Flaky Friends

Just waiting for the snow to fly soon! I put this card together using "Flaky Friends" stamp set, designer paper and my markers. This is the first time I used the shimmery white cardstock from Stampin' Up! It is similar to whisper white but has some subtle sparkle to it. The shimmer even comes through after coloring with a marker! Colors here are Old Olive, Real Red and the Dashing Designer paper. I also used Yo-Yo Yellow and Pumpkin Pie markers for the stars and carrot noses on the snow people.

I like to send a few different designs for my Christmas cards. That way I'm sure to use different stamp sets and cardstock.

The countdown to Stampin' Up!'s retired stamp set list is on. December 1st I will email the list to everyone. If you are not on my email list, leave a comment with your email and I will get one out to you!

Thanks for looking!

More Christmas cards

Here are 2 more Christmas card ideas. The first one uses Stampin' Up!'s "Hung Up on the Holidays" stamp set with Ruby Red and Sage Shadow cardstock and ink. The second card uses a hostess set called "Perfect Presentation" with Mellow Moss, Purely Pomegranate and So Saffron cardstock, Purely Pomegranate ink and Dots and Dashes designer paper.

Stampin' Up! posted some new catalog information today on the demonstrator website, (another reason to join my Stampin' Up! team). The Spring/Summer 2008 collection will have rub ons, a nursery themed simply scrappin' kit and of course fresh new stamp sets.

Did I mention there are perks to being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator besides the 20% discount? All active Stampin' Up! demonstrators are receiving a free level 3 hostess stamp set in the next couple of weeks. Don't worry, I will post a creation using this set as soon as the UPS man drives away!

Have a great Monday!

Christmas Card workshop

This weekend, I have a club workshop where the ladies each make one of 5 cards. This weekend is a Christmas theme. (If you ladies want to be surprised, don't look!)

I love to show new techniques. The snowflake card in the middle is an example of shadow stamping. The basic idea is to slightly overlap the stamped images. For this one, I inked up my snowflake jumbo wheel in brocade blue and rolled it onto brocade blue cardstock starting at the seam. After cleaning the wheel, I then inked it in white craft ink. Finding the seam again, I lined it up at the edge of the paper and rolled over the brocade blue snowflakes, giving the images a shadow look. I've seen this done with River Rock ink as the "shadow". Very cool and dimensional technque.

Noble Deer

It's hunting season again...This is a popluar set during this time. I use it constantly for masculine cards, scrapbooking those trophy deer and even seen it as a beautiful Christmas card.

It's a basic card with lots of stamping. I used Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla, and Always Artichoke card stock; Close to Cocoa and Always Artichoke classic ink. The More Mustard button is adhered with a mini glue dot.

To make matching photo corners, use a square punch and cut in half or snip off one corner and match it up with the opposite corner for a guide and snip.

Calendar Pages

Here are 2 pages from a calendar that I do every year for my parents. Good thing they don't look at my blog! I just love the photo of Gavin, he's telling me about the dream he had while he waits for the school bus. He's always so animated, especially when talking about super heroes!

Chase is being his mellow self. It's been difficult to get a good picture of him lately, he's been using his cheesey smile.

I used the designer paper, Fall Flowers, punches and brads to finish off the pages. They will go onto a desktop calendar and a 6x6 scrapbook when the year is over.

Delightful

These are 2 quick and easy cards using designer paper, punches and Stampin' Up!'s "It's All Good" stamp set.

Confetti White & Bashful Blue card stock;
Cutie Pie designer series paper; Rose Red
Classic ink; Square, circle, scalloped
circle punches