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)

___________

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

Traveller - Birthday Card

I held my Technique's Class this week, so I have a few technique based cards to show you :o)

This one uses the wonderful Traveller stamp set. A perfect card for Vintage cards and Men's cards.

I kept the image simple, just stamping in Basic Grey ink. I used the  Festive paper piercing pack template for the Windows Frames to prick all around the edge of the white mat, after using the matching framelits to cut it out.

Gorgeous Grunge was used on the background mat and I used Four You for the sentiment :o)

The technique showcased here is embossing with Duct Tape (or Gaffer Tape).

You cover a piece of card stock with the tape and run it through your Big Shot. It's a great technique for men's cards :o)

___________

Supplies

Traveler Wood Stamp Set [134510] £24.95	Gorgeous Grunge Wood-mount Stamp Set [130514] £21.95	Four You Wood-mount Stamp Set [130535] £12.95	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £6.25	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] £6.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.50	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [126981] £4.95	Basic Black Baker's Twine [134576] £2.50	Basic Metal Buttons [133319] £7.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] £4.50
Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199] £4.50	Paper-Piercing Tool [126189] £3.50	Festive Paper-Piercing Pack [127857] £7.25	Big Shot Die-Cut Machine [113439] £87.95	Magnetic Platform [130658] £35.95
Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies [129021] £22.95	Zig Zag Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [133738] £7.50	Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive [110755] £3.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £3.25	Mini Glue Dots [103683] £3.95

By The Seashore - Scrapbook Page

This was the second Page created at my August Scrapbook Class.

There are quite a few different elements on this Page, so I knew it would take a lot longer than the first Page :o)

I used the By The Seashore stamp set for all the stamping and decided to use that for my Page Title too :o)

I used a retired alphabet die set for the title, but you could use any die set for this.

I used Crisp Cantaloupe, Soft Suede and Pool Party to stamp the shells, crab and starfish. These were cut out by hand and added to the Page using either Glue Dots or Dimensionals. All the edges were sponged using the same colour ink as the stamping.

I love how the little Gold Sequins look on the Page. They coordinate perfectly with the gold thread running through the Gold Baker's Twine.

The Sailor Knots on the Baker's Twine proved a little tricky for my ladies ..... but I love to challenge them :o)

The Orange and White tassel was created by knotting a piece of our new Tangerine Tango Two-Tone Trim (Autumn / Winter catalogue page 45). I then unraveled the ends below the knot to create the tassel look. 

I think the little piece of Burlap also adds to the seaside scene. I just frayed the ends a little to add to the overall look :o)

___________

Supplies

By The Seashore [132582] £20.95	Subtles 12" X 12" Cardstock [131189] £8.95	Crumb Cake 12 X 12 Smooth Card Stock [124274] £5.50	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] £7.50	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] £4.95
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982] £4.95	Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin' Pad [131176] £4.95	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] £4.95	White Tangerine Tango Two-Tone Trim [135838] £4.50	1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon [132140] £7.25
Gold Baker's Twine [132975] £3.25	Gold Sequin Trim [132983] £4.50	Stamping Sponges [101610] £3.25	Big Shot Die-Cut Machine [113439] £87.95	Magnetic Platform [130658] £35.95
Labels Collection Framelits Dies [125598] £22.95	Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive [110755] £3.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £3.25	Mini Glue Dots [103683] £3.95