Tim Holtz stamps

I had some Tim Holtz Christmas stamps on pre-order and would you believe they have only just arrived so I kept some for myself and the rest I've listed over in the Christmas Stamps category.

If you're like me you'll still be putting together a few cards because just when you think you've got everyone covered up pops someone else.

I've marked down all of the Christmas stamps by 30% so do have a look to see what you can't live without. Remember there's always next year and some of the stamps are able to be used in other ways. These stamps have only 1 or 2 of each in stock so be quick to order the ones you want.

Lorna Blue Studio will be closing for a break over Christmas so the last orders we will be processing are on Tuesday 21st anything that comes in after that won't be sent out until the 10th of January.

For the angel cards I've used the Stampendous Angel stamps. Sorry about the colour it's not very good. The wings have Diamond Stickles on them so thats why they are shining.

Just on a side note I have a magpie sitting on the fence outsdie singing away having a lovely time.

Last PCYC market for the year tomorrow

Thanks to those people who did pop down to Woongarra St to visit our little Christmas Shop. Unfortunately it was generally quiet and so we've decided not to repeat it next week.

However a few of the ladies, including myself are at the PCYC craft markets and thats where we'll be tomorrow. Now this is the last market of the year so be sure to make a little time to come and have a wander and you can even have a cooked breakfast and a coffee.

I'll be doing some specials so it's a great chance to pick up a bargain for yourself or for a gift.

I'll show you some tags I made and a little later I'll put up some cards I'm made using the Stampendous Christmas Angels. When I scanned them the colour was washed out so I'll have to take a photo and post it from them but until then.

I've used the Penny Black 12 days of Christmas stamps for these and one of the angels from Stampendous.



Christmas Craft Shop

Thursday and Friday this week you'll find me in Woongarra St along with 6 other crafty ladies showcasing our crafts and supplies.

And on Sunday I'm at the PCYC markets - it's the last of the year. Evidently rain has been predicted but I'm in the hall so we'll be dry in there, we can only hope it stays away until at least the afternoon.

Reindeer Christmas card

We received some new lines in last week and I decided I would have a play and also get a move on with my Christmas cards. So here's what I did.

Using the ATC Sticky Back Canvas in white I wiped it over with an Stop Static Pillow then stamped the reindeer from the Darkroom Door Christmas Reindeer set with Watermark Resist Embossing Ink and poured White Embossing Powder over it. Shake off the excess (put back in your container) remove the paper backing from the Canvas ATC and stick it onto your Non-stick Craft Sheet. Heat with a heat gun until the powder melts.

Ink up a Ink Blending Tool with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink and starting off the canvas swirl the tool over your canvas until you get the depth of colour you want. Wipe over the embossed image with a baby wipe to remove the ink. Then using the Ink Blending Tool and a new foam piece ink it up with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and ink around the edges.

Remove the Canvas from the Craft Sheet and pull a few threads off each side to fray it a little. Mount it on a piece of burgundy cardstock. Put a little bit of Diamond Stickles on the stars and White Enamel Accents dots on the reindeers nose and antlers.

Cut two pieces of co-ordinating paper and to tie it in to your reindeer place it on your craft sheet and lightly  swirl over some Vintage Photo Distress Ink remembering to start off your paper as it will grab if you don't.
Adhere the paper to a piece of burgundy cardstock and then that onto a white card.

Cut out the words from the Darkroom Door Christmas word strip and stick on the card using magic mount.

The finished card.

  

Darkroom Door Christmas Reindeer Stamp set

The ATC Sticky Back Canvas on the Craft Sheet and the two Distress Inks I used.

Another card make the same way and using the tree stamp from a Bo Bunny set from last year and the words from the Darkroom Door Christmas Reindeer stamp set.

New stamps & more at the PCYC markets tomorrow.

Are you still looking for a new Christmas stamp or stamps to make your cards with? Well I've got a few new ones for you to look at and because we're getting close to December once I start to sell out of these I may not re-order so if you see something you like it might be best to grab it.

I'm still uploading the new lines so if you're around Bundaberg tomorrow and you'd like to see them call in to the PCYC craft markets between 8am and 12pm.

Sorry about the glare on the photos I was trying to get them done this afternoon.

Darkroom Door Photo stamps

Darkroom Door have just released some new photo and background stamps which are fantastic.

The photo stamps come up really well when you ink them up with Ranger Archival Ink and stamp them onto glossy cardstock. You can also then colour them with Marvy Markers if you want to, I find the pale colours work best on the glossy cardstock but it never hurts to experiment.

With the background stamps you can use any inks but I have been really happy with the Distress Inks and they also look great embossed.

Girls Night In tomorrow night

Just a reminder that the Girls Night In is on tomorrow night and you'll need to organize your tickets.