Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! I wanted share the card I sent out this year. I used Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio 2 to create it. This was the first time I've used MDS 2, and I'm loving the changes they've made to the program.  Now I just need to learn how to take advantage of all the fancy new features!  

Although I always intend to hand-stamp all my cards, somehow it doesn't seem to happen often enough!  This was a fabulous time saver for a hectic time of year. :-)

Happy Holidays everyone!

 

12 Days of Christmas--Day 12--Christmas Door

Made it all the way to Day number 12 of the '12 Days of Christmas'!  This is another one of the cards from a Stamp-A-Stack class.  This is an idea that I've seen lots of different places and just made my own version of it. 

The rectangles of Naturals White card stock are (top) 1 3/4" by 1 5/8" and (bottom) 3" by 1 5/8".  I sponged around the edges to add some definition, and added a Glimmer Brad for the door knob. 

For the wreath, the largest wreath is created by punching first with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch and then with the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch.  For the smaller wreath, I stamped with Gumball Green, punched the middle out with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch, and then ran it through the Big Shot with one of the framelits from the Floral Frames collection. 

The wreath was spritzed with a mix of Frost White Shimmer paint and rubbing alcohol, and the bow was added with a glue dot. 

I hope that you have a wonderful holiday season with family and those you love! 

Stamps:  Day Dream Medallions
Ink:  Gumball Green, Soft Suede (for sponging)
Paper:  Naturals White, Gumball Green
Accessories:  Floral Frames Framelits, Big Shot, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Basics Glimmer Brads, Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon, Frost White Shimmer Paint (mixed with rubbing alcohol), sponge, dimensionals

12 Days of Christmas--Day 11--Lots of Ornaments

 

 
Day 11 of the '12 Days of Christmas'!  Today I have two cards to show you that both use the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set and coordinating Holiday Ornaments Framelits collection. 
 
The first card is one that we made at a Stampers Club meeting.  The Designer Paper is from the Festival of Prints DSP stack (where else?!) and the Lucky Limeade Circle was cut out using the Bigz Clear Circle Die (just now realized that is no longer available in the catalog!) and is about a 3 3/4" circle.  The circle is also sprayed with a combination of Frost White Shimmer Paint and Rubbing Alcohol to give it a subtle sparkle. 
 
Stamps:  Ornament Keepsakes, More Merry Messages
Ink:  Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints DSP Stack
Accessories:  Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Clear Bigz Circle Die, Big Shot, Very Vanilla 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Frost White Shimmer Paint (mixed with rubbing alcohol), Rhinestone Jewels, dimensionals
 

 
This card is one that I had designed as an option for my Stamp-A-Stack classes, but it ended up not making the cut.  :-)  Pretty simple, just takes a little time to do the paper piercing around the edges. 

The 'strings' that the ornaments are hanging from were drawn using a ruler and one of the new Silver Stampin' Dazzle Markers. 
 
Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler, Silver Stampin' Dazzle Marker
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Silver Shimmer Paper
Accessories:  Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Big Shot, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Rhinestone Jewels, White Baker's Twine, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, dimensionals 

12 Days of Christmas--Day 10--Clothespin Magnets

 

Only a few days left until Christmas!  My kids are so excited and repeatedly ask 'how many more days till Christmas?'  :-)  It's fun though to have their excitement and anticipation. 

 

One of the things I made up this year, to sell at the Bazaar that benefits the preschool my daughter goes to, are these clothespin magnets.  These are the two 'holiday' options that I had available.   

 

The gingerbread man comes from the Scentsational Season stamp set and is cut out with the coordinating Holiday Collection Framelits.  The Designer Paper comes from the Polka Dot Parade package (Real Red and Old Olive) and the Espresso comes from the Color Collection DSP Stack (Neutrals). 

 

The snowflakes were cut out using the Snow Flurry Bigz die.  I love the touch of sparkle that the Silver Glimmer Paper brings!  The Designer Paper is from the Festival of Prints DSP Stack. 

 

If you want to see what the magnets look like on the back, you can see THIS post. 

 

These clothespin magnets are cute packaged, or they can also make a cute addition to the tops of your presents--attached to a bow or holding a tag onto a bag. 



 

Stamps:  Scentsational Season
Ink:  Early Espresso
Paper:  Polka Dot Parade, Color Collection DSP Stack, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Silver Glimmer Paper, Festival of Prints DSP stack
Accessories:  Holiday Collection Framelits, Big Shot, Pearls, Mod Podge, Clothespins, Rare Earth Magnets, Clear Envelopes (for packaging), Snow Flurry Die, dimensionals

12 Days of Christmas--Day 9--Evergreen

Back again with another Christmas card!  This is another card from one of my Stamp-A-Stack classes this fall.  This card is really pretty simple to make--the only time consuming part was the paper piercing.  Although I love having all the new paper-piercing templates because they make it so easy to have perfectly lined up holes.  :-) 

This card uses the Evergreen stamp set found in the Holiday Mini Catalog and the More Merry Messages stamp set from the big Catalog.  I hand-cut the banner ends on the sentiment. 

See you tomorrow for Day 10 of the '12 Days of Christmas'. 

Stamps:  Evergreen, More Merry Messages
Ink:  River Rock, Always Artichoke
Paper:  Always Artichoke, River Rock, Whisper White
Accessories:  Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Big Shot, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, dimensionals

12 Days of Christmas--Day 8--Scentsational Cocoa

 
Day number 8 of my '12 Days of Christmas' series!  This cards is one that I saw demonstrated at the Stampin' Up! convention this past summer.  It's actually the card that finally convinced me to buy the Festival of Prints DSP stack.  :-)  It's nice because you cut one sheet from the stack exactly in half--getting 2 layers/two cards.   When we made these in a Stamp-A-Stack class, each person got 4 sheets of Designer Paper--all different--and they got to choose which side of the DSP they used on each card.

Really the only 'trick' to this card is stamping the mug.  First ink up with Gumball Green, then take your Blender Pen to remove the green ink just from the 'drink' part of the image.  Then use your Early Espresso marker to color in the drink.  Breathe on the stamp to re moisten the ink, and stamp on your card stock. 

Cute and simple!  I thought this would make an adorable invitation for a holiday get-together, but particularly a caroling/hot cocoa party.   

Stamps:  Scentsational Season, Tiny Tags
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso (and marker), Gumball Green
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints DSP stack
Accessories:  Blender Pen, Holiday Collection Framelits, Labels Collection Framelits, Big Shot, Jewelry Tag punch, Vintage Trinkets, Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, dimensionals