Hello and welcome. The colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week took me totally out of my comfort zone as it challenges us to use just black and white and no other colour. These are not my go to colours for any cards, let alone for Christmas. However, once I got into my… Continue reading Black and white Christmas cards
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Tim Holtz Winter Wonderland dies
Hello and welcome. The first challenge of the month is always a sketch at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - here's my take on it... I kept strictly to the sketch, choosing 3 different patterened papers from the same paper pack as the colours co-ordinated well for the 3 horizontal panels. I added a deckle edge… Continue reading Tim Holtz Winter Wonderland dies
Embossed Christmas card using paper scraps
Hello and welcome. A new month means a new sketch challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. The sketch immediately made me think of Christmas trees. Continuing with my personal challenge of using up my paper scraps, I delved once more into my treasure chest of paper scraps and found a delightful tree image from a… Continue reading Embossed Christmas card using paper scraps
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
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