Scrap Christmas Trees :D

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

As you probably know I love using scraps on cards, and I really like how these simple Christmas tree cards turned out! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas :D Christine and Pumpkin xxx

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Mint Embossed Robin :D

A quick and easy technique card using the fabulous Robin and Snowflakes Embossing Folder from Creative Expressions! I adore playing with 3D embossing folders, Gilding Polishes and Embossing Powders to create some really cool tile like effects!

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HTVRONT Puff Vinyl Holly :D

In today's video I was having a play with some Puff Heat Transfer Vinyl from HTVRONT, you can definitely cut it using your LOKLiK Cutting Machine and I will in the future, but I wanted a fun whimsical handmade look for these card, so I just cut the holly and berries by hand :D I also wanted to add a bit of stitching as I loved it so much on my Sewn Shaker Card, but I must admit the sewing machine was not the biggest fan of sewing through the puff vinyl and card stock, but I was determined to get it to work :D The result probably isn't for everyone, but I was enjoying having a play and I like how they turned out :D Christine xxx

You can also use the code CHRISTINESMITH to get 10% off your order at HTVRONT :D 

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A Filmstrip Christmas :D

I said this in my of my Patreon videos over Cyber Week, and I just had to use the little filmstrip die from the Tonic Memory Dex die set to make a background for my siblings Christmas card! And I adore the Trim a Tree die from Tim Holtz and it was the perfect focal point for this card :D  

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Have a Crackin' Christmas :D

I love Francoise's Gnome stamps, and I never got around to using this stunning Nutcracker Gnome when it came out (I think it was last year, but I couldn't find it to link too, so think it was a popular one!) And I just had to use it to make a crackin Christmas card for my lovely Patreon Vicki from Pumpkin :D 

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HTVRONT Sewn Shaker Card :D

I have always wanted a sewing machine to sew on cards, and this mini sewing machine from HTVRONT is perfect! So simple to use with only having the very basics that you need :D And I thought I'd have a go at making a sewn vellum shaker card, as we all know vellum is always hard to attach without being able to see the adhesive, so sewing is perfect! And I finished the card with some gorgeous Spellbinders dies, love those Bottle Brush trees! :D Hope you liked the card! Christine xxx 

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Happy Hanukkah :D

One of My lovely Patrons, Julia, challenged me to make her a Hanukkah card, so here it is, my first even Hanukkah card! I really enjoyed looking through my stash to see what I could use to make my own Menorah and it turned out circle dies and the Sizzix Infinite Doodles were the perfect sets to make it! :D   

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Embossed Christmas Cheer :D

I Love Creative Expressions 3D Embossing Folders and most of them now come with Companion Stencils too! Anyway, I made a card similar to this for the launch, and really loved the subtle colours, so just had to recreate it in a video :D Hope you like it! Christine xxx

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Gelli Print Christmas :D

A couple of years ago I did some CRaFTi Tutorial videos showing you how to use homemade layered foam stamps CRaFTi Tutorial #12 and CRaFTi Tutorial #26 and in this video I'm using all the leftover backgrounds to create some simple Christmas cards for my Patrons! Enjoy :D xxx 

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Woodware Christmas Tree-O :D

I adore Francoise's Christmas Collections every year, well all her collections really, but this video using some of her newest Christmas stamps to make some quick and cute Christmas cards! I love how stamping in Lost Shadow Oxide over the top of Copic colouring gives a subtle pattern, and her Distressed Edges are just fab!! :D Enjoy, Christine xxx 

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Candy Cane Wishes :D

The Christmas Collection Gift Boxes make wonderful shaped boxes, but as usual you can use the dies for your cards too, and I just adore this candy cane and the little 3D bow too :D And I thought I'd team it up with a Sentiment from the Candy Cane Christmas Sentiment Stamp Set :D xxx

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Christmas Badges :D

I had so much fun making some Halloween badges with my HTVRONT Button Press, that I just had to make some Christmas ones too! :D I used a bunch of Jane's Doodles stamps from Creative Expressions for all the images and had fun colouring with my Copics, then I die-cut them with a circle die and pressed them into badges :D  

The HTVRONT Button Maker is currently on offer for £49.99 in their Black Friday deals and you can use the code CHRISTINESMITH for an extra 8% off too! 

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Tonic Craft Kit #86 - A Cracking Christmas Box :D

Here's my sped up video making a trio of Christmas cards using this months Tonic Craft Kit :D AND if you've missed my Un-Boxing videos, you can head over and join my Patreon to access all my exclusive videos, or if you'd rather, you can pay £3 to just access the Kit Un-Boxing video for this month! :D

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Spangly St Nick :D

I love these adorable little Santa's from Jane's Doodles and if you got her Stamps last Christmas they're all drawn in the same style so you'd have even more Santa's to choose from :D  

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Joyful Daisy Spinner :D

I've actually done a construction video for Tonic that'll be over on their channel, so thought I'd show a completely different way to use the die set on my channel with a Spinner Card :D It's not easy to show how to make a spinner in a sped up video, however I did a Tutorial a while back so you can check that out for all the verbal instruction :D 

Spinner Tutorial

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Making Spirits Bright :D

After I saw Andy's post on Facebook about Bots being for Christmas too I've been itching to make one of them into a Christmas card, and I thought showing off these fab fine liners to you was the perfect opportunity! :D Hope you liked the card!

Here's the discount code for the pens too :D H8MTD39K

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Tonic Harvest Cascade :D

Pumpkin wanted me to the use the Harvest Cascade collection from Tonic Studios to create her card for her Auntie Tortor's (aka my sibling's) Birthday :D I combined it with a die set I bought a while back from Honey Bee, it's their Fall Buzzwords set because it has the word Pumpkin in it :D

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Mini Cooper Birthday :D

My sibling loves Mini Coopers and their favourite colour scheme is Blue and Silver, so here's the perfect card for them for their 35th Birthday :D Hope you like it too :D 

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Liquid Acrylic Markers :D

TwoHands who sell on Amazon very kindly sent me their set of 24 Liquid Acrylic Markers to have a play with! And I really enjoyed this technique of colouring a solid design and doodling back over the top with a biro to add in some details :D Hope you like it too! Here's the discount code to get 20% off! AVV225YZ 

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Tonic Winter's Veil :D

Who else absolutely LOVES Tonic's Winter's Veil Collection!? I think this has to be my favourite yet, as everyone loves snowflakes and they're perfect for not just Christmas, but the whole Winter Season too! And can be combined with Tonic's other full collections too! I made a bunch of samples for Create & Craft and decided to use up the leftovers for this video! :D xxx

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Sprinkled Pumpkins :D

As you know my little doggie is called Pumpkin, so I just love making cards with Pumpkins on so I can send them from her :D And for today's video I was playing around with the Embossing Powder Sprinkling technique with a bit of ink blending too! Hope you like it :D xxx 

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Tonic Kit #83 & Rainy Day Delights :D

I decided to combine Kit #83 Prom Me To You with the previously released Rainy Day Delights to make a Birthday Card for my Mum :D Hope you like seeing the kit dies combined with other Tonic sets, thought it'd be something a little different to what I normally do :D Christine xxx

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Time To Unwind :D

I finally got a video up on the same day as the relevant prompt hehe :D Day 20's prompt is 'All Wrapped Up' so I've used Francoise's fabulous Mummy Gnome for today's card, and I couldn't resist using some of Tim Holtz Mummy Cloth to add some 3D texture :D Hope you like it! Christine xxx 

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Tonic Discrete Drawers :D

This month's showcase creates a lovely box with a hidden drawer inside its lid, I did make a box and sent that one to Tonic, but as usual I love to show how you can use the dies for your cards too, either to make a coordinating card, or just to show ways of getting more out of a 3D die set :D So hope you like the card :D xxx 

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Sweet & Wicked :D

A duo of cards using Sam Poole's Halloween Stamps from Creative Expressions! This was supposed to be for Day 3 prompt Poisonous Potions, but as it's now the 13th August, you can tell I'm a bit behind lol but anyway, hope you like the cards! :D Christine xxx 

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A Very Festive Penguin :D

An adorable jolly penguin made with the Tonic Studios Jumping Buddies die set, all the instructions you need on how to made this fun interactive card, or the Polar Bear version are in the packaging and it's really easy to make! In memory of my little Hamster Penguin, she passed away a few weeks ago xxx

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Halloween Postage :D

I love creating Halloween/Spooky themed cards, so you'll be seeing a few over the next few weeks :D Creative Expressions are also running 31 prompts throughout August that you can join in with on their Facebook Group, Today is Day 6 - Hocus Pocus - Mine doesn't really fit, but I just really wanted to combine the Mad Hatter Gnome with Francoise's Empty Postage Stamp Frame :D xxx

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Seaside Dreamcatcher :D

I loved this collection from Francoise from a couple of years ago, and this card has been on my phone just waiting for me to re-create it in a video because I loved how it turned out so much :D Hope you like it too, it's a nice way to show how you can use cutting in dies along with stamped images :D 

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Tonic Birthday Week 2024 :D

Happy Birthday Tonic! It's time for Tonic's Birthday Week celebrations! The first 2 days launches are on Create and Craft (and will be on the Tonic websites 2 weeks later like usual) And the final 3 days will be launching directly on the website :D I've got videos for all the days, mostly using the 3D dies to make cards, but I also filmed a few shorts of the 3D projects that I made and sent to Tonic :D Hope you enjoy Birthday week!

Monday's launch is the Tinsel and Treats Christmas Tree Gift box :D 

Tuesday's Launch is The Candy Cane Christmas Collection! :D 

Wednesday's Launch is Once Upon a Time 3D Book Box :D 

Thursday's Launch is A triple 3D set called Haunted Halloween :D 

And finally Friday's Launch is The Advent Truck and Train along with The Timeless Tidings Collection! :D 

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Tonic Craft Kit #82 :D

A simple card utilising some of the dies from this months Tonic Craft Kit :D 

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Sizzix Tropical Birthday :D

I love this Tropical stencil from Sizzix! It's full of such gorgeous tropical leaves :D I also recently bought some Holographic Overlay (aka holographic sticky back plastic) and suddenly decided that it'd look wonderful on top of this gorgeous stencilled background! The star version does show better in person :D Hope you liked the cards! Christine xxx  

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Merry Christmas Kaleidoscope Snowflake :D

You've probably seen a few of my Shorts (aka moving photos) using Sue Wilson's June Festive Collection, well I loved one of my cards soooo much I just had to recreate it with a different sentiment and I had a complete sentiment leftover from my mixing and matching, so I decided to do a second card too :D Hope you like it! :D xxx

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Grungy Foil Fusion :D

These foil fusion sticky stickers from Tonic are so much fun to play with! The cards I made for the launch on C&C were quite clean and crisp, so I really wanted to use them in a more grungy way, hence these 2 cards, and I also wanted to show that you can use them with any foils you already own too!!

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Have a Blast :D

I love the Cosmic Shimmer Velvet Dust and it worked great for this fun space themed background, and when you burnish the glitter down nicely you can stamp on top of it too :D And isn't the little space Zebra adorable, the Have a Blast stamp set from Jane's Doodles is so cute! :D xxx 

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A Great Big Thanks :D

A fun tool themed thank you card using the Bulbs and Bolts Die Set from Tonic :D Teaming the dies up with the fab Circuit Embossing Folder from Tim Holtz :D And using a mix of different card stock to the cut the relevant dies from :D xxx

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Botanical Stains Sunset :D

You've probably seen a few shorts (aka moving photos) of mine using the stunning Watercolour Sketches Collection from Andy Skinner, and this was one of my favourite cards out of the 16 or so i made, so I just had to recreate it for a video :D Hope you like it :D Christine xxx 

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Festive Foliage BUT Not Festive :D

I adore this Festive Gatherings die set from Tim Holtz that my lovely friend Lourdes sent me last year and I just had to make a fun vibrant non-christmas card with the gorgeous eucalyptus die! And I teamed the backgrounds up with some of Sue Wilson's fabulous shadowed sentiments too :D 

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Tonic Craft Kit #81 - Tiny Twist Box :D

This month's Tonic Craft Kit creates a gorgeous little twisting gift box, and I also used some of the dies to make a flower shaped hanging ornament too (which you can see in Tonic's video) but for my video I decided to make some fun modern cards with all the lovely curvy and circular dies from the kit :D Christine xxx

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Everything Purple :D

I made a card similar to these for the launch of these Embossing Folders and I loved the results with the purples, so I just had to create a couple more and show you the process too, and I thought it would be nice to show you how quick and easy a card can be with these stunning 3D sculpted folders :D Christine xxx  

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Marbled Butterflies :D

I wanted to make a special Thank You card for my lovely friend and viewer Vicki and had to use one of my marbled backgrounds (as I used a PayPal donation from her to buy the marbling supplies :D) and this is what I ended up making :D Hope you like the video! :D xxx

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Celebrations with Scraps :D

These Celebration Frames from Tonic are fantastic for quick and easy cards, and why not use up your scraps at the same time :D The fabulous 120mm wide Craft Perfect Tissue Tape roll is brilliant for making it even quicker and easier to make cards with these gorgeously delicately detailed outline dies too :D xxx

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Pink Ink Matt Chalk Paints :D

I couldn't wait to try these Matt Chalk Paint from Pink Ink, and they did not disappoint, and as you can tell I couldn't decide what colours to use first, so I practically used them all hehe :D And I combined my ombre backgrounds with Sue Wilson's Floral Cover Plate Dies too :D xxx

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Salad Spinner Christmas :D

I love using a Salad Spinner to create backgrounds! And I don't think I've tried the wonderful Distress Paints with it before, so here's the first of my Christmas card videos for this year! It won't be long before the new products for this year come out, but I still have plenty of lovely products from last year to use too, so hopefully there'll be lots of videos on the way :D xxx

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Glazed Hexagon Tiles :D

I really enjoyed playing with all the shapes in this Month's Create & Make Die Set, you can see those samples in Tonic's video, but for my video I decided to team the hexagons up with some of Tonic's NEW 3D Embossing Folders and make them look like glazed tiles :D

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Cone-Grats with Jane's Doodles :D

I adore this NEW Life's a Beach Collection from Jane's Doodles, I made quite a few samples for the launch (they'll be coming up in shorts sometime soon) I was inspired by one of the cards I had made for this video, so it's not an exact copy, but a nice variation :D Hope you like it! :D xxx

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Distress Watercolour Pencils 5 Ways :D

I originally made these cards for Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine and I annotated in the video that that issue is sold out BUT my Mum recently bought a copy of Creative Stamping and they've re-used it in there, so if you want the magazine feature, it's now in issue 135 of Creative Stamping! :D xxx

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Shattered Light Blub

I bought a packet of Tim Holtz Shattered Window acetate last year and I felt like this was the perfect project to give it a go :D I think the Tonic Bulbs and Bolts set did sell out, but hope this is a bit of inspiration for those of you know did get it :D xxx

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Nature and Botanical Sprays :D

I filmed a short (aka a moving photo) with the original version of this card a little while back, but I loved it so much I just had to re-create it for a sped up video :D This Nature's Compendium Collection from Sam Poole is so gorgeous and it works so well with her Botanical Sprays too :D

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Thank You Mountbatten IOW :D

A bunch of thank you cards for the lovely carers and nurses who looked after my Nan before she passed away at Easter xxx

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