Lots of Christmas angels...

I found these sheets of ready coloured die cut images by Lili of the Valley, I bought them last year but only just uncovered them, they are perfect for quick cards. I used 4 1/2" scalloped card bases from Craftwork Cards, and simply folded the front in half and scored to make a quick easel card. 

I really like the LOTV images, so sweet, and this next one is a favourite....

 I added some sprinkles of Frantage embossing powder to add a snowy look, and there is some glitter on there as well. Lots of questions about Frantage, it is a very coarse embossing powder by Stampendous. In the US you can buy it in Jo-Ann's. I rather like the effect of sprinkling, or putting little heaps of it on a project and heating it from underneath so that the powder doesn't fly away... 

They have bought out a range of glitters as well, they can be mixed with the frantage embossing stuff and heated, but here I just used a quickie  glue stick and sprinkled the coarse glitter onto the angel...

Craftwork Cards have a brand new USA design team, and I am going to be doing some projects over there for them. Go HERE to sign up to follow the blog and support all the new designers who are very excited about their new appointment. You will be in with a chance to win a prize of lovely Craftwork Cards products as well if you leave a comment

Our community garage sale was a huge success, although it seemed like a very long day. It started off really cold, but the weather was gorgeous once the sun shone, perfect weather to sit on a camping chair for six hours listening to guys trying to haggle over the cost of a dozen golf balls for a couple of bucks! I sold a lot of crafty stuff so the garage looks a bit tidier and emptier now, although not much - it would take more than a garage sale to make a significant inroad into that lot!