Monday 17 December 2018

My Mums Monkey Christmas Cards for 2018

I hate to leave making these cards too late as they almost always prove to be more time consuming than I first anticipated, mainly due to my constant fiddle farting, adding more and more detail,  but this year they were relatively quick to put together, it was just coming up with a theme that first flummoxed me.
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I wracked my brain for previous themes from years past but just drew a blank. Thank goodness for Pinterest which gave me the idea for sprouts and then my mind ran riot.
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A photo shoot was then called including cocktail sprouts on sticks and a bottle of Chateau Neuf de Sprout – “Potent and Wind Inducing – traditionally trodden on ancient anthills by Les Bruxellois”!
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Before ordering a whole set of the same picture from Bonus Print I added the text  in Publisher using SNF Felicity Font (The Silhouette Design Store) and then saved in jpeg form, hopefully to save time when making the cards.
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Also to save time and use up existing materials I found a pack of printed blank cards I got from The Works last year. All the patterns seemed to go pretty well with the picture.IMG_9532
I began by matting and layering the picture. first on red and then silver mirror card.
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Swiftly followed by a liberal sprinkling of  translucent micro glitter on the fur on the hats and round the edges of the cocktail glasses …….
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…… and then, some Ranger Glossy Accents on the sprouts for even more texture …… so over the top!
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So that’s The Boyz done for another year.  However, in my Pinterest search I found another idea which will be perfect for next year (if we are all still going), so I will get the pictures shot and in the bag while everyone is still in their festive garb and The Towers is looking suitably festive!  What am I like?