Wishing You Joy

Judy coloured one of the images from the new Country Christmas set of digital stamps using pretty shades of blue. She complimented the image with patterned paper in similar shades for a beautiful, coordinated look.

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Reindeer Games

This sassy trio of Christmas reindeers is sure to bring a smile this holiday season. The range includes clear stamps, cutting dies and fabulous new cut sheets for a complete crafting experience! 

- "Yes, the dies really do cut out the images from the cut sheets!"

Our stamps, dies and cut sheets all coordinate for seamless holiday crafting.

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Tutorial - Pop-Up Frame Cards

Who doesn't love a great pop-up card?! The best ones not only have the wow-factor, they're also easy make, and fit nicely into a standard envelope. Today's card ticks all the boxes! 

1. For the base, you'll need one piece of cardstock measuring 7" x 4" and one piece measuring 12" x 4".

2. Place each piece horizontally on your score board and score at 1" and 6". Fold along the score lines.

3. Use nesting dies to cut a circle, square, or oval from the centre of the 7" x 4" piece of cardstock. You'll need to make two nested cuts to create a gap between the card and the central shape.

4. To decorate, you'll need one piece of patterned paper measuring 3/4" x 33/4", one piece measuring 33/4" x 43/4", and another piece measuring 33/4" x 43/4" with an oval cut from the centre (note: the oval needs to be larger than the oval cut in the base cardstock).

OPTIONAL: add some gold mirror card that is 1/8" larger than the patterned paper.

5. Secure the patterned paper to the 7" x 4" piece of cardstock as shown below. The narrow section at the top of the card will be visible from both the front and inside of the card when completed.

6. The oval you cut in step 3 is secured to the back of the card using a thin strip of cardstock and glue. You can place the strip in any position you wish. (NOTE: I actually secured the strip horizontally toward the bottom of the oval to hide it behind the embellishments)

7. Decorate the centre of the card as desired. I used die cut images and a sentiment, positioned over the edges of the oval.

8. Place the 7" x 4" section of card face down on your desk with the bottom of the card pointing to the left. Place the 12" x 4" section of card face down on your desk with the 1" section to the left, next to the other piece of card. See below.

9. Fold back the 1" strip on the larger piece of card and apply glue or double sided tape. Secure it to the 1" strip on the smaller piece of card. 

10. Apply glue or double-sided tape to the 1" strip at the bottom of the smaller piece of card, and secure it to the card below creating a box shape.

11. Press the card closed and decorate the front panel with patterned paper, mirror cardstock, an image, and a sentiment, plus any other embellishments you desire.

NOTE: The 1" strip is visible from both the front and inside of the card.

12. OPTIONAL: Add a piece of white cardstock, mounted on mirror card, to the inside panel.

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Santa's In The House!

Cynthia has created a gorgeous shaker ornament for her Christmas tree using one of the images from the new Nicholas Claus set of digital stamps. She framed it with a fabulous red, glitter cardstock, cut with a scalloped circle die, then filled the inside with snowflakes and circle sequins for a wonderful festive look.

Cynthia also created a festive card in traditional Christmas colours. She embossed the background for some extra texture and added a large sentiment at the bottom.

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Joy To The World

To create this simple card, I joined three star images to one of the sentiments to give the impression that they're hanging from the letters. After printing and colouring, I added a little gold pen to help tie them in with the gold border, as well as some shadows behind the stars for dimension.

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Beachside Christmas

For those who happily celebrate Christmas in the warm summer months, these sets are for you! Two jolly sandmen, decked out in their holiday finery, enjoying a relaxing beachside Christmas.

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Nicholas Claus

To create this card, I used a small portion of one of the images from the new Nicholas Claus set. I increased the size of the image, then removed the section I didn't need with photo editing software, before printing with light grey ink that's barely visible once the image is coloured.

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