Circle Christmas

You don’t need Christmas stamps to make Christmas cards – here’s one made with Circle Circus and some festive paper.

You will need your Stamp-a-ma-jig® for this one and this was my second attempt to get it right. Lucky our Whisper White cardstock has two sides, eh?

The pot is made from another Circle Circus stamp cut to shape; it would have perhaps been better in red, I don’t know.

Stamps: Circle Circus
Cardstock: Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White
Paper: Merry Moments
Ink: Garden Green, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Stamp-a-ma-jig®, Scallop Edge Punch, Earth Elements and Neutrals buttons, linen thread

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Wild about elephants

Two baby cards – one to send, one to keep as a sample. They are gender non-specific not because I don’t know the sex of the baby but because the lady in question is expecting twins... one of each!

Eagle-eyed Stampin’ Up! fans will spot the Sage Shadow grosgrain ribbon on the bottom sample. How can this be? We don’t sell Sage Shadow grosgrain! But… I dyed some Whisper White Grosgrain with the Sage Shadow ink pad by pressing it firmly into the pad. It’s a messy job and it takes a while to dry but it’s worth the wait.

I love using the little bird stamp and flower stamp with this elephant – it’s really easy with the Stamp-a-ma-jig®.

The Stamp-a-ma-jig® comes in two parts – a black plastic T-piece and a square of thick acetate. Just to recap – and this time with pictures! – this is what you do:

1. Position the square of acetate in the corner of the T-piece. On the right if you’re right-handed, on the left if you’re “special”.  Holding the acetate in position, square up your stamp into the corner of the T-piece and stamp on to the acetate.






2. Take the stamped acetate and position it over your project, exactly where you want your image to appear. Now take the T-piece and square it up to the acetate again. Remove the acetate but keep the T-piece in exactly the same position. It has a non-slip base which helps.

3. Now position your stamp into the corner of the T-piece again and stamp. Your image should be exactly where you want it.

It sounds long-winded but it’s very simple really. I also used it to position the polka dot background exactly where I wanted it.

Stamps: Wild About You (p32), Polka Dots & Paisley (p51)
Cardstock: Barely Banana, Sage Shadow, Whisper White
Ink: So Saffron (elephant – it was too pale in Banana), Barely Banana, Sage Shadow
Accessories: ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon – Whisper White, Stamp-a-ma-jig®

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Tasty cakes

As soon as I got my Stamp-a-ma-jig® I knew I had to make a row of fairy cakes. They look so delicious with their coloured cakes and different shades of icing – I wish I could make them look like this instead of the lumpy messes I produce.

I don’t know if you can see it but there’s glitter on the flames. Glitter only in moderation is my motto!

The Stamp-a-ma-jig® is a marvellous tool. I already have a stamp positioner which is in the shape of large T but I've never really got on with it. When I saw the Stamp-a-ma-jig® demoed at the Birmingham Open Night I had to have it! It comes with a clear imaging sheet which you position in the corner of the tool (I can't keep typing its proper name!) and then stamp on. Remove the sheet and use it to position exactly where you want your image on your project. Place the tool around the imaging sheet, then remove the sheet and position your stamp into the corner of the tool. It's hard to explain but I can demo it if you  book a workshop. 

Stamps: Birthday Best (34)
Cardstock: Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Lavender Lace, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Stampin’ Write Markers (p71), Stampin’ Glitter (p82)

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