Merry Christmas!!! The FINAL day of CRaFTi Advent is here! As I say in the video, I really hope you've enjoyed this years advent series! This is quite a long video to end on, but I thought those of you who love your Gelli Plate or need some inspiration to pull it out and play with it again might enjoy it :D :D Christine xxx
Hope you have a wonderful New Year! See you in January for more videos :D xxx
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I wondered why I hadn't edited this video before as I remember really liking how these cards turned out, but I found out why when I was editing... there was a chunk of footage missing haha I must have been having one of those days where I thought I was filming and I wasn't lol I had a few clips of me tidying up hahaha Hope you don't mind the bit of missing footage :D Christine xxx
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Day 23 of Advent is a sped up video I filmed back in September, a birthday card for my Mum from my sibling :D I just had fun picking out lots of different things for this card, the main focus in the Woodware stamp set but there's a few other brands thrown in too :D
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I know these stamps came out a few years back now, but I was sifting through my hard drive and found this Up Close video that I filmed with them when I did samples for their launch, so I thought I might as well add it to this years advent as I'm sure a lot of you got these or have something similar, and the cards might give you some ideas :D
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Here's my Tonic Craft Kit #63 Un-Boxing video which is acting as Day 20 of CRaFTi Advent :D This month's kit contains a card creator die set which is really versatile and can used to create lots of different card blank styles with lots of options for decorations too :D
And here's the Kit #63 Tutorial which is Day 21 of CRaFTi Advent, and for this tutorial I thought I'd show you how to create a mask from one of the die-cuts from the Kit and then use a bunch of the Nuvo items included in the kit to create a background :D
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Day 19 of CRaFTi Advent is another old sped up video again from about 3 years ago, it's using the Merry and Bright Christmas Colour Trend from Tonic to create a Thank You Card with a tropical feel :D Some of the products might not be available any more, but you can always use the inspiration and change the products :D Christine xxx
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Sorry it's an older sped up video for you today, but as I said yesterday, I ran out of time to film my last 5 tutorials, so there's a few older videos coming over the next few days :D This is one I made probably about 3 years ago and I'm not sure you can get the Neat and Tangled stamp sets anymore, but you might have something similar in your stash :D Christine xxx
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Day 17 of CRaFTi Advent is a double embossed background idea using embossing folders and heat embossing :D Plus the added extra of a bit of Nuvo too :D Bar Christmas Day's video, this is the last Christmas themed tutorial for CRaFTi Advent, the remaining videos will be using Tonic Craft Kit #63 and a few older sped up videos that I didn't get round to editing before, as I ran out of time to film the final 5 Tutorials, but I shall keep the ideas for more tutorials next year :D :D Enjoy :D
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Here's my Up Close video for Tonic Showcase #32 and it's acting as Day 15 in my CRaFTi Advent series this year :D It's a 3D Box die-set, but a really unusual one that has a tonne of elements in it that are perfect for your card making too :D In the video I run through the die-set, show you what the dies are designed to create, then I also show some ideas using the decorative dies to create some card backgrounds :D
And here is my Tutorial video which is Day 16 of my CRaFTi Advent series this year :D And for todays tutorial, I decided to have a little experiment with double sided adhesive, gilding flakes and glitter, along with some of the gorgeous dies from the Perfect Pergola Die Set :D Enjoy :D xxx
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For Day 14 of CRaFTi Advent, I thought I'd show a technique using your Pixies, I used a mixture of Pixie Sparkles and Pixie Bursts, but any powder pigment/mica mixes will work :D And all you do is create your pattern with water, add your powder, leave to dry, then dust off the excess powder to reveal your pattern :D Hope you like it :D Christine xxx
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For Day 13 of CRaFTi Advent I thought I would revisit one of my favourite techniques, flooding die-cuts with Nuvo Drops :D It's a slight variation on the technique but I thought it'd work perfectly with the Festive One Liners :D
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Can you believe we're half way through CRaFTi Advent!! Today is Day 12 :D And for today's video, it's another one using my pancake maker to create an embossing powder stag embellishment :D
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Welcome to Day 11 of CRaFTi Advent :D Today's tutorial involves Stamping Foam and the Gelli Plate to create a layered look with some Acrylic Paint and Heat Embossing :D Enjoy :D xxx
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CRaFTi Advent Day 10 gives you a tip on one way to disguise over foiling from hot foiling with hot foil plates :D This was the first time I used this hot foil die so I hadn't got the pressure right, but instead of wasting the almost perfect pieces I thought I'd show you how I disguise them :D
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Day 9 is a re-make of a card I did a while back in a sped up video :D It's been sitting on my shelf since I made it as I couldn't part with it, and I thought it'd be a fab tutorial for this years advent :D Christine xxx
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It's Day 8 of CRaFTi Advent, and I thought I'd try to create a faux 3D Embossing Folder look on my cards, I'm not sure I was 100% successful, but I like the cards I ended up with nevertheless :D Hope you like them too :D
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Welcome to Day 7 of CRaFTi Advent!! This tutorial is a little different as it's kind of comparing different plaid die sets :D I had already brought the Sizzix one ready for an Advent video, then Tonic brought out their own lol so I thought I'd compare them both in the video :D Hope you found it helpful :D xxx
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Day 6 of CRaFTi Advent is introducing a set of Alcohol markers that Ohuhu very kindly sent me to have a play with and I have to say that I love them :D It's a set of Pastel colours which in my opinion are some of the most useful colours you can have, and this set definitely includes some tones that are lacking from my collection, so I'm sure I will be reaching for these a lot as I'm colouring :D :D Christine xxx
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It's Day 5 of CRaFTi Advent already!! And today I am kind of repeating a technique from a previous tutorial using Nuvo Drops, but this time we're using them to create a linear background and using the excess to create 3 extra backgrounds for cards too :D Hope you like :D Christine xxx
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It's Day 4 of CRaFTi Advent and today's video is inspired by a technique that Fran from Stampedous used to demo about 10 years ago, this is the original video of hers that I saw and I thought it was about time that I gave it a go, I sourced the set of embossing powders and tried the beaches, but for CRaFTi Advent I've started by making these cool moons :D Hope you like it :D I'm sure you could just do this on your hobs in your kitchen too, but for me it's easier to have something separate to use in my craft room so I can easily film video for you :D xxx
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Welcome to Day 3 of my CRaFTi Advent series :D This is a technique that you'll find lots of sped up videos on from years ago on my channel, it's one of my favourites! :D And for this advent video I decided to use the technique to make a layered background stamp using Sue Wilson's Fabulous Festive Dies :D :D Enjoy! Christine xxx
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It's Day 2 of CRaFTi Advent! :D And today's video shows how to use a homemade stencil plus Cosmic Shimmer Flake & Glitter Glue to foil with :D It's a great technique if you don't want to use really sticky products with your delicate stencils, you can just create your own stencil so you don't have to stress about being able to get it clean afterwards :D Christine xxx
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Hello :D Welcome to Day 1 of my 2022 CRaFTi Advent series!! :D I've decided to not actually label them as the specific days this year, as most of the videos are tutorials, and it might put people off later down the line if they're called Advent, but I have made all the thumbnails Festive, so that'll be the indicator :D So I hope you enjoy Day 1 :D Christine xxx
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The Sew Crafty Special Showcase Collection contains Dies, Stamps, a Stencil and Patterned papers too, and my task for the collection was to create a set of 6 cards, so I decided to do my tutorial on some ways to use the patterned papers with a few of the dies to create a set of 6 cards, 2 of each design :D Enjoy :D xxx
I also have my Up Close video looking at the set, and I show a mini construction for one of the Cotton Reels as well as my little home decor project too :D xxx
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Happy CYBER Week 2022! :D Here's my Up Close video looking at the Blossoming Bouquet Stamp and Stencil CYBER WEEK Collection :D It's a lovely versatile set of different stencils and an A5 stamp set all with a floral/friendship/thinking of you theme :D
I thought I'd do a tutorial on how each of the stencils are designed to be used from this Blossoming Bouquet Stamp and Stencil Collection, and I've got more samples to show you in my Up Close video (above) as well :D Christine xxx
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A technique a lot of us often forget about is embossing using your dies, so I thought I'd do a tutorial on this for you :D And this tutorial is in conjunction with this months Kit, Kit #62 Wildflowers & Floral so I've used some of the Nuvo goodies from the kit to show how to use you embossed card :D And for more inspo using the Kit, make sure to check out my Un-Boxing video :D Christine xxx
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Here's my Un-Boxing video for this month's Tonic Craft Kit :D We get a gorgeous large versatile panel die in this months kit along with a few extra dies as our freebie too! And as always we get some fab Nuvo products too, and I show a bunch of ideas of how you use them in this video, plus my Tutorial video that'll be up tomorrow is using the Mousse too and shows you how to deboss a die :D Enjoy :D xxx
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I'm hoping this isn't too much of a basic technique to do a tutorial on, but I'm hoping there might be a few tips and tricks that might help at least one of you :D And I've used the classic embossed resist technique in conjunction with this month's Tonic Stamp Club... Good Vibes :D For more inspiration make sure to check out my Up Close video too :D :D Christine xxx
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Here's my Up Close video for Novembers Stamp Club :D I think this might also be the last Stamp Club of the year! And what a fab one to end on :D I really enjoyed this set and I have 10 samples to show you in the video, plus a full demo of my Embossed Resist background card which will be live on my channel tomorrow :D Enjoy, Christine xxx
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I made this Birthday card for my Mum earlier this year, it was the one from Lilly the family dog :D She's obsessed with Duck Strip Treats so I thought a gaggle of ducks would be the perfect card from her :D And I also wanted to have a play with some Embossing powders and different glues to create an aged frame too :D Christine xxx
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To see the process behind this Duck themed card, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D
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A random Nuvo drop background tutorial that's not my usual squishing technique lol, this time we're squiggling our Nuvo drops, to create an almost doodled sort of background with some confetti sprinkled in for good measure :D Enjoy :D Christine xxx
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Happy Halloween :D I filmed this video a little while back when I had my Go Press and Foil Machine out :D I couldn't resist seeing if Sue's fabulous Cobweb die would foil nicely, and the fact that you can also use the waste foil is fabulous too, it's very hard to photograph though lol Hope you liked the video! Christine xxx
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To see the process behind this quartet of spooky Hot Foiled Halloween cards, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D
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A simple tutorial showing how to use up some of your gorgeous Craft Perfect scraps, the bits that you can't bear to throw away but lurk at the bottom of your scraps box :D Hope you like the idea! Christine xxx
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