Christmas Card Club. Challenge 10. Sentiments

Hello to Everyone.  Beautiful day here today, although I love the sun I really don't sit out that much, unless under the Parasol, So I did my card for Challenge 10 and theme is Sentiments chosen by the lovely Carol. I do love sentiments.
I just love the new 3D folders, so chose another one to put my sentiment on. Really enjoyed doing this card. Although tonight I have the start of a Migraine and can hardly see what I'm writing. So I have taken my tablet and off to bed for me. Sorry my post is short and sweet this time, but I need to leave the computer for a while.  Hugs to you All.  Rita xxxx

Christmas Card Club. Challenge 9 Theme : Wreaths

Well, here we are again and another two weeks have gone by. Where has the year gone. Anyway, Today it is my turn to choose the theme and I'd like to see some Wreaths or anything else you may prefer.  For this challenge I have created three cards, yes three, all showing wreaths.  The first one was a 3D folder in gold then matted and layered with red and bottle green card. The sentiment was from Cardio and with the addition of a red seam binding bow my first card was complete. The second one was using a beautiful die from Sue Wilson cut in Gold and layered on to a wine background. the stamp was a freebie from a magazine that I coloured with Pro-markers and enhanced with a gold bow and some peel off corners.  My third card was done with Cardio poinsettia stamps, holly and cones and finished off with a silver organza ribbon and a few little stones to finish it off.  I do hope you all enjoyed my choice as much as I did making my cards. Looking forward to seeing what my other colleagues have done.  Lovely spring weather in Scotland at the moment and long may it continue too.  Enjoy your Sunday folks.   Hugs Rita xxx

Christmas Card Club Challenge 8. Poinsettias or Greenery

Good Afternoon Everyone.  Sorry I was a bit late with my card this time around. It was chosen by our Lovely member Mary H and she asked that the theme be Poinsettias or Christmas greenery. As I dont have access to my craft stuff at the moment due to house improvements going on. So this is one of my new 3D embossing folders from Crafters Companion and it was to hand so i did not have much choice but to use it.  It is a beautiful folder and embosses a treat so Mary I hoppe you like my card.  I have viewed and commented on all the members cards and they are all very stunning.  Sending Love and Hugs to you All and to my dedicated followers who have stayed by my side in the last few months.  Rita xxxxxx

Wedding Invitations

Hi Everyone. Please dont think I'm neglecting you all. I have been very busy with Family things and will be for most of this year I think. I started with sample wedding invitations and now the special one has been chosen by my first Grand-Daughter Louise to be married next February this is her chosen theme.  Julie her sister gets married in August 2019 and has not chosen her style yet.  I am also bag sewing and knitting too mostly in the evenings.  We are having new triple glazed windows put in this Friday, so hopefully I get my CCC card scheduled before then, if not it will be late.  Change in the weather today after a very warm and sunny day yesterday. Enjoy your week.  Hugs Rita xxx

Christmas Card Club Challenge 7. Christmas Animals

Happy Easter Sunday to Each and Everyone of You.   So once again we have a new challenge here at the Christmas Card Club and the theme this time has been chosen by my lovely friend and colleague the lovely Kate and she would like to see Animals.
Well Kate I hope you will like my card as I have so many friends/family living abroad I thought I should do a really Scottish theme and what can be more friendly at Christmas are these two lovely Scotty Dogs.all curled up together by the fire..  This card was mostly matting and layering apart from the gold edging that was done with my trusty Pen-Touch gold pen.  The sentiment was done on the computer  So enjoy this Easter weekend and try and refrain from eating too many eggs.. I am having to clear my craft desk before having new windows put in on Friday 13th April, so I will have to do my card for the next challenge before then as my craft desk is on the window wall, so lots of packing to be done before then.  Happy Days.   Till next time.  Hugs Rita xxxxx

Christmas Card Club Challenge 6. Christmas Flowers

Good Morning Everyone. Its time again for another challenge at our Christmas Card Club. This time its the lovely Rachel who chose our theme this time round.  Everyone probably knows by now how much I love Poinsettias, so of course that is exactly what I have chose.  I used Tim holtz dies on Vellum and painted them with starlight paint by Imagination.  My card is 5 x 7 and I used this gorgeous 3D embossing folder as my first layer. added another die to hold my sentiment before attaching my finished Poinsettias. I used Imagination Alchemy wax to highlight the embossing and once again no bow was added.  Hope you are all well and enjoying this lovely spring weather too.  I have been teaching my daughter Annie to knit socks on 5 needles and I'm so glad to report she finished them in 2 weeks and cannot wait to do her next pair, in fact she has already cast them on.  See You All Soon.  Hugs Rita xxxxx

 

Annies Socks

Christmas Club Challenge 5 is Robins.

Hello again Everyone. Not had a great start to the year Im afraid, but hopefully turned a corner now.  Apologies first of all to Zoe for missing her challenge last month, but I have sibce finished my card and put it on with today's post.
Beginning of march already and we are now at Challenge 5 and the lovely Valery asked us to show Robins on our cards. So hopefully my cards for this one will pass muster.  Trying hard to get myself motivated again as that is what happens when you stay away a bit too long. Anyone that would like to join us in our fortnightly challenges please get in touch with me or anyone of our team.  Im sure you'll enjoy it.  Have a Great Week Everyone.  Hugs Rita xxx

Zoe's Challenge 4 Reindeer

Valery's Challenge 5

Valery's Challenge 5

Christmas Card Club. Challenge3. Angels

Hello again.  Sorry I'm a wee bit late with today's post . Chosen by the lovely Gran Margaret and she asked to see Angels for her challenge.  I chose the Angel die from the the Sara Davies signature collection.  I used an 8x8 card for base and added a silver frame then I added starry night paper. using dies again I added the Tim Holtz Christmas greeting, along with a few other bits and pieces from my stash, then I added the angel that I lined the wings and the dress so I could glitter the spaces.  I did try to take pictures late afternoon yesterday but the daylight had gone.  I really enjoyed your challenge Margaret, so Many Thanks for that.  Today the sun is shining brightly so hopefully everyone is getting their share.   Spring is on its way as the buds are showing their leaves a little.    Hugs Rita xxx

CCC Challenge 2: Christmas Baking

Hello Everyone. Hasn't it been dreadful weather this past week, I know it January but the days have been so dark and cold it makes it depressing.  This is our last January post and the theme this fortnight is Christmas Baking / Anything goes.  I like to try the chosen challenge, but sadly again I had no stamps or dies suitable, so another image I'm afraid, but I think it has made a really nice card. I layered it up with red, white and silver before adding Shaved Ice round the edges. Finished it off with a die cut snowflake and a Winter die.  No bows on this one folks as the postage now is so expensive. We'll see how long I can last before I get the urge to add a bow.  Hope everyone is keeping well and crafting again.  This year I have two lots of Wedding Invitations to do, so that will keep me busy along with knitting and sewing with a few cards along the way.  Hugs Rita xxxxx

 

Christmas Card Club 2018. Challenge 1 :Elves

Hello Everyone and Welcome once again to our Christmas Card Club 2018.  The very first January challenge was chosen by Margaret ( Dutchess ) to us ladies.   I searched and hunted through all my stamps and lo and behold no elves at all.  So I'm afraid it was back to images for me and my goal this year is to make 2 cards for each challenge.  Pictures are not so good as I took them at night, something I don't normally do.  All glittered up and  my first two cards have met the challenge.
  Our first Grand-Daughter Julie got engaged at Christmas and so we all had a great celebration at Annie & Ronnies this year. All sixteen of us together for the first time in a number of years.  We had the best time and it lasted in to the wee sma hours.  New Year was a much quieter affair for us and it was welcomed too.  So this year I have two lots of Wedding Invitations to do as Julies younger sister Louise gets married in 2019 as well, Louise in February and July for Julie. So plenty offers of help as we are very crafty family.   Hope you All had a lovely time and now it is back to the grind of another hopefully successful year.    Thank You All for your encouragement last year as things were not so good, but this year I will put my positive hat on and do my best.  Hugs Rita xxx

CCC Challenge 25 Gifts

Hello Everyone. Hopefully by now all your cards will be finished. This will be our last Challenge of 2017 and as it was my turn to choose the theme, I Thought it would be appropriate to pick Gifts for this one. Now it could be Gifts on a card or boxes or any other gifts you might have made for this Christmas.  I chose an MDF Tall Book card for each of my children with the idea it would be a keepsake in the years to come.  Sorry to say they have now been discontinued and were sold on AnneMaries Website.  The papers and Dies and Stamps are all from Chloes Creations and the Glitter and Embossing powders too. This is my own take on this one as I added some extra foliage and embellishments. You can see the difference the lights make and I also showed one with the lights off. I really had fun making these and wish I could get more.         
My Dear Friend Kate and I spent the most wonderful day in Glasgow on Friday, listening to the buskers and taking in the atmosphere that only a Big City holds at this time of year. Numerous Coffee stops and then a lovely Italian lunch and an exchange of gifts ,then we indulged ourselves in a bit of shopping. then after a coffee it became time to say our goodbyes and travel homeward, leaving the Christmas lights of the city behind.
 So I'll leave you today with All Good Wishes for a Very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous and Healthy New Year.  See you All in January.   Hugs Rita xxxx

Christmas Card Club : Mixed Media.

Well Folks its getting near to the end of this years challenges , isn't it unbelievable how a year goes past. Our 24th challenge today was chosen by the lovely Mary, who chose Mixed Media as her theme.  So I gave it my best shot to put it on to a card. I started out with a 5 X 7 card and layered it up with gold before adding my background that I embossed with a holly spray stamp, Versamark and Wow embossing powder was used to do this. I gently sponged some Peeled Paint DI around the stamping then using a glue pen round the edges, and I applied TH glitter on top.  Whilst this was drying I stenciled a label using a TH stencil and Structure Paste then when it was dry I used my distress inks to colour the leaves, cones and firs.  The cones and holly leaves were created using my dies and the ribbons were died using ink pads and sprayed with water. The little sentiment came free with a magazine , finished off with gold embellishments. I hope you all had fun trying out Mixed Media for Mary's challenge.  Hugs Rita xxxxx

My finished card

 Close up view

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