Join me for World Cardmaking Day

 Join me in person or virtually on World Cardmaking Day to make some Christmas cards, tags or both!

Head over to my website and scroll down to my calendar (make sure you click over to October or the event doesn't come up). You will be able to click on the event to get some info and RSVP if you'd like to join in! I'll have some kits available for anyone who would like.

We will be using the Tag Buffet Project kit to create both tags and cards. Here is a sample of what you could make.

Or you can purchase the kit yourself and make 30 tags, or a combination of tags and cards, or all cards! This is an amazing kit and so easy to put together - you just need some dimensionals (and maybe some stamps and ink...), but that's about it!

Be sure to CONTACT ME if you'd like to know more and/or join the fun!

Natasha

A Stack of Christmas Joy

 Yesterday I held my first in-person stamping event since March. It was so nice to sit and chat in person whilst creating a stack of Christmas cards.

What made it even more special was that it was with some ladies that have been customers since the first year I joined SU back in 2006. I hadn't actually met in person with these particular ladies since last year! So we had a bit of catching up to do.

Since it's been so long, we did a catalogue walk-through as they had coffee/tea, before we got down to stamping and creating.

They got to make 10 cards each (2 designs) and used a bunch of new products.

Here is the first card, which had a slight variation to one for a bit of fun.

Supplies used were (Click on the above images to shop these supplies):

• Joyful Holly Stamp Set
• Real Red, Pretty Peacock, Pool Party & Old Olive inks
• Real Red, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock & Whisper White card-stock
• Label Me Fancy, Label Me Lovely & Everyday Label Punches
• Old Olive/Pretty Peacock Reversible Ribbon &  Real Red Double Stitched Satin Ribbon (I actually used a Retired ribbon as I had run out of the other!)
• Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels and Woven Threads Sequin Assortment
  

We used the Stamparatus to get these done. The leaf outline is stamped in Pretty Peacock ink and the inside of the leaf is Pool Party on one & Old Olive on the other.

This fun fold card uses and A4 piece of card-stock cut on the diagonal (left top corner to right bottom corner) and them scored at the halfway point to the center. I found it easiest to score the sheet of A4 first before cutting. They made just one each of the fun fold & then 4 of the other.

The next card was another fun fold and used a mix of stamp sets and dies....

(Click on the below image to shop the supplies)

I just love the cute little gnomes in the Gnome for the Holidays stamp set.

Here is the inside which has 2 "flaps" to open...

Supplies used in this card are:

• Gnome for the Holidays and Coming Home stamp sets
• Smoky Slate and Whisper White Card-stock
• Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper
  
• Smoky Slate ink and Jet Black StazOn Pad
  
• Stitched Nested Labels and Stitched Shapes dies
• Stampin' Blends
  

It was fun to mix these 2 sets together. The image can be coloured with your preferred choice/method of colouring.

I had to leave (to pick my girls up from school) while they were still making these cards, so didn't get to see how they all turned out. But they have promised to send me some photos.... I always love seeing the variations as each person adds their own touch to each.

With these cards, they have made a good start to their Christmas cards and this will hopefully inspire them to continue to make some more.

Thanks for stopping by!

Natasha ox

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

It's been a busy few weeks with the end of school, last minute Christmas shopping, gift wrapping and of course card making.

Both of my daughters handmade ALL of their own Christmas cards this year (their list seemed to keep growing!).
We had moved our outdoor table inside on the first day we had a "Catastrophic Fire Danger" warning which then became their workspace over the next few weeks.

We had our Elf on the Shelf "Bob" visit us and cause the usual mischief.

This is when we caught him eating the gingerbread train that my girls had made....

And of course there were a few more Christmas cards from me.

So from my home to yours, I hope you had a very Merry Christmas and have a wonderful New Years celebration, however you choose to celebrate!

New Catalogues start on January 3rd, 2020.
Come to our catalogue launch party held by myself and fellow demonstrator Pauline Bennetts

to be held in her home on Saturday 18th January 2020.
Contact me for all the info or check out my Facebook event

Hope to see you there!

A Perfectly Plaid Christmas Card (or 2..or more)

One of my favourite Suits from the 2019 Holiday Catalogue has definitely been the Wrapped In Plaid Suite.

 
The lovely Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) is 6" x 6" and has a wonderful selection of plaids on one side while on the other there is a lovely variety of other Christmas themed images and patterns.
The Pine Tree Punch can be used on it's own but of course is a great addition with the Perfectly Plaid stamp set (which you can bundle and get 10%off)
There are also cute little Jingle Bells, some pretty Shaded Spruce/Gold Striped Ribbon and the shiny Gold Mini Pizza Boxes.

Here are a few cards I have made so far with the products in this Suite.

This is a Gold Foil-Edged Card (Envelope not shown) with stamps from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set, the Wrapped in Plaid DSP and Pine Tree Punch used. The tree is stamped using in Shaded Spruce and the works in Cherry Cobbler. I've also added some of our Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels as little ornaments.

The above cards were made at a recent Card and Cuppa I held at a local cafe.
The top card is stamped straight onto a Very Vanilla Note Card & Envelope set in Shaded Spruce, Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler Inks.
The Bottom Card uses Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White Card Stock with the same inks as above and the addition if some DSP. Both have the background trees being "stamped off" to achieve the fade out look and have one tree punched out of separate cardstock and held in place with Stampin' Dimensionals.

This card was made to add to a mixed stack of 10 cards that my neighbour purchased from me.
It is a very simple Whisper White card with a piece if plaid DSP and some of the beautiful Shaded Spruce/Gold Striped Ribbon. I have stamped the tree in Shaded Spruce ink and punched it out with the Pine Tree punch. The oval is Whisper White and is a die cut from the Stitched Shapes Dies with the Merry Christmas stampined in Cherry Cobbler ink.

I've also made one with a Night of Navy base which you can view on my website via this link https://s.tamp.in/PpMBn8

What is your favourite set, bundle or suite at the moment?

Thanks for looking,
Natasha