Advent window 7 - Reindeer revisited

Lovely Gill and Anne invited me along last Friday for a little Christmas crafting, and I would like to thank them, as with all my workshops I learn lots at workshops too.

 

As they had requested a Brayer exercise I reverted to a previous format which justifies not getting rid of many of my stamp sets, or at least that's the way I choose to see it ;-)

 

Using a circle mask for the moon and curved card for the snow hills we used Tempting turquoise ink on Whisper white card stock with the brayer for the sky, and sponge daubers for the hill layering, with a little Silver Sparkle dazzling details for the hill horizons, on Silver Glimmer card stock. Chocolate chip for the greeting and reindeer, and the new Dazzling diamonds glimmer paper as a background for this picture, you simply can't have too much sparkle!

 

Keep on Christmas crafting, Gen xxxx

6th Advent window - for the love of trees

As always my approach at this time of year is less is more, especially when time is running as fast as it is at the moment!

 

This is of course the Lovely as a Tree stamp set, here in Chocolate chip ink, simply stamped off (stamping again without re-inking) for the trees in the distance to create depth.

 

I have used some Tom bow glue and dazzling diamonds at the base of the trees and a little over the trees for sparkling snow.

 

The corners are a quarter small circle punch, and the Cherry cobbler greeting was a demonstrator reward - you have to love the freebies :-)

 

Keep on Christmas crafting, Gen xxxx

Dazzling 5th Advent Window

When the days are short and the dark nights long, we ALL need some dazzling diamonds to add sparkle to our day!

 

In today's advent window I'm sharing this paint effect, which is now hanging in the window dazzling with the street lights :-)

 

This is made from MDF and even though I'm a huge fan of the rustic look I wanted a bit more sparkle, so initially covered the surface with Craft ink, printed the small spray stars from the Be a Star stamp set in Pacific point ink, using a sponge dauber to highlight the letters and star edges. Then covered the surface in Vera Ink, heat and stick powder, activated with my heat tool and then Dazzling diamonds for the final sparkle!

 

Here's hoping there's some sparkle in your day,

keep on Christmas crafting, Gen xxxx

Advent window 4 - Twinkle twinkle, 3d star!

 I simply couldn't resist this gorgeous Bright & Beautiful star stamp set, or the temptation to create a little 3d decoration, and this year I have kept it seriously simple.

Here I've used 5 printed stars, cut out with Star Thinlit on Pacific Point card stock, Silver ink, and 1/8" Silver Ribbon.

And after the above modern colours I have of course succumbed to a more traditional take.

Real Red card stock,
Gold ink,
and 1/8" Gold Ribbon

As you can guess these are, at present the only decorations up in my home ;-)

Keep on Christmas crafting, Gen xxxx

Advent Window Number 3

 

Here is another Workshop Wow that I cased from a fellow demonstrator who was fabulous enough to put her tutorial on You Tube, where would we all be without that resource?

 

This is of course the Curvy Keepsake box Thinlits die in Chocolate chip for the pudding, Very Vanilla for the brandy butter sauce, red glimmer paper punched out with my cropodile for the pudding cherries and Garden green for the Holly leaves created with an oval punch and then a small circle punch to make the points of the leaves, and blendabilities coloured pearls for the holly berries. Of course the little tag that comes with the die, and some 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Real red for the finishing touch.

 

Perfect for tree treats or small presents,

hopefully looks good enough to eat ;-)

 

Keep on Christmas crafting, Gen xxxx

Second Advent Window

Here's the card that I shared with Llandrindod Card Club in November, many thanks for asking me along :-)

I cased this from the Autumn-Winter Supplement and this workshop allowed me to play around with the shaker window concept. Having made the most of a previous SU promotion I bought star stamp and framelits together and have been using them lots since!

 

Stamp set: Many Christmas Stars, Sassy Salutations

Card stock: Bermuda Bay, Costal Cabana, Brushed Silver, Window Sheets

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Silver Metallic Encore

Accessories: Shaker Frames, Frosted sequins, Stars framelits

 

You can never have enough shimmer and shine ;-)

Keep on crafting, Gen x

First Advent Window!

 

So with the first advent window we have some glitz and serious traditional colours. This is my favourite Old Olive and the fabulous Wondrous Wreath stamp set and matching framelit dies.

 

Stamp set: Wondrous Wreath

Inks: Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Real Red

Card stock: Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White and Gold Foil

Accessories: Wondrous Wreath Framelit die, Perfect pennant Framelit die, 1/8" Gold ribbon

 

Just wanted to start my virtual advent with a message of joy,

if all else fails keep on crafting, Gen xxxx