The clocks have changed and the nights are drawing in. Halloween and Bonfire Night are done and dusted so it's time to get down to some serious Christmas craft production!
I have subscribed to several different papercraft magazines over the last few years but my current favourite is Simply Cards and Papercraft. They have some great ideas and inspiration, not just for cards but scrapbook pages and other papercrafts too. They also have some fabulous free gifts! The latest one comprised a gorgeous snowflake die, a beautiful snowflake embossing folder and some fab snowflake and Christmas sentiment stamps and I have been using them to make a few of my Christmas cards. Below is an example showing the snowflake die cut, embossing folder and the Joy sentiment, all from the set. I matted the embossed panel onto silver mirri card, added a piece of ribbon and a crystal and ...voila! Simple but so Christmasy!
On a recent trip to our local garden centre I couldn't resist a quick look around the branch of The Works which is also on site. This particular branch stocks quite a good selection of crafty items at bargain prices and whilst I was there I picked up a pack of four craft gift bags for £1 - definitely a bargain! I've given them a Christmas make-over using up a few odds and ends of Christmas papers left over from previous years and I'm really pleased with them. They just need a matching gift tag and they'll look lovely under someone's tree!
Well be back soon with some more Christmas designs.
L xx
Great way to decorate these bags. Lovely how you made something plain look fabulous. Thanks for joining in at Daring Cardmakers.
ReplyDeleteGreat bit of bag dressing and your card looks very classy! Thanks for joining us at Daring Cardmakers!
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