Blizzard

Even though I live in Southern California now I did grow up in Minnesota and so I know a good ole blizzard when I see one. And my card today looks like a blizzard has hit this group of trees.

I started the card out with a simple white heat embossed image of trees from the winter woods stamp set, followed by ink blending on top to make the trees really stand out.  Then I got the idea what if I used the same colors to blend but using the new tree stencil.

I think this adds some interesting texture to the card, not really sure if it is the look I was going for.  Then I thought why stop there add some water drops to add more texture.  Well they got kinda big as you can see!  Still was not loving the card. So why not add a bunch of white splatter? Couldn't hurt right?

Well all in all I did a million techniques on this card, not sure how I feel other than I love the colors together!  Maybe a few too many things going on.  Let me know what you think of this Christmas card? Have a great day and thank you so much for stopping by!

Merriest Wishes

How do you like the wintery birch tree scene I made for today!  Lately I have really been into adding "snow" to my cards. I just put a little white reinker on my acrylic block and use a wet paint brush or my aquapainter to sprinkle on. So fun! If I want a few bigger or flakes in a certain spot I use my chalk marker to add a few extra.

Using the script embossing folder I placed a piece of vellum in the folder and ran it through my machine, love how soft it turned out. Vellum can be tricky to adhere because you can see the adhesive behind it. So I used adhesive behind the birch trees and the sequins. This is a great trick for vellum. 

The greeting is from the playful penguins stamp set, Isn't it cute on this card? 

Thank you for stopping by! I know that you are all busy with Christmas coming closer and closer. So I do appreciate you taking time to swing by. Have a great day! Enjoy the peace of the season!

CAS(E) this Sketch #349

I had a little free time today after tackling the grocery store so I decided to take a break from cleaning and join in on the Case this sketch challenge! I made my own strip of decorative paper with the holly and pine cone images. When I saw this sketch I thought of the winter woods tree. It is a great sketch and you could use so many images with this layout!

I embossed the tree in with white embossing powder and using the rectangle stitched die cut it out. The greeting is from one of the hostess sets in the holiday catalog.  I love everyone of these sentiments. On the tree embossing folder I used wink of stella on the tips of the branched, although it really did not show up on the camera. It is really hard to get a good photo of the wink of stella. If you have an suggestions I would love to hear them.  Thank you so much for stopping by today. Check out and join in the challenge this week! It is a nice break from all the work that is ahead. Have a beautiful day! Enjoy!

Wintery trees

Hi! I have taken a break from fall cards to create a Christmas card for today. The weather has been cooling down here in Southern California and so I have been in the mood to create a Christmas card.  I decided to try embossing in clear and white. I was trying to give the feeling of depth with using both of these different powders.  What do you think? Does it work? 

I used a strip of the brightly gleaming designer paper for a little bit of extra color. If you would like to purchase this paper don't wait. Stampin' Up has told us that the paper is low in inventory. So don't miss out.  The paper is probably the most beautiful of all the holiday paper that I have purchased. I can't wait to use it for many more Christmas cards. Have a great day! Thank you for visiting me and I would love any comments you might have.

Most gorgeous DSP!

Hello stampers, I am sharing what I think is my first Christmas card post. First off I have to say, the brightly gleaming paper is amazing! I thought it looked good in the catalog but when I ordered it and opened it I wanted to save it forever. To me that is the sign of a good designer series paper, you don't want to use it but just hoard it. Every design of this paper is so gorgeous I have had a hard time deciding which side to use.

I kept this card monochromatic with mossy meadow, white and copper. My other favorite thing is the  scripty 3D embossing folder. Wow it is so pretty and I love it on Christmas cards! If you are making your Christmas cards a few ideas that I would tell you to keep in mind; simple and very few layers (if any).

I am really excited to see what more I can do with this paper. I have to be honest when I say that I am really sad to cut it up, however I also can't wait to create beautiful cards (so I will have to cut it). If you would like a real show stopper for your Christmas cards you will want to begin with the brightly gleaming designer series paper! You will not be disappointed!

Have a great day and share with me what plans you have for your Christmas cards! Season blessings!