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Wednesday 12 October 2011

...Seasonal Remedies, Christmas Cheer (2nd post)



This is my second post for today - there are lots of things I'd like to show you about the Seasonal Remedies stamps that we are just about to release!!!!

If you are new here, we'll be releasing 6 new sets on Saturday - shipping will begin on Monday, and the stamps are all Christmas themed! Christmas is my very favourite time of year and if I thought I could get away with it, I'd make Christmas stamps all year long...lol.

This card shows one of the square labels. I stamped in black Versafine ink - I have found this to be the very best ink for detailed stamps, and when I want the details to be pin sharp, this is the ink I reach for time and time again.

I immediately sprinkled over some clear embossing powder and used the heat tool to set it. This means that the image appears nice and glossy, but has the added benefit of making the ink so stable that I can use copic markers without ear of bleeding!!! Yay!


I added a couple of mats - one being the delicious Spellbinders Lace Doily motif.....LOVE that fine detailed die. The black mat was cut with the square postage stamp die, also Spellbinders.

A little stitching to finish. At Athlone recently a lady was asking about stitching on card, and I know a lot of folks worry that putting card through their machine will ruin it, but I was told by somebody in the know, that if you use a jeans needle (ie a really sharp fine one), it really won't damage the sewing machine and so that is what I do.

I love the detail on these labels, and I love to colour them, but at Christmas time, I just know I may not have time to spend a long time prepping tags and cards and so I really designed these images so that they can stand alone, without any tweaking. An example of a Stamp-and-Go tag is shown below - no fuss, just stamp, add ribbon and the tag is finished. I used a Labels 4 die (Spellbinders) to trim out my tag and I could easily die cut a batch of a dozen of these and have them all stamped and ribboned within a half hour.


If you have not seen todays earlier post, scroll down for the list of DT gals who are also sharing samples with me today!!

Hope it tickles!

22 comments:

  1. A double dose of creative fun from you today! All spectacular, by the way. Your DT is the best in the business. Stunning examples all around. Of course, they had great stamps to start with. I'll be ordering on Saturday.

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  2. I want to go home and make Chrimastmas cards NOW :(

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  3. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
    *giggle*
    I love it!
    My favorite time of the year...
    and I would love to play with Christmas stamps all year!
    This is gorgeous..
    the card...
    the tag...
    can't wait for this set! :)

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  4. Great card and tag. Love the new stamps.
    God bless,
    Peggy Allen

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  5. Yowsa! Can't wait to see all the sets! I'll be ready on Saturday:)

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  6. So nice to see you crafting Claire - love the rich, vintage look of the first card, and the simplicity of the tag - brilliant. This will be in my basket on Saturday :)

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  7. Absolutely beautiful, Claire! I love everything about this set! That first tag is stunning with the colors you chose.

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  8. Beautiful Claire... I really love them both... but i like the idea of stamp and go with this busy time of year!!!

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  9. Wow! What a gorgeous card and sweet tag Claire! Love the vibrant color combo used on your beautifully embossed label!

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  10. Great card, love the tag sentiment, have to have it!

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  11. Claire, it looks like the new sets are really versatile. The first design you did with the red/black/cream is so striking! I love all the detail. But I like that you also showed that you can do a quick tag in a pinch - so important during the holidays!

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  12. All your samples are just beautiful Claire, and these are all designed in true WMS fashion... totally unique, with the perfect touch of your trademark style. Awesome!! :)

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  13. Claire, I am loving everything about this new set!! I am also very happy to see that the team did such a variety of projects today that will make wonderful gifts! Your cards and tags are terrific. Can't wait to see what the rest of the week brings!!

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  14. Beautiful designs Claire! Love what you've done with them.

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  15. Your Stamp-and-Go tag is my favorite of all of the projects shared today. Not sure if it is because of the image of Bethlehem or the sentiment or that no coloring is involved, but what ever the reason, it speaks of Christmas to me.

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  16. Your card is stunning Claire!! I love that you embossed the Remedy, and the colors are so striking against that Lace Doily Motif!! WOW! Your tag is just super charming too!! LOVE these images!

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  17. Claire, your new stamps have really gotten me into a holiday kind of mood. Which is no good, because now I want to abort all of my Halloween and fall projects...LOL!

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  18. Wow, Claire, your Christmas stamps are like no other!! I have no words to say how much I Love your samples!!

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  19. I like these fast xmas solutions! The fonts and the words are amazing as usual...

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