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Waffle Flower Holly Jolly Background

Afternoon all!

I have one last card project to share here from my guest stint with Waffle Flower and their Christmas in July 2024 release!

It's actually the first card I made in my big festive crafting session.

As soon as I saw the Holly Jolly Background die and coordinating stencil, I just knew that pale pink was the way to go!

Dies: Waffle Flower - Holly Jolly Background, Waffle Flower - Merry Christmas Print
Stencil: Waffle Flower - Holly Jolly Background

I started out by running an A2 panel of pink cardstock through with the Holly Background die, then stuck it onto my grip mat so I could easily add the stencilling over the top.

I used my Waffle Flower shader brushes to add some colour variation and left the panel to dry properly before giving it a good splattering of pearlescent and matt white "snow".

Once that was dry, I trimmed down the panel with a nested rectangle die and popped it on a white card base - I added glue around the leaves and berries so that I could tease the edges up so they pop off the card more.

Then I just added the simple Merry Christmas Print die cut from black glitter cardstock and card complete!

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Waffle Flower - Holly Jolly Background die Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Hero Arts - Infinity Nesting Rectangles dies Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Merry Christmas Print die Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Holly Jolly Background stencils Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
The Stamp Market - Aspen ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Cactus ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Cherry Kisses ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Lipstick Red ink pad Shop at: MISC
Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC	PTI - Sweet Blush cardstock Shop at: MISC	Memory Box - Majestic Hues glitter pad Shop at: MISC	Dr. Pj. Martin's Bleed Proof White watercolour Shop at: AZ (UK)
Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36-pan watercolour set Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC
Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	Waffle Flower - Shader Brush Size 1 - Double-Ended (Pack of 5) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

They Sky's the Limit - Daring Cardmakers Challenge

Morning all!

This week's Daring Cardmakers challenge is all about creating sky scenes. :)

Perfect for a Christmas in July take on the theme!

So, of course, I had to feature the wonderful Waffle Flower Postage Collage Snowmen again!

Paper: Waffle Flower - Season's Greetings
Stamp: Waffle Flower - Postage Collage North Pole
Dies: Waffle Flower - Postage Collage
Stencils: Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Snowman

I used a mix of Stormy Sky Distress ink and Lawn Fawn's Deep Sea ink for the sky.

Going over the arms and buttons with Black Soot, and while the stencil was still in place, I covered the openings for the faces and buttons, and splattered the sky with white ink - a veritable blizzard!

I then popped up the Postage Collage panel on the dark snowflake background from the Waffle Flower paper pad, and added one of the sentiments from the North Pole stamp set inside a Postage Collage die - adding Stormy Sky ink around the outside and some Wink of Stella for sparkle.

Finally, I added Twinkle Stickles to the buttons on the snowmen so they have a little sparkle when they catch the light.

And for additional snowy skies, here are some more cards I made for the Waffle Flower release:

And this one changing up the colour of the wintry sky:

Make sure you check out the projects from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!

Happy crafting!

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Waffle Flower - Postage Collage North Pole stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Postage Collage die Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Snowman stencils Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Distress ink pad - Black Soot Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Distress ink pad - Stormy Sky Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Black Licorice ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Carrot ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Deep Sea ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)
Lawn Fawn - Fake Tan ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Walnut ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Jackdaw Express - AM440 - White Ivory Bristol Board 335gsm Shop at: AZ (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC
Waffle Flower - Season's Greetings paper pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Dr. Pj. Martin's Bleed Proof White watercolour Shop at: AZ (UK)	Zig - Wink of Stella glitter brush pen - Clear Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	Ranger - Mini Mister Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Waffle Flower - Shader Brush Size 1 - Double-Ended (Pack of 5) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Waffle Flower Christmas in July - Poinsettia Cluster die

Evening all!

It was lovely to see another one of my card projects for Waffle Flower's Christmas in July release shared on their Instagram earlier this morning, so I'm just popping it on here too!

Stamps: Waffle Flower - Elegant Christmas 2, Waffle Flower - Royal Mail
Dies: Waffle Flower - Elegant Christmas 2, Waffle Flower - Postage Collage, Waffle Flower - Lacy Layers 2 (r), Waffle Flower - Poinsettia Cluster
Stencil: Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Snowman

So for this card, the Poinsettia Cluster die with all that lovely foliage is definitely the star of the show. I wanted to go with a frosty and cool colour palette for an almost vintage-inspired look.

But I couldn't resist a pop of diamond glitter in the centre of the Poinsettia.

The backdrop to that bloom was created with a now retired scallop die that just gives that vintage postcard feel, and I really went to town with the pearlescent white and gold Gansai Tambi paint splatter.

Once that was dry, I created a stamp for the corner to go with the Royal Mail postmarks by blending the snowflake image from the Postage Collage Snowman stencil set onto one of the stamp dies in the Postage Collage die set.

After sticking the stamp down, I added the postmarks with Slate ink for a softer look and once the Poinsettia was stuck down I added the Christmas Blessings sentiment from the Elegant Christmas 2 set.

And there we go! I think this is a layout I will replicate in future for the Poinsettia Cluster dies, and perhaps just mix up the colours. :)

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Waffle Flower - Elegant Christmas 2 stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Royal Mail stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Elegant Christmas 2 dies Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Postage Collage die Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Waffle Flower - Lacy Layers 2 dies (r) Shop at: MISC	Waffle Flower - Poinsettia Cluster die Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Snowman stencils Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Sea Glass ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Slate ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC	PTI - Ocean Tides cardstock Shop at: MISC
PTI - Vintage Cream cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Aspen cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Cotton Candy cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Forest cardstock Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Gravel cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Sage cardstock Shop at: MISC	Memory Box - Festive glitter pad Shop at: MISC	Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36-pan watercolour set Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC
Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Ranger - Mini Mister Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Splat Box Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Waffle Flower - Shader Brush Size 1 - Double-Ended (Pack of 5) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Waffle Flower Christmas in July - Postage Collage Poinsettias

Hi everyone!

I'm popping in to share more details about a few of the cards I made using the new Postage Collage Poinsettias from Waffle Flower Crafts for their Christmas in July 2024 release!

It was a real honour to be invited to guest design for them, and an absolute treat to work with their supplies - and Christmas supplies no less! My absolute favourite kind of card makes!

So on with the show!

Supply list:

• Postage Collage – Poinsettia Stencil
• Elegant Christmas 2 Stamp Set
• Elegant Christmas 2 Matching Die
• Royal Mail Stamp Set
• Postage Collage Die
• Season's Greetings Paper Pad

For this card, I went with a bold and bright colour palette for the poinsettias and holly.

The stamped details are all from the new Royal Mail postmarks set, bar the cancellation mark, which is actually from the Postage Collage Beach Days stamp set. At the time of creating these cards the original Postage Collage stamp set was still out of stock in the UK, and I only had the Beach Days stamp set to fall back on. But it still does the job nicely!

The Elegant Christmas 2 set is a great addition to my arsenal of festive sentiments. They are the perfect size to add to your Postage Collage projects and to A2 cards in general.

Finally, I popped up the Postage Collage background on one of the new papers in the Season's Greetings paper pad, which is already cut to A2 size. There are some fantastic designs for your Postage Collage projects in that pad: woodgrains, stripes, snowflakes, and holly, and these pine boughs.

 

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Next up, a softer take on the Postage Collage Poinsettias - this time paired with another new Poinsettia set: the Poinsettia Die-n-Stencil combo:

Supply list:

• Poinsettia Die-n-stencil
• Postage Collage – Poinsettia Stencil
• Elegant Christmas 2 Stamp Set
• Elegant Christmas 2 Matching Die
• Postage Collage Die
• Postage Collage Coloring Stencil

I couldn't quite give up those pink poinsettias against an aqua blue background, so this time I went with warmer blush/bubblegum tones and pretty light blue for the Postage Collage Poinsettias, echoed together with a festive green tone in the larger stencilled Poinsettia die cuts.

Again, I used one of the sentiments from the Elegant Christmas 2 set, and backed the Postage Collage panel with some champagne glitter cardstock.

Finally, I added a festive pink and red stripe to my card base using the Postage Collage Coloring Stencil.

I hope you've enjoyed all the inspiration shared so far for this release. I've definitely been adding more new-to-me items to my wish list as sneak peeks were shared last week!

Until next time, happy crafting!

Waffle Flower Christmas in July - Day 1

Hello crafty friends!

Well, I can now safely reveal that I'm joining Waffle Flower Crafts this month as a guest designer for their upcoming Christmas in July release!

Sneak peeks start today of the pretty spectacular Postage Collage Christmas collection, which includes the fun Postage Collage Snowman stencil set:

This is definitely going to be a favourite for me every Christmas here on out.

I mean, who could resist these mischievous fellows?

I'll be sharing more sneak peeks on my Instagram account over here and more detailed blog posts will follow in due course!

The full release goes live this Friday, July 5!