Christmas Ornament Cards

Picking just one card to send this year is going to be extremely difficult, if not impossible! Here's two more to choose from:
You can just see the glimmer of the the silver pigment ink under the blue ornament. Unfortunately you can't see the incredible texture on the white layer added by a pass through the Big Shot with the Textured Impressions Petals-A-Plenty (#116824).

And who would think this year's IN Colors Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo would make a great Christmas card, but I love, love the contemporary taste the colors give to this card.
I wish you could see these "in person" - they just POP!
Let me know if you can make one of the upcoming events listed on my website or would like to schedule one that better fits your schedule.

Calendar, Babies & Christmas?

Who says everything is supposed to follow some pre-ordained "flow"? The calendar for this weekend showed a Holiday Card Stamp-A-Stack. Instead, my daughter came down with the flu, it was 70 degrees outside, and I made a 'welcome baby' gift and card. The circle album was a fun and quick using the Big Shot, and the card is too cute. (I'm still working on my photography skills!)

Today was an absolutely gorgeous spring day... wait, it's November and it was 70 degrees! Calendar, what calendar? And what's waiting on my table but Christmas Cards! So after taking Bella for a nice long walk and some playtime with Lexi, I took a ride to pick up my cell phone at work (oops). When the sun went down and a chill was back in the air, it was time to focus on Christmas again.
I had a blast starting to play with the ornament stamp set Delightful Decorations (#116517) and the coordinating Ornament Punch (#116794) from the Holiday Mini! I'm only just starting - can't wait to play with more colors and paper with the stamps and punch! So here's what I did this evening, but come back and look at what comes next!

If you'd like to make any of the items shown here, or create your own, the following dates are scheduled as Open Workshops or, with advance notice, come and Stamp-A-Stack of cards of your choice. Click here to go to my website for a full calendar and all my contact information.

Friday 11/13, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Saturday 11/14, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Sunday 11/15, 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Saturday 11/21, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Sunday 11/22, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday 11/28, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Getting in the Spirit ...

Yesterday I celebrated Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas - a little of each. For me Halloween is made special by the little children dressed up in the most adorable costumes. This year was no exception. Then of course there was the doorbell at 9:30 - hello? NOT! By then, I was into Christmas - cards that is.
First comes Thanksgiving. Yesterday's workshop was just a couple of hours to relax and focus on Thanksgiving before the Christmas rush begins. We made the Autumn Leaves from last week's post and this card using Wandering Words stamp set from the Holiday Mini (#116507) as the focus and Holiday Best Hostess Set for the popped sentiment. A quick roll through the Big Shot adds some texture, then punch it up with a little sponging and you've got an easy WOW card!


After the workshop I was still in the stamping mood. With the warm weather we've had lately and the colors of autumn, it was hard to shifted gears towards Christmas, but shift I did. Next Saturday is the Stamp-A-Stack, so I figured I'd spend some time getting in the Christmas spirit.

This first card is too cute - I just love the reindeer "Dasher". It's available as a single stamp (pg 208, $8.98, #116816) - how can you go wrong!?! The glitter in his antlers and on the snowflake satisfy the glimmer-need of the holiday season.

Then something a bit more classic - my trees. Again, Lovely As A Tree (#115026) proves to be a "go to" stamp. This is a simple card, but true to the season.





This one is probably my favorite (so far). The double-sided Specialty Designer Series Paper Christmas Cocoa (#116770) from the Holiday Mini does double-duty when the punched out snowflake is reversed and attached with a red brad. "Tillyhead" designed this as a challenge and it was just screaming to be CASE'd.

For those of you who have already signed up for next Saturday's Stamp-A-Stack, I can't wait to see you catch that holiday spirit with a little red, white and glitter!

If you haven't registered for the Stamp-A-Stack and you're interested in making any of these cards, give me a call, drop me a text or email, comment on my blog or contact me through my Stampin' Up! website. See you all soon!