And HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !  Today is my Mum and Dad’s wedding anniversary, I hope they have a wonderful day xxxx

Traditional Christmas cards today, one bright and one vintage looking.

This first vintage style card uses the Skaters from Winter post and teams them up with the Medallion background stamp, it would look great in lots of colours and it would also be easy to make lots!  The brad goes either side of the ribbon to make a flat embellishment, with just enough sparkle!

Now this card is using Real Red and Old Olive ink, a perfect match for Christmas. I have just used one stamp set for this card, Season of Joy.

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Look at these wonderful creations !

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I took part in one organised swap for convention on one of the forums I belong to In Love With Stamping  ILWS you’ll find me there under the name Emerald Tigger……..

This swap was to make something, anything, 3D this was the criteria

You must use some kind of embellishment (ribbon, buttons, brads etc)

Now, these 3D items should be “WOW” items – they make you want to stop and look at them. As the groups will be small please do put some extra time and effort into making your 3D  item have that WOW factor.

Some ideas include:

Bookmarks, keytags, boxes, bags, note card sets, mini albums….

I knew what I wanted to make straight away but it took me ages to find the item I wanted to stamp on!!!

Here are the swaps

All nicely parcelled up, see Sage Shadow and Chocolate Chip again!!!  When you take the lid off the box this is what you will find…..

And  inside…….is one of these lovely bangles

Now they took some time to make, I stamped them first with stazon, then coloured them using re-inkers a 2-tone effect was the look I was after and each one needed 2-3 coats then I coated them with Cyrstal Effects again 2-3 coats, Bamboo poles are great for a drying rack!

I hope they like them!

I look forward to sharing with you the lovely things I will receive in return.

Happy Stampin’

Amanda

Today’s card is using one of the most versatile stamp sets in the catalogue, Season of Joy.  I have combined it with the five petal punch to make a large poinsettia.  It is very dimensional so a card to hand to those special people at Christmas, or put a large letter stamp on it!

Stamps : Season of Joy
Inks: Old Olive, Real Red
Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive
Accessories: Square fire rhinestone brad

I’m off to Colbury, Southampton today to a craft show with 2 of my lovely team, Stella and Michele do come along and say hi! We will be running a prize draw and make and takes all day.

Happy Stampin’

Amanda

Today’s card, uses just a little ink and some designer paper.  This is a great way of using up your scraps.

Stamps : Season of Joy, Winter Post
Inks: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Ski Slope designer paper, Whisper White

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Amanda

Last week I had a lovely Fast and Fabulous class of Christmas cards, all quick and simple we made 5 cards and a little box in 2 hours.  If you would like to find out more about my classes please click here.

Each card is easily duplicated at home to make your Christmas card making a fun and speedy crafting experience. The sentiment on the card is Seasonal Wishes, it is half price as it’s on the last chance list…….£7.98 for 6 wonderful sentiment stamps.

Stamps : Season of Joy, Seasonal Wishes
Inks: Old Olive, Versamark
Cardstock: Ski Slope designer paper, Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Ribbon, 1 1/4″ and 1 3/8″ circle punch and White embossing powder

Happy Stampin’

Amanda

I don’t know how the weather has been with you but I’ve fished out my woolly socks and a jumper today!  It’s more like autumn than summer!

So to add a little festive cheer  to the rain I thought I’d share a Christmas card with you today, it’s using my new found colour, Garden Green………it really has been in the UK catalogue for 2 years but I had never noticed it, I’ve been too much in love with Old Olive and Certainly Celery, but it is definitely my favourite green of the moment!!

I have some thing very bright and summery planned for tomorrow!

Stamps : Season of Joy
Inks: Real Red, Garden Green
Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red, Garden Green
Accessories: Red Gingham ribbon, Paper Piercer and Mat pack

Happy Stampin’

Amanda

These are the projects I completed at Elaine’s on Saturday.

Jane designed this first card, well something very similar……….you see I was busy chatting ( not like me at all !  ) and stuck my ribbon on too central then the mat layers didn’t fit so I adapted the design……..I’m really pleased with it and the technique, I will be demoing this technique at my workshops during July.

Stamps : Wow Flowers
Inks: Green Galore
Cardstock: Green Galore, Whisper White
Accessories: 1/2″ circle punch, White grosgrain ribbon, Stampin’ Pastels, Sponge Daubers, Paper Piercer, Scallop circle punch

This is a bookmark designed by Vannessa, it showcases the wonderful Season of Joy, a Christmas stamp set that’s not just for Christmas!!!  I love the Summer Sun, Cameo Coral combination, just right for a summer holiday read.

Stamps : Season of Joy, One of a Kind
Inks: Cameo Coral, Summer Sun, Old Olive
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Summer Sun, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Round Tab Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Brads, Paper piercer

This card was Amy’s make and take with a difference, she gave us all a bag of bits, cardstock, designer paper, confetti white card.  Black Stazon ink, watercolour crayons and the choice of 2 stamp sets, Scene in a Garden or the one I chose Soft Summer.  The ribbon embellishment uses a loop of Linen thread to attach the button, simple and stylish.  Love it!

Stamps : Soft Summer
Inks: Black Stazon
Cardstock and Papers: Confetti White, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Summer Picnic DSP
Accessories: Button, Linen Thread, Bashful Blue Double Stitched Ribbon, Watercolour wonder crayons

Happy Stampin’

Amanda