Light In The Darkness

It is the darkest time of the year,

and we light the candles.

In Norway we use to have purple candles for Advent.

I thought of purple Advent candles as I made this card.

I used:

White double card A6;

Creme paper;

Purple, creme, orange, pink and green scrap papers;

Embossing folder: Tiny Bubbles (Cuttlebug)

Marianne Design Candle die;

Spellbinders Poinsettia dies;

Papirdesign Holly die;

Black and gold pens;

Glitter glue, gold;

Rhine stone;

Foam pads.

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Z - fold Card

For the first time in my life

I have made a Z fold card.

Through this Alphabet Challenge at Beccy's Place

I have discovered new techniques

and got many ideas.

Like nearly all my projects

also this one is a CAS card.

I used:

Creme and blue papers;

Craft Sensations paper for the Poinsettia on the front;

White scrap paper;

Spellbinders Poinsettia and Scalloped Oval dies;

Stamps: "Woven Poinsettia" CM683 H from Artful Stamper

and "Frohe Festtage" from Big Time, Zürich;

Gold Metallic ink;

Gold pen and gold glitter glue;

Rhine stone.

Beccy's Place (Z = Z-fold card)

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge: Let It Snow

It is Tuesday today,

and it is also another Cuttlebug Mania day.

This fortnight we want you

to create a card or another project with snow.

Last week I bought something in a local shop

and the paper bag was too nice to throw away.

So I thought I could recycle it, or perhaps better: Upcycle it.

I love the CAS style,

so also for this project I made it rather simple.

I used:

A white paper bag;

Blue paper, glued on the bag to hide the name of the shop;

White scrap papers (card stock);

Snowflake dies: Marianne Design;

Star border punch: Artoz;

A little blue distress ink.

Lots of glitter glue.

The back side of the bag looks similar.

Beccy's Place (U = Upcycling)
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Happy New Year

When we write our Christmas cards, we mostly add

" .....  and a Happy New Year" to the Christmas greeting.

So therefore I made a New Year card today

and hope that I can use it for the letter "Y" at Beccy's Place.

Here is my card:

White double card A6;

White and blue scrap papers;

Heart paper from Craft Sensations;

Stamp: Marein;

Spellbinders Scalloped Oval die;

Embossing folder: Swiss dots (Cuttlebug);

Water colour splatters;

Glitter glue, different colours;

Blue distress ink;

Blue pen.

Tool: Cuttlebug.

Beccy's Place (Y = New Year)

X for Xmas

Normally I don't use the word "Xmas".

But over at Beccy's Alphabet Challenge we have come to X,

and this was the most Christmassy word I could find for that letter.

And as I had a die with this word,

I found out I could use it now.

I let the hand drawn twigs, the flower and the banner

get some glitter to give a frosty touch.

Here is my Xmas card:

White double card, A6;

Blue paper;

A little piece of white card stock, scrap paper;

Craft Sensations paper for the Poinsettia;

Marianne Design Xmas die;

Spellbinders Poinsettia dies;

White pen;

Glitter Glue:

Rhine Stone.

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Allsorts (Merry Xmas everybody)

CAS Robin

Today I made a very CAS card,

without any embellishment, die cuts or embossing.

I think I have this image from a Norwegian fb group.

I used:

White double card, A6;

Blue scrap paper;

Image, fussy cut.

Beccy's Place (R = Robin)

White On White

I used:

White double card A6;

White card stock;

White scrap papers;

Embossing folder: Snowflake (unknown);

Poinsettia dies (Spellbinders);

Corners: Heyda punch;

Silver distress ink;

Rhine stone.

Beccy's Place (W= White on white)

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Jim The Snowman

Jim is one of my favourites.

He is a freebie from Beccy,

and I have often used him on Christmas cards

and winter birthday cards.

Recipe:

White double card A6;

Green paper for the mat;

White scrap papers;

Image: Beccy;

WeR Memory Keepers Nesting Card die;

Snowflake punch: Marvy Uchida;

Stamp: Big Time, Zürich;

Glitter glue;

White pen.

Beccy's Place (Freebie)

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Vintage Christmas Card

I used:

Double card A6, creme;

Paper for the mat: Kars;

Creme paper;

Image: From an old Christmas Card;

Frame: Spellbinders die;

WeR Memory Keepers Nesting Card die.

Beccy's Place (V= Vintage)
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Christmas Animals

A dark brown Christmas card is perhaps not quite usual.
Well, here is one
with some Christmas Animals between the trees.

Recipe:

Creme double card A6;

Brown paper for the mat;

Brown and white scrap papers;

Nellie's Multiframe die;

Penny Black Winter scene dies;
German Christmas greeting: Handwritten;
Silver pen and glitter glue.
Tool: Cuttlebug.

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Snowman with hearts and snowflakes

I made another Christmas card with this cute snowman.

Recipe:

White double card A6;

Red paper for the mat;

Image: The Norwegian fb group Digistamp;

Spellbinders Scalloped Oval die;

Stamp: Big Time, Zürich;

White and silver scrap papers;

Snowflake die: Marvy Uchida;

Glitter glue;

Silver pen.

Tool: Cuttlebug.

Beccy's Place (S = Silver and Snowflakes)

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Pink Christmas Card

Today I made a card with this lovely snowman.

I used:

White double card, A6;

Image from the Norwegian fb group "Digistamp";

Pink and white scrap papers;

Spellbinders heart dies;

Stamp: Craft Sensations;

Silver embossing powder;

Silver pen.

Beccy's Place (P = Pink)

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Christmas Card, red and white

I made a Christmas card with this Santa image from Beccy.

The star border is not quite easy to see on this photo.

I used:

White double card A6;

White card stock;

Red paper;

Image: Beccy;

Embossing: Snowflakes, unknown;
WeR Memory Keepers Nesting Card dies

Border star punch: Artoz.
Cuttlebug.

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This is what it looks like on our terrasse today.
The first snow of this winter.
Good to be inside crafting!

Christmas Carols

As a retired music teacher and choir conductor

I like to make cards which show music and singing.

And for Christmas there are so many wonderful songs and carols.

What this group is singing, I don't know.

Perhaps "Silent Night"?

At least this is a quartet, and that word fits for the letter "Q"

at Beccy's Alphabet challenge.

Recipe:

White double card A6;

White card stock;

Blue paper;

Embossing folder "Snowflakes", unknown;

Stamp: Marianne Design;

Doily Circle die: Lifestyle;

Caran D'Ache Watercolor pencils;

Silver glitter glue, Silver pen.

Tool: Cuttlebug.

Beccy's Place (Q = Quartet)
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Christmas Card Sketch

Today I made a card for this challenge over at Beccy's Place.

I heat embossed the image.

Recipe:

Double square card, creme;

Design papers: Kars;

Creme, olive, green and red scrap papers;

Stamp: Craft Sensations;

Doily punch: Martha Stewart;

Poinsettia dies: Spellbinders;

Silver embossing powder and silver pen;

Brown distress ink;

Glass half pearl;

3D foam pad.

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One Layer Card, Lots of Poinsettias

I stamped the Poinsettia over and over again,

and coloured some of the flowers inside with a "gold" pen.

Recipe:

Red double card A6;

Stamp: "Woven Poinsettia" CM 683 H (Artful Stamper);

Encore Ultimate Metallic ink, gold;

Gold pen for the edges and some of the flowers.

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The Flower Challenge

Christmas Card Oil Lamp

For this Christmas card I used:

White double card A6;

Creem paper for the mat;

Scrap papers, red and green;

Image: Beccy;

WeR Memory Keepers Nesting Card die;

Spellbinders Poinsettia dies;

Rhine stone;

Brown distress ink;

Brown pen for the faux stitches.

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Joy To The World

This holly die I bought last summer as I visited Norway.

I have not used it until yesterday.

I find it so wonderful

and think it fits quite good on Christmas cards.

So here is another one with that die.

I used:

White double card, A6;

Creem paper for the mat;

White and green scrap papers;

Image: Free Dearie Dolls;

Sentiment: Beccy (fussy cut);

Oval die: Speelbinders;

Holly die: Papirdesign;

Corner punch: Heyda;

Brown distress ink;

Red pen.

Tool: Cuttlebug.

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Glory to the newborn King

I used:

White double card A6;

Blue paper for the mat;

Olive scrap paper;

Image and sentiment: Beccy (The Nativity Set);

Holly die: "Kristtorn", Papirdesign;

Red glass pearls;

Distress ink (brown) and white pen. 

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Julekort Med Julekurv

The last weekend I was absent and could not make a single card.

First today I could sit down in my craft room again

and make a Christmas card.

In the "Alphabet Challenge" over at Beccy's place

I have come to "J".

And because "Christmas" is "Jul" in the Scandinavian languages,

I made a "Julekort" - a Christmas card.

I used:

Double card A6, creme;

Marbled cream paper for the mat;

Red and green scrap papers;

Paper: Christmas greetings in different languages,

(I don't remember from whom it is);

Julekurv (Christmas basket): Marianne Design die;

Distress ink and pen, both brown.

Beccy's Place J = Jul

Masculine

Over at Cuttlebug Mania we have a new challenge today.

This time our headline is:

Masculine.

For my card I used:

Double card A6, white;

Marianne Design "Jeans" paper for the mat;

Red and white papers;

Scrap papers;

WeR Memory Keepers Nesting Card die,

Momenta star dies;

Image from the Norwegian fb group "Digistamp";

Metal "pearls", Blue pen for the faux stitching.

Small Gift or Candy Bags

I made some small bags or envelopes for tiny surprises.

The papers are different square designer papers

folded to envelopes.

Each of them has got a winter or Christmas image,

and inside there is place to write a greeting

and for a little surprise.

I have put some chocolates into some of them.

I think this might also be an idea for an advent calendar.

Images used:

Snowman stamps: Craft Sensations;

Santa digis: Beccy;

Poinsettia and scalloped oval dies: Spellbinders.

Tool for die cutting: Cuttlebug.

3D foam pads. Rhine stone.

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Blue Santa Skating

I really do like this blue Santa from Beccy.

As a child I never liked Santa Claus.

He did not belong to my Christmas celebration.

But this one looks so friendly,

so I have accepted him as a friend. 😏

For my card I used:

White double card A6,

Marbled paper for the mat;

Corner punch: EK Success;

Image: Skating Santa, Beccy;

Oval die: Spellbinders;

Three "gold" stars, stickers;

Blue distress ink and blue pen.

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The Holy Family, CAS Christmas Card

For me the story about the birth of Jesus Christ

is the real Christmas story

and "The Reason for the Season".

And therefor I love this image from Beccy so very much.

I have already made many cards with it,

and I think it will be

one of my favourite Christmas images for years.

For this card I used:

White double card, A6;

Blue paper for the mat;

"Gold" scrap paper for the star;

Image: From "The Nativity Set", Beccy;

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug;

Star punch: Heyda;

Gold pen, 3D foam.

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Silver, White And Blue

For this One Layer Card I used:

Double card, A6, dark blue;

White scrap paper;

Reindeer die (Nellie);

Snowflake stamp: Hein Design;

Sentiment: Hero Arts;

Heat Embossing: Silver;

Siver distress ink: The snowflakes and on the edges of the card.

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CAS Christmas Card, Heat Embossing

I think the reindeer on this card is jumping over a tiny little stream,

then its jump does not seem to be very high.

Next time I'll give it some more air under it's legs.

For this card I used:

Dark blue double card, A6;

White card stock;

Memory Box "Reindeer Circle" die;

Lifetime Doily die;

Stamp: Rico. Heat embossed, gold.

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Gifts

Over at Beccy's Place the letter for today is "G",

and I've made a card with gifts.

They are not many,

but I think the snowman is very happy to give them to somebody.

I used:

White double card A6;

White and light purple papers;

Stamps:

Snowman and gifts: Craft Sensations,

Sentiment: Rico;

Snowflakes: Heinz Design.

Colours: Stabilo and Caran D'Ache.

Glitter glue, purple (on one of the gifts);

Purple pen on around the edges.

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Gute Besserung

Heute bekam ich die Frage,

ob ich eine Gute-Besserung-Karte machen könnte,

und es musste schnell gehen, damit die Karte

mit der heutigen Post abgehen würde.

Der Patient, der plötzlich ins Krankenhaus kam, ist Musiker.

Also, dachte ich,

auf dieser Karte sind vielleicht Noten besser

als ein Blumenstrauss.

Aber ein kleines Blümchen möchte ich auch dabei haben.

Leider war es schon so spät am Nachmittag,

dass das Licht ziemlich schlecht war.

Für meine Karte habe ich verwendet:

Doppelkarte, A6, weiss;

Chamois Papier;

Restepapier: Blau, weiss, grün und rot;

Stanz-Schablonen:

Noten: Memory Box, 

Textplatte: Unbekannt,

Blätter: Cottage Cutz Ivy.

Blume: EK Success und Atelier Terziev Punches.

Text am Computer geschrieben.

Distress Ink, Glasperlen und Filzstift.

Christmas Basket II

I made another card

with the Norwegian or Scandinavian Christmas basket.

This card is very simple.

This basket is bigger than the first I made today.

It is double, and inside the basked 

I have placed a little chocolate heart

like that one on the second picture.

I had glue only on the back side of the basket,

so that it clings to the card.

I used:
Double card A6, creme,
Creme paper for the mat;
Green and red scrap papers;
Embossing folder unknown,
Christmas basket die: Marianne Design.
For the edges: Brown distress ink and red pen.

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Card With A Traditional Scandinavian Christmas Basket

As I was a girl back home in Norway, 

we every year used to make Christmas baskets

for our Christmas tree.

They were made of glossy paper in different colours.

They were cut with the scissors.

For us children this tradition was very important.

Sometimes we used to hide small surprises inside.

Also as teacher I made such baskets with my pupils.

Today I have made a little basket for this card.

I also put some small hearts around it.

Hearts also belong to the Norwegian Christmas tradition.

I used:

Double card A6, creme;

Creme paper for the mat,

Red and green scrap papers;

Embossing folder: Snowflakes (unknown),

Christmas basket die: Marianne Design;

Border punch: Martha Stewart.

For the edges: Brown distress ink an red pen.

Tool: Cuttlebug.

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Christmas is here

Here is another cute image and sentiment from Beccy.

I used:

Double card A6, creme;

Creme paper for the mat;

Scrap papers, different colours;

Image and sentiment: Beccy's "Dasher and Dancer" set;

Poinsettia dies: Spellbinders;

Doily Circle die: Lifestyle;
Label die: Unknown;
Distress ink, Rhine stone and glitter glue.
Tool: Cuttlebug.

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Poinsettia

I made a CAS Poinsettia card

without any sentiment.

I also think this embossing does not need extra stash.

I used:

Double card A6, creme;

Creme paper for the mat;

Red and green scrap papers for the poinsettia.

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug;

Dies: Spellbinders Poinsettia dies;

Rhine stone;

Red pen and brown distress ink for the edges.

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Good Wishes

I used:

Double card A6, white;

Design Paper: Kars;

White scrap paper;

Image and sentiment: Beccy (from 2 different sets);

Die unknown;

Star border punch: Artoz;

Stars from my stash;

Red pen.

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Christmas Already?

I think many of us have said it:

Christmas already?

There is always still so much to do

before the Christmas bells are ringing.

 For this card I used:

Double card A6, white;

Apricot paper for the mat;

Yellow and white scraps;

Image and sentiment: Beccy;

Die unknown;

 Star punches: Heyda and EK Success;

Washi tape;

Caran D'Ache Water Color Pencil;

Red and white pens;

2 Silver pearls;

And a little glitter glue for the "star dust".

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Embossing

Today I made a quite easy, quick Christmas card,

only using white card stock,

 an Embossing folder (Darice),

3 Rhines Stones,

blue and purple pens.
I had to make the card in a hurry to try
to be among the next winners at Beccy's Place.
But I think I was too late ;) 

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Peace And Love

This week I bought a wonderful digital stamp set at Beccy's Store.

Today I used some of the digis for the first time.

I just love this skate filled with poinsettias!

Recipe:

Double card A6, white;

Light purple, pink and white papers;

Image and sentiment: "Peace and Joy Set" by Beccy;

Dies: Spellbinders Scalloped Ovals

and an unknown one for the sentiment;

Embossing folder: Snowflakes (unknown);

Silver pearls, white pen for the faux stitches.

Beccy's Place (D for Die cutting and Digital stamps)
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Snowman Christmas Gift Tags

Here is another one of the cute snowman stamps

I got from my friend.

Today I used it on Christmas gift tags.

Recipe:

Nellie Snellen Tag die;

Stamp: Craft Sensations;

Colours: Pelikan pens and Caran D'ache Water Color Pencils.

Tools: Cuttlebug, Misty.

Beccy'splace (C for Christmas gift tags)