Christmas · Handmade

Delightful decorations colour challenge …

Hi and welcome to my blog. The Christmas lights may be down and the decorations tidied away for another year, but we would love you to join in our current challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown as it’s never too early to start making your holiday cards! This week is a colour challenge.  As soon… Continue reading Delightful decorations colour challenge …

Christmas · Handmade

Winter post by Stampin’ Up …

The theme for this week’s challenge at Christmas Card Throwdown is “winter sports”.  I am lucky to have an extensive library of stamps in my collection, including these beautiful skaters from the Winter Post stamp set by Stampin’ Up … This Christmas dsp has beautiful, gold glittered snowflakes and it made a perfect background to… Continue reading Winter post by Stampin’ Up …

Christmas · Handmade

Sponging technique for a snowflake flurry in shades of blue …

Hi and welcome to my blog. This week, it’s a colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, in shades of blue. Last Christmas day was so magical, watching the snow gently falling on an already beautiful, white, winter-wonderland of Iceland. So, out came my beloved serene snowflakes stamp set to make this card (pretty name… Continue reading Sponging technique for a snowflake flurry in shades of blue …

Christmas · Punch art

A Big Shot Christmas…

My daughter knows just how much I love Christmas and made me this beautiful felt Christmas decoration... She is so clever - I love it!  And it's taken pride of place on my Christmas tree this year.  I just loved the colours she'd used and thought they looked very similar to Stampin' Up's real red and lucky… Continue reading A Big Shot Christmas…