Morning everyone,
Welcome to December
I do hope it finds you well.
We had great excitement in our kitchen this morning .
As soon as breakfast was finished Elliot and Jenson could open the first windows on their Advent Calendars.
It made me think, when I was younger we got so excited about what picture was going to be behind each window…
Now it can be a chocolate, a gift, a candle even cosmetics or mini bottles of alcohol.
As it is December we have a new Lavinia Challenge.
Our new theme is
The Magic Of Christmas
As always it is your interpretation of the theme
Also the winner is chosen at random and this month……
……..drumroll……
Wins £60 to spend at Lavinia
I would really love it to be one of our lovely crafty family
This is my inspiration
As you know I love to make these type of cards…
I just love the white space,
and the 3D look (on a flat card)
I started with some multifarious card and the round sticker stencil.
I added the elements ink,
One colour at a time.
Making sure the colour was inside the aperture and on the border…
Next I used my paper mask and added the stamping inside the aperature…
I used coordinating Versafine Clair inks.
Now you could just leave it here
But I wanted to extend the scene and added the trees on the border design too,
Remember the masking
Next some extra atmospheric stamping , at the top
and the bottom of the design.
To keep it all cohesive I added a small amount of stamping in the white space…
The birds are perfect for this
Some posca snow , charcoal shading
A sentiment
and our design is finished
I do love this type of design….and think how many shapes of sticker stencils we have.
I do hope you have a go….
and enter the challenge
I hope you have a lovely weekend…
It is my online class on Saturday for
Crafty Capers shop in Canada
I do love crafting with this wonderful group of ladies
On Sunday we are taking the boys to our local
Holmes Chapel Christmas Market…and I can’t wait…
Enjoy your weekend..
Stay warm and safe
Much love and hugs
Jo xxx
