Christmas Makes

Hi Crafty Friends

Here are two weeks' makes in one blog.

This one can be a card as it folds up flat but I'm keeping mine as a Christmas decoration. It took me ages (and about half a ream of copy paper) to work out the shape for the base. It would have been so much easier with a protractor or even a compass, but hey ho, it's done for ever now. I photocopied the template for everyone so it just needed cutting out and a bit of embossed and die cut adornment. It uses the same closure as the pyramid card we did a few weeks ago.

By our last week before Christmas I thought everyone would have finished their cards so we did a cracker shaped gift box. Having made my sample I thought it was a marathon of die cutting for one gift box, but then it suddenly struck me that with very little extra effort (ie. die cutting some hexagons) it could be cut up and made into 2 boxes. So these were the options.

I did consider making decorations for the top, but then I thought we needed time for the all important Christmas party. 

Thanks to everyone for bringing all the scrumptious food.

And thanks for another fun year of crafting

Have a cracking Christmas!

jan xx

Stamped Duo

Hi Crafty Friends

Last week's stamping was a lot of fun, so we carried on with more stamping this week. At this time, flat post-able cards are what we need!

We did two cards. The first was really quick, just two stamps, and a sentiment - no masking, no nothing really. The image and the background are both by Inkylicious. We stamped the scene first and then stamped the background several times in various colours, trying to keep the ink out of the centre. Some people have added glitter to theirs which makes it pop more.

I got the idea for this one off a blog, which sadly I have been unable to find since. A great pity as I would like to have checked back for more ideas. I know the original used some lovely patterned paper, but I thought we could do our own background. We used a template to line up the 2 papers so the images aligned. I love this majestic stag (I think he was free with a magazine). We coloured over the stamping with pencils. Another pretty quick card.

I also took along the kit from last week and some people caught up with the bits they had missed out on, so everyone was very busy - the Christmas card pile mounts!

happy crafting
jx