Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Wednesday - the working week's almost half done!

Morning readers, 

I've a make to share with you today ....... using some lovely sentiments and dies, recently acquired on a trip to the U.S., the cork reindeer is one image from a set I've enjoyed owning for a number of years.

My C6 card

And a closer view of the sparkly water colouring

Materials used:
  • White, 250gsm, C6 card and matching envelope
  • Card in white and red, for my card front, insert and matting
  • Inkadinkado image (from 60-31432) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
  • MFT sentiment (from CS.723 - Oct 2023 - NBUS) stamped using Versafine Clair tulip red ink
  • Pink and Main dies used to cut my card front panel, insert and matting layers (from Mod stitched rectangles - Oct 2023 - NBUS)
  • I water coloured my image using Arteza brush pens and B&M shimmer water colour palette
  • B&M Black and red glitter pens to highlight

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-
  1. NBUS - challenge No. 56 - USE NBUS
  2. HLS - November WATER COLOUR challenge - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) EMBOSS
  3. HLS - November DIES challenge - ANYTHING GOES
  4. CRAFT - challenge No. 698 - CHRISTMAS
  5. Allsorts - challenge No. 755 - CHRISTMASTIME

We held our "Surrogate Secret Santa" draw at the weekend, this usually involves a meal and a lot of chat and possibly alcohol!! This year's draw was no exception! NOW I can crack on with my Christmas shopping!


The meal was Beef Stifado and roast veggies


No alcohol for Zac though!


9 comments:

brenda said...

A fun Christmas card and my sort of Reindeer! Lovely to see you at Allsorts challenge this week, many thanks for joining in.

B x

Clare Lloyd said...

Such a fun stamp image and fab photos

Sarn said...

That is a great image for a Christmas card and I love the shape of the die cut matting and layering.

Looks like a fun secret Santa draw was had by all xxx

Sheryl said...

I love this image!
Thank you so much for entering our challenge this week at CRAFT Challenge, looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Hugs Sheryl xx CRAFT DT

Pat said...

What a fun image with the deer made of corks Kathy, and a great sentiment too..certainly made me smile. Looks like you had a fun get together with the surrogates to sort out your Secret Santa..the meal looked very yummy too. x

Mervi said...

Cute card.
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts!
Dt Mervi

Claire said...

Loving the cork reindeer and what a great sentiment - loving your husband's (presumably) shirt as well!

Pauline C said...

Great fun image on this cute Christmas card!
Pauline xx

foleysfriend said...

What a fun Christmas image and it's paired with the perfect sentiment. Great job. Thanks for joining us at Happy Little Stampers ~ Anything Goes with Dies Challenge.

sue n.