Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

 Hi All!

That is a wrap for this year from me. I am going to be taking a break to enjoy the holidays with my family and will start back up in 2025 on my socials. It's been an interesting year as I navigated starting this blog back up, starting my instagram account, starting to participate in markets and continuing to make cute cards.

I've learned a lot over the past year and moving forward in 2025 I will be pulling back on how many markets I will do but will still be sharing my projects on my socials. I want to thank all the people who have started following me or attended a market I've participated in this year. I hope to see all of you in the new year!

I hope all of you and your families have a safe and happy holiday season. 

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year 

from Trouble Creative Studio!

Thanks Laurie

Last Market of the season...

 Hi All!

It has been a busy few months but I have finally reached my last market of the year. This is year it will be the Riverside Secondary School Winter Market on Dec 7th. 

I will have holiday cards, holiday gift card holders, holiday tags and envelope seals as well as some of my usual cards like birthday, baby, wedding, thinking of you, thank you and sympathy. Come on by and check it out if you're in the Windsor/Riverside area on Dec 7th, 2024.

Thanks Laurie

Holiday Markets are just around the corner...

 Hi All!

I posted about the holiday market I will be at this upcoming holiday season called My Letter to Santa 2nd Annual Holiday Market on November 3rd in LaSalle, ON. I wanted to show you some of the projects that will be available for purchase at the Trouble Creative Studio booth. 

We will have holiday cards, holiday gift card holders, holiday tags and holiday envelope seals plus of course some of the usual cards you can send year round like birthday, thinking of you, wedding, baby and more cards.

We Wish You A Hoppy Holidays Card -

Supplies Used - White Cardstock, Watermelon & Cookie Monster Cardstock (Taylored Expressions), Cable Knit Mini Slim Stencil (Taylored Expressions), Rectangle Masking Stencil (Taylored Expressions), Snow Bunnies STAMPtember Stamp (Lawn Fawn/Simon Says Stamp), Distress Ink (Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon), Memento Ink, Copics, Wink of Stella (Clear Glitter), Glossy Accents, Lawn Fawn Glue Tube, Tape Runner

Snowflake Gift Card Holder - 

Supplies Used - Teal Cardstock, White Cardstock, Pixie Dust Sparkle Cardstock (Lawn Fawn), Let It Shine: Snowflakes Paper (Lawn Fawn), Henry's Build-A-Sentiment: Winter Stamp (Lawn Fawn), Mini Snowflakes Dies (Lawn Fawn), Snow Flurries Backdrop Die (Lawn Fawn), Distress Ink (Evergreen Bough), Memento Ink, Lawn Fawn Glue Tube, Tape Runner

Deck the Cactus Tag - 

Supplies Used - White Cardstock, Evergreen Cardstock (Concord & 9th), Christmas in the Desert STAMPtember (Lawn Fawn/Simon Says Stamp), Pop Dots, Tape Runner, Lawn Fawn Glue Tube, Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella (Clear Glitter), Memento Ink, Copics

Envelope Seals -

Thanks Laurie

Gift Card Holders

 Hi All!

I wanted to share two of the gift card holders I have been making lately as I have been getting ready for the My Letter to Santa 2nd Annual Holiday Market in LaSalle, ON on November 3rd. 

I picked up the Gift Card Wallet die set from Taylored Expressions this year as my family usually exchanges a few gift cards every year in our holiday traditions. I thought why buy the bulking tin gift card holders when I can make one that is smaller and more pretty. I love how both these gift card holders came out. 

Joy Gift Card Holder - 

Supplies Used - White Cardstock, Watermelon Cardstock (Taylored Expressions), Merry Little Christmas - Filled With Joy (Bella Blvd), Holiday Typewriter CZ Designs (Simon Says Stamp), Christmas Critters Stamp (Avery Elle), Scor Tape, Tape Runner, Lawn Fawn Glue Tube, Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella (Clear Glitter), Memento Ink, Copics, Velcro Mini Circles

Jingle All The Way Gift Card Holder - 

Supplies Used - White Cardstock, Watermelon Cardstock (Taylored Expressions), Holiday Typewriter CZ Designs (Simon Says Stamp), Thanks A Latte Stamp (Lawn Fawn), Winter Otter Stamp (Lawn Fawn), Merry Circle Tags Stamp (Avery Elle), Candy Cane Stripes Mini Slim Stencil (Taylored Expressions), Candy Cane Stencil, Distress Ink (Fired Brick), Memento Ink, Copics, Lawn Fawn Glue Tube, Tape Runner, Scor Tape, Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella (Clear Glitter), Velcro Mini Circles

Thanks Laurie

My Letter to Santa 2nd Annual Holiday Market

 Hi All!

So after learning a lot during the spring markets I was a part of I decided to be a vendor at a holiday market this year. I signed up to be a vendor at the My Letter to Santa 2nd Annual Holiday Market in LaSalle on November 3rd. 

If you're in the area on November 3rd come on in to the LaSalle Event Centre and see all amazing products from Trouble Creative Studio in person. The products that will be part of the market are birthday cards, baby cards, thinking of you cards, thank you cards and of course holiday cards, holiday tags, and gift card holders. 

Thanks Laurie

Are you getting holiday ready?

 Hi All!

I know... I know it's only the beginning of October and there are two more major holidays before Christmas. But in the Cardmaking world you are usually one holiday ahead. Holiday or Christmas cards are a big undertaking for Cardmakers I know that I usually start making Christmas cards starting the end of September/early October.

I have been able to participate in Simon Says Stamp's STAMPtember the past few years so between all the collaborations, Lawn Fawn Fall/Winter release I have quite a collection of winter/Christmas stamps that I use every year to create my Christmas cards. 

Wish You A Cozy Holiday Card -

Supplies Used - White Cardstock; Candy Cane Lane Paper (Lawn Fawn); Frosty Family Stamps (Lawn Fawn); Henry's Build-A-Sentiment; Winter Stamp (Lawn Fawn); Snowflake Background Stencil (Lawn Fawn); Distress Ink (Salvaged Patina, Evergreen Bough); Copics; Wink of Stella (Clear Glitter); Glossy Accents; Memento Ink

Thanks Laurie

Be Merry Elf Card

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Every month Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers release a sketch challenge on their Facebook group and this month I loved the sketch so much that I made a birthday card and a holiday card with it. 

For my holiday card I started with the background where I used Concord & 9th Cranberry and Evergreen cardstock to create the cool strip design. Inside the offset circle I used Concord & 9th Sea Glass cardstock, Distress Ink, a snowflake stencil and Lawn Fawn Pixie Dust Sparkle paper to create a snow scene for my stamped elf. 

Be Merry Elf Card -

Supplies Used - White Cardstock, Toffee Cardstock (Taylored Expressions), Cranberry & Evergreen & Sea Glass Cardstock (Concord & 9th), Pixie Dust Sparkle (Lawn Fawn), Build A Character Stamp Set, Snowflake Background Stencil (Lawn Fawn), Cracked Pistachio (Tim Holtz Distress Ink), Season's Sweetings Stamp (Taylored Expressions), Memento Ink, Tape Runner, Wink of Stella (Clear Glitter), Glossy Accents, Star Dust Stitckles, Lawn Fawn Glue Tube

Laurie