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DISPLAYING YOUR CHRISTMAS CARDS

How do you display your Christmas cards when they arrive? There are so many different ways to do this.

Christmas Card Display - The Lilypad Cottage
What to Do With Christmas Cards: Creative Displays | Reader's Digest

Thinking about this became the inspiration for this card. And, it gave me the opportunity to use my ALL WIRED UP STAMP SET for the first time.

I wanted to use this stamp to create a wore frame that I could ‘peg’ cards on to.

I used Staz On to stamp the wire image onto some vellum and then adhered it to a piece of CLASSIC CHRISTMAS 6″x 6″ DSP, using some STAMPIN’ SEAL+.

The three mini cards were made using Sahara Sand cardstock cut to 1.5″ by 1.75″. They were then stamped with some of the images and greetings from the FESTIVE POST STAMP SET. I used REAL RED and SHADED SPRUCE for this card.

The little ‘pegs’ used to hold the cards onto the wire were made by punching out the slit shape using the LABEL ME FANCY PUNCH. Each tiny piece of EARLY ESPRESSO cardstock was folded roughly in half and a mini glue dot used to attach to the top of each card.

With the greetings – Merry Christmas, Enjoy the Season and To You and Yours – no other Christmas message is needed on the front of the card.

How do you like my mini card display card?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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A CURVY FALL

Although it is SPRING in Australia, it is FALL (Autumn) in the Northern hemisphere.

So, while I am excited to be planning to make lots of colourful Spring projects, I am also creating Autumn/Fall inspired projects.

For this card I used the limited release QUITE CURVY VARIETY BUNDLE. Demonstrators are able to order it during the month of October and it will be available to customers between November 3, 2020 and January 4, 2021.

For this card, I used the second stamp set in this bundle. I chose the leaves stamp and stamped it onto FLUID 100 WATER COLOUR PAPER, using SADDLE BROWN STAZON and then water coloured the image using Crushed Curry, Pretty Peacock, Pumpkin Pie, Shaded Spruce and Terracotta Tile. This leaf garland was then die cut.

I also stamped and water coloured the three birds, using Crushed Curry and Terracotta Tile.

Each of these water coloured images then had CLEAR WINK OF STELLAR liberally applied.

The card front was created using the CURVY DIES and the space was created with a piece of VELLUM.

‘HOORAY FOR YOU’ was stamped onto the Cajun Craze card stock using the inkpad of the same colour.

The final touch was the five thread bow.

I really love adding Wink of Stellar to my projects … what do you think?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Although I am unable to display the stamp set and dies from this early release bundle, these are the other products used.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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JUST A QUICK UPDATE

I have uploaded this month’s HOST CODE – it is  TTCMM6XH.

What is that you ask?

When placing an order under $250 through my online store be sure to add the monthly host code when completing your transaction, you will see a box on the lower left of the screen.

Each month a new code is generated and posted on my website and soon to be sent in a newsletter. By adding the host code you receive a little thank you gift and handmade card posted to you the following month.

There is more information under the header Shop or Join Now above.

Now, I mentioned a newsletter just before. I have just added a NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION FORM and will be emailing my first newsletter (in years) using Mailchimp as my platform. So, if you would like to receive regular information, ideas and project instructions look for it in the header About mmm and you will find it in my drop down menu.

I look forward to adding this new feature to my business.

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.