I finally finished my Christmas cards for 2024 and sent them out on the 27th – it’s still the holidays right? I was so busy with all our holiday activities, but I’m so glad I took the time to work with the Christmas Rose collection from Crafter’s Companion, and was able to make 40 cards! I am so in love with this new collection. It has a vintage pastel glittery Christmas charm, and I could create beautiful cards so easily and really enjoyed the crafting process – a calming effect amid all the holiday…
This year I created 40 cards using several different craft kits and themes. I tried different techniques with the sets and really had fun crafting them for family and friends! I love the vintage look of this craft kit from LDRS. I added some tearing, twine and glitter to play up the layered look of the background papers. This die cut set from My Diamond Press is my favorite from this season. It brings me back to the 80s with the look of clove studded oranges, potpourri, and dried flowers. I cut a bunch of the foliage in different greens…
I love this Hunky Dory kit for making beautiful and quick cards for Christmas 2022. The kit includes letter size card stock for the bases, plus tons of gold foil toppers and sentiments. The floral illustrations have a modern country feel with mason jars, twine and vintage lettering. And best of all they craft together so easily! I tried crafting some stepper, easel and fold back cards to add dimension and lift the gold foil frames off the edges of the folds. For some of the smaller tag shapes, some ribbon adds texture. Some bonus cards: Using a topper kit…
I’ve been crafting like mad for our annual Christmas bazaar at our church, and having a lot of fun in the process. I think my mesh wreath skills are improving – I tried a couple with sparkle and a couple with muted burlap tones. All in the classic colors of red and green. These four are all made on a 14 inch wreath base for a nice large finished size with lots of fluff. For my personal taste, I like the burlap mesh and ribbon paired with the more muted Christmas tones. I think they have a little…