Flowers, Stamps and More!

Wow, what a busy day, but I'm pleased to say that a nice shipment of supplies came in and I got most of them added back into stock. I've been out of these things for a while, so if you want to take a look, some of them are:

Prima Flowers
Autumn Leaves .99 Stamps
Ranger Distress Ink Pads
Heidi Swapp Ghost Snowflakes
Heidi Swapp Edge Distressers

There are lots more, but these are a few of the more popular items that I keep running out of, so hurry scurry if you want them this time :o) Happy crafting and I also wish you a safe and very happy new year!

Pretty Fairy Card

Here's a pretty fairy card that is just perfect to give to a friend! You will need:

Red A4 card

Beige Cardstock

Red Patterned Paper

Inkadinkadoo's Beautiful Fairies Stamps

Iridescent Embossing Powder

Gold Ink Pad

2 Gold Flower Stickers

Short Length of 1/8 beige ribbon

Fiskar's Threading Water Border Punch

Glue Dots/Glue Stick

Instructions:

Cut a piece of beige cardstock slightly smaller than your card front and adhere. Do the same with the red patterned paper.

Cut a piece of beige cardstock about the same width as the red patterned paper and make the length of it about 1/4" shorter. On each side of the width of the cardstock, punch a border with the Fiskar's border punch.

Stamp the fairy with gold ink and quickly cover in iridescent embossing powder while the ink is still wet. Tap off the excess powder and set the design with your heat tool.

Place a gold flower sticker in opposite corners.

Thread the beige ribbon through two holes in the border and tie a bow. Place the card front on your card using glue dots for added dimension. Happy crafting :o)

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Merry Christmas!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! It's hard to believe that another whole year is almost passed. I hope this next year brings you lots of wonderful happy times and that you can take time to preserve some more of your wonderful memories :o) Happy crafting & very Happy Holidays to all!

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Robot Card

With all the gifting going on this time of year, kids will be getting the movies Wall-E & Robots for Christmas, here's a cute little card that will work for any child's event and it's easy to make too! You will need:

A4 card

patterned paper -the more alien looking , the better :o)

2 robot or alien die cuts (mine are from Cuttlekids)

1 piece of white core cardstock

gold ink pad

glue dots, glue stick

black pen

Instructions:

Glue a piece of patterned paper to the front of your card.

Cut a piece of white core cardstock the same width as the bottom of the patterned paper. On the top edge, make a torn edge about 1.5" high from the bottom. Tap the white torn edge on the gold ink pad till the effect suit you. Glue this to the card front.

Make 2 aliens and adhere with glue dots to the front of the card and write your message in black ink. There, that's an easy card and I can tell you for sure that any child, especially boys, love these cards :o)

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Christmas Present Card

If you have a small envelope punch, such as McGill round envelope punch, this is an easy card to make and you can even put extra little messages inside the envelopes for fun!

You will need:

Red A4 Card

White Cardstock

Patterned Paper

3-4 scraps of coordinating paper, big enough to punch an envelope

Vellum

Optional:

6 mini brads

Small pieces of craft string

Glue Dots, Glue Stick

Or

Small piece of ribbon

Instructions:

Cut a piece of white card stock slightly smaller than your A4 card and adhere to the front of your card.

Cut a piece of patterned paper slightly smaller than the white and adhere. Do the same with the vellum, again making it slightly smaller than the patterned paper and adhere.

Punch 3 small envelopes and fold as indicated on the punch.

For the brad & string option, place a mini brad through the top & bottom flap and wrap a small string around both brads to complete your closure. Adhere the envelopes to the front of the card with glue dots.

For the ribbon option, simply fold the envelope as indicated on the punch, then tie a ribbon around and make a loose knot or tie it in a bow. When you put the glue dot on the back, make sure it goes covers the ribbon too, as well as the part of the envelope so the ribbon doesn't slip off when it's untied to reveal your special secret message inside :o)

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Another easy Christmas card...

Here's another easy -to-make Christmas card that you can whip together in a hurry! You will need:

1 red paper flower (2")

2 small red paper flowers (1")

1 green leaf

1 "joy" die cut

A4 red card

Beige Cardstock

Patterned Paper

Vellum Paper

Glue Stick

Glue Dots

3 mini gold brads

Instructions:

Cut a piece of beige cardstock slightly smaller than the front of your card and glue to the front (5.25" x 4").

Cut a piece of patterned paper (mine was a Santa Postage Stamp pattern), slightly smaller than the beige card (5" x 3.75") and glue to the front.

Cut a piece of vellum paper for layering on top of the patterned paper (4.5" x 3") and glue that on top of the patterned paper.

Place brads in the middle of the flowers and arrange them in the top left of the card along with the green leaf. I find it easier to attach the flowers with glue dots. It gives them a nice 3-D look, and the glue dots also stick better than any glue I've ever tried. The flowers I used were Prima, and already had the gold glitter on them.

For the "Joy" die cut, if you don't have one (I made mine with the Cricut), either write it on with a thicker tip pen, or stamp and cut it out. Either way, you will have an easy card that makes a beautiful statement. Find more free card patterns here: http://www.dinglefoot.com/how-to-make-a-handmade-greeting-card/


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Need a retreat to get some scrapbooking done?

You know the scenario...you have high hopes of getting a ton of scrapbooking done, but life happens, an unexpected glitch in your plans, the kids always need something the moment you get started, the doorbell rings, the phone rings...and you end up feeling very frustrated because you just can't get anything done! You need a retreat--- some place to go where you can get a ton of work done with no interruptions :o)

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The fun begins the moment you arrive! You will be greeted at the door and shown to your beautiful room or to the crafting area, whichever your heart desires. Me, I go straight to the crafting!

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Very Easy Hot Chocolate Greeting Card

Hate those last minute surprises that come around these busy holiday times? This is a super easy card that you can whip together in just minutes!

You will need:

Cricut cup & steam die cuts (or similar)
Red A4 Card
Patterned paper
glue stick
foam dots

Instructions:

Cut a piece of patterned paper slightly smaller than the front of your A4 card & adhere with glue stick adhesive.

Mount cup to your card front with foam adhesive squares for dimension.

Glue the steam flat to the card front.

Write in your sentiment, and seriously, you have a cute notecard that is ready to go in double-quick time!

You can always add extras to the card or cup if you have time, but this card is fun and festive as is.

There you have it, easy idea, but a fun card that anyone would love to receive for the holidays! Happy crafting :o)

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Christmas Elf Word Art..

Here's what I've been working on recently :o). Cute little elfin word art for you digital scrapbooking projects! Actually, they are in 300 dpi, so they're just perfect for printing too if you don't do digital scrapbooking. They are also great for your personal websites. You can use them for anything, as long as you don't sell what you make with them.

All 51 words are on a transparent background and are a very generous size so you can easily re-size them without compromising the quality of the graphics. (I had to re-size the word "Christmas" because it's too big for this screen.)

I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday season & get to spend time with your family and friends. :o)

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Christmas Cardinal Card

A friend of mine just made this cardinal iris folding pattern and graciously allowed me to have a copy! I just love it. I made this card with two different ribbons featuring red & silver patterns. The branch is made from a double-folded piece of patterned paper. I also used silver snowflake outline stickers & then I wrote the greeting with a silver glitter gel pen.

Hope you're all having fun crafting for Christmas! Seems like the time is going by too fast, as always. Best wishes to all of you for the holidays :o)

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