It's A Hoot-Hoot Birthday!

I had recently seen many twist-and-pop cards on Pinterest and was dying to make one.  I wanted my first one to be special though, so waited for my friend Susan's 50th birthday.  She loves owls and her favourite colour combo is red, black and white, so I already had my theme sorted.  I won some Polkadoodles images a while ago and chose 'Party Time Twiggy & Toots' especially for this occasion.  
These cards are actually a lot easier to make than they look.  I just love this as people are always so impressed with pop-up cards. I don't have any step-by-step photos for this one, as just forgot to be honest.  You can find the instructions I followed here though.

Product list:

• Black and white cardstock
• Papermania 'Spots & Stripes Brights' DP
• Sequins
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Celebration Script Words dies
• ProMarkers - Walnut, Henna, Cinnamon, Tan, Cardinal, Hot Pink, Lipstick, Burgundy, Shale, Black, Cool Grey 5, Tulip, Cocoa, Warm Grey 1-4, Sandstone, Vanilla, Denim, Blue Pearl, Powder Blue, Primrose, Ginger, Saffron, Oatmeal, Burnt Orange, Indigo, French Navy, Cobalt, Bright Orange, Gold, Sunflower & Buttercup
• White Sakura Gelly Roll

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes
2. Polkadoodles - wk30 Anything Goes
3. Brown Sugar - #261 Anything Goes
4. Colour Crazy - wk30 Anything Goes
5. TTCRD - wk 25th July Anything Goes

Jingle Bells Gift Tags

December is here and the countdown to Christmas is on. I always make my cards and last year I started making my own tags too.  Having a baby does make creating anything a bit difficult though, but having a BigShot really helps with this.  I've made these very simple and easy tags by printing an image several times and die-cutting into a circle, then glueing to a larger scalloped circle before punching a hole and adding twine. 
The image I have used is 'Jingle Bell Wreath' from MelJen's Designs, which I have added sentiments to using Photoshop.  I have coloured the image with Promarkers and a bit of gold glitter pen around the middle of the bells.

I would like to enter these tags into the following challenges:

1. Brown Sugar - #122 Anything Goes
2. Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes for Christmas
3. Crafting for All Seasons - #91 'Tis The Season
4. Crafts Galore - Anything Goes
5. Crafty Katz - Anything Goes
6. MelJen's Designs - #238 Tags
7. Paper Creator's Crafts - #33 All About Christmas
8. Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
9. The ABC Challenge - Y is for Yuletide