~*MERRY CHRISTMAS*~ Glittery Tree card

This card uses an Inkadinkado stamp set called Holiday Silhouettes ~ so pretty!

I stamped the tree and then used a two way glue pen to draw over the swirls and then added some Stampin' UP! glitter ~ another pretty!

I stamped the flourish snowflakes on the background which is River Rock card stock, the Merry Christmas in Red Riding Hood on white, sponged in around the edge with some Distress ink (same with tree piece).

The saying and tree are cut out using Nestabilities dies, I think they are Labels 3 or 4.. for the always artichoke layer under the saying, I just cut it down to size and glued it on the back of the saying piece.

The ribbon is some ribbon I got from Michael's last year. Stampin' UP! brads layered on a 1/4" punch out using a Stampin' UP! punch.

The River Rock piece is layered on a red piece and the card base is Always Artichoke.

I did use some dimensionals on the card on the saying piece.. love em'!

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~*HAPPY SNOWMAN*~ NOEL Christmas Card

What a fun snowman stamp this is.. it's from an Inkadinkado stamp set called Filigree Snowman.

I stamped the snowman on a Stampin' Up! Top Note Die cut out.. layed it onto some retired SU DSP Wintergreen and then on some Always Artichoke and the card base is Certainly Celery.

The snowflake is a Martha Stewart punch that I punched out in Certainly Celery, took a two way glue pen and covered it in glue and then dipped it into a container of some large flake snow stuff (can't remember the name of it) ~ attached it with glue dots then put a big SU rhinestone brad on it.

The "Noel" is from the same stamp set and I stamped it on white and punched it out using a Stampin' UP! oval punch and layered it onto an Always Artichoke scallop oval punch from Stampin' UP!

The wide grossgrain ribbon is Certainly Celery from Stampin' UP!

I did use Dimensionals on the card too.. my favorite thing in the Stampin' UP! catalog!

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~*SNOWMAN & TREES*~ Christmas Card

Sorry for not posting as often as I would like, and without going into anything personal.. let's just say it's been quite busy at home!

I made this card a few days ago and had forgotten to post it. I had seen a thing on someone's blog where they rubbed two styrofoam balls together and made some "faux snow" so I wanted to give it a try.

I used Punch Pals stamp set for this card.. the embossing circle on the presents is from the Punch Pals plus brass template. DSP is retired SU Wintergreen, I used Always Artichoke and Certainly Celery cardstock, and white.. I punched the shape beneath the ribbon twice and offset them (I think it's the snowflake, but am not sure, the only catalog laying beside me is a current one and it's not in it) ~ I used the mini bowdabra to make the bow from some SU thin organza ribbon and used a rhinestone brad on top of it.

The snowmen and trees are stamped on a top note die shape that I only cut out so much of it, the snowflake in the upper corner is stamped, punched out and layered on an AA piece and a mini rhinestone brad on it.

I hope I got it all.. nothing real fancy, but it was a fun card to make.. I really, really like the Wintergreen paper, wish that SU wouldn't have let it go, the grees are fab!


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.... more scraps... and another card ~*A CARDINAL CHRISTMAS*~

Yes, I know.. another card using the same color scheme as the last two. I hadn't planned on making a card tonight.. only to see if I could figure out the dimensions for an envelope for a 5 x 7 card. I couldn't find my other box of envelope templates, so I gave up.. seen a stamp that that was sitting on my desk and thought I'd ink it up... why not right??? and since I still.. yes, still! had some of the cardstock and papers from the last two cards laying near or on my desk, I thought I'd use them. I had the top note die laying over near my Cricut Expressions and was on my way to walk out of the room and seen them.. then seen the stamp set and decided at that moment to make a card.

The set is A Christmas Cardinal set from Stampin' UP, cardstock is Old Olive, Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and a retired SU DSP paper,,, can't remember the name of it right now.. it's pretty isn't it!

More wide chocolate satin ribbon from SU.. delicious. I had wanted to put some brads up in the upper right corner of the top note die shape and had put it together and realized I had forgotten to do so.. oh well, on the next one!

have a super evening!

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another.. ~*SEASON OF JOY*~ card made from scraps!

The only stamping I had to do for this card was to stamp the trees. The rest was already stamped and die-cut.. yeah! I actually made it yesterday afternoon and went to load it last night, but my computer/card reader wasn't cooperating so I gave up messing with it.. this morning it worked fine.

I had all the card stock and papers left on my desk from the last card and from previous started projects and instead of tossing it into the scraps box, I thought I'd make another card with it. I cut a 4 3/4" square of Chocolate Chip, and started layering onto it some Old Olive and So Saffron.. the retired DSP is actually layered over the top of the So Saffron and under the bottom layers to create a top that opens up instead of like a regular card. I had stamped the trees, cut them out and ... oh, I did have to stamp the Merry Christmas and punch the ovals out for it.. I forgot that. This card went together really quickly since I had most of it laying on my desk anyways. My husband was on the computer while I put it together.

Have a blessed day ~

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IA108 ~*SEASON OF JOY*~ Christmas Card with large bow!!

I know that this bow looks a bit big for the card.. but isn't it so gorgeous.. the rich chocolate color of the Stampin' UP! ribbon is just yummy! I got a Mini Bowdabra a week or so ago using a 50% off coupon and tonight thought I'd use it. I have a big Bowdabra around here somewhere that I bought when it was first released and have always liked it because it is so easy to use.. this one is no exception! Great idea Bowdabra.

I was blog surfing earlier today finding some sketch challenges and found one on a blog that I need to go find out whose it is.. I know that the challenge is called Inspiration in Action Weekend Sketch Challenge 108. *found it: IA108 CHALLENGE

This is my card using Stampin' UP! Season of Joy stamp set. Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Old Olive, Whisper White and some retired DSP paper.

I used Memento Brown ink, Old Olive and So Saffron inks, silver brads, dimensionals, glue dots, Chocolate Chip SU Ribbon, SU Scallop Border punch, SU Oval Punches.

I think that's it.. hope you like it.

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SC252 ~*U.S. ARMY SOLDIER ~ HOOAH!*~ card

I used the sketch challenge 252 on SCS for this layout on this card.. I had to change it a little bit because the pattern paper I had with the U.S. Army on it was only a small strip ~ I used the main image from a retired Stampin' UP! set Courage & Honor and the Hooah is from an Art Declassified Army set.

have a blessed day.

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~*PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN*~ WSC104

For this card I used a layout that is for the WSC104 on Beate John's blog.

I used a retired stamp set from Stampin' UP! that is titled: Liberty For All

On this project is the first time I have attempted to sew on a card. I bought a Janome
Sew Petite from someone either on SCS or Craigslist sometime early last year, before
I moved from Missouri and it has been in the box all this time.. yikes!

It wasn't as hard as I thought.. but I think that maybe next time I'll get out my big
machine because it has a light on it and I think it would be a bit easier for me to see
where the needle is going and such.. but for my first time I don't think I did too bad.

The saying on the front of this card is a true statement for myself:

"Proud to be an American" now if only we can get some elected officials to feel the same way about our country.. I think then we would be on the right road instead of the one we are one currently.. hopefully a detour is coming soon.

In my endeavors I wish that I could do more to help those in need. If you have extra food or clothing you do not need.. find a local shelter and make a donation, or volunteer.

Have a blessed day.

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~*WELCOME BABY*~ duck card

I made this card to someone who had a baby recently. I am a tad bit late in sending this, since the kiddo is about a month old now.. life kinda got in the way and I kept forgetting to make a "baby" card. Now just to finish the inside and I can pop it in the mail.

I used Stampin' UP! so saffron card stock for the base, certainly celery for the layer on top of it and I think that the blue is Soft Sky. The other paper is some American Crafts double sided pattern paper that I got earlier this year, me and my mom split a bunch of packs of it from Tuesday Morning. I ran the one piece through the bigkick with a cuttlebug folder, it is .. let's just say.. "it's thin!" but looks pretty neat I guess. The duck stamp is from a retired stamp set from a mini catalog maybe one or two back.. and the saying is from Short & Sweet. So Saffron brads and ribbon.. I used SU markers to color it in and there is dimensionals on the duck layer.. love dimensionals!!

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~*HAPPY ANNIVERSARY*~ another butterfly card!

I decided to make another card using the MS monarch butterfly punch. This card started out using a layout in a sketch challenge, however the layers beneath the butterflies wouldn't fit right, so I changed it around.. I was going to have three going up and down.. but then they were too close for my liking, so I moved them around.. and put some eyelets in the open areas.


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