A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Saturday, 20 September 2025

A Red Train

The new Peace on Earth challenge has a mood board full of images of trains.  Not having any train stamps or dies, I borrowed this delightful set from my friend, Loll.


I stamped all the images, coloured them with alcohol markers, and die cut them with the matching dies.  Added them to my focal panel (die cut with a stitched rectangle die) and drew a black line under the train and added a sentiment below.  I added it to a dp background that perfectly matched the colours (the green holly leaves do match the green in the train but they are shiny so hard to photograph).


We'd love to have you join us at Peace on Earth with either a card inspired by the mood board or an "anything Christmas" card.

I'm also linking my card up at Sweet Stampin' where they want to see die cuts along with stamping, and at Christmas Kickstart "Santa in September".

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog

 







Supplies:
Stamps - Sunny Studio "Holiday Express"
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - white cs, Glick dp
Size - A2
Accessories - Sunny Studio "Holiday Express" dies, alcohol markers

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11 comments:

  1. Loll20 September 2025 at 21:39

    Your Santa train is so cute Susan. Great colouring and love the holly background. xx

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  2. Diane21 September 2025 at 04:32

    Fabulously fun train, I had no trains either so did my own thing, your train is super cute and fun!!

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  3. Darlene 21 September 2025 at 05:37

    OMG what a cute card Susan! Great job!

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  4. Chris21 September 2025 at 09:51

    A lovely clean design featuring that cute train, love the bright bold colours. Thanks for joining in at Sweet Stampin'
    Chris
    x

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  5. Dotty Jo22 September 2025 at 10:31

    What a great way to combine the challenge. I love Santa on his Christmas Express. Thanks for joining Leslie and me at The Christmas Kickstart Challenge, Jo x

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  6. Leslie Miller22 September 2025 at 12:14

    OMGosh, I love the train, and what a perfect fit for the both Christmas challenges! After seeing the Peace on Earth mood board I'm convinced I need a Christmas train to color or die cut. Susan, thank you for joining Jo and me at Christmas Kickstart!

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  7. Pat22 September 2025 at 16:23

    How cute Susan with Santa driving the train and the tender with the parcels in it and I love the pretty red background with the added green holly leaves...a perfect background. x

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  8. Lia22 September 2025 at 23:14

    That is a supercute christmastrain. I like the matching paper.
    Lia xx

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  9. aussie aNNie24 September 2025 at 21:10

    Just love the look of this. What a beautiful image and card!

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  10. lichazul26 September 2025 at 04:14

    So cutie card💐☺️ congrats, happy day

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  11. Anonymous28 September 2025 at 18:37

    your Christmas train looks wonderful soooo cute 😊

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