Happy World Cardmaking Day! + SSS Holiday Inspiration
Hi bloggers! Happy Saturday to you, AND Happy World Card Making Day! I hope you carve some time out of your day to make a card (or 2 ;)) in celebration of this crafty holiday! I honestly couldn’t think we could have a better fit for content today, than the amazing Debby Hughes! She’s cooked up some gorgeous SSS unique Holiday inspiration & if you’re anything like me, it’ll get your creative juices flowing! Enjoy!
Hi Debby here with a look at stretching those supplies! I love when Stephanie asks me to take a look at my supplies with fresh eyes and look for creative ways to use them. It really makes me stop and think and not just reach for the first set which comes to mind when I’m creating my cards.
As I looked at the STAMPtember® release one die immediately jumped out at me as having lots of other uses than the obvious …… Feathers! For my card I cut 5 of the large feather from Neenah solar white and then blended Distress Inks over them in Peeled Paint and Forest Moss. Then I used a thin coating of Ranger Glossy Accents before coating them in beautiful Distress Stickles dry glitter in Clear Rock Candy :) Layering the feathers to give dimension and popping a shining star on top and I had a frosted Christmas tree! I used the tree to create a little winter scene for Mannie from the Furry Christmas stamp set. All the extra dimension really adds interest to a simple card :)
So having given the dies from the STAMPtember® release a little look over, I then turned to the stamps and spotted the balloons from Tag Sayings would make fabulous Christmas baubles!
For my card I stamped a loose wreath using sprigs from the Life is A Journey set then I die cut a circle and stamped the ‘baubles’ and colored them with Copics, adding a thick coat of Ranger Glossy Accents for that lovely shine. The circle is popped up over the wreath, a simple sentiment from Handwritten Greetings and a twine bow added. I also made a matching tag too using one of the Medium Tag dies :)
Thanks for joining me today and I hope you take a fresh look at your supplies and really get the most out of them :)
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Absolutely gorgeous cards! Happy Card Making Day!
Omg what a lovely cards and how clever to use those feathers for that amazing tree. Debby you are so talented. Thank you for sharing.
Happy Card Making Day! I think we should all give gifts!!
Love that wreath!
Oh wow – just too creative! I never would have thought to use feathers to make a tree!!
I love the feather tree! So beautiful and creative. And the “berries” are so happy and shiny.
Beautiful!! Fun Saturday for sure.
I love Debby’s style of cardmaking. Very elegant, clean and simple :)
Snowflakes – love those snowflakes!!!
Wow! What fabulous makes, really gorgeous! x
*sigh* amazing work as always Debby, I adore the wreath card and tag. Simply beautiful!
Fab projects Debby … TFS :)
LOVE it, especially the wreath is nice but furry friends make me smile too……well done Debby!!!!!!!!!!!
xx Irene
Wow! Debby’s cards and tag are gorgeous. Fabulous stamps, dies and stencils this release.
Happy Cardmaking Day everyone. Hope you´re all having a great time and creating something gorgeous. Thanks sooo very much for this great inspiration here, in how to use our things in new ways, that is always sooo cool, and something I always love to try out for myself.
Thanks sooo much and hope you´ll all learn something new from someone today too.
Love the feathers as a Christmas tree! My fovorite new item has to be the die cut stick tree~adorable!!
Spectaculair cards! I love Debby’s style of card making!
Happy WCMD everyone!
Really beautiful cards! I love what she has done with the feather dies, so creative!!!
Gorgeous cards!!!! Am a huge fan of Debby’s. All her crafty creations scream elegance…Debby never disappoints. Love these supercute and elegant cards.
Who wouldve thought! feathers! HUH! These cards are brilliant. I am loving them.
Wow, those creations are gorgeous!
Happy World Card Making Day to all of us!
luv Edith
What fun and creative cards!! Very clever way to make the tree…I love it when we all “think outside the box” so to speak….it makes all our stash so much more useful!!
Those feathers look just like snow filled Ponderosa pines. What a lovely idea.
These cards are so totally cute. I just LOVE that kitty cat stamp. Have a furry Christmas. I love this Day. And National Scrapbooking Day. I will be making LOTS of cards today :)
Happy Card Making Day! Both projects are beautiful.
Amazing projects as usual!
Beautiful cards! I really love the tree that you made with the feather die! Amazing!
Your card turned out great and I loved the use of the feathers for the tree. So glad u could share w/us today. TY
What great ideas! Thanks for inspiring us to think outside the box.
Debbie is so creative…using feathers for a tree and balloons for baubles! Gorgeous projects to get me inspired today.
The feather tree is amazingly creative – I love it! The tag is so cute. Thanks for the inspiration.
Now these projects want me to get out my Christmas stash and get started on my own.
Happy Cardmaking Day everyone!! I am working this morning, but it allows me to enjoy my hobby!! I hope to create some wonderful cards when I get home and I am all the more excited after seeing Debby’s wonderful creations! I can’t wait to see what I can make with my balloon stuff!!
What a great idea using the balloons as ornaments. I really have to look at my stamps outside the box a little more. Off to make cards.
That tree is so clever!
Oh, I love that kitty! Love how you popped his scarf. And what a cute sentiment – this set is going on my wish list!
Love the wreath card! Such great ideas!
Love how Debbie is always thinking outside the box. Those cards are beautiful.
Great ideas!
Just lovely! Debbie has such creative ideas.
Oh.. Debby’s cards are amazing!!!!
I love this time of year as so many companies issue new holiday collection. Your rocks!
Love FUN FLAKES dies set the most (I have a thing for snowflakes).
wow Debby is amazing.. these are gorgeous and love how she used the feathers to make the tree.. that is so CLEVER.. thanks for sharing.. Happy WCMD..
Adorable cards and tag! How clever to use the feather die as a pine tree and balloons as ornaments! Brilliant!
LOVE the tree with Mannie, and that WREATH is a KILLER!!!! LOVE IT!
Can you say GORGEOUS ?!? Genius on the feather tree and those upside down balloons…what an imagination !!!
Just beautiful projects. I especially love the way you used the feather die for the tree. Brilliant!
Great card ideas! I love what you do with Mannie. He must be so proud!
Wow amazing cards!! I wish I could make a card, but I have A big project due Monday I have to get done!
You’ve made me want to rethink my stamps and dies. Maybe I can get more use out of them then I thought….
I like the creative use of these supplies!