Making a start on Christmas Cards - 2

Although I struggle sometimes with my eyes these days, I did wat to try and do some stamping on Christmas Cards.

I used a Studio Light Just Lou stamp, which I thought was a modern take on Christmas Trees.  The top one was stamped and then coloured with Mica Magic, and the bottom one was stamped and coloured with Cadence Hybrid Metallic paints.  As I had an idea of trying to paint some cards, this has sort of combined the two, and I needed to keep it simple so that I could see what I was doing!  I also love these metallic paints.

 

Making a Start on Christmas Cards -1

 

This is a prototype for some of my Christmas cards (and yes I have seen the error in the sentiment - which should read Greetings with an "s").

I was messing about with idea using a candle and then remembered one of my husband's favourite sayings from a Two Ronnies sketch, and it sort of went from there.   I am sure he is up their chuckling his head off.  It is definitely a family joke, as he would often be heard quoting it.   I trust recipients will work our the joke!

Painted Anniversary Card

 Hand-painted in acrylics, with a mica powder background on water colour card

Geode Birthday Card

A quick card using Lou Withers papers and doodle topper.
 

Painted Anniversary Card

 This was the other little card I painted yesterday - attempting to paint a little mountain scene in the style of Bob Ross

Painted Birthday Card

 

I do find men's cards difficult, so I tried a little experiment with a couple of cards today.   This was one of them - some one-stroke leaves painted with acrylic paint in a couple of greens.   I then brushed the watercolour card with a little blue ink, and created a sentiment in Craft Artist.  The sentiment and the edge of the topper were edges with a little dark blue ink.

MDF Beach Hut Boxes

 Oops found something else I had forgotten to blog about - hopefully I have caught up now.    I will try and make the effort to do some more crafting and to blog more regularly again.   (However, having just had some painting done in the house, including the craft room/office with a mega tidy up of stash - there is no knowing whether I will be able to find anything now - rofl!  I have  renamed his room "The Emporium" 

Anyway these are two little boxes I painted from Crafty Devils, and are perfect to hiding odds and ends in the bathroom and cloakroom.

I confess I was quite pleased with the painting effect I achieved for the slatted walls - amazing what a little bit of pencil shading can do!

MDF Button Boxes

 ... and finally for this little catch up on my craft makes in the last couple of months are some button boxes I painted.

one stroke roses on a black background

Two boxes with stamped and embossed detail - sort of faux wedgewod - one pale green, one blue

Flower Wreaths - Work in Progress

 These are all work in progress and I may change my mind on how they are completed - The great thing is that I can change them about and add different elements as the mood takes me - or match them to the current season.

All the flowers from the previous blog and the wreath elements from this one - are all from Forever Flowerz.

Silk Flowers

 One craft I have been trying recently is making up silk flower kits and wreaths, as they are something my eyes can cope with.

Rather than put a different picture up for the next few days, I am grouping these in one blog.

Begonias - a free pack of flowers with another order.

My absolute favourite - large peonies in pink, dark pink, and creamy/yellow.   The are so realistic!  The family all wanted some - so rather than have arguments on who got what colour - I gave them mixed bouquets!

A few red poinsettias - I have also got some white ones, plus a wrath to put some on - will share that at a later day.