My Favourites of 2016

Good morning!  As always on New Year's Eve I have taken a look back at my blog posts over the past year and chosen some of my favourites from each month to share with you.  I hope you enjoy my look back at my favourite creations from 2016!

January

I loved this card I made in January so much that I decided to keep it to give to my husband this Christmas so that it would stay in my home lol!

February

My cards are usually quite similar, but very occasionally I decide to step out of my comfort zone.  This was one of those times and I loved how it turned out!  Made entirely with Stempelglede stamps it didn't take very long to make at all but looks so effective! 

March

Another card using Stempelglede stamps for my March choice.  This was the card I made for my Mum for Mother's Day this year.  I love how versatile the Stempelglede bird stamp is.  It works coloured in so many different ways to represent different birds.

April

April's choice is the card I made for my darling little girl for her 8th birthday.  She still has it on display in her room.

May

 It was too difficult to choose just one card from my May creations.  I love how this Minion card turned out for my little nephew's 3rd birthday.

I also love the soft, muted colours on this one and the hydrangea flowers - one of my favourite flowers.

June

 Another tough choice in June.  I loved how this archery target card turned out that I made for my children to give my Dad for Father's Day.

I also love how this clean and simple card turned out using sweet Tilda, painted in black and white except for the tiny spot of pink where colour has hit her from the raindrops!

July

 For July I have again chosen two creations.  These cute little blackboard thank you cards for my daughter to give her teacher and teaching assistants at the end of the summer term turned out exactly how I imagined and I love how fresh and clean they look.  They were made extra special by my daughter writing the recipient's names on with a white gel pen.

Another Stempelglede card in July - this is the card I made for my Mum's birthday this year.

August

 Oh my goodness, August was another tough month to choose just one creation from!  This clean and simple card for my brother's birthday used a mini Magnolia stamp and then I simply added some doodling with a fine tipped marker.  I love how it turned out!

 These ice-cream treat holders for my son's birthday party were another favourite of mine.  Complete with tags and paper strawberries that housed extra treats!

I love creating unusual shaped cards from scratch and was so pleased that my son's BB8 birthday card turned out so well!

September

 For September I have chosen three creations again!  This monotone vintage style card that I made for my parent's wedding anniversary was so quick to make but looks so effective.

 I was really pleased how these halloween cake boxes turned out and I love how colours you wouldn't usually put together: green, purple, orange and black, always seem to work for Halloween!

This Tilda card using red, white and blue is another favourite from September.  I love the camera and film strip dies from Magnolia.

October

This bookmark is my favourite creation from October.  It is not often that I make something for myself and I love the muted colours and my favourite Tilda stamp.

November

The card I made for my children to give my Dad on his birthday is my favourite from November.  I used several Stempelglede stamps including one from the newly released Steampunk Journey collection.  I love that little balloon!

December

I had many favourites from December's creations but have managed to narrow it down to four!  The cover box I made for After Eight Mints has to be my absolute favourite creation!  I love it and everyone who has visited my home throughout the festive period has commented on it and asked if I can make them one for them!  It is such a beautiful addition to the dinner table!

I also love this Christmas card I made for my children to give their Dad.  My favourite of this year's Christmas Tildas and my favourite santa belt ribbon.

The santa belt ribbon features in my third choice from December.  I love how this mini Santa turned out in his bright red clothes - he's so cute!

Another Stempelglede creation is one of my favourites from December and it is another shaped card that I made from scratch.  This is the card I made for my parents for Christmas.

I hope you've enjoyed my little look back through my 2016 creations.  Thanks for looking and I hope you have a wonderful time seeing the New Year in this evening!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Stempelglede DT - Vintage Garden Paper Tole Christmas Card

Good morning!  I have another Stempelglede Christmas card to share with you today, this time using the bird stamp from the Vintage Garden stamp set.  If you're thinking that this card seems familiar it is almost an exact copy of this one I made a couple of years ago.  This time I have used a Christmas sentiment, holly leaves, berries and a snowflake edge instead of butterflies.

 I have painted the bird stamp three times using Distress Inks and then cut different parts out to paper tole the bird for a 3D effect.  I have also added Glossy Accents to the bird's eye and beak to make them look more realistic.

 I have used several different leaf dies to create leaves from green paper and white cardstock.  They have all been edged with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

 The sentiment is from the Vintage Christmas stamp set.

 I have also used a holly stamp from the Vintage Holly set around the edges of the card.  I have used Bundled Sage Distress Ink for this.

 The snowflakes around the edges were cut with a Tim Holtz die.

 I have used a Sizzix Dogwood flower die for the flowers and another Tim Holtz die for the holly leaves.  The berries are from my stash.

I hope you like it and thanks for looking! x

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Stempelglede DT - Vintage Christmas Cards

 
 Good morning!  I still have a few Christmas makes to share with you before the festive season is over.  Today I'd like to show you the cards I made using Stempelglede's Vintage Christmas collection.  These stamps are great for quick cards as there is no colouring involved.  I adore these photo stamps and even though I've used them for many years I'm still bowled over every time I use them!

 To make things quick and simple I used the same design for all of the cards.  They all have slightly different Maja Design papers and a few have different lace and flowers, but the rest of the design is the same.

 I used a Prima doily die to cut silver card to create silver snowflakes behind each image.  I also added cheesecloth from The Ribbon Girl.

 I added pine fronds and snowflakes using Doohickey dies.

 The seam binding, bells, button twine and most of the flowers are from The Ribbon Girl too.

I hope you like them and thanks for looking! x

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Ribbon Girl DT - Tilda with Holiday Sweater

 Good morning!  I hope you've had a lovely Christmas!  Today I'd like to share another Christmas card with you that I made using lots of gorgeous embellishments from The Ribbon Girl.

 I have painted Tilda with Holiday Sweater using Distress Inks and the no lines technique.  I've also used a postmark stamp from Magnolia on the edge of the image.

 The stamp was cut from some Maja Design papers and the papers I've used for the card are from Pion Design.

 The pine fronds were created using a Doohickey die - I just love how these turn out, I've made loads of them this year!  The lace and ric-rac ribbon are from The Ribbon Girl.

 The Kort & Godt rolled rose, candy cane charm and button twine are also from The Ribbon Girl.

I hope you like it and thanks for looking! x

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After Eight Mint Box Cover

 Good evening!  I hope your Christmas Eve has been a lovely one so far.  This year I decided to make a box to cover up the dark green of the After Eight Mint Box so that it fits in with the rest of my Christmas table.  I'm very pleased with how it turned out.  I have used papers from Pion Design and dusted off my sewing machine to stitch around the edges.

On the front I have used the new plate Doohickey from the Magnolia Advent Calendar, a snowflake Doohickey and a swirl Doohickey, and finished it off with a Scrapiniec chipboard clock which I've covered in Stardust Stickles.

 On the top of the box I've used the same swirl Doohickey and then created a spray of flowers, leaves and berries.

 I have used the pine Doohickey to create some fir tree branches and added beaded twirl stems and flowers from The Ribbon Girl.  The berries are from my stash.

 In the centre is a Hellebore flower and then the other side matches the left side of the spray.

 I have also added a touch of silver flake ribbon from The Ribbon Girl for a bit of sparkle.

 On the back of the box I have used the swirl and plate Doohickeys as on the front and topped it with a snowflake made with a Tim Holtz die.

 The snowflake is adorned with a crystal and pearl centre from my stash. 

 The inside of the lid is decorated with the same paper from Pion Design.

 I also made some place cards for my Christmas table using some of the dies from the Advent Calendar.

 I've used the plate again and the glasses, knife, fork and spoon dies.

 I cut the glasses from acetate and have added some Stardust Stickles to the rims to look like they are dipped in sugar.

 I used one of the label dies from the calendar to add names to the place card holders.  The hearts came with the glasses dies.  These were also cut from acetate and then coated in Stardust Stickles.

 Here's all four that I made for our table tomorrow.

 I hope you like them and thanks for looking! 

Now that my table is all set for tomorrow I can relax for the evening.  I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and it is everything you hope for. x

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