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Hi, Janet here again, as a change from making all your Christmas Cards, why not try making these Thank You cards to send after Christmas or throughout the year. They were made using the Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Stencils, and are really easy to make. I first had to distress the front sheet, (I used watercolour paper). To get the two tone shading on the background I used the lightest shades of distress ink . Gently moving over the … Read More

I had a packet of these cork pieces on my craft desk while I was thinking of what to do for this month’s challenge.  “Thanks” seemed to be a good theme, since people will be sending Thank You cards for their Christmas presents, and these cork pieces are from the Elle’s Studio Thankful collection. Links to all the supplies I used are listed at the end of this post.   I created a 5 ¼ inch by 4 ½ inch … Read More

I enjoyed making some woodland forest scenes with these cute critters!  They are so fun to colour and there are so many ways to using this stamp set. As always, the list of supplies I used to make these cards are listed and linked below.  All the featured products are available at our shop. .   HAPPY WISHES I started this card by stamping three trees, one bunny, one bird, the birdie in nest and seven flowers from the Woodland … Read More

Flamin-go Together is a mid sized clear stamp set by Lawn Fawn.  This is a great set for creating tropical greeting cards or even wedding invites.  I wanted to make some peacock looking flamingos since I saw this stamp set.  Right now, I have a rainbow obsession. “OH THE PLACES WE’LL FLAMIN-GO”     I coloured on the watercolour stripes rubber stamp with Distress markers listed below.  I spritz with water from a spray bottle to get the colour moving … Read More

This stamp set Wild Birthday by Avery Elle is so great for creating bright and bold birthday cards or gift tags.  There are so many ways to use this stamp set for amazing cards, or even scrapbook layouts.  The critters are great for colouring in and practicing shading.  This stamp set would be great for new baby cards too! All the supplies I used to create this card are listed and linked to the shop below for easy shopping if … Read More

How do you create a super spinner card?  I’m hoping this blog post can help you understand the steps needed.  We posted a short video of this card in action on Instagram.  All the supplies I used are listed and linked below, and are available in the online shop right now.       On a piece of 11x14cm piece of Bristol smooth card, I lightly ink blended Salty Ocean Distress Ink to the top 2/3 of the card and … Read More

Hello, I was inspired to create a night sky with a glow around the lamp for a beautiful night time scene.  I love all the cute clear stamps in this set by Avery Elle.  There are four singing critters, a lamp to help set a scene, snowflakes, lots of musical notes and lovely handwritten style sentiments. I have linked and listed all the products I used to create this card. I started by die cutting the large postage die twice from … Read More

Hello, I wanted to show you that you can use Christmas themed stamps sets for non-Christmas cards.  The North Pole Pals stamp set by Avery Elle is my favourite from this years release. I started by die cutting three pieces of watercolour card with the large rectangle stitched die. Leaving one piece full sized I die cut the other two panels (One piece I die cut the Forest Border die about half way up, and from the second piece I … Read More

Slider cards are becoming popular and with the flying reindeer stamp from the North Pole Pals by Avery Elle, I just had to make a slider card with a flying reindeer!  As always the supplies I used are listed and linked at the bottom of this post to the shop. I trimmed two pieces of watercolourcard to 14 x 11cm. From one panel I die cut a slider hole using the slide on over die by Lawn Fawn. On the … Read More

  How is your Christmas card making and shopping going?  I am trying to get as many handmade gifts as I can.  How many critters can you fit on one card? I stamped a bunch of the reindeers and penguins from Toboggan Together stamp set onto smooth Bristol card with archival black ink, grabbed my Zig clean colour real brush markers and tried out some colour combinations. I also stamped several hats. Once they were all coloured, I die cut … Read More