30 Days of Christmas Cards Day 17

Today's card is one out of comfort zone. Usually I stick to fairly clean and simple cards. I like geometric shapes and brighter colors. I tend to stay away from anything to antique in it's look. But for today, I saw a similar card on Pinterest and wanted to stretch my creativity. I actually really like how this one came out. One thing I would do differently: put the coffee cup on a different colored paper. Otherwise, I like the look and I used these holly stickers that have been hanging around for about two years.

• Stamps: Cup of Cheer
• Inks: Chocolate Chip; Tip Top Taupe
• Cardstock: Mossy Meadow; random script paper; Whisper White
• Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Ribbon; Washi Tape; Holly stickers
• Tools:

30 Days of Christmas Cards Day 16

Today's card came from some great Pinterest inspiration. I love the multiple layers and patterned stars of this card. I pulled out some scraps from the Festival of Prints stack to cut out my stars. From there I grabbed some nice coordinating cardstock and some random dictionary paper from the scrap pile. To finish off the card, I added a sentiment and a cute little button.

• Stamps: Retired SU Sentiment
• Inks: Cherry Cobbler
• Cardstock: Festival of Prints DSP (retired); Wild Wasabi; Cherry Cobbler; Kraft; Dictionary paper (scrap pile)
• Accessories: Random buttons
• Tools: Stars Framelits

30 Days of Christmas Cards Day 15

An interesting off center design for today. I kept the card fairly clean without extra embellishments. In person, the tree with the green design is very shiny foil. It gives off just enough glam to draw the eye.

• Stamps: Retired SU Sentiment
• Inks: Real Red
• Cardstock: Cucumber Crush; Real Red; Whisper White; Gold paper; random scraps
• Accessories:
• Tools: Stripes Embossing Folder; Circle Framelits; Tree Punch; Star Punch

30 Days of Christmas Cards Day 14

Want a way to highlight your favorite patterned paper? Punch out some pieces and create a christmas tree! I'm loving this idea. Simple and clean but it makes such a statement.

• Stamps: Six Sayings (inside)
• Inks: Cherry Cobbler (inside)
• Cardstock: Trim the Tree DSP; Old Olive; Kraft
• Accessories:
• Tools: Hexagon Punch; Star Punch

A Starry Christmas

Today’s card is featured over at Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration and features a Christmas card challenge. This month I also joined Punk Projects for their 30 Days of Christmas Cards challenge.

This is such a great Christmas card! I love the play of textures and pattern. The star embossing folder always gets lost in the bin. Thankfully I pulled it out to use for my Christmas cards. The trick to this card was to emboss only the top 2/3 of the card. From there I added some great patterned paper and punched tree. Fairly simple, but such a great card.

• Stamps: Seasonal Snapshot 2015; Festival of Trees
• Inks: Mossy Meadow; Old Olive; Cherry Cobbler
• Cardstock: Crumb Cake; Merry Moments DSP; Gold Paper
• Accessories:
• Tools: Star Punch; Tree Punch; Lucky Stars Embossing Folder

30 Days of Christmas Cards Day 12

A sparkly silver and red card today. I love the glitter paper and foil accented pattern paper. I wanted to let the silver shine, so I kept the accessories at a minimum.

• Stamps: Six Sayings
• Inks: Real Red
• Cardstock: Silver Glitter Paper; Real Red; silver foil paper; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Confetti Stars Punch; Squares Framelits

30 Days of Christmas Cards Day 11

Here's a great way to use up those scraps of patterned paper. Fill a card with circles! I added the bits of burlap at the end to help fill the card.

• Stamps: Christmas Bliss
• Inks: Cherry Cobbler
• Cardstock: Trim the Tree DSP (retired); Early Espresso; Pistachio Pudding (retired); Whisper White
• Accessories: Burlap
• Tools: 1 1/4" Circle Punch

30 Days of Christmas Cards Day 10

I found this cute idea of peek-a-boo patterned paper on Pinterest and had to make my own version. I had finished the card but something was missing... I added the punched tree and star and somehow the card was perfectly finished!

• Stamps: Seasonal Snapshot 2015
• Inks: Garden Green; Real Red
• Cardstock: Nordic Noel DSP (retired); Stacked with Love DSP (retired); Crumb Cake; Real Red
• Accessories:
• Tools: Stars Framelits; Tree Punch; Star Punch; Decorative Dots Embossing Folder

30 Days of Christmas Cards Day 9

A simple little card today highlighting the retired Nordic Noel DSP. I didn't buy this last Christmas, but picked it up from the clearance rack. Ultimately I fell in love with this pattern. Such cute ornaments! I added a tag and a simple sentiment stamp to complete the card.

• Stamps: Retired SU Sentiment; Random snowflake stamp
• Inks: Garden Green; Calypso Coral
• Cardstock: Nordic Noel DSP (retired); Snow Festival Tags; Garden Green
• Accessories:
• Tools:

30 Days of Christmas Cards Day 8

I bought these Christmas tags last year from the clearance rack and promptly forgot about them in the Christmas supply box. Thank goodness I rediscovered them! These are perfect use as layering pieces on greeting cards. I added some other DSP and afew punched circles. As final touches, I added some washi tape and my favorite accessory: candy dots!

• Stamps: Retired SU sentiment; random starburst stamp
• Inks: Real Red; Calypso Coral
• Cardstock: Snow Festival Tags (retired); Nordic Noel DSP (retired); Trim the Tree DSP (retired); Cucumber Crush; Real Red; Kraft
• Accessories: Brights Candy Dots; Washi Tape
• Tools: 1" Circle Punch; 3/4" Circle Punch