Christmas Cheer

Hello and welcome back! Today may be the first day of summer, but that means that Christmas is only about 6 months away. Maybe it's time to start thinking about Christmas cards, rather than waiting until December to make them! In that spirit, here's today's card:

I used three challenges to inspire this design - the theme challenge at Christmas Card Throwdown, the sketch at Just Add Ink, and the weekly board at Tic Tac Toe Challenge (center column - free, stripes, white heat embossing).

There's really no explanation needed for this card - it's pretty straightforward! The candy canes were stamped in Versamark on Real Red cardstock and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. The Basic White layer was embossed with a striped folder and the layers were put together. I added the sentiment on a punched oval that was layered with a Real Red scalloped oval from the same punch. Some red rhinestones were added for bling - easy peasy!

 Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Sweet Candy Canes

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Real Red Cardstock

Ink - Real Red, Versamark

Accessories - Real Red Sheer Ribbon, Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, White Embossing Powder

Tools - Big Shot, Candy Canes Dies, Simple Stripes Embossing Folder, Heat Tool, Double Oval Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

White Poinsettia

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

This card was created for the challenges at Christmas Card Throwdown and Hand Stamped Sentiments.

A card with no sentiment is unusual for me, but without one, I can use this for whatever I need. The color challenge allowed for some sparkle, so I added a layer of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper under the flocked vellum. The Poinsettia Dies have some subtle embossing detail on the petals to define them a bit better.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock, Basic White Cardstock, Plush Poinsettia Specialty DSP, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

Tools - Big Shot, Poinsettia Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Is It Christmas Yeti?

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

This card is for the challenges at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and As You See It.

Every year I say I'm going to start my Christmas cards earlier and every year I don't! So this year I'm going to try to enter as many challenges as I can at Christmas Card Throwdown, and that should give me a head start. We'll see how long this lasts!

This was an interesting color combination for a Christmas card, but I think I made it work with this cute yeti set. I might have to work on the placement though, because the scarf is hanging off the edge. There will be some tweaks coming up, but overall, I'm pretty happy with this.

The colors limited what I could do, but I'll probably try something else with this set later in the year.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Yeti to Party

Paper - Basic White, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, and Tahitian Tide Cardstock

Ink - Early Espresso, Tahitian Tide; Stampin' Blends: Crumb Cake Dark and Light

Accessories - Silver/White Metallic Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Yeti Dies, Deckled Rectangles Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies, Wintry 3D Embossing Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Shiny Snowflakes

 Hello and welcome back! Here's my third card for today:

This card is for the sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts and it's my second entry for the Christmas Card Throwdown.

This sketch is perfect for showing off this gorgeous iridescent paper! And the glittery ribbon is a wonderful complement as well. A very simple card with lots of impact!

I was torn about the ribbon so I made a few using this iridescent ribbon from last year.

Which one do you like better?

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Snowflake Wishes

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Balmy Blue Cardstock; Snowflake Specialty Vellum

Ink - Balmy Blue

Accessories - White Glittered Organdy Ribbon, Snowflake Splendor Ribbon

Tools - Lovely Labels Pick-a-Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Festive Flurry Speed Challenge

 Hello and welcome back! Here's my third card for today:

This design was inspired by the challenges at As You See It, Christmas Card Throwdown, and Paper Craft Crew.

My time for the speed challenge was 8 minutes, 55 seconds. I think that's pretty good considering I did some heat embossing, die-cutting, and had to tie a bow! And when the rhinestones and dimensionals didn't want to cooperate, I thought I'd blow through my limit. But I got it done with a minute to spare!

For the tic tac toe challenge, I used the left column and the center row. 

Darn it, I forgot to use my embossing buddy!

That's it for today - got to get to bed for an early day at church tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Festive Flurry, Ringed With Nature

Paper - Basic White and Night of Navy Cardstock

Ink - Versamark, Night of Navy

Accessories - Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems, White Organza Ribbon, White Embossing Powder

Tools - Big Shot, Circles Collection Framelits, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Here Comes Santa Paws!

 Hello and welcome back! Here's another card for today:

My inspiration for this card came from the challenges at Christmas Card Throwdown, Freshly Made Sketches and the Paper Players.

The clean-and-simple challenge meshed perfectly with the sketch, and since I don't really have much in the way of Santa stamps, this image is just one of Santa's "friends"! I had some puff paint in my stash that I've never used, so I decided to try to "fluff up" some of the parts of the poodle. Note to self: add the paint to all areas before heating it; otherwise you might scorch it (see the puff ball on the hat - oops!).

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Santa Paws

Paper - Basic White and Real Red Cardstock; Gold Foil Sheets

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Flirty Flamingo Light, Real Red Light, Smoky Slate Light

Accessories - Snowball Accents Puff Paint

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Circles Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Believe in the Magic

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Christmas Card Throwdown and this week's board at Tic Tac Toe Challenges (diagonal - candy cane, sparkle, large sentiment)

This is the first Christmas card I've made this year, but there will be many more to come! I just love the sparkle that comes from the glimmer paper and the glitter dots.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping! 

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Candy Canes, Jingle Jingle Jingle

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Garden Green, Real Red Cardstock; Gold Glimmer Paper

Ink - Garden Green, Real Red

Accessories - Toile Christmas Glitter Enamel Dots

Tools - Triple Banner Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals