MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM AUSTRALIA

When we purchase a stamp set we often don't notice their full protentional. We sometimes can't think past that one set and what we can do with those elements. It is a good idea to remember all those other sets that are sitting in our stash. Combining sets is a wonderful way to stretch our crafting dollar further.



As soon as I saw the kangaroo in the Animal Outing stamp set in the Annual Catalogue I knew I wanted to use it in my Christmas crafting. Then once I saw the new holiday catalogue (one of the perks of being a demonstrator is seeing the catalogues early) and noticed the So Santa set with a perfect size Santa hat.




The kangaroo is the star of the show, so I kept the design for this card very simple. Check out just how quick this card is to put together. And don't forget to subscribe to my channel.

There are so many different ways that we can colour our stamped images. We can water colour, use a blender pen, use Blends (Stampin' Up!s alcohol markers) or use Stampin' Write markers (these use the same ink as our ink pads). Use whatever you are comfortable with. I coloured the kangaroo with Blends, and the hat and presents were coloured with Stampin' Write markers.



Another thing to remember is that often non-Christmas Designer Series Paper is often very suitable to use on Christmas projects. For this card I used a piece of DSP from Tropical Escape set.

Tropical Escape 6"x6" DSP (146916)

Until next time. Happy crafting,
Rosalie

Crazy Crafters September Blog Hop - Theme: Holiday Catalogue

Welcome to the latest Crazy Crafters Blog Hop. This time our theme is holiday catalogue. So this means if you follow the hop, you will find a range of ideas for products from the Stampin' up! Holiday Catalogue which was released on 1st September. We hope you find great inspiration from the projects. 

You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog - Rosalie Desmond or may have come from the person previous to me in the list. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects. As I mentioned at the moment you are visiting Rosalie Desmond.

I'm sure that this is not the first time I have said this, but I LOVE this catalogue. If you haven't had a chance to look at it yet, I suggest that you do. I have a link to an online version of the catalogue in my sidebar. The hard part for me was working out just which of the amazing products I wanted to high light today.

I decided that I would give you all another example of a card that uses the Reason for the Season stamp set and the matching Festive Flower punch.

This time I moved away from the traditional colours and used wisteria wonder card stock, elegant eggplant ink and some daffodil delight thrown in.

The main feature of this card is the flower, which is created by using the stamp set for the lines in the flower, and then punching them out using the festive flower punch.

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