Fab n Funky Challenges #499

 The current theme over at Fab 'n' Funky is Christmas!!!  Of course I had to participate.

I've been wanting to use an alternative colour scheme with my Christmas stamps but have been so caught up in the traditional red and green that this was like a breathe of fresh air.  It came together quickly (if only I didn't have to wait for the glitter to dry, it could have been done sooner!)

I've used A Merry Hello and stamped with Gray Granite then used Mint Macaron, Pool Party and Blushing Bride. Such a pretty combination!  The Heartwarming Hugs stamps and dies came in handy to add my sentiment.  

Todays plan here is to do some crafting and some baking - the cookie container is empty! I hope you have a happy Sunday and manage some time at the craft table or in the kitchen too.  

Rachael xx

What did you create today?

I'm trying hard to create every day, and so far its been working out well! 

I woke up early and finished this gate fold card.  Its been sitting on my table for days, waiting for some DSP to arrive but I couldn't wait anymore.  Its World Card Making day of course, so I needed to make a card!  

I had to take a little video to show the card - excuse any background noise, the dog was outside! 

I used my favourite Stitched So Sweetly dies and a sentiment from the Hostess set "A merry Hello".  Doesn't the gold foil come up wonderfully in the embossing folders?  

Its quiet here at the moment so I think I will take advantage of it and create another quick card with a cuppa by my side.

Happy Stamping, Rachael xxx

A Merry hello

 This cute hostess set certainly has a lot to give. Not only did I use it yesterday to create the joy fold card, but I sat at my desk Last night and in no time created a set of 2 more cards and a gift bag with tag. 

For the first card, I stamped the itty bitty fern and holly stamps in a circle to create a wreath then added some ‘berries’ using the dotty stamp in the set. The sentiment is lifted up by dimensional dots. 

The second card uses the holly stamps again to add detail to the side of the card whilst the stocking is 2 stamps using Real red and Pear Pizzazz inks. A simple card with a traditional layered look. 

Finally I created thIs tag (and then had to make a gift bag for it to go on). I used the long stocking stamp, which has layering stamps for the trees and the heel/toe colouring. I added some green ink to the top of the stocking with a blender pen, a very simple way to add colour. I hand cut some holly to add to the sentiment of the card also. Finally, I used a now retired punch board to create the gift bag, which was finished off with a panel of stamped background paper. This was stamped using the small stamps from the set. 

I am so pleased with this little stamp set. I’m always hesitant to buy seasonal stamp sets but this one is worth it! It is only available as a hostess set though, so if you are interested in being able to get your hands on this, please let me know. 

Happy Stamping Sunday to you all.

Rachael xx

Joy Fold and A Merry Hello

 The countdown is on...

Can you believe it’s only 89 days until the big day and with the way Australia Post is backlogged, that only leaves half that time to start think about and creating some cards! Red and green of course 😉

I have the “A Merry Hello” hostess set and cracked it open this morning. There are so many images and lots of itty bitty images to use to create custom background papers! 

I watched several tutorials on YouTube earlier this week on how to make a joy fold card and cake up with this version. I did use an embossing folder and a fern leaf to mount my sentiment inside the card over. The rest is stamped or layered with Pear Pizzazz and Real Red. 

Happy stamping,

Rachael xx