Inkyfingeredcat

I shared the full tree I made from this set in middle of October which is of course the main point of the set however it also includes lots of stamps and coordinating dies for the images and some cute sentiments too. So these are what I concentrated on for these samples…

First of all a simple scene with the deer looking all cosy in his scarf!

I stamped the deer then used my blending brushes to create the scene around him and then added colour to him using my alcohol markers.

Next I added the sentiment.

I then added this panel to a background of the patterned paper with a wrap of the ribbon. I added some cardstock scraps under the panel to raise it up a little, then added to a 6×6 card blank.

Simple but cute!

Next sample I stamped and die cut the mistletoe image a few times and die cut the bow. I coloured the leaves in with a lighter colour ink and the berries with some wink of Stella to give them shine. I coloured the bow in with a peachy gold colour.

Then I created a panel of the patterned paper and mounted it onto the cream I had stamped the images on. I also cut an oval shape from cream to sit the mistletoe onto.

I layered everything together, using foam adhesive under the oval, onto one of the every occasion C6 cards from Kingston crafts which I thought gave the card an elegant look.

Then I stamped the sentiment onto a cream panel and edged it in the green from the leaves and layered up some scraps underneath to raise it a little.

A more elegant card I think and beautiful use of the little stamps from the set.

For the next one I went with plain coloured cardstock and embossing!

I started with the green base and stamped the two stars in the stamp set and embossed with gold powder. I then stamped the bell onto white and the sentiment onto some more green with the gold sentiment.

The sentiment is actually half of the sentiment in the set – I just chopped the two lines of the sentiment apart so I could stamp the smaller part – you can still fit them back together if you want to!

I inked up the edge of the green panel to just add some depth and added it to a mint green base.

I added a scrap of angel hair and a white central piece under the circle and then tied some linen thread and bakers twine in a bow to add texture.

And that’s the card done!

And finally I stamped and coloured and die cut the five baubles in the set.

I lightly blended some pale blue onto some white cardstock and then added each of the baubles with some sparkly thread which I pierced through the ‘loop’ on the bauble and fixed behind the panel.

I adhered this to the card base and then stamped and inked the sentiment panel and raised that onto foam adhesive above the bauble threads.

Then finished with a splatter of the shimmer spritz!

Such a versatile set of stamps and this is just using a small number of them! Superb fun to play with!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Of course when working with the slimline papers they are perfect for DL shaped cards so had to make one for my DT projects!

I had a flick through the massive stack of papers in the slimline pack and decided to go with a different colour than the usual cards I made with navy and aqua and the bauble paper stood out as being a fun way to incorporate the two colours.

I added a base of the navy solid with the baubles paper on top and then a panel of the aqua polka dots for the front of the card. I then took the solid aqua and the solid navy and die cut the larger bauble. I stacked the two together and then adhered flat onto the card.

Next I went through the ribbon stash and found this pretty navy ribbon edged with rose gold and created the bow.

Then I grabbed a sentiment already made up and added that.

Love how the papers go together so well – you could easily choose a different colour scheme and replicate this card too as I think the viable papers has so many other colours you could match with … thinking red and green and even pink and white!

At the beginning of this post I said these were unusual colours for me – well that was true back in June/July when I made this – but I’ve been obsessed with navy recently so this no longer rings true! How funny? I wonder if this was the card that started the navy obsession?

Happy crafting!

Catherine

When I say this set is cute I am underselling it – it makes the cutest little houses with all the accessories and I ADORE it!

For years I made my daughter a new advent calendar each year until I decorated a wooden one. More recently we reverted back to chocolate ones that are bought from the shop as I lost enthusiasm for making them – and obviously she isn’t a small child anymore! But this has made me want to make one again – I’m actually thinking I might make one for me for in the craft room as I can’t think of a more fun project to do and have in my craft room on the shelves!

Anyways – let me show you the samples I made first!

I started with the actual house die.

I decided to cut mine out of green cardstock and then the roof from a Kraft colour. I die cut the house first, then chose where to add windows. Then I cut a door and a window in the door.

I then added vellum to the inside of the windows (you could just cut the frame and add it to the solid side but I went with frosty windows!

Then I cut the tiny wreath and cut it in half to make garlands at the windows … and added the red berries and then a bow on the door.

Seriously so much fun adding details. The roof shingles I inked before sticking them down and then added a wet glue onto the roof and added fun flock for the snow.

I absolutely could have then added the number for the advent calendar as the die set includes them – but I decided to leave my sample as a single house – and instead I turned it into a hanging ornament. I sealed the base of the house rather than leaving it on the folding mechanism that it cuts so that it didn’t come open when swinging on a tree branch!

Just the cutest little house! Imagine it in Kraft and decorated as if gingerbread – so many options. I’m thinking rainbow for my craft room – or at least a few pink ones! A whole village of coloured houses! Adorable!

Can you tell I LOVE this product?

And look how tiny it is compared to the middle sized Moravian star I made (I made them both on the same day!)

Ok next samples … I decided to use the dies to make an element for the front of a card.

Cut off the other parts to make it 3d but this time incorporated the opening door element – yes there is a door with a hinge type flap so you can make the door an open one!

I added the wreath around the door window frame (our neighbour did used to have one this large on his door so it made me giggle making this and thinking of his oversized wreath!)

After putting together the house I then stencilled a piece of card with a star shape to add the house to, stamped the Noel from the stamp set below and glued the house on.

Then splattered both grey ink and the perfect pearls for shimmery snow!

A few layers of cardstock beneath the panel and my card was made!

Next I made this card using the gingerbread decorating style of stamps by white heat embossing onto craft but this time just kept it to the flat card.

I added a bit of colour to the houses but otherwise kept it pretty simple.

I added the little scrap of green and then the round scalloped circle with a sentiment stamped.

Just gorgeous – can you imagine this stamped on the die cut? How cute would that be?

Ok onto the next sample…

This time I stepped away from the house and went with the tree – again this looks a little like the decorated cookie type of design but I stamped and die cut mine from green but kept to white embossing.

Then I created two small notecards and partially embossed the card, added the scrap strip of green and then a panel I had distressed and inked to ground the tree element.

Then a simple stamped and edged sentiment using green ink.

Finally added the gems for a bit of sparkle.

And then the last sample was using the stamps that are small little elements to make a fun card using just the stamps, a couple of the dies and then a bit of scrap ribbon from the stash!

I used a mix of the stamps in different pink, blue and purple colours to build the clusters and then edged the panel with a light grey just to frame the panel.

The little bobbly blue bits behind the sentiment scalloped circle are actually the roof shingles dies but thought this was a fun way to use them differently.

I also added lots of splatter and then the gems to finish off!

So all in all I think I can safely say I LOVE this stamp and die set and can’t wait to play with it more! In fact I am wondering if it might come out to play for this months Christmas in November challenge of Winter Home?

I am still not 100% back to my normal self but hoping to be back at work tomorrow and then will hopefully be able to spend more time crafting too. I did manage a little yesterday but my energy levels remain low – so expect it will be a while before I am back to normal! Whatever that is?!? 🤣

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I really wanted to add some shine to this scrapbook page and the adhesive foil is perfect for quickly adding shine!

Whilst the foiled cardstock is perfect for die cutting (my circles were die cut) I also wanted to add in some more solid panels for the strips behind the photos – and with the larger Marquise sized pieces this is easy! Just cut and stick!

I actually followed a sketch for this page (1 sketch: 3 ways) which my friend Jackie designed and it was fun to add the foiled elements in to this page about our trip to Bonifacio, Corsica.

I did add a tiny bit of stencilling to the background too using the stone wall stencil from the Christmas windows kit (odd how a Christmas set came out to play for this summery page – bust it seemed right to use it given all the fabulous stone walls in the town) – but otherwise kept the page pretty simple and very similar to the sketch.

A nice change to my sample making too being able to get a page scrapped!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I went back to the leftovers from the Christmas in October card I made for last week and made a second card … so saved that for today’s Festive Friday.

I chose this time the snowglobe and some foliage die cuts as the focal points.

I added in the frames like last time and also a heart chipboard. I did add in the foiled die cut from the stash and this time the white nuvo drops.

And then inside I added more scraps of the paper to finish off too!

Really love this kit and enjoyed making this.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Time for another design team project for the Creative Knockouts blog where the theme is Time to be Merry and we are sponsored by Polkadoodles who regular visitors to my blog will know I love the artwork from Polkadoodles – it’s just so cute!

I chose to use the cutest snowmen couple!

I coloured them with alcohol markers and added some gel pen highlights. I mounted the image on navy cardstock and then chose some snowy and icy themed papers for the background.

I then added in the pink foiled star die cuts. So shiny!

I die cut a sentiment out of the pink foil and then added the sentiment from waffle flower which I embossed on to the navy and die cut it out and stacked it to give it a bit of depth.

A fun card.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

The adhesive foiled cardstock in the original colours is so vibrant and perfect for Christmas cards or adding a touch of luxury to projects.

For my samples I decided to start with the red, gold and green and create a shiny floral cluster on some patterned paper. I also mounted this onto the foil so it created a lovely frame.

Love how the foil steps up the pretty die cuts.

I kept with a similar theme for this one too but moved away from Christmas to create this congratulations card with the gold leafy sprigs and the pearlescent white flowers.

I also die cut the banner from the gold and then added the sentiment on top.

The centre of the little flowers I added some alcohol ink to so they had a variation in colour.

Then back to Christmas again – the poinsettia layered die cut works perfectly with the foiled cardstock but I decided to also try embossing with it – look how fab that panel with the sweater knit works!

I kept this card quite simple with a wood frame for the embossing and a linen thread bow. Using a coloured cardstock for the base also helps.

And the final card I decided to make a modern winter scene using the cooler colours of the foil.

I know the dies I used (from the Poinsettia set) aren’t trees – they are meant to be pine needles – but I think they make fun modern trees when upside down!

So lots of die cutting the two sizes later and I created my little forest scene. I decided to go with lilac as the card base and the background panel. I added a white foiled base for the frame.

I had lightly inked the edge and then a line across the panel as the grounding for the trees – it’s subtle but can be seen in real life.

Then I finished off with the die cut word and the banner piece which I raised above the trees.

Love this modern card and would happily make more of these as the adhesive foil makes it so easy to just stick the elements into place.

Fun projects – all elevated with the shiny foiled cardstock.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Final cards from this magazine series – and I managed four panels from the scraps. and the final little bits of scraps went in the bin so officially finished with the magazine kit!

Obviously the stamps, dies, stencil and embossing folder can still be used but the papers now finished with!

All three panels were made in the same way with adhesive cardstock as the base and then added the scraps with a small space between.

Then I treated each one slightly differently – copper embossing for this one, pearlescent embossing powder for the third one and gilding flakes on the first one.

My favourite is definitely the gilding flakes but the embossing works well too!

I then stamped and embossed the flowers and coloured them with pink ink and water.

I fussy cut them out and then used the final three sentiments from the paper kit to finish off!

So there we go – 29 videos with many many cards made! Pleased I finally finished this off! Especially as I managed to do this whilst feeling so poorly!

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Happy crafting!

Catherine

This time I went inky and modern with my card for Kingston Crafts showing off the fab chipboard shapes.

I started with one of the Everyday 5×7 card blanks and inked up the centre with a snowflake stencil and then blended some more ink on top.

I then splattered with two of the shimmer spritz’s to give it some shine and glitz!

When the shimmer spritz had dried I added a strip of the striped paper and cut it into a banner. Then I added three snowflake chipboards, the banner chipboard and the word Merry.

I did raise the Merry up on foam adhesive as I wanted it to sit over the other pieces.

Such a lovely funky card! And I know the feature is the chipboard shapes … but let’s just take a moment to enjoy that shimmer! 🤩

Love this and how easy it actually was to make because the colours coordinate so well across the Kingston Crafts products.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

So I attempted some crafting – and grabbed just the magazine kit to keep it simple.

There was one large panel of paper left and the hummingbird was already stamped and coloured ready to go!

I added a little panel of the glitter cardstock.

Then the sentiment I punched the edges of the panel and then added the nuvo drops in white to finish off.

Love this!

Admittedly one of the simplest cards I have ever made but all I had the energy to do!

I left all the scraps on the table ready to come back to so imagine I will be finishing this magazine kit soon – just need to get my energy up!

Happy crafting!

Catherine