More Holiday Magic snowflakes and a chance to win the Next Stamp of Approval box!

Hello everyone.  I'm still plugging away on Christmas cards and I wanted to share a couple more that I made with the the Stamp of Approval Holiday Magic Collection.  I just can't get enough of those awesome snowflake dies and stamp sets. 

For this first one I embossed the red cardstock with white embossing powder using CAS-ual Fridays Bring on the Snowflakes stamp set.  I used the coordinating Funky Flakes dies in red for the bottom half of the card.  There's that fabulous candy cane border again from Winnie & Walter's Scenery: Holiday Trimmings stamp set.  That is still my absolute favorite stamp in that collection.  I finished off this card with a sentiment from CAS-ual Friday's Snowy Sayings stamp set and a few clear sequins scattered randomly.  Seriously, check out the detail in these snowflakes!!

This next snowflake card is featuring some layered Funky Flakes dies in white and silver sparkle cardstock.  The background was made using a border stamp from the Snowy Sayings stamp set along with the sentiment from the same set.

I have had so much fun with this Stamp of Approval Holiday Magic collection that I'm just chompin' at the bit to get my hands on that next box in January.  This time the fabulous Catherine Pooler is offering up a way to win one before they even go on sale.  Don't miss out on this awesome opportunity!

 Just click on the above photo and head on over to Catherine Pooler's blog  to check out the details on how you can enter for your chance to win the next Stamp of Approval box!  Good luck!  And Happy Holidays!

Traditional Colors for Christmas

Hi everyone. I'm posting a few cards today that I made showcasing the beauty of red and green.   I admit, when I make my Christmas cards I very rarely stray from traditional colors.  I love red and green and I think when they're mixed with more neutral colors like black, white or beige they really stand out on a card.  

For this card I started with the Stitched Woodgrain Cover Up die from Lil' Inker Designs. It makes a beautiful background in Simon Says Stamp's  Khaki cardstock.  I stenciled the tags using white Gesso medium and Sizzix Tim Holtz Holiday Knit stencil. The sentiment is Cas-ual Friday's Snowy Sayings from the Stamp of Approval's Holiday Magic Collection.   I topped it off with my favorite WPlus9 reindeer from the Stag Trio die set.

Here's a close up.  Doesn't the red and green look gorgeous with the natural colored twine and background?

For this card I used the red and green against a white background with a bit of a gold accent with the bow.  I love this Sizzix Tattered floral die using Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red cardstock and some border stamps from CAS-ual Fridays and Stamp of Approval's Holiday Magic Collection.  The Quilted Stitched Cover up die is from Lil' Inker Designs.

And just because you use traditional colors doesn't mean you can't add a little whimsy to your cards.  I thought this card turned out cute using My Favorite Things Christmas Tree Cutout die.  I accented it with some gold string and gold foil cardstock.  For the background I used Lil' Inker's Stitched Mats: Rectangles and Border Builders die sets.

Well this is the week I mail out all of my cards to friends and family.  I didn't make any duplicates this year which was a first for me. I was able to come up with 50 different card designs and  I owe it all to Stamp Nation.  They really pulled out all the stops over there with their CASE-ing Christmas class in November and their December challenges.  There was just so much wonderful inspiration at Stamp Nation and it really inspired me to try some new designs and techniques.  If you're not a member yet I encourage you to stop over and sign up today.  I can promise 2016 will be loaded with more inspiring projects from Catherine Pooler and the Dream Team.

Have a great day everyone!

Quick!! A chance to win Stamp of Approval Holiday Magic!!

How exciting is this?  Catherine Pooler has an extra box of Holiday Magic she's going to give away to one lucky winner over at her blog.  Just head on over and leave her a comment for your chance to win but you have to act fast.  She's picking a lucky winner tomorrow, Friday, December 4th.  Here's your chance to win a Christmas present for you!

Good luck!!