Happy Holly Tag Christmas Card

Supplies:

Stamps: Acrylic stamps, I believe they're Inkadinkadoo - for the greeting and the holly tone on tone green background

Paper: Basic Grey, Misc cardstock

Toos: Wishblade cutter, Martha Stewart border punch

Accessories: Misc Ribbon, glitter, 

Misc: Dimensionals, Xyron adhesive

Technique:  

Ages ago, I cut these tags using my blue Wishblade.  The image came from a free ttf font.   I love how intricate the tags came out.   To add glitter, I ran a small piece of cardstock through the Xyron and adhered it to the back of the cut out in the tag.  I then adhered glitter to the exposed Xyron adhesive.  It holds up great.   The red shadow layer is hand cut.  

Wonderful Snowflake Medley

Supplies: 

Stamps: Acrylic stamps - may be Inkadinkadoo, but not sure

Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Liquid Chalk, Copic Markers

Paper: Paper Studio, gold mirrored cardstock from the art dept.

Tools: Stamin Up Top Notes die, Martha Steward snowflake punch, Paper Shapers layered snowflake punch, Fiskars snowflake punch

Accessories: Ribbon, Gold adhesive beads

Ornamental Dove

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Studio

Ink: Stampin Up Craft Ink, Colorbox liquid chalk

Paper: Paper Studio; Misc Cream Cardstock, Gold mirrored cardstock from the art department

Tools: Stampin Up Ornament Punch

Accessories: Gold thread, clear embossing powder, red felt ribbon.

Little Christmas Angel Card

I purchased this Close to My Heart stamp set thinking of my daughter Angeline.   I couldn't help but think of her as I made this card.  It's cream and gold color scheme is simple but rich.  The little angel is colored with Copic markers.   I love the shading that I can do with those markers.  

 

Here's a close up and angle shot to show off the dimension.

Supplies: 

Stamps: Close to My Heart Angel Sent stamp set 

Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copics for coloring

Paper: Misc cardstock, Gold mirrored board from the art department

Tools: Stampin Up Curly Label punch, Sizzix embossing folder

Accessories: Misc Ribbon, Stampin Up brad

Technique: 

The ribbon isn't actually tied, but bundled and then captured by the brad.   The angel is punched with the SU Curly Label punch.  The gold shadow layer is merely another punch with the Curly Label punch and then turned 90 degrees.   Add a SU dimensional and position below the ribbon.  

Rudolph Tag Card

We made this gorgeous paper pieced Rudolph tag during a class hosted by my Stampin Up Demo, Chris Galbraith, last year.  I never could part with this cute little tag last year but he sat and decorated my scrappin' space.   This year, Rudolph got promoted into a card.  Hopefully I can part with him this year.   LOL. 

 Here's an angled shot that shows some of dimension and more of the detail on Rudolph.  Isn't he cute?  

Supplies: 

Stamps: Stampin Up

Ink: Stampin Up

Paper: K&Company, Stampin Up cardstock

Tools:  Stampin Up shape punches, Stampin Up embossing folder,

Accessories: Ribbon, Stampin Up gold elasti-cord

Inspired By Surroundings - T-Mobile Ad

Sometimes when I lack inspiration, I try and take a closer look at the things around me.   Well, for this card, think of the T-Mobile adds.  They use a lot of white and HOT pink.   

The pink snowflakes were cut with my new electronic cutter, the KNK Zing.   I put in my pre-order back in July and the machine finally was released in November.  I got one off of the very first shipment and I just love this cutter.   It uses Make the Cut (MTC) software.  The software package is amazing and can be used with other cutters, but the Zing comes with a copy of MTC.   

 

Supplies: 

Paper:  White glitter paper, misc cardstock

Ink: Stampin Up Mellon Mambo

Stamps: Stampin Up Cute and Curly

Ribbon: Stampin Up

Tools: KNK Zing, Make the Cut software, Martha Stewart shape punch, Stampin Up Curly Label shape punch

Christmas Ornament Cards

These are some cards that I multiples of.

 

Here's another version of the above card.

Supplies: 

Stamps: Stampin Up (Tags til Christmas)

Paper: Paper Studio, Gold paper from the art department

Tools: Martha Steward Border punch, Stampin Up Ornament Punch, Spellbinder dies

Ink: Colorbox Liquid Chalk Ink, Gold pigment ink

Accessories: Gold embossing powder, Stampin Up Elasti-cord, Bling

Holly Jolly Nutcracker

It's the first of December and here's my first new Christmas card I created this year.  My son's favorite color is orange.   That prompted me to use orange for this card.   I tell ya, it was hard to find any matching Christmas designer paper. 

Supplies: 

Stamps: Nutcracker is by Recollections, Greeting is by Stampin Up (Christmas Punch)

Paper: K&Company (Let it Snow), SU Cardstock, misc cardstock

Ink/Coloring: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Tim Holz Distress Ink, Copic markers for coloring

Accessories: Misc. Ribbon

Tools: Corner rounder, Stampin Up (Curly Label Punch)

Technique Notes: 

The orange shadow layer on the punched greeting is simply the same label punch turned 90 degrees.