Merry Christmas

Back from our last visit to the Lakes this year and time to crack on with Christmas cards!

Poinsettia and branch stamps are by Chloe, sentiment stamp is by Sweet Dixie. I've also used a set of SU snowflake stamps with clear embossing powder on the red background.

The branches have been stamped on heat-resistant acetate and the gold spirals were made from off-cuts of gold card wrapped around the handle of an embossing tool.

I mixed some fine gold glitter in with normal gold embossing powder to give it a little sparkle.

This is what I get up to in the Lakes, although obviously that's not me, it's my husband.

Last week we climbed Blencathra which is a prominent fell just outside of Keswick, not much of a view due to mist and cloud but it was a good day's walking. At 2848 ft it's officially a mountain and one of three we climbed that day.

Merry Christmas

Made at SU class

Gift Bag

Little bit addicted to making these now.
This one is Papermania kraft cardstock, stamped with SU 'Serene Snowflakes'.
Eyelets are also SU and ribbon is from Tesco.
Vellum sentiment is DCWV.

Noel

This was made at our last SU class before Christmas.
I must admit I am all Christmas card-ed out, it will be a relief to start making everyday cards again!

This one is a cross between a card and a mini-book as there is enough room under each fold to put a small photo.
If I was to make more of this style I would use die-cut letters (my hand cutting is dire).

Tags

We had an excellent session at SU class a few weeks ago. Rather than make a card we did a variety of Christmas projects, including these tags. The top layer lifts up to reveal the message.

I had already made a batch of tags at home and honestly thought I'd have some left over. Now I've started on the wrapping I realise I need to make more...
So these were my tags -

I used SU Serene Snowflakes to stamp white ink on some red card. Then I cut some tags using a Sizzix die and stamped with Waltzingmouse sentiments and the snowflake stamps and layered them up. My first couple of dozen tags had eyelets but I started to get hand-ache!
Baker's Twine threaded through the holes/ eyelets. Very cheap on Ebay - think I paid £10 for 300 metres which will last an age.

One of the presents I have bought is a new pair of hiking boots so I thought it would be fun to add these Quickutz boots to the tag.

Christmas

Just about the same as yesterday's cards. I swapped the stamped image for Stampin' Up Dasher and kept the rest the same.

Christmas

Some similar (but very slightly different) Christmas cards.
All kraft card blanks are by Papermania and have been stamped with Stampin' Up Serene Snowflakes.
The above card has a K& Co sticker that I had kicking around for about six years(!) and I stamped the greeting.

The image on these three cards is by Inkadinkado and I added gold cord or ribbon.

Dasher

I love this card.
Made at SU class. We used the same stamps as the previous card (Dasher and Serene Snowflakes).
A new technique we learned was how to use SU shimmer paint. You really can't see it on the photo but the card has been sprayed a light shimmery gold.
I have tried shimmer mists in the past and could not get on with them because I felt they warped the card too much. The SU shimmer paint has been mixed with alcohol so once sprayed the alcohol evaporates quickly and the card does not warp at all.

Christmas card made at Stampin' Up class. This was a set of three cards all using the lovely 'Dasher' stamp.

We stamped on to acetate using white Stazon ink and 'Serene Snowflakes' stamps. I love the effect of stamping on acetate and actually find the white Stazon much easier to use in this way than the black Stazon (it must be a different formulation because the white doesn't have that almond smell).