Forever Friends Challenge.

The theme on the Forever Friends Challenge was Oriental this week. " This doesn't mean you have to use oriental papers, you can just use items associated with it... for example, the colours ie. red, black and gold. Or even a shape, symbol .. anything really. "

I have used a Forever Friends bear who looks like he is bowing. I used red and gold card on a black card. The embossing is meant to say Happy Birthday. This is the first time my heat embossing has made it onto a card as I am rubbish at it, but have decided to take the bull by the horns and try with it more to get better at it.

• Black A6 Card
• Gold Mirri Card
• Red Oriental Papers
• Heat it Up Embossing Powder in Gold
• Peel Off with Happy Birthday in Chinese

Hazel xox

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge.

The Challenge this week was "Hearts". I don't seem to have much mojo for lovey dovey cards just now. Think I need a new hubby to sweep me off my feet. LOL!!!! So have made my Christmas card for the week!!! So that is 3 down now. (1 a week plan working!)

I have used a DCWV paper which has hearts on it. The stamp came this week from the Secret Crafter Online Shop. Have to give great praise as I ordered on Tuesday and the stamps arrived on Wednesday morning. A+++ www.secretcrafter.co.uk I didn't put any text onto the card as I felt it was busy enough with the stamp and paper.

• A6 Card stock in light blue
• DCWV Paper
• Sarah Kay Stamp The Joy of Giving
• Aqua Pro Markers
• Mirri Board
• Glitter Glue

Well off to make more cards with Tom this evening. He was making them for my dolls this afternoon. Poor dolls are all about 30 years old but still lovely. Tom seems to like playing with them where as Jake just used to pull their legs off!!!!

Scroll down to see some ATCs which are avaliable to swap. 3 and 8 are away but feel free to have a look at the rest.

Hazel xox

2 Challenges in 1 Card.

Well I don't usually do this but with so many other things going on I have merged 2 challenges into 1 Card. They are the Secret Crafter, http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/

Dry or Heat Embossing

and Stamp Something,

http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/

This week's challenge is simple....stamp something with snow. It can be something made of snow, something that likes snow or something that reminds you of snow. Anything really that's more fun that shoveling snow!!

So I have a Christmas Tree which always makes me think of winter and snow. The heat embossing is on the tinsel and the star.

I have to say that I am totally rubbish at embossing heat and dry and the dry embossed card I made went in the bin!!!!!! I didn't know what to do so then decided to have some embossed tinsel on my wee tree.

The paper is from HOTP and I matted the tree with silver mirri board. The gems are from my stash. Hope you like it. Sorry there is not more embossing but like I say I am not too good at it, must do more to get the hang of it. Well away to write more cards, only 30 to go,

Hazel xox

Forever Friends Challenge.

Here is the card for the Forever Friends Challenge this week. It was Contemporary Christmas Cards. The DT cards are great.

I found this hard to do as my mojo seems to have gone away. I think it has gone into hibernation as its so cold and wintry here. More snow forecast for tomorrow. !!!! Yippeeeee.

I used a Forever Friends sticker and matted it up on mirri card, then used some paper from my stash to make the corners bright. Finally I used a peel off I got last week in a magazine for the Winter Wishes.

Bye Hazel xox