New stamp sets!!!

I got my new stamps in yesterday - just in time to finish the designs on a few more cards for tonights Christmas card Stamp a Stack. The card above and below are both from the Punch Pals set. As you can see, I used 3 punches on the card above - I just love how punches make the work go so quickly!

Here I used the Punch Pals set again, except I had to add a little shine. The snowy hills and snowman are colored with Pearl-Ex (they're shinier in person!). I had to add just a little glitter on my tree and holly.

I got the idea for this card on www.splitcoaststampers.com - one of my favorite websites! I loved the scallop square idea, so I added a ribbon band and buttons at the bottom. You can't see it from the picture, but the red strip is actually the inside of the card - I just cut off the bottom part of the top layer of the card so you could see into it.

And, yet another design that www.splitcoaststampers.com inspired me to create. I love the simplicity and elegance of this idea for a card. I ran the ribbon through just like a belt and added an eyelet with my wonderful Crop-a-dile! I love that tool!

Christmas time is here!

Okay, here is the first of a few projects I made for the Holiday Extravaganza class. This is just a plain white gift bag that I stamped to decorate.

This is an ornament I made that was inspired by another blogger, jackietopa from Addicted to Stamping. I used a transparency sheet and stamped snowflakes using glue and sprinkled a little glitter on them. Then I hung a few stars from the center and used the paper globes for the top and bottom. The only problem was I forgot to think about how I would close the transparency sheet! A little got glue did the trick.

And here is yet another ornament I made for the class that I completely CASED (Copy and Steal Everything)! Barb Mullikin had this great 3-dimensional ornament. I actually hung my ornament inside a red berry wreath hanging on the wall.

Finally, here is a card that was very simple to make. It is just a white card with riding hood red paper, whisper white ink, old olive ribbon and one of the wonderful cutouts from the Holiday Collection! I love things that are easy to make. Check back soon for some more easy to create Christmas decorations!

Sweet ornaments!

Is this not just a sweet little ornament? This is the first ornament I have made from the Country Living Holiday Collection. ALL of the materials were included - even the glue, glitter, and ribbon! The papers are cut, so all you have to do is put it together - yes - another project you can put together in less than 15 minutes! I love it! Plus, since the colors are light blue, you can simply hang it on your tree at Christmas and just transfer it to the refrigerator when you're done - it's beautiful year round! Click on shop now at Stampin' Up to order your kit today!

Holiday Wishes

This is the last card we are making at my Stamp a Stack class. I used the Country Living Holiday Collection stamp set to create the card. I went with the white/turquoise/red/brown color combo - not a common Christmas color selection, but I think it works okay. I thought it was a little plain, so I spiced it up with a little glitter on the star!