More Christmas In September

I am on a roll with these Christmas cards now and came up with a very quick idea I am thrilled with. A while back I bought the Dina Wakely Scribbly Birds stamps. These were a real extravagance because if I am honest it is only this image I really love! Then I got the new TH Christmas words set and in a moment of serendipity when I was tidying the sets on my desk I realised how wonderfully they match! This is the result!

As you can see I stamped the bird and sentiment on a craft card in black Versafine. Even that looked alright actually! Then I restamped the bird onto cream card and sponged ink - Vintage Photo and Barn Door DI before sticking it into place. I loved these little cards even though they are so simple and will no doubt make a few more. They are so quick. Even with the cutting out and sponging the whole design only takes a few minutes.

It is definitely the time of mists and mellow fruitfulness here. We picked our damsons this weekend, I have made elderberry syrup to ward off the coughs and colds and these hops are some of the largest I have ever seen.

 

Apparently it is another night when the Northern Lights may be visible from the north of England and Scotland, no good for us, but good luck if you are in the right areas you lucky things.

 

Have a great weekend

 

Elaine