Squirrel's Challenge - at last!!

My good friend, Squirrel 10, I'm sure you must have visited her lovely blog, (if not pop over there now) challenged myself and a few friends to make a spring card in blue, pink and yellow with a Penny Black stamp, way back before Christmas!! Well, I've finally made one - sorry for the delay Squirrel!!

I cut an oval card with my Nesties, first time I've used them this way and used a Nellie Snellen die for the image which I've decoupaged. The stamp is called Easter Exchange. I finished it with a bow, flower and glossy accents.

Hope you like it Squirrel!

Uma's Challenge!

I was set a challenge by a friend to make a curvy card using a template from Louise Bridgden without using either rubber stamping or decoupage. (Now that 'is' a challenge!) I chose to make this my first Christmas card of the year. The background is a free download from Canon Creative Park :

http://cp.c-ij.com/en/

There's a really great section of A4 papers here all for free. I used my cropodile to add some ribbons to the side and some flowers from Poppicrafts. The snowflake brads were from a set by Papermania. I added a couple of tags (Woodware punch) and a peeloff greeting. It was quite fiddly to make and next time I think I'll try doing it A4 sized instead.