hahaha, they are always chirping (squarking more like lol) and now that it's nearly Summer it starts about 4.30 in the morning. But I do love them and it's the one thing that I really miss when I've lived overseas in the UK.
@@lostinpaper I would love being able to hear and see those beautiful exotic birds where you live! I have feeders in my backyard, and the most exotic bird is a goldfinch or cardinal!!!!! But they are beautiful ,too!
Thank you Nancy, yes, I think the sentiment looked better there... but if it had been just a little bit longer, then maybe the middle may have been better (see, the struggle is real lol).
Fun and bright, holiday smiles! Ah, yes, misplacing stamps....They just stick to everything it seems, lost one just last week, still searching for it! I’m glad I’m not the only one. Thanks for new ideas with the Wreath Builder!
ooh, I do hope you find it... I reckon I searched for about an hour before I gave up (even in the bin) and then I happened to see it as I was looking for another stamp to 'replace' it lol.
You are truly inspiring. Great cards. I really love your cards, and make them my own. Right down my alley. I love to build cards up and not just "copy cat" Tfs & take care 🌹
Thank you so very much. I do love to try different things but I remember when i started I was never sure what to do with anything so I would be inspired and copy things until I felt confident with the supplies and techniques and over time really wanted to push my supplies just that little bit more. It's all part of the fun and growing and I love that we all inspire each other to be better ourselves (does that make sense?). It was so lovely that you visited here today, Crafty hugs, Therese
Great cards. Love all the non-traditional designs. The circles are my favorite. But with that said, I also love the leaf wreath and the words and . . . Oh just all of them! Lol! Now I will look at my stamps regarding their use with the wreath builder. Thanks, you do inspire me.
I usually 'forget' to make square cards but these only involved cutting the bottom off an regular card so they were easy peasy. I will probably still post them in a regular envelope though to keep the postage cost down.. it's weird how they charge more for an square envelope even though it's smaller lol.
I'm loving going back in time with you. I made my own wreath builder and have yet to use it. I hope it comes out well because these cards are gorgeous. I want mine to be good, too. I love the leaf one and the circles. So modern and eye-catching. Thank you, Therese. You make it exciting to wait for Christmas by making wonderful cards for friends snd family. 💖🇨🇦🥰
Wow, I adore these wonderful cards!!! Utilizing the Gina K Wreath Builder to make these cards is a fabulous way to extend the stamps we already have. So grateful you shared your time and creativity!!!
Wow! What great colors and ideas. Love the wreath builder and now you’ve given me more ways to use it. Thanks for sharing! Always love your cards and videos.
love them all Therese! Finally Christmas cards with NO SNOW.....I mean we are in drought. I hope that you and yours are safe and not being impacted by the current bushfire situation
We are safe, but it's been terrible for many. thanks so much for your kind thoughts. and yes, no snow in sight, although some rain would be nice (wink). Hugs x
I hear that there are some improvements to the new one... must check it out! Hope you find some inspiration and tips for the wreath builder, it is a fun tool for sure!
Hope you find some more fun ways to use your wreath builder, they really are a fab tool and I find it helps me to use the stamps that I have in a different way. Thanks so much Jeanne!
Fun cards! I think the dots is my favorite. I need to play with my wreath builder. I don't use it because I don't make square cards a lot. I love to mix stamps from different companies. I think it would be neat to do a wreath using Mama Elephant's little agenda stamps.
Oh yes indeed, that sounds like such fun... you could create a panel and then either die cut or recess a shape like a circle and add it to the front of a normal sized card. I do know that Jennifer Macguire has a video on how to create with the wreath builder on a 'normal' sized card, I remember seeing it a long time ago.
Oh my goodness... These cards are absolutely fantastic!! I love every single one! Using the wreath builder to get the perfect spacing was so clever. You are amazingly talented and so inspiring! 💜💜
Such a cute batch of cards, and you've officially put me into the holiday spirit. I want to know who's getting that card marked as being on the "Naughty List," though. Still time to redeem oneself, I hope! Thanks for the video, & I wish you a lovely holiday season. :o)
hahaha, I have just the person in mind and she has a very fun sense of humour lol. I am definitely starting to feel the Christmas spirit starting and it should be fun as I am not working this year and have some family visiting, so it will be a fun one for sure.
Lots of fun Christmas cards. My favourite is the JOY card with the placement over the O and Y. I HATE to lose stamps and dies too. Lost an "a" from an alphabet stamp set 4 months ago and I'm still reeling from that! Think I'd buy another set? I'm still looking for that "a". (tears) Thanks so much for your chatty videos. I love them. :)
Oh yes, I hear you an 'a' is one of the worst letters to lose.... nothing else will replace it and it's in sooo many words eek! I reckon I looked for an hour and after I gave up (cause I had to finish the video) that's when I found it lol.
@@lostinpaper lucky you! I'm here planning to Marie Kondo my home just to find this "a". Might be easier to simply buy another set in the Black Friday sales! :)
I do like the CP inks, and it's probably because the colours really speak to me, I love bright and cheerful. They do have excellent coverage, but what I found the hardest to get used to was only to tap the stamps lightly as it's more like using a pigment ink pad (though they are dye ink). Some of the colours stain the clear stamps - which does and doesn't bother me, it's a small price to pay. I also love my Altenew inks and they actually took a little getting used to as well as they need to be tapped quite hard on to the stamp lol. I just need to make sure I don't mix the two techniques... My friend who has stamped for many years and was a SU demonstrator adores the CP inks over all the others that she has tried. I hope this hasn't confused you too much, maybe if you know someone who has some you could try them? or purchase a couple of colours that you love... Have fun, Crafty hugs, Therese
Love,love,love! The birds are especially appropriate since they are always chirping in your background! 😂😂😂
hahaha, they are always chirping (squarking more like lol) and now that it's nearly Summer it starts about 4.30 in the morning. But I do love them and it's the one thing that I really miss when I've lived overseas in the UK.
@@lostinpaper I would love being able to hear and see those beautiful exotic birds where you live! I have feeders in my backyard, and the most exotic bird is a goldfinch or cardinal!!!!! But they are beautiful ,too!
There can NEVER be too many dots!! Fabulous, Therese... truly wonderful cards! xx
I think you may be right lol.
Stunning - they are all beautiful but that layered circle wreath is amazing! The colors and then the contrasting black dots - perfection!
Blushing here, thank you Corinne!
All of these are wonderful. I particularly like the leafy wreath AND the adorable bird.
It's such a cute bird, RC have such sweet images! Thanks so much Lee!
Wow, Terese, I love them all! I especially like that you used untraditional colors yet they are undeniably holiday cards. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Thank you Gladys, I love bright colours for Christmas.
I loved ALL the cards, couldn't pick a favorite. And, I did prefer where you put the little sentiment on the JOY card. ❤
Thank you Nancy, yes, I think the sentiment looked better there... but if it had been just a little bit longer, then maybe the middle may have been better (see, the struggle is real lol).
Fun and bright, holiday smiles! Ah, yes, misplacing stamps....They just stick to everything it seems, lost one just last week, still searching for it! I’m glad I’m not the only one. Thanks for new ideas with the Wreath Builder!
ooh, I do hope you find it... I reckon I searched for about an hour before I gave up (even in the bin) and then I happened to see it as I was looking for another stamp to 'replace' it lol.
You are truly inspiring. Great cards.
I really love your cards, and make them my own.
Right down my alley.
I love to build cards up and not just "copy cat"
Tfs & take care 🌹
Thank you so very much. I do love to try different things but I remember when i started I was never sure what to do with anything so I would be inspired and copy things until I felt confident with the supplies and techniques and over time really wanted to push my supplies just that little bit more. It's all part of the fun and growing and I love that we all inspire each other to be better ourselves (does that make sense?). It was so lovely that you visited here today, Crafty hugs, Therese
My favorite is... All of thrm! I really liked the sentiment the way you ended up choosing, off to the right over the O and Y. Lovely cards, Therese!
thanks so much Zeyla, I think if the sentiment was just a little longer and thinner it would have looked better over the 'O'.
Great cards. Love all the non-traditional designs. The circles are my favorite. But with that said, I also love the leaf wreath and the words and . . . Oh just all of them! Lol! Now I will look at my stamps regarding their use with the wreath builder. Thanks, you do inspire me.
Thanks so much Stefanie, I hope you have fun with your wreath builder!
That dot card is everything! 🙂
Thanks so much Donna it's one of my faves (next to the sentiment one lol)!
Love your ideas and totally love the square cards. Very partial to square, lol !!! Thanks heaps for the inspiration Therese xxx
I usually 'forget' to make square cards but these only involved cutting the bottom off an regular card so they were easy peasy. I will probably still post them in a regular envelope though to keep the postage cost down.. it's weird how they charge more for an square envelope even though it's smaller lol.
I'm loving going back in time with you. I made my own wreath builder and have yet to use it. I hope it comes out well because these cards are gorgeous. I want mine to be good, too. I love the leaf one and the circles. So modern and eye-catching. Thank you, Therese. You make it exciting to wait for Christmas by making wonderful cards for friends snd family. 💖🇨🇦🥰
Good luck with your 'wreath builder', it's a fun tool to use!
Really great ideas and so different.
The sentiment card was awesome but I also loved the dot card.
Cheers
Lisa
Yep, those 2 were my faves too!
Wow, I adore these wonderful cards!!! Utilizing the Gina K Wreath Builder to make these cards is a fabulous way to extend the stamps we already have. So grateful you shared your time and creativity!!!
Now I can't stop thinking about what other stamps I could try lol.
Such fun cards and great use of wreath builder template. My favorite is the sentiment card☺️.
ooh Yes, me too lol.
I love these cards! So easy to make but so beautiful! What a great use of the wreath maker tool. Great job!
They were such fun to make too, thanks so much Mona!
Wow! What great colors and ideas. Love the wreath builder and now you’ve given me more ways to use it. Thanks for sharing! Always love your cards and videos.
Thanks so much Marcy, they were such fun to create!
all cute, very creative, love to see some Ellen Hutson stuff occasionally.
Thanks so very much Lee, I love EH fabulous and unique designs!
I enjoy you so much! Love quirky and these modern inspirations
Why thank you Vanessa, this was a really fun bunch of cards to make!
Your videos are always so inspiring. Thanks for sharing these fresh ideas for wreath building.
Thank you so very much!
Love all of these, can't pick a favorite. Thanks for the different ideas.
Thank you so very much Sheron!
These are very creative and cute. U are very creative.
I LOVE the text/sentiment card! So creative and fun!
Thanks so much Elizabeth, it's my fave too!
love them all Therese! Finally Christmas cards with NO SNOW.....I mean we are in drought. I hope that you and yours are safe and not being impacted by the current bushfire situation
We are safe, but it's been terrible for many. thanks so much for your kind thoughts. and yes, no snow in sight, although some rain would be nice (wink). Hugs x
You make such beautiful cards. Love all of your creativity. Tfs
Why thank you Tiffany!
Wonderful cards! So colourful and happy.
Thanks so much Joyann!
So creative!! The wreath builder is able to really stretch supply!!
It's a fun tool to use too!
I love all of these!! I now have to look at my stamp sets differently! Thanks for the inspiration!!
Thank you Carol, the wreath builder is such a fun tool!
What a great way to use the wreath builder. I am going to dust off mine now!
hahaha, I hope it's not too dusty.
Love these cards! Looks like so much fun to make!
I am inspired to try this. I love them all. Thanks for your great ideas Therese.
Why thank you Norah, I hope you have fun with the ideas.
Such fun cards. I'm always looking for new ways to use the wreathbuilder and these cards are inspiring. Thanks for sharing
I am so happy you like them!
You are so clever Therese! Thanks for the inspiration! They are all awesome.
T x
Thank you my friend x
These cards are so cute! I can't wait to try it out! Thanks for sharing your ideas!
Why thank you so much!
Hi Therese. Just got a wreath Builder template so watching lots of videos to learn how it works. Thanks so much. Loved the cards and video. 😊
I hear that there are some improvements to the new one... must check it out! Hope you find some inspiration and tips for the wreath builder, it is a fun tool for sure!
Great uses for the wreath- builder template! I've just started playing with mine so I love all the tips! Wonderful, fun cards. TFS.
Thanks so much Linda, I found the best way was just to cut out a stack of squares and play lol.
ooh I also meant to say that a wreath of snowflakes would be fab too, it was an idea that I wanted to do but ran out of time to try...
I love your cards.
Thank you Cheryl!
Wonderful holiday cards! I have the wreath builder and I have never thought about using the way you did.
Thanks for the inspiration...
Hope you find some more fun ways to use your wreath builder, they really are a fab tool and I find it helps me to use the stamps that I have in a different way. Thanks so much Jeanne!
I think they are all really great cards
They came together really quickly too!
Beautiful cards. Thank you.
Thanks so much Ann!
Fun cards & a great technique TFS.
Thanks so very much!
Wow, fantastic cards! I love that JOY one! :)
It's one of my faves too! Thanks so much for stopping by x
Absolutely love this idea !!!!
Love your art work
Thank you so much Vickie!
Fun! I love the Joy card!
That seems to be the fave of these, so happy to hear that you like it Lynda!
Love love love these ideas! So creative!
So glad to hear that you like them Kristine!
Nice selection of fun cards. My favourite is the card made from the sentiment stamps with the little mouse. ❤️
Me too!!!
Love your creativity! I wish I was!
I had such fun creating these and I know you would too. Thanks for your lovely visit here today.
Fun cards! I think the dots is my favorite. I need to play with my wreath builder. I don't use it because I don't make square cards a lot. I love to mix stamps from different companies. I think it would be neat to do a wreath using Mama Elephant's little agenda stamps.
Oh yes indeed, that sounds like such fun... you could create a panel and then either die cut or recess a shape like a circle and add it to the front of a normal sized card. I do know that Jennifer Macguire has a video on how to create with the wreath builder on a 'normal' sized card, I remember seeing it a long time ago.
@@lostinpaper I'll have to look for that. Thanks.
Great inspiration, might have to look again at my Template. Sentiment one is my favourite x
So glad you liked them Jo, and I agree the sentiment one was such fun to make and my fave too!
Thanks for sharing this video - i have a wreath builder but have bot used it much - love the ideas of looking at my other brand stamps :)
The more companies the better I say lol. I love mixing it up!
Love the sentiment card. It reminds me of a Turnabout stamp set!
And you can create with any stamps that you already have, it's such fun!
Love all of them tfs
Thanks so much Cathy!
I love them all but I agree with you about the faces, love how those words interlocked
Thanks so much Karen, it really is a fun tool!
Oh my goodness... These cards are absolutely fantastic!! I love every single one! Using the wreath builder to get the perfect spacing was so clever. You are amazingly talented and so inspiring! 💜💜
Thank you Alishia, I was really surprised at how well the sentiments turned out (and how easy it was lol).
Great cards
Thanks so very much!
Wonderful!
Thanks so much Ines!
Loved them all! I've used a wreath builder and it is so addicting!! Great ideas Therese, TFS
I agree, I am thinking of other ideas now lol.
Love this
Thanks so much Sheri!
awesome Therese! Love them all!
So happy that you do, thanks so much Pam!
Lovely cards Therese 😍😍😍
Thanks so much Tracey, now I keep thinking of what else I can 'wreath' lol.
@lostinpaper lol - ‘wreath’ all the things 😂😂😂
Always love your videos and designs. You may force me to get that wreath builder template.😉💞
hahahaha, I'll take the blame lol.
What a fun cards!
The sentiment card and the one with all the dots are my favorite.
But they all came out great.
Crafty hugs from the Netherlands. 😘🤗
Yes, they are my 2 faves as well.... don't tell the others lol.
Such a cute batch of cards, and you've officially put me into the holiday spirit. I want to know who's getting that card marked as being on the "Naughty List," though. Still time to redeem oneself, I hope! Thanks for the video, & I wish you a lovely holiday season. :o)
hahaha, I have just the person in mind and she has a very fun sense of humour lol. I am definitely starting to feel the Christmas spirit starting and it should be fun as I am not working this year and have some family visiting, so it will be a fun one for sure.
Lots of fun Christmas cards. My favourite is the JOY card with the placement over the O and Y. I HATE to lose stamps and dies too. Lost an "a" from an alphabet stamp set 4 months ago and I'm still reeling from that! Think I'd buy another set? I'm still looking for that "a". (tears) Thanks so much for your chatty videos. I love them. :)
Oh yes, I hear you an 'a' is one of the worst letters to lose.... nothing else will replace it and it's in sooo many words eek! I reckon I looked for an hour and after I gave up (cause I had to finish the video) that's when I found it lol.
It certainly beats losing an "I", though! :o)
@@lostinpaper lucky you! I'm here planning to Marie Kondo my home just to find this "a". Might be easier to simply buy another set in the Black Friday sales! :)
Hi Therese, do you like the cp inks? I have a huge range of SU inks but I find they don’t consistently give good coverage.
I do like the CP inks, and it's probably because the colours really speak to me, I love bright and cheerful. They do have excellent coverage, but what I found the hardest to get used to was only to tap the stamps lightly as it's more like using a pigment ink pad (though they are dye ink). Some of the colours stain the clear stamps - which does and doesn't bother me, it's a small price to pay. I also love my Altenew inks and they actually took a little getting used to as well as they need to be tapped quite hard on to the stamp lol. I just need to make sure I don't mix the two techniques... My friend who has stamped for many years and was a SU demonstrator adores the CP inks over all the others that she has tried. I hope this hasn't confused you too much, maybe if you know someone who has some you could try them? or purchase a couple of colours that you love... Have fun, Crafty hugs, Therese
Amazing!,
Thank you Sally!
Wonderful holiday cards! I have the wreath builder and I have never thought about using the way you did.
Thanks for the inspiration...