Hanging Gifts

Hi all,

I have a Christmas card to show you today using a Wild Rose Studio image called ‘Hanging Gifts’. I have to admit that my New Year’s resolution to make my Christmas cards early this year has, so far, been put on the back burner and it did feel very strange making a Christmas card with the window wide open and the sun streaming in…but hopefully, this will be the first of many Christmas cards to come!

As if this wasn’t enough of a challenge in itself, I also challenged myself to design a card that would fit through the Post Office ‘gadget thingy’…I think the official term is a ‘size template’! Increases in UK postal charges are going to mean that, for many of us, multiple layers and very dense card embellishments will need to be kept to a minimum this year in order to fit through the size template, so over the next few months, I shall be testing out some different designs using just stamped images, dies and very few embellishments...I’ll let you know how I go on! 

Here's a close up coloured with copics:

 

 

We always love it when customers send us photos of projects…it’s really so good to see what you make with the orders that we send out! So, if any of you come up with any Christmas card designs that will fit through the size template, we’d love to hear from you…please e-mail your photos to us…or better still, share them on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Stamp-Basket/279498328811208

…and if you’re not sure how to load them, please e-mail, we’ll be only too happy to help!

In the meantime, don’t forget our special promotion on Wild Rose Studio products this week (and other crafting goodies, too!)…and please, do spread the word so that your family, neighbours and friends can benefit from the special offers, too!

Hope you have a lovely weekend!

Hugs,

Janet xx

Recipe:

Stamps: Wild Rose Studio ‘Hanging Gifts’; Whimsy ‘Christmas Sayings’

Papers: Marianne Design ‘Eline’s Merry Little Christmas’

Tools: Memory Box ‘Precious Hearts’ (without the hearts – you could also use the ‘ribbon part’ of the Precious Stars die to get the same effect!); Memory Box ‘Tiny bow’

Card: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Craftwork Cards Straight Edge Card Pack

Ink: Tsukeniko Memento Tuxedo Black

Embellishments: Deco Arts glamour dust ‘crystal’; Ranger Liquid Pearls ‘opal’; Mixed Rhinestones (coloured with copic R37)