A Christmas Year in Review

Well more like 5 months actually....

Warning - VERY picture heavy post...

Here is a round-up of my Top 10 Christmas makes during 2015... as determined by the number of blog page views... Just click on any of the photos to go to the original post...

At number 1...with well over 6000 blog page views... WOW! Introducing the New Autumn Winter catalogue... along with my first 4 makes using Hearth & Home...

At Number 2... with nearly 3000 page views... my Quarterly Training Class To Go share of the Woodland embossing folder...along with inking up your embossing folder, Heat & Stick powder & lots of glitter...

At number 3... with nearly 2500 page views... albeit the majority being from Spain as this was featured in an on-line magazine over there... my Advent Calendar...

And here is another one I made for DH's work... but hadn't yet shared... bit more colour... with the use of Cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow mats - and Cherry Cobbler embossing powder...

And so onto number 4...also with nearly 2500 page views... the first Centre Step Easel Card tutorial...

And then at number 5... with over 2000 pageviews... oh not a Christmas one!! Back to that one another day... very soon...

So at the Christmas number 5... with just under 1500 pageviews... 3 versions of this one... and another Centre Step Easel card tutorial... tweaked for the Hearth & Home dies sizings..

Coming in at number 6... 1400 page views... Shut the Gate!!

And at number 7... it is the VERY glittery one...

At number 8...  the outside scene...

And at number 9... seen this one before!?.... so thought I should post the other more cozy version here too...

And rounding off at number 10... still with over 1200 page views...

Now... I could finish there...but looking at the next 10... quite a few are already featured in round up posts above...  so here are a few more... which takes us up to the Top 20 Christmas Makes... 

At number 12... 

At number 14...

And at number 15... a Round up post for the Wonderful Wondrous Wonderous Wreath!.. original posts linked up in the post...

Coming in at number 17... the Wonderland Decorated House Scene Card... with its Tutorial...

At number 18... A little Wonderland Trio...

And finally... at Number 20... get the rubber gloves out... definitely the favourite technique of the season... Marbling...

Silent Night & Baby Wipe Swoosh

Staying on Baby Wipe Swoosh theme... Just to prove that every sky is different!

But before I start - don't forget to check out this week's new Weekly Deals (25% off)... I will be ordering next on Friday night 20 November...  

So just in case you missed the rest of this week's excitement... here are the details for the Stamps on Sale with 20% off (until this Friday 20 November) ... and here is the Autumn Winter Catalogue Retiring List... 

So I swooshed my white panel lightly with the baby wipe and Night of Navy ink... 

I used the cut-out houses from another make as a stencil on this one... Daubing Night of Navy ink through the cut-out parts - apart from the smoke on the left hand side house - marker was required for that one! Too fine...

And then I started to stamp the Silent Night wording from the co-ordinating Jingle All the Way stamp set... and thought...what a shame I don't have any All is Calm, All is Bright... and then I remembered that I do! So out came the Wonderland stamp set... job done!

Another quick & simple card for mass production - care of my favourite Sleigh Ride edgelits... 

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Stamping the Wonderland Wreath - A Quick Pictorial

Some of you have asked how I stamped the wreath in this card... So as one picture paints a 1000 words... Here are 3 to hopefully explain better than just the words...

Grab your 2 5/8"(internally) Circle Framelit... Draw around the inside... Place your bough pre-stamped Stamp A Ma Jig sheet onto your circle...

Grab your Mossy Meadow ink pad and Early Espresso marker pen - and your bough stamp...

Ink up stamp using Mossy Meadow ink pad...and then add Early espresso to the cones using your marker pen (ie onto the stamp)

Stamp onto the circle...

Reposition your Stamp A Ma Jig sheet to line up your boughs nicely... 

Ink up stamp again & stamp again... Repeat until it all joins up... 

Job done!

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Wonderland Antlers Lattice!?

Before I start - remember to check out the new Weekly Deals - also scrolling off to the right of the blog... I will be ordering on Friday if you want to save yourself that postage!

Couldn't really think what else to call this!!?

This one is rather marmite! 

Everyone has either loved it  - or hated it! Though I think the over-riding reason has been antlers full stop - rather than this card!

I shall remain on the fence! At least it is different!!

Again Early Espresso antlers stamped repeatedly without re-inking in between. Top & bottom at full strength - centre weakest... all with the aid of my trusty Stamp A Ma Jig...

Now I have jut remembered something else I REALLY wanted to try.... maybe at the weekend!

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Glitter Trees

Oh I do like to see trees all covered in glitter...

This is a concept card I made to demonstrate different types of glue plus glitter... Dazzling Details vs Fine Tip Glue Pen plus Dazzling Diamonds... 

The nuances do not show up on these photos... but trust me when I say that the sparkle across the room is amazing! So I ended up finishing the card off...

Oh - and different amounts  - and ways of application (squiggle or blobs!) of glue too... which you may be able to see the extra on the central trees...

And finally a blurry photo to attempt to show the level of sparkle...

 

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Sparkly Wonderland Antlers

Another idea for my favourite trio stamping of Antlers...

Trio of antlers stamped in black without re-inking in between...

Add a panel of Winter Wonderland antler paper...

And a strip & a bow of Silver ribbon...

And then finish off your stamped antlers with glue and a sprinking of glitter... can't remember if I used Dazzling Details - or Fine Tip glue plus Dazzling Diamonds fine glitter...! Either works...

Sparkles, glistens & causes a WOW in the flesh...but simple to make... got to love that!

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