Stencil Snow Globe

 I’ve had a couple of weeks away from the craft room but I’ve started to get back in the swing. Previously before my holiday I made a few Christmas cards using the metal stencils I brought from Poppy Stencils at Sandown.

It took some practice to even my blending I’m a bit heavy handed but got there in the end. They do make huge card not normal for me even 6inch square seemed large to me recently.  The stamped in the middle is a Lavinia one. Word of warning I made a few of these slightly different but still the same technique.

Trio Papers Birthday

 I haven’t given up on my blog but I have a rush job making a blanket with a deadline. I can now show you my brothers card.  

I sought out the Woodward Birthday stamp stamped it on different coloured papers and added some Birthday balloons using an old Penny Black die. The numbers and the today was cut out using a die I brought from a craft show many years ago.

I had a go at splatters trying hard not to splatter too much, must remember less is more.

Slimline Gnome

When I brought the Woodware Slimline Angel this gnome fell into the basket too. I've found last years Doodlebug Christmas papers to paper piece him.

I didn't paper piece the beard, nose, hear or the holly. Blast I've just noticed I forget to make his hat bobble fluffy can you imagine he has and I'll change the photo later once I fluffed him.

I kept the card fairly simple just some Martha Stewart punched holly.

I started to panic I don't have a card everyday but I've had to give myself a talking too. This is my blog it wasn't for putting pressure on myself just a way to keep a record of the things I make. At the time in 2006 I was scrapbooking more with an occasional card and sometimes cross-stitch. At the end of the day this is my blog to record my makes of the things I enjoy doing.

 

For Grumps

Here's a card I made for my BIL, hopefully it did arrive. I used the online service with Royal Mail and we have seen the RM van go to the post box and I sent it in plenty of time.

Its with an old Woodware clear stamp just stamped onto different colour papers and fussy cut out. Edged with matching papers.

I received some lovely kind words, I'll keep making cards but I really need to make what I want and not the other way round.

Less is More

This is my second card for Less is More the first almost made it to the bin but I might post later. The Cherry Lynn floral die was already cut out and on my desk so I decided to use it rather than waste it. 

I think the frame is Radiant Rectangle from Spellbinders .

The sentiment is from Woodware, I picked up a couple of their sentiment sets at Bracknell there's only a couple of sentiments in the each pack.

My daisies are MFT Upsy Daisy dies, they seemed to be the order of day lately since I've been using them a lot.

Not sure if I should of used a white ribbon but its too late now.

Snow

Remember a stamp I couldn't find, well guess what I found it, only wish I found it earlier so I could of made a few more. The stamp in question is a Woodware one by Françoise Read and is simply Huge Snow.
I used the papers from Stampin Up and the snowflakes are a combination of Simon says Stamps and MFT ones.
The whole thing is simply done like paper piecing and kept very simple with some small flat back gems and the cards then goes through normal post.

Spot the Difference

I really like this week sketch on Freshly Made Sketches until I made my card! The papers are some old one which have only a few sheets left and the stamp is designed by Jane Gill for Woodware. But I think its a bit plain so I took the above photo for the challenge.

Then added some Holly and it took the one below I still feel it needs something.

I had forgotten how my joints hate the rain and damp weather hope the sun returns soon.