Christmas card – Branching Out. It’s week 6 of 12, already half way through my 12 week Countdown to Christmas Series. When I first begin to design a card, I never know what direction it will take. It goes without saying that establishing what colour card stock and pretty papers you want to use is […]
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Festive Friends for Christmas
Festive Friends for Christmas. Welcome, welcome, welcome! It’s week 5 and time to meet with Festive Friends – another Online exclusive! Christmas isn’t Christmas without Santa or his Elf or a snowman! I will leave the elf for another day, so do pop back! Continuing with my mission to reduce the thickness of the cards […]
Christmas cards with Mix and Match ephemera
Christmas cards – Mix and Match Ephemera. Welcome to week 4 of my Christmas Countdown Series. This week we’re looking at making quick Christmas card with Mix and Match ephemera packs. On page 15 of the September-December 2025 Mini catalogue, you’ll find a hidden gem – the Christmas Tags & More 6″x 6″ (15.2 x […]
Sewn leaf card – Gathering Moments
Sewn leaf card – Gathering Moments. Sewn leaf? Yes, you heard right! Last week I showed you the large leaf aperture card and today’s leaf is what was cut out of that Basic Beige card front! Nestle the corresponding die on the leaf and run it through the die cutting machine which will perforate the […]
Gingerbread man Christmas card
Gingerbread man Christmas card. Episode 2, week 2 of my 12 week Countdown to Christmas Series and I’m really excited about this one! The gingerbread man die is HUGE! Why? Because the die cuts out a pair of Gingerbread men with a hinge to create a mini card. I’ve tried to incorporate as many of […]
Matching card and gift box
Matching card and gift box. Cast your eye on pages 28-31 of the new September-December 2025 Mini catalogue and check out the North Pole Delivery Suite collection. You can see the first card I made with it HERE. This Suite was on my wish list. Over a period of time, I had earned sale incentive […]
Quick Easy card – Jolly Delivery
Quick Easy card – Jolly Delivery. Jolly Delivery might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I was drawn to the Jolly Delivery Bundle because of its dies. I’m a sucker for gift packaging dies, and this one has a die to die cut a mini envelop box with interesting closures. I’ll save the gift […]
Any occasion card – Branching Out
Any occasion card – Branching Out. Branching Out is a gem of a stamp set because you can use it all year round or make it festive to suit the Christmas Season. The coordinating dies has a nest of rectangular stitched dies with the corners “cropped” off, a small pine branch, fir cone, and a […]