Christmas message!

Although almost all my cards are different from each other, the message is always the same. This is what I have put in each of my Christmas cards this year. It is Penny Black stamp (World Peace) and I think that resumes perfect my wishes for everyone.
Happy Christmas from Spain!

This years Christmas cards

Right, I am enjoying myself making loads of cards. The number of cards that I sent every year seems to grow, but that makes me happy.
None of the cards is too complicated or time consuming, as I am a quick and easy kind of person as you well know by now, but that doesn't mean that I don't think about them on how to make them more pretty. I always tend to choose a few products and they give the colour theme for the cards. I never make more than ten similar, as I want to enjoy the process more than finishing them in time. I might post full pictures of the cards later on or maybe next year, who knows... but not until I have send them.

This last few months have been so busy that I just realized I haven't done any scrapbooking for a long time. So busy that I had to cancel today's scrapbooking session (a very small crop) at my house. It felt bad, but honestly, I couldn't do anything but concentrate on my work.

The Craft Co

Today I demonstrated at The Craft co, Worplesdon, Surrey. It is a lovely shop that is closing down its B&M shop but it is going to be an internet + events shop.
I demosntrated my two favorite machines at the moment the Expressions and the Bind it all. And one of the things I did was this little Christmas tree out of different sized snowflakes. Now, I wish it was my own original idea but is not. It is based on this tree ornament by someone at Better Homes and Gardens (by someone I mean that they don not acknowledge who designed it). as I don't have a Christmas tree this year (we will be soon off to Spain for the festivities) I decided I wanted it to be more of decoration in itself that stands alone, maybe as a centre piece. My original one is actually deep red, poinsettia type of red, just so it's different, but I did this one today and went for slightly more traditional one, at least snowflakes are sort of white!
The card beside it is a diorama card using the Christmas Cheer cartridge. By the way, the tree has a lovely glittery finish, that my mobile camera doesn't quite capture.

Introducing

SIMPLY SAYINGS

My own designs produced by Craftwork Cards, one of the best craft companies in the UK.
they are two sets of die cut shapes (6 in each A5) that right now are printed in black but there are many possible coulours! Also Sue (Craftwork Cards owner) made this clear stamps with the images, so loads more possibilities coming up!
I am going to start using them today while I prepare my next lot of Recipe Cards by Craftwork cards, of course!

Not much time to spare

Saturday 1st of December, I got my first Christmas card, from a very dear and generous friend of mine. That reminds me that I really need to start making mine!
Also I spent the weekend trying different things with Photoshop, I guess I need to practice more but I don't have much extra time, as I had to prepare for tomorrows class at The Art of Craft and do an article for Quick and Crafty.
By the way, this card is from last year, of course. Using some of my favorite dies from Quickutz, available from Crafts U love.

The Glitter Pot

Today I was teaching Quick and Contemporary cards at the Glitter Pot, and everone made 5 cards in the morning and another in the afternoon. The photos are samples of those cards using Basic Grey and Pebbles Inc papers.



Also just let you know that today starts a SALE at Craftwork Cards (one of my top favorite craft shops specialized in shaped card and pre-scored card but they do so much more) with over 500 items in the SALE area, loads of them 75% off! The sale is on till Monday 3rd December at 4pm.

More Christmas cards

A fabulous day in

Yesterday, I had a great time with Julie Hickey, just crafting (very little myself and chatting) all day long with a little break playing with new iMac.

Since the Christmas Cards that I posted recently were quite popular I am posting some more from last year.




Also I wanted to share this Youtube video that Leonie posted in my Facebook page (thanks Leonie). It is just like Wasabi in the morinings with the exception that Wasabi doesn't meow.

Congratulations Leonie on your book! A fantastic insight into ATCs.

Christmas Cards

You know, with Christmas cards I have a love affair, and as such it is a difficult relationship with ups and downs. I have to start designing them long before the hot months of the year are over. Then, soon after, teaching them and finnally it is time for me to make the ones I need to send. the thing is that when I find myself at the end of November, nothing to be sent has been done and I am all Christmas cards tired. So, for now I am just posting some cards I made for articles, clases and that I sent last year.
By the way, I did sent twice as many as I received, although that is not a real complaint, because all the people that matter to me did sent me one.


As you can see, I had a theme about Red and White, and some other with silver and black as well, all of which are my favorite colours to dress, decorate and craft!

Also, yesterday we bought ourselves a big addition to our media family: a 24" iMac which, loaded with my favorite programs, it is just a treat to do design work with. I have never been but a Mac girl!
As a sample of some of the playful and cool stuff that the Photobooth does...

Fun

Lately, I find myself scraping less and less for fun. Still, I love it, and find it really useful, however I seem to have lost my scrap motivation at least for layouts, though cards and mini albums keep coming out of my head and my hands.
This one shows how little journalling -non existing- or relation between photo and the artwork I use lately.
Mix and match of products as usual. Background by Creative Imaginations, Patterned paper by BG, Letters by Heidi Swapp, Stamp by Melissa Frances and flower by Prima.