I made another Christmas Tree and just had to share it with you! I really wish you could see it in real life, it's so pretty! This time I used the Elegant Soiree DSP. It's really hard to decide which I like better, the elegant Soiree or the Deck the Halls. They're all so pretty! If you have not yet ordered your Christmas Tree Kit you'll want to check out the pictures and information. I'm so excited about the kits that have already sold, they are going to be headed to Georgia, Arizona, Maryland, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Florida, Connecticut and of course Pennsylvania! Thank you for Continue reading
Dasher turned Rudolph Gift Card Holder
This cute ornament is another of our Gift Card Giving Class projects! We're taking Dasher and turning him into Rudolph with his bright red nose! Wouldn't this be lovely hanging on a Christmas tree or from a gift? I know I'd love to get one! When you open this lovely ornament there will hopefully be a fun gift card enclosed! (Note, I don't provide the gift cards - that's your job!) Of course you don't want to forget that you can purchase a Gift Certificate for Stampin' Up! from me and tuck that into one of these fun projects too! Thanks for stopping by today! Continue reading
Snow Swirled Christmas Tree Card
Here are two variations of a Christmas card I made yesterday. I made the blue/green version first and then asked my 4-year-old what he thought, if it looked Christmasy. His response was that the colors weren't very Christmasy. I asked what colors are Christmas and he said red. Thus, I made the second version. Aren't kids just too smart?! Here's a closer look at the first card. I used some retired Designer Series Paper that was recently available on the Clearance Rack of my online store (unfortunately it is now sold out.) I stamped the Snow Swirled tree with Certainly Celery and used Continue reading
Deck the Halls Christmas Card
I have another Christmas card to share with you today. I do promise to show something other than Christmas before long. I attended the Stampin' Up! Regional Seminar in Baltimore on Friday and we made six projects using the Day of Gratitude stamp set which is on page 12 of the Holiday Mini Catalog. I'm sure you'll be seeing some of those before long! But for today, let's look at one more Christmas card. This card was made using the Deck the Halls DSP and Bells & Boughs stamp set (these can be found on pages 18-19 of the Holiday Mini Catalog.) To be totally honest with you, this is Continue reading
Stampin' Up Dasher Christmas Card
Welcome back to the Blog Tour! I showed this Christmas card a week or two ago which we made at the last Christmas Card class. It's it lovely? We did use some retired ribbon on this card so I thought it would be fun to make another card with the Dasher set with a similar sketch but totally different. Here we go. There are a lot of similarities but I'd say it has a whole new look! What do you think? I had fun using the Jolly Holiday DSP, Old Olive Striped grosgrain ribbon, Real Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon, basic rhinestones, Brights & Regals Brads and the Top Note die. I wanted to Continue reading
Jolly Holiday & Tags til Christmas Card
Wow! I hope you have been enjoying all the fun projects being shared this week on the Holiday Madness blog tour! It's it amazing all projects that can be made with Stampin' Up! supplies? Some of you may recognize this card which I made for the Stamp-A-Holics 10 minute challenge a couple weeks ago. I love this card! Yesterday when I sat down to stamp I thought I'd take the same basic sketch but start off with the Jolly Holiday DSP and see where it took me. The Jolly Holiday designer series paper has a whole different flavor than the Deck the halls DSP but it's also very pretty! Like I Continue reading
Dressing Up My Cardinal Christmas Card
Welcome back to the Holiday Madness Blog Tour! Some of you may recognize this card, I shared it with you a few weeks back. After I posted about his card my sister gave me her thoughts on it. She said the cardinal should be sitting on the branch, not under it. Despite my best efforts to say he was sitting on an unseen branch below the other, it just wasn't flying with her. Alright, fine. Here's another attempt to make her happy (although I changed way more than the branch!) Here we go! I used the same branch stamp from the Tags til Christmas stamp set but this time I turned it upside Continue reading
Come to Bethlehem Christmas Cards
Welcome to day three of the Holiday Madness blog tour! Yesterday I sat down to play with the Come to Bethlehem stamp set. This is the first chance I've really had to stamp with this set This is my first try. I used Basic Black and Brushed Silver cardstock along with silver embossing powder and the Elegant Lines embossing folder and Big Shot. It's a simple and elegant Christmas card! I wanted another option to the Brushed Silver cardstock so I decided to make a second option as well. In real life I used Baja Breeze cardstock but I'm afraid in the picture it look more like turquoise. Continue reading
Snow Swirled Christmas Card
Welcome to day 2 of the Holiday Madness blog tour! I have two more cards to share with you today that I hope you will enjoy. Both cards were made with the Snow Swirled and Four the Holidays stamp sets. This was the first card I made. I actually made it a couple days ago. It's okay but it's not perfect. I think it's the circles, they're okay but not quite what I want. Last evening I sat down to make another variation of the card. Some changes here and some changes there . . . and here we are! This card has a softer and more elegant look to it. I stamped the snowflakes, once Continue reading
Holiday Madness Blog Tour Day 1
Welcome to the Holiday Madness blog tour! Are you ready to see some fun, new, exciting projects?! I made a card to share with you today and then I stepped up the card to make it even more exciting! Here's the first version. We actually made this at Laura's party in Stewartstown, PA yesterday! Everyone liked the card and enjoyed making it I think! We used the Deck the Halls DSP found on page 18 of the Holiday Mini Catalog as well as the Bells & Boughs stamp set on page 19 of the mini catalog. Of course embossing is always a big hit and it brings out the bells so beautifully. Continue reading
10 Minute Christmas Ornament Challenge
Sorry I'm late with my 10 minute Challenge this week. Life has been quite busy lately and it looks like it's only going to get busier! This is the inspiration I was given to work with for the challenge. The pictures of these Christmas ornaments were taken by fellow design team member, Debbie, at a place called Bronner's in Frankenmuth, MI. Believe it or not, I'm pretty sure I visited Bronner's when I lived in Michigan! Alright, it's time to get started. I decided to base my project around the Christmas bulb in the middle of the bottom row. The one with the candy cane and holly. Here Continue reading
Dasher Christmas Card from Card Class
This was one of the favorites we made at the Christmas Card class last Thursday. It's a clean and simple design, the kind that is often hard to come by. We used the Dasher stamp set along with the sentiment from the Snow Swirled stamp set, some retired Chocolate Chip ribbon, Certainly Celery taffeta ribbon and basic Rhinestones. I'm already looking forward to our next Christmas Card class at the Mason-Dixon library in Stewartstown, PA on October 4. Are you signed up to attend? There are still several spots left so be sure to contact me to reserve yours! Continue reading