Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful day with those they love the most! I'm very thankful for all my family and friends and wish you all a peaceful and joyful Christmas!

Here's a cute gift bag I created for some of the gifts this year. I used the Scentsational Season stamp set and coordinating Holiday Collection Framelits with some Old Olive Polka Dot Parade DSP.

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Scentsational Season and Delightful Decorations
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive, Red Glimmer paper, Polka Dot Parade DSP
Inks: Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
Accessories: 2 3/8 inch Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/4 inch Circle punch, Holiday Collection Framelits, Ornament punch, 1/8 inch Old Olive taffeta ribbon, 1/4 inch Real Red stitched grosgrain ribbon, 1/2 inch Chocolate Chip scallop dots ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, White gel pen

Christmas Ornament Card for a Freshly Made Sketch

Anyone needing some quick and cute Christmas cards should use this great sketch-Freshly Made Sketches#65 here. You can whip up a bunch in no time! I used the Delightful Decorations stamp set with some Festival of Prints DSP.

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Delightful Decorations
Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White and Festival of Prints DSP
Inks: Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Ornament punch, 1 3/4 inch Circle punch, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin' dimensionals

Splitcoast Card Sketch#406

I used the Splitcoast Card Sketch#406 here. Delightful Decorations and Mixed Medley are the stamp sets with some Festival of Prints DSP.

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Mixed Medley and Delightful Decorations
Papers: Very Vanilla, Island Indigo, Bashful Blue, Cherry Cobbler, Festival of Prints DSP
Inks: Cherry Cobbler and Island Indigo
Accessories: Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder, 3/4 inch & 1inch & 1 1/4 inch Circle punches, 3/8 inch Island Indigo ruffled ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals, Ornament punch, Basic Rhinestone jewels

Happy Anniversary at the Freshly Made Sketches Blog!

It's the 1 year anniversary at the Freshly Made Sketches blog here.
So it's your choice to use any one of their past sketches.  I chose the FMS#8 here. The stamp sets are Delightful Decorations and Pennant Parade. And of course, more Festival of Prints DSP!

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Delightful Decorations & Pennant Parade
Papers: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Lucky Limeade and Festival of Prints DSP
Inks: Cherry Cobbler and Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Ornament Punch, Word Window punch, Stampin' dimensionals

Quick Christmas Card

Whew! It's been a while since I posted, but I think everyone can identify with the craziness of the season! This quick card was one of the last ones I made this year. It feels great to have them signed, sealed and delivered. This one would also qualify for the SUO Challenge#34 here. I started by running the Real Red card stock thru the Big Shot with the Snow Burst embossing folder. I stamped the ornament from Delightful Decorations in Real Red and used the Ornament punch to punch it out. I used the 1 3/4 inch Circle punch on the Whisper White circle and the 2 3/8 inch Scallop Circle punch on the Wild Wasabi piece. I added some dots with the White Gel pen and popped it up with Stampin' dimensionals. Finally, Merry Christmas from Season of Joy was stamped in Wild Wasabi.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Delightful Decorations and Season of Joy

Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Wild Wasabi

Inks: Real Red and Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Snow Burst embossing folder, Ornament Punch, 1 3/4 inch Circle punch, 2 3/8 inch Scallop Circle punch, Stampin' dimensionals, White gel pen

Holiday Stocking Gift Card Holder

I finally got my order with the new Holiday Stocking die and had to use it to make a gift card holder. Who doesn't need those at the holidays?
I used some Real Red from the Patterns DSP Brights Stack and some of the new Silver Glimmer Paper. For the back of the stocking I used Real Red card stock. I just adhered the two pieces together on the edges, leaving a space in the middle to slip in the gift card. I stamped the ornament from Delightful Decorations in Real Red and used the Ornament punch to punch it out. I attached the ornament and some 5/8 inch Real Red Satin ribbon with a Silver Glimmer Brad.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Delightful Decorations
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Patterns DSP Brights Stack, Silver Glimmer Paper
Inks: Real Red
Accessories: Silver Glimmer Brad, Ornament Punch, 5/8 inch Real Red Satin ribbon, Holiday Stocking Bigz Die

Christmas Card for a Sketch and Challenge

I made this Christmas card with the Splitcoast Sketch#352 here.  And for the PPA#113-Technique-Heat Embossing, here.
The base is Wild Wasabi card stock and I added papers from the Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP. I matted two of them with Real Red. The strip of Wild Wasabi  and the circle of Very Vanilla was run thru the Big Shot with the Snow Burst textured impressions embossing folder. I stamped the ornament from Delightful Decorations in Versamark, heated it up and embossed it with Wild Wasabi Stampin' emboss power. Then I used the Ornament punch to punch it out and popped it up with Stampin' dimensionals. I also embossed the greeting from Season of Joy with Wild Wasabi Stampin' emboss power. That was then punched out with the Large Oval punch and layered onto some Wild Wasabi punched with the Scallop Oval punch. Finally, some 1/4 inch Real Red grosgrain finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Delightful Decorations and Season of Joy
Papers: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP
Inks: Versamark
Accessories: Wild Wasabi Stampin' emboss powder, Large Oval and Scallop Oval punches, Snow Burst embossing folder, heat gun, 1/4 inch Real Red grosgrain ribbon, Circles#2 Big Shot die, Stampin' dimensionals

Today's the Day for the Holiday Mini Catalog!

The Holiday Mini Catalog is live today so to kick it off I made a card featuring products in the Mini. I used the MojoMonday Sketch#206 here to get started.
I have a Real Red card stock base then added three patterned papers from the new, Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP. The dots and stripes on the paper have glitter! I ran the Very Vanilla piece thru the Big Shot with the new Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I stamped the stocking from the new, Stitched Stockings stamp set in Real Red and punched it out with the new, Stocking Builder Punch. I trimmed down the stocking and added a Real Red piece punched with the Stocking Builder Punch. The stockings were popped up with Stampin' dimensionals. I colored in the Merry Christmas stamp from Delightful Decorations with my Real Red and Wild Wasabi Stampin' Write Marker and punched it out with the 3/4 Circle punch. I popped up that circle with Stampin' dimensionals. The Wasabi piece was punched out with the 1 inch Circle punch and the Real Red piece punched with the 1 1/4 inch Circle punch. Finally, some 5/8 inch Real Red Satin Ribbon finishes it off.
Stamps: Stitched Stockings and Delightful Decorations
Papers: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP
Inks: Real Red and Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Snow Burst embossing folder, Stocking Builder Punch, Stampin' dimensionals,  3/4 inch and 1 inch and 1 1/4 inch Circle punches, 5/8 inch Real Red Satin Ribbon

Clean & Simple FTL#116 Ornaments

This card is for the Clean & Simple FTL#116 here.
I used Rich Razzleberry for the base and added some Razzleberry Patterns DSP Brights Stack papers. I cut out two Top Note dies, one in Old Olive and the other in Very Vanilla. I trimmed down the Vanilla one and stamped the ornaments twice in Old Olive. I stamped the joy ornament in Rich Razzleberry, punched it out with the Ornament punch and popped it up with Stampin dimensionals. I used the Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry Stampin write markers to draw the hangers. I also used the Razzleberry Stampin write marker to color just the Peace part of the stamp from All Holidays. Finally, a piece of 1/4 inch Old Olive grosgrain finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Delightful Decorations and All Holidays
Papers: Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Patterns DSP Brights stack
Inks: Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry Classic pad and Stampin write markers
Accessories: Top Note Bigz die, Ornament punch, Stampin dimensionals, 1/4 inch Old Olive grosgrain

A Christmas Card for Two Challenges

Here's a Christmas card for two challenges.
First, the Color Combo #293 at Splitcoast here,
and second, Challenge #4 at SUO Challenges here.
The colors to use are Cherry Cobbler, Concord Crush and Old Olive. And the SUO Challenge was to use Fabric, and in my case, I used ribbons.
So I started with a base of Crumb Cake and layered on some Old Olive card stock. I ran a piece of Cherry Cobbler thru the Big Shot with the Northern Flurry textured impressions embossing folder. I sponged some Very Vanilla Craft ink on the snowflakes to make them pop. I also added some Old Olive DSP from the Patterns DSP Brights stack. I stamped the ornament from Delightful Decorations in Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Concord Crush, punching out the center of the Concord Crush one with the 1 inch circle punch. All three ornaments were punched out with the XL Ornament punch. I popped up the Olive one with some Stampin dimensionals. I used 1/4 inch Old Olive grosgrain and 1/2 inch Cherry Cobbler seam binding, folded in half, to "hang" the ornaments. Finally, some more 1/2 inch Cherry Cobbler seam binding was ruffled and adhered over the papers to finish it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Delightful Decorations
Papers: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake,Old Olive, Patterns DSP Brights Stack
Inks: Very Vanilla Craft Ink, Cherry Cobbler, Concord Crush, Old Olive
Accessories: Northern Flurry textured impressions embossing folder, 1/2 inch Cherry Cobbler seam binding, 1/4 inch Old Olive grosgrain, 1 inch circle punch, XL Ornament punch, Stampin dimensionals

CAS Real Red Christmas

I'm on a Clean & Simple card kick lately. And since I had a new stampin' friend coming over to get some basic stamping tips I thought I'd show her how to make this card. I think this one also qualifies for the new Clean and Simple stamping feature on Stamping 411 here.
Real Red is the card stock base and I added some Real Red from the Patterns DSP Brights Stack. I stamped the ornament from Delightful Decorations in Real Red and punched it out with the XL Ornament punch. I popped that up with Stampin dimensionals. Merry Christmas from All Holidays was also stamped in Real Red. Finally, I added some Old Olive 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Delightful Decorations and All Holidays
Papers: Whisper white, Real Red, Patterns DSP Brights stack
Inks: Real Red
Accessories: XL Ornament punch, 1/4 inch Old Olive grosgrain, Stampin dimensionals

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas to all! Hope you're all enjoying the day with family and friends. We're having our family Christmas this morning and heading to Kenosha with the rest of the family in the afternoon. We're thankful for everyone and everything we have!
I'm sharing my last Christmas project for this year, a gift bag for my mom's presents. I was inspired by this card that I saw on Splitcoast.
The kraft bag was stamped with the snowflake from Patterned Pines in Real Red, Old Olive and Soft Suede. The panel has a piece of the flocked specialty paper from Christmas Cocoa. There's a piece of the 1 1/4 inch Old Olive striped grosgrain ribbon that's wrapped up with a Circle Fire brad. I punched a piece of Whisper White with the Ornament punch. I stamped the leaf from Berry Christmas in Old Olive, the berries in Real Red, and "make merry" in Soft Suede. That's popped up with Stampin' dimensionals. The ribbon stamp was stamped in Versamark then embossed with Silver embossing powder. The tag is from Christmas Punch, layered on a piece of Old Olive punched from the Wide Oval punch.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Berry Christmas and Delightful Decorations, Christmas Punch, Patterned Pines
Papers: Whisper white, Old Olive, Real Red, Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers
Inks: Old Olive, Real Red, Soft Suede, Versamark
Accessories: Circle Fire brad, Ornament Punch, Scallop oval punch, Wide oval punch, 1 1/4 inch Old Olive striped grosgrain ribbon, Silver embossing powder, Mistletoe ribbon, Stampin dimensionals

Stamping 411 Flocked Ornaments

Obviously I can't stop using the Delightful Decorations set!

I made this card for the Stamping 411 challenge here.

I punched out a piece of the red flocked paper from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers with the Ornament punch. I stamped the ribbon from Berry Christmas in Real Red. And the joy ornament was stamped in Old Olive. The Real Red Stampin write marker was used to create the other ornament hangers. Finally, I stamped Merry Christmas in Real Red. A piece of 3/4 inch Real Red polka-dot grosgrain ribbon finished the design.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Delightful Decorations, Berry Christmas, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper white, Real Red and Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers

Inks: Real Red and Old Olive classic stampin pads, Real Red Stampin write marker

Accessories: 3/4 inch Real Red polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals

SC 257 Ornaments

I'm on a roll-another post today to make up for last week!

Here's another Christmas card done for the Splitcoast Sketch Challenge #257 here. I just love the Delightful Decorations set from the Holiday Mini! And the coordinating punch makes for fast cards. I masked the Soft Suede ornament then stamped the two other ornaments in Real Red. I'm really trying not to hoard my papers and to use up the Christmas Cocoa Specialty Papers.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Delightful Decorations

Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Soft Suede and Christmas Cocoa specialty papers

Inks: Real Red and Soft Suede, Basic Black Stampin write marker

Accessories: Ornament Punch, 1 1/4 inch square punch, 1 3/8 inch square punch

Just Another Mojo Monday!

Another MojoMonday sketch here and another Christmas card checked off my list. I used the Delightful Decorations set, the Ornament punch and the new Jumbo Snowflake punch. A little elastic gold cord and gold brads for some bling and this one is done. I layered the snowflakes and secured them with a gold brad then popped them up with Stampin' dimesionals.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Delightful Decorations

Papers: Whisper white, Real red, Soft suede, Christmas Cocoa Specialty

Inks: Real red and Soft suede

Accessories: Ornament punch, Jumbo snowflake punch, gold brads. gold elastic cord, Stampin' dimensionals

Stamping 411 Snowman

This Christmas card is for the Stamping 411 Challenge here. Their challenges are fun and quick because they give you helpful measurements for your cards. I used the Two Cool Dudes stamp set and the snowflake from Delightful Decorations for the background on the Whisper White piece of card stock. The striped paper is from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty paper. I propped up the snowman with some Stampin dimensionals but it's kind of hard to see in the picture. Really cute in real life!
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Two Cool Dudes, Delightful Decorations, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Soft Suede, Christmas Cocoa Specialty
Inks: Real Red and Soft Suede
Accessories: 3/4 inch Real Red polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, Small Tag punch, Tag punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label punch, ticket corner punch, Stampin dimensionals

Splitcoast Card Sketch #249 Joy

I made this card for the Splitcoast Card Sketch #249 here.

I used two stamp sets for this one. The hanging bow is from Berry Christmas and the joy ornament is from Delightful Decorations. I punched out the ornament stamp with the Ornament punch from the Holiday Mini. So quick, simple and cute!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Berry Christmas and Delightful Decorations

Papers: Whisper white, Real Red, Soft Suede, Christmas Cocoa Specialty Papers

Inks: Real Red and Soft Suede

Accessories: Ornament Punch

Stamping 411 Christmas Card

I made this Christmas card for the Stamping 411 challenge here. I'm a big ribbon fan so I thought I'd use one of the rolls of ribbon from Sleigh Bells. I used the Polka Dot background stamp (on the dormant list) to add something to the Real Red paper. Then I used the polka dot ornament stamp from Delightful Decorations to coordinate with all the dots. The Old Olive striped paper is from the Patterns Designer Series Papers. You gotta love punches too, they make for cute and quick cards!
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Delightful Decorations, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Polka Dot background stamp
Papers: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Old Olive, Old Olive Patterns Designer Series Papers
Inks: Real Red, Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker
Accessories: Sleigh Bells ribbon, Ornament punch, Word window punch, Modern Label punch, Coluzzle circle cutter, Stampin' dimensionals

Merry Mojo Monday

Merry Monday to you! I quickly made a card for this week's MojoMonday #104 here. Hopefully I can get some major stamping in this week and get going on my Christmas projects. Although, it is a little hard to get in the holiday spirit when it's 80 degrees and sunny! I used the snowmen from The More the Merrier set and the Merry Christmas from Delightful Decorations. And of course more paper from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers. And this card has ribbon and punches too. Here's my recipe:

Stamps: The More the Merrier, Delightful Decorations

Papers: Shimmery and Whisper White card stock, Old Olive and Real Red, Christmas Cocoa Specialty papers

Inks: Bashful Blue, Real Red and Old Olive

Accessories: Coluzzle, 1 inch, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch and 1 3/4 inch circle punches, Scallop circle punch, 3/4 inch Real Red polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Mistletoe 1/2 inch grosgrain ribbon, silver brads, blender pens

Christmas Mojo

I've got the Christmas Mojo going on. I made this card for the MojoMonday turns 100 Day 6 sketch here. I did all seven sketches for that week but not necessarily in a week. I used the Delightful Decorations stamp set (Holiday Mini). I also used the coordinating ornament punch (Holiday Mini) to layer the images. Some silver elastic cord (Holiday Mini) was perfect to make the ornament seem three-dimensional. The ribbon is the 3/8 inch Old Olive taffeta from the Mistletoe Ribbon Originals(Holiday Mini). Finally, the paper is from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper(Holiday Mini). Just wanted to make sure you knew this card was made from all the cute things you can now order from the Holiday Mini catalog!
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Delightful Decorations
Papers: Whisper white, Real Red, Old Olive, Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Papers
Inks: Real Red and Old Olive
Accessories: 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, Scallop circle punch, Ornament punch, Scallop edge punch, white gel pen, Silver elastic cord, 3/8 inch Old Olive taffeta Mistletoe Ribbon original