Christmas - well, at least I have started!

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well, fresh from a lovely day at a crafting class yesterday, I can now honestly say I have at least started on my Christmas makes!

and with further inspiration from the lovely Jessica over at InkiitupwithJessica with her Holiday edition of her One Sheet Wonder class,  I feel I am at least further forward than I was last week.!

... and with the current challenge over at Less is More - for non traditional Christmas, and not to use red or green - well I just had to have a go! So went  with shades of blues instead! Night of Navy, Pacific Point and Marina Mist to be precise!

and Addicted to Stamps and More  current CAS challenge - here we can create anything just as long as it's clean and simple!  Just Hope this fits the bill then!

a sponged, matted layer of Whisper White with a bit of background stamping courtesy of 'Gorgeous grunge' coupled with the middle sized snowflake from Endless Wishes and 3 stamped and punched mosaics to finish it off.

The sentiment is from the recent promotional set Good Greetings and for once,  although not quite a 'card in a few minutes' it came together far more quickly than my usual endeavours with stamps and inks! Wheee!

Stampin' Up! supplies for this card:

Cardstock:   Whisper White

Stamps Sets:   Endless wishes, Good Greetings, Gorgeous Grunge, Mosaic Madness,
 Punches : Mosaic Punch
 Other Essentials: . Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, .Stampin' Up! sponges

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I know this is literally only the beginning of November, but with the class just this last weekend,  day 1 of a 2 day sewing class next Saturday, the NEC for their Christmas show on Sunday,  the following Saturday finds me at a course in Nottingham to make an embroidered organza waterfall panel  - am not sure I haven't bitten of more than I can chew here.!

Then of course not forgetting the Stampin' Up! UK tours about to kick off this month - and have not given a thought to swaps as yet!

At this rate - I really shall be looking forward to December and a rest.,  notwithstanding all my, as yet unfinished Christmas makes,  of course!

Until next time - do have a lovely week.

Jan
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Birthday wishes from 'The Open Sea'

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well - I am very late posting for last weekend - seeing as it is now Thursday - but all for a good reason -
Last weekend we were away at my Mum's celebrating himself's birthday.

She had arranged a surprise family get together buffet for him  - and I think to be honest he was quite stunned.

My niece made this amazing cake resembling a piece of cheese,  being attacked by a little grey mouse, whilst Mum mouse in her apron strings, stood with 'arms' on hips looking at him disappearing into the cheese!  grapes and a bottle of wine on the cake board to complete it all - it looked brilliant.. almost a shame to cut into it.

but back to today's card - or more correctly 'last Sunday's card'  which I can now post as of course he has opened it!

Being a bit thin on the ground as regards the makings for  'male' themed cards -  I opted for 'The Open Sea' stamp set, full of its nautical related stamps.

This is what I came up with... apologies for the colour cast though - what looks like black ink here,  was actually 'Midnight Muse'!  Truly.! but apart from the colour malfunction,  what do you think?

I used Midnight Muse cardstock, topped with Very Vanilla for my sponged topper and card insert,  and stamped off images from both the Open sea and Mosaic Madness stamp sets. apart from Midnight Muse, the only other colour I used was Marina Mist for one of the mosaic stamps - (well, it sounded sea-like to me!)
and for a bit of interest I used my corner rounder on 2 of the corners for my topper, to tie in with all those round shapes I was busy stamping.

The sentiment is from the Label love stamp set and the co-coordinating Artisan punch. Popped up on dimensionals, set on top of a piece of toning bakers twine which I 'anchored' by punching out small snips using the little 'cross' punch from the 'Itty Bitty shapes Punch pack.

  and inside.. I used MDS to generate the little verse, punched it out with the Decorative label punch, again sponging the edges and finished this all off with one further inking of the little compass stamp from 'The Open sea' set.

















and with lots of  paper to use up (both retired as well as current) -  making a toning envelope using my must have 'Envelope punch board'  is just a matter of minutes.

Stampin' Up recipe for this card:

Stamp Sets:The Open Sea, Mosaic Madness, (MDS for inner sentiment)

Inks: Midnight Muse, Marina Mist

Cardstock/Paper: Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, Piece of toning DSP for envelope

Punches:Mosaic Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Artisan Label Punch, 
Itty bitty punch pack, Corner Rounder Punch

Other Essentials: Stampin' Up dimensionals,  sponge daubers, 

.Envelope Punch board, Bakers twine,

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well am off again on my travels this weekend - off up to Nottingham, for a course at my sewing machine dealers. Four workshops, all the tuition, and the chance to play with lots of new goodies - am looking forward to it. So apologies as this Sunday's posting will be late again - must really get to grips with scheduling ,my posts, am thinking... but a task for another day...

have a lovely weekend all and bye for now

Jan

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