Well, what a year it has been for everyone...a topsy-turvy 2020 that we all somehow survived, whether it was from lacking toilet paper or to keeping ourselves safe from catching the virus. We did it!
I am so looking forward to the fun and games that are going to be held in our Crafty Vera and Friends facebook group for the month of December... #JesusVersusSanta.
Aunty Vera told us that we were under no obligation to make any projects but, hey, this is me and I just can't help myself...lol...
For this month, instead of doing different blog posts for each project I made, I have decided to do one blog post to share all my projects. My projects have been made to inspire you to either make the same as me or to use my projects as an inspirational base and create your own projects from it. That's my challenge to you and hopefully, somewhere along the line we can get a point for the Jesus Team.
Challenge 1 project, being the first of December, and if you haven't already, is to make a Christmas Card. This card can be something very simple to something more elaborate. We seem to have lost our ways when it come to pen and paper, in our technological lifestyle nowadays. I have made a selection of Christmas Cards using the Silent Night Echo Park papers, the Tim Holtz Three Wise Men Die Set as well as adding touches of ranger Silver embossing powder and the silver -------. The smaller size cards I am placing on Christmas presents this year.
The video below shows the cards I have made
using the Silent Night Echo Park paper collection.
Challenge 2 from me is to make yourself a Christmas Tree Ornament. This year I have decided to go for more of a homely country style themed Christmas and I love how my tree decorations have turned out, even if some are from recycled cardboard. The crosses are from the Kaisercraft Cross Die Set.
The video below shows you how easy it is to
make these wonderful Christmas Tree decorations
Challenge 3 from me is for you to make a small handmade gift for someone. This could take in a variety of projects from the accordion style gift pocket pouch I have made or an altered notebook, a small journal...just something small that will be greatly appreciated or loved by the recipient.
I chose to make my husband a 12 Days of Christmas accordion pocket pouch where in each pocket I have placed one of our scratchie cards. So for each day starting on the 13th December, he will have a scratchie card to scratch up until the 24th December. He is going to love it.
The video below shows a flip through
and an expanation of how I made it.
Challenge 4 and my last challenge for the month is for you to make a Christmas Wall Plaque. I love the simplicity of my wall decorations in a country theme.
The video below shows my process using the Silent Night Echo Park papers and the four by four cut outs as well as some recycled cardboard...these are going to look wonderful around my Christmas Tree. So take a look and make one for yourself or use my for inspiration to create something similar.
I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas
and a safe and Happy New Year and I would also
like to thank you all for your much appreciated support during 2020.
Another project using the wonderful stamp set from Tim Holtz 'Field Notes'.
I love creating ATC's and ATC Coins and knew this paper pack was perfect for these.
All the parts for the brilliant coins.
I stamped several images and cut them out. I punched a 2 1/2 inch circle for the back twice for strength and glued them together. I could not find my 2 1/4 inch punch so used a circle die for the mat..
I inked around the coins with brown ink then went around the edge with black. The Enclosure and the 785 are popped up with 3D foam tape.
Agent 1929 is popped up with 3D foam tape with a 1 inch circle cut in half behind it. I cut Agent 1929 in half and popped them up with the 3D foam tape as well. A black bling in his cravat and I Love this.
Not only can you create men's cards but also a feminine feel as well. I stamped the butterfly stamp and fussy cut around it. You cannot see this but it has lots of glossy accents and glitter and looks wonderful.
All four projects together.
My favourite would be the Filed card.. What is your favourite?
I adore the Field Notes stamp set so much I actually used them on everything
I created this month.. I hope you will join me in creating something
wonderful..
All my goodies together for this wonderful card.
I spread a bit of all three inks above onto the glass mat and spritzed with water to place the small white mat on..
Black Card Base
White Mat 3 3/4 inches x 5 1/2 inches
Patterned Mat 3 1/2 inches x 5 1/4 inches
Spotted Mat 2 3/4 inches x 4 1/2 inches
Number Mat 2 3/8 inches x 4 3/8 inches
Blue Mat 2 inches x 3 3/8 inches
Corrugated Mat 1/2 inches x 3 1/4 inches
I stamped the bottom patterned mat with the stamps in blue to make them stand out.
I inked all the edges and drew a line around the inked mat. I rubbed Gold and Blue Inka Gold on to the corrugated cardboard. I stamped a pen nib and fussy cut it and adhered it with 3D foam tape. I added some die cut cogs underneath the top and bottom corners..
I stamped Filed on a piece of scrap card and cut it out adding a brad to finish it off.
This month for Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft we have the gorgeous papers from the wonderful Tim Holtz 'Dapper'. and they are so much fun..
I wanted to do something a little different and started out with one tag but changed my mind to three as you can see.
I cut a slither off the right hand side one.
I cut three more tags buy hand making them a bit smaller and tore two in different shapes..
I used scraps for this one
All three tags with a base on them.
I used the Distress Embossing Glaze for all tags back and front.
I had these stamps in my stash but you can get them from Aunty Vera in different sets..
Lots of stamping and fussy cutting for these tags.
I used the Entomology die and stamp set to colour and cut out.
I stamped and fussy cut the crazy Things ties and hats..
I love shaker cards as you all know so created one here with bowler hats on top and again I used the homemade stamped vellum that I created with my first card. I do love that postage stamp die set.
This tag has a moveable piece with the brad holding it in place.
I stamped the man with the umbrella on the actual mat I used then again on scrap paper and fussy cut out sections. I then placed these on the base with 3D foam tape.
The side tag was very basic with a fussy cut piece as the base and two pen nibs , a hat and a dragonfly attached using 3D foam tape,
Hi everyone, hope you are all well and getting some crafting in 😊
My
second November project for Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft is a cute little
matchbook mini album. I love this design as you can fit lots of photos
in it (reduced size of course) and it is easy to store away - not like
big bulky albums. This was a fun project to use this month's Tim Holtz
'Dapper' Paper Stash on because the sheets with 3x3" and 4x3" papers
were perfect to use to cover the craft cardstock base. I made use of
the Tim Holtz 'Noble Gents' stamp set too, using a word stamp for the
front. I coloured the Tim Holtz 'Foundry' Adornment with a gold oil pen
to change it to more of a brass colour than silver, which worked well
with the papers, bulb pin and eyelet used to attach it.
The
Tim Holtz 'Small Talk' stickers were handy as always to add some lovely
sayings to the pages. i also made use of the Tim Holtz 'Field Notes'
stamps I had previously stamped onto tea-dyed paper scraps - making cool
embellishments.
I
printed old family photos on matte photo paper. The ones I chose were
of family that used to own a brickyard. I have so many fond memories of
playing around it when young.
This is the inside of the album completely flipped open. It has three small pockets.............
..............where
I slipped in some journalling cards made with craft cardstock and
stamped with 'Noble Gents'. I will write details of the photos on the
back of these.
Flipped
over, once all opened - this is the back of the album. The 'Dapper'
papers are so versatile, especially having so many sizes to work with in
the Paper Stash.
Here is a process video of making the base of the mini album, then a flip through and explanation of the embellishments:
This was a fun little project to make and I hope has inspired you to give it a go.
Happy crafting and stay safe,
Love Nat xxx
Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft products on sale that I am using for the month of November are:
