Regency Christmas

I thought with all the extra time at home I really should get some more Christmas cards made as I have made very few so far this year. I love the vintage girls from Lili of the Valley, this one is Regency Christmas. I have gone for a vintage multi layered card which I really enjoyed making.

She has been coloured with Copics.  I used a Copic sparkle pen for the ribbon on the present and buttons on her jacket, chalk for the sky and fun flock on the fur.  The papers are First Edition perfect Christmas, ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

I die cut the sentiment and punched the holly leaves from one of the new Dovecraft adhesive glitter sheets from the metallics pack.  It made sticking the fiddly sentiment so easy.

We should have been going to Nottingham today to see a Cirque due Soleil show on ice and stay overnight at a Premier Inn. Instead we will be going to Morrisons for a click and collect order, not as exciting but necessary.  We have been very lucky getting a collection slot as it is much safer than going into the supermarket, something we have managed to avoid since the lockdown.

One layout four ways

I tried something different yesterday using the new art sheet of pretty girls and the watercolour dots papers launching next week at LOTV. I made one basic layout and then varied it for each card.

I used Lawn Fawn pierced rectangle and MFT scalloped border dies along with an old flower punch. The sentiment is from LOTV and I added contrasting spotted ribbon and large enamel dots.

I love the way these turned out and will be trying this again especially when I need to build up my stock of cards.

Challenges

The Cutie Pie going girly

I am at a farmer's market and craft fair this morning. I did a couple there in the Summer and they weren't very good so I don't have high hopes but as it is only a morning and I take less than half my stock there it is worth a try at this time of year.