Jingle Bells

 Christmas is right around the corner.  I finally mailed out my Christmas cards this morning.  Whew!  That is a relief!  But I'm still making them.

This is a card for TSOT #685.  I went with bells for this one.

The paper is from Kaisercraft - First Noel.  The bells are from a die set by Paper Rose called Bell with Bow.  I cut it out twice with two different papers and used the negative pieces from each to fill them in. The sketch showed a little tied bow so I went with a die set by Waffle Flower called Layered Boxes and used the die that is for the tied bow.  The sentiment is from a Honey Bee Stamps stamp set called and Jingle All The Way (and I used that very sentiment).

Christmas Gift

 

Today is cold and windy in Hartford.  I think the temperature is 32 degrees and on the way down.

I haven't stepped outside, instead I decided to create a card for The Paper Players Theme Challenge PP767: Gifting.

On this card I used paper from two different paper pads, Santa Clause Lane by Echo Park and Home For Christmas by Violet Studio Designs. The gift is a die by Tutti Designs called Birthday Present, but in this case it is a Christmas present. 😄

I die cut it out in two different patterned designs and layered them.

The sentiment is from Colorado Craft called Holiday Wishes.  I stamped the sentiment and cut it out with Nesting Landscape Arches die by Waffle Flower.

Holiday Birds and Snowflake

It's just about two weeks before Christmas and here's another Christmas Card to go into my stash to mail out.

This is my card for Splitcoast Stampers Challenge SC1092.  

 I used the same die cut set that I used for an earlier card that I posted. Holiday Birds by Pretty Pink Posh.  This time I cut them out in white cardstock and then colored them with Catherine Pooler inks.  The single snowflake is from a die set called Mini Snowflakes by Scrapbook.com.  Sentiment is a Picket Fence Studios stamp set called Fancy Christmas Sentiments.  I stamped it in Lady Bug red ink by Memento and used the coordinating die to cut it out.

The paper I used is from Reminisce called Santa Squad.

Holiday Birds

 Here is my card for FMS #715.  I think it turned out pretty good.  

I used the die set from Pretty Pink Posh called Holiday Birds.  Working with putting them together was both fun and challenging.  The circle is Layering Foliage Window by Paper Rose.  Sentiment is by Sunny Studio called Holiday Greetings.  The paper I used is from a paper pad by Carta Bella called Christmas.

Christmas Ornaments

 Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone, and I got through it.  

    Family, Food and Fun.  This seems like such a long weekend.

Now, I'm getting down to business with FMS #714 challenge.  I missed the last two challenges, so I told myself, I got to do this one for sure.

For this card, I used a stamp I've had for a while by Penny Black called Togetherness.  There are three focal images in the set and I chose the hanging ornaments.  I colored the image with colored pencils and used the coordinating die to cut it out.

The sentiment is Holiday Greetings by Sunny Studio.

Christmas Bell

Happy Veterans Day!

 Here's another Christmas/Holiday card for my stash.  

I used the Splitcoast Stampers Challenge 1086 to create this card.  

The paper is from the Santa Claus Lane collection by Echo Park.  This particular paper is called Tree Toppings.  This paper is double-sided, and for this sketch I needed contrasting colors, so it worked out well.  For the squares, I used the die set from Sizzix called Square Frames.  The bell die is Bell with Bow by Paper Rose.  Sentiment is from the stamp set by Honey Bee Stamps called Inside Holiday Sentiments.

Holiday Gifts

Posting my card for FMS #711.  I went with holiday gifts since its getting to be that time of year.

The dies I used are from Sunny Studio: Stitched Semi-Circle and Perfect Gift Boxes.  The sentiment is from stamp set Inside Holiday Sentiments by Honey Bee Stamps.

One more card to add to my Christmas Card stash.