Stamp-a-stack Christmas 5 - Owl Occasions

Morning,

Hope you're all well, I'm doing good, got a few days off work and I celebrated my birthday yesterday. I got some lovely gifts and cards, but I worry that my friends think they have to apologise for not making me a handmade card! Please don't feel obliged, I like any card, whether it be handmade or not, it's the thought that counts.

I've not blogged for a while, and I've just realised I've not finished sharing all the Stamp-a-stack Christmas cards yet. So here's the fifth card. We used Cherry Cobbler card stock for the card itself, with a Crumb Cake layer that had been embossed with the new Woodgrain embossing folder. The Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies were used to cut out the Gumball Green background and the Whisper White card, where the Owl Occasions stamp set was used to stamp the owl stood on the branch. I love this set, it's perfect for any occasion and can be used all year round. For a bit of dimension, the hat was stamped on a separate piece of card, and cut out. Finally, Crumb Cake Taffeta ribbon was tied in a bow around the card.

I was made a birthday card from this stamp set by my downline and friend Kylie. When she's blogged the card, and doesn't mind me sharing it, I'll post a picture of it on here to show you another way the stamp set can be used.

Stamp-a-stack Christmas 1 - Scentsational Season

This is the first card I made at the Stamp-a-stack class. I really liked this stamp set when I saw it in the Seasonal Catalogue, and it's one of the sets that comes in the new bundles. This stamp set is called Scentsational Season, and has matching Framelits Dies called Holiday Collection. You can buy the two items separately or in a bundle, for just £31.95 in wood and £28.95 in clear, saving you 15%. The Wood stamp set on its own is £16.95 and the clear is £13.95, with the dies costing £20.95.

The stamp set

The Framelits Dies and details of the bundle

 

The background layer in Very Vanilla was embossed with the new embossing folder called Lacy Brocade, and the papers are from the Festival Of Prints DSP Stack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bird House

Here's another one of the projects that I made during my crafty weekend with Kylie a few weeks ago. I made a bird house using the mini milk carton die. I used Very Vanilla card stock, stamped with Crumb Cake ink with the Woodgrain background stamp. I used Soft Suede for the roof, and the Scallop Edge Border Punch on the edges. The hole was cut with the 1-3/4" Circle Punch, and a piece of acetate was placed behind the hole. The carton was filled with mini eggs. The Bird punch was used to cut the bird, in Rose Red and Pink Pirouette card stock, with Certainly Celery for the branch.

Paper / Card Stock - Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Certainly Celery

Stamp Set - Woodgrain background stamp

Embellishments - Rhinestone Jewels

Tools - Big Shot, Mini Milk Carton die, Bird Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch

Inks / Markers - Soft Suede

Fancy Folds Card 2

This is another one of my fancy folds cards, also called a tri-fold card. It was made with Soft Suede card stock, and the Beau Chateau Papers. The Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder was used to Emboss the Very Vanilla and Pink Pirouette panels. The Four Frames stamp set was used with the Modern Label Punch, with the sentiment from For My Family.   Unfortunately, now I've uploaded these photos onto here, the colours look a bit washed out, it must have been bad light when I took them.  The card is much brighter!

Papers / Cardstock - Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Beau Chateau
Stamp Sets - Four Frames, For My Family
Embellishments
Tools - Paper Trimmer/Scorer, Decorative Label Punch, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder
Inks / Markers - Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede