By Caryn Davies
I loved scrappin gthis photo of Olivia. She was so excited with every present she opened. It was so sweet. The papers and embellishments are all Ki Memories. I bought a huge bundle of stuff from One Purple Cow which sadly no longer exists. It was brilliant ordering from there cause inside the box it was all beautifully wrapped in purple tissue and she always gave you a freebie which was handpicked to complement whatever you had bought. It was marketing genius. I do miss that shop!!
I think I must go and buy a lottery ticket this week coz I’m so lucky right now. I won another challenge – this time it was the December Card Challenge on UK Scrappers! I totally forgot I had entered it. I am so chuffed with myself. That’s two challenges I’ve won this week. Wow, I feel really honoured. I have never had the guts to enter anything before so this is a real confidence boost. Whee, I’m so happy!
Chip thank you card
Well, I got my mojo on and sat down to some serious crafting last night! While Chris was out playing bridge I had an undisturbed few hours and started on a batch of thank you cards for all the lovely generous gifts we all received this year. I wanted to get more use out of my Disney cricut cartridge and I absolutley love Chip n Dale. My favourite cartoon with them ever was on the tv the other day – you know the one where Mickey chops down a christmas tree and Chip n Dale are still in it and Pluto goes mad trying to get them!! Hee, hee – I love it. Anyhoo, that inspired me to use the chip cut on the Mickey and Friends cartridge.
Well, for anyone who may have tried this cut or is thinking about it – be warned – the hands are a nightmare. They just kept getting chewed up! Hence the addition of the heart to cover up the mess!! I have made 8 of these cards now so will move on to another character I think! Pluto looks quite simple!
With this card, Chip is cut on 4.5 inches and the leaf border is on 1.5 inches. I have chalked here and there to make him less, erm, flat! I cut the circle with my lovely new Nesties and embossed it with the Thank you embossing folder. I went over the thank you on the embossing with a Quickie glue pen and then added some gold glamour dust – just to highlight this area. I have also added touches of gold with an ink pad and also a gold leaf pen. I have also managed to use my new Martha Stewart punch on this card! Enjoyed making it a lot – will try to use my Disney carts more often I think.
