Happy Christmas Everyone...

I know... I know. It's not Christmas yet (it's Easter), but following on from previous messages about Rudolph Day (being the 25th of each month), I thought I would get in an early Christmas card.

I've been going through some old Christmas cards this morning and I found this image and fell in love with the photo so I just had to use it before I just 'filed' it again and forgot all about it. I know it isn't Rudolph Day yet but hey, a girl can be early just once in a while and at least this means I can get away with just making four or five on the 25th! I also know that black can be quite sombre sometimes but I thought this particular image needed just black and white in the background - no colour. Hope you like it?

Cute Christmas

What Christmas would be complete without a Penny Black Christmas card...? Here's one I made for someone last year, which I have decided to re-create and use again. I used watercolours for most of the card but coloured his hat in with a Marvy le Plume pen in Maroon, to give it a bit more richness and I then added glitter to the 'white furry' bits. Jingle Bells embellishments as before.

Jingle Bells

Same Whipper Snapper penguin (thanks Ju) different design. Cut the penguins out and decoupaged them onto plain white cardstock and then added some glitter as before. The stripey background paper also came from CM&P and I added the PaperMania flower and a little 'X' in the middle. Added some red velvet ribbon and the 'Jingle' and mittens, which I purchased from my local craft shop (they were in a bargain bucket!).

Christmas Everyday...

This little Whipper Snapper penguin is one of a selection of images Step-Mummy Julie sent me which I watercoloured and added some glitter to. The background paper was part of my prize from CM&P from the article me and Sarn sent in about our inspiration jars, and I mounted it onto white cardstock. Added some ribbon and the Penny Black wording. Et voila! (I made two of these but the other version is a pink snowflake background with the penguin wearing blue and has a pink dotted ribbon!)

Apologies...

It's been a busy week and I have to apologise for not posting any new messages during that time. I've been avoiding going online so that I could get my christmas cards done and I have to say I'm very proud of myself as I have made February's target of six!!!

I basically made three designs and made two of each, and I will do the same next month (sorry... this month, I keep forgetting that today is the 1st of March!!!

I will post my three designs shortly but I wanted to apologise for not being around first.

Two days to go before Allocation Day and the tension is starting to show. I can't wait until it's all over on Monday and we finally get to find out which school Lianne will be going to (ubless we go to appeal of course, which we will do if she doesn't get ANY of her three choices, but we'll see on Monday). Watch this space!

Anyway, I'll get my cards on now. Thanks for your patience...
Fae xxx

Rudolph Day

I was viewing various blogs earlier this evening, just browsing one crafting blog and following links to another etc, and I came across a blog called 'A little Card by Me'. She had the most fab idea.

Starting in January, on the 25th day of each month (Rudolph Day) you make 5 Christmas cards. All going well and according to plan, by 25th November you will have made 55 Christmas cards!!! Sorted!

I am definitely going to do this as it's always such a mad rush to make sure that everyone of my friends gets one and those that don't (and get shop bought ones) are usually extremely disappointed. Anyway, I thought I'd share that with you as it seemed like such a good idea. From tomorrow... 5 christmas cards will be made. Promise! In fact, I'll make six for the next five months so that I can catch up with those I missed in January. We'll see how long this little fad lasts shall we...?