Hello and welcome. The theme challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is to make a masculine card. I made this card with my husband in mind and just love this cute polar bear image... The colour scheme was kept simple, with a piece of dsp by Stampin Up in black and white, and… Continue reading Masculine Christmas card
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Colourful Christmas lights card
Hello and welcome. It's the first Saturday of the new month, so that means a sketch challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week. Here's my take on it ... I searched through my stash and found this dsp, which I thought fitted beautifully. I have had this paper for sooooo long! It was one… Continue reading Colourful Christmas lights card
Paper piecing with Julie Nutting paper doll – Rita
Hello and welcome. There's another fun challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week - paper piecing. This is such a great technique to make more of your stamps, adding pattern and texture to your project and gives a different look to colouring with inks or pencils. It's also a fab way of using up… Continue reading Paper piecing with Julie Nutting paper doll – Rita
Pergamano poppets Christmas fairy
Hello and welcome to my little crafting corner. This week, the lovely Andreja has set us a wonderful challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown to use fairies on our cards. I looked through my stamp library and realised I'd not used this pretty little Christmas fairy stamp before. Her name is Pru, one of the… Continue reading Pergamano poppets Christmas fairy
Lily-by-Gilly 