Thursday Threesome...

Love love love the Trimming the Town papers and Coming Home bundle for a quick scenic card... 

Especially if you die cut the images in the papers... though they can be fussy cut instead!

Though I adore the die cut trees and snowbanks borders... so I wouldn't be without the die set!

Liked it so much... had to make three...

A little bit of Blender Pen colouring using Real Red, Pool Party, Old Olive & Soft Suede...

Greetings from Wrapped in Christmas... which is just fabulous for the season upon us...

Merry discounted Papers on Monday

Finishing off the round up of the great papers in the current Stampin Up Designer Paper Sale... with the christmas themed selections... lots of  favourites here... as I do love a christmas paper! Scroll down to see yesterday's post of the more all year round papers...

Just click here for all of the papers in the Store.. OR click on the title or image below to see all of the paper sheets in that pack... individually... And maybe quickly pop a pack into your Shopping Basket whilst you are there! Adding the current Host Code to get a gift from me of course... More details on earning that gift here... 

So I will start off with my favourite 3...

Trimming The Town... this just makes making cards far too easy... lots of images & greetings to cut out and decorate simple cards... and the large scene sheet to just cut and stick to make 6 x A6 or 9  x small square super CAS cards - or a few fun folds if you prefer... Click here and here for some ideas...  

Poinsettia Place... just gorgeous...

Snowflake Splendour... well I do love my blues... and a snowflake or two... 

But then there's more really lovely packs... mainly in the more traditional red & green colour scheme...

Heartwarming Hugs... such a warm and friendly red & green christmas pack... 

The dreamy Toile Tidings... just gone on back order...

And the 2 6"x6" packs....

Tis the Season... just well...christmassy... in the traditional sense of the word...

And Plaid Tidings ... which is suitable for all year round use... and particularly good for men's cards...

And don't forget to add that Host Code when ordering... for that gift from me... 

Tuesday Trio of Tips...

Following on from yesterday's post... I have a few more tips for you when using those little houses from the Trimming The Town suite...

Firstly... how to get the most houses out of your papers!
Fussy cut round those at the sides too... they just pop behind the central one... and no-one knows that you didn't use a full one!

Secondly... re-design your houses... and get even more...
Fussy cut round those at the top too...and the roofs at the bottom... and come up with something original! 

Though actually I have just realised that I did this with the larger house... ie on the other sheet of paper...

But the same applies with the smaller houses if you have the patience! 

 So I will live these here...

And thirdly... vary your cards for maximisation...
My little decorative 7.4cm square red panel with 7cm square white panel neatly fits onto a variety of square card blanks... For example...

So as to maximise impact (14cm or 5 1/2" square so one from a sheet of cardstock)

Or maximise cardstock usage (3 x small 9.9cm square cards from one sheet of A4... )

Merry Monday - Lots of Super CAS Trimming the Town cards...

Really love these simple little cards... 

But before I start... hows about a Craft Spa Trimming the Town Retreat to you at home? I'm beyond excited about the project ideas I have!!! Still working on the detail... but here are the headlines...

(      Ten hours + worth of projects for you to complete at home over days and times to suit yourself… Starting in October. Cost expected to be in the range of £60-95 plus P&P. Instruction expected to be a mix of written pdf with photos and maybe even some videos and Zoom sessions subject to partakers preferences…

Individual project kits also to be made available if of interest… For example one advent calendar kit could be c £40

Will include products & any templates required to complete the projects. The retreat will be based around the Stampin’ Up! Trimming the Town suite… so the Trimming the Town Papers (RRP £10.75) with Home Together dies (RRP £32) OR Coming Home bundle (RRP £44) along with cardstock, ribbon and embellishments (RRP £12) will be included…  Christmas Countdown advent calendar box (RRP£28) is included as an option (as many of you have one already !) Some other tools & basics will also be required

Will include a variety of projects to suit a wide range of papercrafting tastes and levels – such as fancy fold and simple/bulk cards, home décor (eg Box Frame, fairylights), advent calendar, mini book AND table treat boxes/bags. Make as many  - or as few - as you wish…

Please just email me to register your interest at this time...as I need to achieve a minimum number of crafty guests to make it work....

And so back to today's share! I think a lot of these little cards will be going out from here this christmas... as I do like to sit there of an evening in front of the TV just cutting things out....

Houses and greeting simple cut out of the wonderful Trimming The Town papers...

Using this sheet ... So with 2 sheets of paper in a pack... I think you can make 120 of these cards...  Bear in mind you can use some of the partial ones at the edges too...

Though being honest the snowflakes in sky pattern on the other side is SO useful too... but more of that on another day.... as you will be spoilt for choice as to which side to use!!

And this sheet...though I reckon you will have to stamp some greetings to make  all 120... unless you want to use french, german etc ones

Then stick to a 7cm square piece of Whisper White... I have used 3D Stampin' Dimensionals on the middle one...

And then onto a 7.4cm square of Poppy Parade... (though I have just realised that I used Real Red in error!)

And finally onto a 9.9cm square Thick Whisper White card blank (so 3 from one sheet of A4)

So simples!

Come back tomorrow for some more tips and options for these...

Merry Monday 4 Gnome 3 ways...

Starting this mini series with our Gnome for the Holidays on extra small square cards (9.9cm square or 3 7/8") which means 3 cards from one piece of A4 card ... bargain! As a little goes a long way... 

Greetings all cut from the nw and coming Trimming The Town papers... And ... Whisper White panels 7cm Square, Real Red panels 7.4cm Square

Then dressing up a step... the 4 white panels being set on a Real Red large square card (14.8cm Square or c 5 7/8") 

And then ... adding the 14.8cm square panel to an 8" square card... WoW! Such impact...

And actually I should have made some 7.4cm ( c 2 7/8") cards whilst I was at it... as they would be so perfect for that big batch of cards for everyone in the class at school...