Christmas X3

This is the first of 3 Christmas cards I made today. On this card I used all Stampin Up products but they aren't all Christmas items.  The DSP is from Mocha Morning, the other card stocks are Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla. I used three different stamps sets; French Filigree, Evergreen and Come to Bethlehem.

This card is done using Prismacolor colored pencils with the sled from Stampin Up's Winter Memories stamp set. I kept this card simple and let the stamp be the star.

This card I made using a tutorial from Lee Conrey over at her blog stampingleeyours, I copied it pretty closely.  This card was very simple to make and has such a large impact I think. Thanks Lee for the wonderful inspiration.

Purple Flower

My niece had a birthday recently and I did this emboss resist technique for her card. I used all Stampin Up products on this card; papers were Perfect Plum, Basic Gray and Whisper White. I used En Francais for the background of the flower which is from a retired set Bloomin' Beautiful. Thanks for looking.

Caboose

Here's a card I made for a coworker for his birthday.  The stamp is very intricate and I knew I wouldn't be able to use Copic markers so I colored it with colored pencils. It's my first attempt using colored pencils but I think it turned out okay and I will certainly be using them more often. Thanks for looking.

U Rock

Here's another birthday card, this one is for my niece who turned 11 on Saturday. I thought this paper captured her style without being too girly and the card is simple but the colors are exciting just like her. The background paper is Essentials Collection from Authentique and the other papers are scraps from Stampin Up. I stamped the flower twice, fussy cutting one and used the scallop punch on the other. Thanks for looking.

Birthday Boy

My nephew had his 3rd birthday on Friday and I made him this card. This stamp reminds me of him so much, he is all boy and very loving. I used Stampin Up products with the exception of the markers and they're Copic's. The paper is Midnight Muse and Lucky Limeade, the stamp is from the set Little Friends, and I used both the Labels Collection and Bitty Banners Framelits. Thanks for looking.

NAC #5

I thought I would get started with my Christmas cards and the team over at Nacho Average Challenge has a great sketch. I used Snow Festival DSP, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla for my papers. The sentiment is More Merry Messages, I just love all the messages in this set and I know I'll being using them a lot. The snowflakes are done with the Northern Frost Strip Die and some Iridescent Ice embossing powder. I folded Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding and tied a simply knot. Of course I had to put a little bling for some sparkle. Well I'm off to clean house so that I can play later. Thanks for looking.

NAC #4

This is my entry into the color challenge over at Nacho Average Challenge blog; the colors are Pink Pirouette, So Saffron and Certainly Celery. When I went to gather my papers I didn't have but a few scraps of Pink Pirouette so that made it a little more challenging for me but I'm happy with the outcome.
This photo makes the colors much brighter than they are, the card actually looks much softer in person.
I just got this stamp set yesterday and was eager to use it; its Stippled Blooms and I think I'll be using it often. I also used the Apothecary Framelits and paper piercing mat, the Fashionable Hearts Embosslits and the Postage Punch. Thanks for looking.