Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and welcome to day 25 of my 25 days of Christmas Inspiration series. I hope you have enjoyed this series as it is my first annual. Christmas cards are one of my favorite cards to make and send out. However all of my cards didn't make it in time this year, but they will come.

The last card of my series uses one of my favorite sets by Neat & Tanged and the very reason we celebrate Christmas. Without a baby there would be no cross, without a cross there would be no life. Thank you Jesus and Happy Birthday!

May your Christmas be filled with love, laughter, presents but most of all HIS Presence, oh come ket us adore Him!

Christmas Carols

Merry Christmas Eve and welcome to day 24 of my 25 days of Christmas Inspiration series. I can't believe that it is already Christmas eve, I hope you are ready and have your shopping done because Santa is on his way.

Today's card features a new Christmas set by Stampin Up, Christmas Carols. 

To make this card, I started with a top folding white card base and a white panel cut down with a stitched die. I used Night of Navy and Tempting Turquoise to create my background leaving some white at the bottom for the snow covered ground. After I created the background and let them dry, using the Mini MISTI, I stamped the greeting in Versamark ink and embossed it in white (I always use my MISTI when I emboss to make sure I get a good impression)  Next I splattered some water across the front and dabbed it with a paper towel to get the snowfall look. I used the coordinating dies to cut out the trees in white glimmer paper. To finish the card I stamped the deer in Soft Suede and cut him out with the coordinating die and tucked him behind a snow covered tree. 

This is my main Christmas card this year but I didn't get a chance to get a lot of them done, next year I have to either start earlier or make it a little more simpler. Some of you will be receiving this one and others a water/new years card.

Peace & Joy

Merry Christmas Eve's Eve!

Well I tried really hard to get Christmas cards mailed out but I just didn't make it. Some of you got cards but the others well life just got in the way, but you will get a card from me just not necessarily Christmas it will be a winter/new years like this one.

To make todays card I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel cut down with a stitched die. Using the Original MISTI I stamped the snowflakes from a gorgeous set by SugarPea Designs, Flurry of Warm Wishes in Versamark and embossed them in white. I love this set (so much so I almost purchased it twice) The snowflakes are gorgeous. I used distress oxides to create my background and the splattered water on it to get the snow effect. 

I {heart} Plaid

Happy Friday and welcome to day 22 of my 25 days of Christmas Inspiration series.

Today's card is another one of the cards I am mailing out. I am so behind this year so some of you will get your card after Christmas so don't hate on me lol

I am also entering this one in the Anything Goes challenge at 

Where Creativity Meets C9

To make this card it was super simple, I started with a white top folding card base, I cut the ornaments out of Pool Party cardstock using the Ornamental dies. Next I stamped the plaid on each one by using the Plaid Background stamp by Concord & 9th.  To finish the card I used the Merry die also by Concord & 9th cut out in silver foil and the Mini Misti to help line up the "Christmas"

Blue Poinsettias

Hello and welcome to day 21 of my 25 days of Christmas Inspiration. Can you believe it's only 4 days until Christmas?? that's insane where ha this year gone??

To make todays card I started with a Night of Navy top folding card base and a white panel cut down with a stitched die by My Favorite Things. This is a layering stamp so of course I used my Mini MISTI. I randomly stamped the poinsettia in Catherine Pooler inks It's a Boy, Daydream and Juniper Mist, and the leaves in Green Team and Eucalyptus.  After I achieved the background I wanted I used the "Merry" die by Concord & 9th. I cut the word merry five times  in Night of Navy and then once in the panel, this allowed me to get a more finished look. This technique is called the Eclipse. To finish the card I stamped the greeting on a white strip and bumped it up on the panel.

I drew inspiration from the colors on The Fusion challenge

Serene Silhouettes: Woodland Edition

Hi there and welcome to day 20 of my 25 days of Christmas Inspiration series. 

Today I am also up on the Sweet 'n Sassy blog sharing this card so be sure to head over there for all the details on how I made this card. It uses one of our Christmas sets, Christmas Pine along with our Stamp of the Month set you can earn free with a $60 purchase, Serene Silhouettes: Woodland

I love the new Woodland set because I live in the mountains where we have lots of wildlife and especially black bears so this card is perfect for me to send out.

Guest Designing on Day 19

Hello and welcome to Day 19 of my 25 days of Christmas Inspiration series.  I am just a tad bit late posting today as I am trying to get my Christmas card made and mailed, procraftinators unite right? 

Todays card also come with a guest designing gig for A.muse Studio. I am guest designing for them again the month of December, I love their products! 

To make my card I started with a teal top folding card base made from their card stock and a white panel. I stamped the penguin image with the sweater from the set You're the Coolest on a scrap piece of cs and then colored him with Copic markers and cut him out using the coordinating die cut. I created the background by just spooning on a little ink and the stamping some snowflakes from the set, Flaky Friends which just happens to currently be on sale for only $5.00. 

Partridge in a Pear Tree

Welcome to Day 18 of my 25 days of Christmas Inspiration series. 

Today's card is also for the Encouragement Squad Challenge.

It's time for another encouragement challenge at Calling All Sistahs

Congratulations to the winner from last month.  Our challenge is to use the inspiration photo below to create a card to send someone a word of encouragement as they go through a struggle. It doesn't have to be cancer it can be for someone who has lost someone, lost a job, or just needs a word of encouragement. The real challenge is will you mail it? I love to go to the mailbox and find happy mail instead of or with the bills, always makes my heart happy. oh and  There is a prize involved as well, a $25 voucher to CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and if you use CAS-ual Fridays products and are the winner it will increase to $50

here is the inspiration photo

To me this photo has Christmas all over it so I made an encouraging Christmas card. To make this card I started with a top folding white card base, a black panel and a white panel cut down with a stitched die, I stamped the image from the Partridge in a Pear Tree and colored it using Copic markers. added the greeting and the adhered it to the black panel and attached it to the card base. 

Pink Snowflakes for Breast Cancer

Hi there and welcome to day 17 of my 25 days of Christmas inspiration series. 

It's also the 17th of the month so it's time for the Calling All Sistahs reminder to check your girls. I have quite a few friends still fighting this horrible disease at the present time, so please get your mammograms so you are not added to the count and if you are one of my friends fighting this horrible disease, Fight like a Girl! As I have said before I lost my mom to breast cancer at a young age and I am a survivor myself so cancer hits home with me and I do not want any more of my friends to have to fight this horrible disease.
Cancer can be beaten if caught early so please do self exams and get your mammograms once a year if thats what the doctor suggests. You can also help find a cure by purchasing products from the Calling All Sistahs line where 50% of the profits go towards breast cancer research.

My Reminder card uses several set by CAS-ual Fridays. The pink snowflakes are from Bring on the Snowflakes, Snowy Sayings and Sugarplum Fairy. The ribbon was created by blending Cather Pooler inks to achieve an ombre' loom and the cut out with the Ruffled Ribbon Fri-Die and the greeting is from a Calling All Sistahs set, Hope Ribbon.

Christmas Ornaments

Hello and welcome to day 16 of my 25 days of Christmas Inspiration series.

I am also up on the Technique Junkies blog with this card.

Can you believe it's only 9 days until Christmas? Where did this month go, If you are like me then you are still making cards and your friends and family will receive them after Christmas.

To make my card I started with a top folding white card base and a panel of watercolor paper cut down with a stitched die. When I use watercolor paper I always use my Misti so I can get a crisp image but today I

 used it to help me stamp the cord and top to the ornament. Using the Christmas Ornaments set and the Mini Misti I used Tombow markers to color right on the stamp itself and then spritzed it with a fine mist of water and shut the lid to get the watercolored ornaments. Next I inked the stamps up with Versamark ink and closed the lid to stamp the cord and top of the ornament and then embossed them with Brutus Monroe Gilded embossing powder. To fins the card I used a greeting from the Gifts of Christmas set and also embossed it with Gilded embossing powder.

You can purchase these stamps I used and lots more at Technique Junkies and I have a code for you to save 10% 

Cozy Holiday

Welcome to day 15 of my 25 days of Christmas inspiration. 

Today is the last day of the winter coffee lovers blog hop so I wanted to make one more card for it. 

Today's card uses a Hero Arts Christmas set, Coffee Cup Tags.  To make my card I started with a white top folding card base and some patterned paper by Echo Park. I used a stitched die for the stitching around the card front. I stamped the coffee cup on a scrap piece of cardstock using Catherine Pooler inks and then fussy cut it out. I stamped the sleeve and the holly and also fussy cut them out as well. To finish the card I colored some clear rhinestones for the holly berries and then popped the image up in the center of the card using foam tape.