Quick and Easy

Evening all of you happy crafters. Thought I would count up how many cards I need for posting this Christmas. I was shocked to find I needed far more than I had. Actually I had plenty but they were too thick for the normal post. I also need some to post to the US as well. I love all the embellishments and buttons but the lady at the Post Office is quite mean when it comes to just the odd corner that doesn't go through her template. The cost of posting has shot through the roof! 

That meant I had to come up with something quick and easy but no thick embellishments, so here we go.

Not sure which one I prefer but they certainly fit the bill of quick and simple.

The background is made from a Cuttlebug embossing folder, the snowy hills are cut freehand (the off cut forms the front drift) from white card and the trees are from a Cuttlebug Cut n Emboss set. The trees were distressed using Tim Holtz 'Shabby Shutters'. They do look different in each card but they are the same. Greetings are from a Woodware Patchwork Trees set.

This is another quick card I made using a Woodware stamp which I coloured using Copics with a little bit of added Stickle sparkle in red. A small red bow and off-cut of red ribbon complete.

I shall enter the last card in the Allsorts challenge - Bring on the bling and the Sketch Saturday challenge.

Off to a felt making class tomorrow so I don't know if I will have time to craft when I get back, 

so toodle pip for now.

White on White - Photo inspiration

Hi, good of you to drop by.

The forecast is for a little bit of the wintry stuff to arrive later on tonight and tomorrow. So long as it doesn't come down too heavy and block us in like last year, I don't mind it, its better than the grey depressing weather we've had recently.

Today's card is another take on WOW. I tried something a bit different today- no stamping, just matting a layering. 

This a simple 5x7" white base card with a piece of white embossed with snowflakes and mounted on a gunmetal greypaper. On top of this is a smaller piece embossed with a falling snow folder and mounted on the same paper. The snowflake was cut then embossed using a Cuttlebug Cut n Emboss set.

The pearl and organza ribbon is from the stash and the gunmetal charm greeting is from Making Memories.

And that's it, Bob's your uncle. 

I shall enter it in the following challenges

The Ribbon Girl - Colour challenge

Sketch Saturday - #285

Of to the local village quiz tonight to defend our crown. One player down as Ella went to uni this time and replacement brother has a job interview. Let's hope 3 heads are as good as 4.

Tatty bye.