Christmas · Handmade

Folk art Christmas for world card making day

Hi, and welcome to my blog. It's world card making day today, and also a new month - which means a new member of the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown team has set the challenges for us this month. It's Madja's turn and she has set the first challenge of the month, which is always a… Continue reading Folk art Christmas for world card making day

Christmas · Handmade

Partial stenciling

Hi and welcome to my blog. I had fun making my card for this week's technique challenge set by Rosi at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. The challenge calls for partial stenciling. Placing my stencil on an angle across my whisper white card, I held it in place whilst I inked over with tumbled glass distress… Continue reading Partial stenciling

Christmas · Handmade

Penguin themed Christmas card

Hi there! It's been way too long .... I think I may have forgotten how ... This week's theme at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is polar bears and/or penguins - time to break out this little cutie ... I added dazzling diamonds for some Christmas sparkle ... I made my own snowflake embellishment, die cutting… Continue reading Penguin themed Christmas card

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Embossed Christmas card …

Hello and welcome. The challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is to use embossing. I chose to use both dry and heat embossing for my card … I stamped the snowflake and sentiment onto a silver cardstock die cut panel using versamark ink and added white embossing powder then heat set...   I popped… Continue reading Embossed Christmas card …