Day 11 - "J"

Joy to the World is one of my favourite Christmas carols and I love to use the lyrics on holiday cards. I think the sentiment works well with so many different types of images, from the awed joy of the Three Kings to the excitement of little children finding their gifts under the tree on Christmas morning.

YOUR TURN: Create a card or papercraft project using the letter "J" as your prompt.

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INSPIRATION WORDS:

joy, jolly, Jesus, Jack Frost, jingle bells, Joyeux Noel, joy fold card, jade, jonquil, jungle green

Stamps:

Day 11 - "J"

It's J-day today. Time to get those thinking caps on and come up with some great techniques, holiday images, words, card folds or products that start with the letter "J".

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "J" as your prompt.

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INSPIRATION WORDS:
joy, jolly, Jesus, Jack Frost, jingle bells, Joyeux Noel,

joy fold card, jade, jonquil, jungle green

Stamps: Christmas Candy

Day 30 - Do What You Love

Today's challenge won't be a surprise for those of you who have been playing along for the past couple of years.  I always end the month with a "do what you love" card, because ultimately, creating the things we love with the colours, shapes and textures we enjoy, is what this craft is all about.

 

 

YOUR TURN:  Do what you love.

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Day 24 - A Touch of Gold

I was looking through my local newsagent recently and was amazed by the variety of metallic cardstock that was on sale, particularly gold and silver.  There were sheets that were so glossy I could see my reflection, right through to pieces that looked as though they were brushed metal.  Naturally I had to buy some... much more than I will ever use in my lifetime, but at least I'm prepared for any eventuality!

 

 

YOUR TURN:  Create a card with a touch of gold.

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Day 18 - Wreaths

I love wreaths.  I love drawing them, stamping them, colouring them and decorating them.  I also love making them and hanging them in my house at Christmastime.  My favourite kinds of wreaths are the ones that are made of bare branches that have been woven together and then decorated with berries or buttons.

 

I made this card with a gorgeous Memory Box die I picked up at the Brisbane Craft show in October.  I cut six of the shapes and layered them together to form the wreath base then decorated with some self-adhesive pearls.

 

YOUR TURN: Use items from your stash to create a wreath card.  It doesn't have to be a wreath to begin with, you can build up a circle with stamps, die cuts or punches and then decorate it with pearls, rhinestones, buttons or anything else you have on hand.
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Joy Card

I love to create white on white cards, it's one of my favourite styles.  I really like experimenting with dimension and interesting textures to differentiate between the various design elements.  The items I find most useful when creating one of these cards are my embossing folders, die cuts, foam tape and dimensional mediums such as texture paste and kindy glitz.

 

Quilt Puddings Set

I know it is very early yet, but I just couldn't resist designing a Christmas image for this series.  Puddings, quilts, Christmas... all my favourite things in one place!

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Viv's card

Eret's Card

Beccy's Card

(word stamps by Stamping Up)

Beccy's Card