Hello and welcome. The colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is to use red, green and brown. I decided to also challenge myself to use up some of my scraps and spare die cuts, and see what I could come up with. I auditioned various items until I was happy with the… Continue reading Stampin Up merry tags framelits handmade Christmas card
Petals a plenty embossed vellum Christmas card
Hello and welcome. The April technique challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is vellum embossing. I love the look of vellum, and have lots of it in my stash but rarely use it, which is a shame. It does, however, have its drawbacks as it is notoriously difficult to adhere to your… Continue reading Petals a plenty embossed vellum Christmas card
Christmas season in green and red
Hello and welcome. The colour challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown calls for red and green. I used the Christmas Season stamp set by Stampin Up to create my card in real red and different shades of green... I stamped the foliage on whisper white card in a cluster using garden green, old olive… Continue reading Christmas season in green and red
Gelli print background with oxide inks
Hello and welcome. It's the first Saturday of a new month, and that means its time for a sketch challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. I had so much fun with the previous mixed media challenge that I decided to create a background for my card using my gelli plate with oxide inks and… Continue reading Gelli print background with oxide inks
Lily-by-Gilly 