Poinsettia Pattern

It's time to start thinking about Christmas cards and playing around with 'easy to replicate' designs!! Well this one is one to easily replicate but not the quickest.... a fabulous end result that has a retro feel though :)

This layered Poinsettia stamp set from Waffleflower definitely has a screen print feel to it so I had to try a retro colour combo which is actually my favourite of the two. I used my MISTI to make four identical cards.... It's fun setting up a production line! I paired them up with a sentiment from Avery Elle .... a perfect match for the vintage feel!!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stamps used:

Poinsettia - Waffleflower

Kitsch Christmas - Avery Elle

Ruh-Roh....

I was inspired by the CASology challenge to dig this very old stamp set out from There She Goes.... 

I'm sure I've heard our dog mutter this phrase a few times in his life ;)

Well this was a good test for colouring smaller images with Copics... not easy especially as the card I used bled quite easily too!! It's a 'one layer' apart from the cake which is stamped and trimmed out separately..... I wasn't sure whether it would be on the inside or front but as you can see it made the cover. This is the sentiment on the inside...

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

October Sketch challenge

Hello, hello.... we're into October which means a new challenge over at Seven Hills Crafts. This month we have an easy sketch for you to play with.... flip it, turn it or change up those shapes... which is just what I did :)

Everyone say ahhhhh..... isn't he the cutest yeti ever? I turned the sketch through 180° so he could stand on his own snowscape complete with icy mountains and that sentiment was a good find from  another MFT stamp set :)

Come over to the Seven Hills blog here to find out all the challenge and prize details... we'd love to see you in the linkee gallery :)

Supplies used:
Beast Friends, Piece of Cake, Hog Heaven ( MFT Stamps)
Iceberg dienamics ( MFT dies)

Thanks for stopping by :)
Jenny x

Seasonal Flora

It's a Monday morning and I have lots of jobs including an ironing pile that's ready to topple so it's only natural I'm on blogger instead!!! I had to pop by with a couple of cards to share that are quite autumnal....

This is my card on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today and those rich colours just make me happy :)

I had intended to try the emboss resist layering technique with these lovely quilled leaves from Newtons Nook but I grabbed the white embossing powder instead of clear so had to change it up!!

It's a sort of happy accident I think because I loved adding those intense seasonal shades to the leaves instead and the heat embossing kept the watercolour contained :)

You can find more details and links to supplies for this card on the Seven Hills blog here.

This next card is not so richly coloured but seasonal nevertheless...

Water-colouring die cuts is always something I forget to try but the effect is just lovely and these dies from Flora and Fauna are some of my favourite.... I feel a Christmas design coming from this card 😉

Details for this card can be found on the Seven Hills blog here

Thanks for stopping by.... I'm off to tackle the Matterhorn of ironing!!!
Jenny x