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I am loving the new Candy Apple Stamp pad, & pairing it up with other colours. These two paper doll cards are a little Christmas flavoured. I used some of the smaller stamps from Septembers Stamp of the Month "Just Treats" to decorate the backgrounds & outfits, and the "Love with all the Trimmings" stamp set. I used the Shaker Window thin cuts to frame the sentiment on the first card.     I really like the Pebble background on this second card and the subtle stamping in the background. I added some sugarplum shimmer for a little shine     ...

     Welcome! As the Christmas Season approaches we all start to think about creating a festive feeling in our homes, and ponder the handmade gifts we would like to create for family and friends. I decided to try making an Advent Calendar with the little pull out treat drawers. I designed a cutting file in Silhouette Studio (I have the Designer Edition), and then cut out the boxes, drawers, numbers, and some of the decorative elements using my Silhouette CAMEO machine. I also used some Close to my Heart Thin Cut dies from my craft supplies, and cut stars,...

Christmas Cards are on my mind! Here I used one of the CTMH White Daisy value card bases to make a Side step card... just cut a slit from the top and then folded. I used  'Gimme some sugar' bulk paper, clover cardstock and ink, and the small flag die from new thin cut Fancy Tags set. I also used Silver Shimmer trim, and some silver thread that was in my stash. I love the cones in this Wonder of the Season stampset

I don't usually make cards this simple... but I thought it looked better this way. I used a Thin cut Basic circle die, Stitched circle die and double stitched border from the Decorative Border thin cut set. I used the flowers from a business builder stampset for my mistletoe to match the greeting, and used adhesive pearls to give it some class. The stripes stamp was part of the Stamp of the Month set. I like the simple clean combo of White Daisy, Candy Apple & Willow. I know it is early for Christmas cards... but with all the things I have...