Christmas Coacoa

I am one of those rare people who doesn’t drink coffee.  In fact, I strongly dislike even the smell of it.  So when I saw this stamp, I decided it must have hot chocolate in it.  At least that way, I can stamp it without wrinkling my nose.  🙂

I made this card using this week’s sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

When I saw this sketch, I thought it looked like a pretty easy sketch.  But I just couldn’t get happy with anything I tried.  Finally, I came up with this and decided to call it a day.  Some days are like that, aren’t they? 

I hope you have a great Friday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Scentsational Season, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink:  Gumball Green, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Be of Good Cheer dsp
Embellishments:  Holiday Collection framelits, Labels Collection framelits, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Pearl Basic Jewels, Finishing Touches edgelits, Vanilla 1/2″ Seam Binding ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

A Simple Double-Challenge Christmas Card

I knew I wanted to participate in the sketch challenge over at the Retro Sketches site this week because the sketch is very simple, yet unique.

Then when I saw the fun tic-tac-toe challenge over at the Paper Players, I knew what I wanted to do with this sketch — make a blue & red Christmas card with buttons.

I love all of the stamps in the sentiment set, Greetings of the Season.  So I picked one and made that the focus of my card.  It was an easy Christmas card.

Have a great week!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Greetings of the Season
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints dsp stack, Red Glimmer paper
Embellishments:  Cherry Cobbler and White Baker’s Twine, Regals designer buttons, Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder, 3/16″ Corner Rounder punch

I Couldn’t Help It

I mentioned a couple of days ago that I’ve had my pre-order of Christmas stamps for a couple of months now, and they’ve been patiently waiting for attention.  Well, I couldn’t help but make a Christmas card today because this set, Scentsational Season, is so cute.  I love all of the images in it, and when you consider that there are matching framelits, well…I couldn’t help it, but I had to use them today.

For the green polka dot frame, I used one of the Window Frames Collection framelits on both ends of the paper.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Scentsational Season, Sweet Essentials
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Be of Good Cheer dsp
Embellishments:  Chevron embossing folder, Holiday Collection Framelits dies, Window Frames Collection Framelits dies, Perfect Pennants Bigz die, Regals Designer Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details

I Know It’s Way Too Early for This, But…

I know it’s way too early for Christmas cards, but I’ve had these Christmas papers, stamps and dies staring at me for a few weeks now since we pre-ordered from the Holiday catalog.  And when I saw the sketch over at the Freshly Made Sketches site and the banner challenge at The Paper Players site, I just instantly knew what I wanted to do with it.  And that so rarely happens to me.

So you see, I couldn’t help but make a Christmas card today.

I covered the snowflake with Dazzling Diamonds glitter and the Very Vanilla looking card stock is actually the Shimmery White card stock — I just can’t get it to shimmer for the camera.

This was a fun sketch and it was fun to make a square card again.  I don’t make many of them.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Border Banter
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Shimmery White, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla (snow flake), Be of Good Cheer dsp
Embellishments:  Snow Flurry Bigz die, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Large Pearl Basics Jewels