Hanging Ornaments – Birds of a Feather

I have these super cute hanging ornaments to share with you today using the Birds of a Feather stamp set. These ornaments are very quick to make and are an easy way to occupy the kids for a few hours.

Hanging Ornaments - Birds of a Feather
Hanging Ornaments – Birds of a Feather

This last weekend was the Christmas Market here in Lincoln. I wanted to go on Thursday but the weather was foul so we ended up going on Saturday. It was very busy but I got some photos and it was fun looking at all the craft stalls. I saw some of these wooden ornaments for sale but none were stamped so I thought I would share mine with you.

I am thinking of taking a stall next year in the craft section of the market and wanted your opinion on my projects. Do you think these ornaments are good enough to sell and secondly do you think anyone would buy them?

I got these blank ornaments on Amazon and stamped them using Stazon ink. They are coloured in using our Stampin’ Write Markers. I used a Signa Uniball white pen to colour the trims white. I did stamp both sides of them so they look pretty from any angle.

Other fun Christmas Projects

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below.

Thank you for visiting and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Elfie Christmas Card Tutorial Stampin’ Up!

I have this fun Elfie Christmas card to share with you today. When I saw this in the catalogue, I fell in love straight away. It is a playful and cute set that is perfect for children’s cards.

Elfie Christmas Card
Elfie Christmas Card

The colours here are Poppy Parade and Call me Clover. They are great Christmas colours, especially for this elf. I’ve coloured the image in with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers to match the cardstock and paper colours.

If you do Elf on The Shelf then this stamp is a perfect accompaniment. You can make matching gift tags, greetings cards and Christmas decorations.

measurements

  • Poppy Parade A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Whisper White – 10cm x 6.5cm
  • Poppy Parade – 10.5cm x 7cm
  • 2018-2020 In Color – Call Me Clover – 14.35cm x 10cm

I love simple and easy cards like this. Again this is a great card for kids to make as you stamp the image and then can have fun colouring them in.

I wanted to let people know that the last order date is the 15th December for orders to arrive before Christmas. The Autumn / Winter catalogue though goes through until 3rd January.

Other Cards

Thank you for visiting. There are a video tutorial and supply list below.

Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Yummy Christmas – Gingerbread for anyone?

I have another card to share with you today. I wasn’t sure about Yummy Christmas when I saw it in the catalogue and didn’t buy it but gave in on my next order and bought it. Great decision. I love it now!!

Yummy Christmas
Yummy Christmas

I love colouring and find it so therapeutic. You can get lost for hours colouring. I started papercrafting through watercolouring and am still fascinated with colours and mixing colours. I’ve used the Stampin’ Blends to colour in here. They are fast becoming my favourite colouring medium as blending is so easy and they leave no lines.

The Yummy Christmas stamp set also coordinates with the Cuckoo Dies which also match the Cuckoo For You stamp set in the Annual Catalogue. It is a very versatile paring.

measurements

  • Thick Whisper White A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Wrapped in Plaid – 14.35cm x 10cm

I how bright and cheerful this stamp set is. I actually don’t ever eat any Gingerbread as I’m not a great biscuit person. As a Type 1 diabetic I just can’t be bothered to take insulin to cover biscuits and such, so just don’t eat them instead.

other cards

Thank you for coming. There are a video tutorial and supply list below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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The Bells are Ringing – Christmas Card Tutorial

It is yet another grey and ugly day in Lincoln. I have this gorgeous Bells are Ringing Christmas card to share with you. Bad weather days are perfect for crafting I think. What do you think?

The Bells are Ringing - Christmas Card Tutorial
The Bells are Ringing – Christmas Card Tutorial

I haven’t used this set yet and now I wish I had. These bell dies are beautiful. They are intricate and cut so cleanly. I didn’t have to pick out any bits from them. This card is very simple but the sentiment does ring out a true note of Christmas. It is my favourite sentiment from the Merry Christmas To All stamp set.

measurements

  • Thick Whisper White A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Night of Navy cardstock – 14.35cm x 10cm
  • Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper (DSP) – 9.5cm x 7cm
  • Whisper White – 9cm X 6.5cm

This blog post will go live on the 2nd of December. I am doing it early though as I have to take my mother to Queens Medical Centre for an eye appointment. They are going to put a dye in her vein that will go up to her eyes so they can verify whether her macular generation is wet or dry. I think it’s wet in this eye though, as I am sure that is what Moorfields in London told us.

Back to a lighter note, have you started making your Christmas Cards yet? Do you still make many? I feel the decline in card giving in the last of years is quite sad. I love receiving a card with a personal message from someone.

Some more Christmas Projects

As always the video tutorial and supply list are below. Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a great start to December. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Snowglobe Shaker Card – Still Scenes – Stampin’ Up!

I have another attempt at a snowglobe shaker card to share with you today. I love the idea of a shaker card but don’t enjoy making them. The sequins get everywhere and more seem to stick to me than get in the shaker dome!!!

Snowglobe Shaker Card - Still Scenes - Stampin' Up!
Snowglobe Shaker Card – Still Scenes – Stampin’ Up!

I’ve used the Still Scenes stamp set to stamp the wintery cottage scene. I have coloured it in with our watercolour pencils. I love colouring in and watercolouring is a very forgiving medium. The two polar bears are so cute and love the image of the mother kissing her little baby bear.

measurements

  • Blueberry Bushel A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in a half and then folded in half
  • Balmy Blue – 14.35cm x 10cm
  • Blueberry Bushel In Colour Designer Series Paper (DSP) 13.85cm x 9.5cm
  • Balmy Blue – 1.5cm x 9.5cm

I felt the background was a bit bland and therefore have lifted using the same snowflake sequins that are in the shaker dome. I adhered them with a tiny dot of Tombow. The “Take Your Pick Tool” makes placement super easy without getting your fingers stuck in the glue.

other cards

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below. Thank you for coming and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Father Christmas delivering Presents – Card Tutorial

I love this Father Christmas Card. I think he is so cute here delivering his presents to all the good boys and girls while they sleep in their cabin the woods.

Father Christmas delivering Presents - Card Tutorial
Father Christmas delivering Presents – Card Tutorial

The stamp set is Holly Jolly Christmas from the Night Before Christmas Suite or products. I love this suite and have used this paper previously to make a gorgeous mini album which I will link below.

The Father Christmas is coloured in using the Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. This makes for bright, bold and easy colouring in. He is cut out using the matching Holly Season Dies. The sentiment is also cut using this die and then adhered using Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue. You can also use adhesive sheet but unfortunately, we no longer sell this.

You might be able to see that the Father Christmas has a shimmer to his white trim. It is really difficult to show on camera but it is there I promise you. This is done with the Crystal shimmery effects which give a raised shimmery feel to this white trim.

measurements

  • Real Red A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half.
  • Whisper White – 14.35cm x 10cm
  • Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP) 13.85cm x 9.5cm

other projects

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below. Thank you for visiting and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Snowman Christmas Card Tutorial – Stampin’ Up!

I have a bright and fun Snowman Christmas Card to share with you today. I love the bold and colourful colours in the background that just make you smile on the grey days of winter weather.

Snowman Christmas Card Tutorial - Stampin' Up!
Snowman Christmas Card Tutorial – Stampin’ Up!

This snowman looks so happy playing in the snowflakes. I have to say that I love red all year round but especially at Christmas. It makes the whole image just pop from the background.

The stamp set is Snowman Season. It has 3 different snowmen in it, one of which co-ordinates with a punch. I’ve used this one on a previous card which I will link below.

measurements

  • Coastal Cabana A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Bermuda Bay 14.35cm x 10cm
  • Let it Snow Designer Series Paper (DSP) 13.85cm x 9.5cm
  • Real Red – 7.5cm x 7.5cm

I’ve accented the card with rhinestones and the beautiful real red cotton ribbon. This ribbon is lovely and soft and therefore easy to make into a nice bow.

Other Christmas Projects

I feel sad that I haven’t used this DSP enough. I think I will make a mini album with it as well. This will work double fold as it makes something pretty and will use up all my spare DSP.

I have a supply list and video tutorial below.

Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Simple Christmas Card – Feels Like Frost DSP

I have a super simple Christmas card to share with you today. The Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper (DSP) is stunning. I didn’t feel it needed much to turn it into a card and this is what I have created.

Simple Christmas Card - Feels Like Frost DSP
Simple Christmas Card – Feels Like Frost DSP

I really wanted the DSP to do the “talking” on this card and therefore have only added a simple sentiment and some Coastal Cabana rhinestones for bling. The Feels Like Frost DSP is very versatile. One side has the lovely wintery scenes while the reverse has white and silver foil elements for real Christmas glamour.

measurements

  • Thick Whisper White A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half.
  • Feels Like Frost DSP – 14.35cm x 10cm

I love quick and easy cards like this as they can be made by anyone. Even if you are busy you can still give that handmade card that means to much to people.

Other quick and simple projects

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below. Thank you for visiting and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Oversized Merry Christmas Tag – Stampin’ Up!

I have this lovely oversized Merry Christmas tag to share with you today. This tag can double as a card and tag as there is lots of space on the back to write your message. It is big and bold and yet has a very vintage feel to it.

Oversized Merry Christmas Tag - Stampin' Up!
Oversized Merry Christmas Tag – Stampin’ Up!

The colours in this tag are the Real Red and Garden Green. They have been my number one Christmas colours for a number of years. The background colour is not white but very vanilla which gives a softer more shabby chic feel to the tag.

I have just stamped the tab but you could have heat embossed this with clear embossing powder to give a glossy finish. You could even use silver or gold embossing powder for a more metallic bling effect.

Measurements

  • Garden Green – 4 1/4″ X 5 3/4″
  • Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper (DSP) – 4″ X 5 1/2″

Although you can’ see I have stamped the back of the tag with “To & From” from the Memories of Home stamp set. I’ve used both real red cotton ribbon and very vanilla lace trim which adds to the shabby chic feel of the tag.

Other projects

I have a video tutorial belong as well as the supply list.

Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Card Storage Box – Made from Chipboard

I have a card storage box to share with you today. This storage box is extra sturdy as it is made from chipboard as opposed to cardstock. This means it will last longer and can hold lots more. This box is also perfect to store your stickers, embossing folders and if you widen it even your dies!!!

Card Storage Box - Made from Chipboard
Card Storage Box – Made from Chipboard

The box is held together with 1-inch binding strips of cardstock. They act as bias binding, holding all the pieces together. I have put strips on the inside and outside of the box for extra stability. The chipboard is black so doesn’t need to be wrapped or covered in additional cardstock. I purchased the chipboard online.

The box is decorated using the Toile and Tidings Designer Series Paper. This paper is real red on one side and garden green on the other. The background colour is actually Very Vanilla and not Whisper White. This gives the paper a great vintage feel

measurements

  • Chipboard Black –
    • Front –
    • Sides –
    • Back –
    • Base
  • Toile and Tiding Designer Series Paper –
    • Front –
    • Sides –
    • Back –
Card Storage Box - Made from Chipboard - Sloped Sides
Card Storage Box – Made from Chipboard – Sloped Sides

My initial sample had slope sides above but when I filmed the video I forgot to angle my sides and so they ended up straight. Which do you prefer? let me know in the comments below.

Card Storage Box - Made from Chipboard - straight sides
Card Storage Box – Made from Chipboard – straight sides

I am really enjoying making projects with chipboard and have many more ideas in the pipeline. Sometimes I think we can get bored of cardmaking. It is good to expand our creativeness and take ourselves out of our comfort zone.

Other Projects

The video is quite long but this project does take longer to make than a card. Some parts of the video have been sped up but you can slow them down again on YouTube if you want to see it in real-time. The supply list is below as always.

Thank you for visiting and I hope you liked this project as much as I enjoyed making it. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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