Christmas Break

It's time for my annual Christmas break from blogging. I hope everyone has a happy Holiday season and I will be back in early January with more craft projects!

Simple Reindeer

To finish off my Christmas cards for the year, I present this simple reindeer card that uses vellum (why do I always forget I own this?), random scraps of DSP, and some retired candy dots.

Stamps: Merry Patterns
Inks: Crumb Cake; Garden Green
Cardstock: Be Merry DSP; Cherry Cobbler; Vellum; Whisper White
Accessories: Regals Candy Dots (retired)
Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits

Tranquil Reindeer

Rose Red, Tranquil Tide, and Smoky Slate equal a great nontraditional color palette for today's card. The pattern of the DSP reminded me of Christmas decorations, so I had to use it.

Stamps: Merry Patterns
Inks: Smoky Slate; Rose Red
Cardstock: Fresh Florals DSP; Basic Gray; Whisper White
Accessories: Metallic Foil Snowflakes; Rhinestones
Tools: Layering Circles Framelits

Candles Galore

Today's card is all about featuring the beautiful bold stamps from the Merry Patterns stamp set. I decided to let the stamps shine and only add some background DSP for color.

Stamps: Merry Patterns
Inks: Cherry Cobbler; Garden Green; Daffodil Delight; Basic Black
Cardstock: Be Merry DSP; Basic Black; Whisper White
Accessories:
Tools:

Currently

Reading: A Christmas to Remember anthology. I grabbed this collection from the library to read some historical romance for the holidays.

Watching: Lizzie Borden Chronicles. So campy, but I'm loving it!

Listening: Q is getting his canines and there's just been a lot of screaming lately.

Making: Christmas cookies are on tap for this week.

Feeling: So, so tired. The boys are not sleeping well at night and no one is napping.

Planning: We've got some more Christmas activities to schedule before Christmas Day. Hoping to fit them in.

Loving: With Q not feeling great, I have been get lots of snuggles.

Polka Dots and Stripes in Season

I went with lots of pattern, sparkle, and shine for this card! I can't believe I still had some Mint Macaron Glimmer Paper left over from this year's Sale-a-Bration. The sparkly strip was the perfect addition to this card.

Stamps: Merry Patterns
Inks: Emerald Envy; Watermelon Wonder (retired); Daffodil Delight; Basic Black
Cardstock: 2016-2018 In Color DSP (retired); 2015-2017 In Color DSP (retired); Emerald Envy; Mint Macaron Glimmer Paper (retired); Whisper White
Accessories: Metallic Foil Doilies
Tools:

Reindeer Among Snowflakes

Another nontraditional color card for this season. I really enjoy the blue and silver color palette. As a bonus, this card used up a ton of my leftover Christmas Around the World DSP.

Stamps: Merry Patterns
Inks: Basic Gray; Night of Navy
Cardstock: Christmas Around the World DSP; Smoky Slate; Basic Gray; Whisper White
Accessories: Metallic Foil Snowflakes; Rhinestones
Tools: Layering Circles Framelits

Musical Reindeer

How pretty is this card? I love the combo of pink and lime green. I think I should make a few more of these cards to send out...

Stamps: Merry Patterns; Merry Mistletoe
Inks: Smoky Slate; Lemon Lime Twist; Berry Burst
Cardstock: Merry Music DSP; Berry Burst; Lemon Lime Twist; Whisper White
Accessories: Black Rhinestones
Tools:

Falling Snowflakes

I went simple with today's card focusing on stamping instead of techniques or layering. I started with my sentiment and then added the falling snowflakes around it. I love the layered stamping. To finish off the card, I added a strip of ribbon and a layer of DSP.