The Stockings Were Hung

Friday night my sister, Tina, and I held an event for other demonstrators.
At the event they can sign up to participate in a card swap.
There were some great cards that I will share with you over the next few days.
This is the card that I made for the swap.
Peggy SwapI used the Festive Fireplace stamp set, Festive Fireside Framelits & the Hearth & Home Framelits.  These are all great new items.
The base of the card is Pear Pizzazz with a layer of Mossy Meadow.
The next layer is Real Red that was heat embossed with White embossing powder.
The words are from the Versatile Christmas stamp set.
I stamped the fireplace, mantel, logs & flames and stockings all with VersaMark ink on Whisper White cardstock – then heat embossed with White embossing powder.
The fireplace is trimmed by hand.  I used the Hearth & Home Framelits to cut out the mantel.  The Festive Fireside Framelits cut out the stockings and the logs & flames.
I used Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake and Real Red markers to color the  stockings, logs & flames.  I used Crumb Cake ink to sponge the fireplace and mantel.
This card was so much fun to make and has some great details.
It will impress those that receive it.

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Santa’s Peeking On You

I love this card. The Hearth & Home Thinlit is awesome.
Santa PeakingI cut the cute Santa from the Home for Christmas designer paper and glued it to the back of the window. I stamped the trees from Happy Scenes with Garden Green ink.
The Real Red cardstock was embossed with the Brick Wall embossing folder.

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Is Christmas in the Air?

The weather is cooler today.
Does that mean Christmas is in the air?
I don't think so, but for many of us it is time to start thinking and planning
our Christmas cards.  If you have a long list to send you it might take a while.
Remember, everyone loves to receive a Christmas card.
This card is for those extra special people in your life.
The ornament is beautiful (even if you might have to poke those little openings out).
It really is worth the time to make a few of these.
Foil OrnamentThe base of the card is Real Red — 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" — score at 4 1/4".
The Whisper White layer and the Holidays Fancy Foil layer are both 3 3/4" x 4".
I used the new Fine Tip Glue along the edges of the Vellum to adhere it to the Whisper White piece (add the glue on the back of the red stripes.
I stamped the Thinking of You from the Embellished Ornaments stamp set using
Versamark ink and White Embossing Powder.
Adhere the White/Red Stripe piece to the Real Red base with dimensionals extending the top edge so the card measures 5 1/2" tall.
The ornament is cut from the new Red Foil Paper using the Delicate Ornaments Framelits that just happen to coordinate with the stamp set (I LOVE BUNDLES).
I also cut out the full ornament from Whisper White cardstock to use behind the cut out foil ornament.  I adhered the two together with the Fine Tip Glue.  Don't forget to add your ornament hanger which was cut from Silver Foil Paper.  I tied a piece of Silver Cording through the hanger and attached the ornament to the card with dimensionals.

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