CHRISTMAS CHURCH

These Tea Bag Folded Trees came out so, so, so, pretty! They are fun and easy to do! The church is embossed, lightly smudged with Ranger inks, and glittered only where the snow would rest on the church, trees, and ground.

CHRISTMAS CARDINAL

I love it when I use a newly learned technique and it turns out! Take a look at this set done in the Mosaic Tile Stamp Technique. A new addition to my Christmas collection, I just love the red cardinal! Let me know what you think!

MOSAIC TILE STAMPING TECHNIQUE

I found a video tutorial on You Tube on a mosaic tile stamping technique by Dawn Otchefske, with Stamping Up. What a clever way to recycle! Use the left over red rubber stamp frames from stamp sets, (you know, the left over rubber after you pushed out the stamps), cutting them up into odd shapes, small and large.  Peel off the paper from the sticky side and place them together on a piece of acetate. It's like putting a puzzle together!  Using VersaMark or any Embossing pad, pat the rubber stamp and stamp over your picture you want to mosaic.  Cover with clear embossing powder or clear Utee, and heat with your heat gun.  After it has cooled and hardened, use a dark ink and rub it over and into the crevasses.  Use a damp cloth and wipe over the mosaic. See my "Christmas Cardinal" Gift Bag Set (GBS), for an example of the finished project.

ST NICK

 The holiday season is quickly upon us, and it's time to get busy!  This is my first Christmas GBS set.  I have fallen in love with the new Stampendous Jumbo Stamps! This one is called St. Nick, perfect for my Gift Bag Sets!  I have also become a fan of, and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Fran's Encrusted Jewel technique! You can find this  at www.Stampendous.com  Using a kraft paper bag and kraft paper for this Gift Bag Set, I stamped with "Vintage Photo" Ranger Ink.  Colored only the beard, hair, cuffs and trim in a soft white, whisped with the encrusted jewel technique; Backed with "Pomegranate" Bazzill card stock, add a big red bow and TAAA  DAAA! Simple and so Frantage!.