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Countdown to Christmas - 6 days to go!

I awoke this morning to all of the Christmas lights in the house twinkling away... my little elves (Ethan & Zoë) had woken up fairly early while it was still dark in the house and had turned on all the lights again to enjoy while they ate breakfast. I can only imagine how early they'll wake on Christmas morning! Yikes! I better get some good sleep before then!

Today I have some very special projects to share. When I saw these cards by our Creative Team member Godelieve, I instantly fell in love with them. I cannot praise Godelieve's work highly enough! Every time she puts stamp to paper, it just looks so elegant, like all the pieces just magically fit together perfectly. I know it's probably not like that when she's stamping, she probably just stamps and puts it together a she goes along, but the end result is always just so stunning. Check this out:

Supplies:
Darkroom Door Plaid Background stamp
Darkroom Door Yuletide Montage
Darkroom Door Christmas Reindeer Stamp set (Merry Christmas & star)

But wait there's more...

and one more...

Supplies:
Darkroom Door Plaid Background stamp
Darkroom Door Yuletide Montage
Darkroom Door Yuletide Vol 2 stamp set (Season's Greetings)

Aren't they just beautiful? Thanks so much for sharing these Godelieve.

And I'm loving seeing projects with our new Background Stamps! Gosh, I'm glad we released these!!! All of the projects I've seen with these stamps have been amazing! After Christmas we'll be sharing many more projects on the blog that use the Background Stamps, so stay tuned for that! 

Also... remember earlier in the month I mentioned that Godelieve was sharing her Advent Calendar each day on her blog? Here's what it looks like so far:

You really must check out each day, it is very inspiring! And mainly made from paddle-pop sticks! Oh and  Darkroom Door stamps and Montage sheets too! :) Start here.

Hope you're all having a wonderful festive season! I started wrapping gifts last night... it's so exciting!

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Countdown to Christmas - 7 days to go!

Just a card for you today... probably a nice break after the videos we've had the past two days!!

Supplies:
Darkroom Door Yuletide Montage
Darkroom Door Yuletide Vol 2 stamp set (small star)
Darkroom Door Full Bloom Quartet Vol 2 paper
Fiskars border punch
Green, red, white flowers
Red brad
Green ribbons
Red cardstock

Instructions:

1. Trim Montage image from full sheet and mount onto red cardstock. Adhere to top right side of light green cardstock.
2. Wrap green ribbons around the bottom of light green cardstock.
3. Attach flowers to top left side.
4. Stamp small stars with Red ink.
5. I had some left over coloured scraps from a Full Bloom Quartet Vol 2 sheet of paper (the Roses image) so I punched a border with a Fiskars punch. Layered it underneath the top and bottom of the light green cardstock.
6. Adhere entire panel to folded red card.

Back again tomorrow!!

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Countdown to Christmas - 8 days to go! Scrap It TV Christmas Special

Last Sunday the Scrap IT TV Christmas Special aired on the Aurora Channel and I had a segment showing how to decorate a gift bag and gift tag using the Yuletide Collection!

Here's the Yuletide Gift Bag segment:

Supplies used:
Darkroom Door Yuletide Vol 1 Stamp set
Darkroom Door Yuletide Montage
Darkroom Door Yuletide Vol 1 Wordstrip
White Size 4 Tag
Red Cardstock
Brilliance Moonlight White Inkpad
Brown gift bag

The music is pretty funny... and I look like I'm about to laugh in a few places which is true as there were a few people watching the taping and we were all having a few laughs in between the takes. Nevertheless... hope you enjoy!

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Countdown to Christmas - 9 days to go & Yuletide ATC Swap Gallery!

Ohhh, we're into the single digits now! Today we have the Yuletide Artist Trading Card Swap Gallery to share with you... the music is lively... so be warned! Turn it up loud for some festive cheer!

Thanks to everyone who took part in the swap! We loved seeing all the different creations and all the different Santas! We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has participated in the ATC swaps throughout the year! Your enthusiasm to swap with each other and your never ending creativity is an inspiration to us all. Thank you so much for taking part and sharing your creations with us :) We look forward to hosting more ATC swaps in 2010!

If you're interested in taking part in any of our ATC Swaps, the list of upcoming themes and deadlines is in the sidebar. You can also see the swap details here.

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Countdown to Christmas - 10 days to go!

Santa Claus is coming to town!!! Today is Tuesday and we have another winner from the Darkroom Door Flickr group challenge! But first... we have some cards to share that were created by Creative Team member Sarah Schwerin:

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Supplies:
Darkroom Door Floral Background stamp (OMG I am sooo in love with this stamp! - that's from Sarah).
Darkroom Door Yuletide Vol 2 stamp Set
Green ribbon
Making Memories holly leaves/berries
Bazzill cardstock - cream and dark brown.
Cream coloured Basic Grey cardstock (the images were stamped onto this).
Brilliance Pearlescent Coral ink
Timber Brown Stazon
"Hint of Pesto" Versamagic ink.

Brown Card:
Stamp Floral Background & Santa onto cream Basic Grey cardstock with Timber Brown Staz On. Wrap green ribbon around background, add Making Memories holly leaves. Adhere Santa image, add berries to the holly.

Pink card:
The pink Floral Background was stamped directly onto the cream Bazzill cardstock (textured side).The Santa and the hanging ornament were stamped onto the Basic Grey cardstock, trimmed and adhered to the card. 

Aren't these cards yummy!!! Thanks for sharing Sarah!

And drum roll..... the winner for this week from the Darkroom Door Flickr Gallery is Rossy3! Congratulations! Please email us at info @ darkroomdoor.com with your mailing details and Santa will send out a prize!

You still have one week left to participate in the Darkroom Door Christmas Creations Challenge! Just upload your Christmas creations that feature any Darkroom Door stamp or product to the Darkroom Door Flickr group to be entered into the draw! We'll draw the final winner next Tuesday!

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Countdown to Christmas - 11 days to go!

Fa la la la la la la la la... not long now until Christmas!!! Have you all decorated your home? Are the lights up? Is the tree covered in tinsel? We have fairy lights all throughout our house this year! We usually put fairy lights up around the deck, but our kids never get to see them as it's still light when they go to bed (summer daylight saving) But inside is a lot darker, so they can see the lights if they're inside the house. So it's all very festive here!!

Today we have a card by our Creative Team member Jill. Check it out:

Supplies:
Darkroom Door Star Background
Collections chipboard houses
Text paper
Muslin, ribbon, sequin embellishments, glitter

How cool does it look? Those houses are just adorable. Love the effect with the Star Background too. Here's a more detailed look:

Cool, huh! Thanks for sharing Jill!

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Countdown to Christmas - 12 days to go!

Last week I shared this card created with a Yuletide Vol 1 wordstrip, Yuletide Montage image and the Star Background stamp:

 

I mentioned how it would look cool to reverse it and have the red Yuletide Vol 2 Wordstrip on a white or cream card. Well... here's a card to show how that looks:

 

Supplies:
Darkroom Door Yuletide Vol 2 Wordstrip
Darkroom Door Yuletide Vol 1 Filmstrip
Darkroom Door Yuletide Vol 2 stamp set (Pine leaf)

Instructions:

1. Stamp the pine leaf repeatedly over the cream card using Olive green inkpad.
2. Adhere Yuletide Vol 2 Wordstrip down the full length of the card. Trim off excess.
3. Trim images from Yuletide Vol 1 Filmstrip into individual images. Adhere one image to the right side of the Wordstrip as shown.

Such a simple design, but it can be used in so many different ways! It would look great with the other collections too...

Hope you're all enjoying the festive season!

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Countdown to Christmas - 13 days to go!

Another quick one for today...

Instructions:

1. Fold a 210mm x 150mm piece of red cardstock in half to form a vertically opening card.
2. Draw a lines of Meadow & Willow Alcohol Ink onto the non-stick craft sheet. Add a small amount of Metallic mixative and some blending solution. Place gloss paper GLOSS SIDE DOWN onto the alcohol ink and rotate and lift off. Allow to dry. (If you have any white areas, dab into left over ink)
3. Randomly stamp pine branch from Yuletide Vol 2 stamp set over the background with Olive ink. Mount onto green cardstock, then adhere panel to folded red card.
4. Add Latte alcohol ink to felt applicator with small amount of blending solution. Dab all over white gloss cardstock. Stamp Santa from Yuletide Vol 2 stamp set using Jet Black ink. Stamp quote onto small piece. Trim both images and mount onto green cardstock. Adhere to card as shown.

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Countdown to Christmas - 14 days to go!

We have more wonderful cards to share by Tracey Strong today... these are just divine, check them out:

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Supplies:
Darkroom Door Yuletide Montage
Darkroom Door Yuletide Vol 1 Wordstrip
Darkroom Door Yuletide Vol 2 Stamp set

Aren't they adorable! Thanks for sharing Tracey!

Also.... for anyone who has Foxtel, there will be a Scrap-It TV Christmas Special on this weekend. It's on the Aurora channel. Check your program for the exact times. Last I heard it was going to be on Sunday 13th at 6.30am and 3.30pm. But check your guides for the info! I'll be doing a segment on decorating Christmas gift bags and tags!

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Countdown to Christmas - 15 days to go!

A quick one for today!!!

Instructions:

1. Fold a 210mm x 150mm piece of dark green cardstock in half to form a horizontally opening card.
2. Draw a lines of Meadow & Willow Alcohol Ink onto the non-stick craft sheet. Add some blending solution. Place gloss paper GLOSS SIDE DOWN onto the alcohol ink and rotate and lift off. Allow to dry. (If you have any white areas, dab into left over ink)
3. Stamp Pine Trees from Yuletide Vol 1 stamp set over the background in the top right corner with Olive ink. Mount onto red cardstock. Wrap red ribbon around left side and tie at front. Adhere panel to front of folded green card.
4. Create alcohol ink background as above on a small piece of gloss cardstock. Stamp “Peace On Earth” quote. Trim and mount onto red cardstock. Attach to the bottom of Pine Trees image using foam adhesive.

Hope you enjoy!

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