Christmas · Handmade

Winter Wonderland in rose gold

The colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is grey, rose gold and white ... This was the perfect excuse for me to shop for some new craft supplies ... I chose pretty rose gold cardstock. But I am still on a mission to use more of my paper scraps. Flicking through my… Continue reading Winter Wonderland in rose gold

Christmas · Handmade

Little robin red breast

A brand new month brings a brand new hostess to set the challenges at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. The first challenge of the month is always a sketch. This one is for Deborah, whom I miss ... I spent a relaxing afternoon, colouring this stamped robin with alchohol pens. The pretty paper matched beautifully, picking… Continue reading Little robin red breast

Christmas · Handmade

Mixed-media Christmas card

We have a mixed-media technique challenge this week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. I was really excited to attempt this challenge, and delighted to be able to use some products I bought a long time ago, but have never used before! I added tumbled glass distress ink to a piece of watercolour paper using the… Continue reading Mixed-media Christmas card

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Winter Wonderland tag Christmas card

Hi and welcome to my blog. I had lots of fun making my Design Team card for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge this week. My team mate, Lucinda, set the challenge to use a tag, or tags, to make a card. I first cut a piece of watercolour paper to size, then added shabby… Continue reading Winter Wonderland tag Christmas card