Loving the Holiday Mini!!

So, just so you know… just because there aren't posts here on my blog doesn't mean I haven't been stamping!!  I've actually been able to do quite a bit of stamping lately, just not a lot of blogging!

So, I have a few minutes before I run out for the evening so I wanted to share one of my most favorite cards right now.  I just LOVE it! It uses a bajillion new things from the Holiday mini and it makes me happy!  I hope it makes you happy too!

I actually had this card as one of the Make and Takes at my last Team Meeting.  Do you see all the NEW things?  Check out the supply list below.  And because it's been a while, I included all the dimensions and some tips on how to make the card as well!  Hope you enjoy!

•Base cardstock: Confetti Cream (8.5” x 11”)

•2nd layer: Early Espresso (5 1/8” x  3 7/8”)

•3rd layer: Garden Green (5” x 3 ¾”)

•4th layer: Holly Berry Bouquet DSP (4 ½” x 3 ¼”)

•Stamp Set: Warmest of Wishes

•Inks: Early Espresso

•Embellishments: Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Jingle Bells mini, Very Vanilla  Velvet Ribbon

• Accessories:  Stocking Builder Punch, Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder, stampin’ sponge,  mini glue dots, paper piercer, dimensionals

Tips:
Run some scrap Early Espresso Card stock through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice embossing folder. Punch out with the Stocking Builder Punch.
Punch out the stockings from the embossed Early Espresso.
Punch out the toe, heel, and trim from scrap Cherry Cobbler card stock.
Sponge the edges of the Cherry Cobbler CS and Garden Green CS.
Adhere the DSP to the Garden Green CS.  Use the piercer to pierce all along the edges.  Adhere to Early Espresso layer.
Wrap the ribbon around the layers with mini glue dots.
Finish assembling card. 
Stockings get attached with dimensionals..
Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine gets attached with a mini glue dot.

Christmas Cards

Here are the Christmas cards we made last night.  It's hard to choose which one is my favorite.  I love the Deck the Halls designer paper and the vintage feel to the Cardinal card… I like the ease that the snowflake card comes together yet still looks well put together…of course I love the ornaments, the details in the ornaments just make it… and who doesn't like the crispness of Real Red, Basic Black, and Whisper White together along with some glitter on Santa's hat??

Do you have your Christmas card designed?  If not, I'd love to help you!  Just shoot me an email or give me a call to help you design Christmas cards perfect for you!

Penguin and Polar Bear friends

Another day, another challenge!  LOL  I wish it was that easy!  But I have designing to do for Stamp Club on Wednesday and I love starting with sketches and rolling from there so yeah me got to play two days in a row! 

Here’s my take on Taylor’s sketch challenge this week.  First time putting ink on these cuties!!  I LOVE THEM!  My Scrapbook clubbers, don’t be surprised if you see these guys next time…

Quick card highlights:

Cold & Cuddly Stamp set (in the current Holiday mini)
Holiday Lounge DSP (in the current Idea Book & Catalog)
Ice Circle Rhinestone brads
Frost White shimmer paint applied with an old blender pen to the ice
modern label punch
Circle Scissors plus
Stampin’ Up! colors used: Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand, Taken with Teal, and Ruby Red

Four Reasons for this card…

So… my friend Mary showed me some great Thanksgiving Day easel cards she was making not too long ago.  If you know Mary you know she likes the more involved, intricate type projects (remember this?) so I thought to myself, ‘must not attempt easel card.’  LOL

Well, in the last couple weeks these easel cards have started popping up everywhere in the online stamping world.  So I thought maybe I should reconsider my original thoughts on these and try something new!  And then it turned out that splitcoaststampers posted a tutorial on them and then I discovered the Crazy 4 Challenges blog posted an easel card for a challenge last week.  Of course I didn’t get my card done in time for the challenge deadline, but that’s okay.  I actually combined it with this week’s C4C Challenge of using acetate as well! 

So have you counted three reasons thus far as to why I created this card?  1) to attempt something new 2) to participate in the easel card challenge 3) to participate in the acetate challenge.  What’s number 4 you ask?  To create a project to be made at this week’s Stamp Club meeting!!  Hope my clubbers like it!!

If anyone from SU! is reading this, please don’t ever retire the ‘Lovely as a Tree’ stamp set!  It’s such a wonderfully fabulous versatile stamp set!  I white embossed the trees onto Night of Navy cardstock.  See the snowflake acetate covering the trees?  I used Frost White Shimmer Paint for the snowflakes using the new ‘Serene Snowflakes’ stamp set.  The sentiment ‘warm winter wishes’ comes from the hostess stamp set ‘The More the Merrier’ and I used the shimmer paint for that as well.  And just to add more sparkle (and a prop for the easel) I put a strip of sticky strip across the base and covered it with the Silver Glass mix beads.  That’s another product I don’t use enough!  Love how it sparkles (of course it looks better IRL, but use your imagination!) 

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about product used on this card.  Take care!

Ornaments in all shapes and colors…

Remember earlier I talked about the swapping we do at our Demo Events??  Well here are two other FANTASTIC swap cards that were swapped this month at our demo stamp camp.  The first ornament tent card was created by Joan.  We all love it when Joan swaps because her cards are fabulous.  Just so well put together, great color combination, and lots and lots of perfect details.  Don’t you agree???  I think you should leave some love (by way of a comment) here for Joan to encourage her to swap more often!!! 

If you’re interested in the above stamps, ornament punch, and snowflake window sheets then you need to check out the Holiday mini!  The mini is fantastic, you don’t want to miss it!  (Click over on the top right, red catalog to see these products and more!)

This next card is from Gina.  You may remember me talking about another creation of hers here.  Isn’t this card awesome?  First off, you know I love it because it uses Soft Suede.  Secondly, Rich Razzleberry is just MY color and thirdly, that snowflake BEHIND the circle is ingenious!   Go ahead and leave some lovin’ comments for Gina too!!!

Makes you want to start your Christmas cards and your Christmas baking, yes?!?!  Well I can’t help you with your baking but I’d LOVE to help you with your Christmas Cards!  From concept, to design, to cutting, to supplies, let me help you!  Contact me today.