Seventh Advent Window - Lovely Label

This Label dies really lends itself to having ribbon threaded through. Today a simple card, showing the Lights Aglow Specialty Paper, rather than covering it over.

Stamp Set: Brightest Glow

Card stock: Cherry Cobbler, Lights Aglow 6"x6" Specialty Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Labels Aglow dies, Gold & Vanilla 3/8" satin edged ribbon

Keep on Christmas card making!

GenGen xxxx

Advent Window 6 - Woodland Wishes

 Sometimes this time of year is about quiet remembrance of those we miss, and not everyone celebrates this festive time, as sometimes it's a difficult time.

Stamp set: Grassy Grove, Brightest Glow

Card stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Crumb cake

Accessories: Grove & Labels Aglow Dies

Take time to walk in the Woodland,

and keep your dearest in your heart, always.

GenGen xxxx

Fifth Advent Window - Cozy & Bright Kit

 To make the crafting at the Parkinson's Therapy Day easier, I also took along this card kit. Everything you need in the box, even an acrylic block for the photopolymer stamps.

This is the Cozy & Bright Kit, and the base card is preprinted, with the gold highlights, then the orange slices are a mixture of adhesive backed or precut with supplied foam pad dimensionals for a little depth. 

The cinnamon stick with star anise are precut for you, to tie the twine around. After placing the sentiment, the two star anise are adhesive backed and applied as you wish. I just included the front corner of the envelope, as it has the seasonal print, so something for the postie too!

Keep your card making cozy with warm colours and spice!

GenGen xxxx

Advent Window 4 - Christmas Gifting Kit

 Today I'm at the fabulous Parkinson's Therapy Day, where I take along some craft for those who find it relaxing, while the group also have the opportunity to see therapists, catch up with each other, and have lunch together. So, to keep things easy I'm taking along some kits to make the crafting easy.

These are the tags/voucher/money holders in the kit,

 as you can see on the reverse there's a little pocket that you could slip a gift card/money into. I'm definitely going to be using this style to hang on the tree for children to find this year.

 To make these tags, you pop out the stag, star and tree shapes, but then you could easily make more tags with the cutouts ;-)

Keep on Christmas Crafting, 

GenGen xxxx

Third Advent Window - Merriest Emboss

 I do love it when a set that I've enjoyed the previous year continues into the next year, as it allows me to explore other possibilities. 

In this case a less is more design, so you can really see the detail of the embossing.

Stamp Set: Merriest Moments

Card stock: Whisper White, Garden Green

Ink: Real Red and Garden Green

Accessories: Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder (includes coordinating dies)

The detail of the 3D embossing folder is so crisp, with the falling snow detail, just highlighting the sentiment plaque with a border of garden green, and a simple holly sprig.

Keep on keeping Christmas simple,

GenGen xxxx

Advent Window 2 - Lights Aglow

 As the nights are dark and the days are short, a little bit of Gold and Glimmer goes a long way! As always I don't really need an excuse to have more ribbon in my life, but this ribbon is GORGEOUS ;-)

Stamp Set: Brightest Glow

Card stock: Soft Succulent, Gold Glimmer, Lights Aglow 6"x6" Specialty DSP, Very Vanilla

Ink: Soft Succulent

Accessories: Labels Aglow Dies, Gold & Vanilla 3/8" Satin-Edged Ribbon

This fabulous Specialty Designer Series Paper has green and red sheets that you can cut into four 3" squares, circular star border seen here, and also a square star label frame - the possibilities are ENDLESS ;-)

Keep on Christmas Crafting,

GenGen xxxx

First Advent Window - Magic & Wonder

 The funniness of sending a Snowflake card to Australia still hasn't worn off - ten years on ;-) Add in some fabulous FREE Glimmer backing paper that I hoarded through Sale-A-Bration and here's the Christmas card I did for the Talgarth card group - in July!

 

Stamp Set: Joyful Flurry

Card stock: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Glimmer

Ink: Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay

Accessories: Frosted Flurry Dies, coloured and silver rhinestones.

The partial dies in this set mean that you can pop up the cut out pieces for a dimensional look, revealing in this case the glimmer beneath - magic and sparkle ;-)

Keep on Christmas Card making!

GenGen xxxx