#30 Mint and Raspberry Tree

Today's sketch comes from July 2014:

A pretty pink and green glimmer tree for today's card! And with this card, I have officially completed 30 Days of Christmas Cards from Sketches! There have been some great cards this month. Now to sign, address, and send all these babies out to friends and family...

• Stamps: Star Tree
• Inks: Mint Macaron; Emerald Envy; Close to Cocoa; Primrose Petals; Raspberry Ripple
• Cardstock: Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper (retired); Mint Macaron Glimmer Paper (retired); 2015-2017 In Color DSP (retired); Mint Macaron (retired); Primrose Petals (retired): Whisper White
• Accessories: 
• Tools: Star Punch (retired)

#29 Candy Cane Christmas

Today's sketch comes from August 2016:

What I originally did:

This card is just a mash up of a ton of different scrap pieces. I love how they all seem to work together. My favorite piece is the candy cane paper in the background. I need to find more ways to use that pattern.

• Stamps: random sentiment
• Inks: Real Red
• Cardstock: Garden Green; Gold Foil; random scraps
• Accessories: 
• Tools: snowflake punch

#28 Old Olive Reindeer

Today's sketch comes from May 2015:

Oh my goodness I love love love this card! Something about the muted color palette and the fun layers really gets me. In fact, I loved it so much, that we did this card for November's stamp club.

• Stamps: Merry Patterns
• Inks: Old Olive; Basic Black
• Cardstock: Merry Music DSP; Old Olive; Whisper White
• Accessories: Black Rhinestones; Gold Foil Snowflakes
• Tools: 

#26 Layered Patterns

Today's sketch comes from October 2015:

Here's what I originally did:

Another great card using the Merry Patterns Stamp Set. I love the fun deer image in this set. I repeated my deer image and overlaid a fun fussy cut sweater to create my main stamped image. I thought about having a simple background or maybe an embossed layer, but ultimately I went with a fun Christmas tree pattern. From there, it was just a matter of stamping my sentiment and adding a piece of ribbon.

• Stamps: Merry Patterns
• Inks: Old Olive; Cherry Cobbler; Basic Black
• Cardstock: Merry Little Christmas DSP; Old Olive; Cherry Cobbler; Whisper White
• Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Ribbon (retired)
• Tools: Lots of Labels Framelits; Layering Circles Framelits

#25 Nordic Circles

Today's sketch comes from October 2016:

Here's what I originally did:

I bought a pack of the Nordic Noel DSP when it appeared on the clearance rack. The patterns were too good to pass up. And I still have some paper leftover. So I decided to make a card highlighting the great patterns. I love the repeating circles on this card. Lots of fun!

• Stamps: Merry Patterns
• Inks: Garden Green; Real Red
• Cardstock: Nordic Noel DSP (retired); Soft Sky; Real Red; Whisper White
• Accessories: 
• Tools: Polka Dot Embossing Folder; Layering Circles Framelits

#24 Peekaboo Season

Today's sketch comes from September 2014:

This sketch is perfect for a peekaboo image. In this case, I repeated the Tis the Season sentiment multiple times to fake a larger image. After stamping the sentiment, I layered on my pieces, but something was missing. I added the stamped foliage to break up the large pieces of Old Olive. Finally I added a strip of gold sequins to finish out the card. 

• Stamps: Merry Patterns
• Inks: Cherry Cobbler; Old Olive
• Cardstock: Merry Little Christmas DSP; Old Olive; Cherry Cobbler; Whisper White
• Accessories: Gold Sequin Trim
• Tools: 

#23 Plaid Trio

Today's sketch comes from August 2014:

  I'm so glad that SU carried over the Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp Set from last year's Holiday Catalog. The images are too cute to get rid of! For this card, I took a page from a Halloween card from last year, flipped it on the side, and switched out the ghouls for Christmas images. Plus, I found a great card to showcase the beautiful plaid paper from the Christmas Around the World DSP.

• Stamps: Cookie Cutter Christmas; Merry Mistletoe
• Inks: Read Red; Basic Black; Crumb Cake; Daffodil Delight; Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock: Christmas Around the World DSP; Wood Textures DSP; Real Red; Garden Green; Whisper White
• Accessories: Rhinestones; Black Rhinestones
• Tools: Square Framelits

#22 Simply Wrapped in Warmth

Today's sketch comes from January 2016:

Here's what I originally did:

Today's card is another made from my huge stash of random scraps of paper. Most of the scrap came from old kits and December Daily stash. After pulling out some coordinating patterns, I stamped a simple sentiment, layered my pieces, and added a bit of gold foil washi tape.

• Stamps: Wrapped in Warmth
• Inks: Cherry Cobbler
• Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler; Old Olive; random scraps
• Accessories: gold foil washi tape
• Tools: 

#21 Quilted Reindeer

Today's sketch comes from May 2014:

Today's card was the first of many Merry Patterns reindeer cards I made this month. I love the simple nature of the repeating circles with lots of texture and pattern. As a finishing touch, I added some rhinestones to the reindeer's antlers.

• Stamps: Merry Patterns; Merry Cafe
• Inks: Garden Green; Real Red
• Cardstock: Quilted Christmas DSP; Real Red; Whisper White
• Accessories: Rhinestones
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits; Cable Knit Embossing Folder

#20 Nordic Throwback

Today's sketch comes from February 2017:

Here's what I originally did:

A simple card highlighting the great Nordic Noel DSP. I love the patterns in this, unfortunately retired, paper pack. I decided to not add much to the card. I stamped a simple sentiment and added a few white enamel shapes. Done!

• Stamps: random stamp
• Inks: Calypso Coral
• Cardstock: Nordic Noel DSP (retired); Real Red; Whisper White
• Accessories: White Accent Enamel Shapes
• Tools: Circle Framelits