Today I thought I'd pick some Christmas supplies from earlier this year and make some very simple Christmas cards that could be done quickly and repeatedly, just changing up colors and backgrounds. These cards center on the Copperplate Betterpress plates, which have the most elegant font, perfect for the holidays! I have 2 of them, so I foiled each of them in both Matte Gold and Red as my starting point.
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Some Simple Christmas Cards
Monday, December 9, 2024
All Wrapped Up
The idea for today's card came from a Christmas catalog I recently received, showing a striped sweater, with the top stripe all sequins with a bow. It made an easy design!
The green stripes are 1/4" wide, and the red glitter one is 1/2".
As always, I thank you for visiting my blog today!
Friday, December 6, 2024
Spellbinders December Club Kits: Crazy Love
The December Club Kits are now available for new subscribers! This month's theme is Crazy Love.
I could not wait to play with the Small Dies this month. They're named Blooming Hello. What a gorgeous design! I placed it on a background embossed with one of the new stencils from this month.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Angel Christmas Cards
I wanted to play again with the Build an Angel die set from Paper Trey Ink, using the smaller of the 2 angels in that set to add to a card. I have 2 cards today.
Sunday, December 1, 2024
Woodblock Wednesday
I almost missed this month's Woodblock Wednesday, but when I was looking in my Christmas bin today, I found so many options for this month. I chose this Impression Obsession Snowflake Tree.
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Postage Collage and Design Papers
Since last I played with my Postage Collage goodies, I've added another die to the group, the Postage Collage Blocks die. I wanted this one so that I could use it with design papers, to cut out blocks the size of the openings in the regular Postage Collage die. Here are 3 cards I made as soon as it arrived, and scroll down to see a bonus 4th card made a few days later.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
A Thanksgiving Bouquet
I haven't used this Honey Bee Stamps Fall Bouquets die set in awhile, so I pulled it out again for a Thanksgiving card. This will serve as my greeting to any of you who may stop by over the holiday - Happy Thanksgiving!
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Happy Turkey Day!
Here's a fun card that uses a Spellbinders die set from 2018 that is still available!
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Thanksgiving Fall Foliage Cards
I've got all my assignments done for this month, so I'll be finishing it off with some Thanksgiving cards. Today I'm playing with an old favorite Taylored Expressions stamp and stencil set called Fall Foliage Background. Instead of stamping, this time I utilized the matching Foil It background panels, which foil the skeleton leaves.
You start with one of the panels, foil it in your laminator, then use the 3-piece stencil set to color in the details. I enjoy this process so much that I made 3 cards. The twinkle from these across the room is a sweet little surprise.
Monday, November 18, 2024
More Ornaments
Here are some more ornaments that will be going onto our tree and to our Grands this year, all made with Spellbinders Klondike the Moose.
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Felt Forest Fox
Nichol Spohr has designed a delightful suite of felt stitching products with Spellbinders, which she calls her Felt Stitch and Create Collection! I was thrilled to get the adorable Felt Forest Fox! I made 1 sample, and then styled her 2 different ways with paper accessories.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Angel Ornaments
I fell in love with the beautiful Build an Angel die set from Paper Trey Ink the moment I saw them. I know they will make lovely cards, but I wanted them especially to make some paper ornaments for Christmas. It's something I try to do every year.
Because these are ornaments, I made them double-sided, so that if I add a thread to hang them with and they swing, it won't matter. For today's pictures, however, I just perched them among my branches. Here's what I've made so far.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Postage Collage and Harvest Wreath
Here's another play with my new Postage Collage bundle. This time I started with a Turnabout wreath, and then cut the individual stamps apart.
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Postage Collage and a Stencil
Here's another entry into my experiments with the Waffle Flower Postage Collage products. This time I started with an already stencilled and embossed panel from one of Altenew's Craft Your Life kits.