Look what I've had published in Pen & Paper Circle 4 - My Vintage Christmas Card!

Have you got your copy of the Pen & Paper Circle 4 yet? If so then you'll see that I've had this card published in there - does a little happy dance! If you missed ordering this issue then keep an eye on our Facebook page and the store as occasionally one or two issues become available (and when I say one or two I literally mean one or two). Issue 5 is now available to order, but you'll need to be quick as orders are only being taken until 7th October.

Thanks for stopping by today

Claire x

PS. Thanks to everyone who commented on my Faux Metal Box and left comments suggesting I try either coke cans or metal tape. I did try coke tins, but it didn't give me quite the finish I wanted and then I found the panel wasn't quite big enough to cover the box :( The tape would've been fine but again it wasn't quite wide enough for the box. Hence me using foil! I will be doing a tutorial on the kitchen foil technique for those of you who either emailed or asked via Facebook. x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Golden Wedding Anniversary Card

This card was a complete rush job. My brother's wife's parents celebrated 50 years of marriage yesterday and I didn't feel that I could let it pass without some form of acknowledgement. I only found out yesterday morning when my SIL turned up out the blue on my doorstep (she lives quite a distance away) en-route to her parents house. I hope it doesn't look too rushed (I would've loved to have done something a little more detailed, but time was against me).

I've used my nesties to create the easel card, I've then embossed the pearlescent card and swiped it over with a gold ink pad. I've stamped the duo of birds and heat embossed them and then punched out the heart. The flower was made using my trusty 3D flower die, I did it a little differently this time and left room for a centre. Unfortunately, I've had to use peel offs for the sentiment (shhhh don't tell anyone) as my handwriting today was awful, I didn't have a suitable stamp and I couldn't get a digi stamp to print in gold and the card I was using didn't want to know about heat embossing the digi either!

Tools
Sizzix Bigshot
Nestabilities - Labels 8
Sizzix Texturz Plate
Sizzix 3D Flower Die
Fiskars Large Heart Punch
Heat gun 

Materials
Pearlescent card
Gold ink pad
Image - Personal Impressions
Ribbon - stash
Pearl button - stash

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Pear Tree Designs - Animals
Stamp with Fun - Weddings (I hope this still counts)
Everybody Art - Handmade flowers
A Spoonful of Sugar - Animals
Alphabet Challenge - Trees (the birds are sitting on a branch)
Totally Gorjuss - Flower
Fairy Fun Fridays - Embossing
Stampin' for the Weekend - Shabby or Vintage
A Pocket Full of Posies - Flowers
Our Creative Corner - Fun with folds
Bunny Zoes - Vintage
Cowgirls' Sunday Stamp'en Challenge - Anything goes
Fab n Funky - What Eva
Gingersnap Creations - Punches
Incy Wincy - Celebrate
Really Reasonable Ribbons - Flowers
Creative Cottage - Celebrations