Monday, 4 July 2016

Christmas Rose Launch...

Happy Monday,

Well its that time of year and from today for the next 7 days I will be sneak peaking my new Christmas range.  I thought I would start with the Christmas Roses which were drawn especially for Julia watts ( and the other friends who asked) as I was asked last year to draw a set of Christmas Roses.  The strange thing is that Sue Wilson also designed a Christmas rose die set and the chance was too good to miss therefore my Christmas Rose elements clear stamp set is the same size as the dies meaning that you can cut the flowers with the die!

The additional feature of this set is that I designed it as a multistep set which means that you have a solid Rose with shading stamp and an outline stamp.  Therefore you can stamp the solid, stamp the detail over and cut the whole thing out with the matching die.  I even designed the Ivy Flourishes as multistep with solid Ivy Flourishes ( in 2 sizes) as well as the outlines for them.




I thought It might be useful to show you the stamp set which might make everything I have just said more understandable lol
The first card (above) has the flowers stamped in Cosmic Shimmer Gold Brilliant Sparkle embossing powder onto Vellum.  I then cut these out with the dies from Sue's set and shaped them with a ball tool on my stamping mat.  Next I added CE Stamens in the centre of each flower and grouped them with some of the foliage that comes in the die set.

This card will get a full day on the blog with proper instructions and I will have it on my Stamp Launch show on Hochanda a week today which will be the Weekday Wonder with shows at 10am, 1pm, 5pm and Tuesday at 11am and 3pm!

Another new set tomorrow and maybe a glimpse of my Christmas Shades Paper Pad

Enjoy...
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45 comments:

  1. Unknown4 July 2016 at 06:35

    Morning John, gorgeous card today xx

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  2. nancyd4 July 2016 at 07:07

    Morning John, a gorgeous card and the stamps look fantastic love the Christmas Roses.
    Nancyd xx

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  3. Jan on the Fosse4 July 2016 at 07:20

    Morning John
    Beautiful card, love the stamps.
    Jan

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  4. June Smith4 July 2016 at 07:21

    Morning John, wow these are gorgeous, I so love roses and you have designed these stamps to perfection, as always.

    Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx

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  5. tracy w4 July 2016 at 07:24

    Hi John
    what a stunning christmas card love the colours and the dies and stamps thanks tracyw x

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  6. CraftySuetoo4 July 2016 at 07:35

    Hi John. You wait ages for a Christmas rose and then two come along! Love both yours and Sue's and as they match, well it would be a shame not to have all the options wouldn't it? Sue x

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  7. Unknown4 July 2016 at 07:40

    Hi John,
    Just bought Sue's Christmas rose so will be buying your stamps to match! Great minds think alike!
    Well done you.
    Anne M xxx

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  8. kittyedavies47@gmail.com4 July 2016 at 08:05

    Hi John.
    A beautiful card Thank you.
    Another beautiful stamp set too, thank you.
    Take care and have fun Kitty.

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  9. BridgetCG4 July 2016 at 08:06

    Hi John, a beautiful card and really beautiful stamp set. Looking forward to all the sneak peeks. Bx

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  10. Jackie T4 July 2016 at 08:07

    Good morning John this is a gorgeous card. The stamps are amazing they are just so beautiful and the fact that they match the dies makes them just so versatile. I am looking forward to seeing more of your stamps this week. Have a great day today. Take care. Hugs Jackie

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  11. crossstitchmarg4 July 2016 at 08:20

    Morning John,
    Wow the stamp set is lovely, I do like that they go with Sue's new die set as well.
    The card is stunning.
    I can't wait to see the rest of your new stamps.
    Maggie

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  12. A Happercrafter64 July 2016 at 08:20

    Lovely stamp set and card John. The Christmas roses are gorgeous.
    Jan
    Northampton

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  13. Unknown4 July 2016 at 08:31

    Nice to have stamps and Dies that compliment each other
    Gorgeous
    Carol

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  14. Heather Treble4 July 2016 at 08:48

    Hi John,
    Gorgeous stamps, I love Christmas roses and you have drawn these beautifully. The background is a bit busy for me but I love the elegance of your flowers.
    Thanks for sharing,
    Heather

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  15. Rosemarie4 July 2016 at 08:53

    Hi John. I just love Christmas roses, have ordered Sue's dies so now n have the stamp to match. Love Rosemarie X

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  16. Rose in Chester4 July 2016 at 08:54

    Hi John, love the xmas rose dies and stamps. Like Heather, the background on the gold card is taking away from the roses, the bit I saw from the burgundy card looks stunning.
    Hugs, Rose

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  17. Barbara Gosden4 July 2016 at 09:05

    Hi John
    A great card and excellent stamps, brilliant that the flowers can be cut with Sue's die.
    B xx

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  18. PharmacyMichele4 July 2016 at 09:09

    Beautiful card, really lovely. Looking forward to seeing the roof of the Christmas collection.

    Michele

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  19. karenlotty4 July 2016 at 09:19

    Absolutely gorgeous Lots of die cutting companies are now doing this now I have the shaded poinsettia and camellia I will without a doubt be adding the rose to my collection

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  20. Anne4 July 2016 at 09:34

    Lovely card, John. Christmas roses, helebores, are one of my favourite flowers.

    Anne (Northampton)

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  21. Nannieflash4 July 2016 at 09:35

    Good Morning John, oh that is so beautiful love the new stamps and will have to succumb to them Im afraid. Stunning card. hugs Shirleyxxx

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  22. Unknown4 July 2016 at 09:40

    Hi John this card is gorgeous I love the new stamps and rose die
    Kathyb

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  23. Patricia Howarth4 July 2016 at 09:40

    Morning John, Stunning card !! I love multi-step stamps, and these are stunning.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

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  24. Linda Carlin4 July 2016 at 09:45

    Love your stamps, I have Sues dies, so must get your stamps next xx

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  25. Lisbeth4 July 2016 at 09:47

    Hi John. If this is a sample of what is to come then I can't wait to see what you have to show us on TV next week.

    Lisbeth

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  26. lydia jordan4 July 2016 at 09:54

    Morning John,
    Gorgeous card, loving the new stamps.
    Lydia
    X

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  27. granny sue4 July 2016 at 09:58

    Gorgeous card, stunning stamps. SueL x

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  28. gwen704 July 2016 at 10:02

    Gorgeous card John, love the stamps, I have Sues die so I feel a stamp purchase coming on

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  29. Yorks butterfly4 July 2016 at 10:14

    Wow John these are beautiful and definitely on the to buy list.
    Wendyx

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  30. June Horrocks4 July 2016 at 10:18

    Wow John the cards are stunning and the Roses are so preety thank you
    Love June Horrocks xxxxxxxx

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  31. MRS DUCK4 July 2016 at 10:41

    Eh up John
    I'm with the gals who think the background is a wee bit busy but its still a super card with a lovely opulent feel with the gold.
    Looking forward to the rest of the peeks.
    Ang x

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  32. Craftysusan4 July 2016 at 10:44

    Hi John. Just thinking about starting my Christmas cards so your inspiration is very welcome. Beautiful card and the stamp set looks gorgeous. So nice that you can die cut it too as my fussy cutting is not very good. xx

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  33. Anonymous4 July 2016 at 10:45

    Good morning John the stamps look great and the ivy goes well as foliage making a nice card (though a plain white perhaps embossed background would be more to my taste!) Love from Jackie xx

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  34. Wendy L4 July 2016 at 11:15

    This set looks gorgeous John, that may have to go on my shopping list too, xxxx

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  35. Sue MacFall4 July 2016 at 13:20

    Lovely Christmas roses and how great that we can use Sue's dies too.
    Many thanks,
    Sue Mac

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  36. Littlelamb4 July 2016 at 13:33

    Beautiful card John. Good that the Christmas rose stamp matches Sue's die. Thank you for sharing.

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  37. Mariejixi4 July 2016 at 13:43

    Beautiful card John looking forward to the release of these stamps xxx

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  38. Mariejixi4 July 2016 at 13:44

    Beautiful card John looking forward to the release of these stamps xxx

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  39. theresa w4 July 2016 at 13:47

    Lovely stamps john and fantastic that they match sues dies x looking forward to your shows next week already x
    Theresa w x

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  40. auscrafts4 July 2016 at 15:07

    Lovely set of stamps and good news that the dies match up

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  41. Anonymous4 July 2016 at 16:06

    Hi John

    Beautiful card, especially the flowers, they're superb!

    June x

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  42. Pat S Witney4 July 2016 at 16:46

    Hi John
    A lovely card today. An added bonus is that you can use the dies to cut them out if you want to layer them up. Look forward to seeing your Christmas pad after the sneak peak yesterday.

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  43. Linda Simpson4 July 2016 at 16:55

    Stunning John.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  44. Unknown4 July 2016 at 17:17

    Lovely stamps John and a beautiful card.
    Love Valx

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  45. Myra5 July 2016 at 00:51

    Hello John,
    Very late, but lovely card , lovely stamp set and lovely matching dies! Thank you!
    Myra x

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