Christmas · Handmade

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 · Handmade

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

Christmas · Handmade

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

Christmas · Handmade

Mixed media festive flurry

Hello and welcome. There is a mixed media challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week.  The term mixed media is used to describe artwork that is made from a variety of different materials or media.  I got out lots my craft supplies and spent a pleasant evening just creating. To make the background, I… Continue reading Mixed media festive flurry