Saturday, December 16, 2017





Stampin' Up!'s Quilt Builder Framelits dies were used for these cards.  I cut the "quilt squares" out of six different pieces of their card stock and Be Merry designer series papers and pieced them together in different color patterns.  The sentiment is from the coordinating Christmas Quilt stamp set.  The large six petal flower can be found in both the stamp set and die set. The small poinsettia stamp is from the Carols of Christmas stamp set.  On one I added a few die cuts from their Pretty Pines Thinlits. I love these colors together.




Here's another card using Stampin' Up!'s Smitten Mittens stamp set with their coordinating Many Mittens Framelits dies and Real Red ink on a sheet of designer paper from their Quilted Christmas set.  The sentiment is from their Hang Your Stocking stamp set. I have stamped the mittens in probably a dozen or more colors just have to get the rest of the cards put together. Hopefully in the next day or two.  A2 card size.
I love these detail die cut mittens from Stampin' Up!'s Many Mittens Framelits set.  Makes for a quick and easy card by just gluing them to any Christmas designer paper you have in your stash.  I used white card stock for a backing so the design doesn't show thru the mittens. A7 size card.
And here's another card using the Swirly Snowflake Thinlits dies from Stampin' Up!.  The sentiment is from the coordinating Snowflake Sentiments stamp set using their Night of Navy ink.  This is an A7 size card so since the die wasn't large enough to go across the front of the card I die cut the two snowflakes on the left end first and then lined up the same die again on the right hand end of my card stock.  I did this twice for the upper and lower die cuts.  It sounds a bit tricky but really worked out very well.
This card uses dies cuts from Stampin' Up!'s Swirly Snowflake Thinlits set which I placed on some holiday designer paper that I had in my stash.  The sentiment is from their coordinating Snowflake Sentiments stamp set using their Real Red ink.  A2 size card.
Another double Z-fold card this time using Stampin' Up!'s Santa's Sleigh Framelits Dies. I used some iridescent paper that I found in my stash.  Don't know where I got it from but what a wonderful effect it has on this card - it looks different from every angle.  I have also stamped some snowflakes using the stamps from the October Paper Pumpkin kit and the sentiment from the November Paper Pumpkin kit.  A7 size card.
Stampin' Up!'s Santa's Sleigh Framelits dies were used for this Holiday Card. These wonderful dies make creating a beautiful card so easy.  The sentiment is from their October 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit.  All added to a mat that I embossed using Anna Griffin's Cuttlebug Snowfall folder. A7 size card.
This is definitely my favorite card that I made using Stampin' Up!'s Pretty Pines Thinlits dies.   I have added 2 birds die cut from their Birds & Blooms Thinlits.  The sentiment is from their October Paper Pumpkin kit.  The top mat is from their Color Theory Card stack. It was inspired and CASEd by a card I saw on Pinterest created by Debbie Henderson.  A7 size card.
This was inspired and CASEd from a card I saw on Pinterest by Bev Gerard.  The die cuts are again from Stampin' Up!'s  Pretty Pines Thinlits. The sentiment is from their October 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit.  I used Anna Griffin's Cuttlebug Deer Run embossing folder on the white mat.  A7 size card.
Another Christmas card using Stampin' Up!'s Pretty Pine Thinlits, combined with a mitten die cut with their Christmas Stocking Thinlits  with a  white embossed snowflake design from the coordinating Hang Your Stocking stamp set. I've added a few flowers I had in my stash that were cut with dies from their Seasonal Layers Thinlits. A2 size card.
This card was stamped using Stampin' Up!'s Christmas Happiness stamp set with their Bermuda Bay ink.  It was CASEd from a card I saw on Pinterest designed by DeAnn Rauzi.  The sentiment and ornaments are from their Carols of Christmas stamp set.  And the tiny snowflakes from their October 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit. A7 size card.
Loving the Pretty Pine Thinlits from Stampin' Up! that I used for this card.  I cut out boughs in several different shades of green cardstock.  The pine cones and bows are from the same set.  The sentiment is from their October 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit stamped in Cherry Cobbler Ink. A7 size card.  This card was CASEd from one I saw on pinterest made by Bonnie O'Neill.
This card was created with Stampin Ups' Christmas Stocking Thinlets using some designer paper from my stash.  A7 size card.

These two double Z-Fold cards  were the first I made in this style.  Took me a while to get the measurements right.  The stockings were cut with Stampin Up's Christmas Stocking Thinlets. The sentiment on the front of the cards is from their Paper Pumpkin kit from October 2017.  The upper inside sentiment is from their Santa's Sleigh stamp set and the lower sentiment is from Hero Arts set #CL722.  I used designer paper that I had in my stash.  A2 size cards.
I CASEd this card from one I saw on Pinterest made by Christie Fulk.  The green plaid paper was from the October 2017 Paper Pumpkin.  The stamp set and sentiment are from Stampin Up's Hearts Come Home stamp set - which I stamped with their Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler inks.  A2 Card Size. Thanks Christie for the inspiration.

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

This in my fourth alternative card for the November 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit. I used a sponge dauber on the top mat and covered the surface with Stampin Up's Dapper Denim ink. Then I stamped the snowflake, stars and sentiment using the stamps in the kit, plus a few smaller snowflakes stamped with one of the stamps in the October kit.  Then I  popped up the sentiment and added some rhinestones.  A2 size card.
Another alternative card using both the October and November 2017 Paper Pumpkin kits and other Stampin' Up products.  The trees and star on the right ornament on this card were stamped with the stamps and Dapper Denim ink in the November kit.  The sentiment was from the October kit.  The pine was from the Christmas Happiness stamp set. The circles around the outside of the ornaments were die cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits and cut from Dapper Denim cardstock.  A2 size card. 
This November 2017 Paper Pumpkin alternative card was CASEd from one I saw on You Tube that was made by Daisy Doodle Paper Arts.  The wreath stamp was from the kit and was stamped in Dapper Denim ink (1st and 2nd generation stamping).  The star and sentiment are from the same kit. The bow is from Stampin Up's Holly Berry Happiness. I dabbed a little bit of Cherry Cobbler around the edge of the white card mat and added a strip of Washi tape to the top.  A2 size card.
This was the first of my November 2017 Paper Pumpkin alternative cards.  The trees and sentiment were stamped using Stampin Up's Tranquil Tide ink.  The lighter color tree was a second generation stamp. The snow flakes stamps were from the October Paper Pumpkin kit and were stamped with Pool Party ink.  I love this combination.  A2 size card.

Monday, December 4, 2017

This Christmas card uses the Carols of Christmas stamp set and coordinating Card Front Builder Thinlits for the ornaments and sentiment with pine boughs from the Christmas Happiness stamp set - all from Stampin Up.  I have used their Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pacific Point and Crushed Curry inks.  Added a strip of Washi tape for a bit more color and some rhinestone bling.  A7 card size.
I used Stampin Up's Carols of Christmas stamp set and Card Front Builder Thinlits to create this card. The card was inspired by and CASEd based on one designed by Christy Fulk. The tiny dies are challenging. But what I usually do when working with these smaller sizes is just make a bunch at once and then use them as needed.  I have used their Real Red and Old Olive inks for this A7 size card. And of course had to add some rhinestones to the poinsettias and some clear Wink of Stella to the trees.



Another two cards created with Stampin Up's Carols of Christmas stamp set and coordinating Cards Front Builder Thinlits. 

 This first one could be made with a mat of any designer paper and coordinating inks and cardstock.  The sentiment was stamped with their Cherry Cobbler ink. A2 size card.









This second one has several layers of white glitter paper cut to resemble snow banks on the bottom with the dies cuts from the set tucked in between. The sentiment is from their October Paper Pumpkin kit and was stamped with Pacific Point ink. This card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest made by Stamp & Scrap with Frenchie. It is an A2 size card.



This series of holiday cards were created with Stampin Up's Carols of Christmas stamps and the coordinating Card Front Builder Thinlits and stamped and sponged with their Whisper White ink.  It is a really versatile set and I especially like  the trees and deer dies and know they will be used a lot. These are all A2 size cards.
This card was CASEd from one I saw on a You Tube video by Jennifer Gromada.  The wreath is created using stamps from Stampin Up's Holly Berry Happiness stamp set and  the coordinating Holly Berry Builder punch.  I used both of the holly leaves stamps in the set which I stamped with Tranquil Tide Ink.  The berries, bow and sentiment were stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts set #CL722.  A2 size card.
This is certainly the quickest and easiest Christmas card I have made.  And the nice thing is that is could be recreated using any coordinating color card stock and designer series paper.  The sentiment is from October 2017 Paper Pumpkin.  The snowflake was cut from gold foil paper on my Cricut Explore Air 2 using an image from Design Space.  A2 size card.
Another Christmas card colored with my Stampin Up markers.  Then I added snowflakes cut using Tim Holtz Sizzix Paper Snowflakes dies #661599.  And a sentiment from Hero Arts Christmas Message dies #CL722. A7 card size.

Sunday, December 3, 2017


I had embossed several card mats using some of Anna Griffin's folders and then was not quite sure what to do with them.  This one features her Sleigh Bells folder. I sponged the whole mat with Stampin Up's Garden Green Ink and loved the effect.  The sentiment and trees and deer and moon were die cut using Stampin Up's coordinating Carols of Christmas stamp set and Card Front Builders Thinlets. A7 size card.

For this second one I used Anna Griffin's Christmas Holly Damask folder and daubed it with Stampin Up's Cherry Cobbler ink.  The sentiment here is from the October Paper Pumpkin kit.  The die cuts were cut using my Cricut Explore Air 2 with their Design Space images.  A7 size card.



This Christmas card uses the sentiment from the October 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit which was stamped with Old Olive ink and matted with the plaid card stock in the kit.  The  ornaments were created using the coordinating Carols of Christmas stamp set and Card Front Builder Thinlits from Stampin Up with Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pacific Point and Crushed Curry inks.  The top card mat was embossed with the Sizzix Big Shot Pine Bough folder and then daubed with the Old Olive ink.  A7 size card.

Here's another shaker card.  I found this Santa stamp at Michael's and had fun coloring it with my Stampin' Up markers.   The pines on the card front are from Stampin Up's Christmas Happiness stamp set using Old Olive ink.  The tiny ornaments were created using the coordinating Carols of Christmas stamp set and Card Front Builder Thinlits with Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pacific Point and Crushed Curry inks.  A7 size card.


What a cute little deer from Stampin Up's coordinating Seasonal Chums and Seasonal Tags Framelits. The sentiment and snowflakes were stamped with stamps from their October 2107 Paper Pumpkin kit and Cherry Cobbler ink. A2 Card.


This card highlights the adorable snowman from Stampin Up's Coordinating Seasonal Chums stamp set and Seasonal Tags Framelits.   The sentiment was stamped with their Pacific Point ink with a stamp from Hero Arts set #HA CL722. This is an A2 size card.

And here are a few more alternatives using the October 2017 Paper Pumpkin with other items. These are all A2 size cards.



For the shaker window on this first card I used a die cut from Stampin Up's Hometown Greetings Edgelits Dies.  Just love this set.  The sentiment is from the Paper Pumpkin kit.  








This second card uses the cardstock from the Paper Pumpkin Kit.  The die cut trees and deer were made with dies from Stampin Up's Card Front Builder Thinlits.  The snowflakes were cut with Tim Holtz Sizzix die set #661599.








And for this third one I again used the cardstock and sentiment from the Paper Pumpkin Kit.  The snowflakes were from the same Sizzix die set used above.  The adorable deer is cut using a die from Stampin Up's Santa's Sleigh Framelits.

I have been very busy making Christmas cards. Lots of experimenting.   Here are a couple more cards shaker cards inspired by the October Paper Pumpkin Kit.  These are both A2 size card.



This first shaker card uses the larger circle front with pine tree mat and sentiment from the kit.  I added the snowman stamped, colored and die cut using Stampin Up's coordinating Seasonal Chums and Seasonal Tags Framelits.






This one used the smaller ornament circle front and sentiment from the kit.  But I added a Santa that I stamped and colored for inside the shaker ornament.  And of course a little "bling" to make it sparkle.






Friday, November 10, 2017


These are several alternative cards I designed using the October Paper Pumpkin kit "Pining for Plaid" from Stampin Up combined with some other stamps sets and embellishments I had on hand.