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Oops … I haven’t posted since last Friday. I even missed World Card Making Day.

I enjoyed a wonderful day on Thursday helping two friends making their Christmas gift tags using the TAG BUFFET PROJECT KIT.

Then, on Friday, I started teaching one of those friends how to sew. Her goal was to do what her mother had done – make Christmas dresses and shorts for her grandchildren. We went shopping two days earlier and she bought a sewing machine and what she needed to make two dresses and two pairs of shorts.

We have spent two hours together on Friday, Saturday and today as I showed her what to do. After each session she had ‘homework’ to do. At the end of today’s ‘lesson’, Judy had both dresses and one pair of shorts finished and she will finish the second pair later this afternoon.

It was wonderful to be able to help someone achieve their goal successfully!

So, after I arrived home, I made this card so that I could share it with you.

Alongside Christmas and end of school year teacher cards and gifts, I am trying to go back and use stamp sets that have been sitting on my shelf for too long.

Today was time to dust off the ROOTED IN NATURE and NATURE’S ROOTS DIES. No fancy background today – stamping in a hurry.

I began by stamping and cutting the leaves using the colour ink on cardstock. The leaves were then embossed using the TASTEFU TEXTILE 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER.

The tree cross section was stamped onto the card front before finding where I wanted the GOLD HOOP EMBELLISHMENT. I traced the circle onto the card front and then adhered a wreath of leaves directly onto the card. Three leaves were wrapped around the gold hoop and secured using a mini glue dot. Each leaf had two dimensionals stacked onto the back – these were positioned before the backing was removed and secured. This was an effective way to raise the gold hoop.

The sentiment was stamped before I used the mini trimmer to create the tag. Again, double dimensionals were used.

The BRAIDED LINEN TRIM makes a gorgeous bow, especially when you pull on the sides and stretch and open up the braid.

I finished the card off with some GOLD GLITTER ENAMEL DOTS and CLEAR WINK OF STELLA.

The inside of the card and envelope had some interlocking leaves attached.

So, as we enjoy the warmer weather of Spring here in Australia, I thought that I would make a card celebrating the cooler months of the Northern Hemisphere as Autumn (Fall) brings cooler weather and the gorgeous changing colours of the leaves.

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live anywhere in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Rooted In Nature Cling-Mount Stamp Set [148217] $73.00	Nature's Roots Dies [151786] $68.00	Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder [152718] $15.75	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683] $15.25
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $15.25	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25
Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $13.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Gold Hoops Embellishments [152474] $13.00	Gold Glitter Enamel Dots [152155] $14.00	3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim [147808] $12.25
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Very Vanilla C6 Envelopes [106589] $13.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

I won’t be sending as many Christmas cards as I have been making but they won’t go unused.

There’s a new monthly market opening soon in Kangaroo Point. It starts on the 7th and 8th November and I will be there with my card and gift boxes.

So I am busily making projects ready to sell – I’m hoping that this will be a great opportunity to promote classes and workshops.

For this card I wanted to use the EVERGREEN FOREST 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER and a piece of the BRUSHED METALLIC CARDSTOCK.

The large tree stamp from the WINTER WOODS STAMP SET coordinate perfectly. I stamped three of them using Shaded Spruce cardstock and ink.

They were then cut using the IN THE WOODS DIES.

Wrapping a piece of the metallic ribbon and using a few STAR DESIGNER ELEMENTS finished the card off really well.

It is an uncomplicated card that I think stampers with a little more experience, than beginner, would enjoy making this card. What do you think?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live anywhere in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Winter Woods Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151359] $40.00	In The Woods Dies [147919] $57.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder [153576] $17.50
Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006] $15.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $13.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50
Basket Weave & Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack [153553] $14.00	Star Designer Elements [150430] $15.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

After making my very first diorama card on the weekend, I decided to make another one – this time a Christmas themed one.

The returning CHRISTMAS GLEAMING VARIETY BUNDLE was the perfect choice for this project.

The copper foil, in the DSP collection, definitely brings the gleaming.

The copper coloured ornament is heat embossed and suspended using the copper ribbon from the BASKET WEAVE AND METALLIC RIBBON COMBO.

Two CELEBRATION LABELS DIES were used to create the frame for the card front. It is popped up on tow dimensionals to give added height for the ornament to dangle.

There are lots of coordinating copper elements in the current catalogues. I also used some STAR DESIGNER ELEMENTS on the front of the card.

Untie the bow and open the card …

This is the sample card I made for my Facebook Live that I did yesterday. I’ll show you the second card soon.

I tried add flecks of Frost White All-Purpose Ink to the inside of the card. I need to develop this technique because I’m not happy with the end result. I decided to skip this step on the second card.

How are you going with your Christmas card preparations?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live anywhere in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En) [150464] $37.00	Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper [150429] $26.00	Celebration Labels Dies [153570] $61.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack [150647] $59.00
Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $8.75	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $15.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $13.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50
Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder [141636] $10.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Basket Weave & Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack [153553] $14.00	Star Designer Elements [150430] $15.75	Very Vanilla C6 Envelopes [106589] $13.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00