Sweet Snowman!

This is just a simple card that kind of just created itself!  It was really pale and nondescript until I noticed that the Real Red bits really needed to jump into the mix.  Other than that, I layered Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Blushing Bride and a design from the Candy Cane Christmas dsp. The red stipe down the center of the ribbon is the red glitter stripe from the dsp

I'm having to say that these red Glimmer Brads are my big fun new toy!  I'm already on my second box and I think that I'm going to have to stock up on these babies before the Holiday Mini no longer exists.  LOVE THEM!!

Stamps: A Cute Christmas

Paper: Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Blushing Bride, White, Candy Cane Christmas dsp

Ink: Black Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Blushing Bride, Regal Rose, Red Red

Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Squares Duo, Fine Galaxy Ultrafine Glitter, Glimmer Brads, Wild Wasabi stitched ribbon, Dimensionals, Aquapainter

Holly Bells & Boughs Garland

I layered Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler and a sheet from the Deck the Halls dsp. I stamped two holly garlands and one bell image, watercolored them and cut them out. I arranged and adhered the two holly garlands to my dsp, then popped up the bell image on Dimensionals.  I added some additional shading with Close to Cocoa under the bells to add my depth.

The Wild Wasabi layer was color embossed with the Finial Press Textured Impressions folder inked with Wild Wasabi ink.

Stamps: Bells & Boughs

Paper: Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler, White, Deck the Halls dsp

Ink: Black, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Cherry Cobbler, Riding Hood Red, Bravo Burgundy, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, More Mustard

Accessories: Big Shot, Finial Press Textured Impressions folder, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Metallic brads, Ticket-Corner punch, Dimensionals, Aquapainter, Red Fine Galaxy ultrafine glitter

Christmas Postcard

I layered Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke and two designs from the Deck the Halls dsp. The china roses were made with 5 punchies from the Flower Trio punch.  It's a very sad day though -- I think that I'm going to have to get some new Aquapainters -- mine all have split ends and the water doesn't come out very well.  


I gave the sentiment an ombre effect on the sentiment by washing the letters top-to-bottom with Daffodil Delight.  Then I added So Saffron, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chips in diminishing layers so that the bottom of the letter was the darkest.


Stamps: Christmas Postcard


Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, White, Deck the Halls dsp


Ink: Black, Sahara Sand, Regal Rose, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Bravo Burgundy, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, More Mustard


Accessories: Ticket-Corner punch, Always Artichoke seam binding, metallic brads, Aquapainter, Dimensionals, sponges

Victorian Christmas

 

This is probably the most beautiful card that I've ever made -- it's gloriously Victorian!

I stamped Christmas Collage on the Crumb Cake/Vanilla trellis pattern in Chocolate Chip craft ink, then clear embossed it. I wanted the design to really pop against the muted background.  Then I watercolored the holly leaves and the poinsettia, adding a few gold beads for the center of the large poinsettia.  The frill around the 25 was scored on 1/8", then the edge was glittered.  The sentiment came from Heritage Holiday, then pleated roughly.

Stamps: Christmas Collage, Heritage Holiday  

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, Deck the Halls dsp 

Ink: Craft: Chocolate Chip Classic inks: Regal Rose, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Bravo Burgundy, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Old Olive, Always Artichoke 

Accessories: Clear embossing powder, silver tinsel trim, Glimmer Brights brads, Champagne glass glitter, Victorian crochet trim, dimensionals, sponges, aquapainter, sticky sheets, sticky strip   

Champagne Glass Glitter!

This was an experiment with the Big Shot Adhesive Sheets and the new glass glitter. I cut out the large scallop with the BigZ Scallop Squares duo die, then pressed the glitter into place

Stamps: Bells & Boughs

Paper: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Vanilla, Deck the Halls dsp

Ink: Black, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Bravo Burgundy, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Big Shot, BigZ Scallop Squares duo die, Big Shot Adhesive Sheets, Dotted Ribbon Scallop Border punch, Champagne glass glitter, Antique brads, Metallic brads, dimensionals, aquapainter

First poinsettia of the season!

I got my new load of fun stuff from the Holiday Mini the other day and I've been playing in all of my free time!  I'm still discovering the possibilities of the fabric, but I suspect that it's going to be a fun journey. 

I layered Cherry Cobbler, patterns from the Deck the Halls dsp and the Deck the Halls designer fabric.  I cut out the Cherry Cobbler/Vanilla fabric using my Top Note die, cutting out an extra Top Note with the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets.  I cut off the outer edge of the Top Note at the dash lines, adhered it to the edge of my fabric Top Note, then sprinkled the new edge with Champagne glass glitter.  I cut out four more Top Notes out of Cherry Cobbler cs, then adhered them to the back of the fabric Top Note, staggering them so that they formed layer behind the fabric.

The holly leaves were cut out of the Deck the Halls dsp.  The centers of the poinsettias are gold beads from the Earths beads collection.

Stamps:  Bells & Boughs

Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Vanilla, Deck the Halls dsp

Inks:  Black, Regal Rose, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Bravo Burgundy, Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke,  Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Big Shot, Top Note Die, Deck the Halls designer fabric, Champagne glass glitter, Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets,  Aquapainter, Dimensionals, Ticket-Corner punch, white gel pen

sorry!

For those of you who watch my blog, many apologies on the lack of new creations -- it's been a busy show season!  However, I've got a big shipment of Christmas goodies from the Holiday Mini that are due in today, so I'm looking forward to getting back to work.

In the meantime, congratulations to my daughter and Beach Music for being Reserve Champion in the CPJHSA Josey Mohler Equitation Finals!