Wednesday 25 November 2015

A Crafty Christmas

It would be so easy to pop to the shops and buy a pack of Christmas cards.  In fact, that is what I usually do.  This year though, I am going to endeavour to make as many of my own cards as I can (I will still be using shop bought too:-)

Inspired my my lovely new set of wood block stamps, I created background papers using up paints in my stash and recycling old papers, writing, music sheets etc.  I then used acrylic paint to print the message and added some glitter.  I cut around the images and stuck them onto linen card stock.

As a fan of the clean and simple style of cards I am quite happy to leave a lot of white space around the central image.

Well, I'd best crack on now.  I hope your week is going well.

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13 comments:

  1. Clean and simple works out just good. Greetings!

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  2. fun, fun, fun, Simone... enjoy the process and the result.

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  3. Charming cards. I'd be thrilled to get a card like this from a friend. Have fun! xo

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  4. Elegant and stylish.
    A terrific crafty success.
    Lisa x

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  5. Oh very clever Simone - very envious of your wooden blocks!

    Julia x

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  6. Hello Simone,

    Your friends will really appreciate those cards made with love.

    Happy days.
    Bev.

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  7. The cards are lovely, Simone, so festive:)

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  8. Looking lovely, Simone! Glad you're feeling inspired and have been spending time in your creative space!

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  9. I love a lot of clean white space, and your design is lovely, Simone. How fortunate will your recipients be!! xx

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  10. Love my card Simone - my first and taking pride of place on the mantlepiece! Thankyou. x

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