Christmas Plaque

I bought a painted plaque for next to nothing in a sale and up cycled it.

I began by giving the plaque a couple of coats of gesso to cover up the original design, and covered the front with a paper printed from a CD-Rom from Tattered Lace.  I cut the Winter Wishes, by Tattered Lace, from gold and red and offset them so that the gold gives a shadow effect.  The poinsettias and the ivy are cut from Britannia dies.

Snowman and Snowdog

Here are 2 examples of A6 cards made using the Snowman and Snowdog cutting dies from Crafter's Companion.  These dies were free, along with the embossing folder used, in their latest Inspiration magazine.  The Happy Christmas die was also a freebie from a magazine I bought last year.

More gift boxes

I've made some more gift boxes from the same CD-Roms used in my previous blog.  This time they are more a packet/pouch type.  I've added a ribbon cord to secure the packet and the gift tag is cut from a corresponding backing paper.

After making these I decided that a smaller size would be good, but how do I do it?  I played with my printer settings and found that if I put multiple items on a page (in this case 2) I could print them at half size.

These are so cute.

Octagonal gift boxes

I've been busy making gift boxes for Christmas.

These octagonal boxes were printed from two CD-Roms, A Walk in the Countryside and A Winter Walk in the Countryside, from Creative Crafting World.  The images are by an artist called Betty Davis and are absolutely stunning.

All I had to do was print them, cut them out, glue the pieces together and finish with a bow and handmade poinsettia (from Britannia die).

Red and gold stepper card

Another 8x8in Christmas card.

Crafter's Companion Die'sire Create-a-card 'Christmas Eve'
Couture Collection 'Winter Flurries' trim
Tattered Lace 'Winter Wishes' die
Gold mirricard
Red coredinations card
Gilding wax

Pink and white stepper

This is an 8x8in stepper card which could be used for Christmas or even for a winter birthday.

Items used:-  Diesire Create-a-card 'Christmas Present' by Crafter's Companion
                         Tattered Lace 'Winter Wishes' die
                         Couture Collection 'Winter Flurries' trim die
                         Pink and white Centura Pearl card
                         Silver mirri card
                         'Spun Sugar' Distress Ink

Christmas Easel

I've been busy paper crafting items for Christmas.  Here's an easel that I've put on my shelf at www.wigglywoocraftemporium.co.uk.  I like it so much that I really wanted to keep it.

Items used:- Large Pinflair easel
                        Paper from Tattered Lace magazine CD-Rom Vol. 2
                        Britannia Poinsettia dies
                        Britannia Ivy die
                        Tattered Lace Winter Wishes die (cut in gold and overlaid in red)
                        Pearls
                        Organza ribbon (tied using the Bowmaker)