Snowflakes, Christmas Trees, Both Must Haves in My Stash

Good Sunday afternoon. My daughters and I are getting ready to make our favorite Christmas cookies and while I wait for them to arrive I thought I'd take a moment to share one of my latest creations with you.

I really love white on white and this card just makes my heart swoon. The tiny falling flakes were created using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder (139672) from our annual catalog and I cut the inlaid tree using a tree from our 

In the Woods Framelits that are part of the Winter Woods Bundle (149992) found in the holiday catalog.  The decorative snowflakes are cut using a die that was part of a limited time special that ended in November, but no worries, there are plenty of snowflakes to choose from with a current die in the holiday catalog. It's found on page 39 and this die is also part of a bundle, namely Beautiful Blizzard (149921). 

Having Fun Imagining Today with Mistletoe Season

I just returned from a San Francisco vacation and am bursting with the need to create all the cards I’ve been imagining while I was away.  Taking some time away from “life” was a treat and something I need to do on a more regular basis.  What about you?  Do you take time away from the serious side of life very often?  It’s so refreshing!  I hope you enjoy my creativity and I’d love to know what you think😉

                                                                      

I’m not sure if you are so into our Holiday Catalog that you’ve forgotten about all the wonderful Christmas merchandise in our Annual Catalog, but in case you haven’t thumbed through our main idea book, the wreath I’ve made is using the Seasonal Wreath Embossing Folder (146833) on page 223.  I did fussy cut it and then adhered it with our Multipurpose Glue (110755).  I colored the Rhinestones (144220) with the Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend (146879) and added some Gold Metallic Pearls (146282) and Frosted Epoxy Drops (147801).  I finished off my card with the Real Red 3/8” Mixed Satin Ribbon (147894).  The epoxy drops and ribbon are both from the holiday catalog, but again, the annual catalog won my choice for my sentiment. Check out Mistletoe Season (146768) on page 95.  Oh, and I used the Thick Whisper White Cardstock (140272).

As you “celebrate the season” check out the ingredients for this card.  The star of this card IS from the Holiday Catalog.  This designer series paper is the All is Bright DSP (147892) and I love everything about it! From the photographic sheets to the printed ones, it’s just lucious! You’ll want to be sure to get some packages for your own stash, before they’re gone forever in a few short weeks.  The card base and label are Poppy Parade Cardstock (119793). The sentiment is cut from Thick Whisper White Cardstock and the layers of labels are cut using my Bigshot (143263) with the Stitched Labels Framelits (146828). The circle piece is cut from the Sparkle Glimmer Paper (146957). I attached the sentiment piece to the glimmer piece using Mini Glue Dots (103683).  Oh, and once again, the stamp set I used is Mistletoe Season (146768). 

I’m Thankful for So Much

In my last entry I showcased those cute elves in the Real Red and Call Me Clover color combo. But here’s another red-green combo that is gorgeous, too.  I stamped the leaves from Colorful Seasons in Merry Merlot and Mossy Meadow. What do you think? Instead of using the DSP for my background I used the Buffalo Check stamp on my Stamparatus and I’m really happy with the plaid  as it really helps showcase my leaves and my sentiment. What are you doing with your Stamparatus?  What greens and reds are you pairing?

Signs of Christmas

Santas elves are very busy!  I love this how cute this stamp set is! I can customize it any way I want, and then I can use my Bigshot to cut my pieces and assemble my cards and projects (with the coordinating framelits) to send to my friends and family. This set has been added to my “favorites” stash and I’ll be using it for a very long time! The colors I’ve used for the elves is Call Me Clover which coordinates beautifully with Real Red. I used some of my leftover snowflakes from a previous project on this blog. The Blizzard Thinlits Die will be joining my stash, too.  The DSP (Designer Series Paper) that coordinates beautifully with the red and green here is actually in the Annual Catalog on page 189. Check out Under the Mistletoe and let me know what YOU think. 

YAY, IT’S HERE!!!

Beautiful Blizzard Bundle by Stampin' Up!

I absolutely love the thinlit in this bundle.  Keep scrolling down to check out some other things that I'VE done with this amazing tool!

I cut the Happy Birthday sentiment and then using my Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party and Highland Heather Stampin' Blends I colored the phrase

Here it is popped out

Using a sponge I used the coordinating ink pads to randomly color this sheet of Thick Whisper White cardstock.  After I colored I cut another piece of Thick WW cardstock and made a stencil with the Snowflake Thinlit.  Then I used the Shimmery White Embossing Paste and created this beautiful background for my birthday card

I layered cardstock, added that birthday sentiment and embelished with some snowflakes that were left behind from the making of that template and blinged it up with some rhinestones

Here's a Christmas card I made with the negative piece, sponging a little bolder for the background

The colored snowflakes on this background are sponged using my original template from the card shown above, before I used that embossing paste.  After coloring my snow couple and assembling my card I added some snowflakes cut with this die and the Sparkle Glimmer Paper.


Let me know what you think and send me some pix of your projects using this snowflake Thinlit Die.  I'd love to see what you're up to!

Snowflake Showcase by Stampin' Up!

 
This is a gorgeous suite!  Be sure to get yours today!  As always, this special is available while supplies last!!!!  DON'T MISS OUT!!