Wonderland!

Here's a really simple card that you can make in just a few minutes using the new Wonderland Stamp Set!  The gorgeous trees are stamped with the ink full-strength, then stamped again to give that far away look.  So pretty!

This card uses the same stamp set with Whisper White Craft Ink to give a glorious snowy effect.  The Sleigh Ride Edgelits make up the pretty little houses in the town.  The saying comes from To You & Yours Too Stamp Set.

Isn't this card lovely?  The trees are stamped with Mossy Meadow and Old Olive.  The Designer Series Paper is from the Merry Moments Paper Stack in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  A little strip of Whisper White Seam Binding Ribbon fancies it up a bit.

I think this is my last set with a Thanksgiving card in it!  Next post will be all Christmas! (or mostly, haha!)  Enjoy, and I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your friends and family and pets this week.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Scenes!

This is one of my favorite sets from the new Holiday Mini Catalog, Happy Scenes.  The cute Hearth & Home Thinlit Die is just perfect for all of the holidays.  This card showcases Halloween, but without the Boo! and the spider, it turns into a Thanksgiving card!

This card uses the same stamp as the above card, only it also includes the tree!  And the very popular Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder creates a beautiful background.  A strip of White Glitter Ribbon sparkles it up a bit!

This gorgeous card uses the beautiful tree scene from the Happy Scenes stamp set, along with the Heart & Home Thinlits Die.  The Decorative Dots Embossing Folder and a wide strip of Silver Glimmer Paper add some beautiful texture to the background.

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!

Fall Acorn Fun!

This new stamp set, Acorny Thank You, comes with it's own Acorn Punch, which makes these cards super easy and fun.  The circle is punched out of the Into the Woods Designer Series Paper.  An Into the Woods wood element makes this card pop!

This Thanksgiving card is simple, yet contains many different elements!  A small strip of Into the Woods DSP in the background is covered by a cute tag created with the new Curvy Corner Trio Punch!  A Wooden Element and a piece of Old Olive Baker's Twine adds some texture.

This friendly note also uses the Acorny Thank You stamp set and matching Acorn Punch, but adds a strip of that pretty new Very Vanilla Subtle Stripes Satin Ribbon, from the new Holiday Mini Catalog.  The background acorns are stamped using Versamark Ink.

I hope you're having fun preparing for Thanksgiving now that the weather is finally starting to turn toward Fall.  Enjoy!

Grateful for Thanksgiving

Here are a few Thanksgiving cards to inspire you this season.

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.  I love this Thankful Forest Friends stamp set.  It coordinates so well with the Into the Woods Designer Series Paper.  This card adds a little Gold Glimmer paper behind the Mossy Meadow, which is embossed with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.  A wooden leaf from the Into the Woods Elements set finishes it off.

This elegant card uses the pretty Gold Foil sheets, which are cut out with the Ovals Collection Framelits.  The strip behind the ovals is Black Glimmer paper and the sentiment (from the Thankful Forest Friends set) is embossed with Black Embossing Powder.  The Very Vanilla background is embossed using the new Elegant Dots Embossing Folder.  The bow is tied with the Gold Cording Trim from the new Holiday Mini catalog.

This pretty card uses the same stamp set and DSP as the other two cards, but also uses the Lots of Labels Framelits to cut out the sentiment.  The Rich Razzleberry bow is tied with the new Into the Woods Ribbon from the Holiday Mini Catalog.

I hope you enjoyed these cards and got some ideas for your own Thanksgiving cards this year.  Happy Thanksgiving!

A new Holiday Catalog...and a new Swap!

So the new Stampin' Up Holiday Mini Catalog is out.  But it's not mini...it's huge!  And it's full of so many wonderful things this time that our group had to have a huge swap to try out all of the new goodies.  So we each made 90 cards!  And swapped them with each other.  :)

Here is the first set of cards I'm going to share.  These cards are from the Among the Branches stamp set.

This cute Halloween card uses the new Woodland Embossing Folder and the Spider Web Doilies...one of my favorites!  A little Black Glimmer paper adds some sparkle!

This stamp set is so versatile, you can use it for all three Fall/Winter holidays!   This card has one of the Into the Woods wooden embellishments and also uses the new Razzleberry ribbon.  Some Gold Glimmer paper finishes it off!

I love this pretty Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper.  Santa Claus adds such a sweet old-fashioned feel to these cards.  This card also uses the new Softly Falling Embossing Folder, which gives the look of a light snowfall in the background.  A circle of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper adds some sparkle behind the 'ornament.'

I hope you've enjoyed this set of cards.  I plan to post more of the great cards I received in this swap in the coming weeks.  Happy Stamping!

My first Video! Stampin' Up Haul from the new Holiday Catalog!

Here it is!  My very first youtube video!



I'm so excited...I finally got the link to work!  I hope you enjoy all of my new goodies.  :)

I'm ready to try posting a picture.  :)

Here is my Thanksgiving card this year that I sent out to friends and family.  I love the new In Color Peach Parfait stitched ribbon!

I think it would look better if I scruffed up the edges of the naturals white paper with the distressing tool.  The Cutter Kit is on my Wish List for my next order!  :)