Christmas Cards 2011

Here are all the Christmas cards I've made this year! Ready to write... hmmm perhaps tomorrow?

A Couple of Christmas Cards

Well I'm now on about 46 out of the 44 Christmas cards I've been making through the year - 4 per month. I seem to be on a bit of a roll with them now, so I suppose I will have some for 2012 left over!

This one uses the awesome Stampin Up! glimmer paper in silver. It's brilliant because it is uber sparkly and best of all, doesn't shed! So Stew doesn't moan that he's glittery:

And then this one uses a stamp set I bought on eBay called Bundle Up. I really like the wooly clothes it has in the set:

Anyway I hope you like those ones!

Tree Thanks

Here's a little thank-you card I rustled up for my lovely friend Lindsay. She very kindly gave Jacob his Hallowe'en costume (which was AWESOME!) so I've dropped her a quick thanks card.

I have to admit that the multi-coloured tree wasn't my idea - I stole it from another SCS'er. I first of all inked the stamp really well with More Mustard (the yellow you see in the centre), then "rocked" the edges of the stamp in Cajun Craze. Finally I just caught the outer edges with Soft Suede. I think it looks awesome. I hope Lindsay likes it!

November BRAK

I'm not sure if I've blogged this before, but I am part of a "BRAK" group over on Splitcoast Stampers. BRAK stands for Birthday Random Acts of Kindness. Each month I get assigned 4 names to send random birthday cards to. This month, this is my card:

Supplies: Cardstock (Night of Navy, Very Vanilla), Ink (Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie), 1/8" Taffetta Ribbon (Night of Navy), Stamps (Simply Soft, Whimsical Words (retired)), Embossing Folder (Elegant Lines), Punches (Large Scallop Punch, 1 3/4" Circle)

Thank-you Tags

Just as a little "thank-you" for the guests at my Stamp Night on Friday, I have made them each 3 Christmassy tags. I wanted to make a tag for one of the projects on the night but I felt three cards were probably plenty with some new stampers expected to attend. So I've made little gift bags instead. Here's a look:

Supplies for Blue Tree Tag (all Stampin! Up): Bakers' Twine, Pool Party ruffled ribbon & Designer Printed Brad, Pool Party Cardstock & Ink, Whisper White Cardstock, Island Indigo Cardstock & Ink, White embossing powder, Paisley Prints stamp set (retired), Dear Santa stamp set.

Supplies for Green Tree Tag (all Stampin' Up): Old Olive 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Big Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/4" Circle punch, Pennant Builder punch, Crumb Cake cardstock, Very Vanilla cardstock, Old Olive ink, Cherry Cobbler ink, Pear Pizazz ink, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Jolly Holiday DSP (retired), Holiday Hoopla stamp set (retired), Pennant Parade stamp set.

Supplies for Stocking Tag (all Stampin' Up): Cherry Cobbler scallop dot ribbon, Baker's twine,  Stocking builder punch, Whisper White cardstock, Garden Green ink, Silver Glimmer Paper, Frostwood Lodge DSP, Stitched Stockings stamp set.

Urgh it's been a long time!

I'm well overdue on updating my blog. So here it is! A quick shout out for Stamp Night at my place on Friday - we are making 3 Christmas cards. Here's a sneak preview:

I just love these Stampin' Up mini jingle bells! I am just finishing off my "thankyou for coming" gifts - watch this space.

You never know, I may even manage to post twice today!