Rudolph Day Yay

 I’m so happy that Helen has taken up Rudolph’s reins, so that we can continue to be inspired to make our Christmas cards throughout the year.

The new site Rudolph Days Challenge is HERE

Maureen did a fabulous job of running this challenge for so long, for which we are all so grateful.

So here’s my card

This was meant to be a relatively quick and simple make 🙄

The technique challenge from 52 Christmas card Throwdown, which gave me this idea was….

I still had the Uniko stencil out, which I thought would give the effect without too much masking.

I’m trying to use up neglected stash and had some card blanks with a slight texture.🙄🙄

This did not help with the stamping, but I persevered, getting numerous stamp sets out to fit my sections.

Stamps now piled up on my desk from SU, Clarity, Cardio 🙄🙄🙄

I still had to mask off bits, and wipe ink off the stencil after stamping,

 to prevent it transferring.🙄🙄🙄🙄

My final challenge was getting a decent photo in this dim and dismal light! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

This was my first photo attempt, before trying numerous positions and lights.

Do visit these challenges for lots of inspiration and without the eye rolls 😂

Rudolph Days February Challenge

52 Christmas card Throwdown,

The holly and ivy Christmas challenge #156 anything goes

Addicted to stamps and more #462 Christmas 

Roll on spring!

Have a good week

Lesley

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Cats and dogs

 I needed a quick card for a dog lover…

Similar idea to this one…..(8th October)…..

More cats, when I was making baubles….

This came about because of accidents….

I messed up inking the stencil, so added another,

and the sentiment hid a smudge too.

I quite liked it though, so maybe I should mess up more!

Entering the Allsorts challenge (mood board top left, dogs)

Have a great day 

Lesley

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All about Books…

 A birthday card for a dear friend….

I just loved the All About Autumn paper, that sold out too quickly 😢

I used these two background snippets to create a cozy office look..

I then used snippets of card, cream and metallic, to make the topper.

It’s meant to represent a desk, with the books and lamp.

Then, because he’s a dog lover, how did I incorporate a Labrador?…..

Eventually I fussy cut a tiny silhouette stamp, as an ornament!

I used lots of snippets, so I can play in the Snippets Playground challenge #470 😃,

the theme there is Anything BUT Christmas…..there’s No Christmas here!

Have a great day 

Lesley

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Pine panorama baubles

 I’ve had a play with a new stencil, a scenic stamp, and some trimmings.

I can enter the NBUS, as I’ve not used the stencil before.

All are on white card, with a black layer, the scene stamped in black ink.

I see that the Colour Throwdown Challenge #772 wants blue, aqua, gold,

So below you can sees the blues, with a gold bauble hanger. I 

There’s also lots of glitter for sparkle, plus I winked areas too.

As the stencil is a bauble, I can enter the Allsorts challenge, with something beginning with “B”.

Clean and simple on Sunday #272 wants black white and one other colour,

so I’m hoping this one is clean and simple enough.

the card has a white hanger that I’ve inked lightly in the same blue ink

The sentiments are white on black, and cut from a Clarity sheet.

Christmas Kickstart challenge #81 is for anything Christmassy.

All are slightly different and were fairly quick to make….once I’d figured it out😂.

Lesley

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