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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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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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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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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