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Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas - November 2022 Edition

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Hello everyone and welcome to the November 2022 Edition of the Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas.  If you are just joining me/us, on the 25th of each month, the Crafty Elves - me, Debra of Meticulosity, Lisa of Life of a BZScrapper, and Misty of The Jolly Fat Elf - post several ideas to help you with your Christmas and holiday cardmaking.   Photos/links to the other Crafty Elves' projects, as well as links to our social media pages, are at the end of this post and I hope you can find some time to stop by to show them some love.  And to follow us!   This month I have 2 card ideas (and a bonus idea) using just dies and papers.  These can easily be mass-produced with some simple prep before to make things go faster.   For my prep... I made 2 A2 card bases and then I adhered a piece of decorative Christmas paper to the front of each one.  I went thru my stash and found some single sheets to use. Next, using 2 different sized dies fro...

Woodblock Wednesday - Hanko Designs - Butterfly Fence

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  Hello everyone and welcome to "Woodblock Wednesday" - the new day of the week to dust off and ink up those long-forgotten woodblock stamps.  My friend Amy rebooted this idea of hers and I want to play along.  Since moving here with hundreds of woodblock rubber stamps that have never been used or loved, I decided that it was time to start inking them up.     If you would also like to play along, the graphic Amy created is below, and, remember to use the hashtags #woodblockwednesday and #woodblockstamps (and any other hashtags you feel are relevant).  Also, remember to link up on her blog, which you can find HERE . When I started this " addiction ", er, I mean "hobby", there were no clear stamps.  Or digital stamps.  There was no Etsy.  Just red rubber stamps on wood blocks. And, when I moved here, all my stamps came along with me for the ride.  Even if I never used them in the states, I "knew" I would use them in Brasil. ...