Christmas cards featuring red foil backgrounds, black ribbon and laser printed digital nativity images

For my last set of cards I used some red metallic gift wrap with a swirly pattern adhered to black card fronts.  For my images, I used clear glitter gel pen on the stars and halos and watercolour on the cradles and baby. I added black ribbon between the greeting and images and tiny small confetti stars next to the greetings.  On the first one I layered it onto silver foil before adhering to my card front and on the second one I used a round corner punch before adhering to my card using 3D foam tape. 

Happy to have another set of card made for this Christmas season! It has been wonderful to have time to get cards made without having to cram it between everything else.  A blessing!!

Therese

Birthday card featuring torn background paper, a stamped vellum in a frame and a little bird punchie

Another July card - this one for my Mom for her birthday!  Blue is her favorite colour so I always try to incorporate it in her cards.  I started with a large white card I created to fit in a large envelope from my stash.  I found a file folder with some ephemera from a swap a while back.  I found this blue background which was created with masking tape which was the right colour.  I trimmed it and then tore it in two.  I adhered the two pieces to the top and bottom of my card leaving a gap in between.  I used my rectangle Nestibiities to cut an opening in a piece of blue cardstock and then trimmed it to be a frame.  I cut a piece of vellum to fit behind the frame and stamped a twig wreath on it with silver pigment ink and then embossed it with clear embossing powder.  It gave a very subtle look which worked very well for my layout.  I adhered the vellum to the frame and then mounted the frame to my card front.  I added a little bird to the middle of the wreath.  I punched it from decorative paper, added the beak detail and then used a tiny black brad to create its eye.  I punched the wing and embossed it as well.  I assembled the bird and mounted it over the vellum with 3D foam tape.  To finish off my card, I added a sponged punchie greeting on the bottom edge of the frame.  Really like how this card worked out and I am enjoying using supplies and tools which have not be on my "go-to" list in quite a while.  FUN!!!!!   Therese   

A long strip of 2.5" squares

I started with a bowl full of scraps - mostly 2.5" square sewn in twos.  Fortunately, they were mostly coordinating so I just kept sewing them together trying to avoid getting the same fabric to be too close to another one of the same and sprinkling a few lights in among the other colours.  I am very happy with my long strip of little squares. I have over 60 feet!!!!!!  I will see about how I can incorporate them into a quilt top.  I expect there are several ways and it will be good to include some solid fabric to provide some contrast as well.  Therese