The Funkie Junkie's 12 tags of Christmas #8 Jane's Journal style.

Thanks for coming back to see my creation for this week. I managed to get it photographed yesterday so I can post it today.
Everyone is welcome to join in with The Funkie Junkie 12 tags of Christmas challenge. It closes on 21st December by which time you need to have submitted all 12 creations using Linda's tags for inspiration. You can make anything at all. The full rules are over on her blog here . Linda offers 3 very generous prizes of gift vouchers to spend in her terrific on line shop, The Funkie Junkie Boutique. Do have a look at the link here . I am choosing to make 12 Christmas cards instead of tags.

This week for the 8th tag Linda went for a homespun style card which you can see here. As you know I am making cards instead of tags and this week I was inspired by her lovely stocking. I have a gorgeous Nicecrane Image which is part of the Christmas children greeting set which I have been wanting to use for a while so I printed this out.  Linda also included a snowflake and some bells and I wanted to bring these into my design as well.

My daughter and I had been looking at Christmas stockings recently, she was looking for one for Daisy.  We really liked the lovely vintage hessian ones that are in the shops this year. I had a light bulb moment and decided I could create a "faux sewn" hessian stocking on my card and create a special Christmas card for  Daisy. I had a rummage through my stash and below is initially what I came up with, although you will see that in the end I did not use the wooden pieces. I love that what you initially plan often takes another direction as it comes to life!

I first stamped my snowflake background onto the lovely deep green card I found.

 I used white pigment ink with my Visible Image snowflakes stamps

Next it was time to cut a stocking shape out of my hessian. I looked at images on the Internet but none were the right size so I ended up just drawing one freehand.

 which I cut out

I wanted to add a pretty top to the stocking and heels and toes similar to how Linda's looked so I raided my ribbon stash and found a great wide lacy ribbon which I cut down

as I wanted a bottom edge to my cuff I just cut this off the ribbon and stuck it in place

I also had some fun holly ribbon (it's amazing what you find when you search through you stash!) 

 I  cut round the toe and heel of the stocking and added the lacy ribbon there too

I have some sweet golden bells which I added brass jump rings too. My jewellery stash comes into its own sometimes with my card making.

 I threaded 3 onto a piece of fine red ribbon

 and then tied a bow.

So then it was time for the creative fairy to do her work....and this is what I came up with.........

 a close up of the gorgeous vintage image, those smiles are as wide as my darling Daisy's. They seem very pleased with the stockings they are hanging up ready for Father Christmas.

Below is a shot of the bells,  LOTV tag sentiments and the great Cheery Lynn icicle die cut.

 and this is the heels and toe of the sock I make with the lacy ribbon.

I must admit I was really pleased with how this one turned out and I am sure that Daisy will enjoy shaking her card as yes the little gold bells really do ring!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

The Funkie Junkie's 12 tags of Christmas week 8
Visible Image Favourite stamp I use the enchanting snowflake set so much, I love these stamps
A creative Romance something old my old is my vintage image and the ribbons and bells from my stash.
Crafty Catz  winter theme
Divas by Design let it snow
The artistic stamper Christmas is coming
Bunny Zoe snow
As you like it Favourite Christmas style and why  mine is traditional as it takes me back to my own childhood, such special memories.
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas getting ready for Christmas
Allsorts No designer papers
The mixed media challenge stamps I used snowflake stamps for my background paper
Merry Monday bells
Cheery Lynn tag you're it


I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend. We are off this afternoon to babysit our Daisy as my SIL's 30th birthday celebrations are beginning...he is spreading them out over the next week!

Back soon with something rather special which as taken me many hours to make.......ho..ho...ho!

There are now only 32 days left until the Big Day....keep shopping!

Jane x