christmas starts here...sadly

hi world ,

well its no good, Christmas has to done !

and as i have to make about 150 cards . . . for kids , hubby etc, i have to make a  start sometime. so now is the time.

actually i did make some in January, but not many.

so here are the first ones of  this season.

i am trying to use up a lot of stuff that i have had for a while.

the background is stamped through sequin waste. the ribbons are woven together and then the topper greeting on foam layered on top. the topper is cut from some old Christmas cards and stamped ontop. quite pretty! i made a few of these.

i think this card is cute, the stamp is from butterfly kisses. it is stuck onto acetate and the reverse of the stamp is stuck on the back of the acetate, he is holding mistletoe behind his back. Rudolf is coloured with aqua pro markers. i just love his expression, there is a reason he has a red nose (too much red wine. . .  is there such a thing!) 

happy crafting

janet 

congrats gary

hi world
what's happened to my blog?
dont know what everyone else can see but i seem to have lost the pictures,
not sure how i got them back, so i hope the stuff i am putting on here is ok!!
i actually managed to play with some of my new crafty stuff today.
my daughter's partner has a new job in london, well done gary!

here is the card i made him

the background is sprayed with cosmc shimmer and a music mask ( you cannot see much of it). the stamps are from crafty individuals (i brought them at artisan show), time to celebrate is a free stamp from craft stamper a while ago.
the label is covered with distress inks and stamped with other stamps i brought at artisan. there is a real stamp on the label. i hope it goes well for him.

i also made another card for my daughter's work collegue.

the background is distress inks, mustard seed, rusty hinge and barn door, the same process as the ones i did before, very quick!!! i stamped the cat on the card and on another piece of card and then cut it out, i layered it with foam pads...simple.

 this is the first time lucy has asked me to make her a card , she usually buys them, hope she likes it, it will cost her £1 for breast cancer research.

craft stamper card

there is a lovely card in craft stamper magazine this month that i just had to try

the card was really easy to do. for best results buy the magazine. if not here's a quick run through. mask off a rectangular area on the backing card, it looks best on glossy card using sticky notes (better than masking tape which can rip the backing card). stamp the area with ink pads using the pads directly or use a brush or cut and dry foam. the sunset colours look best.

stamp the image using stazon add a sentiment if required and hey presto, done. it was so easy i made about 12 in a hour!!! it also works well using liquid ink dropped onto the card like the card below. the gecco and dragonfly on the bottom 2 cards are done using the new dream weaver embossing paste. looks good !!

happy stamping

janet

finally finished it

last week i finally finished a piece of goldwork  i have been working on for the last 2 years. i am very pleased with it ..... all i have to do now is mount it and frame it, i hope that wont take as long.

 the design is by tracy franklin.
i really should have scanned it the right way up, rotate it 90' clockwise.