A favorite of Tags 'Til Christmas

I got the overall idea for this card from Andrea Walford.  She used this design on a different card, but it was full of buttons and very bulky.  I didn't want the bulk, so I decided to use the baby wipe stamp pad instead.  I loved the result! 

I inked my baby wipe with Soft Suede, Real Red, and Crumb Cake re-inkers and stamped away for those ornaments.  I covered them with VersaMark and heated with Irridescent Ice EP.  I love the shimmer you see on the ornaments.  And it really didn't take that long!  Even better, I know.

Stamps:  Tags 'Til Christmas, Christmas Greetings, Tree Trimmings

Ink:  Soft Suede, Real Red, and Crumb Cake, VersaMark

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Real Red, Whisper White

Accessories:  Perfect dots embossing folder, irridescent ice EP, ornament punch, scallop trim border punch

Perfect Poinsettia card

This was a really simple card to make with a striking effect.  I started with a Riding hood red background with a crumb cake mat.  I stamped the word joy in Riding Hood Red.  For the accent, I used the Designer Frames embossing folder.  It comes with an oval and a rectangle shape - they are two smaller, separate folders rather than one large one.  I finished it off with my poinsettia.  I punched a few 5 flower punches I crumpled and peeled the flowers in two to make faux suede.  To make the final shimmer, I spritzed gold smooch spritz and put a white glimmer brad in the center. 

Stamps:  The Sounding Joy

Ink:  Riding Hood Red

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red

Accessories:  Designer Frames embossing folder, glimmer brads, gold smooch spritz, 5 petal punch

Snow Swirled in a vibrant color combo!

Here is a card a made a few multiples of recently.  I used a new, vibrant color combo - Lucky Limeade, Marina Mist, and Real Red.  It's flashy, but not too much!  I combined that with Snow Swirled and a few rhinestones for a fantastically quick card!

Stamps:  Snow Swirled

Ink:  Lucky Limeade, Marina Mist, and Real Red

Paper:  Lucky Limeade, Marina Mist, and Whisper White

Accessories:  Basic Rhinestones

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And now...on to the card!  This is one of my favorite cards I made for the Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack this weekend.  I used my favorite Christmas stamp set from the holiday mini - The Sounding Joy.  I love this religious based stamp set - it is so elegant and simple at the same time.  I was inspired by the card in the holiday mini, but I didn't want to copy it exactly.  For one, I didn't have any Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon!  I decided to switch to Whisper White taffeta ribbon and make a bow with pleats cascading down the rest of the card.  What do you think?

Stamps:  The Sounding Joy

Ink:  So Saffron, Cherry Cobbler, VersaMark

Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi

Accessories:  Whisper White taffeta ribbon, Pewter Embossing Powder, Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, Dotted scallop ribbon border punch

Just a reminder - if you still need to make some handmade Christmas cards, I have two times coming up this weekend during which you can knock out some gorgeous cards!  Friday at 11:00 a.m. and Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

***Here’s how it works: I create several Christmas card designs. You choose which designs you like the best and tell me how many cards of each you would like to make. I will do the prep, the work, the cutting, the designing, and your friends show up to just assemble and stamp!   

Cost: $2 per card (envelopes included) - Please indicate the name of the card(s) you would like to make as well as the number of cards you would like to make of each design chosen.

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Serene Season Greetings

Here's another simple card - it's really pretty in person.  It looks a little drab here, I think.  I liked the natural look with just a splash of color in the Bashful Blue.

Stamps:  Serene Snowflakes, Many Merry Messages

Ink:  Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Bashful Blue

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue

Accessories:  Crumb Cake taffeta ribbon

Stitched Stocking cards

Here are a few more Christmas cards I made.  I broke down and purchased the Stitched Stocking stamp set and the stocking builder punch finally.  I've been eyeing them for quite a while, I just wasn't fure if I'd like them.   Let me just say...I don't like them....I LOVE them!  Good buy!  So easy to use and what a great impact they make with so little effort!  My favorite combination!  :)

I got the ideas for these from a tutorial I saw from Andrea Walford.  I just made my own version of the card sketches.  They were both pretty simple.  3X6 cards are always great for money, too!  ;)

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes, Stitched Stockings

Ink:  Real Red, Old Olive, VersaMark, Garden Green

Paper:  Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Garden Green, Retired DSP

Accessories:  Stocking builder, large oval, decorative label, 2 3/8" scallop circle, 2 1/2" circle punches,pennant die, basic rhinestones, irridescent ice EP, Polka dots embossing folder