Run...

I thought I would carry on the men's black and white theme with this Zebra card.

I stamped the Zebra image by Beeswax directly onto the card then started to stamp up the rest of the components to make up the scene starting with the rocks in the bottom right corner then stamping over these with the grasses I then stamped the tree branch in the top left corner and stamped the larger sized grasses in the bottom left corner all of the scenery stamps are by Stampscapes.

using cut n dry foam I sponged a little of the black ink around the edges of the card to give the image some depth I finished the card by adding the 2 poppers to the top right corner of the card.

Finished card size is DL

Create & Craft

Today Sunday 28th at 12.00pm I'm on Create & Craft and ideal world with the La Pashe Remember When... Decoupage so adjust your Sky chanels to either 671 of 644 if you want to catch the show.

A Big Thanks to Toni as I set her a challenge to get as many items out of a pack of each Christmas Series 1&2 and my word did she get lots, the box she sent me was like Mary Poppins handbag (never ending) I'll be showing them all on the show.

Thomas Kinkade Lighthouse

Thomas Kinkade stamp and the Verse stamp just have to be my favorite stamps for making a card for a man and both can be found at Cornish Heritage Farms

I started with a white base card by stamping the grid (guide lines by PTI) directly onto the card and stamped the compass (Father Knows Best PTI) on top of the grid.

I then stamped out the lighthouse and verse onto white card stock and cut the lighthouse into 3 I mounted all off the pieces onto black card stock and attached them to the card using foam pads evenly spacing the lighthouse image.

I punched out 2 holes in the left bottom corner of the card and threaded through the ribbon.

All stamping was done in black onyx versafine ink.

Card finished size is A5

September Blog Hop - Gift

Magic Reindeer Food...

A little gift for a special child, what could be better than some magic Reindeer food to sprinkle on your lawn so that santa's reindeer can guide Saint Nicolas to your house.

Start with a small jam jar and fill with sugar and oats layering in turns until the jar is full to the brim.

Add a belly band to the jar mine is PTI Pure Poppy Topnotch Twill add a little round disc, mine is stamped with PTI birds of a feather and Holiday Wishes and add a frill and a label to the lid and tie with a ribbon my frill was made by cutting a nestabilitie large scalloped circle from Linen Vellum

Now for the label it reads

Sprinkle on the lawn at night

The moon will make it sparkle bright

As Santa's reindeer fly and roam

This will guide them to your home.

Free Background Paper and Topper

It was easier to give you all a freebie background and topper for your cards than to make a card today, So please enjoy.
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