World Cardmaking Day fun

So, I feel like it's been a while since I made anything that wasn't for assignments or a specific occasion and well, Christmas is soon upon us and I am not sure my mega Christmas card efforts of last year will see me through Christmas 2015, so really it's time to get started on some festive projects!

Enter this month's Throwback Thursday challenge over on the WPlus9 blog - I was reminded of one of my favourite little festive purchases the Pretty Patches: Tree stamps and die set.

I twinned the dies and stamps with some new purchases for this year:

Paper: Elle's Studio - Joyful
Stamp: WPlus9 - Pretty Patches: Tree
Dies: WPlus9 - Pretty Patches: Tree; PTI - Tag Sale #10
Other: enamel dot, 3D foam tape

I love how versatile the Pretty Patches tree and heart die are - they're great on their own as well as when combined with the coordinating stamps. The Season's Greeting sentiment from the WPlus9 set fit perfectly in the banner die from the PTI Tag Sale #10 set which is a new purchase from this week.

I've used the longer greeting from the stamp set for the inside of the card.

There's been some nice happy crafty mail this week - I finally spent some birthday money on fun, fun, fun stuff and things that have been on my wish list for a while at PTI - and I was fully prepared to have to pay a sizeable customs bill too, but miracle of miracles my package arrived a week after placing my order with no customs charge!

Yep, almost the entire back catalogue of PTI dye ink cubes - I already had a few of the new formula dye ink and I received notification that the last few out of stock colours I was waiting for came back in so time to put an order in after over 2 years of waiting. :)

I also got all the colours stamped out on my DIY ink chart:

Happy colours = happy me! They stamped really nicely and I am looking forward to having such a lovely choice of colours to work with in future. The only colour that is a bit off compared to another sample I had of it is the Spring Rain cube which is a bit more purple than the baby blue I thought it was going to be, but c'est la vie! I am just so happy all the other colours are as gorgeous as they are and best thing about these ink cubes is the lack of staining compared to the Hero Arts inks that have been really hit and miss with me.

Anyway, I need to get back to the craft desk and see if any more creativity will be happening today! :D

WPlus - Pretty Patches: Tree stamps	WPlus9 - Pretty Patches: Tree dies	Elle's Studio - Joyful - Shine Bright Paper	Elle's Studio - Joyful - Making a List Paper
Elle's Studio - Joyful - Celebrate Paper	Papertrey Ink - Tag Sale #10 die set	My Mind's Eye - Kate & Co - Cambridge Court - Enamel Dots

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Comments

[Dolly]

Great card girl! and Ooo Ahhh on all the delicious inks! Enjoy!! :D

[Maureen Merritt]

I love how you've dit cut the tree from patterned paper. I love the colors and the cut die cut frame. Thanks so much for playing along in the WP9 Throwback challenge.