Clean & Simple FTL#120 Merry Christmas

This is a quick one for the Clean & Simple FTL#120 here. It came together super quick!
The base is Real Red card stock and I added papers from the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP. I stamped Merry Christmas from Season of Joy in Real Red on Whisper White and matted it with some Real Red. I used the XL Snowflake punch to punch out the Real Red snowflake and added a Circle Ice Rhinestone brad. Finally, some 1/2 inch Blushing Bride stitched-poly ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Season of Joy
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red and Candy Cane Christmas DSP
Inks: Real Red
Accessories: XL Snowflake punch, Circle blue Ice Rhinestone brad, 1/2 inch Blushing Bride stitched-poly ribbon

Stamping 411 Sketch# 180 Merry Christmas

I made this card for the Stamping 411 Sketch#180 here. I gotta finish up making all my Christmas cards, so until my Occasions Mini pre-order arrives, it's all Christmas!
I started with a Real Red card stock base and added the adorable striped paper from the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP. I colored the tree and snowflake stamps from Season of Joy with my Chocolate Chip(tree only), Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers and stamped them on Whisper White.  I punched the snowflake piece out with the 1 1/4 inch Square punch and matted that with a Garden Green piece punched with the 1 3/8 inch Square punch. I added a Real Red Glimmer brad to the center of the snowflake. Merry Christmas from Teeny Tiny Wishes was stamped in Garden Green and punched out with the Word Window punch. Finally, some 5/8 inch Real Red Satin ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Season of Joy and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Garden Green and Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers
Accessories: 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch Square punches, Word Window punch, 5/8 inch Real Red satin ribbon, Real Red Glimmer brad

A Mojo Christmas Card

This is my take on the MOJO#167 sketch here.
It starts with a Real Red card stock base and  I added different patterns from the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP. I used the Circles#2 Big Shot die and the following circle punches for all the circles: 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch Large circle punches and the 1 3/4 inch XL large circle punch. The snowman stamp from Tags til Christmas was colored with Baha Breeze and Real Red Stampin write markers and punched out with the XL 1 3/4 in circle punch. The presents from A Cute Christmas were stamped in Real Red and colored with Baha Breeze, Blushing Bride, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers. I punched a Baha Breeze and Real Red snowflake with the XL Snowflake punch and used the retired Small Star punch for a Whisper White star. Finally, a little piece of 1/8 inch Real Red taffeta finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: A Cute Christmas and Tags til Christmas
Papers: Whisper White, Baha Breeze, Blushing Bride, Garden Green, Real Red and Candy Cane Christmas DSP
Inks: Real Red classic pad, Baha Breeze, Blushing Bride, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers
Accessories: Circles#2 Big Shot die, 1 1/4 in and 1 3/8 inch Large circle punches, 1 3/4 in XL Circle punch, XL Snowflake punch, retired small star punch, 1/8 inch Real Red taffeta

Cute Candy Cane Christmas

This card is for Stamping 411 #179 here. It used Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP and the matching A Cute Christmas stamp set.
Real Red is the base with some of the striped paper from Candy Cane Christmas. There's more paper in the three rectangular panels and on the panel with the ribbon. I ran the Real Red thru the Scallop Edge border punch and added dots with the White gel pen. The only stamping is the sentiment from A Cute Christmas, inked up in Real Red and stamped on Whisper White. That was then punched out with the 1 3/8 in by 5/8 in Large Oval punch and layered on to a Real Red piece punched with the 1 3/4 in by 7/8 in Large Oval punch. I popped that up with Stampin dimensionals.
Finally, a piece of 1/2 inch Blushing Bride stitched-poly finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: A Cute Christmas
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP
Inks: Real Red
Accessories: 1 3/8 in by 5/8 Large Oval punch, 1 3/4 in by 7/8 in Large oval punch, white gel pen, Stampin dimensionals, Scallop edge border punch

Very Merry Card for Three Challenges

Here's another Candy Cane Christmas DSP card but I used the Short & Sweet stamp set. It also qualifies for three challenges. First, PPA#69 here. Second, the Stamping 411 Color Inspiration #144 here. And third, the Splitcoast Demo Challenge #176, CAS Holiday Cards, here.
Real Red textured card stock is the card base. Then I used the 1 3/8 inch Square punch to punch the four squares from the Candy Cane Christmas DSP. I ran a piece of Baha Breeze card stock thru the Scallop Edge border punch and added dots with the White gel pen. I stamped Very Merry from Short and Sweet in Real Red on Whisper White and punched that out with the 1 3/8 in by 5/8 in Oval punch. I stamped the snowflake from that set in Blushing Bride and punched it out with the 1/2 inch Circle punch. I popped those two pieces up with Stampin dimensionals. Finally, a piece of 1/2 inch Blushing Bride stitched-poly finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Short & Sweet
Papers: Whisper White, Baha Breeze, Real Red textured card stock, Candy Cane Christmas DSP
Inks: Real Red and Blushing Bride
Accessories: Scallop edge border punch, 1 3/8 inch Square punch, 1/2 inch Circle punch, 1 3/8 in by 5/8 in Oval punch, White gel pen, Stampin dimensionals, 1/2 inch Blushing Bride stitched-poly ribbon

A Card for Two Challenges

Since I had A Cute Christmas on my desk, I decided to use it for today's card too. This one covers the Splitcoast Color Challenge #297 here and the Splitcoast Sketch Challenge #307 here.
I started with a Pear Pizzazz card stock base and added DSP from the DSP Pack In-Color. Then there's Baha Breeze DSP from the Candy Cane Christmas DSP. And then more Pear DSP from the DSP Pack In-Color. I stamped the mittens from A Cute Christmas in Perfect Plum and colored them with my Baha Breeze, Pear Pizzazz and Perfect Plum Stampin write markers. Get Well  Wishes from Teeny Tiny Wishes was stamped in Perfect Plum. Finally, a piece of 1/8 inch Marina Mist taffeta finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: A Cute Christmas and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Papers: Whisper White, Baha Breeze,Pear Pizzazz, Perfect Plum, Candy Cane Christmas DSP, DSP Pack In-Color
Inks: Perfect Plum Classic pad, Baha Breeze, Pear Pizzazz and Perfect Plum Stampin write markers
Accessories: 1/8 inch Marina Mist Taffeta ribbon

MOJO165 Cute Christmas Ornaments

This is for the MojoMonday sketch#165 here.
I started with a Real Red card stock base, added a layer of Blushing Bride and then some Candy Cane Christmas DSP. I ran a Real Red piece thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka-dot textured impressions embossing folder. I added some more Candy Cane Christmas DSP to that and a piece of Blushing Bride that I ran thru the Scallop edge border punch. I stamped the ornaments from A Cute Christmas in Basic Black and used the XL 1 3/4 inch circle punch for that circle. I used the Blushing Bride, Baha Breeze, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin Write markers to color in the ornaments. The Circles #2 Bigz die was used to make the Blushing Bride circle and that was popped up with Stampin dimensionals.  Finally, some 1/2 inch Blushing Bride stitched-poly ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: A Cute Christmas
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Blushing Bride, Candy Cane Christmas DSP
Inks: Basic Black, Blushing Bride, Real Red, Baha Breeze and Garden Green Stampin write markers
Accessories: Perfect Polka-dots embossing folder, scallop edge border punch, XL 1 3/4 inch circle punch, Circles #2 bigz die, white gel pen, 1/2 inch Blushing Bride stitched-poly ribbon, Stampin dimensionals

MOJO#164 Merry & Bright

This card is for the MojoMonday sketch#164 here.
The base is Baha Breeze with some Real Red layered on to that. I used three different patterns from the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP. I stamped the snowman from A Cute Christmas in Basic Black on Whisper White and colored it with the Baha Breeze, Blushing Bride, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers. Then I used my Blender pen and the Baha Breeze stamp pad to color some "faux snow".  I punched that out with the XL 1 3/4 inch circle punch and used the Circles #2 Big Shot die to cut out the Baha Breeze circle. I used my Real Red Stampin write marker to color in "Merry & Bright" from Season of Joy , matted it with some Real Red card stock and popped it up with Stampin dimensionals. Finally, some 5/8 inch Real Red grosgrain finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: A Cute Christmas and Season of Joy
Papers: Whisper White, Baha Breeze, Real Red and Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP
Inks: Basic Black, Baha Breeze, Blushing Bride, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers, Baha Breeze Classic Stampin pad
Accessories: Blender pens, XL 1 3/4 inch circle punch, Circles #2 Big Shot Die, Stampin dimensionals, 5/8 inch Real Red grosgrain

Splitcoast Sketch #304 Christmas Magic

This card is for the Splitcoast Sketch #304 here.
I started with a Garden Green card stock base and added different papers from the Candy Candy Christmas Specialty DSP.
I cut the ovals with my Coluzzle. I stamped the quote from Occasional Quotes in Real Red on Whisper White. I stamped the snowflakes from Snow Swirled in Garden Green on Whisper White and popped them up with Stampin dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Occasional Quotes and Snow Swirled
Papers: Whisper White, Garden Green, Real Red and Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP
Inks: Garden Green and Real Red
Accessories: Coluzzle Oval cutter, Stampin dimensionals

MojoMonday Sketch#162 Snowman

This square card is my take on the MojoMonday sketch#162 here.
Baha Breeze is the card stock base and then I added some Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP. The panel of Real Red card stock was run thru the Big Shot with the Petals a Plenty textured impressions embossing folder. Using my White gel pen, I added the dots to the center of each flower. I stamped the snowman from Tags til Christmas in Baha Breeze on Whisper White and punched that out with the XL 1 3/4 inch Circle punch. I used the 2-way glue pen on the bottom of the snowman and added Dazzling Diamonds glitter.And I colored in his hat and scarf with the Real Red Stampin write marker.The Real Red circle was cut out with the Circles #2 Big Shot die. And I used the XL Scallop circle punch to punch out the Baha Breeze piece, adding some dots again with my White gel pen. Finally, three retired White eyelets finish off the sketch.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Tags til Christmas
Papers: Whisper White, Baha Breeze, Real Red and Candy Cane Christmas DSP
Inks: Baha Breeze, Real Red Stampin Write marker
Accessories: XL 1 3/4 inch Circle punch, Circles #2 Big Shot die, White gel pen, XL Scallop circle punch, retired white eyelets, Petals a Plenty embossing folder, 2 way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter

PPA65 Christmas Bling

Here's my card for PPA#65, Bring on the Bling.

I immediately thought of the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP and the dotted piece with the red glitter.

My base is Baha Breeze and I added some of the Baha snowflake DSP from Candy Cane Christmas. I also added the glittery polka dot DSP. I used the Scallop border punch to scallop some Whisper White card stock and added that and a strip of Real Red to make the polka dots pop. I stamped the Santa stamp from Tags til Christmas in Real Red craft ink, added some Heat and Stick powder and then some Red glitter. I punched that out with the Large Tag punch and trimmed it down a little bit. I then punched a Baha Breeze piece with the Large Tag punch and a Real Red piece with the XL Tag punch. I added a Light Blue Circle Ice Brad and popped that all up with Stampin dimensionals. I stamped Merry Christmas from Season of Joy on Whisper White and punched it out with the 1 3/4 by 7/8 inch Oval punch.That was layered it onto a Real Red piece punched with the Scallop Oval punch and popped up with Stampin dimensionals.

Finally, a piece of 1/8 inch Real Red taffeta finishes it off.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Season of Joy, Tags til Christmas

Papers: Whisper White, Baha Breeze, Real Red, Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP

Inks: Real Red Craft and Classic Inks

Accessories: 1 3/4 by 7/8 in Oval punch, Scallop oval punch, Stampin dimensionals, Heat & Stick Powder, red glitter, large tag and XL tag punches, Light blue Circle ice brad, scallop edge border punch, 1/8 inch Real Red taffeta ribbon

Splitcoast Sketch#303 Season of Joy

This card was make for the Splitcoast sketch# 303 here.
I started with a base of Garden Green and added three of the different papers from Candy Cane Christmas DSP. I colored the tree from Season of Joy with the Chocolate Chip, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers. I cut out the ovals with my Coluzzle. I stamped the greeting from Occasional Quotes on Whisper White in Real Red and punched it out with the 1 3/4 inch circle punch. I inked up the little flower from Season of Joy with my Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers and punched it out with the Itty Bitty Shapes punches pack. A Real Red flower was punched with the XL Fancy Flower punch, layered behind the greeting and popped up with Stampin dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Season of Joy, Occasional Quotes
Papers: Whisper White, Garden Green, Real Red and Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers, Real Red Classic Stamp pad
Accessories: 1 3/4 inch circle punch, Coluzzle oval cutter, XL Fancy Flower punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punches pack, Stampin dimensionals

A Christmas Card for a Couple of Challenges

Here's a Christmas card for a sketch challenge and a button challenge. First, I used the 300th sketch over at Splitcoast here,  and then I participated in the PPA#62 challenge, All Buttoned Up here.
I started with a Real Red base and added three papers from Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP. May I just add that I love the sparkly glitter?!?Then I colored the tree from Season of Joy with the Garden Green and Chocolate Chip Stampin write markers and stamped that on Whisper White. I threaded a Real Red Designer button with a sliver of Baha Breeze card stock and adhered that with a Glue dot.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Season of Joy
Papers: Whisper White, Real Red, Baha Breeze, Garden Green, Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP
Inks: Chocolate Chip and Garden Green Stampin write markers
Accessories: Real Red Designer Button

Stamping 411 Sketch #170

Here's a quick one for the Stamping 411 sketch #170.
The base is Blushing Bride and I used two of the patterned papers from the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP. I ran a piece of Garden Green thru the Scallop Trim border punch. I stamped the coordinating ornaments and the sentiment from A Cute Christmas in Garden Green.
I colored in the ornaments with the Blushing Bride, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers. Finally, a piece of 1/2 inch Blushing Bride stitched-poly ribbon finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: A Cute Christmas
Papers: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Garden Green and Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP
Inks: Blushing Bride, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin Write markers, Garden Green classic stamp pad
Accessories: Scallop trim border punch, 1/2 inch Blushing Bride stitched-poly ribbon

Stamping 411 #169 A Cute Candy Cane Christmas

This card is for Stamping 411 sketch #169 here.
I started with a base of Real Red and added papers from Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP. I stamped the presents from A Cute Christmas in Basic Black then colored them in with Baha Breeze, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin Write markers. I punched that out with the 1 1/4 inch circle punch, layered it onto a Baha Breeze piece punched with the 1 3/8 inch circle punch and then onto a Real Red piece punched with the Scallop Circle punch. I added some dots to the Real Red circle with the white gel pen and popped that all up with Stampin dimensionals. Finally, a piece of 1/4 inch Real Red grosgrain finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: A Cute Christmas
Papers: Whisper white, Baha Breeze,
Real Red, Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP
Inks: Basic Black, Baha Breeze, Garden Green, Real Red Stampin write markers
Accessories: White gel pen, 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch Circle punches, Scallop circle punch, Stampin dimensionals, 1/4 inch Real Red grosgrain

Stamping 411 #168 A Cute Christmas Tree

I'm back after a busy weekend and couldn't wait to stamp again. Even though it's only been three days, I miss it! So I made this quick one for the Stamping 411 sketch #168 here.
I started with a base of Garden Green adding some of the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP. I used the coordinating A Cute Christmas stamp set and just colored one of the tree images with the Garden Green Stampin Write marker. I stamped Merry Christmas from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Garden Green too. I punched that out with the Word Window punch and layered it onto a Garden Green piece punched with the Modern Label punch. Those pieces were popped up with Stampin dimensionals. Finally, a piece of 5/8 inch Real Red grosgrain finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: A Cute Christmas and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Papers: Whisper White, Garden Green and Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP
Inks: Garden Green Classic Stamp pad and Stampin Write marker
Accessories: Word Window and Modern Label punch, Stampin dimensionals, 5/8 inch Real Red grosgrain ribbon

It's Live-Holiday Mini Catalog!

Today's the day you can order from the Holiday Mini. Just click on the link to see the awesome catty or let me know if you'd like a copy.
I made this card for the Splitcoast sketch #296 here using Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP and A Cute Christmas stamp set.
I started by running the Real Red card stock thru the Big Shot with the Petals-a-Plenty textured impressions embossing folder. I added two of the paper designs from Candy Cane Christmas. I stamped the ornaments from A Cute Christmas in Basic Black and colored them in with the Baha Breeze, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers. Merry Christmas from Loads of Love was stamped in Real Red. Finally, I added a piece of 1/8 inch Real Red taffeta to make the ornaments look like they were hanging from the ribbon. Here's my recipe:
Stamps: A Cute Christmas and Loads of Love
Papers: Whisper White, Baha Breeze, Garden Green, Real Red and Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP
Inks: Basic Black and Real Red, Baha Breeze, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers
Accessories: 1/8 inch Real Red taffeta ribbon

Candy Cane Christmas Preview

Here's another sneak peek from the Holiday Mini.
I used a stamp set called A Cute Christmas with the coordinating Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP.
My favorite, Real Red, is the card stock base. Then I ran a piece of Blushing Bride thru the Scallop Edge border punch and added some white dots with a white gel pen. I layered some of the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP. I stamped the candy canes from A Cute Christmas in Real Red and colored them in with the Real Red and Blushing Bride Stampin write markers. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. I punched all that out with the XL 1 3/4 inch circle punch and added a Real Red XL 2 3/8 inch Scallop Circle punch and popped it up with Stampin dimensionals. Finally, a piece of 1/8 inch Real Red taffeta finishes it off.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: A Cute Christmas and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Papers: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Real Red, Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP
Inks: Real Red Classic Stampin pad, Real Red and Blushing Bride Stampin write markers
Accessories: XL 1 3/4 inch Circle punch, XL 2 3/8 inch Scallop Circle punch, Scallop Edge Border punch, white gel pen, Stampin dimensionals, 1/8 inch Real Red taffeta ribbon

Holiday Mini Preview-A Cute Christmas

It's Christmas in July! Actually, my Holiday Mini pre-order arrived so I had to make my first Christmas card for 2010. I used the Splitcoast sketch #293 here.
I started with a card stock base of Real Red and used papers from the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP. The piece of Real Red card stock was run thru the Scallop Edge Border punch and I added some dots with a white gel pen. I stamped the stockings from A Cute Christmas stamp set in Basic Black and colored them in with  Baha Breeze, Blushing Bride, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers. The sentiment was stamped in Real Red. Then I added a piece of 1/8 inch Real Red taffeta ribbon. Finally, that entire piece was popped up with Stampin dimensionals.
Here's my recipe:
Stamps: A Cute Christmas
Papers: Whisper White, Baha Breeze, Real Red, Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP
Inks: Basic Black, Baha Breeze, Blushing Bride, Garden Green and Real Red Stampin write markers
Accessories: Scallop Edge border punch, 1/8 inch Real Red taffeta ribbon, Stampin dimensionals