QUICK CARD WITH SCRAPS

Today I am sharing a super quick and easy Christmas card which uses some scraps that were sitting on my desk from another project. 

I love using up all the pieces of the Designer Series Paper (DSP) and making the most of the resources I have.  Cutting shapes out of your DSP to create themed images is a simple way to produce or even mass-produce cards for a particular occasion. 

The Under The Mistletoe DSP is on page 189 of the 2018-2019 Annual Catalogue. The paper in this pack is a mix of pine cone, poinsettia, and plaid designs, with some Christmas images thrown in. So it contains a good variety of themes within the one pack.

The sentiment I chose to add is from the Merry Christmas to All. It is a combination of "from us" & "to you". I have found this stamp set very useful as I have a choice of large phrases or smaller ones, that can be combined which makes it a very flexible set. 

To see how I created this quick and fun card, see the YouTube video below. 

To ground the trees and separate the them from the sentiment I put a strip of Shaded Spruce card stock on the card.

Until next time. Happy crafting,

QUICK & EASY CARD USING PETAL PALETTE

Sometimes I find that when a stamp set or colours makes there way to my desk I develop lots of ideas. This was one of those times.

A few days ago I created an easel card using the Petal Palette stamp set with Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy and Melon Mambo (see here for the project). I have used these supplies once more, but created a different card.


I used a second generation stamping technique to give the appearance of two different shades of Coastal Cabana.

The sentiment was cut out using one of the dies from the Petals & More thinlit dies set. The Melon Mambo layer was created using the same die, cut and moved down to create another layer (please see the video below to see how this was created).

I love the way the branches have turned out.

All the colours of ink in the card are also repeated in the layers of cardstock. Adding layers to a card not only gives the card added depth but also allows the opportunity to continue with the colour theme, linking all aspects of the card.

Until next time. Happy crafting,

EVERYDAY HERO - I'M SAD TO SEE YOU GO

As you may or may not know, today the product retirement list has been announced.

While this is a sad occasion, it is also a great opportunity for you to pick up the products you hadn't got around to purchasing before. This long, so I suggest that you take a look directly at on my shop. All items are only while stocks last, so get in quick before they leave us forever...

One of the many items that are retiring to make way for new products in the 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue (June 1), is the Everyday Hero stamp set. This has been one of my favourite sets from the 2017 Occasions Catalogue, while I am sad that it is not carrying over, you are able to use this opportunity to purchase your own copy.

This card is not only simple in its nature but it is also quick to make. While it is fun to spend many hours making wonderful projects, it is also great to have some quick ideas up your sleave as well.

Thank you for joining me today. Don't forget to check out the retiring products in my shop by clicking the picture below. Once they are gone, they are gone.

Rosalie