Festive Friday

I had a few days off blogging. Think the fact the princess is leaving for uni soon is hitting at the moment and so I’ve had zero energy for being creative. At least I was a little ahead on my Festive Friday projects so this one was preprepared! I’m sure the mojo will come back – just needed a few days of rest!

Went back to the stack of painty backgrounds for this weeks Festive Friday.

I had a big test of my mojo in making these particular papers work but I knew from the beginning that I was going to use the Spellbinders stitching die as the topper!

I did stick the camera on to capture my process … so please checkout the video.

This one I embossed and die cut with the Merriest Moments die and folder. Then layered onto a panel I’d embossed with the Hardwood folder.

Love the texture and the way the other die cut frames the stitched die cut.

Obviously the scene stealer is definitely the stitched die and love this traditional colour scheme I chose for both the pieces.

Nice to have the variations between them but both kept quite traditional.

This one I die cut the background using the pierced snowflake Waffleflower cover die but it’s not so obvious with the painty background.

I like the little pops of white in the sewing for this one plus the different greens I used on the leaves.

I did add a little doodled border on the red piece but not sure it’s very visible in the end … but sometimes it’s fun to play!

Happy crafting!

Catherine