joyeux noel

Yeah, I know, Christmas is over.  For some families.  Today is our last family get-together for the holidays and it's going to be great.  There's just something really special about having everyone at my parents place for dinner, presents, fun & games.  I love it.  Even more than I love this swirly, girly card that I made for my mom.  Or maybe I just love not having to clean my house before a holiday dinner. 

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to go play good auntie to the worlds' greatest niece and nephews.  Christmas isn't just for kids, but man do they ever make the holiday more special.  I love spending time with them. So, see you all later.

Details:  (that I can remember)
Paper:  sweet blush (PTI), patterned paper (from my scrap bin)
Stamps:  Peace Be Still (PTI)
Ink:  all Memento dew drops
Other:  Limitless Layers dies, Christmas tree die, and spring moss felt (all PTI), pearls (unknown)

Merry Christmas, Friends

Wishing you God's richest blessings today and always.  May your day be filled with family, friends, love, and laughter as you take time to remember the real reason to celebrate.  Joy to the world, the Lord has come.  Merry Christmas, Friends.

Details - all PTI unless otherwise noted

Paper:  rustic cream, red (Bazzill), print (the Girl's Paperie)

Stamps:  Silent Night, filigree dove (Michaels)

Ink:  tea dye duo, VersaMark

Other:  large circle & scallop Nesties, white EP (Stampendous)

shabby, little Christmas

Well, now that the presents are bought I'm getting serious about making cards for the family.  The only problem is, I have more cards to post than I do sleeps 'til Christmas.  So be prepared for a little Christmas cheer leading up to the new year.  Doilies, snowflakes, and vintage/shabby chic seem to be all the rage still so I tried my hand at combining all three.

In keeping with the busyness of the season, and the fact that I still have all my baking to do, I'll get straight to the details.  Thanks for visiting & happy holidays!

Details

Paper:  spring moss (PTI), blue (SU), white (Neenah)

Stamps:  Big & Bold Holiday Wishes & Friendship Jar Holiday Fillers (PTI)

Ink:  Tea Dye Duo (PTI), VersaMark, blue distress ink

Other:  Top Note die (SU), doily (Michael's), blue & silver EP (AC), Corner Chomper

kiddie's christmas

Today's post is a sneak peak at the card I made for my youngest nephew.  I love how the distressing on the paper looks a little like snowflakes.  Very festive.  And very much a coincidence. 

I still have to start planning their gift tags/tree ornaments.  When they were younger, they use to hang the tags on their tree.  Well, they're now 11, 13, and 15 and they still expect tags that can be used on the tree.  I love it.  I especially love when you see the ornaments and tags you made a few years ago still being used.  Talk about warm & fuzzy feelings. 

Enough gushing and reminiscing for one day.  What are your special family traditions?  I'd love to hear about them instead of the usual comments. 

Have a blessed day, friends!

Details
Paper:  Certainly Celery & Kraft (SU), Christmas Words (Echo Park), yellow (Bazzill), Solar White (Neenah)
Stamps:  Tiny Treats: Christmas (PTI) *love*
Colouring Mediums:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Copics
Other:  Tag Sale #1 and Limitless Layers (both PTI), grosgrain ribbon (from stash)

Peace on Earth

I really love the prints in PTI's Holiday Vintage Prints and wanted to create a set of cards using the gorgeous avocado stripe. A few weeks ago I showed you the first card in the set here. These are the other two:



The other card in the set used a PTI forum favorite, Turning a New Leaf, to add a little interest behind the sentiment. I love how the curve of the leaves mirrors the scripty font.



Thanks for sharing part of your day with me! And a special thanks to those who follow & comment on my little blog. You all make my day!

Details:
Paper - white (Neenah), red (Bazzill), stripe (PTI)
Stamps - dove & Peace (Recollections), Jesus sentiment (Stampabilities)
Ink - tuxedo black, pear tart, Encore gold metallic (Tsukineko)
Other - ribbon, gold tinsel EP (Stampendous)

a non-traditional Christmas

Sometimes it's nice to get away from the traditional reds and greens for the holidays and really shake it up. The card base is a turquoise from SU that perfectly matched the lime & teal print I found at my LSS. The Pure Poppy oval was die cut and embossed using one of the newest Nestabilities, Lacey Ovals.  This is another card I made for a fundraiser sale at my sister's office to benefit the United Way.

The two stamps were cheapie bin finds at Michael's. And the sentiment is going in the trash pretty soon. That baby's got a mind of it's own. And it does not like to stay put on a block. Not to mention, it does NOT stamp evenly.  I had to touch up the "y" in happy with a gel pen (bless you signo). 

Thankfully, my PTI Christmas order showed up so I have plenty of holiday sentiments to choose from that stamp like a dream.

Not much else to say so ... see ya later!!

A PTI Christmas

Just a quickie post of some more Christmas cheer. Even though Hallowe'en is just around the corner, I'm having so much fun using the gorgeous prints from Papertrey Ink's Holiday Vintage Prints paper pad.



I'm trying to wait patiently for my October release goodies to arrive. As much as I love this tree, it would be nice to have a few more Christmas sets to choose from. Although, I am kicking myself for forgetting to add Signature Christmas to my last cart. Oh well. Now I've got a reason to order in November.

Have a great day!!

Details:Paper: solar white (Neenah), pure poppy, lemon tart
Stamps: tree trimming trio (PTI), dove & sentiment (Recollections), teeny tiny wishes (su)
Ink: metallic gold, tuxedo black, bamboo leaves
Tools: tree die, XL ric rac die, label punch (su), 1/2" circle punch (EK)
Other: gold & red embossing powders, buttons, ribbon

Christmas Pt. 1

Today's card is doing double duty. Since I'm putting together cards for an upcoming fundraiser and spending all of my "free" time making Christmas cards, my time to play along with challenges is seriously limited. But, lucky for me, the set I inked up for this past weekend's card-making blitz, just so happens to be a choice for BethieJ's challenge of the week. The flourish tree in Tree Trimming Trio is absolutely stunning when cut out using the handy-dandy die released last month.



I am absolutely loving the new papers from echo park paper co. at my LSS. This background is from their Merry Christmas collection. Now if only PTI would put out a good music background building set, I'd be on cloud nine.

Thanks for taking the time to swing by for a visit! And drop by any time. I love having company.