. .. so glad I managed to grab my Mr Right all those years ago before someone else nabbed him!!
Will catch you again over the weekend .. .. .. keep your fingers crossed .. .. .. my car has its MOT tomorrow. It is getting a little worse for wear now so it may not get a clean bill of health.
Anyway, thanks for calling by and have a wonderful weekend everyone.
Love Jules xx
I really love this stamp Jules, and what a gorgeous card you have created with it.
ReplyDeleteLove Sarita xx
Love the tree image .... and adore the bling! It's a beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining with us in our first challenge at Winter Wonderland!
Teri xx
Hi Jules what a fantastic card. I adore the christmas tree and a great colour choice.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in the fun at Winter Wonderland this week.
Hugs Pascale
And a very nice card it is too
ReplyDeleteWendy x
You are a good girl Jules. I said last Xmas I was going to make a Xmas card every week so that they were all done in plenty of time for next Xmas.
ReplyDeleteGuess how many I made so far? ONE !!!!!
Your first one of the year is beautiful and has just enough Christmassy sparkle.
Lesley Xx
Good God woman, Christmas cards in June, can't even think about them until at least after my holiday. No November is quite early enough.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, just tried to reply to your mail and my servers having non of it and just won't send it, exactly the same as earlier this week. So not ignoring you, just can't be done it seems, no idea why as all otrhers are going OK.
B xx
aww wow Jules...this is so gorgeous!!!its a really really pretty card, and i really love that tree!!!...thanx 4 joining us at Winter Wonderland this week!!! Luv n Hugs Lesley xxx
ReplyDeleteWell, I just love the fact that you put a heart on every card and I'm wishing I had thought of that 1st.hehehe.. Love the Christmas card, I played along also and it was actually fun when it's always something I dread.
ReplyDeleteSo very elegant card! Hugs Nilla
ReplyDeleteSoooo pretty! Gorgeous Chrissy Tree and I love your snowflakes too!
ReplyDeleteI'm playing in this challenge too after the nightmare of Christmas cards last year!
what a lovely christmas card, definately one for the mantel piece. janex
ReplyDeleteFantastic Jules!! I love your tree, it's beautifully stamped and the colours you used are fabulous!! One down, 20-odd to go!!! LOL!!! Just think how happy you'll be by November and you're not panicking!!! ;o) Thanks so much for playing along with us, your card is brilliant. So's your DH too by the sound of it - my DH has never even made me so much as a piece of toast!!! :o) xx
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty. x
ReplyDeleteHi Jules, oh so elegant and pretty! beautiful card thanks for joining us this week. Joey.x
ReplyDeleteWow, this is a beauty! Love the shiny snowflakes, just very elegant! Yay on starting your Christmas cards early...hopefully you won't still be making them 2 days before Christmas! ;)
ReplyDeletewow i love it ! Mel x
ReplyDeleteLove your tree card! That stamp is just gorgeous! Well done TFS!
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