Ribbons and Bows

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Whew!  The cards are in the mail.  Now it's time to do some wrapping.

A while back a friend came to craft and brought this embossing folder.

I don't know if you can see it well, but it embosses all shapes of 

Christmas ornaments.

A wisp of sparkly greenery tied on with a bow wraps this up like a

pretty package.  My BIL used to tie pretty additions onto our packages.

Another ribbon landed on an embossed piece.  I am loving the curls in this

ribbon and the matching stencil adds just the right amount of depth in

the right places.

Challenges:

Double D - Christmas Wrappings

Peace on Earth - Christmas

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  PP Merry & Bright Sentiments foiled (SB)

Ink:   Bundled Sage, Real Red 

Paper:   Soft Seafoam, Neenah Solar White, Gold foil

Other:  Pine Wisp die (Grtry), Fit to be Tied die (Grtry), Wonderful Words die (ret PTI), Ribbon Frame die & stencil (Grtry), Botanicuts Pine Boughs dies (Grtry), Curio Attic Ornaments (Grtry), Quickie Glue Pen, Fine Glitter, Gold Foil

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Christmas Flower

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A while back, a sweet friend gifted me with a box of goodies.

This beautiful poinsettia stamp was among them.

I stamped the image slightly off the page with white pigment ink and embossed 

with white powder.  Using Distress Re-inkers, I carefully colored.

If you look closely you will see a slight pink 'glow' in the background.

That's what you do when you color outside the lines with red. LOL!

It was fun to color and a great pairing with this lovely Simon Says Stamp 

Rejoice die that I believe is making it's debut.

I'm sad that The Flower Challenge is wrapping up it's run.

I have so enjoyed playing along and seeing all the inspiration from

the Design Team both past and present.

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge #109 - Christmas Florals

NBUS #81 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Winter Flower (SSS)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Matte Gold (SSS)

Other:  White EP, Distress re-inkers (Festive Berries, Barn Door, Fired Brick, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo), Rejoice die (SSS)

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Tis the Season

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Just a quick post today.

I had this idea for Karren's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and had to 

stop decorating for Christmas to make another Christmas card.

Here's the sketch...

There's lots of pretty cards from the Design Team and the entries.

Check them out at

Freshly Made Sketches #715

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Pine Bough (Inkadinkadoo)), Easy Holiday Expressions (Ton)

Ink:   Mint Macaroon, Crumb Cake

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Soft Seafoam, Red Foil, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer

Other:  Millbrook Ornament (MB), Botanicuts Pine Bough (Greetery), Kars Snow (ret Cuttlebug), Easy Holiday Expressions die (Ton), Gold EP

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Joy to the World

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Challenges:

Stencil Fun - Use stencils with option of Winter related

Word Power - Make the sentiment the focus of your card.

 

Card Recipe

Stamps: PP Copperplate Joy to the World (SB) 

Ink:   BP Black, Mint Macaroon, Strawberry Slush

Paper:   BP Porcelain, Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Holiday Floral Swag EF (SB), Holiday Sprigs Stencil (SSS), Caran d'ache Pencils (Scarlet, Spruce Green)

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Joy to One and All

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It's time for a new challenge at Color Hues and it's the last challenge 

of the year.  We'll be taking a short break to enjoy the holidays, so you have

a whole month to join in.

This month Tracey picked our colors.  She chose....

I used these fun colors for a Christmas card.

This little gnome was colored with Copics and added over an embossed piece.

I used my punches to make ornaments for the tree and a silvery end to his cap.

The sentiment was done with my Betterpress.

Now let's go and see what my talented friends have done to inspire you.

I hope you'll create a card using Pink & Green and add it to the gallery at

Color Hues.

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on December 29th.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  PP Merry Sentiment Strips (SB)

Ink:   BP Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Regal Rose, Silver Glimmer, BP Porcelain

Other:  Small Gnome die (SSS), Flowering Christmas Tree Burst EF (SB), Copics (YG17, YG67, W00, W1, R24)

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Angel Joy

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I've used something else from my Christmas NBUS box.

I admired this Papertrey Ink die last Christmas and Santa brought her to me.

We won't tell him how long it took to play with her.  Okay?

I want to stay on his good list.  LOL. I need more NBUS!

I used Cécile's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

I stamped the stars (it may be NBUS too) with silver ink and heat embossed

with silver powder.  I found two circle dies that would work to cut them out and add

a narrow mat around the starry circle.

The angel was cut from champagne foil that has been in my stash for years.

I've had so much fun with this angel die and will hopefully get some

photos edited and share some more.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Star Cluster (Lavinia)

Ink:   Encore Silver

Paper:   Blue Sparkle, Neenah, Champagne foil

Other:  Silver EP, Angelic Sentiments Die (PTI), Circle dies (HA & MFT), Joy Die (ECD), Sparkling Diamonds Cover Plate (PFS)

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Turning the Page December 2025

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Time to turn the page on our calendars to a new month.

 

I make calendars each year for my desk and my family.

 

I thought I'd set up a regular post on the first day of each month to share them.

 

I hope you enjoy my “Turning the Page” posts.

 

Here's our December page.

By the way, the calendars 4 ½ x 7 inches and and can be displayed on an easel

or hung on a push pin or magnetic hook.  We all have a different way to display them.

 

If you would like a word document with the calendar, email me

and I will be glad to send it to you so you can design your own.

Email link is on the sidebar.

Time to do a new calendar!

December Recipe

Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes (ret SU), Pine Branch (Inkadoo)

Ink:  Real Red, Old Olive

Other: Clear EP, WOW Embossing Pen, Gold EP, Gold Gel Pen, Bow Die (?)  

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Amaryllis

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I have a confession to make.

I wasn't going to buy anything else to use for Christmas until I used ALL my

NBUS Christmas stash.  But Michele got to me with the second and third

of these cards.

So I wouldn't feel too bad about my over buying addiction, I made

this into a birthday card instead of Christmas.  It's for a very special person so it's 

larger than normal.

I cut everything from Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored with Copics.

It was a challenge getting the pieces all together right, but oh what wonderful

dimension they have.  Totally worth it!

I used a sentiment that had been foiled with a Betterpress plate and my

Glimmer Machine.

Now I have a request.  My friend Marge is celebrating her 90th birthday

on December 23rd.  We would love for her to get 90 birthday cards.

If you'd like to send her one, email me (see my sidebar) and I will give

you her address.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  PP It's Your Day (SB)

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Layered Amaryllis die (HB), Copics (R24, R29, R37, YG01, YG03, G24, YG67, YR23, E97, E23, 0), Tile Reflections EF, Essential Modern Oval die (SB), Subtle EF (ret SU), Gold Foil

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Thankful

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Today is a day for counting our blessings.

Whether you live in the US or elsewhere, this is my wish for you.

May today be

BOUNTIFUL

with reasons to be

GRATEFUL

I'm thankful for you, my blog readers and especially those who

leave me encouraging comments.

BLESSINGS,

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Gingerbread

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Gingerbread Men always have a place in our Cookie Day routine.

I started making them when our girls were little and they still make an

appearance at Christmas.  The grandchildren had so much fun decorating and seeing 

who could get the most icing and candies on each one!  Now they are "too big" to

decorate gingerbread men so we invite the children next door to come and help us out.

But today, it's gingerbread on a card.

This NBUS Gingerbread Man Embossing Folder with Die arrived a few days ago.

My photo doesn't catch the embossing well, but the background has embossed 

gingerbread men and the little guy in the foreground is also embossed.

I used an embossing pen for the "icing" on the arms and feet, Ultrafine

Sharpies for the details and a blending brush to add color to the die cut.

And last year's gingerbread man wanted to come out and play...

Last year he made an appearance in felt and decorated our Cookie Day aprons.

He's on that embossed background that seems to be camera shy.

I cut him out of Brown Sugar cardstock and brushed some Toffee ink around the

edges.  I used the same ink to stencil some "cracks" over him.  They were too dark

so I swiped him with a sponge dauber that had a little white ink in it.  

Do you remember the story of the Gingerbread Man?  It was a favorite of my girls

when they were little. "Run, run as fast as you can...."

This gingerbread man is celebrating the Peace on Earth Challenge's 100th Challenge.

Congratulations to the dynamic duo of Darlene and Diane who have created and

offer this fantastic challenge!

Challenges:

Inkspirational #355 - Inspired by the gingerbread man on mood board

NBUS #80 - Never Before Used Schtuff (1st gingerbread man die & embossing folder)

Peace on Earth - Inspired by Mood Board

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Baubles (?)

Ink:   Real Red, Gingerbread (SSS)

Paper:   Kraft, Neenah Solar White, Natural (MFT)

Other:  Gingerbread Man EF & Die (SSS), Decorative Sentiment Dies tag(EMD)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Merry Up (PB)

Ink:   Real Red, Memento Toffee Crunch

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Baked Brown Sugar, Real Red

Other:  Gingerbread Man die (SSS), Gingerbread Man EF & Die (SSS), Sweet die (SSS)

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Same But Different

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I had another play with my fairly new Fantasy Bouquet dies.

This time I watercolored them in yellows.

I usually cut two, just in case.  Both sets of flowers turned out well so

I made two cards.  I used Jen B's sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for

each but different backgrounds. 

This one has an embossed background.  I thought the flowers in the embossing

folder were a good match for the die cut flowers.

For the second card, I used a new to me die from the NBUS box and put it on

a yellow base for a little more pop of color.

Now I need to decide which to take over to 

Freshly Made Sketches #713

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Wildflowers (ret W+9)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Arches CP)

Other:  Fantasy Flowers die (SSS), Privet Branch die (SSS), Distress re-inkers (Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Dried Marigold, Peeled Paint, Rustic Wilderness), Floral Festoon EF (SSS), Stitched Rectangle die (SSS), Decorative Sentiment Dies (EMD)

Card Recipe

tamps:  Wildflowers (ret W+9)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Arches CP)

Other:  Fantasy Flowers die (SSS), Privet Branch die (SSS), Distress re-inkers (Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Dried Marigold, Peeled Paint, Rustic Wilderness), Border Bling: Tin Stitched die (PTI), Decorative Sentiment dies (EMD)

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The Blues

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I finally got a chance to use my Concord & 9th poinsettia.

I'd used the other flower in the set on this card.

I die cut the flower from some Shimmery White cardstock and added just a

bit of blue that was leftover on my blending brush.  The leaves were cut from

the same piece of cardstock and I blended some green ink on them.

The blue cardstock in the background has shimmer too.  It was a gift, so I have

no idea where it came from.  I LOVE it though and used it for a Hanukkah card.

I blended some dark blue ink around the edges to make the area around the

candles glow.  I probably should of stamped the sentiment higher.

Too late now though.

Challenges:

Time Out #302 - Pick two from image below (I've picked Emboss & Corner)

Krafty Chicks #795 - CAS

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Garden Green, Blue (ink left of brush)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Matte Gold Foil, Shimmer White

Other: Holiday Swag EF (SB), Festive Blooms die (C9), Greetings die (PB)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Festival of Lights (ret PTI)

Ink:   Night of Navy, Whisper White

Paper:   Shimmer Blue (?), Matte Silver Foil, Matte Gold Foil, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Sunburst Card Front (C9), Menorah Die (?), White EP

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