Hello.
Picture the scene - it's the night before Christmas,
everyone is tucked up warm indoors,
the streets are quiet and the snow is softly falling.
Sounds pretty damn perfect to me.
I used copic markers here, for my sky background, which was much easier and quicker than I thought it would be, but I did miss the trick of adding in a bright, winter moon.
Ah well! Next time.
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Christmas Kickstart
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My first foray into crafting, when dinosaurs roamed the earth,
was with cross stitching.
Back then, I used Aida cloth, that was stitched, starched, and then stuck into trifold cards, with a front aperture.
So, it was nice to go back to a bit of stitching for this card - albeit in a more modern die-cut way.
This was a simple pattern to stitch, so it's a nice little project that you can have on the go whilst watching TV.
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Hello.
Have I mentioned that I LOVE this little bear?
He's taking a break from Christmas today,
for this 'Bear in the Woods' birthday card.
Hello.
I am that person who has had their Christmas tree up for the last 2 weeks.
And this year, I've gone retro, with lots of brightly coloured lights.
So, when I came to make this card I reached for a rainbow of inks.
I was inspired by the colourful trees
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One good thing about moving you craft room, is that you unearth all sorts of thing that have been consigned to the bottom of boxes and forgotten about.
I've just re-discovered a large box of designer paper pads.
When did patterned paper go out of fashion?
I've added a panel to this card, but at this rate it's gonna take me about 10 years to use it all up!!
I stamped the simple wreath,
and then masked off the bottom so I could pop in my favourite bear.
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This stamped and coloured panel has been sitting on my desk for weeks.
I just thought it was a bit flat.
So, today I went to town on it with a white gel pen - and couldn't stop! :o)
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simon says stamp winter flowers, coloured with copics
mft - snow globe sentiments, scallop edge rectangle die
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I've been stretching my stash today and using these non Christmassy Happy Birds
for a holiday card.
With a patch of deep red I've, hopefully, transformed them into robins.
To keep things simple I've opted for no shading, just adding a few highlights with a white gel pen, and a grey shadow.
Also, the birds have been stamped rather than my usual die-cutting to keep the card postage friendly.
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Hello.
I dug deep into my stash for this card,
and came up with this neglected deer.
Hello.
I had fun today playing with my inks,
trying to create a bokeh effect.
My first attempt was the 'sweet winter wishes' one.
It didn't really turn out like I wanted - I kept adding too many dots :-)
For the second card I reined it in a bit, and I think the effect looks better.
IRL the silver adds a lovely shimmer.
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Hello.
I am soooo behind with my Christmas cards this year.
I honestly don't know where the time has gone.
Here's a very quick and simple one, to add to the pile.
I was inspired by the colours, and the bold sentiment
Yes, there is a doctor in the house.
We've always called her the doctor, but now it's official
Our daughter, Maria, a cardiac physiologist at Leeds Hospital,
has just completed her PhD.
We are all so proud of her.
