Merry Christmas!

The festive season has finally arrived. I am wishing all of you a lovely, peaceful and enjoyable Christmas time. I hope that you get the chance to spend a lot of quality time with your loved ones.

And yes, we have really got white Christmas. The roads thankfully seem to get better, but we have still got wintery scenes all around us. And how lovely is that at this time of year.

Merry Christmas!

Traditional Christmas cards

I really like cute Christmas cards and projects in white and blue tones. But there is, of course, also demand for more traditional Christmas cards.

For this style I have now worked quite a lot with the poinsettia corner from Little Claire. Coloured in with ProMarkers the stamp provides a lovely focal point. And once it is matted and layered it does not need much more than a sentiment and some embellishments.

Quick Christmas cards with tapestry stamps

Many of us are probably still in full swing making Christmas cards for sale or for our personal use.

For quick, yet effective cards I really appreciate tapestry stamps. Images are quick and easy to create whilst all creations have got a touch of uniqueness. It is a known issue that metallic inks can rub of easily, but I am now combating this with a hint of glitter glue that I apply over the metallic sections.

For the card below I used the poinsettia wreath set from Rubber Stamp Tapestry and a variety of small ink pads.

Break from Christmas cards needed

Apologies for not adding an update for a while, but I have been very busy making Christmas cards.

But now came the time where I really needed a break. So what could be better than a cup of tea and cupcakes? But the low calorie version - a cup of tea for me while I am crafting and the gorgeous Kanban cupcake kit and Dawn Bibby's cupcake stamps for my cards. I really love working with these products, but still need to concentrate on the seasonal cards for a while.

Fun with a Snowman

I am conscious that I have been a bit quiet lately, but I have been very busy making Christmas cards. Yes, it is that time of the year again. And - scary, but true - it is actually not long until the festive season starts ...

At the moment I am having loads of fun with the Snowman decoupage pad from Trimcraft. It is such a joy to work with.

Trimcraft now on scrapbook.com

Trimcraft have now got a brand-new gallery on scrapbook.com, one of the major US sites. I feel honoured that I have been asked to contribute some projects to the new Trimcraft gallery. So, which of the currently featured items are my work?

• Smirk Bookmark
• Smirk Gift Box
• Smirk Notebook
• Think Pink Smirk!

Please pop along and check out for yourself, what the site is like. Staying up-to-date is easy. You will always find a link to this Trimcraft gallery on the right-hand site of my blog.

My first blog award

Thank you so much to Pinkpuppy for choosing me as one of the five to receive this lovely award!

Here are the rules...

One of the conditions of accepting this lovely award is to give away five things about yourself, and then pass it on to five lovely people.

1. I am addicted to crafting - especially card making.
2. Over the years I have tried my hands on many kinds of craft including cross stich, knitting, crochet, creating lino panels for prints, making baskets with a wooden base and many more.
3. I am a Starbucks fan.
4. I love scented candles.
5. I like haggis.

Here are the five lovely people I have chosen. I will leave you all messages to come and collect this beautiful award !

Rozzy
Fiona
Susan
Erin
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