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The 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 12

January 5, 2019December 19, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter11 Comments

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, twelve drummers drumming …

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The 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 11

January 4, 2019December 19, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me, eleven pipers piping…

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The 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 10

January 3, 2019December 19, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter5 Comments

Ready to see what my unhinged true love got me on day 10?

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, ten lords-a-leaping…

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A Friendly Hello

January 3, 2019December 19, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter8 Comments

The other day we said hello to Mama Elephant. Today, I am saying hello you to, friend.

Probably the punniest intro to a blog post that I will make all year but it needed to be made.

Why? Because of the card in the post, of course.

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The 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 9

January 2, 2019December 19, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter7 Comments

Right – *rolls up sleeves – let’s see what my ‘true love’ has done this time.

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, nine ladies dancing…

Love Stamping

January 2, 2019December 19, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

My love of stamping goes way back. You can see my fascination running throughout the last few years of this blog but it goes even further back.

Back to the days where matting and layering did not really appear in card making and wood block stamps were the only choice.

How times have changed this!

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The 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 8

January 1, 2019December 19, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter6 Comments

Oooh, bloody hell, it’s 2019 !!! Happy New Year! Seems weird to still be talking about Christmas so blame the carol.

On the eight day of Christmas my true love sent to me, eight maids-a-milking …

It’s a lovely gift but who is supplying the creatures being milked?! Does my true love assume that I have a heard of cows roaming around my flat? If so, my true love doens’t know me that well.

The alternatives from history aren’t that much better – hares-a-running or boys singing. The only one that I liked was hounds-a-running, although eight of them all bounding around could get pretty bloody annoying.

Carol aside, I should let you know that I used the 12 Days Of Christmas stamp set that came free with Issue 63 of Creative Stamping Magazine.

A line was drawn at the side of the Artist Trading Card and the sentiment stamped in the space created. This area was then masked off and the main design was stamped across the remaining space.

Alcohol markers and a little sparkle were then used to colour the design. At this point, I was getting a bit belligerent with the ATCs and I added a little ‘Oi!’ from Daisy as she wasn’t too happy about the maids nicking her milk.

Just four more days of Christmas to go. Seems to be dragging now though, right?

Have you packed up the tinsel already? Decs down and ho-ho-ho vac-packed and put in the loft?

Maybe lets keep a little of the Christmas cheer out for a couple more days, eh?

See you tomorrow for day 9.

J :)