Jingle all the way!

Here's another step card folks! I used paper from DCWV -this stack is last year's I think. I love the pink & blue colourway of this paper and there were three different designs to choose from. I cut the bells from mirri card and the letters from glittercard with silver shadows. Blue spotty ribbon and Prima poinsettas (also from last year!) with a gem brad were used for trimming. I added some bling to the bells and to the panel that they sit on.
Carts used:
Bells- Christmas (Noel) There is also a bell on Joys that you could use
Jingle All The Way- Storybook
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Santa & Child

Here's a really simple but very effective card. The layout is very simple-just rectangles matted & layered. I used paper from MME for the centre rectangular panel and for the strip across the card. I added ribbon to the scalloped strip and laid the scalloped oval over it. A ribbon bow & layered poinsetta were adhered to the bottom of the oval. I cut the image from black card and just glittered the gift. The ladies at my workshop last week made their own versions of this card and they made a very good job of it!
Carts used:
Santa & Child- A Child's Year
Scalloped oval- A Childs Year ( you can also use Storybook)
White oval- George
Thanks for dropping in!
Heather

Kiss Me!

Is this little froggy hysterical or what?!!!! I got my new Sweethearts cart today (got thumped for Import Tax AGAIN!) and this little chap just screamed 'make me!!!!!' So I did!
I cut him from green card and then embossed him with a Fiskars Texture Plate. I added googly eyes and then mounted him onto a Cuttlebugged circle matted onto green and then on to a scalloped circle. I was going to put him onto a heart but he didn't look right. I used paper from DCWV and the pink scalloped strip was Cuttlebugged and a polka dot bow added. I cut the sentiment from pink card and shadowed it with green. The sentiment was glittered with Glitz glitter glue and the heart with pink glitter glue as were the little punched hearts & the scalloped circle. The crown was cut from gold mirri and adhered with a foam pad.
Carts used:
Froggy & Kiss Me-Sweethearts
Scalloped circle-Graphically Speaking
Circle and green shadow- George
Hope you like him!
Heather

Christmas Duo

These two cards were made from scratch on the Expression. The larger card is approx 6 1/4" across and was made using the 12 x 24" mat (7 3/4"), the smaller card was made to fit the 6 x 12 mat (5 1/2"). The inside of the card is covered with dark red paper onto which I adhered a white rectangle matted onto card cold. This is to hold a sentiment. I cut a piece of patterned paper from Papermania's Joyeux Noel collection and matted it onto gold mirri. I then cut out a frame from gold mirri and adhere a matted white panel to it with foam pads. I added a velvet ribbon bow and layered poinsetta & holly leaf (large card) and a bow & layered red flower (small card). I cut out the sentiment and adhered it at an angle (large card) and straight (small card). To finish I glittered around the scallops and added gems (I'll do the same to the small card!)
Carts used:
Card base & gold frame- A Child's Year (school children key)
Happy Christmas- Christmas Solutions
Merry Christmas- Wild Card (RDS on)
Thanks for dropping by today!
Heather

Happy Birthday Natalie!

I don't want to bore you all with JUST Christmas cards so I thought that I'd show you a birthday card today. I made it for a friend of no2 son. It's a square card with the corners rounded and the front folded back on itself. I used freebie papers from Papercraft Inspirations (I think!) I cut a scalloped rectangle panel trimmed it with a ribbon & layered flower and added another image from Trimcraft. The blue panel on the front was Cuttlebugged. I cut the name from glittercard with pink shadow, and 'Happy Birthday' was cut from plain card and shadowed in pink.
Carts used:
Scalloped rectangle & shadow- Celebrations (No 5 key)
Natalie- Ashlyn's Alphabet
Happy Birthday- Stamping Solutions
Thanks for looking!
Heather

Peace On Earth

Another step card for you today. Made in exactly the same way as the others. I used papers from Papermania's Christmas range from The Range. On this card I used the same paper on all of the steps but used a different one on the panel holding the angel. I matted the pieces onto beautiful gold card that looks like slub silk- and it's reversible.
The angel actually faces the other way on the cart but I flipped it to make the card more balanced. For original bug owners this image can be cut and used on the reverse side- especially with this card. I cut the letters- there is an 'ON' in there, it's just a bit low to be seen! I added gold ribbon & star brads.
Carts used:
Angel (1 of 2) - Christmas Solutions (Noel) flipped
Sentiment- Storybook
Thanks for taking a look!
Heather

Season's Greetings Step Card

Here's another step card made in exactly the same way as yesterday's card. I told you they were simple to make-the hard part is deciding which paper to use out of the array of fabbo Christmas papers available this year! This paper is Winter Wonderland from MME. It's double sided so matching papers is no problem as you only need 2 designs for these cards. I used glitter paper from Crafttime for the tree with a card blackout backing and glittercard for the sentiment. The stars were punched from glitter paper and embellished with gems. I also added gems to the tree (click on the picture for a better look). I added swirly white ribbon to the bottom panel. This panel can also be used for a sentiment. You can also use the large panel for the sentiment and use the steps to make up a little Christmassy scene. There are no hard and fast rules with this card- I told you the possibilities were endless!
Carts used:
Tree & blackout- Christmas Solutions (Noel)
Sentiment- Storybook
Thanks for dropping by!
Heather