Make a Button Christmas Tree Card

It has been a long while since I last spent time crafting myself. 

Given that I much more time poor these days, any craft  that is quick, simple and looks great is more my cup of tea.  Anyway, with Christmas coming up, I needed some Christmas cards - so I decided to make it.

With a stash of buttons, some card, glue and a sentiment stamp, a button Christmas Tree card was created.

So quick and so easy, looks pretty good too!

I reckon that even a child could could make it too, so you could make this a Christmas activity for the kids! 

Some words of advice that may help!

Set the pattern of the tree to the way you like it on the side off the card before glueing them down. Makes the whole process easier. 

And if you had no glue, you could also just sew the buttons onto the card!

this weekend

It's been a busy weekend This morning we went to church, the sermon was on Luke 5 - Jesus having a meal with the tax collector and healing the paralytic man - that Jesus came for sinners.

In the afternoon I planted some freesias in the garden... hopefully they will grow.

Yesterday i went to the produce market with A, we found some very yummy treats. I got something for DH as he was taking his exam. DH was suppose to share them with me at least so i thought just because i said it was a gift didn't mean he couldn't leave me a piece. I guess the upside is that I did try some at the markets.

Here's some photos of our time at the fish markets for fish and chips in the afternoon to celebrate two weeks off studying. The calamari was excellent!

And finally, here's a LO that I did last weekend for scrapwithv cybercrop, unfortunately photoshop wasn't cooperating with me so I couldn't post it.

sharing

this is a layout that I did of my nephew Lachlan this past weekend during the crop.

He is so cute!!

this weekend

there's a cybercrop at scrap with v. Check it out.
I have been sick, i finally went to the doctor's as i had a nagging cough that kept me up for most of the week and picked up a different bug. Now I am all stuffed up!!

I have not been bored though, i have worked from home, and made some cards. So here's to sharing... not my cold that is.

to share...

perhaps not the horrible cough that hasdeveloped over the past few days, but
here's the card I made for lois.




On the news front, I am on the Design team at http://www.scrapwithv.com.au/ for this year. I am very excited to be part of the team, the girls are so talented!

can't sleep

so i am blogging. Thought i might share some layouts of the birthday bash as scrap with v.

the last few days ..

i have scrapped a little in a cybercrop and become an auntie again. Welcome to the world Lachlan! We met him tonight!!

fun with making memories

i made this card for a DT submission and it didn't take very long! Sadly i didn't make the DT, but I had fun and that's important.

birthday card

here's the card i made for my mil this week. We had a bit of a party for her yesterday, afternoon tea, very civilised. Guess what milestone she was celebrating??

Today

Since I had some time today I took on the challenge on the Daring Cardmakers blog. It was fun playing with my circle punches!

I've also been working on some cards for the Pink Card Drive on http://www.thescrappersstash.com.au/. I've pledged to make 40 and have made 20 to date. The cards are to be distributed women suffering cancer. Here are a few examples:

Sharing a favorite

It's been a few weeks since my last post. Work has been hectic, and I've not had any time so I thought i'd share a favorite LO. I'd love to see one of your favorites too. So post a link in the comments section. Thanks for dropping by!

another two

cards made this weekend. This one was for Beate's weekend challenge. I am liking Daisy D rubons.


this one for my brother's birthday!

I found this blog this morning http://createdbycourtney.blogspot.com/. Anyway, there's a story on Victoria who has cancer and her teacher has asked if people would send a card or letter to her. So here's my little contribution, that will shortly be on the way. If you have a card already made why don't you send it to Victoria too - the details are on courtney's blog!

The past week

I have been really busy at work, so last night for some R&R I made some cards.
The first is a birthday card, the bon voyage is for a new card blog that I have found -http://copycatcards.blogspot.com/ and the last one is CPS#30.