Hello and welcome to this week's 52 Christmas Card Throwdown colour challenge card. When you limit your colour palette, I find you have to get creative to bring interest and contrast to your project. For my card, I used real red, early espresso and crumbcake cardstock by Stampin Up and teamed this with 3 different background… Continue reading Red and brown Christmas card using Spellbinders dies and embossing folder
Spellbinders Joyful Christmas card kit
Hello and welcome. As it's the first Saturday in October, we have a card sketch for you to follow over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. For my card, I flipped the sketch set by Majda and used die cut images, stamps and paper from the Spellbinders Joyful Christmas card kit ... The kit also included… Continue reading Spellbinders Joyful Christmas card kit
Stencilled watercolour mixed media background
Hello and welcome. This week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, Rosi has challenged us to use a stencil. I had lots of fun with this challenge, and ended up making several backgrounds trying out different techniques, but the card I ended making shows two ways to use a stencil... I started by swiping faded jeans… Continue reading Stencilled watercolour mixed media background
Mickey and Minnie mouse Christmas cards
Hello and welcome. This week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, the theme challenge is Christmas mice. I can't think of any more famous mice than Mickey and Minnie... I used die cut circles for the head and ears, and added more die cuts for the holly and the stars, and the bow builder punch for… Continue reading Mickey and Minnie mouse Christmas cards
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