Festive Wreath for Table or Your Wall

Today we have a fun Wreath from Crafty Debs

This is a clever wreath that Debs has come up with, if you pop over to her blog you will see how it can be used on a wall.

Debs has used a 20cm polystyrene ring and some red and white Christmas paper from her stash, (this would be a good way to use up odd bits of Christmas paper) Rip it into 1 inch strips and glue to the top of the ring. Debs has used the ring as a template to cut a circle of red card to attach to the back of the ring.

Debs has stamped the Francoise Collection Gingerbread Men on some Woodware Cork Sheets Debs has stamped with Graphite Black Brilliance, but cork is a really good surface to heat emboss on. Debs has coloured with a fabric pen they will dry well and give good coverage on the cork. The sparkle comes from Stickles Frosted Lace.

Debs has used the blue and the yellow size of Holly Punch and the fern punch in various shades of green.

Here you can see how Debs has attached everything to the ring, Debs has used her trusty glue gun for this. She has also added some gold wire twisted into corkscrews around a dowel

Pop over to Crafty Debs for more details of how to complete the wreath at to see the hanging version.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Festive Place Cards

Festive place cards in blue

I have made small easel cards and since I don't know yet how many I will be having for dinner that day I have made four, but I do expect that I will have to make at least another four cards.

I saw this on Pinterest somewhere used on the front of a card.

I used four sizes of circle punch

I have inked the edges of the circles with Colorbox Sky Dye Ink

You may recognise this smiling face, I have used the same stamp before the Large Snowman Bauble Clear Magic stamp from the Francoise Collection. You can see the rest of the stamp here.I used a black Koi pen to ink only the face of the stamp and then punched out with the yellow punch. I coloured the nose and then added Glossy Accents. Large foam mounting pads give him lots of height.

The card is A4 cut in half length ways, Then scored at the half and quarter points. The ovals I have cut with two of the dies from the Stampendous Build a Pop Up Die set.

This is a really quick and very effective decoration for a table.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Chocolates for the Christmas Table

We are not big on fancy chocolates in our house but we do like an After Eight Mint, or two, so I have made this box for them to sit on the Christmas table.

I think that I saw this on the Craftwork Cards Blog but I am not sure.

I have cut my card 9 inches square.

I used my scoring blade in my trimmer and scored at 3 and 6 inches in both directions

Then  fold and crease all of the score lines.

Use a ruler to score a diagonal line BUT don't score the centre square as it is the bottom of the box. Score the four corners.

The stamp is Jane Gill's Little Christmas Bird Clear Magic stamp.

I would normally use a watermark pad to stamp, but because it is a solid stamp I got better definition by using a red ink pad and red embossing powder. I hope that you can see the difference.

The background paper is from one of the 6 x 6 pads I have edged the paper squares with gold embossing.

I have made all four sides the same.

I do love the face of the bird!

I had to be careful when sticking on the birds that they are the right way up.

I punched out a square of card and drew a diagonal lines across it this I placed on the corner and punched through it so that my punch holes are more or less in the same place.

can you see my deliberate mistake, yes I drew my line all the way across.

Perfect for our After Eight Mints, I wonder if they will last until Christmas, well I wonder if they will make it to the weekend!

Gingham ribbon is perfect for holding it all together, and then I can undo the ribbon and fold it flat to store for next year.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Musical Christmas

Crafty Debs has done a great job on making a card for a music lover!

I love this card which is one of those that if you had it sitting on your mantelpiece you would find something new in it every day.

Crafty Debs has stamped and embossed in gold Jane Gill's Clear Magic Music Notes. The strip across the middle is some Burlap Ribbon. I love the way that Debs has highlighted the notes with gold nail heads.

The punched foliage has been created with the yellow holly punch and the blue fern punch, and I love the punched cork berries!

The background paper is the Christmas Cheer 8 x 8 Pad

I hope that you like this card and Crafty Debs has inspired you to get stamping.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Woodware - Tag Tastic

Today we have a great set of tags from Crafty Debs

Debs has made three very different tags, they have all been hand cut, and measure about 6 x 3.5 inches.

Debs has started by sponging the card with red and green ink and then stamped the Francoise Collection Clear Magic stamp Holly and Ivy Tag. Debs has then embellished the tag with the holly punch and then the ivy is really the maple leaf punch, but that is one of the best bits about crafting, improvising! Tartan Ribbon works perfectly for this tag.

I love the way that Debs has stamped the Francoise Collection Snow Post stamp on her craft card tag and then again on white card. The one on the white card has been coloured with Sakura pencils and the simple square cut out. This is a great tag to use up some paper scraps the papers come from 'tis the season  one of the perfect prints pads.

The green ric rac ribbon is a fun addition to this tag.

This is a black tag, that Debs has stamped in white with one of the stamps from  the Jane Gill Hand Drawn Greetings Clear Magic sets. The stars have been stamped from the Francoise Collection Clear Magic Seeing Stars stamp. Then some sparkle added with the Mark Richards Red Assorted Crystals, then the tag has been finished with some red and white dotty organza.

I hope that you agree a great set of tags packed with inspiration!

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Blooming Snowflakes

Here I have another quick card for you, this time very plain blue and silver

I love this Clear Magic stamp designed by Jane Snowflake Flower so quick to use, not that it has to be, it could be a much more time-consuming design of card.

I stamped it on the Mid Blue Recycled Card and trimmed it down. I made it into a small card 12 cm square.

The greeting comes with the flower, I have stamped it on the same card and then coloured around the edges with the Purple Crafters Ink. I just run the card gently through the ink pad. It is enough to give the illusion of another layer and very quick!

I small piece of ribbon under the greeting and around the panel finished the card off.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Christmas Express

Here I have a very quick card thanks, to the great stamp from the Francoise Collection

The Francoise Collection Clear Magic  stamp is Christmas Collage

First it was stamped in black on the Woodware Water Colour Card, I printed the ink pad on to my Hot Stuff Mat and picked up the colour with my water brush. The ink is ColorBox Crafter's in Blueberry and Aruba.

I ripped the paper, the edges were water coloured too.

The greeting comes from the Stampendous Perfectly Clear set 'Tis the Season a great set of Christmas words.

I used the Woodware paper scruffer around the edges of the stamped image and then rubbed it along the Blueberry Pad. I bled the ink out with my water brush.

I taped the organza ribbon on the back of the card, and tied it off at the end. I have used the Water Colour card to mount on to

definitely a very quick card, I hope that you like it!

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.

 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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