Anyway, inspired by all this card activity I thought I'd experiment with a few designs to see if I could come up with something I liked and which was fairly easy to mass produce so that nearer Christmas when I want to make my cards I'll know what I'm doing.
This was my first attempt using the new papermania duo stamps. I tried to use a different layout from the usual 3 shapes going horizontally across the card and although I like the cuttlebugged silver paper, I don't think I'm so happy with it.
For the second card I tried the white on white technique that I've admired on so many blogs using the Christmas tree embossing folder. I picked out bits of the design with stickles and matted it with card painted with cosmic shimmer watercolour to add a bit of sparkle. I was much happier with this one and think this is the one I shall use, maybe altering the colours so that they are not all the same.
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments and also the awards I have received lately from some very kind ladies. I appreciate them very much and promise I will get round to putting them on here and passing them on, there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day at the minute and I spend far too much time blogging and not enough time crafting!!!!
