'Tis the season......a TON of holiday stamping going on!

Well, November is right around the corner now and it's time to really start revving up the Christmas card making.  This week I've been in my craft room every spare minute creating some fun cards to send to my friends and family.  This year I'm also doing something a new by making a few sets of Christmas cards that I can give as gifts to my friends. When I run across a design that I love I will make up four extra cards to put in a gift box.  

The first set I made was this design using The Ton's Brushed Merry sentiments and their Holiday Cones Coordinating Outlines.   What a fun card to make!  But making five of them was a little crazy!  I absolutely love the details on this card and that giant MERRY is fantastic!  Thank goodness for my ol' pal MISTI!

I started out by stamping the Merry in red and then adding a clear coat of embossing over the top for a nice shine.  Next I stamped the outline pine cones and colored them with my Copic markers.  Along the top and bottom of the panel I stamped the pine boughs, then I went over the top of the pine by blending a lighter color green.  That really fills it in and gives it a warm glow.  I added a little shine by embossing some clear sparkle embossing powder over  the top of the pine boughs.  There are a lot of different techniques on this card so it may not have been the easiest card to mass produce but I think it's my favorite card this year so far and I can't wait to share it.

For this card I used the following supplies:

Stamps: Brushed Merry, Outline Holiday Cones, Haute Stripes bg (The Ton).

Ink: red sangria, aspen cocoa (The Ton), forever green (Hero Arts Shadow Ink), peeled paint (Ranger Distress), clear emboss (Versamark).

Paper: black (Simon Says Stamp), white 140 lb cardstock (Neenah).

Accessories: clear embossing powder, white embossing powder, clear sparkle embossing powder (WOW!), Copic markers, dimensional tape (3M), gold sequins.

I kept some of the same stamp sets out from The Ton to make this next card.  I started out forming a wreath from the smallest branch in the Holiday Cones Coordinating Outlines stamp set.  I fussy cut some berries from that same set to add a little pop of red to the wreath.  This time I decided to go gold for my embossing.....and lots of it!!   I just can't get enough of those bold Haute Stripes!!

For this card I used the following supplies:

Stamps: Mistletoe Kisses, Outline Holiday Cones, Haute Stripes bg (The Ton).

Ink: field greens (Hero Arts Shadow Ink), onyx black (Versafine), clear emboss (Versamark).

Paper: white 140 lb cardstock (Neenah).

Accessories:  Stitched Mats Circles dies (Lil' Inker Designs), gold embossing powder (Ranger), tarnished brass distress spray stain (Ranger), Kuretake watercolor markers (Zig), white Gellyroll pen, fun foam, twine.

Now, on to some more cards.  Only one more month to go before I have to drop them in the mail.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a great weekend!