Sound impressive, right? Statistics can be misleading. Yes, I have increased my productivity by 200%. Maybe it might be 300%, I can never work these things out. I tried googling it and came out the other side only more confused and desperately in need of refreshment. If only I had a blogger friend who loves maths…(you know who you are, feel free to step in any time!). But the point is, I had ONE Christmas card, and now I have three. So the stats are impressive, but the basic numbers are rubbish!!
Anyway, these simple little cards were really fun to make. The two-stamp process for the fairy lights looked like it had major potential for disaster, especially as they are really, really tiny, but it works like a dream. Not one single one went wrong. Hurrah! Then the stamps and dies worked amazingly well together too: lining up the die over the fine line word stamp was really simple and it felt like some thought had gone into making this easy for us to do. Plus, I love them!! Can’t wait to try these out a bit more.
As usual I tried out baker’s twine, ribbon, even a jingle bell or two as a bit of extra embellishment, but rejected them all in favour of total minimalism. I got these little easels at The Works. How cool are they?! And they really are tiny – the cards are under 10cm square.
Supplies: Lawn Fawn Winter Big Scripty Words stamps and dies; Altenew inks: Teresa Collins Modern Stripe embossing folder; cards from my stash.
So lovely, really like the stamp and die cut….off to see if i can hunt them down 🙂
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I got mine from Seven Hill Crafts. They stock loads of US lines and they post out really quickly too. Vital when you have made up your mind!
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Thankyou will have a look 🙂
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Oh they’re so cute! Striking in their simplicity with just the right amount of festive cheer! 🙂
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I am wondering if too simple? I know sometimes less is more, but sometimes less is also almost nothing!
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I don’t think so, I wondered about a bow or string ( I like those..) but I think it would upset the balance. I like the minimalist look and try to transfer it to home…”lost cause” comes to mind as my partner is an inveterate hoarder and my son has crystals, books, books about crystals, college books…*sighs sadly*
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I had the same wonder. But I couldn’t find anything that really worked. I think what I wanted was a thin diagonal stripe ribbon in red and white, but it has yet to be invented.. Maybe you could have a minimalist zone at home. Just a little corner, all nice and empty, save for one gorgeous chunk of rose quartz. On a plinth. With feature lighting. And maybe an aria playing softly.
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I LOVE your way of thinking!! In addition to being PM you can obviously design and style wonderful homes for the 21st century! I can see it now…
Btw…ribbon. Do you have a market near you? A traditional one that has stalls with patterns, embroidery silks etc.The one near us carries end of lines, different ribbons, trimmings and buttons and so forth. Might be worth a look 🙂
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We do, but last time I went it was more like where Poundland went to die…
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Lol!! That’s a shame…we have a lovely haberdashery stall that sells all sorts…I discovered it when I was on a quest for animal shaped buttons…
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Well of course. Who doesn’t’ need a supply of those, just in case a giraffe needs his polo neck sweater fixed?!
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Lol! My partner’s mother knits..a lot..matinee jackets, cardigans and such like, with animal shaped buttons, of course..her sewing basket is a veritable Noah’s Ark, even giraffes as well as the more usual ducks and kittens 🙂
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Did ALL the buttons make it to the kiddies clothes and toys, I wonder!
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The cute kitty ones may have found themselves-ahem- another place of residence…!!
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Rumbled!! Caught kitty handed!
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Lol! : )
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Ooh,I really like these big scripty words. I’m really trying not to buy any more Christmas goodies but you’re doing a great job selling these to me! These are fab cards – a perfect Christmas card design 🙂
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thanks Karen. I wasn’t sure if I had taken the ‘simple’ too far, but I have a couple of other ideas to try out too. I think you’d make brilliant use of them if you were to have a splurge!
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Lawn Fawn really thinks ahead with their products, don’t they! LOVE your results! Now…to the math…200% increase would be correct. (yes, I am THAT person!)
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Thanks Kathy. They are great products and will definitely buy more from them. Cheers on sorting the maths out too!
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I love the little lights!
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They are super-cute, aren’t they!
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I really like these! Especially the red one; I’m not sure why. I love the lights!
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Thanks. I prefer the white I think, but red is a bit more ‘interesting’ with the embossed background perhaps?
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I think it may be the contrasting color and the embossing; to me, the letters & lights don’t stand out as much on the all-white card. (Not that it’s awful and I have to shield my eyes while looking at it – I just like the red one a little more.)
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Lol! Will I have to provide sunglasses and a health warning on the envelope?!! Or one of those funny things you get to look at an eclipse?! I can probably make one….
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Yes to all of that, lol! Maybe an advisement to hold it in front of a solar panel on cloudy days would be appropriate too!
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Just given me a whole new idea for “health warning” Christmas cards!!
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I can’t wait to see the manifestation of this idea!!!
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Oh I love these! The white one is my fave 🙂
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Me too! It is a lot of white, but I can pretend they are fairy lights in a blizzard!
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You have made exactly 3 more Christmas cards than me 😁 I love lawn fawn products. They are always so easy and fun to use.
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Oh it is good to know I am not behind absolutely everyone else then! I don’t think I had anything from Lawn Fawn before, but I am definitely impressed.
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I have a few stamp sets and a die set. They are hard to find in the UK – I mostly drool over them on Amazon.
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I got mine from Seven Hills Crafts – they specialise in US companies and they post out really quick too. Although I also just have to go down the drooling route sometimes too!
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Ooh, I shall look them up. Thanks.
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100% brilliant! x
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Lol!
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You’ve made 300% so far.
You’ve improved your productivity by 200% (because before today you only had one card, but one day later you have 3, so you’ve improved productivity by 200%).
Now I’ve given my brain cell a headache … let’s talk about those cards!
LOVE them. Clean. Smart. Almost ‘tailored’. Stylish. … and Fun!
You made two lovely cards and didn’t sweat over them. I’d call that a brilliant result!
Well done PP.
Now stop doing maths and make cards. It’s your ‘thing’. lol ~ Cobs. x
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Thanks Cobs. I just need to do the ‘I got the maths right’ dance and then I’ll be back to paper and glue…
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They are correct. You have increased your productivity by 200%! (New number minus starting number to find the difference. Difference divided by starting number then multiply by 100.) I hope I did not just give you a headache.
I adore the red embossed stripe. It does a very nice job of setting off your stamping. I’m trying to to do some mental gymnastics by envisioning adding some ribbon. I cannot get it to work. The scripty nature of your stamp would look odd with the straight line of the ribbon.
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I think you explained it perfectly! No painkillers required. You are right about the stamps not suiting ribbon – I hadn’t quite worked out that was the reason, I just knew nothing looked right. You have a good analytical brain I think. Thanks for helping!
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Oh what cute cards! I always start out wanting to make a simple card, but seem to end up taking them to the extreme sometimes! I think the most cards I finished in a day was maybe 50?? I mass produce my Christmas cards, so I do each step of the card for all of them and then move on to the next step…..so when I do the last step I am usually completing 50-60 cards in one day. LOL! Of course for the previous 2-3 weeks I don’t get a single card made. LOL! 🙂
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Thank goodness you explained: for one minute I was nearly on the floor! I can only make about 5 or 6 of the same one before I get fed up. Clearly you have more staying power!
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just adorable-so merry!
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Thank you! Fairy lights always make a girl merry!
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Simply perfect. I’m wondering if my husband might make me one or two of those dear little card easels. They set off your cards to perfection.
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Thanks. Bit of arm twisting, favourite dinner, you can do it!!
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Love the cards
Thanks for stopping by my Christmas site
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Thanks! That recipe looked pretty good!
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Oooooh those dies are super cute! I especially love the cardstock used for the red one!
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I ran that through an embossing folder to make it a bit more interesting. Didn’t show up very well in the pics though!
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I think they’re perfect just the way they are!
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Thanks so much!
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Love your minimalism! Pretty CAS cards
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Thanks! Maybe they are so minimal as to just be CA….or even C…!
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So pretty! I like the third one best. I think it’d be a perfect card for someone whose religious leanings are unclear! Did you decide who’s getting it?
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Thank you so much! No decisions on the recipient yet – I need to make a whole lot more first!
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Was looking at those little fellas the other day, and you have truly done them justice!
I love Lawn Fawn, and beware, you will get completely and hopelessly addicted, and you cannot stop buying them! lol my bank manager knows this only too well 🙂 x
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I fear you may be right. Not used them before but goodness, they are so totally super. The stamps work first go, the dies fit so easily…brilliant. Nice that we can get so many of them here now too.
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Yes you surely can, and the best price is Maddy Lisa Crafts – http://www.maddylisacrafts.co.uk/lawn-fawn-562-c.asp, but the more expensive but probably more choice is Seven Hills Crafts – https://sevenhillscrafts.co.uk/brands/lawn-fawn.html?dir=asc&order=name. Hope this helps x
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Ooh thanks! I have used Seven Hills and been very happy with them, but not heard of the other one. Best price always wins if they give good service too!
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She’s a one man band that might take a while to post but she has messages on the home page and keeps you informed if there are any delays, but the price is the best anywhere I can find, unless you know different of course!
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I will definitely check her out. Thanks again!
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