Floral Christmas Cards in Traditional Colours

Firstly apologies for the lack of blog posts over the last few weeks. I just needed a bit of time and a 'creative break' to get over everything that happened recently. I had already started crafting a bit again, but a visit to the Hobbycrafts Show at  the SECC was exactly what I needed to bring final closure and to focus again on the future. Christmas might still be challenging, but hopefully lovely memories will be dominating.

Back to Basics Christmas - Joy of Christmas

But now back to 'business as usual'. For the first cards I would like to share with you I used the Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas collection in traditional colours in combination with the doily die set from Trimcraft's Me to You Christmas collection. Both cards also have in common that cardstock in vintage metallic colours is used for the matting and layering.

For the card above I used the entire doily set, which cuts and embosses just beautifully and can easily be combined with circle and scalloped circle dies, to create a focal point.

Back to Basics Christmas - Floral Season's Greetings

For the second card I just used one of the frames, which can be created with the doily die set, and mounted it onto a vintage gold scalloped circle. The Me to You Christmas mistletoe embossing folder helped to create some texture for the scalloped circle and the green cardstock of the banner.

As I designed both projects for Trimcraft, product lists and step-by-step instructions will again be available in my Trimcraft gallery.

Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas Collection

Amongst the new Christmas products by Trimcraft there is one collection that caught my eye immediately due to the superb colours: the modern style of the brand-new Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas range. I just love the beautiful papers and embellishments.

Today's card is relatively quickly to make. My main focus for this project is to showcase the patterned papers.

A product list and step-by-step instructions for this card are available in my Trimcraft gallery. And for those fellow 'die addicts': I used the holly strip by Britannia Dies for the holly elements.

Trimcraft Christmas Projects

I recently created a few Christmas projects for Trimcraft. The cards include the new Back to Basics and Fizzy Moon Christmas collections. Especially the Fizzy Moon collection provides a wide range of products and some gorgeous stamps.

Product lists and step-by-step instructions for all projects can be found in my Trimcraft gallery.

Please feel free to re-create the projects or to give them your personal touch. Please just do not enter copies of the projects into competitions.