Thrinchie 51 (My Version)

 

Good Friday Morning Ladies, 

You'll all be pleased to know that yesterday's appointment went well, we did have a laugh whenI asked them to check that 'everything ' was as it should be, after the misplaced catheter last month,  they were perplexed,  they couldn't work out where it had been inserted either!  We did laugh, although I did say that I didn't find it funny at the time and it was a rough start to my birthday!  You get to know the nurses really well,  they were asking about Becca's wedding too, which I said seemed forever ago although its only been 3 weeks!  We went for a cuppa afterwards that I just sipped as I have to hold the treatment in for atleast 3 hours!  😬

Sonia, have an amazing week away XXX

When I got home I went straight to my desk to finish a couple of projects I started yesterday and Tuesday,  I have really enjoyed crafting this week, my desk looks like a tornado has passed through, I lost count of how many things I knocked on the floor!  It was like those machines at the arcade where you put pennies in and they push the ones on the next layer off the edge and hopefully into your hand!!! 🤣

Today I am sharing the first of a new pair of Thrinchies,  this is number 5 1.  I used Vintage Photo,  Walnut Stain and Antique Linen Distress Oxides to stamp the imagine,  I added the mushrooms using the same colours,  I took a wet paint brush to pull some of the colour out to a wash around the image. I added some black splatters to this one. 

I hope that you all have a great end to your week, 

Love and hugs, 

Sandra xxx 

 

Good Thursday Morning Ladies, 

What are you all up to today?  I have the dreaded bladder clinic, Soph wants to take me, so that we can go into Cirencester after, not that I mind,  it's a beautiful town, with lots of lovely individual shops and cafés and bakeries.  It will be my first time leaving the house since last Friday!

Lilian I hope Roger got home safely and that you had a more relaxed day yesterday and I hope your pain was more manageable too xxx

Karen I was sorry to read that your pump had stopped working through the night again, it must be terrifying.  I hope that it didn't ruin your day yesterday,  is it easily fixed??  I use Sand Dune Versafine Clair, quite a bit as its great for colouring over so that you can't see lines.  xxx

Maria,  How are you feeling today,  I really hope that you aren't coming down with something,  that's the last thing you need if you are going away,  you have had a lot of worry and stress recently,  I think that all of that gets you down both mentally and physically.  I hope that you can put those worries to one side for a week so that you can have a few days away with Rick and a good book, just to recharge your batteries. Sending you a big hug xxx

Gina I hope that you are feeling better after your hospital stay, such a shame that you had such a worrying reaction to your last Chemo injection.  I hope that your heart rate has returned to a normal range and that it doesn't spoil your week in Wales, what were the chances that you and Sonia would be going to Wales at the same time?!! Have a lovely time xxx

Brenda I'm so pleased to read that you had a good last visit to St Christopher's,  its so reassuring to know thst the staff and facilities are so lovely, I hope that you managed to have a lovely relaxing day after your visit xxx

Sonia I hope today isn't too long and stressful at work,  keep focusing on Wales and having a lovely week away with Mark celebrating your Anniversary xxx

Sue I was so sorry to read that you were feeling rough again,  I wonder if you have low immunity and are picking up bugs after having the grands around at the weekends?  I hope that you wake today feeling better.  Now I think you have seen me me create a 'Masterboard 'before but it was a long time ago, you basically take a piece of  card (any size you like)  I used A3, you then use ink or paints, Gesso,  Texture paste, stencils & stamps, to build a colourful textured background. I will do a step by step on Saturday if you like? xxx 

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Today I am sharing a Journal page I created using the Masterboard I created following Tracey Evans workshop 121.  

I absolutely love how this one turned out,  I didn't colour my Pumpkins the same way that Tracey did,  she stamped in Portabello Versafine Clair,  which I thought was too dark, she then coloured them in with white acrylic paint and then started to build colour with pencils, it seemed a bit long winded, so I just stamped mine in Carved Pumpkin Distress ink, I then added a little Crackling Campfire Distress ink around the very edge of the stamp, to add a little definition.  I then took the same colours in Distress Crayon and added more colour, using the darker colour to the shaded areas,  I stamped mine, fussy cut them and used 3D glue gel to adhere them with dimension.

I stamped and fussy cut the ivy stamp and added that around the Pumpkins and  trailing down the top of the card, I did try and stamp direct but the Masterboard background I used has multiple layers of paint, Gesso and stencilling, so the stamped ivy got  bit lost.  Adding the fussy cut pieces really bought the piece to life. Using a piece of the masterboard gave me the coloured background,  I just added shading under the Pumpkins, I added the birds too, some white highlights here and there and some splatters finished the page,  the sentiment is from a Tim Holtz sticker book. I added the piece to a black mat and will stick it in my Art journal.  

It took me a good few hours, I was on my own but managed to relax and enjoy colouring and fussy cutting my pumpkins and foliage and building the layout was fun too.  With hindsight I think my Pumpkins are a little bright, but I like them,  they make me smile 😊

I started another journal page and made two thrinchies yesterday too. 

I hope that you all have a good Thursday, 

Love and hugs,

Sandra xxx 

Autumn Ticketed Snippet part 2

Good Wednesday Morning Ladies,

We had another lovely sunny day,  it started cold though,  there was a thin layer of ice on the windscreen of the car early morning.   I didn’t venture outside other than letting the cats out into the garden, despite the chill in the air, the sun on the deck was beautiful. 

Lilian I hope you got through your long, lonely day Ok, it makes such a difference just having someone else in the house, even if you aren't in the same room, i think it's partly reassuring having someone at home with you, especially if you can't get out and about yourself!   I bet you didn't relax until R was home. xxx

Today I am sharing the 2nd of the pair of Ticketed Snippets that I shared yesterday. This one uses the larger of the two Acorn stamps in the "A Myriad Of Designs ' stamp set, I used the same colours as yesterday.  

I spent the whole working on Masterboard backgrounds,  and using them to make cards,  my desk looked like a bomb had gone off by the time Paul got home! 🤣

I hope that you all have a good day, 

Love and hugs to all, 

Sandra xxx

  

Autumnal Ticketed Snippet

 

Good Tuesday Morning Ladies, 

Ooh we had a lovely sunny day yesterday, I sat and crafted most of the day with the window beside me wide open,  it was lovely listening to the birds,  it certainly helped kill that awful silence that comes from being home alone 😔.  The morning soon flew by, Paul got home around mid afternoon which was nice, we had late lunch and then back to work for Paul, crafting for me.   I made a pair of Ticketed Snippets and an A3 Masterboard which is part of a Tracey Evans workshop, it was so messy 😮  Paul looked over and just shook his head! 🤣😂  I finished it and made another ready to cut up to make cards with. 

Today's Ticketed Snippet uses Tracy’s Ticket Stencil and Acorn stamps, I edged the inner ticket shaped stencil with Vintage Photo Oxide,  spritzed it with water and placed ink side down onto a piece of card, I patted over it lightly with kitchen roll to absorb excess water.  When you lift the stencil you have the inked outline of a ticket.  Once dry you are ready to stamp.   Now I didn't have the pencils that Tracey used so I coloured my Acorns with Gathered Twigs Distress ink (pad) smooshed onto my glass mat. A bit of background stamping, some splatters and you are ready to add to your little journal, adding 'Acorn' stamp and the Blackbird to finish,  I finished off with some shading and splatters. 

I will share its partner tomorrow,  I really enjoy making these little Snippets.  

I hope that you all have a great Tuesday,

Love & hugs to all of you,  

Sandra xxx 

Mixed Media Tag

 

Good Monday Morning Ladies,

Welcome to the start of a new week,  the last week of September (if you can believe that)!  We have been counting down to September for what seems like forever for Becca's wedding and its been and almost gone in a flash!  This time last year it was 'Save the Dates '!   I can't wait to see the photos! 

We had quite a busy weekend,  Paul got all of the hedges cut and the huge Bay Bush we have that grows so fast.  The cleaning up was the hardest part, it reminded me of my childhood,  we always got to have a go with the shears, clipping the privet hedge,we hated sweeping up the clippings though.  It looks so neat and tidy now, well worth the back ache.  Paul joked that we could fit another car in the parking area now!  

Today I am sharing a Tag that I made roughly following a video on Instagram.  I only had translucent crackle paste but it gave some good texture and interest.  I added some stamping around the edges.  I used Evergreen Bough Spray stain, Evergreen Bough Oxide Spray, Old Paper Oxide Spray to colour the background, I then used Distress Crayon in same colours to colour around the crackles.  I coloured and fussy cut the butterfly and added it to tag along with the sentiment. I finished with some splatters of Old Olive Distress Oxide spray. 

I hope that you all have a great start to the week,  

Love & hugs to all,

Sandra xxx 

Let's look at what you have been making

 

Good Sunday Morning Ladies,  

Wet & wild once again here,  Paul managed to get the hedges cut, that was  huge job, so was the clean up, I did try and help but every time I went out side the heavens opened!  (I wasn't complaining 😂🤣)   I ended up repotting quite a few of our house plants.  I have one called  'String of Hearts' 

I have been looking for a nice hanging pot to put it in, in the meantime its been sat on a side table, what I didn't think about when leaving it sitting on a flat surface was that it would grow, it really has grown, the individual strings have grown round and round each other, it was untangling cotton...

It took me over an hour to untangle,  my hands were shaking by the end and I was sweating !!!  It is now repotted and trailing down the side of my dresser in the dining room!  I have learnt the hard way!  

Let's look at what you have been making this week..

Karen 

Karen's Description:

I changed the card I made last week and have stamped the sentiment & heat embossed with white

So instead of being a 4”x4” card it is now. 5”x5” card Looks much better in white than gold

Karen I loved the original,  however I totally agree with you, the white embossed sentiment works perfectly. I really love the revamped version!

Thank you so much XXX

Lilian 

Lilian's Description:

Here is my card for this week 

I cut a circle out of background paper, then stamped one of Lavinia’s holly stamps in bottle ink. I picked up the wrong brush to do the snowflakes.

Merry Christmas die cut from temp I think.

Lilian such a beautiful Christmas card,  that scene is absolutely stunning.  You have highlighted it beautifully with the holly. 

Thank you so much for supporting the challenge,   I'm sorry you have been in so much pain XXX

Maria 

Maria's Description:

I had better luck this week being in my craft room . Two cards made thanks to a crafting magazine. It came with the Embossing folder, Bell die and the Papers used for the second card where I cut it up into pieces, placed them back down randomly, ran it through with the embossing folder. 

Two lovely Christmas cards Maria,  beautiful embossed backgrounds. Love the glitter on the first card.  

Your second card looks like it took you ages, I love the colours in that beautiful background 😍 

Thank you so much for creating two amazing Christmas cards for the challenge XXX

Sonia 

Sonia's Description:

Here's a card I made.

Snowflake circle stamp from Magnolia stamps

Snowman stamp and die cut from Lawn Fawn

Inkylicious sentiment, paper from stash and mini snowflakes from a punch

Oh Sonia such a cute,  adorable Christmas card, that Snowman is gorgeous 😍.   That snowflake circle is the the perfect background,  a truly beautiful Christmas card. 

Thank you so much for supporting the challenge XXX 

Sue

Sue's Description:

Card 1:

I saw a very similar card on Pinterest as I  wanted to use these trees dies that I bought at least a year ago. I dotted red and gold pens on the trees and used gold posca pen to splatter large and small dots on the back ground by the gold glitter card star. Hope you like it xx

Sue didn't give me a description for her 2nd card,  it is brilliant Sue, what a genius Idea, I could see your 'Little Chris,' absolutely loving this card. 

If you pop in today could you tell us how you made it? 

Thank you so much for sharing two lovely cards for this week’s challenge,  it's lovely to see you back crafting again XXX

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I hope that you all have lovely Sunday ,

Love & hugs to all of you, 

Sandra xxx 

Mixed Up Saturday

 

Good Saturday Morning Ladies,  

Well its been quite a week,  it proved that once again it doesn't matter how old our children are, we still worry about them as much as we did when they were babies. I am now holding onto all hope possible that her eye recovers as it should and that her eyesight is fully restored, so that she can enjoy her honeymoon without the worry of it healing . 

What are you all up this weekend?  We hope to get a few garden jobs done between showers,  the privet hedge at the front of our house is so tall,  we have been waiting for a family of birds to move out before we attempted to cut it,  I think it is against the law to trim hedges were birds are nesting.  It has been so lovely watching the little birds flitting about, especially first thing in the morning and the evening.  Our lawn could do one last cut, mostly because of the rain this last couple of weeks.  We also need to take the beans down as they have finished we have some Cauliflower & Sprouts ready to plant in the beds that the beans come out of.   They mention frost next week so I want to get my Geraniums,  fuschias etc put into the Greenhouse over winter.  

Now onto craftiness.....

Becca gifted her Bouquet to me on her wedding day,  which totally overwhelmed me.   I decided to dry and preserve them somehow,  so when we put the Aga on I decided to hang them above the it and see if the dried....

I'm quite happy with the result, the roses are very delicate but look so pretty.  I would like to keep some and give some to Becca as a keepsake too.

Karen's Tips 

Altenew Sticky Grip Mat:

I bought this mat from Bumbleberry Crafts after seeing the girl from Altenew on HobbyMaker 

I wasn’t going to pay Altenew postage!

It is a little thinner than I thought but think I can re-jig my stamping platform IF it works it is not supposed to lose it’s sticky

However hard I try with magnets etc the card always seem to move if I want to double stamp!

IF IT WORKS I will get another one for the Sizzix platform

Update:

I am very impressed (so far) with the sticky sheet by Altenew I knew it would be too short for the stamping press which I don’t mind and it is slightly wider than press 

It adheres to the foam mat OK and the card did not budge at all The Daisy B stamp always has to be stamped twice (forgot to take photo)and never use it much

It also held the Tim Holtz stencil in place too - no masking tape!

I wonder how long the sticky will last and how easy it will be to clean

They suggest using acetate cover to protect it when not on use (stop dust/cat hairs etc)

Craft Perfect Low Tack Tape

My new favourite piece of kit

I have always used Scotch Low Tack tape but was struggling to find it It was either quite pricey or Google kept bringing up Magic tape

Decided to give Tonic Craft Perfect low tack/die tape It feels like a very thin papery type of tape It works perfectly and can be used several times Fits in tape holder too.

Brilliant craft Hack

I bought 3 grey trays from Lidl last week Can’t remember price but very cheap

And turned one into this after raiding the kitchen cupboard for scourers

Natalie Bowers made one - much posher than mine but it works. 

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WOW Karen thank you for some great recommendations and a great craft Hack.

I am definitely get the Altenew sticky mat, I have  ought the Sizzix stamp tool replacement sticky sheets but you can't wipe them clean so if you made mess inking through a stencil you wouldn't want that to transfer to a new project so you would want to replace it, so having one that wiped clean would make much more sense.  I will be giving this one a go. 

The Craft Perfect tape....

I don't know if its just me that has trouble finding the Scotch Low Tack Tape, when I do find it (mostly on Amazon) its so expensive, I checked yesterday and 1 roll was £8.14.  

By comparison at 2 pack of the Craft Perfect Low tack tape was £4 !! So you get twice the tape for half the price!!!

Finally your craft hack for brush storage is brilliant, having them all out so you can pick the right colour brush is so useful,  I have 2 lots,  1 for Distress inks/ SU inks & 1 set for Distress Oxides, my oxide brushes are chucked in a draw and its a pain having to rummage through for the right colour,  my other ones are in a make up brush spinner that was more expensive than your idea. 

I cannot thank you enough for the time and research you have put into your recommendations!  I am definitely going to giving them a try, especially that tape, what a saving! XXX

Ladies I hope that you all have a great Saturday,  

Love & hugs to all of you, 

Sandra xxx 

 

New Challenge time..

 

Good Friday Morning Ladies, 

An update on Becca :  the pressure in her eye is back in normal range,  it's the eyedrops that are keeping the pressure down.  I didn't get to go frustratingly,  because she was seen today they have cancelled next weeks appointment and made her one for 3 weeks.  I would have argued that, S that's only a couple of weeks before they fly to Thailand. Fingers crossed all goes smoothly for her.

Our Next Challenge 

I feel terrible changing the challenge after seeing that Lilian has just found her Christmas stash!😔

I thought we could take a break from Christmas and create some Autumn themed projects!   I have to confess it's my favourite Season for colours! 

You can also make for any occasion using the Autumn colours. It's a good challenge to use your Colour Box cards for too. 

I am so looking forward to seeing your Autumn makes xxx 

I hope that you all have a great Friday, 

Love and hugs to all, 

Sandra xxx 

Karen's Beautiful Monogrammed Card

 

Good Morning Ladies, 

Just a quickie today, as I am waiting to find out whether Becca wants me to go with her to her Eye Hospital appointment,   she was going with a friend but I explained to her that we need some answers about her treatment so far and going forward,  as you know she came back from her mini honeymoon in Devon early last week for her post op follow up, but they cancelled last minute, giving her an appointment for 25th September,   on Saturday she was in a lot of pain above and below her eye,   the Eye Hospital aren't open on the weekend so she called Monday and was told to go in first thing Tuesday,  it turns out that there is a lot of pressure built up in her eye, they think it maybe the gas bubble moving forward,  they were very concerned, they gave her 3 lots of eye drops and sent home, to return this morning.  They didn't give ger any information about the drops, so she ended up calling me in a right state at midnight on Tuesday as any form of light or brightness felt like knives in her eyes!  I did some research and all three of the eye drops (which are for Glaucoma) caused light sensitivity,  she was most afraid that she had pain in her good eye too,  it turns out that that is also a side effect.  I finally calmed her down and started talking about other things by which time it was after 2am, so I finally got into bed and tried to relax at about 3am.  She wasn't in as much pain yesterday morning and was happy to wait for today's appointment.  

It literally doesn't matter how old your children are, they are still your babies in your heart ♥️ 

Today I am sharing this absolutely stunning card made by Our Karen.

Karen's Description:

I saw a card very similar to this on Pinterest and cannot find it now to show comparison but I’m quite chuffed by my result Created in Serif (which I’ve saved to be used again) and added some Spellbinder Flowers from Marissa's Bouquet

I created the letter “C” as a punch in Serif and cut it from a piece of “material”

Found an embellishment and coloured it green and added Blossom die cuts

Karen did find the card that inspired her....

I absolutely love your card Karen,  the card that inspired you is pretty but adding  mat that also ties in the black ink makes it look properly finished off.  Those tiny flowers are so pretty,  I always remember them as Christine Embersons favourite flowers,  they were often in her kits.  

Thank you so much for allowing me share your lovely card. XXX

Sending my love and hugs all of you,

Sandra xxx 

Thrinchie 47

 

Good Wednesday Morning Ladies, 

We had a beautiful day yesterday,  it was quite warm, it is forecast to be back in the 20's by the end of the week, maybe we'll regret being hastey putting the Aga back on. 🤷‍♀️

I must say it is lovely to see the sun again, even only for a few days.   I guess its time to switch the clothes over in the wardrobe and drawers,  long sleeves, jumpers & boots. I actually don't mind, I love 'comfy' clothes.  Being snuggled up rather than being too hot in bed.  Which do you prefer??

Today I am sharing the Thrinchie 47, the partner of yesterdays Thrinchie. 

It was made using the same coloured Tim Holtz  Watercolour pencils.  I blended Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide through a circle stencil, mostly around the outer edge.  The stamping was done in Versafine Clair Morning Mist other than the Crow which was stamped in Black. 

I hope that you all have a good Wednesday,  

Love & hugs to all, 

Sandra xxx 

My version of Thrinchie 48

 

Good Morning Ladies, 

I didn't get my full day crafting yesterday as I had the worst night on Sunday night, we had an Indian takeaway,  I didn't have anything spicy as I don't enjoy it,  however my 'digestive system ' has been really slow lately, so after a few mouthfuls of food I felt over full and uncomfortable,  I stayed up later than I normally do as we watched 'The Thursday Murder Club'on Netflix (which was brilliant and I would 100% recommend it)!  So I left time to digest my tea before bed.  However I knew it was going to be a long night when I couldn't get comfortable, I was awake and going to bathroom every hour or so as my bladder was inflamed from being under pressure from me being 'backed up'. At one point I had been sat on the loo for over 45 minutes, when Paul came to check that I was ok.  I tried to relax and get some sleep but then Milo came in, he was unsettled because of the strong winds that were howling through the windows, so I ended up coming downstairs and making myself a mint tea, I snuggled up on the sofa and waiting for Paul to get up, so he could get an extra hour sleep.  He told me to go back to bed and try and get a couple of hours of sleep,   I did start to relax but Matt & Becca called so I gave up.  I did get to sit and craft eventually at around 1pm   

Today I am sharing the first of another pair of Thrinchies,  number 47 & 48.  I will share the other one tomorrow.

I used Tim Holtz Lumberjack Plaid, Festive Berries & Carved Pumpkin Watercolour pencils to colour the flower and I used a wet paint brush to flick tiny speckles on the background after which I spritzed with water.  When dry I stamped the flower and Coloured and I added some white embossing for interest and texture.  I finished by stamping the crow and adding shading and finally some white splatters of course.  I mounted onto a black mat, ready to go into an album. 

I have only just realised that I have shared the second (48) begore (47) 🤣😂 I think Im going crazy!  

I hope that you a have a lovely Tuesday,   

Love and huge hugs,

Sandra xxx 

Clean & Simple Christmas card

 

Good Monday Morning Ladies, 

What a wet & wild Sunday!!  It was so cold too, we put the Aga back on on Saturday night  I was glad of the warmth yesterday.   My goodness did we get some rain, very windy too,  I put the tumble dryer on for the first time in minths months,  it almost finished its cycle, we heard a strange noise and it will no longer start.  mind we have had it a good 15 years +,  it almost caught on fire about 13 years ago,  (it was one of those that needed an adjustment,  when the chap came he said that it had been smouldering as he could see the burnt lint on the element)  so we now have to look for a  new dryer!  Funny how it decides to give up on the first cold/wet day of the season!  After all that we decided to stay home and spend our anniversary at home relaxing, we literally did nothing, just reading and relaxing.  It's something I find so hard when there are jobs that need doing, we managed though,  we were going out for dinner but the torrential rain put us of, we decided to get a takeaway and stay in the dry.  

I  am really looking forward to sitting at my desk and crafting this week,  I feel like mind has been to 'busy'  this past few weeks,  luckily I made enough projects leading up to the wedding to cover last week,   I sat at my desk a few times last week but couldn't summon the enthusiasm to create anything.  But I really wanted to sit and craft yesterday but wanted to sit and spend time with Paul.  

Today's card is another inspiration card from the IndigoBlu magazine I got on my birthday.  I started with some background stencilling,  then used some stamps from the free set with the magazine and coloured with Pretty Peacock ink and I used the same colour card in matting & layering.

I hope that you all have a great start to your week,  

Love and hugs,  

Sandra xxx

Our crafts this week

 

Good Sunday Morning Ladies, 

A day of Happy Memories today, its our 34th Wedding Anniversary,  you know it seems so much longer, (not in a bad way), I just can't think about my life without Paul being part of it,  it felt like my life really started when we met, an odd thing to say I know,  he really is the key to my happiness.   

Sophie & Lewis are celebrating the anniversary of their engagement 💍,  Lewis hadn't realised it was our wedding anniversary when he proposed,  he asked if we minded after,  I said absolutely not, I hope you are as happy in love as we have been.   Becca was going to choose this weekend too but didn't fancy the 13th!   Lewis is in Dubai with his family,  Soph wasn't keen on going to Dubai, so she is cooking a lovely dinner for her & Lucy. 

We haven't decided what we are doing yet. 

Let's look at what you have been making this week....

Gina

Gina's Description:

Love both of your Christmas cards Gina,  the majestic stag in that lovely wintery background is a perfect Christmas card, I do love a silhouette though!  😍

Your second card looks really rich and opulent in that lovely blue and gold.  The colourful embossed background is perfectly balanced with the simple line art centre piece. 👌 

Thank you so much for supporting the challenge,  I hope you enjoy your upcoming holiday XXX

Karen

Karen's Description:

Card 1:  First attempt using homemade texture paste Should have masked the blank space a bit more randomly - looks too harsh As paste is not a bright white I did a coconut white die cut sentiment

Card 2:  Attempt number 2 adding gold glitter over wet surface - lesson number 2 learned - heat emboss sentiment in white not gold

Card 3:  Attempt number 3 Serif background and Sissix deer

PS the stencil in last 2 are Tim Holtz.

Karen your Texture Paste is brilliant,  every stencilled background is so Clean and Crisp, just as you'd want it to be.

Here is Karen's recipe for Texture paste....

My version of texture paste The recipe I used had cup measurements which measures mass not weight (apparently!)

So I did

50grams talc

Approx 1 1/2 tbsp paint

Approx 1 1/2 tbsp cheap glue 

If consistency too thick some recommended more paint others water - for now I went with water Supposed to keep for approx 3 months but so cheap to make I won’t mind if it doesn’t

So if you are like me and have a few pots of different texture pastes that have gone rock solid, give Karen's recipe a go,  I find that sealing it with clingfilm under the lid of the pot you put it in does help keep the moisture in. 

Karen thank you for both supporting the challenge and sharing your recipe for texture paste, your results are perfect XXX

Lilian 

Lilian's Description:

Hi here is my card for the challenge this week.

Used background papers with some pen to brighten them a bit.

Gold stickles for tinsel. Also white pen for the snow blobs.

Tree from stamping up, cut using die.

Lilian your Christmas card is gorgeous,  I really love that stunning background paper,  which you have bought to life with colour.  The SU tree works so well with those in the background,  for scale as well as shape.  The gold sentiment sentiment works perfectly,  I love the style of it. 

Thank you so much for supporting the Christmas Challenge my lovely XXX 

Maria

Maria's Description:

My card for Sunday 

Very easy where I used cards from a Honkydory Gnome set .  Used a die to cut out the circles. Used the die again to cut out different bits from the gnome cards to affix back in.

What a brilliant idea Maria, die cutting circles from the background to add images,  brilliant and it really works.  I love the colours and the adorable gnomes. 

Thank you so very much for creating a card for our Christmas Challenge my lovely. 

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I hope that you all have  lovely Sunday,   I hope that you manage to avoid the rain and gales that are forecast,  

Sending my love & hugs to all of you, 

Sandra xxx