Christmas · Handmade

Christmas card in black, white and glitz

Hello and welcome to my craft space. The first challenge of every month is always a sketch over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. I looked to my scraps box for some inspiration for my card ... Extra pieces die cut for previous projects came in handy to use as embellishments, as did the scraps of… Continue reading Christmas card in black, white and glitz

Christmas · Handmade

Handmade advent calendar

Hello and welcome to my craft space. A little something different this week - an advent calendar I made for last Christmas but hadn't had chance to share with you... It's difficult to see quite how large it is in the photograph, but it's approximately 9" x 10". and it needed to be deep to… Continue reading Handmade advent calendar

Christmas · Handmade

The Emperor Penguin’s New Clothes (Penguins Go Skating)

The technique challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is to colour an image.  I chose my favourite cute penguin stamps to make my card. Come and craft with me ... These adorable penguins are by Mama Elephant and I just love their cute little faces! Stamped with black ink on white card… Continue reading The Emperor Penguin’s New Clothes (Penguins Go Skating)

Christmas · Handmade · Pop-ups

Winter wonderland diorama Christmas card

Hello and welcome. There is a super sweet challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week.  Set by the lovely Andreja, she asked us to create a Winter Wonderland card.  Here is my creation ... "Winter Wonderland" conjures up images of sparkle, snow and wintery scenes.  I have been itching to use this Spellbinders… Continue reading Winter wonderland diorama Christmas card