Christmas Card Share

I'm back (for now). Sorry it's been a while, but life has happened and I'm not sure where the time goes. Anyways, here is a quick Christmas Card share using Serene Snowflakes. Colors are Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, and Whisper White.

Another Stamp A Stack Option

Sorry it took me so long to get this up. My photographer was sick and didn't have time to get me the pictures last week. Yes, I know I could have taken the pictures myself, but I was too lazy. That's why I have a photographer :o) Anyways, this was the last of the Stamp A Stack cards I designed a couple of weekends ago, but have no fear because I was at it again last night and will share those later this week.

First, the Christmas card that features Serene Snowflakes, Four the Holidays, Certain Celery, Bashful Blue, and Cameo Coral.

Now, the non Christmas card, which feature Flight of the Butterfly, Inspired by Nature and same colors as above. I did also use by big shot for the circles (Circles #2).

 And as always, the two of them together.

LNS Challenge

Sorry for being MIA lately, but I'm back and have a few things to share with you over the next few days. This week, in honor of Halloween, the LNS challenge is to design a card after your favorite candy. One of my favorite candies is the vanilla tootsie rolls. Target usually sells alone in bags around Halloween, so you can imagine how sad I was when I went to Target last night and they did not have them. This year, they are selling the vanilla and chocolate combined in bags. I guess it is better than all the different colored tootsie rolls together, which is where I only usually can find the vanilla ones.  Here is a picture of the candy. Notice the colors, Tempting Turquoise, Brilliant Blue, and Whisper White.

And here is the card.

This is a card that I have previously posted, but I could not believe how close the colors were to my favorite candy, so I had to repost it as part of the challenge, hope you don't mind too much.

Stay tuned tomorrow for two Christmas cards.

Stampin' Success Case and LNS Challenge

Last night, I got my new Stampin' Success magazine in the mail and as always, I sat down and paged through it and noted a few cute cards that I liked and would maybe someday case. This is something I do most every time I get my new magazine. Now what happened next, is something I've never done before. I actually sat down and MADE a couple of the cards I noted as cute. Yes, I'm one of those stampers that like to take note of cool projects to someday CASE and never seem to get around to it because my sample projects are numerous! Anyways, this first one also meets the color challenge of using Old Olive, Ruby Red, and Real Rust. The picture does not show the colors very well so you will just have to take my word for it. Stamp set is Delightful Decorations.

The second card I created from Stampin' Success was actually made to display the printed window sheets in the Holiday Mini. I do not have any of them, so I made my own printed window sheets using white Stazon. Colors are Rich Razzleberry and Basic Black. Stamp sets used were Serene Snowflakes and Snow Swirled.

LNS Challenge - Stepping It Up

Yet another challenge that I completed but never submitted on time. This was a stepping it up challenge. And this is something I find myself doing every time I CASE a card. The example here uses Serene Snowflakes, Night Quite Navy and Whisper White cardstock. Here is the swap card that I CASED and (hopefully stepped it up).

And here is my sample. I changed the ribbon used, I chose not to postcard back it, and instead of making the Not Quite Navy circle with the snowflake on it the same size of the hole, I made it smaller and added white behind it. I attempted to use the Mover and Shaker die from the Holiday Mini, but did you know the circle in that set is the same size of the Jumbo Circle punch? This I was not expecting as all the other Mover and Shaker dies that I've used are slightly larger than the corresponding punch. Anyways, the last things I changed was that I used silver embossing powder instead of white (might not be able to see that in the picture though) and I added a rhinestone brad.

A Clear Christmas Card

Here is a card that I made using the acetate paper. The stamp sets I used are from the new Holiday Mine, Delightful Decorations and Serene Snowflakes. I layered the blues and gray on the inside of the card but adhered the ornaments on the outside. I also place a layer of Going Gray on the backside of the inside for a message. Next time I do this, I will only use one layer of Going Gray and adhere it to the back, since the card is clear, it would still show up as a layer when the card is closed. Clear as mud?

Serene Snowflakes

Here is another wow swap that I made using Serene Snowflakes from the Holiday Mini. I also used the Night and Day DSP from the mini. Finally, the accessories were black brads, white organza ribbon and white half pearls from the Pretties kit.

Holiday Mini Sneak Peak

Here is another sample that I made using a set from the Holiday Mini catalog, available September first, Serene Snowflakes. I also actually used non in-color cardstock and ink! A first for me since I think the new in-colors were introduced. Color are Night of Navy, Tempting Turquoise, and Whisper White. I also used the iridescent embossing powder.