Finishing touches

Its the final countdown now so time to put together some finishing touches to presents you have made. Boxes are essentials for those little extras to go in. Here in my previous post is a good easy way to make some, the folded corner as opposed to the cut one makes for a slightly stronger box.

I got these cute clear baubles and flat photo Christmas Tree ornaments, (I made some last year) as a keepsake of Noah as he grows to add to my tree each year. You can put 2 photo's in each so as the turn you see 2 different pictures. In the baubles I added some Christmas confetti and I have written the date on the back of the photo's too. Great for the family and Grandma's as a stocking filler.

Chrisrmas Scene Finished

O'k so the perspective is a bit out but its quite jolly, someone made some huge snowmen..lol

So Instructions, well it would be a bit involved to type it all up but hopefully these might give some ideas :-)

The Cricut is used throughout. I used a piece of packing card for the base and covered it with cotton wool.

The houses, snowmen & 3D trees are from Winter Woodland. The poinsettia and candy canes are from Joys of the Season

The background trees, large reindeer in the background and the sleigh are from "Solutions Christmas" Cart

Lots of glue and glitter, Martha Stewart Goo punch for the snow layered on the roofs, windows and doors, stickles for the glitter on the snow. Kay & Co for the Christmas lights on the sleigh and the small trees on the houses, gingerbread men and other candy canes. Papermania Christmas Stack of cardstock.

Its all just assembled as usual and made into the scene, I haven't stuck it to the board as the cotton wool will probably need replacing next year if it survives my Grandson over the holidays :-) , its bound to gather some dust and its a bit hard to polish cotton wool !! Hope you like it xxx This is the other garland which I put together yesterday but didn't get time to post as we had power cuts due to thunder storms so I had no PC or lights for hours :-( Its made with Winter Woodland letters, assorted pattern papers and nestabilities scalloped ovals and some more glitter and gold organza ribbon.

Christmas Scene

I have made a start on the scene for my front entry porch. So far we have trees, houses and snowmen. Keep watching for the end product
TFLxxx

Merry Christmas Garland

Well with the cards all ready to go I thought Iwould have a go at some decorative things for the house. I decided on a garland first for the front porch where I always have an extra tree and I wanted something for the wall there.

Paper - My Minds Eye - Wondeful Winter Glittered Stack
Papermania - Christmas Textured Plain Cardstock Stack
Cricut Cartridges - Winter Woodland and When its Cold Outside

I did not add anything more as the papers do it all and I love the look just as it is.

Letters cut at 3"
Snowflakes cut at 4 1/4"
Cut File

Holy decorated ribbon was just from a Christmas Wrapping section instore

Place Settings and Friends Cards

I wanted to make some of the cups like Donna had done on Cricut forums but not as cards so I designed a cut file to make them into place names and menu cards. I hope you like them. I have not done them to suit a table theme as they will be for tea-time so a variety of colours suit, with the Christmas Crackers it makes a more fun table, had they been for dinner I would have made them the same to co-ordinate with my table,

I made them with a tab and slot so it would make them stand better. The menu ones have the work cut from the front layer for the names I did cut out letters and stuck them on after. Here is the CUT FILE if you want to have a go with the pattern I made.

The papers are Dovecraft, I added some pompoms to look like marshmallows on some of them and used glitter and flakes for "sprinkles". The menu ones have a printed menu inside made in "MS Word" and cut out

I have finished my cards but I couldn't resist making a few more just in case I forgot anyone, its always good to have some spares. The papers are Forever Friends with matching Double Sided card stock, some mirror board and punched snowflakes. I used a free embossing board gift from a magazine to make the greetings.

Insomnia Cards!

Well as usual I was up at "stupid o'clock" so I got all the housework done, washing, cleaning, chickens fed, dishwasher on and was done by 10am so I had time to get down to some more card making :-) here is what I managed to get done today. I did a few peojects last night but I can't post them as they are for the girls at Crafty Coffee morning and it might give the surprise away :-(

O'k so I cut too many of these but I had to use them up I love these little people and I am so glad I have the PK face stamps
Dashing through the snow!! these little chaps are having fun on the reindeer :-) Glamour Dust glitter does not photograph well :-(



Some more Easle ( stand up) cardsm using some pine cones cut last year and the deer. Holly printed card by papermania and vellum quotes
Card as before with Buzzcraft decoupage topper of the cute little bear, I have this stamp too which I really must get round to using!! Fiskars Holly border punch and Forever Friends backing papers

Similar but with a scallop border punch (not fiskars)
O'k thats it today then I am off to see the Christmas Lights being turned on with my Nieces and my Sister tonight. Grand Christmas doo with Carols singers, music and snow machine!! and hopefully some fireworks, hope they are as good as last year. Christmas is so close now ahhhhhh