24th Advent Window - Aurora borealis inspired

 With A being away for a while in Norway, my last advent window is a nod to the spectacular Northern Lights, which is was in the right place to see, just a bit early.

Stamp set: Snowflake Wishes and Heartfelt Wishes

Ink: Vera mark and Clear emboss powder for the snowflakes,

Night of Navy and Granny Apple Green with blending brushes for the background.

Card stock: Whisper White, Granny Apple Green

Accessories: Stitched Snowflake dies and 1 1/2" Metallic Mesh Ribbon

Enjoy this winter season,

have a wonderful Festive period,

and keep on Crafting.

GenGen xxxx

23rd Advent Window - Season's Greetings

 Somehow there are always a few cards I receive that I missed to post, so I designed this card thinking that I would put them in the post, arriving after Christmas - then hand delivered them!

Stamp Set: Merry Snowflakes

Ink: Balmy Blue, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party

Cardstock: Retired Glimmer, Shimmer Whisper White

Accessories: Stitched Snowflake dies with Foam strip to lift the card up from the printed and die cut snowflake, this also allows you to see the stitching of the snowflake outline.

Keep on Christmas Crafting, even if the mode of delivery changes,

GenGen xxxx

22nd Advent Window - Christmas Tidings Star

 My other obsession this year would seem to be designing without waste. Having taken a serious look at my craft room, as I struggle to rationalise it, it would seem I buy lots of DSP then put it on a shelf without using it!! So, in an effort to break this habit, my idea was to use the stitched star die, which leaves a gorgeous stitched outline, and it you swap around the cut stars you get to see the two lines of stitching.

I've used THE Christmas red of Cherry Cobbler to co-ordinate with the Tidings of Christmas 6"x6" DSP, and then . . . 

Lift the super simple design with adhesive sheet backed Gold Foil word sentiment (retired), and as you can see, also not rationalised from my craft room - Ho ho ho!

Keep Christmas Crafting,

GenGen xxxx

21st Advent Window - One Colour only!

 I think it's safe to say I'm fairly addicted to the New In Colors, particularly Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen. So today's simple card uses soft green in all aspects.

Stamp Set: Festive Foliage, Poinsettia Petals

Card stock: Soft Succulent, Whisper White

Ink: Soft Succulent

Accessories: Soft Succulent 1cm Open Weave Ribbon

This background stamp really lends itself to a less is more card. 

Keep on crafting for Christmas, GenGen xxxx

20th Advent Window - Printed but hand delivered!

 At this point I'm trying to come up with designs that are possible to reproduce en masse, but as a finishing flourish I added a bow (so hand delivering for these ones) - ho ho ho!

Stamp Set: Sparkle of the Season

Card stock: Retired SU Gold edged cards

Ink: Soft Suede, Shaded Spruce, Garden Green

Accessories: Cherry Cobbler & Gold 1/2" Ribbon

Enjoy your Christmas Crafting,

GenGen xxxx

19th Advent Window - posting friendly!

 So having enthusiastically written a card to South Africa without realising that it would be considered a large letter and cost accordingly, subsequent designs have been slot friendly! So here I've added texture with an embossing folder and the contrast foil star.

Stamp set: Tidings & Trimmings

Card stock: Evening Evergreen, Cherry Cobbler, Tidings of Christmas 6"x6" DSP, Gold Foil

Ink: Evening Evergreen

Accessories: Wintry 3D Embossing folder, Christmas Trimmings dies

Won't be long till Tree Trimming!

Keep Christmas Crafting,

GenGen xxxx

18th Advent Window - no throw!

 So, today is a two window bonanza, just in case anyone is wondering what to do with off cuts - NEVER throw ANYTHING away - ho ho ho!

As you can see, I've swapped the "fill" from the Eden die, so there is a positive and negative vibe for the frame and background.

Stamp Set: Tidings & Trimmings

Card stock: Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, 

Whisper White, Gold Foil

Ink: Evening Evergreen, Gold

Accessories: Eden and Christmas Trimmings dies

Keep Christmas Crafting,

and reuse your offcuts ;-)

GenGen xxxx