Christmas Gift Card Set

I made this set of gift cards using Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas paper (I LOVE this paper collection!) and Hero Arts Stamps. The stamp sets I used are Magic of Christmas, Holiday Sayings, Christmas Reindeer, and Joy Snowman (Sizzix Set). The ink colors are Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip and Garden Green from Stampin' Up. I think I'll put these in this month's Hero Arts Card Set Contest. Thanks for taking a look!

Gel-a-tins Wednesday - Joy Ornament!

Today on the Gel-a-tins blog I'm showing how to make this cute and simple CAS ball ornament. I used Recollections Bright & Jolly paper, Gel-a-tins 3-D Alphabet, and Stampin' Up Riding Hood Red Ink. Thanks for taking a look!

Christmas Express

I made this card for the current Play Date Cafe Color Challenge and the Wee Memories Holiday Card Challenge. It's the first time I've used my Penny Black Christmas Express Stamps. I think Mimi in the truck is too cute. Thanks for taking a look!!

        

Here's my card.

Materials

1. Card stock - Whisper White, Crumb Cake - Stampin' Up

2. Ink - Black - Memento, Markers - Copic

3. Stamp Set - Christmas Express - Penny Black

4. Decorative Paper - Bright and Jolly - Recollections

CAS-ual Fridays - Gingerbread Couple

I made this card for the current CAS-ual Fridays Challenge to use a misting technique on your card. Today while I was reading Card Maker magazine I saw this technique used by a Colleen Schaan on one of her cards in the current issue. She left the die on the paper after cutting it and sprayed the mist on the paper with the die on it. So that's how I got this nifty white edge around the Nestabilities scallop oval. The stamp set is called Gingerbread Cookie by Gel-a-tins. 

Here's my card.

Materials
1. Card stock - Whisper White, Garden Green - Stampin Up
2. Ink - Tuxedo Black - Memento, Markers - Copic
3. Stamp Set - Gingerbread Cookies - Gel-a-tins
4. Die - Scallop Oval - Nestabilties
5. Spray Mist - Strawberry - Maya Road

Frosty Friends Tag

I'm so happy to be able to make some things for challenges again.  I made this tag for the current Lawnscaping Challenge and Cupcake Craft Challenge. The Lawnscaping theme is Tags or Treat Bags and the Cupcake Craft theme is to make your own background paper. 

To make this tag I embossed snowflakes from Lawn Fawn Frosties stamp set in white. Then combined several colors of distress ink together to get this cool gray blue wintry colored background color. I added some Rock Candy Distress Stickles to the ear muffs and the top of the hat. It was a fun tag to make and I really like how it turned out. Thanks for taking a look!

Materials
1. Tag - Recollections
2. Stamps - Frosties, Making Frosty Friends - Lawn Fawn
3. Embossing Powder - Dove - Martha Stewart
4. Ink - Memento
5. Distress Stains - Broken China, Picket Fence, Weathered Wood, Milled Lavender, Spun Sugar
6. Markers - Copic
7. Twine - The Twinery
8. Stickles - Distress Rock Candy
9. Trim - Tinsel - Stampin' Up
10. Foam Tape