CCC Challenge 9 is Nativity

Hello Lovely People,  the weather has been cold again, even with the sunny days. But Hey ho, Monday is the 1st May and hopefully a bit nearer to hot summer days.
Well,  here we are again at the Christmas Card Club with Challenge 9 and the lovely Mary would like to see Nativity.   You'll never believe it, but I managed to make 3 cards this week,  after thinking what did I have, not very much I can tell you, but Pinterest was used for two of my cards and my Imagination Crafts stencil was used in the other.  The first one was the stencil of the 3 wise men and I used a sheet of music that I aged a bit to depict the scene and distressed it a bit before applying my stencil. I used Black starlight ink on the main part and Gold sparkle Medium on the star. I thought I would use Raffia to make a bow and attached 2 rusty bells to age a bit more. The other 2 cards were made with images I saved from Pinterest, but I did love them, so made them up too for my box.   Really enjoyed this theme Mary ,so Thank you for choosing it for us.  Enjoy your Weekend.  Hugs Rita xxxx

Paper artsy Card

Hi Eveyrone. This is one of my latest cards using the stamps designed by Elizabeth Borer for Paper Artsy.
Beautiful stamps and ones that I consider could be used for multiple occasions.  I used my new Chameleon pencils to colour the images , and as someone who finds it hard to like my colouring ,these pencils did me proud.  I used starlight paint to give me an edge on a piece of spare card as the colour was perfect.  I loved the sentiment that comes with the set of stamps as it's really so true.  I know I will be using these stamps again and again. So thanks Annie as they were part of my Mothers day gifts.  Been busy knitting an Aran Wrap for Carolyn's 50th Birthday in June and it is 63 inches long, so far I have done 35" so more than half way. The wool is Debbie Bliss Donegal Tweed and is so soft when knitted up. So sorry if I am absent a lot at the moment.  Hugs Rita xxxx

 

 The Thyme Wrap

CCC Challenge 8; Humerous

Hi Everyone. Happy Easter to One and All. the weather here has been pretty mixed, sunshine and showers.  Here today with our next Challenge at the Christmas Card Club we are at Challenge 8 now and our lovely member Valery has chosen  Humorous for her theme today.   Hope mine will fit this challenge.  the image was coloured with Promarkers and I added a few embellishments to suit the theme.
Hope you all Enjoy your Week-End.  Hugs Rita xxx

Engagement Card and Matching bag.

Hi Everyone.  Sorry for being AWOL.  Had family visiting last week and all good intentions went to pot.  Enjoying this lovely spell of weather and my cheeks are burning after tidying up the garden over the weekend.
My card today was made for a friend whose daughter got engaged 2 weeks ago.  I was not very confident about it  ,but the family loved it and that's what matters.  I have got 3 knitting projects on the go and trying hard to get them done too as with one thing and another they are all overdue to friends and family.   Hope you're all well and enjoying some crafting time too as at this time of year so many other tasks need attention too.  Hugs Rita xxx

Birthday Card

Yes, its me again.  This was the Birthday card I created for my Grand-Daughter Louise whose birthday it is today. I used Imaginations Butterfly Stencil and Sparkle Mediun in Lavender, Diamond Quartz and Teal and added some gems on the wings. I used the Gold to edge my card all the way round and finished it off with a sentiment and bird s flight stamps from Lynne Moncrieff's New Stamps.  then added it on to an 8 X 8 card.    Not so nice to day but at least its dry.   My day was made with the delivery of Mary's Blog Candy and Wow, I loved all the goodies it held.  Thank You Mary.
Hugs Rita xxx

Christmas Card Club. Challenge 7

Hello Everyone,  Happily enjoying some spring sunshine at last. The last two weekends have been really sunny and warm and I for one feel so much better for it too.
Another 2 weeks have gone by since our last challenge  at the CCC and this time Carol has chosen  Christmas Flowers for her theme.   I absolutely adore Poinsettias and that is what I have used for my card today.   I started with a white 7 X 7 card,  and then a piece of matted card to that I added a TH stencil and Distress Inks in Festive Berries and Pine Needles for the Holly.   The decoupaged Poinsettia was made with the Marianne die. The lovely swirls are from Sue Wilson and the sentiment stamp from Serendipity Stamps.  Looking forward to seeing what my crafty sisters have created for Carol's Challenge.    Enjoy your Sunday and the forthcoming Easter Weekend.   hugs Rita xxxxx