12 tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie style 7, 8 and 9

Hello all, I am still in full Christmas card making mode and today am sharing the next 3 cards inspired by Linda's 12 tags of Christmas....

I'm not too happy with my versions, but hey ho, I tried.....
I'll take you quickly though them one by one.

Here is the one inspired by Linda's number 7. I was mostly inspired by her colour and sort of snowy theme, though not having any of the products she used I went pretty much by own way.
I cut the front with the fancy die by Marianne Design, ran a panel through a little snow flake embossing folder and then decorated with a little deer and one of the flowers I made in a batch, originally for another project. You can see on this post how I did that.
I decorated the inside too, still going with the blue and snowy theme:

Alright, onto number 8. You can find Linda's original here
I used some of the elements Linda used, - a stencilled background, a lantern (I used a different die), a vintage image and some flowers and greenery. But I changed the colouring completely.

And finally number 9. I loved the colours Linda used and how she made her background. I was also delighted I actually own the lovely stamp she used for her background. But then I finished mine in a different way, seeing it's a card and not an invitation like Linda's was. You can see hers here.

The leaves were cut from a "master board" I created a while back, using sprays. Here's a close up still

Well, that's it for today. Thanks for your visit like always and hope you find some time to relax during this busy time of year.

xxxxx

3 Different Cards

Hello all and lovely to have you drop by. Today I am sharing some cards in a very different style from my usual.
I have been hugely enjoying a journaling class with the talented Sanda Reynolds, from Artful Flight
and today's cards incorporate some of her techniques.

Obviously I can't go into detail as to how I made this, all I can say is that I used both sprays and brushos for the background and stencilled with heavy gesso. Detail was added with the help of Derwent Inktense pencils.

The little branches that I stamped around the edges are from Penny Black. I recently did a massive clear out of my craft space and it was great to use some of my supplies that had been gathering dust for years. They now actually have a proper place and I shall be able to find them again...yay!

I loved doing the shading with the Inktense pencils, they blend easily with a water brush and of course the great thing is when they are dry they are permanent.
Below are a couple more samples.

I used pretty much the same techniques on these ones. The massive flower is a Martha Stewart silk screen stencil.

When I was done with my background, I simply cut it in half and made it into two card panels. They were finished with some butterflies that were punched with a Marta Stewart butterfly punch that before the clear out I quite forgot I had. I have to say, I now love shopping my stash. The whole clear out took me 3 full days, but it was well worth it, - I highly recommend it lol.

Well that's it from me for today. Thanks for your visit, I'll try my best to come and visit some of your blogs soon as I am well aware I have been a terrible blogger lately.

xxx