Christmas in July Card Class

Hi everyone!!!

At the suggestion of my of my lovely regular class attendees, Ruth (hi Ruth!), I decided to hold a Christmas in July Card Class. We all know it's never too early to get started on Christmas. That festive time always sneaks up on us ever so quickly.

The cards were made using a combination of the gorgeous A Wish for Peace and Many Merry Messages stamp sets, and the Soft Holly wheel, used in conjunction with Stampin' Around Wheel Guide to get that perfectly straight finish. The perfect tearing effect was achieved with the use of the Tearing edge ruler. Colours used were Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Basic Grey and Bashful Blue. The two blue cards were finished with the beautiful Dazzling Diamonds glitter. You just have to see the sparkle in real life!

I hope I haven't left anything out!

Just before I go, I'd like to share a photo with you of the lovely ladies that attended the class...

Well, I hope this inspires you to get an early start on those Chrissie cards.

Take care!

Andrea

Christmas Card Class WIth Friends

Well, I'm back (after what seems a reeeeaaally long time) with four Christmas cards that we made last night...

Do you like Rudolph's shiny red nose, thanks to Crystal Effects?

The second card has a line of sparkly snow, thanks to Dazzling Diamonds glitter, and a neat torn edge with compliments of the Tearing Edge ruler...


The background of the third card was created with the Soft Holly wheel, and the doves, again, were sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds...

The last card was also dressed up with glitter all over the trees to resemble snow, and on the dove...

Well, it was a great night that went into the wee hours of this morning, and I have glitter all over the house to prove it - ha ha! Not sure if you can see it in the photos but yes, these cards were very sparkly!

I won't note down all the supplies used, but if you need to know anything, please just ask.

Well, I'm off. We have three parties to go to this weekend. Bring 'em on! I'll be back soon with some of the cards I made for these parties.

Take care.

Andrea

Another Wish For Peace

Here is another card using A Wish For Peace. The layout is exactly the same as the card in my previous post, just the colours have changed.

A closeup of the Dazzling Diamonds glitter effect on the trees...

...and a shot of the inside of the card with the sentiment from Many Merry Messages...

Colours used were: Whisper White, basic Black & Sahara Sandcardstock, which I can't seem to get enough of at the moment, & basic Black ink.

If you have any questions, please ask.

Thanks again for visiting!

Andrea.

Christmas Cards in April!

One of the very first stamp sets I fell in love with from the new catalogue was the A Wish For Peace Set and the Soft Holly wheel. I tossed up whether to order them straight away or put it off for later in the year since they are Christmas stamps, but I just couldn't resist, and I couldn't resist putting them to use straight away. So what that there are another eight months left until Christmas - ha ha! Those of you who know me know that I am very organised but this is ridiculous, right? LOL.

Well, here is my first attempt with this beautiful set...

Here is a closeup so you can see the tree covered in gorgeous Dazzling Diamonds glitter...

And here is a shot of the inside of the cards...

The sentiment is from many Merry Messages.

This is defintely one of my Favourite sets from the catalogue.

Thanks for stopping by!

Other supplies used:

Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black cardstock, Basic Black & Basic Grey ink, Stampin' Around Standard Handle.