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The stamp set, "A Flower for All Seasons" includes four different flower containers, one of which I had used in an Easter card. So, when I set out to design cards for my holiday card class, I decided I needed to use the potted pointsettia plant. Real Red, Old Olive, and Very Vanilla card stocks comprise this card. You can see the dry embossing on the background piece of Real Red which was accomplished with the Big Shot and the Petals-a-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The image was stamped in Black, originally Black Staz-on, but we used the Black Classic Stampin' Pad for the class and it worked just fine. We added color using Blender Pens and three ink pads: Real Red, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight. I also decided to use the Word Window Punch the way it was originally intended, although I've almost never used it that way. We punched the hole in the Real Red embossed card stock then laid it over the "Merry Christmas", which was stamped with Old O...

When designing cards for my Holiday Card Class, I wanted a card with designer series paper and the Magnetic Movers and Shapers die. This is the result: Using my Anywhere Glue Stick, I adhered a piece of Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper to the front of my Old Olive Card Stock before running it through the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine. The designer paper had to line up with the 5-1/2 inch mark. I then laid that sheet on the die with the designer paper face down. The punched-out piece decorates the plain portion of the card. The "Joy" ornament from the Definitely Decorative stamp set was stamped on Very Vanilla Card Stock with coordinating Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink and punched it out with the Ornament punch. The punch is just enough smaller than the opening cut with the die that it pops up nicely when mounted with Stampin' Dimensionals. I used the greeting and verse from A Cardinal Christmas stamp set. To finish the card off, I tied a simple knot with Chantilly C...

I had some pre-cuts left over from my summer workshops and decided to make one set into a Christmas card using only "A Cardinal Christmas" stamp set. For this card, I colored the stamps themselves with markers, using Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler. The cardinal was mostly colored in Basic Black before stamping. I then added the color with Cherry Cobbler and More Mustard Stampin' Write Markers. After coloring the holly branch stamp with the markers, I cut it out and added it to the card extending beyond the Very Vanilla card stock. The vivid embellishment enhanced the bold coloring of the cardinal. Using the Vintage Wallpaper Textured ImpressionsEmbossing Folder adds a touch of elegance to this card, as does the Modern Label punch (if you've been following my blog, you've probably noticed how much I've come to love this particular punch). Supplies: A Cardinal Christmas, 111760, $23.95 Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 120175, $7.95 Big S...

I'm beginning to think Fall is my favorite time of the year because cards for this season are so spectacular. Too bad the season is so short. The leaves (Autumn Splendor stamp set) are falling on the background of this card. You can just see them almost as a texture in the background because I stamped them in Peach Parfait on Peach Parfait card stock. Then I wrapped the Pear Pizzazz Stitched-Poly Ribbon around the card, tying it in a knot on one side of the card. I then stamped the oak leaf from the same stamp set in Chocolate Chip classic ink on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I used the Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz markers to add the fall colors. "Happy Thanksgiving" (Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set) was also stamped in Chocolate Chip classic ink on a scrap of Very Vanilla card stock and then punched out with the Word Window punch. I then mounted that on the Modern Label punched from Pear Pizzazz card stock. That bit of color pulls in the coordinating ribbon. Chocolat...

I had planned to use this card for my holiday card class as the second Thanksgiving card, but decided I don't need two time-consuming cards in the same class! Although simple, cutting out all the leaves does take extra time and we're going to make six cards in one evening. So I converted it to a birthday card for my personal use. The card is made with Crumb Cake card stock and Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper. Once again I used the Top Note Bigz Die for the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine. I stamped the leaves from the Autumn Splendor stamp set on scraps of card stock scraps using Chocolate Chip classic ink. After cutting out each leaf with my paper snips, I applied just one strip of snail adhesive down the center of the Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler leaves. That leaves them free to stick out just a little. However, I did use Stampin' Dimensionals behind the Cajun Craze leaf. "Birthday Wishes" comes from the Watercolor Trio stamp set sold in the expired Summer ...

Why do I always try to make my cards so fancy when simplicity can be so stunning? "Come to Bethlehem" stamp set, two different card stocks and two different inks are all I used for this card, which we are going to make during my holiday card class Wednesday evening, September 29 (an RSVP is required by Friday, the 24th). And I love the verse inside that comes with this set: "Giving thanks for God's Gift of Love and the joy we share through Christ the Lord." Supplies: Come to Bethlehem stamp set: Clear Mount, 120591, $14.95; Wood Mount, 118732, 19.95 Crumb Cake card stock: 120953, $$6.95 for 24 sheets, 8-1/2" x 11" Night of Navy card stock: 100867, $6.95 for 24 sheets, 8-1/2" x 11" Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad: 102977, $5.95 Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad: 115657, $5.95

I am having so much fun preparing for my holiday card class in September! And this card is so incredibly easy yet versatile. Just change the wish from "Merry Christmas" to "Happy Birthday" or "Thinking of You" or one of the other wishes in the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. There are only two colors of card stock in this card--Whisper White and Marina Mist. The "Northern Flurry" Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, available in the current Holiday Mini Catalog, provides the interest and the Basic Rhinestones from our collection of Jewels add sparkle. Minimal Supplies Needed! Whisper White Card Stock, 100730, $8.50 for 40 sheets, 8-1/2" x 11" Marina Mist Card Stock, 119682, $6.95 for 24 sheets, 8-1/2" x 11" Basic Rhinestones, 119246, $4.95 for 150 Northern Flury Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 120902, $7.95 Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, 113439, $99.95 Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set, 115370, $36.95 (24 wishes in this set) Ma...