Take one grumpy dog, add a Santa hat, some festive paper and a holiday sentiment and voila!

One fabulous Christmas card.

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I thought I was being rather clever by creating "bones" with white Nuvo drops. Although they started out quite promising, they were rather sad looking once they'd fully dried. Next time, I'll create them in stages and leave each part to dry before adding more.

A fun card for a family member with a great sense of humour!

I dived into my offcuts to create another scrappy background for today's card.

The soft colours are a nice contrast for my two dogs.

Sometimes a cheery greeting is the perfect remedy for a tough day...

especially if it's accompanied by some decadent chocolate or a pretty bunch of flowers.

Paper piecing is a fun way to add colour and interest to your handmade cards.

All you need is a stamp, a sharp pair of scissors and a collection of coordinating papers or cardstock.

1. Start by choosing some papers. The amount you require will depend on your stamp and how many different sections you'd like. I've chosen four, which means I'll have four different patterns on each image.

2. Stamp the image you're working with on each of your patterned papers.

3. Carefully cut around each image with a small pair of sharp scissors. Try not to cut away too much of the stamp outline.

4. Now it's time to disect the image. It's up to you how many sections you divide your image into, but if you're careful, you can mix and match all the different parts to reform all four images.

5. Prepare some cardstock for your images. If you wish, you can stamp a base image on each piece of cardstock to help you position and reassemble your image.

6. Mix up the colours for a patchwork effect. Secure the paper to the cardstock with glue.

7. If desired, add a little colouring and shading to your images.

8. Now they're ready to become card toppers or embellishments for layouts.

Don't feel like colouring but want a happy, colourful card?

Grab your ink pads or markers and stamp multiples of the same image all over your cardstock.

Decorate with a ribbon bow, some rhinestones and a fun sentiment.

Today I want to show you, or perhaps remind you of, an old stamping technique that's making a bit of a comeback - masking. Whether it's with masking fluid, post-it-notes or low tack adhesive paper, the technique is versatile and relatively easy to do.

1. First, we need to create our mask. I'm using a large post-it-notebook that has a wide adhesive strip along the top edge. Choose something that's relatively low tack so you can remove it without tearing the cardstock.

2. Stamp your image making sure you include some of the adhesive section (if you're using a post-it-note). Use a pair of small, sharp scissors to cut around the image, directly over the stamped line. Cutting very close will ensure you don't end up with a gap (or halo) around your first image.

3. Stamp the front-most image on your cardstock. This is the dog that is sitting at the front of the completed picture.

4. Position the mask over the top of the stamped image. Line it up as perfectly as you can so that you don't end up with gaps or over stamping.

5. Stamp a second and third image on either side of the mask, reinking between impressions.

6. If you wish to position an image behind two others, you'll need to create another mask and layer it over the area you wish to protect. In my case, I want another pug to sit behind the first and third.

7. Carefully remove the mask from the dog on the right hand side and place it over the image on the left. Stamp again. Because the mask is relatively low-tack, you can use it over and over again.

8. Remove the masks and add some colour.