Christmas Tea Sachet Holders

Hi!  I have a Christmas make to share with you today!  Some tea bag sachet holders - I think these will make lovely stocking filler presents or teachers gifts, and they are very easy to make.

Stampin' Up! materials used:
Stamp sets - Merry Little Labels, Labels to Love
Designer Series Paper - Quilted Christmas
Punches - Everyday Label Punch, Project Life corner punch
Ink - Real Red, Garden Green
Card - Whisper White
Ribbon - gold 1/8"
Other - scoring tool, hole punch 

Have a Tinker Bell Christmas!

Yes, it's a Christmas card for you today, and made using the super cute Disney Tinker Bell dies and paper.  There have been a ton of Disney papercraft collections released over the last year or so, and I just could not resist getting a few bits from the Tinkerbell collection!

The Tinker Bell image was die cut from the Colourful Creations pad, which was teamed up with the sentiment in the same die set cut in red and green and layered up onto some backing paper.  As I stuck the sentiment and character image down flat on the card, I thought it was a little lost on that busy paper so I used a pale grey Graph'It marker to give an outline and make them stand out a bit.
 
Materials Used:
Disney / Create & Craft - Tinker Bell Season of Sparkle die set, Colourful Creations paper pad, Backing paper pad
Hunkydory - white A6 card blank, 3mm gemstones
Stampin' Up! - Real Red card, Lemon Lime Twist card
Graph'It - marker 9501 

Santa Suit Gift Tags

I have some fun Santa Suit gift tags to share with you today - I seem to have a bit of a thing for making tags at the moment - they are quick to make and fun too!  I made these for the craft fair that I did recently, and even though it was in July I did sell a few of these Christmas tags all packaged up! You can also find them in my Etsy Shop.

I have used the retired Tag Topper punch for these tags, but you could also use the Scalloped Tag Topper punch in the current annual catalogue if you don't have this one.

Each tag was cut to 4.9cm x 8.3cm, and I added the white strips before using the tag punch - that way you get the hole in both layers.  I cut out the buckle from silver foil card using by Brother Scan n Cut - I created the shape in Canvas using a square and two rectangles - then threaded a strip of black card through each buckle before adding to the tag.  The buttons were stamped using an image from the Sweet Home stamp set.
 
Stampin' Up! materials used:
Stamp sets - Sweet Home, Forever Evergreen (for the packaging)
Card - Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver foil
Ink - Basic Black, Real Red
Punch - Angled Tag Topper

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Well I have to admit, I do not know where the last couple of months have gone!!  Working, moving house, getting ready for Christmas I guess is where!

I hope you and your families are enjoying a fabulous Christmas, and I hope to see more of you all next year!

Merry Christmas

Mandy x

Stampin' Up! Materials Used:
Stamps - Reason for the Season, Forever Evergreen
Ink pads - Real Red, Old Olive, So Saffron, Black Archival
Card - Real Red, Basic Black
Other - Snail adhesive   
 

Reason For The Season Photopolymer Stamp Set [139730]	Forever Evergreen Photopolymer Stamp Set [142184]	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [126957]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]

Oh Christmas Tree

I used a sketch from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge blog - I think its one that you can use for many occasions and card sizes, but I decided on Christmas!  Which seems a bit strange as the sun is shining outside while I write this blog post!

Stampin' Up! Materials Used:
Stamp sets - Sassy Salutations, Lots of Joy
Ink pad - Real Red
Card - Real Red, Whisper White, Whisper White thick card
Designer Series Paper - Merry Moments
Other - Tree Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

I have been a little quiet blogwise throughout December - sometimes life just gets in the way... But I will be back after the New Year with more cards to share with you.  In the meantime I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks for popping over to my little piece of blogland throughout the year, and wish you and your families a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

Mandy x

Materials Used:
Tim Holtz stamp sets - Bird Crazy, Crazy Things, Crazy Talk
GraphIts - 8110,, 8220, 8250, 5120, 5215, 5220, 2780, 9101, 9102, 9501, 9502, 0000
Copics - E50
Sakura - fine line pen

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #256 - Anything Goes

It's time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week the theme is Anything Goes!
 
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Art By Miran - 3 digi images  
Imagine That - $10 gift certificate

Materials Used:
Art By Miran - Hello Mr Snowman digi
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E44, E47, E53, B000, B91, B93, B95, B97, YR14, YR16, C1, C2
Core'Dinations - orange card
Hunkydory - white card

Lacy Sunshine #72 - Sweet Dreams of Christmas

Its time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the theme is Sweet Dreams of Christmas.

Please pop on over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw  - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5 digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.

We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #71 (see details on the Challenge Blog).

I am adding this to: 
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes November 2015 

Materials Used:
Lacy Sumshine - Sugi Fairy Godmother digi
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E44, E47, E50, E53, R85, Y17, YG63, B91, B93, B95, B97, B000, C1, C2, C4
Core'Dinations - blue card
Hunkydcory - white card blank

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #254 - Anything Goes

It's time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week the theme is Anything Goes!
  I chose to use this gorgeous image from Lacy Sunshine, even though I always struggle with red as I find that all alcohol markers in red bleed a lot - any one else have that problem?
 
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Lacy Sunshine - 3 digi images  
Bugaboo Stamps - 7 digi images

I am adding this to: 
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes November 2015
 
 Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Minty Mer digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E40, E42, E44, E47, R83, R85, YG61, YG63, R14, R17, R27
Core'Dinations - red card
Hunkydory - white card blank

Lacy Sunshine #70 - Once Upon A Dream

Its time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the theme is Once Upon A Dream - so show us all your favourite fairy tale cards!

Please pop on over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw  - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5 digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.

We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #68 (see details on the Challenge Blog).

I am adding this card to:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes October 2015

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Sugi Winter Princess digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E44, E47, E50, E51, R83, R89, YG63, YG67, C2, C4, C5, C7, B000, B91, B93, B95, B97
Wink of Stella - clear Wink of Stella pen
Core'Dinations - blue card
Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" card blank

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #249 - Easel Cards

It's time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week the theme is Easel Cards.  Now I would have to admit that easel cards are not my favourite to make, so this was definitely a challenge for me! 
 
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Sparkle n Sprinkle - 3 digi images 
Digital Delights - $5 gift voucher

I am adding this to the following:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes October 2015
 
Materials Used:
Sparkle n Sprinkle - Christmas Ornaments
Core'Dinations - purple card
Sue Wilson - bow die (need to figure out which one - sorry!)
Stampin' Up! - rhinestones
Hunkydory - white card

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #248 - Anything Goes

It's time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week the theme is Anything Goes! 
 
There are three fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Bugaboo Stamps - 7 digi images
Lacy Sunshine - 3 digi images
Di's Digi Stamps - $12 gift certificate 

I am adding this to the following:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes October 2015

Materials Used:
Bugaboo Stamps - Halloween Xmas Owls and sentiment
Copics -YR02, YR07, YR09, YR24, YG11, YG13, YG23, R14, R17, R27, Y17, E42, E44, E47, E51, E55, E57
MCS - crystal glitter
Crafters Companion - orange card
Hunkydory - 5" x 7" white card blank 

Lacy Sunshine #68 - Christmas Under the Sea

Its time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the theme is Christmas Under the Sea.  I created this underwater scene in Serif and then coloured and cut out the digi image and stuck it on top - pretty much looks like one piece of card as I stuck it on flat.

Please pop on over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw  - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5 digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.

We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #67 (see details on the Challenge Blog).

I am adding this to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 22/09/15 - 28/09/15
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Stick It Down (digi image stuck down flat onto the main layer)
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - September Anything Goes Christmas
A BIt More Time to Craft Challenge - #4 Anything Goes
12 Months of Christmas - #9 Anything Goes  

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Missy Manatee's Christmas Package digi image
Copics - R81, R83, R85, R89, YG61, YG63, YG67M E50, E51, E53, E57
Wink of Stella - clear
Stampin' Up! - rose red card
Serif Craft Artist Professional - Fantasy Mermaid digi kit
HUnkydory - white square card blank

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #246 - Ice Cream

It's time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week the theme is Ice Cream - so you need to feature an image of an ice cream or use ice cream flavour colours.  I have used raspberry ripple ice cream as the inspiration for my card, with a dash of chocolate sauce!
 
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Lacy Sunshine - 3 digi images  
Imagine That Digis - $10 gift certificate
 
I am adding this to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 22/09/15 - 28/09/15
12 Months Of Christmas - #9 Anything Goes 
  
Materials Used: 
Lacy Sunshine - Frozen Razz E Berry digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E44, E47, E51, C1, R81, R83, R85, R89, YG61, YG63, YG67
Stampin' Up! - rose red card and Designer Series Paper
Spellbinders - classic squares and lacy squares dies
Hunkydory - white square card blank

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #245 - Use a Bow and/or Christmas

It's time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week the theme is Use a Bow and/or Christmas.  I went for Christmas with a candy bow (some may call it a knot?!)
 
There are three fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
The Stamping Boutique - 2 digi images  
Cute As A Button - 2 single digi images
Di's Digi Stamps - $12 gift certificate
 
Materials Used: 
The Stamping Boutique - Snow Friends digi image
Copics - R22, R24, R27, YG61, YG63, YG67, B00, YR07, E43, E44, E47, E51, C4, C5, C7
Kanban - red ribbon
My Craft Studio - crystal glitter
Core'Dinations - red card
Hunkydory - white 7" x 5" card blank

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #244 - Anything Goes

It's time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week the theme is Anything Goes!
 
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Sparkle N Sprinkle - 3 digi images  
DeeDee's Digis - $15 gift certificate
 
Materials Used: 
Deedee's Digis  - Christmas Cookies
Serif Craft Artist Professional - digi layout
Core'Dinations - red card
Hunkydory - white DL card blank

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #237 - Christmas in July

It's time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week the theme is Christmas in July - we all love that one don't we!!
 
There are THREE fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in: 
Sunsational Stamps - 5 digi images 
Bugaboo Stamps - 7 digi images
Deedees Digis - Digital Delights

I am adding this card to:
The 12 Months of Christmas - #7 Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 21/07 - 27/07 

Materials Used:
Sunsational Stamps - Christmas be a latte fun digi
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E44, E47, R12, R14, R17, YG61, YG63, YG67, B00, C0, C2, C4, C6, C8
Bazzil - Nordic Pines paper stack
Simon Says Stamp - moonshine sequins
Hunkydory - white card blank 5" x 7"
Crafters Companion - black card 

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #236 - Anything Goes

It's time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and this week the theme is Anything Goes!  
 
There is a fabulous prize this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in: 
Pink Gem Designs - 2 digi images

I am adding this card to:
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes 14/07 - 20/07
The 12 Months of Christmas - #7 Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Pink Gem Designs - Polo in Scarf (pre-coloured version)
Kanban - stripey card
Die-namics - Fish tail flag stax
Simon Says Stamp - moonshine sequins
Hunkydory - white card blank  

Lacy Sunshine #62 - Ice Capades

Its time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the theme is Ice Capades
Please pop on over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw  - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5 digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.

We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #61 (see details on the Challenge Blog).

I am adding this card to:
The 12 Months of Christmas - #7 Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Peace on Earth Angel Kisses collection digi
Copics -  E00, E01, E02, E51, E42, E44, E47, R85, C1, C2, C4, YG61, YG63, B91, B93, B95

And how excited am I!  Heather has picked my card to showcase on the
Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe front page for this challenge! :-)

Lacy Sunshine #59 - Tic Tac Toe

Its time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the theme is Tic Tac Toe - choose any 3 three from the board below - horizontal, vertical or diagonal.  I chose the middle row - die cuts, Lacy Sunshine image and gems/pearls.

 
Please pop on over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw  - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5 digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.

We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, Lil Frolic Where's The Buttons, which you can get for a special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #58 (see details on the Challenge Blog).

I am adding this card to the following:
The 12 Months of Christmas - #5 Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 18/05 - 25/05
Holly Jolly Christmas - Clean and Simple 
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Use a die cut/punch 
Crazy 4 Challenges - #287 Use Green

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - 1920s Winter Elizabeth
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E44, E47, E50, E51, B000, R85, C0, C2, YG61, YG63, YG67
WPlus9 - Hand lettered holiday stamp and die set
Kaisercraft - green gems