Case Me a Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton

 

Hello!

Can you believe that Christmas is approaching once again? What a year! I seriously didn't think that this year, at this stage, we would still be living in this COVID world, but here we are. I truly hope that next year brings happier times with Australians back travelling all over the country and the world, just like we always did before 2020 brought all this craziness, and 2021 decided it wanted a little more mayhem too.

I'm here today joining Michelle Lupton in her "Case Me A Christmas Card" event. Given my lack of card making and lack of sharing what I do create, I'm eternally grateful for Michelle's friendship and that she still invites me along for the fun! I think this may be my fifth year joining Michelle in making Christmas cards! This is my little reminder to get cracking on my Christmas card production for the year. You can find Michelle's card HERE.

I made two cards, using one of Michelle's cards as inspiration. I took the layout, changed it up a very tiny bit, adding some rainbow (it was rainbows or blue for Michelle), et voila! These cards are super clean, simple, and super quick to make... my type of Christmas card! 

Here they are:

For the first card I used Stampin' Up Sweetest Time stamps and PTI sentiment. Inks are SU!

For the second card I used WPlus9 Be Merry Florals stamps, PTI sentiment, and SU! inks.

Michelle's inspiration card is this one:

Thanks so much, Michelle, for having me along again this year! You really do keep me inspired all the time. 

Michelle

xxx

Color Hues #9 - Poppies

 Hello!

Second day of the year, second card! It won't continue like this as I do need to return to work next week, but for now I'm enjoying a little crafting time. I'm joining in the Color Hues Challenge where we are challenged to use red and grey. I've created a simple one-layer card.

I used Stampin' Up! Painted Poppies (images) and Queen Anne's Lace (sentiment). I hand drew the stems. Colours are SU Poppy Parade and Smokey Slate.

I'm thinking of heading off to the movies today to see The Dry. I loved the book and am looking forward to the movie. I'm currently reading Jane Harper's most recent novel, The Survivors. I love how all of her books take you to a specific Australian landscape/community, I always immerse myself and get tempted to adventure to the region described. My adventuring is limited to Queensland at the moment, with state borders opening and closing at a moment's notice, depending on COVID-19 outbreaks it's not worth risking getting stuck somewhere and having to quarantine for two weeks when I get home. Luckily, Queensland is the best place on Earth! 

Thank-you for visiting!

Michelle

xxx

Freshly Made Sketches 466 - You are simply wonderful

 Hello!

Happy New Year! Wishing you all a fabulous 2021!

I'm hoping that 2021 will see me return to my art and my cardmaking, and in that spirit I decided to start the year off the way I hope to continue, by making a card!

To find some inspiration I took a wander through some challenge blogs and found a lovely sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. Here is my card:

Stamp set is SU Bloom & Grow, coloured with Copics.

This is the sketch:

Thank-you for visiting! 

Michelle

xxx