Christmas · Punch art

Punch art kitty cat …

Hi and welcome to my blog.  This week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, Louise has used her love of cats to set a fun theme challenge. I feel very lucky to have built a large library of stamps, but unfortunately cat stamps are not among them! So instead, I turned to punch art to make a… Continue reading Punch art kitty cat …

Christmas · Handmade

Festive flurry Christmas card in coffee and cream …

Hi and welcome to my blog. Louise has set a neutral colour challenge this week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown  - “coffee and cream”.  My design started with the beautiful snowflake paper in neutral colours from the Gilded Winter paper pad by Trimcraft. The paper is embossed with gold glitter – so festive and so pretty… Continue reading Festive flurry Christmas card in coffee and cream …

Christmas · Handmade

Joyous celebrations and an ink technique …

Hi and welcome to my blog. We have a brand new hostess this week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.  Louise has set us a sketch challenge, and a rather unusual one too.  When I first saw it, it reminded me of a card I made a while back using the retiform technique, so I thought… Continue reading Joyous celebrations and an ink technique …

Christmas · Handmade · Punch art

Punch art Rudolph … sparkly and bright …

Hi and welcome to my blog. It’s my final week as host designer at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. I’ve had a blast designing new challenges for you each week – I hope you’ve enjoyed them and played along with us. For my final challenge, I’ve chosen the technique of punch art. Punch art is a… Continue reading Punch art Rudolph … sparkly and bright …