First Advent Window - Ornamental Christmas

As always, the temptation to send a Christmas card to Australia with snowy scenes and snowflakes still gets the better of me, while they are in the height of summer. There is always an excuse for a shaker card, but when I took this photo I realised that you wouldn't know that snowfall is a possibility from this photo.

 Stamp Set: Ornamental Christmas

Ink: Versa Ink and Wow White embossing powder

Cardstock: Modern Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, 

Basic Black, Gold Foil

Accessories: Ornamental Christmas Dies, Gold sequins, 

retired shaker contents ;-)

So this is what the Shaker snow looks like.

Keep on Christmas Crafting, one project a day, 

GenGen XxXxX

World Card Making Day

#WorldCardMakingDay25

 I know today is nearly over, but just for a bit of easy inspiration I joined the Stampin' Up! team for an hour of virtual inspiration using the Handmade & Heartfelt Kit.

So I now have a wonderful Letter rack that holds the cards I made, and as I'm going to gift this to a friend when I've done all the cards, I thought I'd add some stamps, and handmade tags to fill the letter rack and make the gift complete.

The cards that are in the Kit are for all occasions, so mean you always have a card to hand when you need it, such a useful Kit.

So here are the cards I made, and the matching envelopes means that they're good to go!

Keep on crafting, even when you need a little online inspiration and the reassurance of creating from a Kit, but a handmade card is still wonderful to receive, GenGen XxXxX

Last Chance List

 Here's a card that I did in the Autumn, and now this lovely set is on the Last Chance List

Usually I'm very less is more, but somehow with this card I've used even more than the bunde! I do love a debossed vellum background though ;-)

Stamp set: Labelled with Love

Ink: Metallic Copper

Card stock: Copper Foil, Vellum, Bronze Glimmer, Cajun Craze, Whisper White

Accessories: Paper Butterfly Accents, Metallic copper Rhinestones, Labelled with Love Punch, Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder

Nature is such inspiration, GenGen XxXxX

On the opposite side . .

Just a quick post today, because as always I hang on to stamps that retire, and continue to use my faves ;-) The reverse of the Iconic Imagery DSP used in the last post looks like fireworks, and Birthdays in December deserve a bit of bling with fireworks and foil cardstock!

Stamp: Retired Happy Birthday

Ink: Vera Mark and Copper embossing powder

Cardstock: Iconic Imagery DSP, Brushed foil in Gold & Copper

Accessories: Small Star punch, Champagne rhinestones

Keep reflecting, GenGen XxXxX

 

Celebrations for 65!

December Birthday abound in our family, and this year a simple 65th Birthday card for my b-i-l. Somehow, no stamping, but using the Iconic Celebrations DSP from Christmas :-)

Cardstock: Iconic Celebrations 6"x6" DSP, Misty Moonlight, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer

Dies: Irresistible Bloom, Thoughtful Moments Hybrid 3D embossing folder, retired large numbers

Accessories: Various Gems and Stars for a little Birthday bling ;-)

Bring a little bling into each day, GenGen XxXxX

Simple DSP delight

December Birthday can often be taken over, and a friend who has a December Birthday mentioned how much she liked this Winter Meadow DSP from my Advent blog, so I added Old Olive (her fave colour) Glimmer Paper and some rhinestones for a bit of Birthday Sparkle, but to allow the artwork of the DSP to shine through. 

Stamp Set: Labelled with Love for the Greeting

Ink: Garden Green

Card stock: Old Olive Glimmer, Winter Meadow DSP

Accessories: Silver & White 1/2" Sheer ribbon, 

Greetings of the Season Oval die

Let a little sparkle into each day,

GenGen XxXxX

Inspiration in plain site

 Sometimes my inspiration for a card comes from the wrapping paper for the presents. Like this one . . 

It allowed me to make this  . . .

I followed the colours of the wrap, utilising the Cheerful Daisies stamp set and matching dies.

Stamp set: Cheerful Daisies and retired Birthday greeting

Card Stock: Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry and Crumb Cake

Ink: Garden Green, Crushed Curry and Early Espresso

Accessories: Cheerful Daisies Dies, retired Glitter dots

Keep colour in your heart to keep you going through January,

GenGen XxXxX