Advent Window 14 - After our snow!

 Having had a little dusting of the white stuff over the weekend and now being enveloped in ice, it gave me the opportunity for this . . . 

Stamp set: Joyful Flurry

Card stock: Tahitian Tide, Snowflake 12"x12" Specialty Vellum

Ink: Starry Sky

Accessories: Frosted Flurry Dies, Silver edged 3/8" white ribbon

This vellum is white flocked, 

so has a fantastic tactile element, as well as design.

Keep warm with card making,

GenGen xxxx

Thirteenth Advent Window - Berries abound

 So, at this point it's a struggle to create flat design for posting, as I often get carried away with embellishments ;-)

Stamp set: Brightest Glow

Card stock: Real Red, Soft Sea Foam, 

Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper

Ink: Evening Evergreen

Accessories: Labels Aglow Dies and gold elastic cord

Keep on card making,

inspired by nature,

GenGen xxxx

Advent Window 12 - Winter weather

 Today's card is inspired by the -7 snow covered scenes I have outside!

Stamp Set: Peaceful Deer, Merriest Moments

Card stock: Soft Suede, Early Espresso

Ink: Balmy Blue, and water colour pencils

Accessories: Retired Beauty of Trees Dies, Blending brush, Ice Glitter

Seriously sparkly with the snow,

GenGen xxxx

Eleventh Advent Window - Stellar Sunday

 Today I get to mix some of the fabulous Lights Aglow Specialty Designer Series Paper and my love of Origami.

Card stock: Gold Foil, 

Lights Aglow Specialty Designer Series Paper

Thanks as always to You Tube for fabulous instructions to make this five point star, but definitely a hand delivered card as it's far too thick to go in the post with the folds!

Happy Birthday TLB! Always an inspiration xx

Keep on looking for the light,

GenGen xxxx

Advent Window 10 - it's wrapping time!

 Somehow this year I'm not wrapping all my presents on Christmas Eve! Just while I have a day at home, it seems the perfect time to stamp some brown paper and make matching tags, and who can resist a matching Builder punch? Evidently not me!

Stamp set: Peaceful Deer

Card stock: Crumb cake, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso

Ink: Crumb Cake, Shaded Spruce, Real Red

Accessories: Deer Builder Punch, Corner punch, Triple Banner Punch, Red Rhinestone, Linen Thread, 3/8" Gold Shimmer Ribbon and 3/8" Open Weave Ribbon in Evening Evergreen

Keeping the wrap recyclable,

GenGen xxxx

Ninth Advent Window - Background or foreground?

 With Jack Frost making a keen appearance this week with -5 yesterday morning, the fabulous frosted patterns inspired this . . .

Stamp set: Snow Crystal, Brightest Glow

Card stock: Starry Sky, Pool Party

Ink: Versa Mark

Accessories: 1-1/2" Metallic Mesh Ribbon, White Embossing Powder, Rhinestone

With the detail of the Snow Crystal stamp, 

it seems a shame to cover over and have it as background,

 I love the pool party and starry night together.

Keep Christmas crafting,

GenGen xxxx

Advent Window 8 - Not strictly Christmas

 I really like using things that I already have, that aren't technically a Festive set, and with this design, no stamping either!

Card stock: Silver Foil, Soft Succulent, Whisper White

Accessories: Natural Prints & retired alphabet Dies, Adhesive sheet for foil letters and Silver 3/8" metallic ribbon, Wink of Stellar

I wanted a very simple design, and a little touch of shimmer on the white wreath with the wink of stellar, but you can't really see it on the picture, so you'll have to take my word for it ;-)

Keep on crafting,

GenGen xxxx