6th Advent Window - Peaceful Wreath

So a Saturday of high winds has allowed me to have a play day! As always I love detailed stamps and this wreath stamp set and coordinating framelits are so effective, a real excuse to team up Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler again!

Stamp Set: Peaceful Wreath, Six Sayings, Good Greetings

Card stock: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Naturals Ivory(retired), Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack

Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers, Gold

Accessories: Wonderful Wreath Framelits, 1/2" Circle Punch, Corner Punch, Raffia for bow above and 1/8" Gold ribbon for bow below.

Keep on Christmas Crafting, away from the wind and the rain, 

GenGen xxxx

5th Advent Window - planning and preparation

Somehow, it wasn't until I went to write down the cards received that I realised that I had filled up my last Christmas planner! There's nothing like advance planning, and this really is nothing like advanced planning, hee hee hee! 

So, time to create my own planner by covering a lined notebook with some of the fabulous Merry Moments DSP, with some Christmas Greeting stamps in Real Red ink, with a couple of red foil stars over the washi tape, and a little 3/8" White Glitter Ribbon at the side.

Also, have realised that leaving all the present wrapping till Christmas eve is possibly not the best plan, so have decided that a little wrapping as we go along might be the way forward, so started today!

This a box I've made from a 12" x 12" sheet of last year's neutral card stock and the Gift Box Punch Board, and some of the gorgeous Cherry Cobbler linen ribbon that I bought on sale, using Chocolate Chip card stock for the tag with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and Curvy Corner Trio Punch for the base of the tag and a fabulous wooden Snowflake Elements for simple co-ordination, with a little linen thread.

Keep on Christmas Crafting, and planning ;-) GenGen xxxx

Friday - Fourth Advent Window!

Short and sweet today!

Even though the weather is not deep and crisp and even, the dark evenings encourage the creative element. Here is a card showing off some seasonal shine ;-)

Stamp Set: Embellished Ornaments

Ink: Garden Green

Card Stock: Red Foil Sheets, Whisper White

Accessories: Curvy Corner Trio Punch, Green Stripped Ribbon

Keep on Christmas Crafting, just one item a day is the GenGen way! xxxx

Advent Window 3 - all that Glitters!

Somehow I like to make things that are one thing into another . . . . . .  today it's Trees into a Star

This couldn't really be simpler and as always with me, less is more ;-) This is Gold Glimmer Paper and the Tree punch x 5, and then, cut the trunks off!

Stamp sets: Lots of Joy, Be the Star

Ink: Gold

Be sure to sparkle when you're Christmas Crafting, GenGen xxxx

2nd Advent Window

 So here we are on the 2nd December! We had a little flurry (with Hail) a couple of weeks ago, although it didn't last it does get you in the festive mood ;-)

Stamp Set: Flurry of Wishes

Card stock: Pool Party, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Accessories: Snow Flurry Punch, Iced Rhinestone Embellishments, Winter Wonderland Embellishments

As always with cards there is further flurries on the inside of the card and the envelope too . .

. . . Keep on Christmas Crafting GenGen xxxx

First Advent Window!

Somehow we're in December! I always think I'm going to be more organised, really must try harder! That or I must have a slightly less chaotic life ;-)

So With this year's virtual advent calendar I have a vague idea of the things that I would like to cover over the 24 windows, and here's the first project, a quick card.

Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White and Merry Moments DSP

Ink: Real Red & Garden Green

Accessories: Circle Card thinlit, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Tree Punch and 1/8" striped ribbon in Real Red

So an easy, but fun start to the festivities, keep on Christmas crafting, GenGen xxxx

Count down Birthday cards!

Somehow this year it's been a year full of numbers. This card went down under, with 3 layers of the butterfly I accompanied it with 10 flowers to mirror the 13 theme.

Stamp set: Petite Petals, Butterfly Basics

Card stock: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Shimmery White,  Silver Glimmer, Basic Black

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Petite petals punch, Butterflies thinlit

Continuing to mix up a few elements, a punch, dies and a bit of sparkle ;-)

Stamp set: Celebrate Today

Card stock: Bashful Blue, Tempting Turquoise, Night of Navy, Silver Glimmer

Ink: Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Balloon and Hello You Thinlit, Confetti Stars Border Punch, Star punch from Itty Bitty Punch Pack

Finally for the Octonauts fans out there, a colour in card ;-)

Stamp set: Big Day (retired) 

Card stock: Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Silver glimmer

Ink: Island Indigo

Accessories: Little Letters Thinlits, Retired Numbers die.

Keep on crafting and colouring in, GenGen xxxx