Acetate... Used Voluntarily!

Yes, that's right, today's card features acetate which I used without being forced!  As the Autumn/Winter mini catalogue draws to a close on the 31st January, I thought I'd take the opportunity to showcase a few of my favourite stamp sets that will be retiring.  I have loved playing with the Ornament Keepsakes set and coordinating dies, but so far I have only made 3D type ornaments on cards.  Here I have gone 2D but overset the ornaments over a layer of the most beautiful acetate with a flocked design on it.  Come and have a look:

I cut out a panel from the white card and replaced it with the acetate.  I stuck over some red card on the reverse to secure the acetate in place and to make the inside a bit more attractive.  I stamped the ornaments in Real Red to coordinate with the flock, cut out with the matching dies, punched a hole in the top of each with my Crop-a-dile and tied some white baker's twine through.  The ornaments were then secured back over the panel.

As the card uses a snippet, I'll be popping along to play in Di's playground and it's Rudolph Day at Sarn's blog so double playtime for me!

Supplies
Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes
Ink: Real Red
Card: Real Red (on the inside), Whisper White, white hammered embossed card (non-SU)
Paper: the acetate is from the Candlelight Christmas set which will retire on the 31st January
Other: white baker's twine (retired), Ornament dies and BigShot, Crop-a-dile

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My parents have just got a dog and I cannot wait to meet him.  They have wanted a dog for 27 years, they tell me, unfortunately my brother and I changed their plans!  He's a black labrador, 8 months old and was abandoned.  He is currently enjoying the snow, taking all his new toys out into it and, not content with that, he has also snaffled my mum's walking socks out of the house!  So on that note, here is today's picture:

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Christmas Ornament

This is the last of my Christmas creations, and the first card I'm sharing with you this year.  The beautiful ornaments from the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set are available with matching dies which take away all the stress of cutting them out.  A quick Google search shows countless examples of how these stamps can be arranged to make lovely 3D ornaments.  Simpler versions of these can make lovely cards too though.

I stamped three ornaments in Raspberry Ripple, a pink so vibrant it almost looks red, scored each in half and then glued them together.  I glued them onto a die cut circle, added some patterned paper from the lovely collection Be of Good Cheer and secured some Cherry Cobbler seam binding vertically down the middle.  A seam binding bow finished the card.

Supplies
Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes
Ink: Raspberry Ripple
Card: Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Whisper White
Paper: Be of Good Cheery Designer Series Paper
Other: Cherry Cobbler seam binding, Big Shot, Simply Scored board, Picot Circles dies (non-SU)

It's getting closer to 'back to school' day, and no doubt Socks is not looking forward to the loss of his 24-hour slave.  Spot the difference between the following:

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