My Five Favourite Christmas Cards

I'm joining in with Debby's My Five Favourite Christmas Cards so without further ado, here they are...

Using the new Uptown girls The Three Amigas, the Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Sentiment Flag die with a sentiment from the Lil' Inker Designs Dear Santa set.

  

Using Lil' Inker Designs Snowflake die set, the Instant Camera: Christmas set and the Echo Park Winter Wishes paper pad. 

 

Using My Favorite Things Decorative Circle Tag Stax, the LJD - Stitched Stockings stamp set, sentiment from the Mini Wavy Pennants die, Dainty Dots Border die and papers from the Carta Bella Merry & Bright pad.

 

Using My Favorite Things a la modes - You Shine, My Mind's Eye Winter Wonderland papers, My Favorite things Die-Namics Gift Card Pocket with the Gift Card Greetings and the Jumbo Squiggle die.

   Using Kraftin' Kimmies Raychel and Lil' Inker Designs mini bow die.

I hope you get to join in too so I can see yours!

Brrr...

Hello everyone!  I'm here today with my MilkCoffee showcase post with the theme of "brrr" - well it is cold (unless of course you're on the other side of the world!!).  Here is my DT make...

I am going to give this to a friend who is going skiing for the very first time - this Skiing Girl Winter is very apt!  And I love the matching Winter Gloves that I matched up with a sentiment from the There She Goes Snowy Days and papers from the Echo Park Dear Santa collection.  I am entering this into the Simon Says Stamps challenge of anything goes.

And  while I'm here, I thought I'd share this card I forgot to share before Christmas...

I used the There She Goes Snowy Days set and and papers from the Echo Park Dear Santa collection again.  I am entering this card into the current There She Goes challenge for Last Minute Christmas.

Okay, I am off now - see you tomorrow with my Bellarific Babe post!

The last of my Christmas cards to share

OMG, are you excited?  I am!  It's tomorrow!!!  And it's even better on Christmas Eve for the anticipation!!!!!  Okay, deep breath....deep breath....

I got a few more Christmas cards to share with you and then THAT IS IT!!  I'm not going to want to make another for at last six months at least!  So here they are...

I love this cute dog!  He is from the There She Goes Snowy Days, matched up with Echo Park All I Want For Christmas papers and Lil' Inker Designs Mini Bow die.  I also used this week's TSG sketch.

Card above using  Lil' Inker Designs Snowflake dies, Small Bow Tie, Instant Camera Christmas sentiment and My Minds Eye 12 Days papers.  Card below using the same except the sentiment is from the Arctic Friends set.  I am also entering the one below into the CAS-ual Fridays challenge for a 10 minute card.

And this card (that I cased from a card from a friend last year) has the adorable Birdie Brown fat guy from the Happy Santa set...

Right, that really is all of my Christmas cards this year!  I'm entering them into the Simon Says Stamp theme of anything Christmassy!

In case I don't get a chance now to visit you in blogland, I wish you...

 A very merry Christmas - have a FAB time everybody!

New Year girly party time!

Ack - only 5 days to go to Christmas - am I soooo excited!  So many pressies, so little time!  Anyhoo, I'm here today with my Bellarific Babe card and today I've got another card using the Uptown girls The Three Amigas...

I used papers from the Echo Park Winter Wishes collection - don't cha just love this colour combo?  I used a snowflake embossing folder on the matting for interest and a wide purple satin ribbon to wrap around the middle for some richness.  I've also dotted lots of Glamour Dust around the frills, champagne and shoes for a bit of glamour!

There's still time to join in with our Bellarific Tuesday challenge over at Stamping Bella at Splitcoaststampers where the theme is white space.  Just create something using Stamping Bella stamps, and upload to the SCS gallery using the keyword BELLADEC2012.  The challenge will run from today until midnight EST on Monday 7th January 2013 - hope you get to join in for a chance to win $25 Bella Bucks!

Christmas candy - yum!

Another Christmas card I knocked up using the freebie Simply B Stamps that they are giving away if you join in with their December challenge on their Facebook page - very generous!  Here is my make...

She is called Candy Cane London and I matched her up with papers from the Carta Bella Merry & Bright collection.  And don't you love that Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Rectangle Mat die and Small Bow die?  I just can't help myself - I just keep using them!  I am entering this into the Simon Says Stamp for anything Christmassy.

I think I've only got a couple more Christmas cards to show you later in the week and that is it for 2012 - promise!

Yum...Christmas candy...

It's Tuesday so that means it's inspiration time over for By LoRi Designs team so here is my DT make using cool Penny Peppermint...

This is definitely going to a clever teenager I know!  I used papers from the First Edition Christmas Joy pad and the cool sentiment is from the Christmas Sentiment set - the perfect teenage-style font!  I created the little scene with MFT Die-Namics Snow Drifts die and the C.C. Designs Cutters Four Season Fence die.  I used lots of Stickles glitter glue along the snow drifts to make it pop!

And here is a card I've made for my friend's birthday in January - very apt in this cold winter!   I used the beautiful Candy Cane Jane by By LoRi Designs...

I used digi papers from the Echo Park All I Want for Christmas collection the sentiment is from the Christmas Sentiment set.  I used a snowflake embossing folder and glitter cardstock on the matting and Martha Stewart snowflake border punch to give it some bling!

You can check out more DT inspiration over at the blog here!  I'm off but I'll be back tomorrow with another All That Scraps December review post!

 

Hurry, hurry, gotta get those Xmas cards done!!

Only 7 more days to go until it's Christmas Eve!  It seems like I've been making Christmas cards non-stop but I still need a few more!  So, I got out more of my yummy Quixotic Paperie goodies to make this...

I used the My Favorite Things Guest Designer sketch for December and I just love those gorgeous papers from the Carta Bella Merry & Bright collection.   I used that pretty My Favorite Things a la modes You Shine that I stamped on Make It Colour Blending Card and coloured with my Copics.  I got to use lots of Die-Namics too...

Traditional Tags STAX

Scallop Ribbon Border die

Sentiments Strips Die

Okay, I gotta go and knock up a few more!  See you tomorrow with my By Lori Designs DT post!

*** Latest Arrivals ***

• Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps December Release
• Saturated Canary stamps Pre-order
• Stamping Bella - new release, Uptown Girls & More!
• NEW MFT Die-Namics dies
• NEW My Favorite Things (MFT) Clear Stamp sets
• Craft Stamper December Issue
• Susana Loves Stamps Mythical Reflection

Christmas girly party time!

Hello there!  I hope you are having a great weekend and looking forward to Christmas - only 9 days to go!  I am actually ready for it - only got Steve's last presents to wrap up and then I am done!

Okay, so I'm here today with my Bellarific Babe card and today I've got a card using the new Uptown girls The Three Amigas...

A card for another of my friends - this is us girls out on the town!  I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the matting and the Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Sentiment Flag die with a sentiment from the Lil' Inker Designs Dear Santa set.  I also added touches of Glamour Dust to their shoes, frills and champagne - very shimmery!

Don't forget that next week is our last Bellarific Friday challenge for 2012 and the theme is Thinking of You and we also have a new Bellarific Tuesday challenge starting over at SplitcoastStampers next Tuesday.  Another chance to win some Bella Bucks!

I'm going to link my card up to Annette's blog where she is having a link up just to celebrate blogging - what a fab idea!  I'm also entering it into the Simon Says Stamp challenge to use your fave - this is my fave Uptown Girl stamp!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I'll see you later on my blog rounds!

Sketch time over at Bellarific Friday!

It's time for a new Bellarific Friday and this week the theme was to make a tag and here is my Bellarific Babe DT card using Stamping Bella's Uptown Girls Pattie and Dottie friends Forever...

This is going to one of my best friends - this will be us at a Christmas party!  Well, probably wearing warmer clothes though!  I used papers from the Echo Park All I Want For Christmas collection, a pom-pom border to add interest and lots of Glamour Dust - here's a closer look...

Check out more gorgeous DT inspiration over at the blog here.  

Next week is our last Bellarific Friday challenge for 2012 and the theme is Thinking of You - interpret this however you like!  Thinking of you for Christmas, Thinking of you at New Years, Thinking of you on your Birthday or Just simply Thinking of you because I'm thinking of you - easy peasy!  Email your creations to Em at Stamping Bella by next Thursday 20 December so they get posted in next Friday's post as well as have a chance to win some Bella Bucks!  

There's also a new Bellarific Tuesday challenge starting over at SplitcoastStampers next Tuesday (of course!) with the theme of "White Space - create a CAS card with plenty of white space!"  Another chance to win some Bella Bucks!

Thanks for visiting and I'll see you tomorrow with my Anything But A Card DT post!
  

What's that in your stockings?!

(Please scroll down for my Lil' Inker Designs new release with details on how to win the new gorgeous dies
and also my All That Scraps review post!)

Happy Wednesday to you all!  I'm here today with my Whimsie Doodles DT inspiration post.  Christmas is ever getting closer (scary!) so of course I had to make another Christmas card...

Oh my, isn't she adorable?!  This is Stocking Goodies and I matched her up with October Afternoon Very Merry papers.  I inked up some chipboard numbers and added some organza ribbon for extra sweetness!

I hope you like my version of this sweet little girl!  Enjoy the rest of your day and see you tomorrow with my MilkCoffee Stamps showcase post!

  

Day 3 of the Lil' Inker Designs new mini release blog hop!

(Please scroll down for my All That Scraps review post!)

It's the last day of our new Lil' Inker Designs December mini release blog hop and today we are showing you more of the new dies!  Here is my DT make using those gorgeous Snowflake dies...

The beautiful sentiment is from the Instant Camera: Christmas set and I did some paper piercing to give the snowflakes a sense of movement.  I die cut the snowflakes from DCWV glitter cardstock and don't you love the paper?  It's from the Echo Park Winter Wishes paper pad - not many of these left now in the store!  I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp challenge to use your favourite (those snowflake dies!).

And here is my card again from Monday's post...

 

Back to the hop!  Comment as you hop long - the more you comment, the better your chance of winning!  The prize is one $10 store credit!  You should have arrived here from Laura Nehring and you should now hop off to Jen del Muro.  If need to start at the beginning, go to the store blog here.  You should also visit the store here to see all the new goodies! 

I will be back later with my All That Scraps DT post - see ya then!