Merry Cherry Half Top Note

I’m having such a good time making Christmas cards this year. I have made quite a few and will be posting them over the next few weeks. For this card I used the Merry & Type stamp set and the Sizzix Top Note Bigz Die from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. I cut the Top Note in half long ways and hid it behind the framed stamped image of the Christmas Ornaments. I used only two colors, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock. The images are stamped with Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Ink. Thanks for stopping by, Happy Thanksgiving, and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Ink

Tools: Sizzix Top Note Bigz Die, SNAIL and Stampin’ Dimensionals

PPA 120

I love playing along with the challenges at Pals Paper Arts each week. This weeks challenge is a sketch. I’m in love with the Christmas Lodge Stamp set from the Holiday Mini Catalog. The tree, as I have said before, creates such a nice crisp image. I decided to try a new color combination so I used Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler. I love the muted green shade of Always Artichoke, it gives the tree a vintage woodsy feel. The Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder looks great on almost any color card stock. For the greeting I used my old standby Christmas Greetings. I hope that you enjoyed the card and that have a nice day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler

Stampin’ Ink: Always Artichoke

Tools: Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, SNAIL Stampin’ Dimensionals

Gently Falling Birthday Box

Good morning peeps! I was poking around on the Stampin’ Connection web site yesterday and I came across this tutorial to make a really neat box card that holds 10 Hershey Nuggets. It was done as a Christmas card with the Snow Much Fun stamp set but I have made a ton of Christmas cards so I thought I would change it up a bit. I used the Gently Falling Stamp Set that’s available in the Holiday Mini Catalog. I love this set, it’s so beautiful and versatile. I would like to thank the super talented and amazing Sandy Mathis for lending it to me. She has made scores of gorgeous cards with it and I’m going to get it for myself with my next order! I used some Not Quite Navy Smooth Card Stock to make the box. The ink is Basic Black, More Mustard & Cajun Craze. The images are stamped on Whisper White. I mounted the stamped images on Cajun Craze and the card was mounted again on Cajun Craze. There is also a gift card holder on the inside so it’s like three different items all wrapped up into one! It’s a clever idea and I want to thank Glenda Calkins for posting the tutorial. You can check out her blog here:

http://thestampcamp.com/blog/

Sandy Mathis’ blog can be found here:

http://www.stampwithsandy.com/

Don’t forget that today starts the Online Extravaganza Sale at Stampin’ Up! To order from the sale click on one of the Catalogs on the right to go to my online store or send me an email. Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! supplies used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Cajun Craze and Not Quite Navy

Stampin’ Ink: Basic Black, Cajun Craze and More Mustard

Stamp Sets: Gently Falling and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Tools: Simply Scored, Paper Cutter, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza!

Starting this Monday November 21st to Wednesday November 30th Stampin’ Up! is having their annual sale to kick off the Holiday Season. Some of the deals include:

FREE digital downloads valued at $40 when you buy My Digital Studio Express

60 % off select Designer Fabrics

30 % off an exclusive ribbon bundle

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Mojo 215

This weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge is rectangles. For my card I decided to showcase the Holly Berry Bouquet-Etoile de Noel (Pines & Poinsettias) Product Suite. I used a base of Early Espresso Smooth Card Stock and put down some of the Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper. I then used the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder on some more Early Espresso. I then stamped some Garden Green for a DSP look. I chopped off the greeting and it still looks nice and mounted that on some Cherry Cobbler. I markered another stamp from the set and punched it out with the Decorative Label Punch and used one of Mary Fish’s tricks to give it a border. I love playing along each week and hope that you enjoy the cards. Have a great night!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler

Stampin’ Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Markers: Early Espresso, Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler

Designer Series Paper: Holly Berry Bouquet

Tools: Decorative Label Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, SNAIL and Stampin’ Dimensionals

Simple Christmas Tree

Hello there and happy Sunday. For today’s card I used the Christmas Lodge Clear Mount Set. I love the vintage elegant feel of the set. The tree and lodge are absolutely beautiful, the images so crisp. I wanted to make a nice simple Christmas card and this is what I came up with. I used some Cherry Cobbler Smooth Card Stock for the base and backed the stamped image with some Garden Green. The Merry Christmas is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and backed by some more Cherry Cobbler card stock to make the greeting pop. It’s a very simple holiday card made with a beautiful set and I hope that you like it. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green Stampin’ Ink

Tools: SNAIL

Stitched Stockings Jingle Bells

To continue on with my Christmas Cards I made a note card size card with the Stitched Stockings stamp and the Stocking Builder punch. I used the Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and some Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green card stock with the stamping done on Whisper White. I was going to glue the Jingle Bells on and then I decided to use some linen thread to hang them from the stocking instead. The Christmas Greetings stamp provides the greeting. I am loving the holidays this year, probably because I started making my Christmas cards last month and it really has had some time to sink in! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! 🙂

Cherry Cobbler Friendship Note Card

I have been in the Holiday mood when it comes to making cards lately and I thought it was time to take a little break. I couldn’t go that far away from the Holidays because I used Cherry Cobbler Smooth Card Stock! I love it when there is a stamp set and a coordinating punch. One of my favorites is the Bird Builder and The Language of Friendship. The bird has such great detail that you can even see it when it’s stamped in Basic Black on a dark color like Cherry Cobbler. I used the note card size just for a little change of pace. The Perfect Polkadots Embossing folder gives it just enough texture that it doesn’t take away from the rest of the card. I hope that you like the card and, as always, thanks for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! Products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler & Vary Vanilla

Ink: Basic Black & Cherry Cobbler

Stamp Set: The Language of Friendship

Tools: Bird Builder Punch, Textured Impressions Perfect Polkadots Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Mojo 214

This weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge Was perfect for a Christmas card. I used the Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from the Holiday Mini Catalog for my background and placed a Perfect Polkadots Texture Impressions Embossing Folder circle on top of that. The Designer Series Paper, Letters to Santa, is so versatile. It’s especially good for making “masculine” cards. I love the ornaments and the colors. I used the Postage Stamp Punch to punch out one of the stamp images for the paper. The greeting is simple and looks great in Marina Mist. Thanks for taking a look and have a great weekend!

Sam’s Birthday

Yesterday was my friend Sam’s Birthday. She has finally left her 20’s and moved on into the next decade of her life. She is a dear friend and I have made a few cards for her. When I took out the envelope to give it to her yesterday she said “Oh, a homemade card!!”. When she opened it she said that she really liked it and the 3D window was cool. I used the Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. Three sentiments from The Happiest Birthday Wishes stamp set are perfect on the front. Inside I used the 1″ Square Punch from the Holiday Mini to punch out the window and then I Stamped the piece with Happy Birthday from Pretty Postage. I love the 3D window and will be making a few more cards using this technique. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!