Friday, December 18, 2015

Sketch-y Friday with Team B - December 18 2015 & Our Christmas Card Inspiration Week Finale

Hi there!

It's Friday and we are just one week away from Christmas, we know that many of you are super busy this time of year but we hope to see you link up in our challenges.  Today we are launching our very last challenge for 2015, but don't worry you still have until the 29th to play along!

We are also sharing the last batch of Christmas Cards in our whole week of Christmas CArd inspiration!  Keep reading for today's cards

And now, here is your sketch....



And here is your Team B inspiration!


 Åsa

Sara

 Wendy

And now for our Christmas Card inspiration share, we are rounding out the week with some super cute card by Eileen!







Here is a run down of our Sketch-y Friday rules.  Just link up your creations in our sidebar to be entered into a random draw for our monthly prize.    You have until December 29th, at midnight to participate in any of this month's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!  You may take some artistic license with your adaptation of the sketches, however if you choose to use a double page sketch for a single page layout you may only enter once per sketch, not once per side.

If you are playing along with more than one challenge you will need to link each of them up via a separate blog post for the link up tool to work. (International participants may be required to pay some shipping fees.)  Good luck, we cannot wait to see what you create!

 *note - If you are playing along using Flickr the team will no longer be leaving comments, due to changes in Flickr policies and passwords.  However, we will be checking out your entries for sure and you are definitely eligible for the prize draw. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thanks for visiting!

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Inspiration on Thursday & More Christmas Card Inspiration Week

Hi friends!

It is all about the inspiration here on Thursdays and today you get a double dose because we are still celebrating our Christmas Card Inspiration Week!

First up is this lovely double pager from Elaine!


And since we have some red and teal going on, how about these red and teal cards from Eileen!





So how are we doing?  Keeping your inspired?  Do you make your own cards for the holidays?

Thanks for visiting!

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Stamps as Stitching Templates Tutorial & More Christmas Card Inspiration Week

Hi there!

Laura here with a fun tip for you and more of our Christmas Card Inspiration Week!

I was doing some unrelated stitching the other day and wished that I had more stitching templates, then it hit me.  I have a plethora of stamps, and I wondered if they could be used as stitching templates?


I dug out a few supplies; some muslin (or in my case drop cloth fabric), floss, a needle, ink and a simple stamp.


I opted for a very light ink, but wished I had gone darker.  The light ink was hard for me to see and I probably could have hid a darker and coordinating ink just fine in my stitches. I will know for next time!


Then I started stitching just using a basic back-stitch.


Filling in all the stamped lines as I went along, it didn't take long at all and has a fun home spun look!


I decided to make my piece the focal point in a Christmas card.


Here is a little peak at the inside.

And now for more of our Christmas Card Inspiration Week:





We love the pops of blue that Wileen has used, and we know many of you do too!

Have a great day!

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Kit Club Tuesday and Christmas Card Inspiration Week Continues

Hi there!

We have more inspiration for you today from Elaine, using the December Premium Kit Club contents!

Have a look at 3 beautiful cards Elaine created with the kit:



And as promised our week long Christmas card share is continuing with more beautiful cards from Eileen!





We just love this teal and red colour combo!

Thanks for visiting!

Monday, December 14, 2015

Christmas Card Inspiration Week and a Merry & Bright Starry Title Free Silhoutte and SVG Cut File

Hi there!

Today we are launching  Christmas Card Inspiration Week here on the blog, we are sharing a full week of gorgeous holiday cards created by Eileen!  We know how you love her card designs!  So let's get started with today's share, and be sure to keep reading for your free cut file!






Not only are coordinated cards easy to create - you can just pull out a collection and use it all up, but they also make great gifts for Grandparents, teachers and the like!

This month's free cut file is this fun and festive title, enjoy!

https://app.box.com/s/fnx7mb4qnh5t46ln9388qbi5yh73bnj3

It is available in Silhouette, SVG and PNG formats by clicking on the image.

Have a great day! Laura
xo