Making Merry Monday 2011

I think it is time to make a start on some Christmas Cards ... so here goes with Making Merry Monday for 2012.  I'm joining in with Ros Davidson who is far more organised than me ....she started weeks ago.

Apothecary Art might not necessarily be the stamp set you immediately think of when you think of Christmas cards but its amazing how versitile it is isn't it.  I've used the sentiment from Welcome Christmas, using marker pens to stamp just the words of a much larger stamp as I liked the style of the writing and thought it went well with the image of the flowers.

The colours are Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive - such traditional colours.  I am going to 'try' to see if I can make some cards in less traditional colours this year.

Hope you are having a Merry Monday, if you are going to be joining me on this quest to make a start on your Christmas cards early, leave a comment and link to your blog, I'd love to cheer you on.

 

Happy Birthday Mum

I bought this stamp set because I wanted to make a card from my Mum with it ... Apothecary Art is such a beautiful group of stamps.

As a lot of you know my Mum lives at home in the UK - I get told off for saying 'at home' but that will always be 'home' as long as my Mum is there.

Today Mum celebrates her birthday.  I haven't seen my Mum in far too long, we talk on the phone - but not as much as I would like.  But Mum does read this blog and sends me emails (including the gossip about one of my favourite soaps Coronation Street :o) yes I still watch it).  Thank goodness for the internet.

I used a blender pen, ink and white gel pen to colour the little flowers and leaves and then highlighted the centres with little pearls.

I hope you have a great day Mum and enjoy your present - I am so pleased that I as I was sat here writing this post you emailed and said the card and present had arrived - what a great postal service we have.

Happy Birthday from Paul, Olivia, Kieran, Max and Spencer ... and me too.  Love and miss you Mum xx

Nik       

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