October Stamp of the Month - Scandinavian Wishes

This is such a lovely stamp set with so many pretty images.  

I have grown very fond of using the border stamp to create my own background paper.

I found this template HERE.  I did things a bit differently making the card in a way that a gift card could slide in.  It also gave me an opportunity to use the tag in this stamp set.  

You can get your Scandinavian Wishes stamp set during the month of October.  

It is $5 with a $50 purchase or $17.95 outright.

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October Stamp of the Month - Scandinavian Wishes

It's time for a new Stamp of the Month, and I have to tell you, that this stamp makes me happy!  

It's a beautiful Scandinavian Christmas set, and my natural choice for this card was Cranberry paper and ink.  I used the border stamp from the set to make the background paper, and this all feels very Scandinavian to me!  The embellishments are from the Ruby Mini Medleys.

During the month of October, you can get your set for just $5 with a $50 purchase!

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Christmas Cheer

You have just a couple more days to purchase the October Stamp of the Month!  It is such a wonderful set filled with so many good sentiments and shapes for your Christmas paper crafting.  I created a gift bag using Pear & Partridge paper and the Cricut Artiste cartridge.  What a pretty way to hand someone a special gift!  Five of the stamps on the set having matching Cricut cuts, so it also makes your crafting easy!

Christmas Poinsettas

Yesterday, I had a 12-hour crop for my customers.  This is the first time I've had less than a full house, so it gave me the opportunity to talk with everyone, look at their work, and get some things done myself.  All in all, it was a great day!  I managed to get five cards made as I was really, really putzy and just took my time.   I managed to make two cards without flowers (which I will show you in the days ahead), but then I saw the Sketchbook Saturday sketch:

Don't you agree that this screamed for flowers?

So I pulled out my Pear & Partridge and went to work making some poinsettas with the Artiste cartridge and Almond glitz gel.  This paper and card are also perfect for the Moxie Fab Christmas Card Challenge!

If you look at this card closely, you will see that I used that grid stamp from Universal Backgrounds to stamp the background of the colonial white place on the card and the tag.  

Isn't that sentiment just wonderful?  It is from the October Stamp of the Month, Very Merry Christmas.  That set is available this month only for $5.00 with a $50 purchase from my website.  In my opinion, there are just never enough Christmas stamps!!  As far as the poinsetta goes, there are six diecuts used to make this flower.  I cut three at 2-1/2" and three at 1-1/2".  Then I outlined them with almond glitz gel.  It only take about 15 minutes to dry, and then you can stack them together.  The antiqued gold mini medley flourishes and button finished off this card nicely.

I will also be entering this card into the following challenges:

• Created with Love - Christmas
• Holly Jolly Christmas - Glitter and Bling
• Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - tag
• Pile it On - Vintage or Shabby Chic

Noel

It's been some time since I posted - I am so sorry about that!  I have been teaching classes, went on a weekend scrapbook retreat, and I have been getting ready for the Close To My Heart Regional Celebration in St. Louis.  Whew!  I have posts scheduled for the next few days, too, so keep checking back often!

Today, I am bringing you a Christmas card inspired by three different challenges:

• Cardz TV - Bling it Up!
• Got Sketch? - awesome sketch - be sure to check it out!
• Heart 2 Heart - Christmas Time

This card was created with Pear and Partridge paper and the Cricut Artiste cartridge.  I really enjoy making 6x6 cards, so when I saw Valerie's sketch at Got Sketch?, I knew I had to do a larger card.  These colors from the paper packet lend themselves well to the shabby chic look and old world Christmas.  Let's look a little closer:

I've got 6 layers of poinsetta cuts from the Artiste Christmas key.  I used Almond Glitz Gel to add sparkle to the leaves, and then I tucked in some metal flourishes and a button from the Antiqued Gold Mini Medleys collection.  

You will see more of the ornaments next month when I introduce the October Stamp of the Month.  So that's just a sneak peek!  I hope that you are having a great week and that you're having plenty of time to craft!

Holiday Magic

There's still plenty of time to get your October Stamp of the Month - Holiday Magic.  What a great stamp set - and so versatile!  I've been showing you examples of different Christmas cards this month using this set, and today I have another one for you.

This is Elemental paper.  You've got to check it out as it's just so versatile for the whole year!  I've made beach layouts with it, Thanksgiving cards, and now a Christmas card.  Do you see how easy this card is?  It is 4-1/4" inches square so that it can fit in an A2 envelope and not have increased postage.  The few little cranberry buttons and olive ribbon finish this card off quite nicely.

Here's another peek at this stamp set ~

Lots of fun images that are perfect for Christmas cards and layouts!  The stamp of the month can be yours in one of two ways.  You can purchase it outright for $17.95 or if you place a $50 order, you can buy the stamp of the month for just $5.00.  What a great deal!  Using a clean and simple pattern, like the card I made above, really makes your Christmas card creating fast and easy!



Holiday Magic

Today I am bringing you another example using the October Stamp of the Month. Holiday Magic is one of my favorite sets as I think the images are just so veratile. I was reading blogs this morning and was completely inspired two things - a sketch at There She Goes

and the Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab

I couldn't wait to use Holiday Magic to create this card!

I have used only cardstock for this card - White Daisy, Grey Flannel, and Lagoon. These are not traditional colors by any means, but oh, so pretty together! Thanks Cath, for giving me the inspiration to use them in the Tuesday Trigger!

The background on the paper is actually the trees from the stamp set. I stamped them with Lagoon ink to create a frilly background. When you get a stamp set, always think outside the box to create with it. A triangular tree can be so many things! The banner is also stamped with Lagoon ink and that is the very tip of the other tree in the set. I stamped the stocking fur with Grey Wool, and the stocking with Lagoon on White Daisy paper. I cut them out leaving about 1/8th of an inch of white showing and then matted them on Grey Flannel paper. A simple sentiment from the set along with some Lagoon embellishments and Licorice gems, finished off the card perfectly!

Merry Christmas (October Stamp of the Month)

This October Stamp of the Month - Holiday Magis is such a great set!  I will have loads of examples to show you this month, so I hope they inspire you to think about your Christmas cards.  It's always nice to get a jump on them!

I received this card in the mail from my dear friend and upline Karen.  You'll want to visit her blog as she is just so talented! 

What a pretty card!  She has captured the trend in this card by adding the black.  I am so glad that she embossed the cranberry and black cardstock to give me an example of another way to use this set.  Thank you so much Karen for sending me this card!!

Close To My Heart items used that can be found on my website:
1386 Black Cardstock
1272 Cranberry Cardstock
S1110 October Stamp of the Month - Holiday Magic
D1477 Universal Backgrounds stamp set
A1115 A Holiday stamp set
X254 White Daisy Card Value Pack
Z891 Versamark Ink Pad
Z673 White Daisy Embossing Powder
Z1616 Olive Ribbon
Z1335 Licorice Opaque Gems

H2H Challenge and October Stamp of the Month

You won't see my card on the Heart 2 Heart reveal page as I was a little behind this last week.  But I wanted to make sure to get it done today and post it for your inspiration.  It is a really unique sketch, and I used it quite literally.

This is the October Stamp of the Month - Holiday Magic - and some different colors for Christmas.

I've used the smokey plum diamond pattern and the olive textured background from the Sonoma paper packet.  The stockings (smokey plum ink), fur (cocoa ink), and snowflake (smokey plum ink) are from the stamp of the month.  The couple other items used on the card are olive mini medleys and mocha opaque gems.

 Please stop by Heart 2 Heart today to visit the inspiration from the other design team members.  We have two new sponsors for the month of October - Nichole Lewno and Jena DeVries.  We'd love it if you stopped by their blogs and thanked them for their generosity!