UK Scrappers - Week 16 Gold

Gold!  was the challenge Nat set us this week .... and I have used gold accents on a very simple card. 



Supplies:
DCVW Taj Mahal patterned paper
Bazzill Kraft and scraps for die cutting
Spellbinders Shapeabilities D-Lites Blooms Three
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels Fourteen
Elizabeth Craft Designs die - Curvy Leaves
Gold Stickles
Rhonna Farrer Phrase rub-ons

With such a busy background, not much is needed, but I die cut a craft flower with the Spellbinders Blooms Three and the gold stamen from some paper scraps.  I am gradually getting through those rub-ons, but they are not always suitable for the kind of card I need to make.  This will be an anniversary card - I think the saying "the journey is the reward" is appropriate here. 

Card 14 from 30 - we keep plugging away! Thanks for visiting.  :)

Christmas Card - Kaisercraft St Nicholas

I really haven't shared many crafty projects since moving to Australia.  I have really only made cards (quite a lot, in actual fact) but it all takes time, uploading and editing photos and then blogging.  I am determined to do better in 2014 - I think it's all a matter of organisation, I suppose. 

Well, I am finally taking an opportunity to share one of the few special cards I made this Christmas.

Mum's neighbour Jenny very generously donated some Christmas supplies, and amongst them was this lovely robust A4 red card.  So that formed the card base. 

Jenny has kindly lent me her Cuttlebug on a couple of occasions, so I borrowed her Spellbinders dies to cut some basic shapes, most of which went to make labels for Christmas presents for the family. 

The lace was in an assorted bag of ribbon which has been gathered at Mum's for quite a few years.  I cut the gathered binding off the top so it sat nice and flatly. 

Supplies:
Cardinal Red A4 card
Kaisercraft St Nicholas Sticker Sheet
Dotted olive green Swiss Bazzill
The back of a red and white Christmas snowflake envelope for the deckle layer of the oval
October Afternoon Travel Girl journal card - (cream patterned paper on oval)
Stardust Stickles
Lace
Glitz teeny Alphabet Stickers - red

Considering my dearth of craft supplies, I am really pleased with how this card turned out, and I think the recipients were too.  I see the new 52 card challenge has commenced at UK Scrappers, so I look forward to joining in again this year, as much as I can .....