Happy Christmas! 

Wishing you a very happy, jolly festive season

from The Ragbag Badger

x x x x x

Seven Years of Co-Badgering

Mr Badger loves his classic cars, so I was delighted to be able to pre-order the Classic Garage Suite in time for our anniversary.  I'm not really into cars myself (my eight year old Citroen Picasso gets me from A to B, and that ticks all my boxes), but even I can appreciate how gorgeous this suite is.  Papers: love the colours!  Dies: the cogs are beautifully steampunky!  Stamps: will be a favourite for years to come!

My favourites, though, are the embellishments: how cute and retro is that tiny little key? I'm in love 😍

Wreathing Around

I'm so happy that the Wishing You Well stamp set will not be retiring with the end of the Autumn/Winter catalogue.  It's perfect for Christmas, as you can see, but it's so versatile I've also used it for birthday, anniversary and get well soon cards.  I can't wait to get stuck in to using it to create some fresh, spring projects, but for now I'm loving these muted classic winter wreaths.

I Can Sing a Bauble!

Who doesn't love colouring?  I haven't seen the Great Joy stamps featured much, but I love them for their simple, classic designs, and the fact that you can give them so many different looks just by using colour in different ways.  Here I have used normal, children's pencil crayons on the left, and the Stampin'Blends markers on the right. 

It's amazing to me how two versions of the same design can look so different. I love it!

Keeping it Simple

Sometimes it's the simplest things that are the most effective.  Usually in a class I offer one more complicated, in-depth project alongside one or two simpler ones, and I would definitely include something like this simple decoration in a future class!  I've made eight of these, using up retired items and touch of shimmer ink, and I think they will look rather marvellous on my tree this year.

In Praise of Festive DSP

It's not just cards!  Designer Series Paper can be used for all sorts of projects, from cards to scrapbooking, from decorations to gift packaging and more.  So much more!

This wreath is made up of two layers of folded DSP strips with matching DSP rosettes.  One of the things that sets Stampin'Up!'s DSP apart is that both sides feature stunning designs, so I have cut the strips on an angle, allowing both sides of every single strip to be seen in all their festive glory.

I'm looking forward to making these in class this week!