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Sunday 10 January 2021

Warm woolly hugs

Hello, crafting friends!

It's been a day of crafting between wrapping up warm for walks today - and that may have influenced my card a little! Come and see:


This lovely lady from Winter Wear by Concord & 9th is all bundled up in her winter woollies, but I think you can tell she's a bit of a fashion icon because of those snazzy lenses in her specs! All the elements in Winter Wear come separately, which I love because it means you can get creative. I stamped her hair, the glasses and the scarf and from there it was easy to fill in the lower part of her face and a jumper.


Everything was coloured with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. To give the card a bit of depth, I used two stencils from Funky Fossil: Knitted, which I stencilled over the top of my jumper, and Fancy Trellis, for a hint of background. The sentiment is from my well-used Simply Said Blocks set from Uniko.

CHALLENGES
I was inspired by some of my favourite challenges: Less Is More, where the theme is Fashion and/or Accessories; Just Us Girls, where the challenge is to Just Use Stencils; Happy Little Stampers Stencil challenge where anything using stencils goes; and Allsorts, where they want us to use our favourite colour (mine are greens, yellows, oranges, but I've gone for mainly green here.)


AND IN OTHER NEWS
One of my favourite gifts I received at Christmas was a set of Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. My family tend to steer away from giving me craft items because they know that I am quite specific about the things I buy.  But this year, my son had casually admired my display of markers, triggering a conversation about how much I loved using them and how I was building up my collection. He had snuck back to the display afterwards and made a note of all the pens I already had (quite a task!) and ordered a pack that had no duplicates in it. Cunning huh?! But also SO thoughtful!

Sending hugs,

23 comments:

  1. What a pretty card! Love the soft stenciled background too!

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  2. Great subtle background and a really lovely image, great choice of colours too.

    Kath x

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  3. What a perfect card that is for the current cold snap we are experiencing. Did I say cold? I meant freezing! Love the jumper extension and all the stencilling xxx

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  4. She looks really cosy love the monochromatic CAS layout

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  5. A perfect Winter creation Vicky, thanks so much for joining in at Allsorts challenge this week.

    B x

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  6. I can see you really love using this stamp set from this and other makes I've seen. It's a fab card using one of your fave colours. How lovely that you got exactly the right markers from your son. Thanks for joining in with my favourite colour challenge at Allsorts.
    Lynn x

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  7. Love your card and colouring! How nice of your son to go to all that trouble. Thanks for sharing with us at Less is More.

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  8. I love this card - your lady is so classy - Jacqueline xx

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  9. Super make, the must have accessory right now in the cold weather - great colours too

    Kathyk

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  10. Love that image and the colours you chose Vicky, it is a fabulous card.
    How wonderful to have a son so thoughtful and kind, you must be so proud of him and thankful for the gift :)
    Faith x

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  11. Sassy lady, thank you for joining us at Allsorts, xxx

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  12. Brilliant card, she does look cosy and warm. Beautifully coloured. Thanks for joining in with the challenge at Less is More

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  13. She looks so warm and comfy, Vicky! I love how you used the stenciling to add the look of texture! You have a very thoughtful son. What a perfect gift!

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  14. Love this image. I love a snughly jumper and scarf

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  15. Oh boy I just love your sassy lady, how you’ve stencilled the background and her jumper, and what a thoughtful son you have. I have been wearing extra layers both inside and out (boiler trouble) but I certainly don’t look elegant ! Xxx

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  16. Very thoughtful indeed! Thank you for joining us this week at Allsorts Challenge

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  17. Gorgeous card Vicky. Awesome bundle. Had to check it out. Love your presentation. Such a warm and cosy card. Thanks for joining us in our JUGS gallery again.

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  18. What a Terrific present! He learned the gift of listening and giving from you I'm sure ~ I like how you stenciled her sweater too ~

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  19. Love the subtle stenciling in the background. And the coloring is amazing. You are blessed with an amazing son! Great to see you in the HLS gallery. Hope you will join us this month too! Nandini, DT

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  20. Love that image and the muted background!
    Thank you for sharing with Happy Little Stampers!
    Susan
    DT for Stencil Challenge
    Calling All Crafters! – My personal Blog!

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I'd love to know what you think. Do leave me a comment - it always makes my day! Vicky x


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