Another Christmas giftbag

I must admit, I've become a huge fan of these giftbags...

This one is made with design papers from Maja Design, from the collection Vintage Winter

The digi image is from Sugar Nellie and it's coloured with Promarkers:

Roses from papirloftet and Wild Orchid, covered with a little Stickles - Stardust:

"Merry Christmas - To You - From Me":

Silver-line and sparkling snowflakes, also from Wild Orchid:

 

 

 

I want to enter these challenges with this giftbag:

Kort'O'Mania: Utfordring # 51 - Lag / dekorer en gavepose

Wild Orchid Challenge: Week # 37 - A Child's Christmas

The Sugar Bowl: Challenge # 72 - Gayle's Sketch

A card for a sad occasion

Not every card is for a joyful occasion:

The stamped image from Penny Black is painted with H2O:

Roses:

Ribbon and a bow:

The sentiment - "Sympathy and care in this difficult time":

The inside of the card, with a poem to the left, and a own space for a personal greeting to the right:

I want to enter these challenges with this card:

Craft Your days Away Challenges: Challenge # 34 - Buttoms or Bows

Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog: Punches & Dies

Stampalot Challenge: November Challenge - Blue and Green

Christmas Gifttag

I've made a Chhristmas gifttgag with one of Bildmålarna's mini images - Mini Mimosa - Basket:

Here you can see the actual size of the tag:

The image is painted with H2O:

The ribbon and the charm:

The punched flower, roses and rosebuds:

I want to enter these challenges with this tag:

Card and Scrap: Utfordring # 20 - Tradisjonelle julefarger

Craft Your Days Away: Challenge # 33 - Embellishment Bingo: Charm - Flowers - Tag

Scrappekammeret: Utfordring # 42 - Mens vi venter

Top Tip Tuesday: Top Tip # 60 - Tags

Winter Wonderland Challenge: Awwww What A Cutie

Just Us Girls Challenge: JUGS # 111 - Color Challenge

Hooked on Craft Challenges: Challenge # 12 - Something Punched

By The Cute And Girly: November Challenge - Christmas Girls

Turquoise Christmas card

I've made a turquise Christmas card, I've used design papers from Panduro, and Bazzill in two shades of turquise:

The stamped image is from Lily of the Valley, and I've paited it with H2O in three different shades of turquise; Navajo Pearl, African Jade and Teal Zircon. I've also put a little Glitter Stick (also from Panduro) on the Santa hat:

Roses from Wild Orhid and Papirdesign:

Close-up of the velvet ribbon, punched border, stitching and some of the inked edges - I have used Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass:

And a close-up of the half pearls from Prima in the right upper corner:

I want to enter these challenges with this card:

ABC DT Challenge: A Christmas Card Challenge

Lili of The Valley: Challenge # 121 - AChristmas Card for Someone Special

Panduro Hobby: Konkurrence # 25 - Monokromatiske farver

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Challenge # 138 - Punch It

Sukkersøtt: Sukkersøtt # 146 - Julekort i utradisjonelle farger

Bizzy Becs Store Blog Challenge: November Challenge - Circles

Sugar Nellie Giftbag

Here's the finished project with the Sugar Nellie image Angel Wishes, a giftbag made with Bazzill and Maja Design papers, from the collection Vintage Winter:

Just to show a little better that this is a giftbag:

The front:

The image is painted with H2O:

Some roses..:

...and a Christmas greeting:

On the back I have used my persoanl stamp, and a piece of design paper:

I want to enter these challenges with this giftbag:

Kort'O'Mania: Utfordring # 51 - Lag / Dekorer en gavepose

Creative Inspirations: Challenge # 138 - Sketch

Winter Wonderland Challenge: Awwww What a Cutie 

Papirdokkene: Utfordring # 15 - Let's Go Shabby... or Vintage

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge: Challenge # 50 - Make a Gift / Anything But a Card

I'm painting for Christmas

Bought this lovely stamp - Angel Wishes -  from Sugar Nellie just recently, and now I'm painting it with H2O:

Check back later to see the image on a finished project.

Giftbag

I have made a giftbag by decorating the front of a craft paperbag, and I have used Bazzill and designpapers from Maja Design -  Vintage Winter:

The stamped image is from Bilmålarna, and I have painted it with H2O (I just love the sparkling effect the H2O gives it):

Here you can see the whole tag, with the text:

"Christmashug - with good wishes for the holidays"

The gardenia flower, and the roses:

The punched-out border, made with a Martha Stewart puncher, and the pearlbrads:

I want to enter these challenges with this giftbag:

2 Sisters Challenge Blog: Challenge # 65 - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps: Challenge # 17 - Pearls and Lace

Card and Scrap: Utfordring # 20 - Tradisjonelle julefarger

Craft Your Days Away: Challenge # 33 - Embellishment Bingo: Pearls - Flowers - Ribbon

One Stop Craft Challenge: Week # 157 - Ribbons and Lace

Ooh La La Creations: Challenge # 93 - Bingo: Pearls - Flowers - Lace

Papirdokkene: Utfordring # 15 - Let's Go Shabby... or Vintage

Scrap'a'Long Utfordringsblogg: Utfordring # 10 - Bildeinspirasjon

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Challenge # 138 - Punch It

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog: Going Gorgeously Gingham

The ABC Challenge Blog: D for Dazzle

Top Tip Tuesday: Top Tip # 60 - Tags

Vintage Udfordring: Udfordring # 32 - Vintage julekort

Creatalicious Challenges: Challenge # 28 - Something for Christmas that Sparkles

I won a $10 gift certificate over at Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings

It was in a random drawing from all the entries at Really Reasonable Ribbon' Ramblings - Christmas Theme Challenge, where I entered the challenge with this giftbag:

I'm now gonna pop over to their webshop and use the gift certificat - which won't be hard, cause they got a lot of beautiful ribbons :o)

Just have a look:

Really Reasonable Ribbon

Top 3 over at Top Tip Tuesday

I'm one of the Top 3 over at Top Tip Tuesday this week :o)

And here is the bottle wrapping I made for their Anything Christmas Challenge:

See some more picture of the bottle here

Now I can decrate this blogpost with this banner:

Topp 3 hos Card and Scrap

Jeg kom til Topp 3 hos Card and Scrap med Cuddly Buddly - kortet mitt :o)

Og det betyr at jeg kan pynte opp litt ekstra med denne knappen:

Noël Santa on a bottle wrapping

It was only a matter of time before it showed up a Sarah Kay image on my bottle wrappings too :o)

And what image fits better than Noël Santa on a bottle to be given away for Christmas?

So here it is:

Close up of the stamped image which is painted with H2O:

The wrapping closes with a organza ribbon, and I just had to hang on this small Santa-boot ;o)

All around the bottle I have attached this "God Jul"- paper strip, and decorated it with the red Spellbinders ornament above and below:

The bottle viewed from the side:

I want to enter these challenges with this bottle wrapping:

2 Sisters Challenge Blog: Challenge # 65 - Anything Goes

Cards for Men: Challenge # 23 - It's Nearly Christmas

Papiravisen: Utfordring # 10 - Julestemning

Scrap'a'Long Utfordringsblogg: Utfordring # 10 - Bildeinspirasjon

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Challenge # 138 - Punch It

Top Tip Tuesday: Challenge # 59 - Anythin Christmas Goes This Week

Christmas Giftbag

Here is the finished project with the digi-stamp Christmas Bells.
I have used design papers from Ladybug and Friends, Bazzill in two shades of purple, ribbons, gold lace, roses, brads, eyelets, punched out pines and stars, and I have stitched around the designpapers with goldthread:

I have decorated the front of a craft paperbag:

Close-up of the digi stamp which is coloured with Promarkers:

I want to enter these challenges with this giftbag:

2 Sisters Challenge Blog: Challenge # 64 - Ribbon
Allsorts Challenge Blog: Week # 128 - Anything but Square
Creative Inspirations: Challenge # 137 - All Stitched Up
Nordsalten Hobbyklubb: Utfordring # 41 - Snøkrystaller
Papertake Weekly Challenge: First Christmas Card of the Year
Papiravisen: Utfordring # 10 - Julestemning
Really Reasonable Ribbons: Challenge # 35 - Christmas Theme
Scrapperiket Utfordringsblogg: Utfordring # 38 - Innpakning / Gavepose
Stampavie and More: Challenge # 155 - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday: Challenge # 59 - Anything Christmas Goes this week

Top 3 over at I Love Promarkers

I made Top 3 over at I Love Promarkers this week with this card:

And that means I can decorate this post with the Top 3 banner: