Hello and welcome to my blog. For this week’s colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown we are asking you to use blue or purple with any metallic of your choice … My card design started with a piece of wide ribbon I found in my ribbon scrap box. It was the deepest, darkest and richest of purples and I loved it. Such… Continue reading Christmas card in purple and gold …
Tag: Stampin’ Up!
A Christmas card from scraps and snippets…
Hello and welcome to my blog. For this week’s sketch challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown I decided to go all eclectic, using up snippets of paper and dies I had cut for other projects but not used … I keep my scraps and snippets in clear bags - handy for adding to my cards. I chose two complimentary patterns of dsp for… Continue reading A Christmas card from scraps and snippets…
Endless wishes stitched Christmas card …
Hello and welcome to my blog. This week’s challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is to use real stitching … Initially, I had all these ambitious ideas of making a stitched Christmas tree with added beads, from a form-a-line pattern I had years ago, but could I find the pattern? Heck no! I know it's in my… Continue reading Endless wishes stitched Christmas card …
Masculine Christmas card …
Hi and welcome to my blog. This week’s theme challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is to make a card for a man, and we all know how easy that is (not!) So, trying to get some insider information, I asked my husband what sort of Christmas cards he likes to receive… Turns out he’s… Continue reading Masculine Christmas card …
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