There's a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, and this week Kathy has chosen pets for her theme challenge. I didn't have any suitable stamps, so made a punch art kitty instead... I have made one of these punch art cats previously but it's been a while so had to remind myself how to… Continue reading Punch art cat wearing a Tim Holtz Santa hat
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Tim Holtz oxide ink-blended Christmas card
Hello and welcome. The technique challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week calls for distress inks or ink blending. I used distress oxide inks in rainbow colours for my card... I've slowly been building up my distress oxide ink library, and now have a few colours that I absolutely love. This time I chose… Continue reading Tim Holtz oxide ink-blended Christmas card
Stampin Up sheet music embossing folder handmade Christmas card
Hello and welcome. The May theme challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is 'music'. There are so many ideas to choose from for this theme, from stamps to paper and everything inbetween. In the end, I decided to use the sheet music embossing folder by Stampin Up for the background of my card,… Continue reading Stampin Up sheet music embossing folder handmade Christmas card
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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