Week 289 - White Christmas

Hello Everyone,

Well, the big day is getting closer and everyone is so busy getting all prepared.  

I have had a busy week with Create and Craft and the last 2 workshops of the year at the shop.

This week I am also hosting the Allsorts Challenge and I have chosen the title .........................

WHITE CHRISTMAS

and the way that the weather is going I think it might even happen this year!

This is the project that I have made which fits the title ~

I have used a real mix of dies on this design including~ 

Tattered Lace corners - the free die from issue 12 of their magazine,

and the bow is also one from the Tattered Lace range.

The poinsettia is one of my very favourite dies from Tim Holtz and the shadow box frame that the design has been made from is from Tonic!

I have used a mixture of pearl cardstock and glitter card.

Some pearls from Hobby House finish everything off a treat.

I hope that you like it and it inspires you to have a go at the Challenge this week.

Please pop over to the Allsorts Challenge blog to have a look at the other team members lovely projects.

Thankyou to our sponsors Flonz Craft and Scrappers Delight.

This week we have a Christmas meal get-together with some of our lovely shop friends and our evening and daytime Christmas get-togethers at the shop.  This has become quite a tradition and Mark and I love to host these to say thankyou to all of our customers and friends.

I have also got 2 shows on Tuesday demonstrating the Tattered Lace interchangeable embossing folders at 10am and 1pm on C and C.

Looks like a busy one ahead!! 

Thankyou for taking the time to read the blog and as always I would love to see comments from you if you have a few minutes to spare.

Oh nearly forgot we are going to see John Bishop in Nottingham tonight so I will let you know all about this next week too! 

Phew - I think that's it,

Have a lovely week and bye for now

Jo xx

Week 283 - Allsorts Challenge

Good Morning Everyone!

................................and November already!

Oh my goodness! Time is flying!

Well I have a lot to show you today so keep with me!

Firstly it is Saturday so it is the Allsorts Challenge and today the Team have been asked to make a card using .................

Masculine ideas

 and this is my take on the title ~

  I have used a Pinflair scene as the background and coloured with Gentle Blends. The main focal point is the owl which is one of Joanna Sheen's mdf shapes, I have inked it and then embossed it with bronze embossing powder.  These shapes are stunning and you can find them on Joanna's website.  they are so unusal and can be used for so many different projects but still light enough to put onto a card.  The leaves are from Tim Holtz Tattered Leaves die and I have inked and stained them to give a real Autumn feel.  The branch is also a Tim Holtz die.  Matting and layering the design finished off the card.  I hope that you like it.  The real leaves on our window sill in the shop seem to have joined in with the picture but hope that you can see the card!

We have had a busy week starting with a trip to the Tower of London to see the spectacular Poppy display.  Thousands of people had the same idea - it was so busy but well worth the trip. Here are a few pictures so that you can see the amazing project ~

 

When the display is finished there will be 888,264 poppies representing the lives that were lost in the First World War.  If you have the time before they are taken away after Remembrance Sunday I would highly recommend a visit.  It is truly breathtaking.

Also this week we have had the Children's Halloween craft class which has become a regular activity at Let's Create and these are a few of the pictures we took and also the window at the shop which looks fabulous!

The children choosing their leaf before painting them and making them into ghosts!

Great fun!

Please pop over to the Allsorts Challenge blog to have a look at the other Design Team members projects.

Thankyou very much for popping by and hope that you can leave a comment.

Let me know if you have been to the Tower of London.

Enjoy a lovely weekend and if you are going to the NEC next week pop by Joanna Sheens stand to say hello we will be there!

Bye for now

Jo xx

DAY 24 - Christmas Inspiration

Hello Crafters,

First of all can I say a huge thankyou for all of your good wishes for my return to C and C.  It is such a lovely thought that you all care so much and take the time to drop a comment in and let me know.

You are all very kind xxx

Today I dont have a card but a little project that we did in class.  It is a really great project to use up all of your Christmas ribbon scraps when you have finished all of your cards.

to give you some idea on the size the width at the widest part is 24 cm.

I have cut the circles using my Cricut, cut twice and stuck them together to strengthen the ring.

The ribbons are scraps that have been left over from Christmas projects and they measure about 5" in length.  Just knot them, you don't need to make a bow. The centre has been held in place with some beading wire and decorated with Spellbinders poinsettia die.

I have also used cinnomon sticks, berries and rolled pine cones from the Tim Holtz tattered pine cone die.

I hope you like the post today - something a little different to have a go at.

It is a lovely project to do after all of your cards have been made.  It also makes a lovely present to send to a friend.

Thankyou for making time to pop in today and check the post out, dont forget to leave a comment and be in with a chance at winning the Candy!

Bye for now

Jo xx

DAY 10 - Christmas Inspiration

Hello Crafters!

Thankyou for popping by again today.  

We have a project using the Tattered Lace Christmas Embossing folders and this was a sample that was shown on TV when these were the Pick of the Day.

The embossing on the card speaks volumes - it is such a deep impression and to make it even more detailed I have used Treasure Gold wax to highlight the gorgeous pattern.

What do you think?

I have used a Tim Holtz Poinsettia die to make the flower and sprayed this with mica to bling it up a bit.  Ribbon and a flourish finishes off the design.

Do you own any of these embossing folders - if you do I am sure you will agree they are a joy to use.

Thankyou for popping by and please leave a comment to be in with a chance of some Christmas blog candy at the end of the 30 days of Inspiration.

Hope to see you again tomorrow,

Bye for now

Jo xx

Week 223 - Butterflies

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope that this post finds you all well and have enjoyed the last few weeks of the lovely Summer.
As you know The Channon's have been away on a fabulous holiday visiting my Brother and family in Bermuda and we had the best time ever!  who couldn't on this amazing island.  We got back into England on Wednesday morning so it has been hitting the ground running the last few days but I think I am back in the groove as they say!! It was great to come back to lovely weather it doesn't make you feel quite so grim! and you get the washing done quick!

We have some gorgeous photographs and we will be downloading these this weekend (and filtering out all that I am on on the beach (not a good look!!!!) hopefully I will have some amazing shots to use for scrapbooking and will share them with you.

I also had a birthday whilst I was away and we spent the day on the most stunning beach - it is usually used by local people on the Island and it was a week day so the beach was deserted when we arrived - Mark tried to suggest that he had arranged it especially for my birthday!!! ummmmmm !

But back to today - it is Saturday so that means a great new Challenge from the Allsorts Gang and this week our lovely Tracey has chosen ....................

 

Butterflies

 

 

as the Challenge and we all know that we use these gorgeous creatures on so many of our crafting projects and I am sure this will be a really popular week.

 

This is my project using Butterflies ~

 

 

my apologies for the flash on the photograph I used a glossy card to put alcohol ink onto it and stamped the image with Stazon over the coloured card.  The stamp is from Creative Expressions and it is one I have had for some time it is excellent to decoupage so I restamped the middle of the image and layered it up to give dimension.  I have also added more butterflies - stamped onto acetate coloured with more alcohol ink and again layered up.

The florish die is from Tim Holtz and the flowers, leaves and papers were from my stash.

A bit of bling finished it off.

 

I hope that you enjoy having a go at this weeks Challenge and remember it doesn't have to be a card project.

Pop over to the Allsorts Blog to check out the other design team members ideas for the challenge.

Thankyou also to our sponsors who are :

 

who are giving a $20 voucher for stamps of your choice.

 

I hope that you all have a lovely weekend and please leave a comment if you pop onto the post - you know I love to hear from you all.

 

Bye for now

 

Jo xx