I've been making Christmas cards....

[bk_forever]

As some of you already know, I decided to make my Christmas cards this year - nothing too elaborate, just die-cut shapes stuck on cards with a few embellishments, but I'm quite pleased with the results.

Here's what I've made so far....




Triangular tree cards




Baubles (Set 1)



Flowering Trees (The first 5 are my not-Christmas Christmas cards)



Tannenbaum Trees (and 2 Glittery cards)



Penguins Set 1



Penguins Set 2





If anyone would like a card from me this year, PM me your address (and if a particular card takes your fancy, comment below and I'll try to make sure you get it - first come, first served. I've labelled the rows or columns A, B & C to make it easier, so, for example, you could ask for Penguins set 2, 2nd card in column C, or C2) I still have lots more to make - the next ones are planned out and just need glueing, I'm a busy girl!

Comments

[sassysailorgirl.livejournal.com]

OMG! You are so unbelievably creative! Such pretties! I'd love any one of those! I don't mind folks seeing my addy, so here ya go!

Grania Ni Mhaille
1355 Pace Drive NW
Palm Bay, FL 32907
USA

[bk_forever]

Ask and you shall receive ;)

Any preferences?

I am having so much fun with these - the next batch is going to be more baubles (they're already planned out), then I have a few robins to use, and I want to make some cards with penguins and snowmen 'cause I just got some cute little snowmen and a few bigger ones. I've got little santa and reindeer heads too, but I haven't figured out the best way to use them yet. I love making cards =D

[sassysailorgirl.livejournal.com]

Ooh, robins! I <3 birds. One of those, please! :) As I have zero creative aptitude for art, you all will be getting store-bought cards. ;p Writing is the one artsy thing I'm any good at. Everything else, I'm rubbish.

[bk_forever]

A robin it is then!

I'm useless at practical things - I'm not a good cook, and I can just about sew on a button and if pushed, hem a pair of trousers but I've always loved arty things. When I was about 9 I sold something mum and I had designed and made at the school summer fair - we called them Frizzles and they sold really well. I've been making stuff one way or another almost all my life.

[milady-dragon.livejournal.com]

These are absolutely gorgeous!

The penguins are adorable, and the flowering trees are simply beautiful. You must have put so much work into these!

[bk_forever]

Well, not really - I buy the bits and pieces ready cut, then decide how I want to arrange them and glue them in place, lol! Tha hardest part is gluing - it's frustrating when you can't get any glue out so you squeeze harder and end up with too much! My most vaulable tool has turned out to be a plactic cocktail stick, great for dabbing glue, spreading glue and poking into the nozzle of the glue container to unblock it.

I adore the penguins, I've bought so many in different coloured hats and scarves because they work so well with other things and they're so cute =) I'm doing penguins with snowmen soon.

[kelticbanshee]

OMG these are amazing! I don't even want to know how long it's taken you to sort all of those out! They are great! I love the tree ones! :-)

[bk_forever]

Thank you! I've been making somewhere between 3 and 6 most days. The gluing is a bit fiddly at times, some of the die cuts are very fine, but the things you can get off ebay are amazing. I can't afford a die-cutting machine and all the dies, but I can get as many already cut out trees and things as I want and the variety available is amazing. I think I got a little bit carried away, I probably have enough to make cards for the next 5 years!

[kelticbanshee]

Heh... Nothing wrong with having cards for the foreseeable future :D I generally buy custom cards (with my own photos and such)... Seriously considering buying 100 next time - it's cheaper, and since there are four or five different photos, chances of everybody getting the same card a few years in a row are acceptable...

[bk_forever]

That's less labour-intensive too. I spent yesterday doing the insides of the cards for all our neighbours and local friends, now they just have to be written, but it's taken ages to get that far and I've barely had time to write a drabble the last couple of weeks. I'll be glad when Christmas is behind me in a lot of ways, it disrupts everything!

[daniforblue.livejournal.com]

WOW! So creative. I like the one with the green Santa Claus sledge in Tannenbaum Trees the most.
You don´t have to send me a card.
I just wanted to comment because I love creative stuff so much and you do lots of it. LOTS!!!
*hugs*

[bk_forever]

Thank you! I only had enough of the glittery santa sleighs and bits for 2 cards, but I like the results!

I do love crafts, and I love trying new things. This is my first time making all my Christmas cards, but I was inspired by all the bits and pieces on ebay and I'm having so much fun planning them out. The only thing I don't like is that the nozzles on my glues keep getting blocked so I spend half my time unblocking them!

[daniforblue.livejournal.com]

LOL! I have the feeling that all nozzles on all glues do that. I know the problem very well. ;) Drives me crazy every time.

[timelordshines.livejournal.com]

These are all amazing!
So pretty and creative!
They are all fantastic, but my favourites are the penguins because they are just so cute and the flowering trees because they are beautiful and I've never seen anything like them before.

[bk_forever]

Thank you! They're all die-cut shapes I picked up on ebay - there are so many kinds, I just keep buying more! I adore the penguins, I've bought so many it's ridiculous, but they look so cute and they're really versatile.

They flowering trees are incredibly delicate and fragile, so I have to be extra careful gluing them, it takes a steady hand and mine often aren't, so I only work with those when I'm calm and relaxed.

I have your address so I'll send you something pretty if you don't have a particular preference!

[timelordshines.livejournal.com]

Yay :-)
Thank you!! :-)

[iantojjackh.livejournal.com]

Aww those are so cute. I love them all especially the 2nd set of the penguins. Awesome job making them.

[bk_forever]

Thank you! They are a lot of fun to make, practically addictive - I keep buying new bits and pieces so I can make even more! The penguin cards are my favourites, they're just so cute!

[tardisjournal.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! These are fantastic. The penguins are adorable, but I think the baubles and the flowering trees are my favorites. If mailing things to the States isn't too much of a pain, I'll pm you my addy.

You're going to make a lot of people happy with these. :)

[bk_forever]

Thank you! I'm having fun making them =)

No problem, PM away - I'm already sending several to the States and Canada!

Let me know whether you'd prefer a flowering tree or a bauble, and what colours you like. I'm just making another batch of bauble cards.

[captain91.livejournal.com]

oh those are so cute :)

[bk_forever]

Thank you! I'm really enjoying being creative in a different way. I make cross stitched cards for family and friends sometimes, but I've never done cards like these before. The bits and pieces you can get to decorate cards these days are amaxing, I get a bit spoiled for choice!

[royalladyemma.livejournal.com]

My word but you've been busy -- your cards a just wonderful!!!! I would love to receive a card from you, and I'll be sending you a PM. You really have an amazingly creative spirit and I love it!!!!!

[bk_forever]

Thank you =D

I've always loved making things, right from when I was little - they weren't very good back then, but I still enjoyed it. I think my skills have improved over the years, but it's still as much fun as ever just to make something, however simple or elaborate, and see the finished result. I plan to keep making things until my hands fall off, because it would take that to stop me, lol!

Glad you like them, I'm quite pleased with them myself!

(Now I think I'm going to bed - I'm yawning so much I can barely see what I'm doing!)

[too-beauty.livejournal.com]

you are really talented! may i have one card with those nice penguins?

[bk_forever]

Thank you!

Indeed you may! Could you PM me your address so I know where to send it?

[too-beauty.livejournal.com]

just sent you a PM

thanks

[bk_forever]

Got it, thanks! *hugs*

[janie-17.livejournal.com]

Holy wow those are cute! Something with penguins for me please? :D

[bk_forever]

Penguins it is!

I'm so completely smitten with these little penguins, I think I've bought enough for several years, lol! I went looking for penguins in the craft section of ebay and most of the ones I saw didn't look very good, some even looked like they had carrots for beaks - which is fine for a snowman, but not so good for a penguin, it just looks weird. Then I found these and they were just perfect, by far the best I'd seen, they're so cute! I'm hoping to make another batch of penguin cards before Christmas.

[black59.livejournal.com]

I am in awe!
in addition, you've got to spend a lovely time making these cards.
Congratulations!

[bk_forever]

Thank you! I have enjoyed making them, I'm going to make some more because I don't know if I have enough yet for all my friends and family. It's a lot of fun, I've always liked making things.

[black59.livejournal.com]

you have given me want to do something for Christmas.
So I thought why not a Christmas wreath?
So I just spent the afternoon in my garden to go pick the foliage.

[bk_forever]

Wonderful! I would love to see pictures when it is finished!

[black59.livejournal.com]

I'll try to post the photo on my lj.
I do not use my lj because, in fact, I registered to read all these wonderful stories Janto.
it will be the first time I insert a photo ... we'll see if I can!

[bk_forever]

It's not too difficult - after all, I can do it and I'm very bad at computer things!

If you get stuck, just ask and I'll try to help.

[black59.livejournal.com]

thanks!
:-)

[black59.livejournal.com]

I succeeded!
I put the photo, a little big (lol) on my lj.
hey, it's in French.

[bk_forever]

Wonderful! Well done - I'm going to have a look!

[black59.livejournal.com]

My second attempt to crown!
http://black59.livejournal.com/1149.html

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I'd very much like one of the flowering trees, please. Any one from the 3rd row (Series C).

By the way, I've just posted your card. Yep, I'm early this year, but I wanted to avoid the post office insanity.

[bk_forever]

A Flowering Tree from Row C it is!

I'm hoping to get my overseas cards sent next week for the same reason. With the British postal service the way it is, I never know when things will reach their destinations, so posting early gives them a better chance of arriving on time. instead of getting stuck in the Christmas backlog!