'Less Is More'

I've never entered a blog challenge before and have been keeping an eye out for one that could start me off. Through some other blogs I came across the Less Is More challenge blog - week 8 is a sketch challenge so I'm having a go!!!

My card uses some of the products I used in my previous card so I won't list the details. Now off to see if I can link to the challenge!

xxx

Snowmen!

I bought this Stampavie stamp (A Magical Christmas) from a stand at the SECC - this is the first time I have had a go with it. 

The background paper is SEI (Winter Song) layered with a piece of red velvet paper. I coloured the image with Promarkers - I will probably add a touch of glitter later! The white snowflakes were from Imaginisce and the red one is a felt one purchased at John Lewis - all held together with a big red brad. Sentiment and Card Candy from Craftwork Cards.

Thanks for looking.

Fiona x

Simple Christmas Card

I made this one last night but the light wasn't good enough to photograph. It's a very easy Christmas card for Snoflake's challenge over on Docrafts.

All the stamps (including the snowflake background and sentiment) are from the 'Christmas Characters' set from Inkadinkadoo - a bargain in Hobbycraft's sale in January! Coloured with Promarkers then punched out and mounted on red card cut out with nesties.

Simple!

xxx

My FIRST EVER Tilda card!

When I first started card making I have to confess to not liking the Tilda stamps .................. but then I saw this stamp in Teresa's gallery over on Docrafts and I decided that I quite liked it. Teresa helped me track it down and this is my first attempt using the stamp.

I stamped her in Memento black ink and coloured her with Promarkers. The 'figgy pudding' sentiment and Christmas Pudding are stamps from a Woodware set I bought a couple of years ago. Backing paper and circle greeting (doesn't show up very well in the photo - it's gold with red writing) from Craftwork cards. I bought the flowers in Florida - think they are Prima ones. I coloured some of them with Promarkers and left the others white - secured with a brad.

Love to know what you think.

Fiona xx

Christmas Card

Finally got round to playing with some of my SECC goodies. I made this card for Snoflake's challenge over on Docrafts.

I used the Woodware Patch Christmas clear stamp set - lovely stamps with lots of little extras like parcels, bows, stars, greetings, edges etc.

First of all I used my new nesties to cut the aperture in the card. I then stamped the tree, parcels, bows, star and coloured them with Promarkers before cutting out. I stuck the tree and some parcels on the inside of the card and the remaining parcels around the aperture on the front. I added some faux stitching around the aperture.

Not sure whether I will put a greeting on/in the card - don't want to make it too cluttered.

Thanks for looking!

Glasgow SECC

What a lovely day my friend and I had at the Hobbycrafts show in Glasgow. It literally took us the whole day to walk round the stands. Lots of lovely ladies doing demos - Barbara Grey was amazing - and everyone was so helpful when asked questions.

Here are my purchases (didn't think I'd bought so much!!).

We managed to get a great deal on the nesties (4 for £50) as I needed two sets and my friend needed them too. Lili-of-the-Valley also had an offer when buying four stamps so again we clubbed together.

Quite a few £1 bargains too - the circular Christmas brads, gemstones, frames, Craftwork Cards diecuts and Dovecraft swirly stamps. Off for a play now! Results will follow soon.

More close up photos........

Flowery Birthday Card!

This morning I've been making a birthday card for a fellow Docrafter (can't say who!!!). I've been using Paula Pascual's 'Filled with Flowers' stamps with Memento Inks.

I don't do 'random' very well - I like straight lines and everything lined up - so with this one I was trying to achieve a random background (think I achieved this?) and the larger flowers were meant to be random but I couldn't help myself and put them in a block of four with the sentiment.

Looking at it now I think I may add a couple more of the tiny flowers in the top right and a couple of gemstones.

Have a great weekend - I'm off to Glasgow SECC tomorrow for the Hobbycrafts show. Will report back.

xxx