Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Sketches with Snowy and Hedgy

 I’m back with some more Christmas cards…..

there were some challenges I liked the look of, 

and it was a chance to get some of my old wooden Penny Black stamps out.

Penny Black Saturday challenge is for pastels or anything goes.(AG)

Christmas Kickstart #109 wants “brimming with style” ,

Jingle Bells “vintage” (my vintage stamps)

so out came snowy and Hedgy……Snowy has his hat on.


For a long time I’ve wanted to try some sketches that I’ve admired from Jules, Always with a heart.
I expect it will get easier with practice, I’m not sure I have anywhere near Jules talent!
(She even stitches hers together, and they are so pretty)
It was nice to have a plan though, rather than just adhere the image to a plain background.
(Sketch 24)
I used retired SU papers, and an old hunkydory sentiment, coloured with blend pens.
I did flip the sketches from portrait to landscape, to fit with my images.



Next up, the same stamp with some more old SU papers and an old SU card blank.

I did faux stitching with a fine tip pen.

(Sketch 22) (again flipped to landscape)


ABC Christmas challenge has ‘H’ for Hats, ‘I’ for image only

Peace on Earth #109 has a mood board, I focused on the red scarf.


I used lots of snippets of papers and white card scraps, so I’ll also visit the

Snippets Playground #530 !

I have a few more wooden stamps, all with hats, so watch this space 😂



Thanks for taking the time to visit, and I really appreciate your comments

Take care and see you soon

Lesley

xxx


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9 comments:

  1. Aquarius14 April 2026 at 14:08

    Great work with Snowy and Hedgy used alongside the various sketches from Jules. They are so handy and I too am in awe of her machine stitching of all the layers - she is so neat. Certainly a few lovely cards to add to your Christmas collection.

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  2. Sarn14 April 2026 at 17:00

    Two lovely festive makes for the various challenges. Thanks for entering the second one into the Snippets Playground. See you for a nice cuppa up in the Treehouse later. xxx

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  3. Angelnorth14 April 2026 at 18:00

    Two lovely cards with that adorable image. I struggle with sketches too, well out of my challenge comfort zone — well done there!

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  4. SmilynStef14 April 2026 at 23:04

    love to see those vintage stamps getting some crafty love ... so glad you Walked through a Vintage Wonderland with us at Jingle Belles.

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  5. Dotty Jo18 April 2026 at 11:09

    How lovely! I do wish I'd bought more of the earlier PB stamps as they are so much fun to work with. Thanks for playing at The Christmas Kickstart Challenge with Gail and me, Jo x

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  6. Di18 April 2026 at 22:10

    What delightful cards Lesley and some great faux stitching too! A good reminder of the many wood mounted Penny Black Christmas stamps I have. Did you know that PB have even fairly recently brought out some matching dies for their much loves wooden stamps? Snowy is one, the Snow Family is another and I have at lease one Christmas hedgie matching die. So WHY do I sit here lost for inspiration then? Eeek.
    Hugs
    Di xx

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  7. lauren bergold21 April 2026 at 21:52

    Such a sweet and adorable card, love seeing those FAB woodmounts in action! So happy you could come "Walking in a Vintage Wonderland" with us at Jingle Belles! ♥

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  8. Helen29 April 2026 at 11:53

    Such a lovely card Lesley! Beautifully coloured and perfect with the patchwork background!! I just love all the PB critters - they're just so special. I am very jealous when I look at your collection of "hat" stamps! I lookk forward to seeing them come to life soon! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Penny Black Saturday Challenge. Have a good day! :)

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  9. Fabiola11 May 2026 at 14:31

    quelle magnifique création Lesley , j'espère revoir bientôt tes jolies créations, merci de jouer avec nous et l'alphabet chez ABC Christmas Challenge, biz

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