Strips of Christmas

Today’s card inspiration comes from this card from Claire Daly @ Claire Daly Creates. . Another simple Christmas card to highlight great DSP scraps.

Variations:

• Stamps: Making Christmas Bright

• Ink: Real Red; Merry Merlot

• Cardstock: Christmas Around the World DSP (retired); Joyous Noel DSP (retired); Pool Party; Real Red; Basic Gray; Old Olive; Early Espresso; Soft Suede; Crumb Cake; Whisper White

• Accessories: Real Red Ribbon; Tranquil Tide Ribbon (retired)

• Tools: Layering Circles Dies; Stitched Shapes Dies

A Simple Christmas

Today’s card inspiration comes from this card from Christine Blain @ Happy Heart Cards. I loved the simple play of trees, sentiment, and DSP. I changed out the paper, obviously, but kept the basic design.

• Stamps: Merry Mistletoe

• Ink: Merry Merlot; Tranquil Tide; Whisper White

• Cardstock: Joyous Noel DSP; Merry Merlot; Tranquil Tide; Whisper White

• Accessories: Star Designer Elements; washi tape

• Tools:

Merlot Sparkles

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card full of shimmer and shine. I love a bit of sparkle on my cards, but wanted it to be subtle. And so I layered some great DSP pieces on top of a larger piece of Merry Merlot Glimmer Paper. The sparkle is sneaky! To bring up my sentiment, I also wrapped some copper thread around underneath. Love that shine!

• Stamps: Snowflake Sentiments

• Inks: Merry Merlot

• Cardstock: Joyous Noel DSP; Merry Merlot Glimmer Paper; Tranquil Tide; Whisper White

• Accessories: Copper thread

• Tools: Oval Framelits

SSINKTC54: Copper Starburst

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the starburst technique. I love making starburst cards even if they take a bit of planning and construction. I was drawn to the beautiful shine in the Joyous Noel DSP. To amp up the sparkle, I added some of the Copper Glimmer paper from the accompanying Joyous Noel Glimmer Paper pack. I added a coordinating strip of DSP and a simple sentiment to complete my card.  

• Stamps: Snowflake Sentiments

• Inks: Merry Merlot; Tranquil Tide

• Cardstock: Joyous Noel DSP; Joyous Noel Glimmer Paper; Very Vanilla; Kraft

• Accessories:

• Tools:

Anything Goes! Celebrate!

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card where anything goes! Every once in a while, I get the urge to make completely random cards, no design plan, no theme, just a card. This was my attempt at using no stamps but lots of fun DSP. I really wanted to feature the beautiful copper accents in the Joyous Noel DSP. Love how this one turned out! 

Check out that shine!

• Stamps:

• Inks:

• Cardstock: Joyous Noel DSP; Copper Foil; Crumb Cake

• Accessories:

• Tools: Celebrate You Thinlits; star punch (retired)