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Tuesday 7 October 2008

Cuttlebug Christmas for Papertake



I am slowly starting to do a few Christmas cards, if I leave it until the last minute, I get so bored, I really am no good at mass-producing. I have the concentration span of a mosquito. So it works well for me to just make a card here and there. This one uses the cuttlebug treetop dies, and is a variation on a card I made a couple of years ago. I did have vague ideas about doing a lot of these this year, but after faffing around with this one...........well, I don't think so. The card measures 8" x 3, the snow drifts were randomly cut by hand. The stitching was a happy accident, I didn't thread it properly so it just made the holes for a feather stitch, I really like the look and will use it again. Lots of ice diamond glitter to finish it off, the beauty of this type of card being that you can have stray glitter all over the place and it just adds to the effect. I inked the edges in ice blue, and added some snowflake brads. I made this card for this week's Papertake Weekly Challenge where they asked for a card with no stamping, now if I do a Christmas card for every challenge for the next few weeks, I may even get Christmas sewn up.


Talking of bugs, I planted some oleander shrubs a month ago and have been nuturing them ever since. When I got back from Orlando, one of them was looking a bit sick and when I went to investigate, the underside of EVERY leaf had some caterpillary things on them. Bright orange with little black bristles sticking out. I brushed them all off and sprayed them with flying insect spray, on the assumption that they would have flown someday if they had chosen somewhere else to graduate from buggy kindergarten instead of my oleander shrub. It seemed to do the trick, but this morning their brothers and sisters have hatched...............................off to Home Depot to ask a bemused sales associate what I can get to kill orange caterpillary things with black bristles.

37 comments:

  1. First off...I LOVE this card...it's gorgeous...but yes Ma'am, it looks like lots of work to be mass producing!!!! So sorry your plant has a bug...I hope Home Depot can help!!!! HUGS!!!

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  2. This Is stunning! I love the dimension and all the glitter! I keep looking at those cuttlebug folders thinking Do I need them? Hmmm seeing this yes I do!!!!
    I hope you get rid of your orange and black caterpillars soon En!!!

    Juliexx

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  3. Hi, great card. I'm going to see if I can do a version of it. I don't have cuttlebug. I'd love to win that book. What a nice thing for you to do. JoAnn /raeder115@comcast.net

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  4. Hi, I've admired your work for a long time. finally figured out how to leave a comment. This Christmas card is great. I don't have cuttlebug, but I'd like to come up with something similar. Thanks for sharing. JoAnn

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  5. This card is simply beautiful... I LOVE the "accidental" stitching... Sure makes for an elegant design!

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  6. Aside from the fact the card is simply smashing (that goes without saying) FYI Oleanders are notorious for catipillars and they sting if you try to remove by hand.

    Hugs
    Joan

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  7. LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR CARD..... AND THE CATAPILLARS THEY ARE CALLED TIGER MOTHS.... I LIVE IN FLA. ALSO AND GET THEM ALSO.. THEY ARE THOSE BIG MOTHS THAT FLY AROUND. GOOD LUCK IN KILLING THEM. HOPE YOU HAVE BETTER LUCK THAN ME....LOL

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  8. A stunning card, looks just like winter!!
    Clairex

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  9. Lovely card - very pretty, stylish and understated
    Pauline x

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  10. Wow! gorgeous card!! I like those Cuttlebug dies now that I have seen them used.

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  11. This is beautiful! I love the soft blues - and all the glitter! And I definately agree with the others - the accidental stitching added a very nice touch!!

    <3

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  12. Oh my gosh Enfys I absolutely love your holiday cards! Those are simply fabulous! I need to get on to my holiday cards...I keep saying that but never seem to get there!

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  13. Thank you Enfy - I would love to accept this book as a gift from you. I lived in England so many years ago and it would be so great to have a little piece of England again!!
    Thank you very much,
    Tina George
    TinaGeorge / mb name.

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  14. Wow Enfys! How clean and fresh is this card?!! Absolutely exquisite!!! Lurvvv it!
    Heather

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  15. This card is just stunning - I love it, lots of work but definitely worth it x

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  16. This Christmas card is very beautiful.
    You are so talented!

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  17. Stunning Christmas card, it so beautiful. I agree with you about mass production probably why I have to be forced to make Christmas cards. Good Luck getting ride of the bugs.

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  18. This is so christmassy and glittery!! I love the trees and the landscape card works perfect.
    Hope you sort your plant out Enfys.
    Hugs
    Lana x

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  19. Wow! I love it! Fab glittery trees and the layering looks great! Thanks for joining us for the challenge! x

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  20. This card is gorgeous- worth the work. I know what you mean about mass production- I never have more than a couple cards that are the same.

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  21. This card is great! I looked at those trees and thought they were not the greatest BUT you totally changed my mind!

    Lisa~lovemydoxi (cricut MB)

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  22. This is such a beautiful card. I am loving it. Looks like so much work to mass produce! it's lovely! tfs
    you're a brave woman dealing with those orangy black things. If I see a worm in my garden it ruins my day!

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  23. Oh, Enfys! It is breathtaking! It is such a beautiful design, and the feather stitching is such a nice touch. I will keep my promise to do some stitching soon!! LOL Good luck with the caterpillars...nasty buggers!

    BettyBee

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  24. All of your work is just SPECTACULAR! I love looking at your blog and have added it to my faves. I hope that is ok. So inspiring!! You rock gf!

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  25. Uck for the bugs!! But lovely Christmasy card! Have you noticed that nearly all the ones I do for challenges are Festive - its a good way of getting them all made!!

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  26. Wow! Your card is beautiful!!! I love how you made the details stand out. Awesome!

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  27. Stunning card so gorgeous ,love it ,Dawnxx

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  28. What a beautiful card - as usual.

    We tried oleander bushes...figured the desert was a great place for them to grow. Nope, they seemed to die come winter. Hmmm...they grow great in Las Vegas! Good luck with yours!

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  29. They'll probably have some imaginitively named product like 'Caterpillar Away', like the 'Snake Away' you used earlier in the year! Hehe..

    (Starting on the card already) ;o)

    Chris xx

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  30. OMGosh..this is amazingly beautiful I love it...stunning...
    Jeannie

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  31. what a beautiful beautiful card!

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  32. Enfys, THIS IS GORGEOUS!!!!

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  33. This is wonderful - really unusual.

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  34. This card is AMAZING!! So elegant and beautiful!! You are so talented and I look forward to seeing all your creations that you post. TFS!

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I love reading your comments, thank you for taking the time
Enfys x