Musical Deck the Halls

How about a little Holiday Catalog sneak peek?  You should all be receiving your Holiday Catalog in the mail.  If you need one, please let me know — I’d be happy to mail one to you.

I’ve shared some of my cards made using the Carols of Christmas stamp set.  This set is in the Holiday Catalog but is available for purchase early — we love early surprises.  Yesterday I paired this fun new holiday stamp set with a fun new paper from the Holiday Catalog — Merry Music Specialty Paper.

Carols of Christmas stamp set, Merry Music Specialty Paper, Christmas
Measurements:
Real Red – 4 1/4″ x 11″ — score at 5 1/2″
Black – 4″ x 5 1/4″
Merry Music Specialty Paper – black bursts – 1 1/2″ x 5 1/8″ — music collage – 2 1/2″ x 5 1/8″
Real Red – 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Black – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Whisper White – cut out with Stitched Shapes Framelits — stamp Deck the Halls with Real Red
Whisper White Scrap – ink holly with Garden Green & Real Red markers — cut out with Card Front Builder Thinlits — attach with Mini Dimensionals

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Daisy Thank You

As I write this post I have daisies on my mind.  My sister, Tina, had back surgery 2 1/2 weeks ago so her stamping and classes are limited right now.  She planned a class using the Daisy Suite and her husband, Dave, was teaching the class Tuesday night.  Dave is quite a character so I’m sure the ladies at the class had a great time and were well entertained.  I can’t wait to hear all about it.

This is a card I made for my Summer Splash Class earlier in the month.  I think it’s a great card to send to say Thank You for almost anything.  The card features the Daisy Delight stamp set, Daisy Punch, Delightful Daisy designer paper, Clear Faceted Gems and the fabulous Calpyso Coral Ombre Ribbon.  This ribbon is “the bomb”, seriously.

 

Daisy Delight stamp set, Delightful Daisy designer paper, Daisy Punch, Clear Faceted Gems, Calypso Coral Ombre Ribbon

Measurements:
Calypso Coral – 4 1/4″ x 11″ — score at 5 1/2″
Whisper White – 4″ x 5 1/4″ – stamp Thank You with Memento ink
Delightful Daisy Designer Paper – 4″ x 3″
Calypso Coral – 3″ x 5 1/2″ — stamp daisy twice with Calypso Coral ink — punch out — attach with dimensional between layers — add Clear Faceted Gem to center
Calpyso Coral Ombre Ribbon – 5″

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Life is a Beautiful Thing

This past weekend we had a family reunion on my dad’s side of the family.  Sometimes we dread going to these “mandatory” events but I love going to them every year.  Life is so busy we don’t get together with extended family except this one time a year.  I grew up playing with these cousins — now we all have our own kids and most even have grandkids now but it still always reminds me of those long gone times — remember when…..

Our reunion is held on my parents’ property which is part of my grandpa’s old farm land.  Many of us camp there for the weekend sitting in lawn chairs around the campfire, so this card reminded me of my fun weekend.

I used the Color Theory designer paper for the background.  I cut a great Adirondack chair using the Seasonal Layers thinlits and stamped the words — Life is a Beautiful Thing and the flowers from the Colorful Seasons stamp set.

Colorful Season stamp set, Seasonal Layers framelits, Colorful Theory designer paper
Measurements:
Thick Whisper White – 4 1/4″ x 11″ — score at 5 1/2″
Color Theory designer paper (two different prints) – 2″ x 5 1/4″ each — stamp words on crackle paper with Memento ink — stamp branch and flowers on faded paper with Memento ink
Black – 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ — layered between designer papers
Whisper White – cut out chair
Add a couple of the Glitter Enamel Dots

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