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30 Days of Christmas Cards Day 3

 

Day 3's card celebrates my love of washi tape! I have a huge bin of washi tape and I still buy more when I end up at Michael's or Joann's. For this card, I used washi tape from Stampin' Up. I love that they now sell washi tape that coordinates with all their colors. I love this card so much! I may have to make a few more.

 
  • Stamps: Festival of Trees
  • Inks: Old Olive; Mossy Meadow; Cherry Cobbler
  • Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler; Old Olive; Whisper White
  • Accessories: Season of Cheer Washi Tape; retired washi tape
  • Tools: Star Punch; Tree Punch
tags: #30daysofchristmascards, 30 Days of Christmas Cards, Christmas, Festival of Trees, Seasons of Cheer Washi Tape, Washi Tape
categories: Christmas Cards
Tuesday 11.03.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Christmas in July

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. It's July and you know what that means: Christmas! Well, okay it's 6 month away, but let's celebrate anyway! I'm so excited that the Festival of Trees stamp set and punch were carried over from the Holiday 2014 catalog. I can't wait to use it for more Christmas cards.

I decided to go with my faovirte Christmas color combo: Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green. Can't go wrong with the classic color scheme. I tore some Garden Green paper to create my ground, added a few trees and some gold ribbon. The card looked to plain, so I embossed the white piece with the Lucky Stars Embossing folder. Perfect! Add a sentiment and the card is complete.

 
  • Stamps: Festival of Trees
  • Inks: Cherry Cobbler; Garden Green
  • Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler; Garden Green; Whisper White
  • Accessories: Candy Dots; Gold 1/8" Ribbon
  • Tools: Tree Punch; Lucky Stars Embossing Folder; Hexagon Punch (banner ends)
tags: Christmas, Festival of Trees
categories: Christmas Cards
Thursday 07.23.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Unite and Excite Swaps: Christmas

We had a great swap time at the Livermore Unite and Excite event on Sunday.  Here are some of the great Christmas themed swap cards I received:

Cindee Wilkinson @ Just Sponge It

 

Gina Cardera

 

Kim Peck

 

Hermelinda Wirth

 

Stephanie Bates

Liz Roberts

 

Remy Muegge

 

Annette Wen @ Stampin' with Annette

 

Lorraine Toll @ Lorraine's Stampin' Corner

 

Angela Bodas @ Midnight Crafting

 

Becky Tuttle

Julie Douglas @ Stamp Your Dream

Kim @ A La Card Creations

 

Maria Alcantara

Maggie Mata @ Maggie Made Cards

 

Rosemarrie Gonzalez

 

Susan Santello

tags: All is Calm DSP, Bright and Beautiful, Card Swap, Cheerful Christmas, Christmas, Christmas Bauble, Christmas Cheer, Festival of Trees, Good Greetings, Happy Hanukkah, Letterpress Winter, Merry Everything, Santa Stache, Under the Tree DSP, Unite and Excite, Wondrous Wreath
categories: Christmas Cards
Saturday 09.13.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Festival of Trees Tag Card

For this month's demo swap, we each picked a stamp set from the holiday catalog.  I immediately knew that I wanted Festival of Trees.  It's simple, yet stunning.  I can see so many possibilities...

I found a similarly designed card on Pinterest and ran with it.  This card has so many layers, and yet it seems very clean and simple to me.  I love the traditional colors and little touches (glimmer star, stars embossing).

 
  • Stamps: Festival of Trees
  • Inks: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler
  • Cardstock: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Trim the Tree DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper
  • Accessories: Frosted Sequins, Green ribbon (non-SU)
  • Tools: Scallop Tag Punch, Stars Embossing Folder, Tree Punch
tags: Christmas, Festival of Trees, Trim the Tree DSP
categories: Christmas Cards
Monday 09.08.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Fun 'n Crafty Blog Hop September 2014

Welcome to the Fun n’ Crafty Blog Hop for September This month we will be showcasing project ideas from the new Holiday Catalog. Last year's holiday catalog did not impress me.  The company has more than made up for it with this year's catalog.  I want all the things! After a bit of play, I finally decided on using my new Christmas tree punch. And I absolutely love how it turned out. So make sure to check out the list of stops on the hop at the bottom of this post to see them all!

This card is all about my new holiday catalog supplies.  I found a cute idea of creating a shaker card behind a punched image and knew i wanted to use my new Tree punch.  After a bit of trial and error (forgot to add another layer of plastic to contain the sequins), I successfully made a shaker card!  Adding a bit of bling with some silver glimmer helped complete the sentiment and the card.  If I can find a way to make the shaker pocket faster, this would be a great fun Christmas card to send to family.  Might have to play a bit more.  But overall, I adore my new holiday catalog products and can't wait to experiment some more.

 

Supplies Used:

  • Stamps: Festival of Trees
  • Inks: Garden Green
  • Cardstock: Garden Green; Pistachio Pudding; Whisper White; Silver Glimmer Paper; Trim the Tree DSP
  • Accessories: Frosted Sequins
  • Tools: Tree Punch
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Blog Hop Participants:

  • Sara G of 1200 Some Miles
  • Tobe B. of The Craft Sea
  • Pam W of Stinky Tofu
  • Jennifer B. of Northwest Stamper
  • Angela M of Stamp with Angela
tags: Christmas, Festival of Trees, Fun 'n Crafty Blog Hop, Trim the Tree DSP
categories: Christmas Cards
Wednesday 09.03.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 
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