Snowball George

I've got my new favourite paper pad out today, First Edition Silent Night, and it's gorgeous. I'm really surprised at just how many of the pages I love, and these ones are no exception. They make a really lovely frosty looking card, and I think they are quite suited to male cards too (where I need all the inspiration I can muster!)

Card Recipe featuring items from The Stamp Basket:

• Image - Molly Blooms Snowball George
• Cardworks Card base
• First Edition Silent Night Paper Pad
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Whimsy Christmas Sayings
• Memory Box Bianca Snowflake die
• Liquid Pearls
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Snow White pearls

Happy crafting
Annette
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Completely Crackers

Yay, it's the weekend, although despite us just about welcoming in August this week, I'm in Christmas mode with a festive project.

I've made a cracker gift box, and matching tag, but in both cases they're HUGE!!  I've got quite a few pics so bear with me:

Firstly here's the cracker.  I've used a 12" purple scrapping page for the cracker base, and decorated it with Nitwits papers which I've edged with purple ink.

And from a slightly different angle so you can see the front better:

And here's the matching supersized tag using the same papers, and a cute Wild Rose Studio image: 

And a bit more close up on the image:

And finally, just to prove how large these items really are, here they are together with my bottle of Glossy Accents and my craft pencil :

I hope you've liked my supersized gift set.

Project Recipe:

• Image - Bella in Pot
• NitWits Noah's Ark Papers 
• Neenah Classic Crest White Stamping Card
• Whimsy Sentiments Collection
• Purple 12" Bazzil cardstock
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Memory Box Bianca Snowflake
• Vintage Ribbon Eggshell
• Purple Pearls
• Liquid Pearls
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents
• Stickles

Happy crafting

Annette

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Annabelle with Gifts

Hello everyone!!  It's Annette here again today with a Stamp Basket creation using a pretty image called Annabelle with Gifts.  I've used traditional Christmas colours, some new pompom trim and some lovely snowflake dies.

All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:

• Image - Wild Rose Studio Annabelle with Gifts
• Cardworks Shaped Card base
• Marianne Design Merry Little Christmas Papers
• Spellbinders Snowflake Pendant
• Memory Box Bianca Snowflake
• Liquid Pearls
• Crystal Glamour Dust
• Glossy Accents
• Berisford Satin Ribbon Red
• Hobby House 8mm Pearl Brad
• Marianne Design white pompom trim
• Burlap Twine in Red
• Cardinal Red Card
• 5mm, 4mm & 3mm Snow White pearls
• Mixed Christmas Buttons
• From my stash - Flowers

Pop over to The Stamp Basket to see the lovely array of products on offer and the fab pre-Christmas sale now on.

Have a lovely Saturday.  Only three more sleeps until the big day!!

Happy crafting

Annette

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Baby Jesus

It's Annette here with today's card using a sweet image from Nellie Snellen called Baby Jesus.  I've painted it with my Distress re-inkers but I had a small mishap because I mistakenly coloured Mary's foot green when I was painting her head scarf.  I couldn't then colour it the same colour as her face, so instead I pretended she was wearing shoes, and coloured it chocolate brown instead.

I think I will try to colour this image again sometime soon and see if I can improve!

All items are from The Stamp Basket as follows:

• Image - Nellie Snellen Baby Jesus
• Sentiment - Whimsy Christmas Sayings
• Sentiment Die Shape - Bistro Label
• Card base - Scalloped Edge
• Colouring paints - Distress Re-inkers
• Papers - Kaisercraft Twig & Berry
• Corner Bow Die - Memory Box
• Holly dies - Marianne design
• Snowflake die - Memory Box Bianca Snowflake
• Ribbon - Vintage Style Moss Green
• Card - Rainforest
• Pearls - 5mm, 4mm & 3mm Snow White pearls
• Brad - Hobby House 8mm Pearl Brad
• Liquid Pearls - White Opal, Red

Pop over to The Stamp Basket to see the lovely array of products on offer.

Happy crafting

Annette

xx