Last Christmas card of the year

Hi,
As always Vernons card is always the last to be made,  only this year it was only just made as I have a cold/flu and it started on the 16th and its still here.   I stamp the yes again that tree image  which I stamped on parchment and then embossed the snow and coloured lights on the back of the parchment,  I was going to do a border but in the end that went by the board and I just managed to mat it on dark blue card with a grey card backing.   He did like his card which I was pleased, its not my best work but when you are suffering and trying hard to get everything finished for christmas things dont go to plan.   I might add he now has the bug too so we are seeing the new year in together coughing and sneezing together.
I used the Penny black Fantasy tree stamp,
Hope you had a good christmas

                                             Margaret  

Back to Basics Challenge - Resist Technique

Hi,

This is the last challenge of the year at Back to Basics and the final challenge of the year is Resist Technique.
To be honest I was right out of my comfort zone and something I have never tried before.  So I went back to my favorite stamp I seem to have used this stamp a lot this year,(I do have other stamps in case you are wondering)  I stamped and embossed the Penny Black Fantasy stamp with silver embossing power,  then with Versa colour ink in the colours of Sky Blue and Misty Mauve, I rubbed the ink over the trees,  then rubbed off the colour on the silver embossing.  I matted the card onto pale blue card and onto a dark blue card finished off with silver peel offs and a dark blue bow.

We would be delighted to see you at Back to Basics and beyond challenge blog with your entry,   here is a link to the blog

                                   Hugs

                               Margaret

Back to Basics and Beyond challenge - Stamping / colouring Vellum

Hi

This fortnight at Back to Basics and Beyond Challenge we are doing Stamping / colouring Vellum.

This is not really me but I did find it a lot easier than I first thought,  as I had no vellum only parchment I had to go and buy some vellum,   Using my favorite stamp by Penny Black called Fantasy,  I seem to have used this stamp a lot this year.  

I stamp the tree three times covering part of the tree at each end so they the side ones look behind the one in the middle,  I put coloured dots in the trees they are supposed to be lights in the trees,  the white for snow was harder as the white would not show though the vellum very well,   so in the end I got out my parchment kit and with a grid on the back,  did dots for the falling snow and snow on the branches.    I added some silver dots on the front to give the image a little sparkle.

I fixed the vellum to a dark blue card and then onto a grey card, added a snowflake Brad,  a white ribbon bow, and a Merry Christmas from stock.
We would be delighted to see you at Back to Basics and beyond challenge blog with your entry,   here is a link to the blog

                                        Hugs
                                      Margaret