Not a Creature was Stirring

Such a sweet stamp set!  This is 'Not a Creature was Stirring' from Lawn Fawn.  I stamped quite a few of the images several months ago, then coloured and fussy cut them all out this fall.  Today I got five of these put together!  And I still have a pile of extra images to use another time.

 

Everything was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then coloured with Copic markers.

I used some old CTMH papers from my stash to create a tabletop, and stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  A little glitter was added to many of the white areas.

I've taken a couple of non-staged photos, as it proved difficult to capture how pretty the colours of this were!

Snow One Like You

I won a prize on the Lunar New Year Challenge blog last year, and was able to get the sweet Snow One Like You stamp set that I'd missed out on a few years ago (the image).  I coloured a bunch of them up a few weeks ago, and got three made into cards today.

I ink blended my sky using Wild Honey, Kitsch Flamingo and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide inks.  I added the Birch Trees dies, and cut a snowbank with the Hillside Background dies.  The sentiment is from the Snow Much Fun set - all from Lawn Fawn.

I trimmed my panel with the A2 Stitched Rectangle die, matted it with black cardstock, and glued it onto a piece of patterned paper from the 6131 Halloween S3 pack - both from Art Impressions.

Winter Sprig Christmas cards

I had stamped all of the greenery for today's five cards last year!  So all I had was a pile of pretty die cuts waiting to be used.  It feels great to pull them out and put together some cards.

 

All of the greenery is from the Winter Sprig set from Pigment Craft Co., stamped in shades of Distress Oxide ink, and cut with the coordinating dies.  The bows are from the Fit To Be Tied die set by The Greetery.  I arranged everything in a swag, and put them on a Postage Rectangle die from Spellbinders that was attached to the base with some foam adhesive.  For the first three, I used the Candy Cane stripe stencils from Pigment Craft Co. to add a little background interest.

For all of the cards, I used Foilable sentiments from Pink & Main that were run through my Minc machine with silver and gold foil - a nice little bit of sparkle.

Box Village

I really love the new 6114 - Box Village Template Dies from Art Impressions.  It makes the cutest little house as a box with a shaped journal inside.  I am using just the decorative pieces of the little house to make a card today

I cut the base and door from kraft cardstock, and darkened the roof, windows and door with some brown ink.  I cut the shingles, roofline and door from some white glitter cardstock, and the windows from red and blue.

I pulled out an old grass die that worked really well as icicles, cut it out of the white glitter cardstock, and trimmed it down to add to my scene.  I adhered the house down to my background (papers are from the 5853 - Christmas Magic PP) with 3D foam adhesive.  I decided that it needed a little something more, so added some glittery holly.

Gingerbread tags

These were my second effort at using the Mini Market Place dies from The Greetery.  I once again made them into tags, this time with a gingerbread theme, inspired by Wanda Guess.

These were easier than my last batch of tags, as all the bases were cut from kraft cardstock, and all the bits were cut from white - quicker die cutting, and easy assembly.

The wreaths and bows are from the Market Place Holiday Festoons die set.  Once everything was assembled, I spattered some white paint, then added a white backing to make them into tags.

Skiing By

I made up these cards several months ago, and actually stamped the images several years ago!!  But today I finally added the sentiments and a little glitter to finish them off.

This is the Skiing By set from Pinkfresh Studio.  I think it's long retired by them, but it will be a favourite of mine for years to come.

I decided to try some off-beat colour combos!  I ink blended several Distress Oxide inks on the sky and mountains, and coloured the critters with Copic markers.

I just adore the little trees that are included with the set - kind of a retro vibe to everything.  I added a few ink splatters with Distress Spritz, and some chunky glitter for some shine.

The sentiments are Foilables from Pink & Main, silver on the purple card, and gold on the warm toned one.

A Merry Little Cocktail

 I've pulled out my favourite 'Olive Martinis' set to make some Christmas cocktail cards.

I ink blended on my white card base, and ran it through my die cut machine with the Starshine Background piercing plate for a little subtle texture.  The glass is cut from Brushed Gold cardstock, and all of the other bits (from the Christmas Cocktails die set) were from papers in my stash.

The sentiment is pressed with my Betterpress machine, using the Cheers Sentiments, and I added a glitter halo behind it.  Santa's hat fur and the mint are also cut from white glitter cardstock.  All products are from Spellbinders.

Bright Autumn Cheer

 My second version of the cascading leaves card featured some pretty vibrant colours!  This is the September Betterpress Society plate set, Autumn Cheer:

I ink blended several colours of Distress Oxide ink after masking about a 2" strip over my Cotton Card panel.  The leaves were then pressed with Betterpress Black ink.

I pressed one of the sentiments from the set, and added it with 3D foam adhesive.  A few black jewels finished it off.

You can get a Betterpess Society subscription from The Papercrafter's Workshop.

Cascading Autumn Cheer

My third project with the September Betterpress Society plates, 'Autumn Cheer' was made with a pattern cascading leaves on a Bisque Cotton Card panel.

I began by ink blending an ombre masked strip using several shades of Distress Oxide inks.  The leaves were then pressed over top of it using Lisa Horton's metallic Solid Gold ink.

The sentiment is one included in the set, also pressed in gold ink, and adhered with 3D foam adhesive.  A few gold pearls finished it off.

You can get a Betterpress Society subscription from The Papercrafter's Workshop.

Autumn Cheer without ink

My second project with the September Betterpress Society set, 'Autumn Cheer' is featuring one of my favourite ways to use my Betterpress - without ink.

There are four leaves in the set, so I pressed them multiple times onto a Porcelain Cotton Card Panel - without ink, to just leave the impressions.

I pressed the oak leaf, with three colours of Distress Oxide ink blended on it, and cut it out with the coordinating die.  I adhered it onto a postage edge rectangle, and adhered it to the base with 3D foam adhesive.

I pressed one of the sentiments that is included in the set with Lisa Horton's Solid Gold Metallic Ink and added it with another strip of foam adhesive.

You can get a Betterpress Society subscription at The Papercrafter's Workshop!

Autumn Cheer

The September Betterpress Society plates, are a lovely set of fall leaves, that impress a wonderfully irregular design - so many possibilities!  I'm going to be using these a lot.  My first card, was a take on one made by the talented Carissa Wiley.

I call this a Z fold card, made by simply scoring and folding the front of the card to the left.  I die cut arches to go on both the outside (glued to the half fold), and a matching one to go underneath it on the inside.  I used a brick stencil and some Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink to break up the plain background a little.

The leaves were all pressed onto a peachy/melon, a warm yellow and a mocha cardstock with Lisa Horton's Solid Gold metallic ink.  I arranged them on either side of the arch, and also had them peeking out underneath, but adhering a few to the inside arch.

The sentiment is one of the four that are included in the set, pressed in the same gold ink on watercolour paper, and adhered with 3D foam adhesive.  I added a few gold pearls to continue the glimmer.  You can get a Betterpress Society subscription from The Papercrafter's Workshop.

Folk Floral Stem Wedding Card

The Folk Floral Stem set from Pinkfresh Studio is my go-to for wedding cards.  This week I did it in their soft peach/pink tones, gold embossed the outline, and cut it out with the coordinating die.

I used Altenew's Dotted Tile background plate that was inked on the corners, and added the word dies from Spellbinders in metallic gold.

2025 Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

So glad that I stumbled upon the post about the 2025 Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!  I haven't missed one yet since Amy started them many years ago.  Since she stated that 'Hot Cider' was something that could be included, I wanted to use the new 'Cocoa Cozy Cider Additions' sentiment set from The Greetery:

I paired it up with the Warm & Wonderful stamps and dies from a few years ago, that creates the wonderful glass mug of cider, and the added greenery bits.  I used Distress Oxide inks, inking the Cider in ombre style with Speckled Egg/Antique Linen and Rusty Hinge.

Around the edges, I used Vintage Photo and the Frosty Flakes stencil (also The Greetery), just enough to add the suggestion of snowflakes, and add a little rustic feel to the card.  Most of the glass & foliage were popped up with 3D foam adhesive, and a few black jewels add a bit of sparkle.

Thanks as always to Amy for putting together a wonderful event!

Woodland Christmas

There is a new Art Impressions release today, with six new foundation style winter/holiday scenes.  This is 6088 - Woodland Bench Scene.

I have used Copic markers to colour up my image, then spattered some of the PH Martin's white paint to give the look of falling snow.  

I matted the image on some dark grey cardstock that I adhered to my base with 3D foam adhesive.  The two patterned paper pieces are from the 5853 - Christmas Magic paper pack.  Before adhering them, I wrapped the gingham piece with some fine silver thread.

The Merry die cut is from an old Echo Park word die set, that I stacked twice before attaching it.