Trimcraft Christmas Magic and Sparkle Layered Merry Christmas Card

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I am starting to roll out the festive makes and i am starting off with the  Dovecraft Magic and Sparkle collection by Trimcraft. I love the sparkly bits on this pad and the reindeer which really feel like Christmas is on the way. I have most of my Christmas shopping done already because i have to be organised this year. Have you started yours?

I used a silver 6 x 6 card blank from the Dovecraft Basics range as it works really well with this collection. I then trimmed one of the 6 x 6 papers down to around 4 x 4 inches and glued it down.

From there i cut up more scraps of paper from the pad and began building up layers

I Took one of the Christmas Basics Wooden frames and added crackle to it for a rustic feel.

I wanted to add lots of texture so i added lace flowers and frosted berries.

The Reindeer is cut from the packaging so nothing goes to waste.

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Whisker Graphics Christmas Shaker Card

Hello crafty friends

The festive season has just begun and now i can start sharing more Christmas makes. I don't like starting in the summer it just doesn't feel the same but in the craft industry it starts in June so you can imagine it all getting a bit much by December. 

This card is simple to recreate all you need is a large Glassine Bitty Bag and a handful of sequins to get this project started. cover a 6 x 6 card with your favourite Christmas paper and trim the bag to fit. Fill with a handful of Sequins and seal the top with gold washi tape.

Wrap Green and White Divine Twine around the top and hold in place with tape. Cut out two fish tail banners and layer together before adhering to the corner.

Finish by adding some holly and a sentiment.

Trimcraft Christmas First Edition A Christmas Story

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I have a couple of Christmas cards i made up using the First Edition A Christmas Story paper pad.

I added one of the Gold doilies from the Dovecraft Basics collection and just built up from there.

The little stick on poinsettias are part of the Winter Blooms collection and are made of mulberry paper. 

Same paper collection but this time i painted up a mdf word and used it as a sentiment.

I wanted to give it a rich feel so i added red and green gems from the Dovecraft Basics collection

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Trimcraft Christmas First Edition Christmas Promise

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I am back with a few Christmas cards made using the lovely Christmas Promise paper pad

1. Cover a 6 x 6 card blank with patterned paper
2. Take another sheet of paper and punch along the top with a boarder punch before adhering to top of card
3. Cut a strip of paper and adhere across the middle of the top layer
4. Stick a strip of washi tape across top of card
5. Die-cut two leaves and adhere to top right of the card
6. Thread a few bells through twine and wrap around the top of the card. Hold in place with tape.
7. Paint a wooden embellishment and thread through twine and wrap over the top of card. 
8. Finish by adding a sentiment

1. Take a 6 x 6 card and paint the top half with DecoArt Black Gesso and leave to dry
2. Next paint over with DecoArt Crackle Medium and once dry paint over with DecoArt Crackle Paint
3. Finish the top part off by painting with grey paint
4. Cover the other half of the card with Christmas Promise paper and adhere a length of ribbon across the middle.
5. Cut out a wreath from green card stock
6. Cut out a few snow flakes from glitter card and adhere to wreath
7. Cut out a bow from kraft card and stick it at the bottom of the wreath
8. Finish card by cutting out a sentiment 

Cover a 5x7 card with paper
Place another layer of paper over the top at an angle and trim to fit before gluing down
Place a gold doily on the top left corner ans trim off excess
Add a sentiment from the First Edition Sentiments Die Set
Add a length of gold washi tape across bottom and finish with a wooden embellishment. 

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Trimcraft Christmas Dovecraft Essentials Advent Calender

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I am back with my first Christmas project of the year. Yep it's that time again when all the Christmas stuff comes out before Summer ends. I wanted something i could keep and reuse this time so the advent calendar came to mind.

                I simply cut  the stars out of red felt using a star shaped nesting die and hand stitched them together leaving a pocket at the top so i can put things inside. 

I used black craft foam and the First Edition Numbers die set to add the date on. I used red ribbon i had in my stash which i needed to start using up instead of hording. 

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Trimcraft Christmas 2015 North Pole card Inspiration

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How are we all doing? I know Christmas is around the corner so many of you will be busy. I am moving house too so its rather crazy this month. Here is a simple card using the North Pole Collection by Trimcraft.

I used the 3 in 1 tag maker by Fiskars to make the banner and then cut out the letters using the new First Edition Modern Alphabet Set.

Here is another idea using the same punch. This time i added different shaped flags to the bunting.

I used twine to attach the flags to the card

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Katie xx

Trimcraft Scrapbook Feature December The Christmas Market

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I am back with my latest layout for the Trimcraft Scrapbook Feature.

You can fond the full tutorial here http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/

I used the First Edition Christmas Wishes pads for this project and fund that the nordic patterns work with my photos from the Birmingham Christmas Market

             I used the new poinsettia dies set and clustered them together with paper blossoms

I decorated the page with lots of adhesive gems and pearls

                                                          Thank you for visiting

Fiskarettes Little Pudding Layout With Trimcraft North Pole Collection

                                                           Hi all

I am sharing a layout i made for the Fiskarettes Design Team using the lovely North Pole Collection by Trimcraft. Here is a link to our Facebook page where you can share your makes, win prizes and find more inspiration https://www.facebook.com/fiskarettes.uk/?fref=ts

I focused on the new 3in 1 Tag Maker Banners and Artisan punch for this project. I started off by cutting out the label pattern on the North Pole 12x12 sheet and inked them and then layered them up. 

I used the new torn edges nesting dies from Trimcraft to mount the photos onto the page with and used 3d foam pads so i could slot strips of paper underneath as i built up the layers.

I used the Interchangeable Punch with the new Lace cartridge to add texture to some of the strips. I punched out the tags and layered them in between the layers. I cut the tags in half so i didn't need as many.

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Katie xx

Trimcraft Design Team Projects Glad Tidings

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I am back with my cards i made using the Glad Tidings collection. Its been a manic week so i have been a bit quiet at the moment. 

I haven't used many dies for these cards but used mostly paper strips to keep them simple, These are the new Christmas dies.

For this card i made the frame the focus and clustered embellishments around it

Another card i made with mostly paper and used twine to add texture

I used the card blanks from the Glad Tidings collection as the base and tore strips of paper for the layers.

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Katie xx

Trimcraft Scrapbook Freature November: Creating A Scrapbook Layout Without Photos

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I have a new layout to share today using the new Glad Tidings Collection. I decided to make something a bit different and have go for a no photos theme. The full tutorial is available here http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/articles/scrapbook-tutorial-building-layouts-without-photos

I used the cardstock stickers to add extra layers and as embelishments

These are the new Christmas dies and can be used as solid shapes or you can cut out all the little bits and create different patterns

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Katie xx

Trimcraft Christmas 2015: Glad Tidings Card Ideas

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Today i am sharing a few cards i made with the Glad Tidings collection. Its very retro Christmas and comes with lots of bits like wooden frames and twine.

This is one of the new dies sets released with the Christmas Basics Collection and they cut really well. you can cut the bits out separately so you can mix and match the designs.

Here is another design idea but i used more paper flowers this time and made one of the wooden frame the focus of the card.

Thank you for visiting and you can find more projects on the website http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/