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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.


supplies: Peacock, Audrey Blue, White Shimmer, and silver glitter cardstock, Build an Angel dies, sentiment and banner from (retired) The Crafts Meow Little Angels stamps, silver embossing powder,(retired) Wplus9 Pine Frame cover die, adhesive foam squares

I'm sorry to use so many retired things on this one, but the fit was just too perfect!  I lifted the pine cover die above the card front for some fun dimension and shadows.  You'll see on my next card that that PTI gave us a sentiment set to go with these angels, but I remembered also these banners and a selection of sentiments that came with a The Crafts Meow stamped angel set, and I liked the idea of a curved banner.  They were embossed in silver.

My next card was made for someone who loves pink.


supplies: white, pink, shimmer white, and dusty pink glitter cardstock. Build an Angel dies, Angelic Sentiments, embossed in silver, a banner die, Spellbinders Adorning the Tree 3D embossing folder, white pigment ink, adhesive foam squares

They don't show up in my photos as well as I'd like, but I wanted to let you know that I found some glitter card that cuts much easier than anything else I have - it's made by Simon Says Stamp, and comes in a gorgeous array of 6" sheets!  

As of this writing the angel dies are sold out, but you can also look at Paper Trey Ink and Scrapbook.com for them.  I know they'll be used often, and not just for Christmas!

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.


supplies: white cardstock, aqua gingham from Honey Bee Giddy for Gingham pad, a retired snowflake embossing folder, white pigment ink, Impression Obsession Snowflake Tree, glue pen and prisma glitter, Spellbinders Perfect Touch rectangle dieSending Joy Sentiments PressPlate, red glimmer foil, Sticko glitter hearts

This little stamp needs minimal coloring, and I added some of my favorite things: gingham and hearts.  It doesn't show in the photos, but I also used a glue pen and some prisma glitter to add snow to the branches and around the hanging ornament, which was originally a little snowflake.  Then for a pop of color, I found these ancient Sticko glitter heart stickers in my gem drawer, and thought they were just right!


With only 1 day remaining to get my card finished and entered, this felt like an old Hero Arts Flickr Scramble, for those of you who remember those!  But I'm pleased with how this turned out, and more so to see this sweet stamp used once again.

You can see all the other entries at Amy's blog HERE.