A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Friday, 13 December 2024

Christmas and Winter

My Time to Craft Christmas challenge's theme is Lights (candles, lamps, etc.).


A simple stamped and watercoloured image, bordered in red, popped up on fun foam on a panel embossed with stars.

Shopping our Stash wants to see "Winter not Christmas", My Time to Craft wants "Something Snow Related", and Stamping Sensations  wants "Winter".

I stamped a large snowflake background stamp in Versamark and then went over it with a couple of shades of Pan Pastels (a product I rarely use).  I trimmed the panel, popped it up on fun foam on a cream card base, and stamped and heat embossed a sentiment on a strip of the same cream card stock and popped it up on the panel.

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Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - unknown candle stamp, Stampendous sentiment
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - watercolour paper, off white cs
Size - 4.75" square
Accessories - watercolour paints, square dies, Sizzix stars embossing folder, fun foam

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - unknown snowflake background stamp
Ink - Versamark, Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - cream cs, mixed media cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Pan Pastels, embossing powder, fun foam, rectangle dies


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8 comments:

  1. Pat13 December 2024 at 15:46

    You make such a great variety of Christmas cards Susan and I love both of these. The first with the pretty candle, baubles and poinsettia over that wonderful embossed starry background, and then the really beautiful snowflakes using Versafine ink and such lovely blue Pan Pastels over the top which look great and what a terrific gothic type script for the sentiment. x

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  2. pinky14 December 2024 at 01:35

    Susan both cards are beautiful! I love your stamped snowflakes and you've reminded me I have some pan pastels somewhere lol. Thanks for playing along with us at Stamping Sensations this month.
    Pinky

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  3. Martina 14 December 2024 at 04:53

    I really like the clean and simple card in great traditional colors. Thank you for participating in our Christmas lights challenge. Your card is beautiful. Martina - DT

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  4. Christine Alexander14 December 2024 at 11:50

    Two beautiful cards Susan, I'm glad to see you pulled out the pan pastels :). By the way who makes that Warm Winter Wishes stamp, it's so pretty xx

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  5. brenda14 December 2024 at 23:06

    Two pretty cards each with their own appeal, many thanks for sharing with us at We Love Stamping challenge.

    B x

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  6. Trina P.15 December 2024 at 11:05

    Wonderful twofers. The first is beautifully watercolored. I don’t have pan pastels, but it looks so soft and pretty.

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  7. Alyson Mayo15 December 2024 at 18:20

    Love the simplicity of the snowflake card - great lettering! Thanks for sharing with us at MTTC :)

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  8. Loll17 December 2024 at 07:40

    Love your watercolouring of the candles and poinsettia wreath over top of the embossed background. Your snowflakes are so pretty and I love the soft colouring you got with the pan pastels. xx

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