More cards...

Here's another selection of cards I made to give away as Christmas presents.  My middle sister has three kids - two boys - the eldest is a teenager, the other two not so far away - so I made some cards suitable for the kids, and some just for her. 



Well - it looks all wonky in this picture, but I think it is straight!  Hopefully suitable for a teenage boy to give to a friend.  The chipboard water drop was left over from a recent layout - everything else is obviously leftovers. 

This next card is left over Anna Griffin paper, also using the negative diecut from my recent purchase of the Tim Holtz alterations die.  I borrowed the Tattered Florals die from a person at a crop recently, and used it to use up some left over fabric .  I attached it to the card using silicone glue.  The middle of the flower is a Martha Stewart croscomia flower, with a red cosmic shimmers spray dot in the middle. 

Much the same principle with this next one below  - this time I used the keyholes also.  The patterned paper this time is K & Co's Life's Journey 6 x 6.  The variegated flower is Hero Arts. 

For this next card, I used the left over piece of paper from the Taj Mahal DCWV's stack.  Very simple additions of plain cardstock, ribbon and a gem. 

I wanted to use some of these small patterned die-cuts - slowly, slowly the numbers are dwindling.  It was lacking something until I added the small red circles around the edge to add some pop.  They were just done with a hole punch.  The background colour is actually a light blue. 



This next card was made using - again!  the left over die cut from a layout.  I struggled for ages to use it on a card, but this is the result.  A bit weird, but hopefully someone will like it!



This next card is a mix of Fancy Pants Delight scraps, Rouge de Garance blue and We R Memory Keepers "White Out".  Hopefully suitable for a teenage boy!



Very similar principle for this next card - I think the die cut paper was Junkitz, again from yonks and yonks ago.  I am just determined to use up this odds and ends of stuff that I have sitting around. 



The spotted paper was Basic Grey - either Colour me Silly, or Skateshoppe - really can't remember which.  Couldn't get much more simple, though cutting out the pattern did take a little time. 

This piece of paper in this next card has stared at me for years - and last night I decided I couldn't stand to look at it for one more moment longer.  It has made four perfectly decent cards - and this is one.  Again, I grabbed these big flowers which I attached with silicone glue and added the round message and Stickles - that was it.  I must use all my extra large flowers in this way and get rid of them! 



This penultimate card was made using some vellum stickers.  I heavily inked around the edge with distress ink.  Added a couple of paper flowers for dimension, and some stickles on top.  Very simple, and I was very pleased to get rid of one more lot of packaging!

This last card is a bit nuts!  I had a precious scrap left of Basic Grey Phoebe, which is one of my favourite collections ever.  (A friend did give me a collection pack, so actually I do have a full set which I am hoarding ..... ) I put the American Crafts rub-ons onto this mint green circle, butit didn't look right, so then I had to cast about to put something together.  Tara loved it when she saw it - it is certainly one of more eclectic cards, but I think my sister Nerida will like it, hopefully. 

Well, so that's it!  A small selection of cards I've sent away to Australia.  I will probably share more Christmas cards next, then followed by a couple of layouts as the end of the month draws near.  Thanks for visiting!  :)