Cozy Christmas!

This set of cards are simple enough to be used as tags for your Christmas gifts!  Just make them a little smaller and you're all set!

The real fun on this card comes in the form of Red Pompom Trim...so festive!  The cute sentiment is stamped and punched out using the Lots of Labels Framelits, with a dab of Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details on each side!  The snowflakes that are stamped in Versamark on the background of Cherry Cobbler cardstock come from the A Little Something stamp set.

These pretty Silver Bells are stamped in Versamark Ink, then immediately heat embossed with Silver Embossing Powder.  The gorgeous Red Foil Circle is punched out behind them.  The background is embossed with the Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder and a strip of Silver Glimmer paper completes the look!  Don't forget the Rhinestones to 'ring' the bells!

This super easy Santa is hand trimmed from the pretty Home for Christmas Designer Series paper, then layered onto another strip of the same paper and cut into a tag.  The sentiment is stamped in Whisper White Craft Ink.  Quick and fun!

I hope you're having a wonderful Christmas Eve morning!

Hello December!

These cards use the two Project Life Stamp Sets...Hello December and Seasonal Snapshots.  Cute and easy, when paired with punches, some Dazzling Details and Merry Moments DSP.  The Polka Dots Embossing Folder adds some pizzazz!

I like this technique, of layering your cardstock and stamping them first, then assembling them to create this cute 3-D look.  Silver Cording and Rhinestones glam this card up!

This card uses the pretty Lots of Labels framelits die to showcase the sentiment from the Seasonal Snapshot stamp set.  A couple of Home for Christmas Enamel Dots add some dimension.  The tags are stamped and hand cut and the Merry Moments Paper Stack DSP brings up the background.

These cards are all pretty quick (except for the hand cutting!), but still elegant and fun.  If you need some cards to mail or give along with your gifts, these might be just the thing!  Merry Christmas!

Embellished Ornaments

Such a gorgeous set of Thinlit Dies! This Delicate Ornament Thinlit Die set comes bundled with the Embellished Ornaments stamp set.  The Silver Cording, Red and Silver Foil Sheets and Rhinestones colored with Real Red Stampin' Markers just give this card a special look.  Red Striped Ribbon and a strip of Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum finish off this beautiful card.

This simple card achieves an elegant look with the Delicate Ornament Thinlit Die and the versatile Brick Wall Embossing Folder.  Real Red Foil is punched out for an ornament hook and a rhinestone adds a touch of bling.  The DSP is from that pretty watercolor look set called Season of Cheer.

Another simple to make card using the same sets.  This one also adds White Glitter Ribbon and rhinestones (some colored with Stampin' Markers) and the 'peace' sentiment from the Christmas Greetings Thinlits Dies.

Merry Christmas!

Thankful for Lighthearted Leaves!

Here is a gorgeous Stamp Setthat really comes alive when you use the Gold Embossing Powder with it.  The colors are added with Stampin' Markers.  The leaves in the background are stamped using Versamark Ink.  A tiny piece of Gold Metallic Thread makes the leaf sparkle.  So pretty!

This friendly card uses one of the leaves from the same Stamp Set (Lighthearted Leaves) to created a modern, geometric pattern.  The "Hello" is from the Greetings Thinlits set, punched out of Gold Glimmer paper, using the Big Shot.  A few dabs of glue with some Gold Glitter add a bit of extra bling.

This last card showcases some of the pretty Into the Woods Designer Series Paper.  A few Rhinestones and some Gold Cording finish it off.  This card would make a nice masculine birthday card, too!

I have one more set of Thanksgiving cards to share and then I will start sharing some beautiful Christmas cards!

A Christmas Shoebox Swap!

The other evening, a group of us got together and had a Shoebox Swap!  This is where we each bring the supplies to make one card in a shoebox.  Here's the one I chose to bring!

I CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) this card from a fellow demonstrator, Mindy Backes.  Isn't it cute? The stars are 'debossed' using a new to me technique.  After embossing with the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder in my Big Shot, I turned the paper over and sponged Crumb Cake ink on top of the Crumb Cake Cardstock, to create the shadow effect inside the stars.  Very fun!

I used Whisper White Craft Ink to sponge around the edges of the Cherry Cobbler circle (punched out using the 2 1/2" Circle Punch).  The tree stamp comes from the Festival of Trees stamp set and is stamped in Mossy Meadow on Mossy Meadow Cardstock.  The sentiment is from And Many More.  I used a few Rhinestone Jewels for sparkle and added a sparkly Silver Foil Star using the star punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Set.

Merry Early Christmas!