Special Cards & Xmas Day Birthday

Today I share my Family Cards.

This first one is a Brusho background.

This second is also Brusho and

is the design that inspired a

simpler version for craft friends.

I actually made 4 of these, two in red.

Sadly time for photos ran out.

This card shown, is actually made for

someone who is sadly no longer with us.

This card below, is for my friend, Anne

who has her birthday on Christmas Day.

Had to take this to work to get a

decent photograph!

I loved this so much,

I didn't want to part with it unless I could get 

a good picture!

Background made using cut panels

of water-colour paper and 

Brusho in Rose Red & Lime Green

I mopped up the excess using the die cut

before die cutting the Wild Blooms (Memory Box)

I embossed all the panels using my

favourite folder, Secret Garden

and I added interest with a few die cut swirls.

I loved the folds of this design.

It was simple to create and one I

think I will use again.

Christmas Cards for Friends

Here are a selection of the cards,

that I made this year.

I didn't have an awful lot of time and I

will tell you the reason why in the New Year!

I needed quick, simple designs and as

always, fit the design to the recipient.

I got some excellent "free" stamps with a few

craft magazines and they proved a God send!

Some incorporate Tim Holtz dies

(above & below)

This one above, I made specifically for all the girls

at Queen Bee beauticians because it was an

idea I got from their Christmas window display

and the one below, I mass produced for

all my craft friends.

It is not as simple as it looks.

The background is Brusho with

Heavy Gesso through a Lace Stencil (TCW)

Then snowflakes with light modelling paste

through another stencil

painted with pearl paint

The Kraft card itself, was painted with pearl paint

and so was the die cut word snowflake.

I will share some more later & one of them (for my sister)

gave me the idea for this simple snowflake one.