Festive Berries Stamp Collection

Hello crafters!

Here is a fabulous Christmas card made at our regular craft workshops.

This card was made using Phill's Sentimentally Yours 'Festive Berries' Stamp Collection.

We have also used Memento Inks, Distress Inks, Archival Inks or Distress Oxides.  The Sue Wilson craft dies are: Poinsettia Additions, Twinkle Star Frame and Pine Cone & Greenery.

Stage 1 - cut out all the layers and die cuts needed for your card

• Base Card - 21cm x 17.5cm
• 1st Layer (Kraft Card) - 20cm x 16.5cm
• 2nd Layer (Cream) - 19.5cm x 16cm
• 3rd Layer (Kraft Card) - 17.5cm x 14.5cm
• TWINKLE STAR FRAME (CREAM)
• 4th Layer (Kraft Card) - 11.5cm x 8cm
• 5th Layer (Cream) - 11cm x 7.5cm

Stage 2 - using three different ink colours from the same brand (e.g. Memento in brown, red and green) create your Festive Montage on the corners of the Cream layers.  Build up the pattern with the 'Festive Berries Flourishes A5 Stamp Set.

Stage 3 - choose your sentiment for your topper.  Here we have used the 'Festive Berries Elegant A5 Stamp Set'.  If you wish to use clear embossing over your sentiment then you need to use a Distress Oxide Ink Pad.  Otherwise use your chosen colour.

Stage 4 - Assemble your card layers, using foam tape where you wish.  Add your Poinsettia Flowers and Pine Cone/Greenery.

Stage 5 - add some bling if you wish!  Here we have also used Pearl PVA on the Twinkle Star Frame in Berry Red and added some twine to match the Kraft Card.

 The Full Card

Here's what we used with links to our website....

• Sentimentally Yours Festive Berries Stamp Collection
• Sue Wilson Dies - 'Twinkle Star Frame'
• Sue Wilson Dies - 'Poinsettia Additions'
• Sue Wilson Dies - 'Pine Cone & Greenery'
• Memento Inks or Distress Inks or Distress Oxides or Archival
• Creative Expressions Twine
• Creative Expressions Foundations Card - 'Milk'
• Creative Expressions - 'Kraft Card'
• Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels
• Cosmic Shimmer Pearl PVA Berry Red & Vintage Holly
• Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear PVA Glue
• Comsic Shimmer Detail Clear Embossing Powder
• Woodware Hot Stuff Mat

Other cards ...

Remember - we are more than happy for you to replicate our cards in your own style! :-)

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Festive Berries in Rich Red and Cream

Hello Crafters

I know, I know - don't fall off your chair as it's me doing the Blog post :-)

My brand new Festive Berries Collection is on my website and available to order right now!

I posted a photo of this card I made using my new collection on my Facebook page and have had so many people ask me what I used, I thought it was easier to do a Blog post, so, here I am,... sat with a cuppa, writing a post for you...

What I used (with links to the products on my www if we have them)
Sentimentally Yours Rambling Branch Background Stamp
Sentimentally Yours Fancy Frame Stamp
Sentimentally Yours Festive Berries Mini Sentiments Stamps
8x8 Cream Card Blank
Rich Red Foundations Card
Cream Card
Creative Expressions Twisting Holly Embossing Folder
Fired Brick Distress Oxide Ink Pad
Dies by Sue Wilson: Poinsettia Additions
Dies by Sue Wilson: Holly Sprays
Dies by Sue Wilson: Noelle Frame
Cosmic Shimmer Detail Clear Embossing Powder

The Fired Brick Distress Oxide is the perfect shade to compliment the Rich Red Card,.. add to that, the fact that you can emboss on top of Distress Oxides, I think they are brill!
I have used Detail Clear Embossing Powder on top of the Fancy Frame stamp and it gives it a lovely glossy finish (not sure you can make it out on the photo)

The Festive Berries Collection of stamps is so intricately detailed, from tiny pine cones, holly leaves and fir branches, to tiny berries...

They stamp beautifully with ink pads and embossing powders too...

I'm not going to bore you with how I made the card, as you can see where I have matted and layered, stamped etc,..

I will tell you that I have designed some of these stamps to work in harmony with some of Sue's new Christmas Dies,.. the Noelle die, for example, will cut out my Fancy Frame stamps, leaving you a lovely, neat border :-)

I adore detail in my stamps, in fact, I push the limits to what a clear stamp can do every time I design stamps,.. as, for me, it's all in the detail and this is why I love stamps!
Hopefully, you can see the detail in these gorgeous festive Berries Mini Sentiments (I have embossed this the same way as the frame too!),.. lovely! and, more importantly, they will all fit within the frame,..

Finishing touches that don't overpower your sentiment are key for me, you know I love flowers and any kind of decoration on my cards, but, always, the words are the most imoprtant part,.. this is why I make our own cards (for fun and to say something to those who matter to me, even if I'm rubbish at posting them ha ha),.. the decoration should be drawing attention to the sentiment, not taking over (hopefully I have managed this ha ha)

Anyhoo, hope you like the card and the new Festive Berries Collection,.. I'll be launching the complete collection on TV on July 25th

Pop on over to my website to see the whole collection :-)
(ssshh there's a time limited cheeky 20% off the RRP on these stamps, be quick)

Happy Crafting!