Christmas holly fairy

Hello,
another card made for the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, this one's for December where the theme - unsurprisingly - is It's Christmas! We're sponsored this month by Ike's Art and I've chosen the lovely Holly Fairy stamp.

What I've used

8x8 white card blank
Limetree Crafts' Evergreen and Berry red card stock, and a Bazzill mid-green card stock
Holly patterned paper which came free with a magazine
Tonic's Harrop die for the mats and layers, and Tim Holtz/Sizziz dies for the foliage
Crafter's Companion sentiment stamped in Versa Color Evergreen
Promarkers Ivory, Satin, Almond, Blush (skin); Antique Pink (lips); Pastel Yellow, Canary (hair); Gold (hair and wand); Holly (skirt); Poppy and Cardinal Red (bodice, gloves and shoes); Black
Red pearls from my stash to finish it off

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Please join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge sponsored this month by Ike's Art.

First Groovi parchment cards

Hello there,
I've ventured into uncharted territory and had a go at Groovi parchment work - and they are right it is a bit addictive!

I went to the Creative Crafts show at the NEC with my crafting friend and we did a Make and Take at the Clarity Stamp Groovi stand, the card below is the one I started there. As I was a total newbie to this I was a lot slower at it than the rest so I finished it at home, and am quite pleased with the result especially for a first attempt.

I bought the starter kit at the show and using the instructions which came with it, plus Barbara Grey's YouTube videos I made this card which I have sent to my Mom. She was very pleased with it.

I've already bought more plates so I think this will be something I'll enjoy doing for a long time - it's so relaxing!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day.

Ruby wedding anniversary

Hello,
this is a card I made for a dear friend to celebrate her Ruby Wedding Anniversary, as it was a special one I also made a box for it.

I used various Tonic dies from their Affections collection, a sentiment and an alphabet die of theirs, plus the Amelia embossing folder - this is one I use a lot - and finished it off with a red bow and some pearls.

I've used this die set lots of times for anniversaries and also Mother's Day as it has a sentiment for that too.