Did you catch last weeks shows featuring these stunning stamps designed by Donna Ratcliff? We love them so much that we're getting into the 'Christmas Spirit' with this lovely tutorial from Julie! Materials Used: Sheena stamping card black archival ink pad pebeo drawing gum festive stag stamp winter night stamp glycerine aqua pens (bud green, magenta, kingfisher, teal, peacock blue, navy, marine, desert, chestnut, sepia, moss green, crimson) clear sparkle pen luxury card stock (ice blue matt miri and glitter) Step 1 Cut a piece of Sheena stamping card 7" x 7", and stamp...

We're so excited for Sunday's launch show on Hochanda that we couldn't wait any longer to share this tutorial with you. Isn't it pretty! Who doesn’t love a Christmas bauble? And combined with a snowy winter scene that you can shake and have as a home decor item to treasure every year... well, a match made in heaven!! I’ve chosen a pretty pink and green colour scheme but why not choose a scheme to match your living room? You decide! To recreate this scene, you'll need Vintage Bauble base die ‘Festive Forest’ Stamp set Luxury silver glitter...

This card brings the taste of the East to this traditional Christmas scene with its hot colours, patterns and gold tones. It’s a little experiment combining the red rich foil with alcohol inks... just for a change, why not! You'll need:- ‘Peace on earth’ transfer pack Foil in ‘Christmas red’ Gold metallics centura pearl Red mirror card Spectrum Noir alcohol markers- GB6 & DR2 ( red and yellow) Pebeo gold marker Foam tape Tacky glue Other materials Distress ink – Festive berries White gloss paper or card Adirondack alcohol inks –Red pepper; Lemonade; and Peach...

What have you been making with your new Scandinavian goodies from Sara's Signature Collection? Why not try your hand at pretty tree decorations like these ones from the wonderful Marie?! You will need: Sara Signature Scandinavian Christmas Nordic Bird die Sara Signature Scandinavian Christmas Love Birds die Sara Signature Scandinavian Christmas Bakers Twine Threaders Felt Bundle – Naturals Threaders Felt Bundle – Brights Stick and Stay for Fabric Threaders Erasable Fabric Pen Toy Stuffing Red and White Embroidery Thread Button   Directions Lay the Love Birds...

For those of you who open Door no.24 on the Crafter's Companion UK advent calendar this year will see what the boys and I have been making at home! Their Christmas crafts are so impressive. Oliver got really stuck in and little Charlie was so good at supervising! Apologies I didn't share all of these Christmas crafts sooner so you could give them a go! We are giving these crafts as presents this Christmas Eve and I didn't want to spoil the surprise! We've been making yummy gingerbread and chocolates (peppermint creams this year!) - a tradition in the...

We're still in the Christmas mood here at Crafter's Companion and we're really wanting to help our customers prep...and prep well for Christmas! Diana has provided this lovely tutorial to help you create a stunning gift box for your presents at Christmas....that extra little touch shows you really care..and we know your friends and family will cherish your box in years to come To Create the Box: Cut a piece of A3 snow white Centura Pearl to measure 11 ¼” square.Score it @ 2 ¾” on all four sides using the Box Base side of the Big Score...

Hi everyone! Thank you for coming to our blog on our latest blog hop! The creations we've seen have been unbelievable! We're so in love with Sara's new range...we're loving the Snow Acetate and lovely metal charm snowflakes! Which bit of the range is your favourite? Remember to leave a comment on as many of the blogs in the hop as possible in order to be in the running of winning a piece or two from Sara's new Contemporary Christmas collection. There are essentially 11 chances of winning a piece from the range! How exciting! There will also be an...

Are you starting to make your Christmas cards? Our design team have been having so much fun making theirs! Melanie has been having fun making this pop up box card with these cute gingerbread men! Here is how she made it so you can make one too! Directions: Step 1: Take a piece of A4 Kraft card using the cm side of the Big Score Scoring Board, butt the short side of the card against the lip and score 6.5 cm intervals (the small panel is for sticking) Step 2: Turn the card and butt the long side against the...