Online Class

As promised I have created an online class showing you how to make the pop-up card in my previous post. You can see the class here.


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Dottie goes Geometric!

That is the Sunday challenge today on Dottie's World. The lovely Adele set the challenge this week, and by gum it's a good one!

When I first told my son Jack that I was on the Dottie Design Team, he asked loads of questions about what I needed to do. You can now blame Jack for this week's challenge as this was all his idea...but I have stretched it a little.

Jack suggested that I made a card using triangles but I am going to open up the possibilities and ask you to make creations with bold geometric shapes. This could simply be part of some patterned papers or a fancy shaped card...the choice is yours BUT I want to see some geometric shapes as a main part of your work....no cheating and telling me the brad is a circle!

Well I went geometric mad!! OK so my card does not have Dottie on it, but it does have plenty of dots LOL The Charmed download in this case is the Page Corner Cats image inside the card, these two adorable cats have lots of geometric shapes on them so perfect for this challenge.

This card is going to appear as a class very soon on the main Charmed Cards & Crafts website so keep your eyes peeled.

Materials used:

• Page Corner Cats image from the Cat download collection
• The pop-up card is made from a sheet of pink Bazzill.
• Paper on front of the card is Imaginisce All Kinds of Happy
• Large Cupcake on front is K & Company Just Jinger Cupcake
• Rub-ons inside - Imaginsce All Kind of Happy
• Cupcake Epoxy Brad - Imaginisce All Kinds of Happy
• Geometric Buttons

Thanks for looking xxx

Sunday Challenge on Dottie's World

The lovely Juliet set the challenge on Dottie's World this week: "inspired by Becky's card this week I realised that you wouldn't HAVE to have the Christmas downloads to make a Christmas card with Dottie & George and that is the challenge - a Christmas card, tag, Christmas tree ornament - anything goes as long as it is Christmassy. It's that simple!"

I decided to work with the new Imaginisce Snowy Jo products as well as the Christmas Downloads. This concertina card was a bit of a labour of love but I love the result. This is a large substantial card and would serve as a lovely Christmas ornament on the mantelpiece (over 50cm wide when opened). I made one such card ages ago for the site using the K&Co Berry Sweet range, you can see instructions here.

Front of card when folded (below)

Card Open (below).

The journalling area on the second section from the left is all ready for the senders personal Christmas message. I haven't written anything as I don't know who I am giving this one too ;o)

View of the back of the card (below)

All the background paper on all sections, front and back, has been embossed although it may not show so well here in the pictures.

Pockets and tags were cut on my Quickutz Silhouette using Imaginisce Snowy Jo "Tinsel to the Top" paper. It does look much better IRL I assure you.

Products used:

• Images from the Dottie and George Christmas Download Bundle: Angle Dottie, Christmas Tree, Garland

• Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Swiss Dots"

• The following from the Imaginisce Snowy Jo range: "Tinsel to the top" paper, small Crystal Snow Flowers, Large glitter and "Santa" epoxy brads, Tinsel Tag Sticker

• Plain Blue cardstock is Basic Grey Blitzen. I also used Blitzen fibres on the tags
• We R Memory Keepers Silver eyelets set with my Crop-a-dile

• Snow writer (snow on the top of the card)

• American Crafts Polka Dot Satin Ribbon

• Liberal use of Glossy Accents

All products used can be purchased from Charmed Cards & Crafts

The trees forming a border at the bottom of all section were cut from the leftover bits of the "Tinsel to the top" paper.

I had made a large scalloped square on the Silhouette when I cut the pockets and tags for the concertina card above so decided to make another quickie card to use it (waste not want not!!).





Products used for this one:

• Santa George Download
• Imaginisce Snowy Jo "Tinsel to the Top" paper (got a lot out of one sheet of paper, eh?!)
• Basic Grey Blitzen Cranberry Cardstock
• Blue Bazzill Bling Cardstock
• Sparkling blue thread for sewing
• Imaginisce Snowy Jo Large glitter Brads and Tra la la la la rub-on (Merry Christmas)
• Red and Gold Dovecraft Christmas brads
• Presents are from the K&CO Adhesive Chipboard pack and the "Jingle" is from the K&CO Peppermint Twist Die-cut pack.
• American Crafts ribbon as before
• Glistening snow writer on Santa George's Beard, coat and hat.

Again all products can be bought at Charmed.

Thanks for visiting.
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Bad Blogger - but lots of stuff in this post :o)

Yep, I know I'm a bad blogger (I've been told off), I'm making up for it now with this rather substantial post :o)

If you haven't already, pop over to Charmed Cards & Crafts and take a look, we have LOADS of new goodies in, including Basic Grey Euphoria, FOUR collections form Cosmo Cricket: Hello Sunshine, Cogsmo, Get Happy and Honey Pie, a gorgeous collection from Imaginisce, All kinds of happy, superb for all your birthday projects, plus other goodies from Around the Block, Making Memories and of course Louise Brigden's new download collection. Ooohh it's all so GORGEOUS!! Click here for our newsletter.

We have even more projects. Caroline and Tracie have both created some more for you. Click here for the design team projects.

To finish off, here are the latest cards I have created for the challenges on Dottie's World using our downloads. Click here for Dottie's World.

This one was for Juliet's "Pick a Letter" challenge. I chose P for: Punk George, paper, pen, purple, pink, petals, paint and POEM (read it and weep!). I took the opportunity to use one of the new Basic Grey Euphoria papers here. I also used Button Bonanza buttons, Acrylic Paint, Prima Essential 4 flowers, Dovecraft and Basic Grey brads, American Crafts Ribbon, Bazzill cardstock. A normal biro was used to doodle around the edge.

The next three was from my own sketch challenge:

Dottie and George Christmas downloads, Basic Grey Figgy Pudding papers, Basic Grey buttons and brads. "Joy" is K&CO Adhesive chipboard.

Dottie downloads, Basic Grey Figgy Pudding papers, Cuttlebug "Snowflakes" embossing folder, K&Co adhesive chipboard "Christmas".

Basic Grey Sugared papers, Basic Grey fibres, K&Co Wild Saffron paper ribbon, K&Co Adhesive Chipboard "General Birthday", Basic Grey Sugared papers, Basic Grey fibres, K&Co Wild Saffron paper ribbon, K&Co Adhesive Chipboard "General Birthday".

...... and the final one was Louise's "Holes" challenge where I used Bazzill cardstock, my Snowflakes Cuttlebug embossing folder, mesh and ribbon, plus some Prima flowers and a Dovecraft Funky Christmas brad. There is a lot more going on inside the card with several of the download images.

All products used are of course available to buy at Charmed Cards & Crafts.

Birthday Girl!!

We have a little birthday girl in the house! My darling daughter is 10 today :o) Here is the card I made her. Each word circle describes something about her:

"Amber the brilliant cyclist"
"Amber the fabulous dancer"
"Amber the amazing pianist"
"Amber the sweetest little girl"

Check out our online classes on how to make these word cicles. I used Sakura Glaze pen (circles) and Stardust pen ("Is 10") to colour in the words - font "Jokerman". K&Co Hopscotch Girl Grand Adhesions used also, with a little Stickles glitter glue for sparkle.