Flip Flop Pool Party Snowflake

I love the Snowflake Card Thinlits die, and I was so happy that it can be used to cut out the rest of the contrasting snowflake too.

Quickest ever White Christmas set card

I wanted to make this card very quick for a stamp a stack, so I challenged myself to make it as quickly as possibly. It took 5 minutes...start to finish....I avoided masking and cutting, but adding a minimal amount of sparkle to the trees and a good line of sparkle to the horizon took a good chunk of my time. :)

Get your Santa On Stampin Up!

This Santa and Stars card is actually quick to make.  I used MOJO Monday sketch 336 and just colored this happy Santa with Stampin' Write Markers.

Modern Festival of Trees Card CASE of Jill Franchett

This is a CASE of a Stampin' Up! holiday catalog card and the color scheme of Jill Franchett with a few small changes.

I love the unexpected color scheme (Bermuda Bay and Old Olive) and clean lines of this card.  I used the wrong "A Merry Little Wish" with this card....The Old Olive sentiment banner will be shorter and smaller when we make it at Stamp A Stack.

Festival of Trees Homespun Card

There will be a few simpler cards this week because I've been making them for my Stamp A Stack next Thursday. This card is slightly rustic with Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler with Mossy Meadow.  I also like the idea that a savvy recipient could remove the main image and use it as a bookmark during the holidays. :) We will stamp off the Tree once before stamping....Mossy Meadow is SO dark!

Stampin' Addicts Winter Holiday Blog Hop - Get Your Santa On

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts Winter Holiday Blog Hop!  We have several projects to show you, so I hope you'll visit us all.  Should you get lost or want to chat about the hope, visit The Winter Holiday Blog Hop chat thread on Stampin' Addicts. If you're traveling in order, you've just seen Tanya's visions of Santa Creations.  That's quite a set, isn't it?  I especially love the card with the moose in pajamas colored on Mossy Meadow cardstock.  Creative use of the sentiment (on the inside) and gorgeous contrast make an super adorable card!

First, I have this adaptation of Brent Steele's 2008 Convention project in which he made the arms of the Under the Stars bear raise and lower...This little guy is similar, but on a smaller scale....I used the online tutorial by Dawn Olchefske because I guess my convention notes weren't as thorough as hers were. :)  Perhaps it would have been better had I not used Gold Encore Ink on the embossed stars?  The sparkly goldness doesn't show up in my photograph at all.  Oh well....He is off to sit at my mom's house because she doesn't ever throw away my cards. :)  If I kept it, I'd just sit around playing with it all day. :)

Next is this old school clear glass and plastic transparency ornament.  Now we can use our Blendabilities to color on the back side of the image after stamping in StazOn ink.  I used the darkest Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities, but I think it matches the Real Red ribbon best since it is on the transparency. I added a few tiny stars (from the star border punch) to the bottom of the ornament, and I may go back and add stars to each side (to cover) of the blank space on the transparency....I bet that would be cute.

For this week's MOJO Monday sketch ( MOJO366 ) I used the Chimney image with a patchwork of the Trim the Tree designer series paper stack. The silver stampin' dazzle marker worked well for the candlesticks too. The button is layered with a sequin from the Frosted Sequins with a Rhinestone bling on top to hide the hole.

I used real red for Santa's suit to contrast with the rest of the card and add interest, and I decided I really like it that way.

Now, it is time to see lovely Partridge & Pears creations on Mary's blog, Scrap and Stamp with Mary... I love her vibrant colors and that ornament with the star around it--amazing!

Pardoned turkey....Curvy Keepsake Box Die

This little pardoned turkey will be pretty on Thanksgiving tables with Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Blackberry Bliss and Old Olive feathers (cut with the Feathers dies).  This would be perfect for a hostess gift with some Hershey's kisses or other little candies inside.

I've seen several of these turkeys now, but I was most inspired by Darla Watson and Mary Ellen Stites.

Triple Cut Out Card Christmas Card CASE

I CASEd this card from demonstrator Paula Reid.  I loved the cute design and decided my customers had to see it....I changed some tiny details, and here it is.

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Product List

• Nordic Noel Designer Series Paper
• Real Red 3/8" Satin Woven Ribbon
• Festival Of Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
• Garden Green 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Baked Brown Sugar 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
• 2013-2015 In Color Sequin Assortment -Brown Sugar Stars
• Tree Punch
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

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