Bitter Sweet

It is BITTER cold outside. That's the bad news. The SWEET part is that Christmas is coming! It was 15 degrees out this morning when I went out to feed my horses. Poor little things! I wish I could bring them in the house, but for some reason my husband draws the line at the door. He just doesn't understand. Oh well..

So, I was in the Christmas spirit for this card. I had so much fun. I can't wait to get some more time to play around with all the ideas I have jam-packed in my head. I am a Christmas junkie. I turn on the tunes the day after Thanksgiving and (yes, while everyone is pushing and shoving on Black Friday) I decorate for Christmas. I'm not a traditional kind of girl though (If you haven't figured that out already...get with it!). I don't really like red and green. It's BORING! Why not add some pink and blue in there? And better yet, lets make it have a vintage feel to it. Yep, that's my kinda style.

Here is what I came up with. It's a little more green than I'd planned, but it has enough pink and blue in it to compensate for that.

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Real Red, Very Vanilla

DSP ~ Everyday Enchantment (retired), Glimmer Paper

Ink ~ Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, Rose Red

Stamp Sets ~ Come to Bethlehem, Gorgeous Grunge

Embellishments ~ Pool Party button, brads dipped in Pool Party Embossing Powder

Misc ~ Cream ribbon, natural thread

Vintage pink Christmas

I am O B C E S S E D with this card! I absolutely LOVE vintage pink Christmas decor. It just makes me happy. The new Stampin' Up! in Colors have been begging me to put a Christmas card together. The marriage between Crisp Cantaloupe and Blushing Bride (ironic) are PERFECT for this!

Supplies:

Card stock ~ Very Vanilla, Crisp Cantaloupe

Ink ~ Crumbcake, Crisp Cantaloupe, Blushing Bride

Stamp sets ~ Come to Bethlehem, Gorgeous Grunge

Embellishments ~ Pearls, Crochet ribbon, Rhinestones

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Try Stampin' During Harvest

My husband is a wheat farmer and Harvest is in full swing on the Farm. To make it worse, it's HOT. We have temps over 100. Too hot to do anything. YUCK! I sent the kids to the pool and locked myself in my woman cave. This card was created for Try Stampin' on Tuesday's challenge #127.

What better way to think "frosty" thoughts? Make a Christmas card in July! I purchased this stamp set a while back and haven't had much time to use it. I LOVE how it turned out!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Night of Navy, Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Ink ~ White Stazon, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, Basic Black, Crumb Cake

Stamp Sets ~ Come to Bethlehem, Daydream Medallions, 

Stampin' Up! Supplies ~ Apothecary framelits, Oval framelits, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, White embossing powder, Modern Label punch, Paper punching tool

Other Supplies (Not Stampin' Up!) ~ Blue ribbon, spray glitter

******Made the Top 3 at Try Stampin' on Tuesday!!!

Christmas in July... and I missed it.

I have been SO behind on my card challenges lately. I haven't had much time at all to create {sad face}. So, I created this card for The Paper Player's Challenge #155. Here is what I came up with. For something different, I tried to stay away from the traditional Christmas colors.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Sahara Sand, Basic Grey

Ink ~ Early Espresso, Stayz on White

Stamp Sets ~ Come to Bethlehem

Other Supplies ~ Paper doily sizzlits, ovals collection dies, paper piercing tool, lacy brocade embossing folder, two-tone ribbon in basic gray/basic black

*Non-Stampin' Up supplies ~ Sparkle/frost mister (from JoAnn's)