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Merry Makers with Chris

Posted by Chris Comploj | Nov 1, 2022 | Uncategorized

Hello everyone and welcome back – Chris here with you today featuring one of the cute stamp sets of the current Holiday Release. Do you have enough Christmas cards? I don‘t and I‘m always too late, but this year I have decided to be well prepared. I used: Merry Makers stamp set Snowy Countryside Scene Die and the street lamp out of Merry Carolers stamp set For this card I wanted to create a different layout – I didn’t want a „normal“ circle so I decided to create a „hole“ with my Plotter – I just cut out twice...

Frightful little Bits with Chris

Posted by Chris Comploj | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized

Boo to you, and welcome back again. Today I share with you a „very spooky“ Halloween card featuring the Frightful little Bits stamp set with these adorable little ghosts. (hard to believe that someone is scary about them …) I used: Frightful Little Bits Winter Woods Overlay Die Sentiment: Boo Crew First, I stamped all images on alcohol-marker-friendly paper and colored them with alcohol makers (e.g. Copics…). Then I cut out all images with the coordinating dies. For the background I blended with Distress oxide inks Peacock feathers and a bit Seedless preserves. Next, I cut out the Winter...

Oh happy day with Chris

Posted by Chris Comploj | Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

Hi crafty friends! Chris with you here today and my card today features the Oh Happy Day set. How cute is this set? Love how much fun these litte bunnies are having. I used: Oh Happy Day Grateful Frame die Nesting Circle die the mushrooms: Storybook Friends sentiments: Birthday Script and Big Greetings I stamped on alcohol marker friendly paper and colored all images with Copic markers. I also colored the leaves with alcohol markers. For shadows and details I used color pencils and a white pen. Since Hello Bluebird released the Nesting Circle dies, I love to create...

Page Turner with Chris

Posted by Chris Comploj | Aug 15, 2022 | Uncategorized

Hello crafty friends, Chris with you here today. I admit it, I love books and so I couldn’t resist to create a card with this new stamp set from the August release. And maybe you know, there is still a color challenge running, so I was inspired about the color mood for August. More infos about the challenge you can find HERE. I used: Page Turner Stamps Nesting Deckle Mini Slimline Die the carpet from Cozy Christmas Eve stamp set For this card I decided to play with pattern paper. sometimes I’ve one in may stash sometimes I use...

Bee happy with Chris

Posted by Chris Comploj | Aug 7, 2022 | Uncategorized

Happy Sunday everyone. Today I’m back with a quick little card. Even if it’s summertime and very hot I’m glad I found some time for crafting – and today I have chosen one of my first stamp sets I’ve got from Hello Bluebird – Bee Happy. And what more could you want than that. For this card I used: Bee Happy Rainbow Square Die Big Greetings Stamp Nesting Square Die I begun with stamp all images and colored them with my alcohol markers. To get some highlights and shadows I always use color pencils and a white pen. Cut...