Last Christmas Card for this Year

First, a VERY Merry Christmas to those of you reading this who celebrate Christmas! For those who don't celebrate Christmas, Happy Holidays!

This is my last Christmas card post for this year. I made this one for the swap I participated in this past year. The image stamped onto the Cherry Cobbler cardstock might be hard to see since it is "tone on tone" but it's the image of the family decorating the Christmas tree from the stamp set Welcome Christmas. Here is a list of the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Welcome Christmas, Grateful Greetings (this was used on the inside of the card)

Cardstock/paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake (the Crumb Cake was sponged around the outer edges of the Very Vanilla card base)

Other: Antique brads, Chantilly Crochet Trim, sponges

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Jolliest Time of the Year

Here's a card I made this Christmas using the stamp set Jolliest Time of the Year. I love this set! All of the images are so whimsical looking! I used the Moonlight Smooch Accent Ink on teh Santa's fur trim and the snow on the ground and the "snowballs" in the air. Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Jolliest Time of the Year

Cardstock: Whisper White, Garden Green, Real Red

Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Blush Blossom (yes...I know that Blush Blossom was discontinued but I'm glad I hung onto my Blush Blossom ink pad)

Other: Whisper White 1/8" Taffeta ribbon, Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder, Pinking Hearts Corner punch, Moonlight Smooch Accent Ink, Stampin' Write markers in Basic Black, Pretty In Pink, Garden Green and Real Red

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Good Cheer

I CASEd this card from Stampin' Addicts! I had been having trouble finding a way I liked to use this stamp set...and I do so love this stamp set! Seems I am drawn to old fashioned looking things and this image certainly is old fashioned looking! Here is a list of the items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Good Cheer

Cardstock/paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler

Other: Ticket Corner punch, Very Vanilla Satin ribbon, sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals, stick-on pearls (not Stampin' Up!), Stampin' Write markers in Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Baja Breeze

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Embossed Serene Snowflakes

I don't remember what this "technique" is called but it's where you heat emboss on white glossy cardstock and then sp0nge on the colors to make the embossed image "pop". It's really an easy technique and has a really soft, subtle effect. Here is a list of the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Serene Snowflakes, Holiday Happiness

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Glossy White, Whisper White

Ink: Night of Navy, VersaMark, Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze

Other: white embossing powder, heat tool, Whisper White Satin ribbon, Ticket Corner punch, Scallop Circle punch, XL Decorative Label punch, sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals, stick-on gems

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EASY scalloped strips

This card was SO easy it's not even funny! All you really need is some scraps from patterned paper. You could even use different colored solid cardstock and stamp background type images on the strips to "decorate" them. I used scraps of my Deck the Halls DSP from some of the other cards I made this year. This card is a CASE from a card I saw (probably online) made by Debra Currier. If I remember right Debra used what looked like Stampin' Dimensionals to attach her strips to give the card some dimension. I didn't do that. I just attached each strip and then sort of curled the scalloped edge a bit so that it didn't lay exactly flat. Here is a list of the items I made to make this card.

Stamp set: Four the Holidays

Cardstock/paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Other: Scallop Edge punch, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon, sponge

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Northern Hearts

Here is a really simple card I made using the Northern Hearts and Christmas Greetings stamp sets! It was really easy and simple to make! Here is a list of the items I used.

Stamp sets: Northern Hearts, Christmas Greetings

Cardstock/paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Other: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Write markers in Old Olive, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler and Tangerine Tango, stick-on gems (not Stampin' Up!)

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Fireside Christmas

I just LOVE things that are old-fashioned looking and "homey" looking. This stamp set covers BOTH! Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Fireside Christmas

Cardstock/paper: Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: Soft Suede

Other: Basics Glimmer brads, Chantilly Crochet trim, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Holiday Happiness card

I think this stamp set is one of the cutest! This might sound bad but the tree reminds me of Charlie Brown's Christmas tree! LOL

Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Holiday Happiness

Cardstock/paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Jolly Holiday DSP

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, More Mustard

Other: Ticket Corner punch, Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta ribbon, Stampin' Write markers in More Mustard, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive, stick-on gems (not Stampin' Up!)

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Delightful Decorations and Ornament punch

This card is a CASE but danged if I can remember exactly where I saw the original at! It was one of two places. It was either at the Stampin' Addicts blog or the person who made the original is also a Stampin' Up! demo and is a member of the demo only Yahoo group and she sent a picture of her card to the group. The watermark on the picture said "Angels in the Attic".

I just wanted to clarify one thing here. I've been on a stick-on gems kick lately! I've had these stick-on gems forever and have just never used them much. For some reason just about every card I've made for Christmas this year just screamed that it needed at least a couple of these little wonders. Stampin' Up! does now sell a limited variety of stick-on gems. But, all of the ones I've used so far are not Stampin' Up! The only reason for that is that I want to use up the ones I have before I buy more! If I remember correctly (and I'm too lazy to get up and get my catalog and look) Stampin' Up! now sells gold, silver and pearl stick-on gems. As soon as I run out of the ones I have I will get some from Stampin' Up! For all I know the ones I've been using look exactly like the Stampin' Up! ones!

Here is a list of the items I used to make my CASEd card.

Stamp sets: Delightful Decorations, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock/paper: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Jolly Holiday DSP

Ink: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

Other: Ornament punch, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Eyelet Border punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, silver cord, stick-on gems (not Stampin' Up!)

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Come to Bethlehem

I LOVE this stamp set! I know you can't really see the image in this picture. I stamped the image using Night of Navy on Night of Navy cardstock. Well, what I should have done was use VersaMark and then used clear embossing powder. That would have made the image easier to see! But, just so you know what the image is...it's a silhouette of the three Wise Men on their camels. You can see the Star of Bethlehem and also see a silhouette of the City of Bethlehem in the distance. It's really a nice image! Here is a list of the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Come to Bethlehem, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock/paper: Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: Night of Navy

Other: Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, Designer Label punch, Very Vanilla Satin ribbon

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another Christmas Postcard card

Here is another card I made with the Christmas Postcard stamp. I really like this stamp.

Stamp set: Christmas Postcard

Cardstock/paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: VersaMark, Early Espresso

Other: gold embossing powder, heat tool, 1/8" Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbon, sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals, stick-on pearls (not Stampin' Up!), Ticket Corner punch

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Christ is Born

Yes...another Christmas card but this time using the Christ is Born stamp set. Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Christ is Born

Cardstock: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Garden Green

Ink: VersaMark, Riding Hood Red

Other: Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Ticket Corner punch, gold embossing powder, heat tool, sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals, stick-on gems (not Stampin' Up!)

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A Wish For Peace

Here is yet another Christmas card! I love this stamp set. There is just something so peaceful about the image for me! Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: A Wish for Peace, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Shimmery White, Cherry Cobbler, watercolor paper

Ink: Night of Navy, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Baja Breeze, Always Artichoke, VersaMark

Other: Night of Navy Taffeta ribbon, Big Shot, Sparklink Snowflakes Texturz Plate (not sold by Stampin' Up!), Scallop Trim Border punch, XL Decorative Label punch, heat tool, black embossing powder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Aqua Painter, sponge, stick-on pearls (not Stampin' Up!)

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Christmas Postcard

This is pretty much a CASE of a card made by Gayla O'Dell of MeGa Stampin' Studio. I love this stamp! Here are the products I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Christmas Postcard

Cardstock: Shimmery White, Cherry Cobbler, Gold Metallic

Ink: VersaMark

Other: Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder, heat tool, gold embossing powder, Whisper White Satin ribbon, gold brads, Stampin' Dimensionals

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