Christmas CASE - #2

A couple of weeks back I landed over at my friend's place with the soul intention of making Christmas Cards. I would like the record to reflect that I made 6 and she got 1 done, but in her defence, she did make a lot of owls too!!!

I think I am a SUCKER for Christmas stamp sets, due to the fact that when I packed up my stamps to go to her place, I actually had to leave SOME behind. One set I did take was "Tags Til Christmas". I got the inspiration for my card from this one on SCS.

Now still feeding my overwhelming desire to have no 2 cards the same, these are similar in very subtle ways.

The original card I found a bit plain, so I dry embossed the tops of the cards for a small bit of interest.

and also used the border punches to flair things up a bit....

The best thing about this card is that it went up very quickly, thus easy to mass produce of so desired.

Thanks for popping by again.

Stuff used:

CS: (SU) Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Jolly Holiday DSP (ret)

Ink: (SU) Old Olive

Stamps: (SU) Tags 'Til Christmas

Punches: (SU) Decorative Label Punch, Scallop Trim Border, Pinking Hearts Border

Other Bits: Cuttlebug "Just My Type" embossing borders, Dimensionals

Lynda xx

Marking a milestone...

Hi all,

So sorry for the infrequency of blogging, however, at work it has been a tad out of the ordinary. Both of our senior docs ended up in hospital and the other nurse had a nasty bout of ikky reign down upon her, so it has been all hands on deck to cover workloads and keep things afloat.

Once of my darling regular patients celebrated a milestone......91. In her words....every day you get past 90 is a gift...so the ones that come in a 365 day bundle are a PARTY!!! She is a fantastic lady and we share all kinds of stories and mischief when she comes in for her visits.

I had been waiting v v patiently for the Build-a-Blossom stamp set and punch to come out. This was as good an opportunity as any to see what I could do. I had seen this and loved the idea of the black CS. I ran with it and this is what I came up with.

Too much fun!!! Now as you all know I like to do a good bookmark too, and this lady LOVES her books. I was also patiently waiting for the Fun Flowers Bigz L die to be released so I could do similar bookmarks to Dawn Griffiths here. I do not have a Big Shot, but use a lot of the Sizzix dies in my Cuttlebug. I thought I had done enough research and found that I could use the die......WRONG!!!!!!

(skip the next paragraph if you wish to avoid the saga!!)

When using a plain Bigz Die...I just use 2 B plates....and thought this was going to be the same from what I had Googled/You Tubed/ Blog surfed etc. ALAS no!!! I was not to be outdone. I needed something slightly thicker, but still so that only 2 plates went thru the Cuttlebug. I went to Bunnings to get some rubber....as you do....and I must say, I received some v v ODD looks. Found the PERFECT rubber....needed 15cms of it....DOH...only sold in 50cm increments...not gunna happen. Next stop....flooring. I found some 12 x 12 thin (1mm) floor tiles. Three of these on top of each other should have worked a treat. Buoyed by perhaps false hope off I wnent home to try out my theory. WOO HOO.....worked a treat. Went thru no probs and crisp clean cuts....so my Sizzix Bigs L die goes thru my Cuttlebug.

The end result......

I used the colours in the card....and if  really wanna be artsy-fartsy about it....the green ribbon is kinda like the stem!!! Here's the gift and card together....

Having so much fun making that card I also made another for the stash with different embossing.

Thanks for dropping by. I WILL be posting some Christmas cards soon. It has rained nearly all week in Sydney, so made it hard to take pics of things.

Stuff Used:

CS: (SU) Basic Black, Certainly Celery, PIP, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry

Ink: (SU) Rich Razzleberry, Wild Wasabi

Stamps: (SU) Build-a-Blossom, Whimsical Words

Punches/Dies/Embossing folders: (SU) Blossom Petals Builder Punch, Fun Flowers Bigz L Die, Square Lattice Folder, Carla Craft 1/2" Circle punch

Other Bits: Cuttlebug Just My Type Embossing Folder, Victoria Embossing Folder, SU Certainly Celery 5/8" ribbon, Pastel SU Buttons, DMC Embroidery Thread

Lynda xx

A Bluer version...

Hey and HELLO!!!!!!!! It's so nice to be back blogging and can I say a MASSIVE thank you to all my blog friends that e mailed me their support and sympathies to the plight that befeld our wireless connection. We are now a lot wiser and are keeping a record of our usage to support our claims....that to date have fallen on deaf ears.

A couple of posts back I showed a pink version of a card I saw on SCS here. I went on a play date to my bestie's house a couple of weekends back and decided to do another version...one in blue. Here it is..

Again, I used a Cuttlebug border to lift the card slightly and I love this effect. It's as if the two were meant for eachother!! I am so very sad to see Mellow Moss retiring (boo!!!) but have stocked up well and truly.

Thanks for dropping by and I am in the midst of putting together some regular posts over the next week or so to show you what I have been up to.

Thanks for all your well wishes and for stopping by.

Stuff used:

CS: (SU) Bashful Blue, Mellow Moss, Whisper White

Ink: (SU) Stamp and Write Bashful Blue and Mellow Moss Markers

Stamps: (SU) Vintage Vogue, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Other: Cuttlebug "Just My Type" Embossing Borders

Lynda xx