retro ornaments

If you’re still undecided about Christmas card designs for this year, here’s one last one from me to help you choose. Cut a panel of black card to the width of your fairy lights stamp, and a height to leave an even border all the way round when you attach it to your card blank later. Stamp your fairy lights in embossing ink – I used a stamping press to keep them all level and evenly spaced. Sprinkle over your … Read More

It’s Sarah here today offering inspiration for your entries to the WCMD challenge. First, let’s get to know each other a little! I live in Oxfordshire with my husband, Mike, and our two cats. By day I manage a team producing books at an academic publisher; on evenings and weekends, if I’m not ‘conserving energy’ in front of the TV or indulging Mike’s interest in boardgames, I’m probably crafting 🙂 Embracing creativity can be therapeutic, fun, exciting, sentimental and everything … Read More

Hello. Welcome to our first blog hop. Please visit every stop on this blog hop and leave a comment. There are prizes up for grabs! I created this card using Distress Oxides to watercolour the Retro Ornaments. There is also a video on our YouTube channel showing how I created this card. Watch the video, give a thumbs up if you enjoyed it, subscribe to our channel then come back here to leave a comment. The list of supplies used … Read More

Hello, I was working on some shaker cards for the Elegant Christmas Card class last month, and was inspired to make a decoration filled see through shaker with the beautiful Retro Ornaments stamp set by Avery Elle.  This see through shaker card can take a little planning but is easy to make.  If you have any questions please leave a comment.   I trimmed a piece of mixed media to 11x14cm and stamped the baubles, stars and string of lights randomly … Read More