I have had these button stickers for a while and couldn't find a way to use them. I'm not a huge button person. Instead of putting random buttons on cards, I decided to make a Christmas tree from the buttons. Problem solved!
Today's set of cards was an easy way to use up scraps and random retired papers. Plus I wanted to use my new Cup of Cheer stamp set. I love that you can color the letters to customize the stamp.
Here's the whole set:
I received this wonderful package from Katie @ Punk Projects for participating in her 30 Days of Christmas cards this month. You'll definitely be seeing some of these items in this year's holiday albums and possibly my December Daily.
A quick stop into Michael's for some snail and blades for my trimmer. I also grabbed some planner stickers, a cute ornament, and two albums. Those albums will be used for Christmas presents.
Another fun card featuring Festival of Trees and Seasonal Snapshot 2015. I was just about to glue this card down but realized I was missing a few elements. I quickly embossed the strip of Mossy Meadow to give the card some texture. Lastly, I added the tree silhouettes to the circle sentiment to help fill the white space. Perfect!
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.
Another fun card featuring Festival of Trees and Seasonal Snapshot 2015. I was just about to glue this card down but realized I was missing a few elements. I quickly embossed the strip of Mossy Meadow to give the card some texture. Lastly, I added the tree silhouettes to the circle sentiment to help fill the white space. Perfect!
I don't know what I was thinking. I made the cards yesterday and apparently decided to do something even harder for today. Although, I have to admit that it's a cool effect for a card. I love the sparkles and shine!
The shine is hard to see in the big photo, so here's a another look!
And notice my awesome gold embossed sentiment on the bottom. I think that's my favorite part!
Today's card looks really cool, but was such a pain to make! I ended up making four of these cards (like I've done with all of the 30 Days cards), but seriously thought about scrapping it about 1/3 of the way through. Each card has 16 punched out shapes! Imagine having to keep track of all those shapes and make sure you get the right numbers of the right shapes and paper patterns. Yeah! It was a chore. But somehow I finished four of these cards. I really do like the look. Veyr cute and inventive.
Today's card is featured over at Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration and features a trio of grateful animals. I love the Thankful Forrest Friends stamp set. I wanted to make a cute little gratitude parade. At the final second before running the Olive piece through the Big Shot, I added a strip of Blackberry Bliss washi tape. I think that little finished touch makes all the difference.
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.
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.
