December Wonder - Wreath Christmas Cards

I have more December Wonder cards to show you today :o) I really do LOVE this little stamp set!

This time I used the two snowflake stamps included in the set to make a Christmas Wreath.

I used Soft Sky ink and the largest of the two snowflakes to stamp at the top/centre of the Whisper White cardstock mat. I then punched out a 1" circle from copy paper and added temporary adhesive to the reverse before positioning it just under the bottom of the stamped snowflake.

Using the same stamp, I stamped around the circle at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock before stamping again in between each of these.

I then used the smaller snowflake stamp and Lost Lagoon ink to stamp between and towards the top of each pair of snowflakes already stamped .... hope that makes sense :o)

The stamps create such a pretty Wreath and I love the colours together with the Real Red.

I also love the shape you get in the centre :o)

After trying the card with the Blues, I had to have another go with some Greens. 

I chose Pear Pizzazz for the larger snowflake and Garden Green for the smaller one - again, I think it looks great with the red :o)

I added basic Rhinestones to each of the smaller snowflakes. I was tempted to colour them red with the Blendabilities markers - BUT I was looking to create a quick design for my Christmas cards, so didn't use them this time :o) Of course you could add Pearls instead, they would look just as pretty!

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Supplies

Project Life December Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [136562] £13.95	Watercolor Winter Too Photopolymer Stamp Set [136819] £10.95	Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] £6.25	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] £6.25	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] £6.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.50	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181] £4.95	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [133644] £4.95	Pear Pizzaz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] £4.95	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] £4.95
Real Red 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon [119251] £5.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] £4.50	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] £3.25	Glue Dots [103683] £3.95

Festival Of Trees

Festival of Trees is another new Photopolymer stamp set from the Autumn / Winter catalogue ...... and it's Fabulous! :o)

It's a Two-Step stamping set. You have a choice of five different Trees which you can then add baubles/lights or trimmings to. The set has a matching Punch and is available to buy as a Bundle, saving you 15% on the price!

Have you spotted the gorgeous charm? These are the new Snowflake embellishments ..... absolutely gorgeous! You can find them on page 22. I have attached one with a little of our White Baker's Twine - which I fixed to the back of the panel using Sticky Strip.

I stamped the Trees using Lost Lagoon ink and then over-stamped them in Versamark using the Bauble and Trimmings stamps. This I then embossed using Silver Embossing Powder.

I also embossed the edges of the white mat. I lightly ran the edge over the top of the Versamark pad and then dipped it into the embossing powder before heating. It adds another bit of subtle shine to the card :o)

The new technique used this time is Markered Frame. I saw this on Lyssa Zwolanek's blog.

All you do is use a marker to draw around the edge of an acrylic block. You can make the 'frame' as deep as you like. You then 'stamp' the block onto your card stock. I have stamped with an entire block before, but I hadn't come across using the blocks to create frames :o)

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Supplies

Festival Of Trees Photopolymer Bundle [137640] £24.95	Festival Of Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set [135059] £13.95	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] £3.75	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock [133686] £6.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.50
2013-2015 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [131260] £11.75	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [133644] £4.95	Versamark Pad [102283] £6.75	All Is Calm Snowflake Embellishment [137383] £6.25	White Baker's Twine [124262] £2.50
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] £3.95	Tree Punch [135859] £15.50	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054] £25.95	Embossing Buddy [103083] £5.25	Clear Block D [118485] £7.50
Big Shot Die-Cut Machine [113439] £87.95	On Point Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [135876] £7.50	Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive [110755] £3.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £3.25	Sticky Strip [104294] £5.50

Holiday Home - Christmas Card

I love the new Holiday Home photopolymer stamp set! It's just so versatile! It is made up of 24 different stamps. You can create Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and New Home cards and projects with it :o)

Some of the images are tiny, but they aren't difficult to cut out by hand. There are three different houses in the set and these have a coordinating Framelits set (Homemade Holiday). If you purchase the stamps and framelits together as a Bundle, you save 15% on the price!

I spotted this technique on Helene Legrand's blog this week and wanted to include it with my class this month.

You use one of our Decorative Masks and lay it over your card stock using it like a stencil. Use a sponge dauber to apply White Craft Ink to all the Dots. Remove the mask and let the ink dry before positioning the mask back over the White Craft dots. Offset the mask against these just slightly and then use another dauber to apply a different colour ink.

It's a fun technique that's a bit different and the effect you get is lovely :o)

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Supplies

Holiday Home Photopolymer Bundle [137631] £28.75	Holiday Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [135095] £13.95	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] £6.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £6.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50
Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad [101731] £6.95	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] £4.95	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] £4.95	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181] £4.95	Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Crumb Cake Assortment [131004] ...
Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Pumpkin Pie Assortment [130997] £10.95	Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Old Olive Assortment [130999] £10.95	Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Cherry Cobbler Assortment [130995] £10.95	Whisper White 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [134573] £6.25	Dots Stripes Decorative Masks [133775] £2.75
Sponge Daubers [133773] £4.50	Big Shot Die-Cut Machine [113439] £87.95	Magnetic Platform [130658] £35.95	Homemade Holiday Framelits Dies [135857] £19.95	Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive [110755] £3.25
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £3.25