Monday, 15 December 2025

Monday, a new week and time is running out, it'll soon be Christmas!

Morning readers,

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and are getting in to the swing of Christmas. We had a couple of meets over the weekend, it was lunch with my two oldest friends on Friday and the local Christmas market with "The Surrogates" on Sunday. We SHOULD have been dining with friends on Saturday but, sadly, Mat ended up at the hospital instead. Thankfully, he's OK but better safe than sorry. So, as you see, it's been busy, busy, busy! Luckily, neither of us has a great deal going on this week! Though, that said, there IS a birthday party to attend!

I've a make to share with you today ... a CAS (Clean And Simple) masculine and monochrome card, I hope you like it

Materials used:

  • White, 250gsm, C6 card and envelope
  • Card in white and black, for my card front, insert and matting layer
  • Snippets of card in white and black for my image panel
  • Aall & Create black and white washi tape
  • Art Impressions pen/ink well image (M2068 - pre 2009) and MFT sentiment (from CS.748 - from late 2023) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

  1. Allsorts - challenge No. 838 - ANYTHING GOES
  2. Girlz and the Art of Letters - challenge No. 16 - "P" is for ... in this case, it's Pen!
  3. Creative Inspiration - challenge No. 33 - ANYTHING GOES
  4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - challenge No. 267 - ANYTHING GOES
  5. Lost Coast Portal to Creativity - challenge No. 204 - ANYTHING GOES

So, not wishing to rub salt in to the wound of the friend who missed dinner on Saturday but ....
Splendidly festive venue too

You missed this, peeps (veggies separate)

Christmas market, on Sunday



Dinner with friends, on Sunday

9 comments:

Aquarius said...

I do love this card - a great mixture of 'ancient and modern' with the quill pen and washi tape combined

Sarn said...

Super masculine card.
Looks like you’ve been out and about having fun xxx

Pat said...

You certainly sound like you have been very socially active Kathy..lol, and some lovely photos too, and I love your black and white masculine card with the quill pen and ink well, and the piece of washi tape across the card behind it works brilliantly. x

Angelnorth said...

Lovely monochrome card, could be masculine but I’d be delighted to receive this too!

Maria Nicotra Tinyworks said...

Thank you for sharing with us over at lilpatchofcraftyfriends.~ Maria DT

Liz said...

Fabulous, masculine card, Kathy. Thank you for sharing your creation in the Allsorts Challenge. Looks like you’ve had a busy and fun few days.
Liz xx

brenda said...

A really elegant masculine card Kathy, many thanks for sharing at Allsorts challenge.

B x

Donna said...

Fabulous masculine card, like the added touch of the washi tape. Glad you joined us at Allsorts challenge!

valscraftings said...

Thank you for joining in our challenge this month with your wonderful card!
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