Our Christmas Decorations this Year

Its been a busy time, lots of tests and hospital visits, I'm afraid my brain tumor has come back, we are just waiting to see the neurosurgeon on how to proceed. This post is also to let everyone know as well, relations and friends who I know drop by, hopefully I will get some treatment soon.
So I did feel a bit let down and not sleeping, so I really haven't felt up to much, but I thought as I've designed all these decorations I should jolly well use them, and I love to papercraft. This year we kept it simple, pastel baubles I rooted out for the tree, and a few of my paper hangers, a paper wreath, and a few paperchains, and lots of pressies under the tree hopefully, Prince has one from Bella already!!, and he knows its His. Linda :)x

Envelope Gift Wallets Step by Step

Just in Artwolf on Etsy. Envelopes with Slip Cards and tags.
1a.. Print off your digital download on to light to medium weight white card. 1b.. Roughly cut out your pieces from the main sheet, so they are all separated. 2.. You can now carefully trim your envelope and message slip card, using scissors or if you prefer you can use a guilloteen on most of the straight sides. 3a.. The top side of the slip card has a centre marker to help you position your hole punching 3b.. Leave this attached till after you have punched the hole. 3c.. Then cut off. 4..Trim all the curved edges, first cut into the centre line of corners.
5.. Then cut from each side into the centre cut line. Large scissors are great for cutting straight lines, smaller for details and curved scissors
for round and curved shapes.
6.. When all trimmed and cut out, as indicated on the template, score the centre envelope line and the tab lines, and firmly crease both the tabs. 7a ,7b ... Fold into place.The envelope is now ready to Glue. 7c.. Cut out round tags with curved scissors.

8a.. Glueing; First place a blob of glue with your finger onto the area indicated with the arrow in the picture, on one side, where the two fold in tabs overlap. Firmly press together. 8b.. Spread glue onto the two folded in tabs, being very careful not to allow any glue to overlap into the inside edges, which would stick the inside of the envelope together. Carefully fold over the flap and pressing firmly together, minor adjusting can be made, before its completely fixed together. Sticky Fingers glue is super for paper crafting. 9.. Choose your ribbons. 10.. You could also place a paper sticker across the message card to hold a cash gift. 11&12.. Thes are very pretty decorated with glitter or other embellishments. Pictures and text on scoring and glitter decoration can be seen in previous step by steps, here on this Blog. :)

Christmas Cat themed Postal set

Snowballing kittens and Christmas cats curled up snug, new addition from Artwolf

Christmas Eve

What do you do to cheer your lounge up when its ready to decorate, but still has only its bare plaster walls.
Well you get out the scrap paper, and start snipping, cover the walls in Paper snowflakes.


Count your blessings




Dress the tree, and remember what a joy those handmade decorations were to make

When its all finished, turn off the main lights and admire the twinkling tree,

whilst sipping your glass of sloe gin.

We wish you all a very Merry Christmastide, Happy Holidays, Yule, Winter Solstice, or for the tardy Scots Hogmany.

Myth and Magic at Christmas, I bagged a Treasury!

For the first time,I managed to Grab a Etsy Treasury spot, and picked just some of my favourite sellers. Now I know Its relatively easy I shall try to repeat it,...
It was Full of wonderful pieces of Art anyone would be happy to receive as a Christmas Present.