I've not been feeling at all well for the past couple of days, but Christmas continues to get ever closer. So I decided to keep things pretty simple for today's project. With the Star of Light Stamp Set and coordinating Starlight Thinlits I came up with this card. SIMPLE CARD BASE I began with a piece of Blueberry Bushel Card, cut and scored using my Stampin' Trimmer. Then I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder to create the card base. Next I ... VIEW POST
Elves On Parade
Sometimes I spend a lot of time on my projects and there may be fancy techniques or special tools needed. Sometimes though I just need to make a card as quickly as possible. Despite a whole slew of elves bringing in the presents, this simple Sunday project was really fast to make. BRING ON THE ELVES I began by cutting and scoring a piece of Poppy Parade Card using my Stampin' Trimmer. Then I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder to create the card ... VIEW POST
Rooted In Nature Christmas Trees
Don't you just love it when you can get more out of your crafting tools. When buying stamp sets I try to think about how they might be used in different ways, for example as Christmas trees. Rooted in Nature was one that appealed to me for a number of reasons. The images can be used for masculine and feminine projects, and they vary in scale. They also compliment other stamp sets that I have, like Lovely As A Tree (and now Winter Woods too). Of course one of the challenges is remembering ... VIEW POST
