Festive Friday

Last night I realised I hadn’t got a card ready for todays Festive Friday – so I immediately went to my box of ready made backgrounds – in this case a gelli print – and found one I could work with!

I added the stamped and embossed Snow Crystal to the background using Oxides and clear embossing powder so it had some subtle colour.

Then mounted the panel on a piece of scrap cardstock I thought worked with the colours in the background.

I grabbed a pre die cut tree and inked it with peacock feathers and faded jeans distress oxides and spritzed some water on it to give it a fun finish.

I then grabbed a ready stamped and die cut sentiment and then glued these all in place.

Then I added it to a premade card blank and added some gems.

Took me less than 10 mins as a result of all those elements being made in advance! Now I know that not everyone makes cards for challenges like this where they need to be quick but just think if you had a few things ready done and when you suddenly realise you need a card for someone’s birthday you’d forgotten – how simple it is to just grab some bits and do a little assembly and then they get a handmade beauty in less time than it would be for you to get to the shop! So I urge you – especially when mojo might have disappeared – to do some die cutting of things you know you often grab or pre stamp and die cutting sentiments in bulk so they are ready to go – or grab paints and inks and get some backgrounds ready to play with!

I promise it makes it so much easier!

Happy crafting!

Catherine