Rooted Light

I decided to have some fun with the evergreen tree stamps within in the 'Rooted In Nature' stamp set. I inked the stamps in Mossy Meadow and stamped them on Old Olive cardstock. I then used the fine-tip glue pen to add glue to some of the branches. Then, with the White Emboss Powder, I sprinkled it on and then used the Heat Tool. Because I was using glue.... it did bubble up when heated. When cool, it does go down, but still has that raised look of regular embossing. Cool...snow covered trees!

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Rooted In Nature, Star of Light
Ink - Memento, Mossy Meadow
Paper - Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White, Merry Little Christmas DSP
Accessories - Die-cut/Emboss Machine, Nature's Roots dies, fine-tip glue pen, Heat Tool, White Emboss Powder, Basic Black taffeta ribbon

Harvest Holidays

I fell in love with this 'Painted Harvest' stamp set as it can be used for Thanksgiving and then again for Christmas! Possibly spring too!

To achieve this great two-tone color on the wreath... the larger stamp was inked in Soft Sea Foam and the smaller (defining) stamp was inked in Old Olive.

I paired it with the sentiment from 'Four the Holidays' stamp set (an oldie, but a goodie!).

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Painted Harvest, Four the Holidays
Ink - Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive, Merry Merlot
Paper - Old Olive, Gold Foil, Whisper White
Accessories - Gold Ribbon (non-SU)

 

Light Snowman

And another snowy scene utilizing the Snow Front stamp set! Love it!
Such a cute little snowman too!

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Snow Front, Star of Light
Ink - Memento, Seaside Spray, Real Red
Paper - Seaside Spray, Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories - Wink of Stella

 

Old Snowfront

Another cute card made with the 'Snow Front' stamp set! I paired it with the sentiment from the 'Star of Light' set.
A very masculine Christmas card.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp sets - Snow Front, Star of Light
Ink - Early Espresso, Old Olive, Crumb Cake
Paper - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Old Olive DSP

 

Snowflake Swirls

 

I saw Georgia's card (on the right) on Pinterest. Such an elegant card! Thanks for sharing Georgia!

I changed the sentiment and the ribbon, as I felt they fit better on my card.

I used Wink of Stella to make the snowflakes sparkle.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Snowflake Sentiments

Ink - Versamark

Paper - Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Swirly Snowflakes dies, Heat Tool, White Emboss Powder, Glue dots

Patterned Blues

I paired this cute holiday stamp set with the Neutrals DSP, and it matches beautifully with all the patterned candles on the stamp set.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Merry Patterns
Ink - Night of Navy, Old Olive, Balmy Blue
Paper - Night of Navy, Whisper White, Night of Navy DSP
Accessories - Silver Ribbon

Light Snow

 

Thanks to Cindy Elam and her lovely card that I saw on Pinterest... I wanted one for myself! I changed some things to make it my own, but wanted to show you where I got my inspiration from!
Thanks Cindy!

The 'Snow Front' stamp set is such a lovely set, and so versatile too! If you loved the 'Waterfront' stamp set.... you'll fall in love with this set too!

Not sure if you can see it, but I spread Wink of Stella on the lake to make it sparkle.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Snow Front, Star of Light
Ink - Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Balmy Blue, Real Red
Paper - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Accessories - Wink of Stella, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon

 

Christmas Cards 2019

I designed our 2019 Christmas Cards using my digital software, and then having them printed through MPix. The pictures are of us throughout 2019.

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

My Memories Suite digital software

Background - ConGRADulations 

Embellishments - Holiday Hustle (leafs - jadyday); 2018 Dec Blog Train (border lights - LAImel); Glimmer Kit (gold line - SU); Designer Rosettes (SU); Christmas Memories (poinsettia -snicker); MM9 Holidays (poinsettia - MyMem)

Font - Dragon (green), Castellar (red)

Light Snowfall

I wanted to create a snowflake card that wasn't blue, but sort of silver in color. I had some leftover 'Brushed Silver' cardstock (SU). It does look more gray than silver, but it worked for my card!

For the background, I used a sponge dauber and sponged on Smoky Slate ink for a winter sky background.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Star of Light
Ink - Smoky Slate, Basic Gray
Paper - Brushed Silver, Whisper White
Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Snowfall dies, glue dots, sponge daubers, silver thread (non-SU), Wink of Stella

Seasonal Snowfall

I saw this idea on Pinterest where you place strips of colored cardstock for the background, and place die-cut pieces in the front. So, had to create one for my Christmas Card collection of cards!

I added a touch of Wink of Stella on all the snowflakes to make them sparkle (too bad you can't see it from the photo I took).

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Seasonal Chums, Star of Light
Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Gray Granite, Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam, Pink Pirouette, Pumpkin Pie)
Paper - Soft Sky, Soft Sea Foam, Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories - Die-cut/Emboss Machine, Seasonal Tags dies, Snowfall dies, Wink of Stella

 

Glistening Chums

The 'Snow Is Glistening' stamp with the snow flurries was just the added touch it needed to make a good card great!

I used the heat gun to emboss white emboss powder for the stamp image. I colored in the reindeer with Stampin' Blends markers.

Thanks for taking a closer look.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Seasonal Chums, Snow Is Glistening
Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Bronze, Crumb Cake, Mango Melon, Cherry Cobbler, Petal Pink, Soft Suede) Versamark
Paper - Real Red, Whisper White, Soft Suede
Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Seasonal Tags dies, dimensionals, glue dots, heat gun, white Emboss Powder

 

Merry Glistening

When I saw Deanna's card (on the right), I knew I had to create one using the stamps that I had. Thanks for your inspiration Deanna!

I dressed mine up a bit more with rhinestones in varying sizes.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Snow Is Glistening, Many Merry Messages

Ink - Blueberry Bushel, Sahara Sand, Seaside Spray

Paper - Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Blueberry Bushel

Accessories - Fine Tip Glue Pen, Rhinestones

Merry Bright

The Christmas tree stamp within the 'Shine Bright' stamp set can be colored however you choose. I used my Stampin' Blends markers and made the poinsettias "ivory" which kinda look pink to me. Non traditional color, but still pretty in an elegant way.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Many Merry Messages, Shine Bright
Ink - Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Stampin' Blends (Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler, Bronze, Ivory)
Paper - Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Accessories - Metallic Enamel Shapes, Striped Organdy Ribbon (Olid Olive)

 

Peace of God

 

I fell in love with Linda's layout with her card....so I had to create one of my own. Thanks Linda for your inspiration!

The colors I used to color in my image with my Stampin' Blends markers are - Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow, Mango Melon, Pineapple Punch and Ivory

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - God's Peace

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow, Mango Melon, Pineapple Punch and Ivory)

Paper - Cherry Cobbler, Gold Foil, Whisper White

Accessories - Metallic Enamel Shapes

Wildlife Greetings

Just purchased the 'Woodland' embossing folder from Stampin' Up!. I loved the technique used of stamping on the embossing folder and then running it through the Die-Cut/Emboss Machine to emboss. So, I just had to try this for myself.

Now, it did take me a few tries to get the look that I wanted. The first one... the deer was in the middle of the panel. Which, would have been fine, but I wanted it offset a bit. The second try... I miscalculated and the deer ended up on the left-hand side. Ha! I forgot the image is reversed from what I stamped/embossed. Anyway... the third time was the charm.

To achieve this, I stamped the deer image onto the embossing folder. Stamp on the side where the embossed part is indented (not the embossed part being above the folder). Next, place your cardstock where you want the deer to show. Emboss as you would normally. Once done, remove cardstock from folder and sponge (I used Crumb Cake) onto the trees to make them stand out a bit from the background.

Huh! I just realized that I embossed the trees upside down. The tiny branches are going downward instead of upward. Weird, because what I thought of as the bottom... the tree trunks get bigger (which isn't the case in real trees!). Well, I'm happy with the end result! I'm sure no one will realize they're upside down....will they?

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Wildlife Reserve, Good Greetings, Sprinkles of Life
Ink - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Real Red
Paper - Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories - Die-cut/Emboss Machine, Woodland Embossing Folder, Tree Builder Punch, sponge daubers

 

Swirly Birthday

I liked Sandy Hancock's musical note card.... found on Pinterest. Thanks Sandy for your clever idea! I changed mine up a bit. Instead of circles for the notes, I chose ovals (well, they're actually balloons - I just cut the opening from the balloon bottom. I also added silver glitter paper to make the card not so black and white.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Happy Birthday Gorgeous

Ink - Memento

Paper - Basic Black, Whisper White, Silver Glitter

Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Swirly Scribbles dies, Party Punch Trio (balloon), dimensionals, scissors

Your Home

 

When I saw Melissa's card (right).... it was such a unique way to die-cut, I just had to try one for myself.  As you can see with my card on the left, I changed colors and sentiments to make it my own. Thanks Melissa for your inspiration!

I first stamped the lighthouse onto Whisper White cardstock. Then I die-cut the light house to where the lighthouse meets the ground. Then, I die-cut the circle shape, stopping close to the bottom. I did have to use scissors to cut the circle and lighthouse the rest of the way - as I didn't want to die-cut too much to begin with.

For the sky background, I used sponge daubers with the colors Balmy Blue, Rich Razzleberry and Seaside Spray.  Then, I coated the background with Wink of Stella to add the shimmer before stamping the seabirds.

Thanks so much fro dropping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Sailing Home, Remembering Your Birthday

Ink - Memento, Rich Razzleberry, Balmy Blue, Seaside Spray

Paper - Whisper White, Basic Black, Seaside Spray

Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Circles Collections dies, Smooth Sailing dies, scissors, Wink of Stella, dimesionals