Thanks Snow Much

Another aDORable snowman!! A great card to send to someone who's done so much for you this season....

He's easy to make too! Cupcake Builder Punch & Extra Large Oval for hat, 1 3/8" Circle punch & Extra Large oval for face & body, Cupcake Builder for eyes & buttons, Banner punch for scarf ends (scarf is 1/2" wide X 1 1/4" long) & just a snippet of orange for his nose. He doesn't have to go on a card either!! He would be adorable as a package topper or tag also!!

Have fun!! 

Oh Christmas Tree

Here's a simple card for you this holiday season!!

Using the Pennant Punch punch out all kinds of "green" DSPs! Sponge with Old Olive & mount in a staggered line. 

I added a silver star to the main tree & a silver strip across the bottom of the card.  I also mounted the main tree on dimensionals to make it look a  little more special.

Stamp a wide skinny greeting & you're done!!

Bundle Up

Card class was yesterday! Great fun! So here's the first post of the awesome cards we did! 

Using a discontinued set called "Bundle Up" it's easy to create a cozy sweater card complete with bookmark! 

I used Bermuda Bay & Pool Party ink.

Cute!

Pumpkin Lava Cake

Here's a great new recipe for Thanksgiving!! And so easy too!!

Cake:

1c + 3T flour

2 t baking powder

1/2 t salt

3/4 c sugar

1 t cinnamon

1/2 t cinnamon

1/2 t cloves

Mix well

1/2 pumpkin purée

1/4 c milk

1/4 c melted butter

1 1/2 t vanilla

Mix well and combine with dry ingredients from above.

The batter will be thick but that's ok. Place in greased 8" square pan. 

Mix topping:

1/2 c brown sugar

1/2 c white sugar

1/4 c chopped pecans

Sprinkle over top of batter. Pour over top 1 1/2 c very hot water. DO NOT STIR!!!

Place in 350 degree oven & the oven will work the magic!! Bake for 40 minutes.

The hot water & sugar/pecan mixture makes a yummy caramel pudding!!! 

Serve with vanilla ice cream. Yuuuuuummy!!

Last Fall for 2015

Just in case you need a "thank you" for your Thanksgiving hostess....here is an awesome SUPER fallish card just for that very occasion!!

Love the colors! Basically round up a bunch of fall DSPs and using the Big Shot run them through with the Fall Leaves dies. I sponged with Crumb Cake ink & my card base is Cajun Craze. I used the HUGE thank you sentiment from the "Many Thanks" photopolymer set. Beautiful & your hostess will be delighted!!

It's a "Peppermint-Hot-Chocolate" Christmas

Ohhh-la-la!!!  Sweet & cute all wrapped up into one darling package!!

Here's the pattern I used...(I kinda free handed & cut to shape so it'd fit a regular notecard envelope)

Only this time I didn't make it a open card. I used sticky strip to make it a pocket. The rest is up to you & your creativity, really.... Great gift topper or just a stand alone card!!

Scraps for Christmas

Ok so we're all about simple this time of year, right? Good! Glad we're on the same page!

This card another sooooo simple one!

I used 1 1/4" square punch to punch SCRAPS ( I love using scraps) and create this "quilty" look across top. Then stamp your greeting THEN run through Big Shot using an embossing folder of your choice. Mount on your card base. DONE!! Another 5 second card!!

Can you say SIMPLE?!?

This will definitely be our "5 second card" for this months class!!! 

Just DSP....die cut holly leaves....Owl Builder Shimmery Red berries....a little border punching....ribbon.... A greeting....

THATS IT!! 

Sparkly Ornament with a Touch of Gold

Check out this sparkly beauty!!!

Because of the lighting I had to take the picture  on a slant.

But here are some close ups.

I embossed the black card base, punched the Little Bow Builder Punch & "string" out of gold from a craft store. 

I used the 2 1/2" Circle punch for the ornament & the sticky sheet to go over ornament to adhere glitter. Then the Hold Encore Metallic pad for greeting.  

Beeeeautiful!!

3 Panel Snowflake

Hmmmm red snowflakes?!? Yep, red snowflakes!!! 

Aren't they pretty?!? Just a little twist to switch up "ordinary" Christmas cards...AND to keep you on your toes!!

DSP background, white CS cut 1 3/4"x 2" the mounted with Cherry Cobbler snowflakes. Use whatever border punch you have... This one isn't SU! so any pretty border will do. 

A long lanky Merry Christmas stamp of choice will go nicely along the very bottom. Viola! There you have it- Gorgeous & simple!! 

Oval Punch out Christmas

Here's a peaceful Christmas card for ya!

I used Smoky Slate & Marina Mist CS. I embossed the Smoky Slate with the Northern Flurry embossing folder then used the reverse side so I could emboss the little dotted oval in the upper right hand corner. I then used the extra large oval to punch out the center of the embossed oval. Then I mounted the grey on the blue & punched again, this time through the blue. You'll have to put your ribbon between the two layers of CS at this point because if you do it earlier...obviously you wouldn't be able to punch the 2nd time. 

Make a mark with a pencil or just your fingernail onto the white inside of the card to mark the center of the oval. 

Then open up & stamp the pine tree from "Lovely as a Tree", centering the top of the tree on your mark. 

Add your greeting tag on front & the sentiment inside. So beautiful! 

Joyful Tidings

This DSP (Season of Cheer) is so very cool!!

Love this holly & berry side!!

Fun card & simple too!

I used the Top Note die on this one which is one of my favorites. 

The greeting came from "Christmas Messages". It was a set from 2014. 

Happy stamping!!

Collapsible Snowman

Isn't this just the cutest lil' guy you've ever seen?!?

And look how he opens up to be tall and to show your greeting!!

Here's the recipe:

For the hat:

1" square punch (corner rounder fur corners)

Word Window punch 

Ribbon for hat band

Boho Blossom for"snowflake"

Add button & twine   

For head:

1 3/4" circle punch

1 1/2" circle from Bigz die

Standard hole punch for eyes 

Hand snipped piece for nose

Hand drawn mouth

Middle circle:

2 1/2" circle punch

2" circle punch

Owl Builder punch for buttons

Bottom circle:

Scallop circle die

3" circle die

Add brads to hold him together & make him swivel. ADORABLE!!!

Every Blessing

Hi there!! It's that time again ...CARD CLASS!! How much fun we always have!!

Here's a siiiiiiimple card but oh, how pretty it is!!

Simple black ink....

Simple colors....(Crumb Cake, Basic Black & Very Vanilla) 

Simply stamp, sponge, punch a star & there you have it!! Definitely a "Wow" card  with out all the tedious-ness of a complicated card!!