Merry Christmas!

My final Christmas card for this year is for my followers and all those who have left such kind comments on this blog. I wish you all a joyful time with your friends and families.

Christmas Cards Part 2

I bought a set of 2 reindeer dies by Joy Crafts earlier in the year and used the larger deer (with antlers) to make this card. It enabled me to use some very old patterned paper (probably the first set I ever bought) which was a bonus. The background is embossed with Cuttlebug's snow embossing folder and the text is by Clearly Besotted. I used a small hole punch to make a red nose which I brushed with Wink of Stella to give a subtle shine.

Christmas Cards Part 1

As I tend to send a lot of Christmas cards to friends and family overseas this Crafty Individuals London skyline stamp is perfect. I stamped it on some patterned paper and heat embossed with WOW black sparkle embossing powder. I heat embossed the star on top of the tree in gold. The sentiment is part of a larger stamp that I masked off.
I made a variation of this card with a background of gelatos:

The sentiment is from a Paula Pascual set.

Alphabet ATCs - U for Underwear

My second ATC uses a very old corset stamp by Stampendous. I heat embossed it with WOW glitter embossing powder in magical mauve and then used Twinkling H2Os for the detail. The background is a scrap piece of card that I was trying some inks out on, by pure coincidence it picked up all the colours on the corset. I added some Glossy Accents for a little dimension.

Alphabet ATCs - U for Underwater

This month's letter for the ATC Swap is 'U' and  I chose the word Underwater. The tentacle stamp is by Katzelkraft and all the other stamps are from an old foam set by Kodomo.

Dictionary Challenge - M

We have reached the penultimate letter in our year-long challenge on the Craft Barn blog and the letter is M (no prizes for guessing what the next letter will be). I initially thought of Mannequin but then thought that Model would be a better word. I used a couple of Dina Wakley stamps from the essential silhouettes set, paper piecing the dress on one of them with patterned paper. I stencilled a catwalk for the posing models and used another stencil with acrylic paint for the background. A Katzelkraft text stamp was added and a small circle stamp filled in some gaps. Not long to go until we reach the final post!

December