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
Category: 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
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
Endless wishes in pink, purple and blue
The colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is to use pink, purple and blue. I chose 3 of my favourite Stampin' Up ink colours - regal rose, rich razzleberry and marina mist to make my card ... I used the Endless Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up to stamp snowflakes in each… Continue reading Endless wishes in pink, purple and blue
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