Warmest of wishes to you & your families
during this holiday season.
Find instructions on creating this wreath by clicking here. My wreath uses non-SU paper that I've hoarded for years (yep, you heard it right, over 8 years).
The focal point is all Stampin' Up! product, including sneak peeks of the Hearts Collection Framelits Dies. The largest heart is approximately 5 7/16" wide. LOVE IT!!
A Kwik & Kool card that looks SO much better in person.
The Silver Glimmer Paper sings against the Basic Black cardstock. I love my Frosty the Blingman.
My husband asked me to make a Christmas card for the local barber.
I haven't stamped in so long - at least not on a regular basis. So, four other cards before this went into the trash bin. It's hard to get back into the swing of things, but I always seem to find my way back to my "mojo". I think this card will do nicely with a little gift for the barber tucked inside.
Hand-Penned Holidays has been calling my name for weeks now. I love the exaggerated font!
Pines & Poinsettias created the perfect finishing touch - Stampin' Write Markers helped me create a multi-colored image. So easy & fun!
I was able to make a card & play along with my fellow Pals at Pals Paper Arts in todays challenge (PPA123).
Using the fun red & silver glimmer paper and glimmer brads from the neutrals collection, I put on the ritz for this Christmas card. It was fun to create again!
Don't miss out on the fun! Pals Paper Arts is giving away a HUGE selection of BLOG CANDY to the winner of today's challenge. You've gotta play with the PPA to win!
Welcome to the November 2011 Pals Blog Hop!
This month, we're featuring Winter, Christmas, and Hanukkah inspired cards & projects! Enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with.
You've likely hopped over from seeing great work by Angie Blake (Angie's Musings). I'm stop #19 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in!
I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for Winter, Christmas, and Hanukkah paper projects from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up at the end of this post and you'll be back on track!
For my contribution to the hop, I created a Christmas Countdown planner using My Digital Studio. I found this fantastic website called Organized Christmas, where I found some downloadable (and printable) pocket planner forms. Please note: December's calendar has two 29's on it, but I can easily overlook that. :)
Using the planner forms, I created jpeg images and uploaded them into My Digital Studio to create an 8 1/2" x 11" landscape planner. I've always signed my Christmas cards from Kris Kringle during the holidays, so my planner gets the same treatment.
(Click to Enlarge Images)
Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Leah O'Brien (Leah's Stampin' Corner), stop #20 on the November Pals Hop! Thanks for "hopping" by!
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The colors behind the Merry & Bright stamp image were created by adding punched shapes in Marina Mist, Apricot Appeal, and Wild Wasabi. I simply added them to the layer beneath the stamp image to incorporate a bit of color.
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A simple (kwik & kool) card that I sent as a thank you.
I really love how this turned out. The sentiment "seasons greetings" can be used AFTER the holidays. My rule of thumb is if there is still snow on the ground, it is still considered the "season". It may help to know that I live in wintery Wisconsin! BRRR!
Enjoy the season, wherever you live.
Just for fun, I decided to upload this card in black & white. I was SO happy with the way this turned out that I wanted you to experience the "WOW moment" just like I did.
Click the images to view in color!
The photos don't do this card any justice. The bling bouncing off the card is breathtaking. It's been a while since I've been this excited about card-making. Maybe my mojo is slowly creeping back in OR maybe I'm just giddy becuase I found some "me" time. Either way, I'm excited that I was able to use my treasured Stampin' Up! goodies.
This card is for a very special person in my life, who was my Mom's best friend. I hope she loves it as much as I do.
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I'm finally getting in the holiday mood.
Had time to create with Stampin' Up!'s, Design a House. Here's the house in the "raw" form.
Item #120911, $5.95
Get yourself a house in my online store and start creating!
It was such good "therapy" to get stamping again. The idea of Christmas without my Mom has been a difficult pill to swallow. So, I haven't been in the holiday mood at all - in fact, I wanted to just skip it all together. BUT I started to create this little house and it did wonders to bring in the holiday spirit.
Happy Holidays Stampers!
