Christmas Card with Die Cuts

Hello Dreamers!
Popping in today to share a few Christmas cards I made for my card giving list.  I wanted to use all those pretty decorative glitter papers in my stash this year.  So, I did minimal stamping, but added lots of elements.  This designs has die cut circles (one from velum), holly 3-D stickers, and ribbon. Dots of glitter glue were also added for a bit of sparkle.

Close up pic

 2nd Version

Challenges for my Christmas cards:
Mod Squad: sparkle it up
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas: use a sentiment
Crafty Hazelnut Pattern Paper: anything with Decorative paper (November)
Simon Wednesday: Christmas to die for

I have to run.  Having lunch today with my nephew and have to make a run to the post office, etc.....   Hope you are having a great day!!  See you next time for more Christmas card ideas.
Karen

Day 13 - Thirty Days of Christmas Event with Technique Junkies

Hello Everyone!
Welcome back for day 13 of 

The Thirty Days of Christmas 

event with the Technique Junkies!!  

When: November 15 - December 15

The Design Team will be sharing Christmas/Holiday projects using Technique Junkie Stamps.  All Christmas stamps will be on sale during the event--

25% off!!

On my day 13 projects, I used one of the new Christmas Sentiment stamps (which is 25% off) and a non-holiday stamp.  See all The Christmas Sale stamps here.  

It looks like I used two different branch stamps, but I just angled the stamp in the opposite direction for the second card.  Doesn't this Whimsy Branch make a great Holiday card!!??---and just by stamping in red and green.

Materials List:

Stamps: Joyous Noel and Whimsy Branch both from Technique Junkies

Ink: Garden Green Stampin' Up

Red Marker

CS: white, green, and red

DP: MME Found Christmas Pack

Red Narrow ribbon

Make It:

• Make two card bases from green CS
• Add a layer of DP to each card
• On white CS, stamp the Whimsy Branch with Garden Green ink 

• Add a layer of red CS
• Add to card base
• Stamp the sentiment with Garden Green ink
• Layer with green CS and add to card with dimensional adhesive
• Tie bows in the ribbon and glue to the branch

Such a fun stamp and it really makes a great Holiday image.
Thanks for stopping by today.  Check out all the projects from the Design Junkies!!
See you again soon!
Karen

Day 10- Thirty Days of Christmas with Technique Junkies

Hello Everyone!
Time for  a bit more Christmas inspiration!!  Are you making any holiday cards this year??  I have made all my cards --finally I got a bit ahead.  LOL
The Design Junkies have lots of ideas for holiday cards and to get you in the mood for the season,
The Technique Junkies will be celebrating the Holidays with ............

The Thirty Days of Christmas

When: November 15 - December 15

The Design Team will be sharing Christmas/Holiday projects using Technique Junkie Stamps.  All Christmas stamps will be on sale during the event--

25% off!!

On my day 10 project, I used two TJ stamps (which are both 25% off).  See all The Christmas Sale stamps here

Materials List:

Stamps: Whimsical Winter and All is Calm (sentiment)  both from Technique Junkies

Ink: Black dye

Markers

CS: cream, turquoise, dark green

DP: Authentique Tradition Stack

Green ribbon

Make It:

• Make a card base from dark green CS
• Add a layer of DP
• Tie the ribbon around card
• Ink the stamp with Markers and stamped on cream CS
• Add a layer of turquoise CS and add to card
• Stamp sentiment with black ink

More ways to use the Whimsical Winter stamp:

Hope you got your inspiration fix!!  Check out all the Holiday projects on the Design Junkie blog.  

Thanks for stopping by.  

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Karen McAlpine

Grateful Thanksgiving Cards

Hello Everyone,
I am keeping busy getting ready for hosting Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. Today I have to clean my house and hopefully I will have some energy left to rake up a few leaves outside.
I wanted to share another set of Thanksgiving cards that I made to send to family and friends.
The stamps are from Stampin' Up.  I used a kaleidacolor ink pad to stamp the tree.  Then strips were cut from Fall colored papers.

Entered in the:
Paper Girls Challenge: Grateful
Cards in envy: thank you
Love to Scrap: anything goes

Hope you are having a great day. Well, I better get to that cleaning.  Oh, but I must have coffee first.  See you next time with a Christmas card.
Karen

Thanksgiving Cards

Hello Everyone,
Getting ready for Thanksgiving here.  We are hosting dinner this year.  But, everyone brings something and that makes things easier.  I will be heading out to the store this morning to pick up all my ingredients.
So, thought I would take a few minutes to post a couple more Thanksgiving cards.  I used dry embossing folders to create the backgrounds.

Challenges for my Thanksgiving Cards:
Mod Squad: ribbons
Fashionable Stamping: winter or Fall

See you soon for one more Fall card and then Christmas Cards!!  Hope you have a super day!
Karen

Special Christmas Event with Technique Junkies

Hello Everyone!
I am just popping in today with an announcement of a fun Holiday event.
The Technique Junkies will be celebrating the Holidays with ............

The Thirty Days of Christmas

When: November 15 - December 15

The Design Team will be sharing Christmas/Holiday projects using Technique Junkie Stamps.  All Christmas stamps will be on sale during the event--

25% off!!

And to get you in the Holiday mood, I have a few Christmas cards to share.  

For this collection of cards, I decided to use some of those gorgeous DPs in my stash.  The Technique Junkies sentiment "All is Calm" was stamped with Teal Zeal Momento ink; die cut and added to the DP backgrounds.

The second collection of vintage card uses the TJ stamp "Angel with Lute".  Which, I will add, is a great stamp for vintage style cards.  I made five versions of this card for my Christmas card giving basket.  I used dry embossing, decorative papers, ribbons, and distress inks to make the cards.

The stamps on these projects will be 25% off   Nov 15-  Dec 15!!!  

See you soon with more Holiday inspirations!!

Karen

Acorns and Thanksgiving

Hello Dreamers!
 I have been busy working in the yard the last three days.  I planted 400 bulbs!  Phew!  That was a job!  But, it is all done now.  I will have to wait until March or April to see the fruits of my labor.  I think it will be worth the wait.

So, today I am taking a few minutes to share a Thanksgiving card with you.  This card came together by combining die cut acorns, a paper doily, ribbon, twine and pretty papers.  

 The acorn stamp and die is from Stampin' Up, sentiment from Amuse Studios.

 Inside:Stamps from Stampin' Up

This is a card I made to send to a family member.   I will be sharing all the Thanksgiving cards I made over the next few weeks. I will also be posting Christmas cards.  So, lots of fun here in Dreamland!


Challenges:
Mod Squad: thankful
Simon's Wednesday: thanksgiving/thanks


So happy you stopped by!
Karen