A White on White Christmas Card

Hi, hope things are going well with you today.
I have a quick posting today.

 I was inspired by Kathy Jones (as always) in a magazine article she contributed to the Australian Simply Cards No 49 magazine where she demonstrated creating "White on White" cards for Christmas, so I thought I'd have a go.

Here's my card:

I used the JustRite stampers Holly Background stamp and heat embossed it with white embossing powder on white Vellum.

I added an ornament from the JusrRite Stampers Noel Christmas Ornaments and heat embossed with silver embossing powder on white card.

I cut small pearl beads from a string of pearls I purchased at the Brisbane Expo '12 and then added a "Noel" sentiment (with a little crystal stickles added) from my stash and a lovely white poinsettia to finish.

Here are the main ingredients that I used to make this card:

Quill White MultiBoard 210gsm Card stoc

JustRite Stamps - Christmas Holly Background

JustRite Noel Christmas Ornament stamps

Pearl Ribbon White Large - Craft Queen

Petaloo Poinsettia Medium White

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A quick and simple yet effective Christmas card, hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by today.

Three Decoupage Cards from Jayne Nestorenko Designs

Hi, how are you? We started our Summer here in Australia on December 1st and you may have seen on the news that we began with a real blast with temperatures in NSW reaching 44 degrees Celsius! A heatwave indeed and those temperatures also bring with them the most amazing Thunderstorms, lightening and of course rainfall (which we have been in need of!). In fact on Thursday November 29th we had hailstones the size of your adult thumbnail!!

I have three cards to show you today. I made them some time ago from a free set of decoupage papers that came with the August 2012 edition (Cover 103) of Papercraft Inspirations (UK Magazine). The instructions are found on pages 6 - 8 of the magazine and a free pair of cutting out scissors!

The drawings were made by Jayne Nestorenko and distributed by Crafters Companion. There are more designs available under what she calls (rather appropriate me thinks!)  "The Summer Adorables" range on www.jaynenestorenko.com or www.crafterscompanion.co.uk.

Here they are:

 This first one always reminds me of when my sisters and I were children and we used to go to South-end-on-sea. WE always used to buy cockles served in Brown Malt Vinegar as they were a particular favourite of my Father.

This too brought back childhood memories. We were strongly encouraged to put all our toys away and keep everything neat and tidy - explains a lot!!!

This image actually made me smile and really took me back to my formative years when, as children we went to our Grandparents! Sorry I lost the colour inside the laundry basket no idea what happened there!

After the images were all cut out - some more fiddlier than others - I used foam pads to provide the dimension on the decoupaged layers. The images were just added to plain white card stock.

So there you have them. Thanks for dropping by. I have some Super cards coming up to show you which I can only post after the recipients Birthday has come and gone, I don't want to spoil the surprises!

Sizzix Pop N Cut Christmas Cards

Hi, how are you today? I am so excited about a recent purchase. Yes, you've guessed it (well the post title is a big hint after all!!). I have invested in the Sizzix Pop N Cuts die cutting system designed by Karen Burniston for Sizzix. It is early days and I am only experimenting at the moment.

Today I have a few Christmas cards to show you created on this cutting system. I also have a video
to show for those who prefer that medium; I show each card and their inside features.  Frits (my lovely Technical Director and Husband extraordinaire) determined that the camera may have had something to do with the quality of my first few video clips. I got to use the old camera!!! So we will experiment later with the new one, so bear with me for now and I (we) will work on the camera thing.

OK Here are the cards .......

OK - that's 10 in all! I did a whole run of them in a day! I made a few of the "Be Good" medallions using one of my most favourite stamps from Waltzing Mouse and used another on the inside which you will see in the video clip.

The papers I used are First Edition and Bo Bunny - I'll be sure to add them to my ingredients list at the end of this post.

Here is my video showing the 10 cards I have listed today in more detail, including their insides!!

... and there you have it. I hope you liked today's posting - let me know in the comments feature at the bottom of this post. I'd love the feedback.

Here is a more detailed list of the products I used:

Bo Bunny Mistletoe Collection 6 x 6 Paper Pad	First Edition 12 x 12 Festive Treats Pape	First Edition 12 x 12 Christmas Joy Pape	Copic BLENDING CARD X-Press It Paper Pack of 10	Kaiser Craft Scarlet Weave Card Stock
Waltzing Mouse Stamps - Compliments of the season	Spellbinders Labels Fourteen S4 - 290	Spellbinders Standard Circles LG, S4-114	Spellbinders Small Pinking Circles S4-172	PORTACraft Self Adhesive 5mm Pearls
RRR September 2012 Ribbon Club	HOTP Forever Christmas 6 x 6 Paper Pad	Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad	COPIC Sketch Markers

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Thanks very much for stopping by to read by post.

Christmas Cards with the Theme of Santa and his Reindeer

Hi How are you?
I have been doing a little learning about making and uploading videos to YouTube. I am certainly making many mistakes AND working through a huge Learning Curve in the process. Please bear with me as I try to resume normal service as I work though my learning trials!

Today I have 7 cards to show you as well as a video clip. The Quality on the Video Clip is not good - so the photos may help. The cards all have a Theme - either it's Santa or Santa and his Reindeer.
Here they are:

Here is Rudolf. He was a kit card purchased from a UK store.
I cut him out and decoupaged him (layered similar pieces) with foam pads and then used some stickles to give him a little Bling!

The sentiment and two other cut outs are from First Edition Design Papers.

Here is Santa and his two friends. Again a card kit purchased on the net from a UK store.

He too was decoupaged using sticky foam pads and layered on First Edition Design Paper.

The Gold strip is from a Lakeland (UK store) product that has been discontinued.

Here is an Australian themed card. The outline is a Make it Crafty digi stamp which I printed onto Copic Blending card and coloured with Copics.

The image was then cut out using Spellbinders Oval Dies and Grand Decorative Ovals.

The image was then placed onto a card made of DCWV Neutral Mat Pack Grey Card stock.

Another Santa from Make it crafty. The digi stamp was printed and then coloured with Copic markers.

Spellbinders Grand Oval and Decorative Oval dies were used to make the background layers.

He makes me Laugh!

Another Santa digi image from Make it Crafty.


Spellbinders Grand Oval and Decorative Oval dies were used to make the background layers.

Similar to the previous card this Santa is also a digi stamp - I just love them; they make me smile!

This card is a particular favourite. I was Greatly inspired by Debbie Pamment and used her layout to give me confidence to make this card. It is very different from most cards I make and it was great to get out of the comfort zone.

The Card stock for the card base is from Office works by Quill and is 210gsm and sold as A3 sheets. The other card stock is from DCWV Neutral Mat Stack. The Die Cut in the top right hand corner is from the KaiserCraft Collectables set - Twig & Berry. The Pink and black Design Paper is from KaiserCraft 12 x 12 Precious Moments Paper Pad. The stamp in the bottom right corner is from Waltzing Mouse stamps and cut out with a JustRite Stampers Die. The gears were cut out using Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets dies. Vintage Photo and Antique Linen were the two distressing ink pads that I used along with KaiserCraft white paint which I stippled onto the gears cut from Black card stock.

Here is a video to support this Blog Post - I promise to work on the Quality next time!!! Humble apologies in advance!!!

Details for most of the ingredients that I used for these cards can be found here:

DCWV Neutral Mat Stack 12 x 12	Copic BLENDING CARD X-Press It Paper Pack of 10	COPIC Sketch Markers	Waltzing Mouse Stamps - Compliments of the season	Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink Pad Vintage Photo	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink Pad Antique Linen	HOTP Forever Christmas 6 x 6 Paper Pad	First Edition 12 x 12 Festive Treats Pape	First Edition 12 x 12 Christmas Joy Pape
Spellbinders Classic Ovals LG S4-110	Spellbinders Grand Ovals - LF110	Spellbinders Grand Decorative Ovals One - LF 016	Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets - S5 048	Stickles - Crystal
Kaiser Craft Precious Moments 12 x 12 Paper Pad	Kaiser Craft white Paint	Kaiser Craft Twig and Berry Collectables

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I hope you liked looking at my cards - Thanks for calling by it is always much appreciated.