Thought for the day! Even if you start now how many cards could you make by Christmas!

Good morning all

Sorry I don't know what happened to my yesterday's post (well I do it was still in draft!!) 

- here it is!!

Today is a new challenge day over at

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

and the theme is 

Christmas

So  I I ask the question in a different way!

Have you got time to make all your Christmas cards this year - how many have you made already!!

If you're anything like me 

you will have started off with good intentions in January 

and on that strategy I now have maybe a 15 or 20 cards 

- but none of my special cards have been made and I certainly don't have enough.  

In reality there's a lot of work to be done between now and Christmas card D - day, 

- thats maybe 8 or 9 weeks time?-

 so with that in mind how many do you need to make each week?

Have I scared you enough to go and make a card and enter it in our challenge this week 

- I hope so lol

Here's mine made with a fab little precoloured image called

Christmas stocking - available here

We also have the incentive of  great prize this week 

provided by our sponsor 

The Paper Shelter

I love this vintage style of card, some darker toned papers and distress ink - based on kraft card and you have the basics of a card.  This one was quite quick to make as the image is one of the precoloured ones - great for all those cards you're going to have to make, 

another tip.... 

- never make a card once always duplicate it as the hardest part is the design, you don't even have to use the same image just repeat the design and you have two cards in super quick time 

- I really should take my own advice!!

Here's what I did....

Image - Christmas Stocking from TPS

Papers - 6 x6 from Sara's Signature Traditional Christmas from Crafters Companion

Kraft Card - Crafters Companion

Distress ink - TH Gathered twigs and Tea dye

Die cuts - words -Christmas words from Sizzix by TH 

Holly sprig die from Wild Rose crafts

Label dies - MFT

Poinsettia die - Memory box

Sparkler from the Hobby house

Bells were I think papermania embellies

Wooden stars, gems, ribbon and twine from my stash

Hope to see a flood of Christmas cardsthis week at Fab'n'Funky Challenges from you my crafty friends - and I'm going to keep plugging away from now til Christmas!

Challengesi'm entering

Rudolph days - Christmas anything goes
Aud sentiments - Anything goes

hugs

Judith xx