This morning’s papercraft project was inspired by a number of different ‘crafty’ posts that I’ve seen on social media over the past few days. These all caught my eye as they used black cardstock as their base. I was immediately struck by how the decoration really popped out against the black background. So having more Basic Black Card scraps around than I’d like, I decided to use some to create a Christmas gift tag. Also among my scraps I found a die-cut floral piece and it all progressed from ... VIEW POST
No Holly Here
For today’s simple Sunday project I have another sneak peek from the new Mini Catalogue. Much of this catalogue is geared to Christmas crafting and one suite of products immediately caught my attention. It’s called the Boughs of Holly suite featuring a stamp set, coordinating dies, wood embellishments and ribbon. As you’d expect there’s also some Designer Series Paper (DSP). And that’s what I noticed first. This Boughs of Holly 12” x 12” DSP is rather unusual though as there’s very little holly ... VIEW POST
Texture Chic Surprise
Did you know that in 206 days it will be Christmas? That's almost 30 weeks I hear you say. True, but think about how many cards you’ll want to send, and divide that by 30. That’s what you’ll need to make this week, and every week until Christmas. Of course the cards are actually sent ahead of time, which means we don’t have 30 weeks at all. So when I came across the snowflake pattern in the Texture Chic Designer Series Paper pack, I knew what I had to do. SEASONAL TEXTURE CHIC I have to ... VIEW POST
Christmas Paper Scraps Are Not Wasted
With Christmas only days away I'm acutely aware of all the things I still have to do. Today's simple Sunday project actually began as an attempt to use up the various scraps of paper I have laying around. I found a few bits from the Painted Christmas 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack that had images that could be individually cut out. So one evening last week while watching a Christmas movie I did just that using my Paper Snips. By the time I was done I had a nice little pile of ... VIEW POST
Less Than A Month To Christmas
In case you weren't aware, this time next month Christmas will be over. You know even though I've been providing you with regular reminders, somehow, once again, Christmas has crept up on me. So now I'm back in that mad rush to get things done in time. I still have cards to make and mail, and other decorative items and gifts to assemble. This weekend I'll try to plan my shopping so I can buy the bulk of my groceries well ahead of time. Then with that done I'll spend a few hours in the craft ... VIEW POST
Christmas Cards For Friends
Yesterday's blog posed the question of "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Christmas" as a sentiment. But sometimes it's nice to do something completely different. Christmas To Remember is a sentiment only stamp set that offers some alternative options for cards and other Christmas projects. While most of the sentiments are most definitely for Christmas, there are a couple that could be used at other times. Imagine today's sentiment on a hockey or other sports-themed card. In fact there's lots of ... VIEW POST
