I am delighted to be joining the design team ladies over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week, for the colour challenge set by Majda, which is to use brown, green and white. These are not colours I would normally reach for when making a Christmas card, so I grappled with which way to go… Continue reading Masculine Christmas cards
Elfie Christmas card by Stampin Up
The sketch challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is being hosted by Majda this month. When I saw this sketch it reminded me of one of the stamps from the Elfie set by Stampin Up .... I replaced the circles with stamped images from the set which is a retired set but I haven't used… Continue reading Elfie Christmas card by Stampin Up
Christmas pop-up card
Hello and welcome. I'm really happy to be joining the lovely ladies for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge this week, where Rosi has challenged us to make a pop-up card. I watched a fab tutorial by Sam on Youtube the other day and was inspired to make my own version... I used papers from… Continue reading Christmas pop-up card
Paper piecing with Julie Nutting prima doll
Hello and welcome. The wonderful challenge set for us this week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, is to use paper piecing. I've tried this technique a few times in the past and loved the results, but looking at my stamp collection, I have very few stamp sets that lend themselves to this. So, I took… Continue reading Paper piecing with Julie Nutting prima doll
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