Christmas tags

This weeks ABC Christmas challenge is 'P is for presents'. You have to either make a Christmas present or present gift wrap using the photo inspiration (I have taken inspiration from the colours- white, red and green). I don't normally make gift tags for Christmas presents or gift wrap/bags since my family tend to just throw it away straight away and are only interested in what is inside! However, I decided to have a go at making some fairly simple gift tags and I am quite pleased with the results. I might use them on presents to friends rather than family, but they didn't take so long to make and so I won't be devastated if they hit the bin!

I have used my Willow Designs digi images, coloured with PMs and mounted onto red embossed card. I will also enter theses into this weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge (no designer papers) and Do it with Digis (Christmas in August). Might make some more of these at some point ...

Celebrations!

This week is the 100th week of the Pollycraft challenge! Their theme is celebrations with an optional extra of stars and stripes. I found this material whilst I was away on holiday in Devon last weekend and it is perfect for this challenge- star and stripes in the colours blue, white and red. I guess it should be for a 4th July card, but I'm too late for that and wouldn't have anyone to send it to anyway. For this card I have used a Pollycraft Swings and Slides image. For some reason I really wanted stitching on this card and since I don't have a sewing machine I spent quite a few nights this week stitching it by hand (OK, I'm slow and I only had an hour or less each night to do it!). I hope it is worth the effort.

I will also enter the card into this weeks Do it With Digis challenge (spots and/or stripes) when blogger allows me!

A BIG thankyou to Katie, who sent me this lovely 'handmade by' stamp for my birthday. I have been using it today for the first time.

Daisy the Cow

I brought this digi from Stampfairy a while ago and have wanted to use it for ages. I made this card using the sketch from this weeks I love Promarkers Challenge and the themes of this weeks Do it with Digis (animals) and Passion for Promarkers (pink and brown).