Winter Woodland Hedgehog

I think I only realised how stressful the uncertainty and fear around the outcome of the referendum was when my stomach decided that it was payback time. So instead of a relaxing and crafty weekend I spent a good part of Friday (after I came home from work) and nearly all day Saturday and Sunday wrapped up warm in bed or curled up on the sofa. Not really what I had in mind ...

But now it is business as usual again and I can share the next card with you.

I just love the wee hedgehog from the Trimcraft's Winter Woodland collection, which is based on the lovely illustrations by Helz Cuplleditch. For this card I opted for an image from the glitter decoupage pad.. And I also could not bypass the gorgeous embossing folder. I hope that Trimcraft will bring out a lot more embossing folders and dies, as they are great to work with and I am impressed by their quality.

If you would like to re-create this card (only for personal use and not for competition entries, please), you can find a product list and step-by-step instructions in my Trimcraft gallery.

Christmas Cards with Wooden Shapes

Twelve Days of Christmas - Someone Special

Oh, what a dreadful day it was here today - dark, cold, foggy and wet. And as so many leaves are now coming off the trees, it was a good indication that autumn is here. The weather was slightly better in town, but here the fog did not lift all day. Although it was not raining at the time I ended up with completely damp clothes just by walking from the bus stop to the house, as I had to walk through the dense fog. I had not experienced anything like that before.

But hiding away in the house for the rest of the day gave me at least the chance to start catching up on project instructions.

Today I would like to make a start with three Christmas cards that I created with the new Dovecraft Twelve Days of Christmas collection by Trimcraft. All of them feature tartan papers from the collection and wooden embellishments.

Twelve Days of Christmas - 25th December

 Twelve Days of Christmas - With Love

I prepared detailed product lists and step-by-step instructions for all three projects. Just click onto the titles below the images to get directly to the relevant pages in my Trimcraft gallery.

Twelve Days of Christmas

 Oh, Trimcraft have brought out so many lovely new Christmas products this year. The Dovecraft collection 'Twelve Days of Christmas' features beautiful papers - many with beautiful red and green tones - as well as images from the popular song. There are also loads of gorgeous embellishments available.

On the card above I have also used one of the brand-new embossing folders (this one is from the Me to You Christmas collection). I have now used the embossing folders a number of times in my Cuttlebug and have always had a beautifully deep and very even impression. I am really delighted with the quality of these Trimcraft embossing folders.

For the fir tree branches I used a die by Marianne Design.

You can again find a product list and step-by-step instructions 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.

Winter Woodland

Winter Woodland - Winter Love

Today I would like to share with you three cards for which I used the super cute products from the brand-new Winter Woodland collection by Trimcraft. It is another range featuring the popular creations by the so very talented Helz Cuppleditch.

Winter Woodland - Our Christmas Tree

Originally I wanted to make one card for now and then try out products from another collection, but I had so many design ideas that I just could not fit them all onto one card. So it just had to be three in one go ... And I just love these products. The glitter decoupage images and the glittered papers are not only beautiful but also give projects an instant luxurious feel.

Winter Woodland - Fancy a Carrot?

I have again provided product lists and step-by-step instructions for all these cards in my Trimcraft gallery. By clicking onto the titles below the images you will be taken through directly to the project in question.

More Christmas Cards with Tatty Teddies

Me to You Christmas - Love You

Here are now - as promised yesterday - further Christmas cards created with the new Me to You collection by Trimcraft. The products are just great for cute and colourful but not too bright Christmas cards.

Me to You Christmas - Snowman

For all three cards I used again the fabulous glitter decoupage pad. It provides brilliant toppers with a nice sparkle in selected areas. And the glitter stays where it belongs and really does not come off, i.e. your hands, craft areas and pets will not end up all sparkly.

Me to You - Christmas Love

I have again prepared product lists and step-by-step instructions for all of today's cards. Just click onto the titles below the images and you will be taken through to the information in my Trimcraft gallery.

I hope you like these cards and get a bit of inspiration from them.

Me to You Tartan Christmas Card

Today I would like to share the first Me to You Christmas card with you. More cards are already prepared, but immediately after I took the photo for this one the sky went dark, daylight was pretty much non-existent and we got yet more heavy rainfall. Hopefully the conditions will be better again tomorrow and I can share the next images with you then.

Me to You is a brand-new Christmas collection by Trimcraft with gorgeous papers in three sizes, a die-cut glitter decoupage pad, clear stamps, card packs in two sizes and loads of lovely embellishments. The only other product I used for today's card is Joanna Sheen's pine cone die set, which I used for the fir tree pieces at the flower.

A product list and step-by-step instructions for this card are again available in my Trimcraft gallery.