Kitsch Christmas

Hello there :)

Funny how styles come back around isn't it!! I can remember when I used to send rather twee Christmas cards to my school friends... I sent quite a few so mum used to buy the cheapest pack of cards she could find!! I think using the school Christmas postbox was the main attraction for sending them actually.. Lol :)

I had to have a go at re-creating the retro look of Christmas with the 

 Kitsch Christmas stamps from Avery Elle...

I also had another go at no-line colouring.... I seem to get on better doing this 

technique with animals more than any other image!! It also suits the kitsch look if you ask me :)

I sponged that classic teal background into a rectangular shape and added a few pine sprigs to frame the little deer. That fabulous font just finishes it off like a cherry on top of a cake..not forgetting a smattering of glitter too, that's a definite addition to the retro look :)

I'm adding this to the Less is More gallery this week as it's their 300th challenge and the theme is CELEBRATION & FESTIVALS

This was the challenge that inspired and shaped my cardmaking genre although I don't have the time to play along so much these days.. Well done LiM and all the fabulous design team, past and present :)

This card is featured on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today including links to the products

 I've used from the Seven Hills Crafts shop :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Colourful Leaves

It's half term week so life is quite busy here!

I'm popping by with a couple of colourful Autumn cards.... I love all the

bright colours showing in the leaves this time of year, 

great excuse to do some water colouring :)

I've used the Wplus9 Woodland Basics dies 

again and die cut lots of leaves from a couple of water coloured panels...

I think it's easier to get a random mix and blend of colours doing it that way round :)

What better way to display them than in a wreath...

oh those colours look gorgeous

 and maybe a little more vivid than you'd actually find!!

I didn't want to waste the leftover water coloured card panel so

I used a section in a frame and embellished it with extra leaves and an acorn..

There are more details about these cards

 over on the Seven Hills Blog this week here if you're curious.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Seasonal Decoration

I'm jumping back to Christmas crafting this week over at Seven Hills Crafts and using the Wplus9  Woodland Basics dies to make a small hanging wreath from felt and material scraps...

I made the main part of the wreath with felt... a bit rusty with the blanket stitch but it soon came back to me after a quick search on You Tube!! The foliage is cut from scraps of material with an interfacing backing to them which were leftover from a previous project.

More details on how I made this  wreath can be found on the Seven Hills blog here.... I need to make another now, need a least a couple to add to the tree decorations this year :)

Thanks for stopping by 

Jenny x

All Prickles!

Oh my! I am sharing a couple of cards over at the Seven Hills Crafts blog today and the cuteness levels are 'off the scale' because I've used the adorable MFT Happy Hedgehogs alongside the Sweet Succulents stamps set...

It was such fun to colour the images and make up this little woodland scene... I even snuck two conkers into the shot.... which I still collect by the way, because I cannot resist them lying on the ground!!
I love this hedgehogs expression and thought he looked quite sincere enough for this sentiment from the succulents set :)

My other train of thought for pairing these two stamp sets was this little short-sighted guy thinking the round potted cactus was another hedgehog.. Lol :)

He does have a look of surprise and confusion I think!!

Thanks for stopping by :)
Jenny x

Birthday Bears

Hi there :)

Just popping by to share a card that fits with this weeks CAS(e) this Sketch challenge :)
I made this card for my Sister-in-Law who adores bears.. well Polars are her fave but I thought these guys would add more colour to her card :)

I couldn't resist these Honey Bears from The Ton stamps... the bears have such cute faces and you have the choice to give them different expressions with extra stamps in the set too... I love the guy making off with the letter 'Y' !!

I thought they fit the sketch quite nicely at CTS if you flip it on it's side!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Good Luck Placards

Hello there :)

I realised yesterday that I hadn't got round to sharing a DT card a couple of weeks ago! I made this Good Luck card which was a request by my daughter for her and her mates to give to a fellow uni friend who's going abroad to continue his studies...

I recently got the sketchy alphabet by Waffleflower and I thought they would look great on a set of placards! What better way to display them than with those brilliant arms in Avery Elle's Hats off :)

I had to do some mirror stamping so I could make them into pairs and then coloured and trimmed them out.

Love how the Kraft just makes those colours pop :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Christmas Greens

Hi there :)

I'm popping by to share another Christmas card... it's really not like me to be Christmas crafting this early... Lol! My card is for this months challenge over at Seven Hills Crafts....

        
Yep, we have three tone on tone palettes for you to choose from this month and as I'm a lover of most things green (not so keen on Brussel Sprouts!!) it was an easy choice for me.

Okay so they're more teal than green but for Christmas cards they work perfectly for Christmas greenery so I used a die from Wplus9's Under the Mistletoe dies to cut out quite a few branches from card I'd coloured myself using Evergreen Bough Distress ink.

To give the illusion of depth I also cut a branch in foam and temporarily adhered it to a block so I could stamp a few branches with Versamark ink....

Oh by the way, I stamped and embossed the sentiment first?... Take it from me, it's the best way round to do it *wink*

I layered the branches over and then added some splatters of white distress paint mixed with water and some enamel accents for the berries..

Ahhh lovely and wintery... not that I'm wishing this lovely autumn sunshine away :)

The gallery is going to look so pretty this month with your tone on tone creations... I hope you can join us. All the details can be found here.. a £15 voucher to the store is up for grabs each month so what ya waiting for!!?

Thanks for stopping by
Jenny x