Its Christmas Time...

Writing that title I can't help but  hear Paul Young's voice then say ' ...And there's no need to be afraid...' (doesnt seem five minutes since that was in the charts...the first time round. ) .


Here are a couple of Christmas cards for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge #263 , beginning with this little number with a fabulous die I bought a while ago ~ SNOWFLAKE WAVE ~ Poppystamps  (by Memorybox).

  BRRR (Jill Penney ) 

Crown (Jo Capper-Sandon)

Merry Christmas

 .I dug out the Glossy Accents too and added a little to the punched out holly leaves. 

And a soft twinkly card using my snowman , Chilly , and the same Merry Christmas as above.

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas...thanks for visiting and your support. Hope to see you over at the Stampotique Designer's Challenge!!

STAMPOTIQUE Favourite Quote challenge

The theme for the current two week challenge over at Stampotique Designer's Challenge blog is 

FAVOURITE QUOTE.

The reason I chose World All Her Own (Stampotique Originals) is that it is very adaptable and VERY useful with any of the nature based stamps. It can be used as intended or cut up in to two, or more, using elements of the quote.

The full quote stamp is 

" It was the sweetest,

most mysterious-looking place 

 anyone could imagine...

And she felt she had found

a world all her own."

I used Stampotique stamps:

JILL PENNEY

MEDIUM BEE w/tiny bee 

(just the wings)

GIANT DAISY 

(the woodblock of this stamp  measures 5"/12.5cm across

WORLD ALL HER OWN 

(the second half of the words of the stamp)

I created the background by smearing  green acrylic over some floral printed paper, then getting a piece of floral laser cut paper and using it as I would a stencil/template and spraying over it creating a painty soft flower effect . 

I attached Medium Bee wings to the Jill Penney girl and placed her onto the Giant Daisy that I had previously  painted a stem for, cut out the flower with new stem and coloured with watercolour paints. Finish by adding gem stones for a bit of twinkle.