25 November Christmas stitched cards

Stitched bauble

In at 1 out at 14, edges brilliance gold ink or chalk, tie gold thread around cracker ends then fray.

Stitched cracker

Take prongs off tree then apply 3d foam pad.

Stitched Candle

Use die cut holes to add stitches to borders, use gold on red layer and red on white layer.

Candle trio

Place border strip to cover join of the die cut mesh pieces, stick red card under candles and gold under flames, add green holly leaves and berries.

Gold Bauble - not stitched

Sentiment is stamp embossed with gold embossing powder, festive berries or barn door ink to sentiment edges, stick bow on with glue gun., circle of text goes into centre of embossed layer (make sure text is right way up). 3D foam pads under bauble, gold thread goes under ribbon and through top of bauble. Stickles to embossed layer crystal, diamond or stardust.

18 November music Christmas cards

Piano

Stick music to top right of card, cut out piano shape and stick to card, keyboard along bottom, cover join with text or plain strip, cut out poinsettia colour large marsh green and small berry red add sakura clear pen to poinsettia.

Nativity silhouette

Scattered straw or antique linen ink or chalk to music then spray with spray and sparkle. Trim the silver borders to fit with corners. Peel off star fits in centre of die cut one.

Bethlehem town

trees marsh green and fire wood or umber, windows and path ice grey 2 or 3, buildings sleigh bell, spice, sandstone, capri blue, putty, heatwave, chalk to music centre and frayed burlap ink or chalk to edges, spray and sparkle to music and buildings, peel off star in centre of die cut star.

Candle trio

Gathered twigs ink or chalk to edge of music, apply frosted sheet to music and trim to fit. Marsh green to holly leaves, festive berries or red pen to edges of embossed sheet. Stick a piece of red card behind each candle, gold card under flames, stardust or crystal or diamond stickles to berries and embossed sheet. Gold star covers no 7.

Choir boy

Brushed corduroy ink or chalk to edge music, choir boy is berry red, hair sandstone, book china blue medal sunflower or canary, ribbon aubergine or plum preserve, shoes umber, trousers grey squirrel, skin blush or satin, frosted sheet to music, edge embossed layer chipped sapphire ink or chalk, 3d foam pads under choir boy, stardust or crystal stickles to choir boy trim and stars.

11 November Epsom Salts

Snowmen

Church

White Tree

Violin and music

3 Wise men

4 November Christmas Paper weaving and piecing

Gold bauble on cream card.

Edges of embossed paper strips and bauble, when you have woven the strips trim to fit under cream frame.

Triangles tree.

Make sure the outer triangles cover the red edges,the stars on the joins will hide any gaps, edge, sakura clear pen to dots on green paper and holly leaves. Frosted lace stickles to snowflakes,rocket red brilliance ink pad to edge.

Woven bauble

Woven tree.

When the strips are woven trim to fit under die cut, trim off a tiny bit of each corner die cut so that they join up.

Away in a manger

Edges of music scattered straw ink or chalk, sakura clear pen to leaves, stickles to snowflakes diamond, crystal or star dust.