Peaceful Pines

Such an easy, yet beautiful card.  The background uses the Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder, layered with cardstock rectangles and a punched circle from the Merry Moments DSP.  A pretty tree is stamped twice, once in Old Olive and again in White Craft Ink, then raised on Dimensionals.  Dazzling Details adds a glittery snowy look.  The sentiment is framed by the Decorative Label Punch.

This card is super simple.  Just a few strips of cardstock and paper from the Merry Moments DSP stack, add a stamped tree, cut it out with the Perfect Pines Framelits Dies, add a sentiment and a Rhinestone and you're done!

This is such a pretty technique!  Punch out a tree using the Perfect Pines Framelits Dies, then layer a sheet from the Season of Cheer Designer Series Paper behind it.  Punch out the tree stand from Night of Navy cardstock, stamp some snowflakes and add a Silver Foil star to the top of the tree!  Silver Cording lies behind the sentiment, which is also punched out using the Decorative Label Punch.

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!

Jingle All the Way!

Here is a cute set of cards that uses the Jingle All the Way stamp set, which comes bundled along with the Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies.  These edgelits are really neat and easy to use with your Big Shot.  This card uses the Circle Framelits to create a circle behind which the town and moon can be seen.  Silver Glimmer Paper stars are punched from the Confetti Stars Border Punch.  Pretty White Glitter Ribbon and Silver Cording add extra bling!

This card uses the famous (and hard to find!) Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to create beautiful birch trees.  Use a sponge with just a tad of Basic Grey Ink to lightly shade the trees after embossing.  Silver Cording is used to make a bow next to the Jingle All the Way sentiment.  The sleigh is punched out of Real Red and Basic Black cardstock, using the Sleigh Ride Edgelit Dies,  to create a shadow effect.

The background of this card is created with the pretty Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to give the look of snow.  All three of the Sleigh Ride Edgelits are used in this card, as they form the hills and valleys in this snowy town.  The sentiment is stamped before embossing and the sparkly Winter Wonderland Embellishment is attached with a glue dot or two.

I love using the Big Shot to create cards.  It makes a beautiful card quick and easy and it turns out looking very professional.  I hope these cards give you some inspiration this weekend!