Seasons Greetings

 I got this gnome die set way back in May and this is the first time I've tried it out .There is also a lady gnome with pigtails , a different shaped hat and beard. They are so cute I wish I had used them before now when gnomes were everywhere - not sure what the current trend is.

Beccy's Place - november christmas alphabet challenge - 'M' for magical- with stars on his hat he does look like a magician- my husband says it looks like a badger -  he should have gone to specsavers.

Presents for all

Beccy's Place  november alphabet christmas challenge- All the presents had a little foam behind them - I'm loving this christmas pad from kaisercraft - love colour combos.

 

Home for Christmas

 I'm sure there will be a lot of families who don't get home this year to spend time with loved ones. 

Beccy's place - november alphabet challenge - 'H' home 

A wonky tree

 Beccy's place - month long alphabet christmas challenge . 'T' is for tree - Not sure about the tree stamp.

I've tried not to use too much red and green this year. The background was painted with pearlescent paints from Semco.I ran some dark grey paper through an embossing folder and then rubbed with white ink.

Using up scraps

 Beccy's Place - month long alphabet christmas challenge  'S' is for scraps - I love the 6x6 paper pads but you always have lots of scraps.

candles for christmas

 Beccy's Place November - month long alphabet challenge - 'c' is for candles - I have to say the older I get the longer it takes for me to do the housework which means less time to craft .I also realized I needed some birthday cards for December and January - annoyingly I forgot to take pictures. Sadly not many cards to enter this year.

that dog ate too much turkey

Beccy's place november challenge - I seem to have skipped the C' for now and moved straight onto 'D ' for dog - this old wooden stamp from Lucy's stamps is my fav Christmas sentiment - love the curves.
 

merry and bright

 Beccy's Place -November challenge - day 5 Birds and animals -  Not the best pic as it doesn't show all the tiny gems in the flowers.This is a die from Ali Express - not the best of dies as it is much shorter than a normal card base.

a little bell

 Beccy;s Place - November chalenge - day 2 'B' is for bell - I'm using the same paperpad as on day 1 which is called 'First Noel ' from Kaisercraft and I love all the non traditional colours. It has blacks, greys ,mustards and some gold foils.

christmas gift

 after a shaky start I'm off and running with Beccy's great card challenge which runs for the whole of november.

Day 1 = A for 'A' frame card