Christmas · Punch art

Punch art kitty cat …

Hi and welcome to my blog.  This week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, Louise has used her love of cats to set a fun theme challenge. I feel very lucky to have built a large library of stamps, but unfortunately cat stamps are not among them! So instead, I turned to punch art to make a… Continue reading Punch art kitty cat …

Birthday · Handmade · Masculine

Steam Punk style masculine card, featuring gold embossing …

Hi and welcome to my blog. I was inspired by the latest challenge at the Male Room Challenge blog to make this Steam Punk style masculine card … On our recent holiday in the Lakes, I found some great masculine style stamps and papers in a craft store in Kendal. Masculine cards can be difficult… Continue reading Steam Punk style masculine card, featuring gold embossing …

Christmas · Handmade

Festive flurry Christmas card in coffee and cream …

Hi and welcome to my blog. Louise has set a neutral colour challenge this week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown  - “coffee and cream”.  My design started with the beautiful snowflake paper in neutral colours from the Gilded Winter paper pad by Trimcraft. The paper is embossed with gold glitter – so festive and so pretty… Continue reading Festive flurry Christmas card in coffee and cream …

Christmas · Handmade

Joyous celebrations and an ink technique …

Hi and welcome to my blog. We have a brand new hostess this week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.  Louise has set us a sketch challenge, and a rather unusual one too.  When I first saw it, it reminded me of a card I made a while back using the retiform technique, so I thought… Continue reading Joyous celebrations and an ink technique …