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Last minute wrapping...by Vicky

I didn't have time to make a project this week, but just wanted to stop by and wish you all a Happy Christmas and to share a wrapping idea I  found on Pinterest.

 

Source: alisaburke.blogspot.com via Gwen on Pinterest

 

All you need is a black permanent marker, a white correction fluid pen and some kraft parcel wrap.

I'm definitely going to give it a try!

I'm hoping to escape to my craft room over Christmas - while the family are watching TV -  and try out some of the free holiday projects that are available to download from the Echo Park Website.   

Hope you have a lovely Christmas

Love Vicky :)x

Christmas Canvas.....by Sarah

This week I have created a little festive canvas to brighten up my living room wall.

You can find all the details {HERE}.

Ingredients you will need

• A medium sized blank canvas
• Black paint
• Chipboard
• Hot glue gun
• Christmas themed paper: Echo park seasons greetings
• Red and gold trim
• Button
• Candy canes
• Tandocreative: mini's-advent numbers
• Chipboard santa
• Bigz Snowflake
• Tissue tape - Tidings

TFL

Sarah

Mini Christmas Trees...by Alix

Hi Bubblers...welcome to final few projects before Christmas!

 

Today I have a little question for you..?  When is a mini~album not a mini~album...well...when its a Christmas tree ornament of course!  Its easy just to think of these albums as flat projects but my project today should hopefully convince you that with only a little tweaking, a mini~album can easily be a 3~D creation.  Click here for the full details and I'll see you over there! :0)

Ingredients:

Maya Road Christmas Tree Coaster Album

Prima Mask Set 6

Distress Ink

Colorwash Spray Ink

Distress Stickles

 

 

 

Vintage Inspired Tree Decoration...by Vicky

Use chipboard shapes to create Christmas decorations.  the how-to make it is HERE.

Supplies List:

Maya Road Chipboard - Christmas Tree Coaster

Echo Park 6 x 6 Paper Pad - Victoria Gardens

Acrylic Paint Dabber - White

Clear Embossing ink pad

Embossing Powder - White

Glitter - Silver

Seam Binding and vintage button

Happy Christmas!  :)xx

Pop Out Decoration ..... by Beckie

Simply slide up the bead on this little book and it opens up in to the decoration which can be seen {here}

Ingredients

Echo Park Happy Days Paper Pack

Eco Friendly Dye Inks - Tiara Gold

Prima Got Flowers/Small Prima Flowers

Gold Stickles

Yellow Ribbon

Yellow Wooden Bead

 

Christmas decorations......by Sarah

This week I have been creating christmas decorations for my home. You can find all the details HERE.

Ingredients

• Old paper back book
• Polystyrene shapes, Half ring, ball and cone
• Hot glue gun
• Pearls or dimensional pearls
• Brushed Corduory distress ink

 

Sarah

Christmas Memory Cottages......by Sarah

This week in my campaign for Christmas spirit I have created some memory cottages. They are a tribute to Christmases past and will eventually hold pictures of this Christmas as well.

There is no tutorial yet as we just had a power cut and now the laptop with the instructions on will not come back on, so will edit the page when it works again.

Instructions

• Wooden House alterable 
• Christmas Papers
• Printable downloads (Ten two studio)
• Jenni Bowlin Calendar pad
• Tim Holtz embellishments including alphabet stickers, Bingo pieces, Scrabble pieces, tickets etc
• Sizzix snowflake dies
• Viva decor inka gold
• Christmas Ephemera
• Walnut Hollow metal
• Christmas bauble embossing plate
• Christmas glass pebbles

TFL

Sarah

a Christmas starcard...by alix

Hello again Bubblers!

I hope you'll like this advanced version of the starbook that I'm sharing today...click here to see the full article! :0)

Ingredients:

12x12 Christmas papers and co-ordinating embellishments

Tim Holtz Distress Core'dinations cardstock in red and green

Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Sizzix die

Petaloo Jewelled Florettes

Stickles

Glossy Accents

Embossing folder like these ones

 

Thanks for dropping by,

alix

 

Customised Crackers...by Vicky

I wanted to make and fill my own Christmas crackers but didn't want to make them from scratch so I'm customising a Cracker Kit.  Find out how HERE

Sizzix Bigz - Tim  Holtz - Tattered Florals Die

Distress Ink Pad - Tattered Rose

Cosmic Shimmer Mist 

Make your own cracker kit

Free Printable Vintage Music Paper

Gold Beads

Vicky x

Frosted Tree Decoration .... by Beckie

This Tando Creative engraved tree takes on a 'frosted' look when you add some stickles :)  

{Here} is how I made this tree decoration.

Melissa Frances Kitschy Kitchen Papers

Eco Friendly Dye Inks

Eco Friendly Pigment Inks

Tando Creative Chipboard Engraved Tree

Stickles Frosted Lace

Ribbon and Gems

Snowflake Punch or snowflake shapes from Tando Creative 

Mince Pie Cakes...by Sarah

This week I have been continuing with my Christmas spirit quest and have been experimenting in the kitchen. My husband asked me to make him some mince pies but nobody else likes them in our family. So I experimented by creating a pie in the traditional way but with our favourite autumn cupcake top. And what a success. The 2 dozen I made barely lasted a day, lol.

You can find all the ingredients and instructions {HERE}.

TFL

Sarah

O Christmas Trees!...by Vicky

 

I'm still in a Christmas mood this week.  Sorry to those readers who feel it's still a bit early!

I've been making decorations and in the spirit of the moment - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle -  rather than buying, them I've been making them.  I stumbled across this great project idea on You Tube - Magazine Christmas Trees. 

 

Once you've made one you'll be hooked like me, I've made 4 already!  Great to make front of the TV! :) 

Glitter

Vicky x

Christmas Lists!...by Vicky

 

I don't know about you but during the lead up to Christmas, I make endless lists.  Lists for food, presents, cards and the like, and I can never find them when I need them.  This year I'll have no excuse. because I've made a book of lists to keep them in one place. 

You can make one quite easily with just some supplies you'll probably have lying around your craft room.   The how-to make it is HERE

Supplies Used:

Patterned Paper Pad - I used Echo Park - Victoria Gardens

Asstd. Pearls and Gems

Letter Stickers/Rub-ons

Glitter

Index Cards

Book Rings

Pom Pom Trim

Thanks for stopping by :)x

UKS Blog Hop: Christmas Metal Wall Plaque...by Sarah

Welcome to the UKS Sponsor Blog Hop!!

If you are participating in the UKS blog hop, you may have come here from The Artistic Stamper.    After checking out our project, go to Crafty Templates to see the next project, and see the thread on UKS  to see the full list of links and info on the prizes!

Dont forget to leave a comment to be in with a chance of winning a UKS prize!

We have a 10% Discount code for you to use on any order you make at Bubbly Funk during November - Add code 'UKSBlogHop10' to the discount code box upon checkout...

Happy Hopping!! :-)

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I have been playing around with metal and lots of paint techniques to produce these sweet little christmas plaques.

Ingredients

• Walnut Hollow Metal (Sheet or metal squares, silver and coloured)
• Wooden mirror (cheap from IKEA)
• Strong adhesive such as Red line or Humungo
• Foil tape
• Walnut Hollow Tools (Including embossing folders, stubbies and starter kits)
• Other Embossing folders (Sizzix Textured Fades)
• Sticky back metal sheet such as Rangers inkssentials metal foil tape sheets or Ten Two studio metal sheets
• Sizzix Snowflake die
• Ultra fine sandpaper
• Acrylic paint in dark red and black
• Viva Decor: Precious metal: Red
• Viva Decor: Inka gold: Gold
• Maya Road Mist: Cherry Red
• Christmas Image from copyright free sites like Graphics Fairy
• Chipboard
• Clear embossing pad
• Cosmic shimmer UTEE clear
• Ribbon
• PVA Glue
• Hot glue gun

 

You can find all the details HERE.

TFL

Sarah

More Sizzix - A Christmas Wreath.....by Sarah

This week I have been playing around with more Sizzix dies to make a wreath using lots of different mediums, cardstock, metal, paper, glassine.

 

Materials

• Polystyrene Half Circle
• Sizzix tattered leaves die
• Sizzix tattered florals die
• Selection of christmas papers
• Selection of christmas stamps
• Wired ribbon
• Card stock
• Kraft Card stock
• Tim Holtz Glassine
• Distress ink: Brushed Corduory
• Black stazon
• Walnut Hollow Metal sheet
• Book text
• Hot glue gun

You can find all the details HERE.

TFL

Sarah

Memo Pad Gift Envelope...by Vicky Sheridan

Here's a gift idea for Christmas.  Check out how to make it  HERE

 

Supplies:

Core'dinations Distress - Antique Linen

Melissa Frances 6 x 6 pad - Attic Treasures

Melissa Frances Kitty Kitty Sticker Sheet

Distress Ink - Antique Linen

Crystals

Envelope

Ribbon and button

Vicky

a Christmas box...by Alix

Hello again Bubblers...

alix here again with another Christmas project!  This time a Christmas box...handy for giving a little gift or two...or as I've done for storing your Christmas recipes!

 

Ingredients:

Christmas papers by Echo Park

Stickles

Ranger paint dabber

a box...mine was a Twynings tea container ;0)

 

Method:

Cut up your chosen papers into pieces just smaller than every side of your box and adhere with glue.  When the glue has dried...add a generous dabbing of paint all along the edges and dry with a heat gun to emphasise the texture.  {If you don't get enough texture the first time...add more paint and heat gently again.}

 

Embellish all the sides {the top of the box is shown below} with the matching stickers from the set...and add spots of Stickles for extra sparkle.  Leave this to dry.

Now, you could leave your box as it is and use it as a gift box...or you could use the leftover pp's and stickers from the kit to create recipe cards to go inside as i've done...

And there you have it...a simple but pretty and useful idea to get your Christmas prep underway!

Big crafty hugs,

Alix

A little Christmas sparkle...by Alix

Hello Bubblers...I've made a little Christmas card to get us on our way today...just click here for all the details :0)

 

Ingredients:

Christmas papers from a selection here :)

Distress Inks

Prima Pebble

Green cardstock to make card base

Distress Stickles

 

 Hope you enjoy it...and don't forget how quickly the festive season sneaks up on cardmakers ;0)

alixxx

How to make a hydrangea head...by Alix

Morning Bubblies,

This week I've worked out how to make a new kind of flower...and because I love you...I thought I'd share it with you all...hope you like it!  Click here for the skinny!

Ingredients:

Double sided patterned cardstock

Small flower punch

Sequin pins

Polystyrene ball

 

a man for all seasons...by alix

Morning all,

I've been playing with Maya Road chipboard shapes this week...and i thought i'd make myself a man! lol  Actually...i've made five...do come over and see them here!  

 

Ingredients:

Maya Road keychain chipboard gingerbread men

Christmas papers

Felt pen

String

paint or coloured pencils

 

 Thanks, alix

Love birds {Part 2}...by alix

Welcome to the new week Bubblers...i hope you like my project for today...a love birds hanging and a bonus but rather unseasonal Christmas in February project!!  lol  click here to see it all :) 

 

 

Ingredients:

Maya Road Sheer Birds Keychain

Crystals

Alcohol ink

Glitter/microbeads/flock

Grossgrain ribbon

Brads

Beads

Garden twine

A Christmas Journal by Emy

 

Ingredients

• Plain mini album
• Crate Paper Snow Day papers
• Crate Paper Snow Day Chipboard shapes
• Crate Paper Snow Day  stickers
• Prima e-line Crystals and Pearls
• Personal Impressions Christmas Punch stamp set
• Christmas embellishments
• Small lined notepad
• Journalling pens
• Border punches

I've finally finished my Christmas journal from last year. To see the pages and more details, click HERE

 

Happy Saturday

Emy

Our Favourite Recipes by Emy

 

Ingredients

• Maya Road cupcake coaster album
• Plain and patterned papers
• Ribbon
• Small Prima flower
• Prima crystal
• Book ring

 This Christmas I made little recipe books for my friends and family. To see more about them, click HERE.

 

Happy New Year!

Emy

Decorate your decorations ...........by Julie

Are your Christmas decorations looking tired? don't match your decor or you just fancy a change??

Well get yourself some INKA GOLD and give them a new look before you put them away this year and give them a new lease of  life and create an orginal look for your home.

 

Inspired by my TH tags of Christmas I bought some cheap silver coloured baubles and applied the inka gold with a dry baby wipe. When dry I buffed and then gave them a second coat.

When evenly coated and lovely and shiney I added embellies - you could use anything - crystals, stickers, flowers rub-ons etc....

 

They look stunning in real life and look much more expensive than they did originally.  

Why not have a scoot around the sales and see if you can find some bargains then transform them in to a lovely co-ordinated set for next year :D

Hugs'n'snogs,

Julie xx

 

Put A Tag On It... by Hels Sheridan

Afternoon!  I have been inky and messy and made some custom tags for pressies... to see all the deets, please CLICK HERE

Thanks for looking!!

 

Hels x

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of christmas round up...........by Julie

Well I did all twelve, did you???

Do you want to see what I created?

Click HERE

I had lots of problems along the way but as Tim would say, I enjoyed the journey :D

 

Wishing you all a Merry Chrimbo and hope that Santa brings everything you are dreaming of.

Hugs'nsnogs,

Julie xx

Sparkly Snowflakes by Emy

 
 
Ingredients

• Gift Tags
• Christmas patterned paper
• Scallop circle punch
• Ink
• Stamps - Personal Impressions Christmas Punch set
• Prima e-line crystals and pearls
• Stickles
• Double-sided foam pads

I found some plain silver snowflake tags in my local supermarket and thought they were nice, but could be improved!

 

 I punched out scalloped circles from patterned paper and inked the edge. I then stamped a few of the images from the Personal Impressions Christmas punch set in different colours of ink I cut them out and layered up the patterned circled and stamped circles with double-sided foam pads.

 

The tags needed a little more Christmas sparkle and so I added some bling from a sheet of Prima's e-line crystals and pearls and went around the edge of each stamped image with some Stickles glitter glue.

 

 

Happy Christmas

Emy

Collage Christmas Card By Hels Sheridan

Morning Peeps

Another Friday and another Christmas fast approaching... I am waaay behind on my cardmaking so have done a quicky card today that can be adapted to make other quicky ones too... to see all the deets and ingredients... please CLICK HERE :O))

Thanks for looking.. keep warm!!

 

Hels x

Feeling Festive by Emy

 

Ingredients

• Plain cardstock
• Patterned papers
• Border Punch
• Maya Road Acrylic Snowflake keychain set
• Maya Mist
• Tando chipboard reindeer
• Acrylic paint
• Ink
• Embellishments
• Alphabet stickers

I'm really getting into the Chrismtas mood now and after our unexpected snow recently, I now have very christmassy photos to scrap. Click HERE to see more about this page.

Happy Saturday

Emy

Happy Tag-mas! By Hels Sheridan

Morning Folks, another Friday already... which means that I have been getting inky and messy and have made a tag this week... to see all the deets and a bigger piccie, please CLICK HERE!

Thanks for looking... Hels x

 

 

Wave to Santa............. by Julie

I'm still busy working on the Tim Holtz 12 tags of Chrisytmas and yesterdays tag inspired me to make this  little project :D

Ingredients

• Frame (mine was recycled packaging)
• Tim Holtz distress reinker in frayed burlap
• Tim Holtz distress inkpads in Fired Brick, Barn Door, Aged Mahogany, Chipped Saphire,  Broken China, Black Soot
• Tim Holtz masks -seasonal
• Twine
• Stickers or cardstock to make bunting
• Miniature garland or vine - I would have used THIS ONE but it has decided to hide from me LOL 
• Dolls house Miniatures
• Frosted lace stickles

It started life as packaging for some little felt decorations I bought from Paperchase :D

It was unfinished wood so I coloured it using TH distress reinker in frayed burlap watered down in

a mister.

The picture was completed following Tims method HERE only a little bit bigger. When finished Icut it to the sizes of the panels and glued it in with a little glossy accents.

I added the stickles to look like frost on window panes.

I added my embelishments - the bunting was Jenni Bowlin stickers but you could easily make this from little peices of cardstock.

The little Dolls house items can be picked up quite cheaply from the famous auction site or keep an eye out at your local car boot sales :D

I just wanted to show that even though Tim is demoing tags, these ideas are great for all of your crafting.

Its all about how you interpret the project and how it will work for you  :D

Go and check out TIMS BLOG and see the lovelys he has created so far - I'm learning new techniques daily and thoroughly enjoying the process :D

Hugs'n'snogs,

Julie xx

 

Bubblyfunking all over the place!

It doesn't feel like a Monday today!  I spent most of the weekend joining in with the UKS Cybercrop.  It was entitled 'A Scrappy Little Christmas' and all the classes had a Christmas theme.  I wasn't sure, but actually it was great because I scrapped all my photos from last Christmas, and am all ready for this year's influx of Christmas photos :)  My aim was to to use a Bubbly Funk product or two on every LO that I did, and I reckon I pretty much managed that too.  So here are a few to share .  The first one was a lift from a LO by Katharyn Brine:

For this one I used the Maya Road chipboard stocking, covered in felt, and some Maya Road red mist.

One of my favourite LOs of the weekend was a class called 'Be You' by Karen that involved masking.  For this one I used more mists and some Viva Decor Croco Azure to lift the title and some of the snowflakes.  The snowflakes are Maya Road by the way and the title is Maya Road Jonathan :) 
So tell me, are you good at scrapping your photos as you go along or do you have photos from last winter that you still need to do? 

Paper stars by Emy

 

Ingredients

• Prima double sided patterned paper
• Small flowers
• Pearls and Crystals
• Ribbon
• Ink

I've found a link on Youtube to make these great paper stars. They are so easy and would be great to make with kids, all you need are some double sided pattterned papers. I used some pieces I had leftover from three of the Prima ranges - Paisley Road, Annalee and Road Trip. The video on how to make them is here.

I embellished my stars a little more by inking the edges of the paper once it was in a star shape, and I also aded an inked prima flower with a crystal centre (to cover the join in the centre!).

 

Happy Saturday

Emy

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of christmas...........by Julie

Well yesterday started Tim Holtz 12 tags of Christmas and boy did he start with the cracker above :D

Now Tim himself  says that he doesn't expect everyone to rush out and buy all the products he uses but  would prefer you to experiment with what you have anduse his creations as inspiration :-)

Having said that, the way he uses the items makes you want to run out or hop on the internet right away and buy everything LOL :D ...........do I really need tobuy everyone Christams prezzies?????............LOL

Ok so heres my version - please don't laugh ....;-)

Ingredients

• tag
• chipboard pieces or a house shape
• scrap corrugated card
• TH alteration embossing folders - snowflake and snowman set
• Distress inkpads - Antique linen, weathered wood, stormy sky, rusty hinge, barn door and forest moss
• Distress ink pad tool and foam
• Distress embossing powder - Rusty hinge and black soot
• Paint dabber in pearl
• Rock candy distress stickles and lace frost stickles
• Glossy accents
• staples
• Martha Stewart glitter
• Tim Holtz Christmas Miracle stamp
• Tim Holtz ideaology memo pin
• Christmas trees - mine are the type you put on cakes
• Lace or ribbon to finish

Click HERE to see how too....

If you want to see what Tim creates check out his blog HERE daily.

Hugs'n'snogs,

Julie xx

Christmas domino jewellery..........by Julie

Why not treat your friends and family to an inexpensive home made Christmas gift? or what about those end of year teachers prezzies??

You can make them in to brooches, necklaces or even keyrings :D

Ingredients

    * dominoes
    * patterned paper
    * Glossy accents
    * charms
    * Ultra fine glitter
    * Martha Stewart glitter
    * Viva decor inka gold
    * Jewellery findings
    * small drill bit if you want to add dangles or necklace bales

Have a closer look HERE :D

Hugs'n'snogs,

Julie xx

Making It Merry... By Hels Sheridan

Goodly Morning!  Tis Friday already this week which means it is my day to show you what I have been playing with... and this week it is more Tando Creative Chipboard :O))

To see all the deets on how I made this Christmas Ornament, please CLICK HERE... thanks for looking... Hels x

Countdown to Christmas ..........Julie

 

Hi everyone,

I didn't get my Christmas countdown finsihed in time for the Vanilla Sugar blog as I was sunning myself in the Domincan Republic LOL :D

So a bit late but better than never :D 

Ingredients

• Buzz and Bloom spinner - similar to this one
• Websters pages papers - Sweet Season (Sprinkles,Sugar Plum tree x 2, and die cut page)
• Inka Gold in Old Silver
• Prima Flowers and leaves
• Buttons, pearls and gems,
• Letraset Safmat printable transparent film (for the numbers)
• Sakura glitter gel pen
• Prima say it flower centres

Why don't you click HERE to see how to :D

Hugs'n'snogs,

Julie xx

Merry Chip-mas - By Hels Sheridan

Morning Peeps

Tis that time of year again ... yep, Christmas is coming and I am being uber organised this year and have used some FAB Tando Creative Chip to make a Bauble and a card...

I used a lovely list of Ingredients to make my pieces:

SNOWFLAKE

• Tando Creative Chipboard Snowflake
• Adirondack Cloudy Blue Dabber
• Viva Decor Croco - Platinum

 

 

CARD 

•  Tando Creative Running Reindeer Chipboard
• Tando Creative Merry Christmas Chip Words
• Faded Jeans Distress Ink
• Rock Candy Distress Stickles
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink

 

 

 

To see all the deets, please CLICK HERE

 

Thanks for looking!! Hels x

 

Fabric Stamping part 2: Christmas Journal/ Album By Sarah

This week I have brought you a project made from the stamped fabric panel I made last week.

Ingredients

• Tando Creative 8 x 8 inch chipboard sheets x 3
• Christmas Paper. I used a couple of papers from the Websters Pages Kit - Violette Wings. Or check out the Websters Pages - 12x12 Kit - Home for the Holidays or the Christmas section.
• Organza ribbon, 1 M at least
• Black Stazon
• Red rub ons
• Tea Dye distress ink
• Weathered wood distress ink
• Broken China distress ink
• Humongo tape or hot glue gun
• Masking Tape
• Maya Road Snowflake coaster
• Maya Road mist: Cherry
• Prima Flowers to decorate
• Bind it all
• Brown 3/4" BIA wires

You can find all the info needed to make this project HERE.

TFL

Sarah

 

 

Is it too early to talk Christmas presents??

Lots of crafty people start their Christmas cards early in the year I know, since they often have a lot to make.  I'm not sure if it's too early to be thinking about Christmas presents but since the pubs, hotels and restaurants are advertising their Christmas party packages and the supermarkets have started the war of the roses (Cadbury's of course!) I thought 'Why the hell not!' :) 

I bet there are some people in your family who you are always stuck for presents for and you resort to the ever faithful gift voucher.  These days these gift vouchers tend to be cards however and actually as a scrapper these are much more craft friendly I find.  Here I've used a Maya Road circle, Maya Road snowflakes painted with acrylic paint and some paper snowflakes that I had kicking around after last year to make a gift card holder that doubles as a Christmas card with the greeting hidden behind the gift card.  Sadly Tescos don't have their Christmas gift cards in yet so it's not terribly Christmasy but you get the idea ;)  I've applied a liberal amount of croco azure to the chipboard circle so that it would crackle nicely- looking all icy.  The snowflakes are attached with staples and glossy accents.

If you refuse to think about Christmas just yet, what about applying the idea to a different
occasion?  A new born baby celebration using the Maya Road baby grow?  Or perhaps a Birthday with flowers replacing the snowflakes on a circle?  Just a thought.  Hope you like it :)

Violette Wings Kit-Twinkle Twinkle little star- by Ruth

Hello Scrumptious Scrappers.......have you noticed just how perfect these papers are for making the most beautiful of layouts. 

The Violette Wings kit contains two similar ones which are gorgeously designed with wintery flowers, sprigs of holly and snowy owls.

 The weather is perfect at the moment for taking beautiful scenery pictures of the snow and recording this special season. Sarah made a stunning one last week and I have made this simple one for you to copy.

 

Layouts don't have to be complicated and follow fancy sketches.....sometimes just a title a paper doiley and a photo mat is all you need.

To purchase the Violette Wings Kit visit the Bubbly Funk shop HERE

To follow my instructions pop over HERE

Love Ruth xxx
 

25th Club

I thought today might be a good opportunity to tell you about a Club on the Bubbly Funk Forum.  Its called the 25th Club.

I know Christmas has come and gone, but as a crafter you know there is never enough time to make all the cards you want to make to send to people.  December is such a busy month and its always a rush to make cards on top of everything else you want to do, and I personally always end up having to send some cards which I bought.  Oh the shame!

Soooo, the 25th Club is simply an incentive for you to make Christmas cards every month and then show and tell on the 25th.  We are giving a theme each month to those who want extra inspiration.

Just imagine how many gorgeous cards you will have in time for next Christmas!  I have committed myself to making x2 a month - achievable I think.  I always think its a shame to only be able to use crafty festive papers and embellishments around Christmastime.  This way you can make the most of them all year round!

Are you up for it?  If so them pop onto the Forum - register if you haven't already - and join in.   You will find a few other swaps and challenges going on at the moment, so come and join in the fun!

Welcoming in the New Year with Websters Pages kits

"Hello and a Happy new Year to one and all!!"

I started off with the intention on making this wallhanging with Happy New Year on it, unfortunately as you well know things don't always go to plan and it just didn't look balanced enough to my critical eye......so I fished out some bigger chipboard letters and started again.

When I first started crafting I kept everything from the Christmas crackers through to the paper, tags, ribbons and wire. All in the hope that I would use it again one day and that these things would save me money!!hah!...I soon caught the bug for the latest trend and discarded the strange tags that I knew I would never use again....I just don't have the room nowadays to keep everything...little did I realise that this hobby would grow to be so BIG!!

I still love to collect ribbon though (that will never change) and a couple of my gifts were beautifully wrapped in luxurious ribbons this year. So I recyled what I knew would use straight away and made this from those leftovers.

It's amazing what only a part of a Websters 12x12 page can be turned into with a little bit of tinsel!!

A full range of Websters Pages Papers and kits can be bought HERE

The instructions for this wallhanging can be found HERE.

 

Happy Hogmany

Ruth xxx

Easy Peasy Gift Wallet

Like Linda, I’ve been a bit under the weather this last week, which meant that I couldn’t make all the gifts I wanted to. Instead, I have bought some Amazon gift vouchers which could be printed immediately; why other shops don’t do this I don’t know. I looked last year at a well known shop who wanted £1 to post you a gift voucher!

Anyway, although the voucher has a lovely little picture, it really wasn’t enough for me so I made gift wallets for them. The Amazon vouchers print out like this:

…… so I just wanted a bar across the inside so you could open the voucher to see how much I spent without taking it out and losing it. How many other people spend Christmas afternoon going through the gift wrap rubbish for lost things?

I used some more of the pearlescent KI Memories Christmas Papers that you can buy here as they are gorgeous.

I won’t show how to make the focal point for the front, just how to make the wallet.

You can see how I made them here .

 

So I’d now like to thank you all for visiting Bubbly Scrumptious over the last year, especially those who regularly make comments. It’s great to get feedback so that we know we are heading in the right direction with our crafting for you.

Iam taking a break for January to try and regroup after a difficult year, so would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

See you in Feb

Love Kaz xxx

Oh Boy! by Linda Elbourne

After being confined to my sick bed for most of the weekend ... I was rather glad when I felt well enough to craft late yesterday. I struggled to locate my MOJO though and I still have several family cards to make. OH and I have five children between us and four of them are boys. Tricky cards I always find ... because their ages range between 18 and 23.

When my MOJO is lacking ... I turn to Tim ... the man that oozes inspiration while running two marathons in his lunch break with bare feet ... and this years 12 tags of Christmas.

There is no technique from me this week ... the tags on my cards are created using two of Tim's background designs for 2009 ... and the products are all Ranger and you can find a lovely selection of them here and here.

As for the little chap I have used ... well I promise you ... that all four boys will look something like him at least once over the festive period and in our experience ... it is usually Christmas morning :0) Two more to go!

All that remains is for me to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas ... I shall be back on Boxing Day :0)

"Violette Wings kit" A quick Tussie Mussie by Ruth

Hello Bubblies...brrrrr are you as cold as me?

It's not that I am complaining because I love the snow and I love this time of year I just don't like being cold....so last night I brought my stash of pizza boxes (for those not in the know-No there isn't any 12inch Ham & Pineapple Stuffed Crust in them!!) into the lounge and sat in front of the fire merrily making some Tussie Mussies.

In Victorian times a Tussie Mussie was made to hold a bouquet of flowers- it's meaning is:

1. A small bouquet of flowers; a nosegay.
2. A cone-shaped holder for such a bouquet.

In modern times they can easily be made to hold anything from sweets, marshmellows, candy canes, to small soaps and candles.....in fact anything thats little and a bit awkward to wrap could easily be covered in cellophane and popped into one of these cones and hung on the tree.

This months kit includes tags that you can write names on with a silver or gold pen, beads and tassels can be threaded through the bottom of the cone and left to hang like a chandelier in the candle light......in fact you can make these as simple or as complicated as you wish.

I just used up whatever I had to hand; some of the Fancy Pants papers and Prima flowers were from last months lovely Magical Wishes kit because it has that beautiful warm Mulberry colour in it that matches the Websters lace trim so well.

The trims from the Violette Wings kit are simply divine and are perfect for Vintage projects like these along with the pretty elements that can be so easily cut from the great quality cardstock that Websters are printed on.

To see how I made them please click HERE:

To purchase the Violette Wings Kit please click HERE:

Wishing you all a  very Merry Christmas

Love Ruth x

Christmas Mini Book

Helloo everyone, how are you getting on with your Christmas preparations? I’ve still got a couple of gifts to make and the time is ticking down very quickly. So here I’ve made a mini-book that is extremely quick to make and can be used for so many things as I’ve put plain card inside it.

 

I haven’t used brass stencils for an absolute age, but I really enjoyed playing again with the fab holly sprig you can find ~{here}~ .

Now, me being me, I couldn’t be bothered to dig out the light box (to be honest, I wouldn’t know where to start looking for it) and I also couldn’t be bothered with getting the Cuttlebug out, so I stuck the stencil in place on the card, held it up to the light and marked it a bit, then just put it on the desk and let the embossing tool find the grooves. What a lazy whatsit?!

 

I have also used the fab KI MemoriesFestive Trimmings paper which has a pearlescent sheen to it, which you may be able to see in the photos.

 

You can see how to make the mini-book ~{here}~.

 

Kaz xxx

Oh Christmas Tree! by Linda Elbourne

If you are anything like me you won't have much time for crafting with all the festive preparations and shopping and wrapping and card writing and did I mention the shopping?

But it is still nice to get in the craft room and get mucky ... my project this week is quick and simple and will add to the gorgeousness of your Christmas tree. Perhaps you like a colour co-ordinated tree ... well add one of these to a card or a pressie or a napkin ring or a bottle of plonk or just about anything really! All you need are some fragments ... some Of Sir Holtz's component stamps ... some glossy accents and some distress inks!

These little tree decorations are clearly inspired by Mr Tim ... the man that can jump across high rised buildings with only a fragment and a piece of red ribbon and you can see how I made them here!

Well ... that's all for today Bubbly peeps ... I will see you next Monday ... Can't wait until then??? :0) Well I appear here for the rest of the week :0) Did you see that? ... I went all panto then ... it must be Christmas!!!

Websters Pages kit-Violette Wings: The countdown begins! by Ruth

Hello and a happy Friday to you all.

The countdown begins....thats right just 2 weeks to go and it's the big day!!

 

Caroline has created a stunning kit to keep us all busy during the long dark nights of Yule. Those of you who follow my blog will know that I am a massive Websters Pages fan........I adore the designs of the patterned papers, the quality of the card it is printed on and the way every stunning collection co-ordinates beautifully together. 

Just like Kathy I delved straight into the Christmas papers -well it is that time of year after all! (I am savouring the others to keep me busy during the New Year Holidays).

I am well known for being a one page girl with my Websters Papers, possibly because they are so hard to get hold of in the UK that I daren't just cut into them randomly.  Fortunately this kit is stuffed full of glorious designs that are crying out to be cut out and layered. With pages like this one you can see why Websters papers are so popular.

 
Great minds think alike and I have used the same papers as Kathy to make an advent calendar....to see how I made it please click HERE.

To order the Violette Wings kit visit the Bubbly Funk shop HERE

And don't forget we would love to see your creations in the gallery ......I have added a new one using the breathtaking Postcards from Paris collection HERE.

 
 

See you next week

Love Ruth x
 

Pretty Gift Bags by Sarah

Continuing on from the "ITS A WRAP" challenge over on the bubbly scrumptious challenge blog, which incidentally has a prize, I would like to introduce you to a wonderful site I have recently stumbled across. 

Its called  Papertray ink and has a wonderful digital template section which is just full of unusual projects, boxes and organisers. Once you have downloaded a template you can easily follow the fabulous instructions to make your project ready for decorating. Also included in the download is a wonderful project guide full of lots of inspiration and tips for decorating.

You can see what I made from a couple of downloads Here. They are great for little stocking fillers or teachers presents.

Thanks for looking.

Sarah