Season of Joy Trees

I'm not sure if I've posted this one before, so if I have I'm sorry. I love the Season of Joy stamp set as it's so versatile. I've just used the tree in this card, but the set has lots of fab images & the swirl can be used all year round.

The DSP was the Bridesmaid foiled one that is sadly discontinued & I used my Cherry Cobbler ink pad to colour the areas that were not foiled. Love this effect.





Thanks for looking,
Kathy. x

Delightful Decorations Workshop

Some of my ladies came over & we made a couple of these cards each.

We started off with a 12" square piece of Very Vanilla Which we cut down to 2 5" strips. The card was scored at 5" then the long side was folded in half. A circle was cut out of the folded side to create the semi-circular apeture.

Next we roller stamped with the back panel with So Swirly in our choice of colour, & used the swirl from the Season of Joy set to stamp around the apeture (I tried using the So Swirly but the pattern was too busy).

2 panels were cut from matching colour card stock & punched the borders, they were adhered to the card as shown. A piece of ribbon was added to the front border and a piece of Elastic Cord was stuck into the crease to hold the ornament. The front panel was then stuck down to hide the ribbon & cord.

Finally we stamped & cut out 2 ornaments & stuck them on either side of the Elastic Cord.

The ladies loved making these and as you can see, I've made a few! :)

Happy Crafting,
Kathy. x

Christmas Workshop - Four Cards in a NIght

This workshop showed how we can make a bunch of cards in 2 hours, just by being organised! If each stage is done separately, then all the cards put together in the end, we can get all our Christmas cards done in no time. Says me who is still struggling to get to 50, let alone the hundred I need. :)

All the stamped images were done first onto Whisper White card & cut & punched out where required. Next glue your layers, add brads, gems etc where needed. Score & fold your card blanks & finally stick everything together.

Still loving the Cherry Cobbler / Old Olive & Very Vanilla combination, I promise to show you some other combos soon.

Take care,
Kathy. x

All the Chocolate Easel Cards!

OK, here they all are, I kept to one of each colour for the photo as 25 of them wouldn't have fitted on the table!

The colours I used were:
So Saffron (with Chocolate Chip ink)
Taken with Teal
Always Artichoke
Handsome Hunter
Brocade Blue
Perfect Plum
Not Quite Navy

Supplies used:
Stamps - Season of Joy & Punches Three
Card - in each colour & Very Vanilla
Ink - in each colour
Punch - Square Scallop
Adhesives - Snail & Dimensionals
Chocolate square

If you wanted to, you could use some Dazzling Diamonds glitter, pearls from the Pretties Kit or any of the Brads available, but I kept it simple.

Thanks for looking,
Kathy.

More Chocolate Easel Cards!

Here are the rest of the different colours I made, in all I made 25 of these cards, it only took an evening so I thought that was great going!! (Phew!)

Happy crafting!
Kathy.

Chocolate Easel Cards

Here are some pictures of the cards I've made for my work colleagues, & yes I've hidden some more chocolate for them! I gave them out on the 25th of November & most of the chocolate hasn't made it through the day! I gave them out so early as my craft cupboard is a complete shambles & I needed the room!

Thanks for looking!
Kathy.

Stampers 10 cards

I made 9 cards for Abi's Stampers 10 (I'm the 10th!) & gave them out on Saturday as it was our last meeting until the new year.

As I forgot to take a photo I had to make another as I loved it so much & wanted to share it with you! The only things different are that I added a little Chocolate coloured glitter & the ribbon.

Supplies used:
Stamps - Season of Joy, Punches Three & Tree Trimmings
Ink - Chocolate Chip, Close to Cooca & Creamy Caramel
Card - Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa & Very Vanilla
Ribbon - 1/4" Grosgrain in Chocolate Chip
Punches - Scallop Square
Accessories - Glitter
Adhesives - Snail, 2-Way Glue Pen & Dimensionals
Chocolate square

You're probably thinking "Where's the chocolate?". It's hidden underneath the greeting, it just slides out so ruining the card getting to the chocolate!

If you'd like the chocolate it's Green & Blacks individually wrapped chocolate squares available from Tesco's (£3.99 for a box of 45). Just leave some for me as I've run out & I want to make some chocolate tree decorations!

Hope you like it,
Kathy.

Season of Joy Chocolate Surprise

This is another card we made at the launch party, hidden behind the snowflake is a chocolate (Elizabeth Shaw orange chocolates).

I Used:
Stamps - Season of Joy
Ink - Chocolate Chip
Card - Chocolate Chip & So Saffron
Punches - Scallop Circle, 1-3/8" Circle,1-1/4" Circle & Scallop Edge
Accessories - 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon in Chocolate Chip

Hope you like it, sorry the colour hasn't come out well today.
Kathy.

Christmas Jingle #3

I did warn you there were going to be some more Christmas Jingle cards coming your way!

I used:

Stamps - Season of Joy (for greeting)
Ink - Chocolate Chip
Card - Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
Simply Scrappin' - Christmas Jingle
Punches - Oval & Scallop Oval

I love the Reindeer, so elegant! Thanks for looking,
Kathy.

Snowflake Apeture

For those of you who missed last month's workshop, here's the other card we made that evening.
Not sure what we're doing during October's workshop, but I'm sure I'll think of something!


Hope to see you there!
Kathy.

Poinsettia Apeture

I hope my photos show my design here, I used the Scallop Circle punch to cut an apeture then added the poinsettia to the inside.

I used:
Stamp set - Season of Joy
Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Handsome Hunter, Bravo Burgundy
Ink - Bravo Burgundy, Handsome Hunter
1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Very Vanilla
Punches - Scallop Circle, 1-3/8" Circle

If I'd had some gold brads I'd probably have have added those to the centre of the flower.

Thanks for looking,
Kathy

Season Of Joy- Red

I did this card for Abi's Funky Friday#24 challenge, we needed to use Rose Red & Whisper White.

I Used:
Rose Red & Whisper White card
Rose Red ink
Season of Joy stamp set
Corner Rounder, Scallop Oval & Oval punches
Clear sticky gems

I didn't realise until I'd finished it that is was very similar to Abi's!
Sorry Abi, I didn't mean to case yours, but the poinsetta stamp was perfect for the colour challenge, so I guess great minds think alike!
You might have noticed I've also stamped the envelope, I like to do this so the recipient might open it first!

Thanks for looking!
Kathy.

So Swirly Christmas

Hi, Welcome to my blog!!
I hope it gives you some ideas and inspiration.

I know I'm early but when you have loads of cards to make, best start early!
The colour combination is Night of Navy and Very Vanilla.
I used stampin' up's Season of Joy stamp set for the tree and the greeting, I love the set as there are so many options available. I'm sure I'll be using it for most of my christmas cards.
I used the So Swirly roller for the border, it's so easy to get fantastic borders with very little effort.
I finally used a few gems for a little bit of sparkle, couldn't resist!

Thanks for stopping by!
Kathy.