The Birth of Christ

The Manger is THE Moment where Christmas began!

I love this sweet card - and while it was created 

with a retired stamp - - -

the image could easily be changed to 

another manger, angel or Christmas stamp.

Stamping the image first, then blending color
in with blender pens and
Classic Ink adds life to the stamped image.
The Crumb Cake Cardstock base
and the double mat under the image
created from Cherry Cobbler and
Gumball Green Cardstock are great accents.
The seam binding ribbon and stamped sentiment
add the finishing touches for this great card.

Enjoy another 2013 Christmas Countdown Card
for your Holiday idea deck.

Let Earth Receive Her King

I know that we all love the merriment of

Christmas and the Joy it brings to our children and family...

but without Christ there is no Joy and 

merry moments are just a fleeting moment.

Christ brings the Joy to the World and God 

in giving His Son for our sins

is the REAL gift at each Christmas!

This card is simply one of my favorites 

and I hope it will be enjoyed by you as well.

Stamped in Raspberry Ripple on Whisper White Cardstock

the initial "Joy" message creates a background for 

the silver embossed "Let Earth Receive Her King".

Raspberry Ripple Ribbon was used as an accent as well.

The foundation was also from Raspberry Ripple Cardstock 

and the Whisper White layer was embossed before the

Scalloped Square accent was placed under the stamped images.

Enjoy your  creative moments today and remember to 

leave comments throughout the month on various posts to 

be entered into my monthly blog drawing for 

{INK}redible Goodies.

Holiday Chevrons

I LOVE CHEVRONS! 

It reminds me of Bargello and learning 

needlepoint with my mom as a girl...and quilting 

now as an adult.

This quick and easy card is fun to piece together.

Add your favorite pieces of designer paper

to your card foundation and add it to your 

collection of fun Christmas cards to create.

Enjoy your day and this 

2013 Christmas Countdown

creative idea for your deck!

Sweet Family Photo Christmas Card

I love the way this sweet 

Christmas Photo Card

came together for a unique 

and bright Merry Christmas!

It was created with My Digital Studio and is available

for you to use for your Christmas Photo Cards. 

Contact me to find out how today!

Enjoy!

Christmas Scrapbooks

Christmas scrapbooks are a 

favorite in our family, 

but I must confess...

I'm not sure I will ever catch up!

I love the idea of creating the scrapbooks in

My Digital Studio because it gives me hope that

one day my books could be finished.

I'm also the gal that loves the hands on touch of creating each page,

putting just the right embellishment on the special spot and selecting

just the right colors and papers.  My Digital Studio is great in that 

way as well as I can print digital pages on my HP wide format printer and

use them just as if they were original 12" x 12" DSPs.

This Scrapbook page was created in a mere 10 minutes with 

My Digital Studio and is my feature today for the 

2013 Christmas Countdown.

Enjoy your merry moments and capture 

them for future generations to cherish!

Noel for the Girls...

My daughter Jordyn and my granddaughter 

Addison are simply in LOVE with owls!

This sweet - easy to create - Christmas Countdown card

was fun to create with the owl punch and some extra time.

I created the letters out of the Silver Glitter paper and 

my Alphabet dies on the Big Shot.

Enjoy this sweet card today!

There's only 50 days until Christmas...

How are you holiday plans coming along?

Poinsettia Pretties

As our Christmas Countdown continues, I hope you enjoy this

sweet Poinsettia card.  The simplicity of this card makes it easy to

replicate for a stack of Christmas cards to mail to family.

Supplies used include:

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock, Very Vanilla Cardstock, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding,

StazOn Jet Black Ink, Blender Pen, Cherry Cobble Marker, 

Real Red Marker, Gumball Green Marker, Dimensionals, Big Shot and 

Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder.

Enjoy your Holiday planning and creating!

More Photo Christmas Card Fun

Happy Wednesday Y'all!

As I continue my Christmas Countdown,

here's another fun photo Christmas Card

created with My Digital Studio by Stampin' Up!

Using elements from My Digital Studio and 

other digital assets I have collected over the years,

this fun Photo Collage Christmas Card came together nicely.

This and other photo card creations are 

available to you as you create

your Christmas Cards this year.

Email me for details.

AND...we have 56 days left until Christmas!  YAY!!

What are your Christmas plans this year?

(Leave your comments below)

Photo Card Christmas Fun

As my Christmas Countdown continues, 

today I feature another Photo Christmas Card

created with My Digital Studio by Stampin' Up!

These and other photo card ideas are available 

for you to use this year as you send your photo cards.

Email me for details.

Enjoy today's photo Christmas Card.

Christmas Countdown Photo Cards

This week I will be featuring several 

Christmas Photo Cards

created in My Digital Studio

by Stampin' Up!

These cards use a combination of 

images, fonts and background

from a variety of sources.

Some are Stampin' Up and some 

are those I have collected 

over the years as a paper crafter.

Each design this week (and others in my collection)

can be used to create your Christmas cards for this year.

Contact me for more info and leave 

a comment here to be entered in an end

of month drawing for free goodies.

Have a great day, y'all!

Ornament Fun

Making an ornament 3D in fashion is a quick 

and easy way to create a fabulous card!

Using three different designs of Designer Series Paper (DSP)

- always using one light, one medium and one dark value of color - 

makes this card just right! 

To create the 3D ornament punch the ornament

3 times and score down the center of 

each punch from top to bottom. Glue together

to create the 3D effect and then punch 

a small hole in the top for 

silver thread.  Then add a beautiful bow to the 

top and place on top of the banners created 

from the other two pieces of DSP.

Add the sentiment by stamping in Versamark, 

adding Silver embossing powder and 

heat embossing for the fabulous holiday look!

Enjoy today's Christmas Countdown feature!

Home for Christmas...

This is a little bit of a spin off a Christmas card 

I did for Founder's Circle one year.

I love this Christmas lodge feel and the 

addition of Dazzling Diamonds on the

rooftop for the effect of snow, makes for winter wonder!

I love the Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White combo

for this Christmas Countdown Card.

I hope it is a card idea you will enjoy!

Make it a great day!

Enjoy - - -

More Joy to Share...

I adore the way the Cherry Cobbler and Soft Sky 

come together for this fabulous card.

The card foundation is Soft Sky and then 

a layer of vellum embossed with the 

Winter Frost Textured Impressions Folder 

was added for some great holiday detail. 

Additional Stampin' Up Jewel Rhinestones were used to draw 

attention to the center of the embossed snowflakes. 

I punched a small strip of Soft Sky DSP 

that I created on My Digital Studio 

with the Scallop Trim Border Punch and added 

rhinestones in each scallop.

The sentiment was stamped in Cherry Cobbler and
is from the Stampin' Up set Perfect Punches.

I punched it out with the scallop punch and used 

Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine to tie it to the 

Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding wrapped bow.

Stay tuned daily for more Christmas Countdown ideas....

Enjoy!

The Stockings are Hung...

Hi y'all!  Today in the 2013 Chirstmas Countdown, 

I'm featuring a cute card I made last year at one of the

Christmas Card Stamp Camps I held.  

It's one of my favorites as it features stockings. 

Stockings in our family bring such a joy each Christmas...each person 

is filled with excitement of giving and receiving as they 

place secret gifts into each other's stockings.

I think the textures created with the 

various embossing folders make the card...and about 

two years ago I really began to utilize the 

glimmer papers in various shades 

to make my designs "pop"!

Here you see the glimmer paper in silver 

at the top, heel and toe of the stocking.

The card foundation is in Cherry Cobbler

and match the seam binding ribbon behind the 

stamped and punched sentiment.  

Share what your favorite Christmas decor is in the 

comments below to be entered into my October Drawing.

Thanks for stopping by my blog this Wednesday 

and stay tuned for more creative ideas from my 

2013 Christmas Countdown.

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas

I hope you all are enjoying the Christmas Countdown for 2013.  

We have only 78 more days until Christmas and I am 

so excited to share a variety of creative ideas with you.

This card is simple and quick to create.

The layer was partially embossed with the 

Stripes Textured Impressions Folder from Stampin' Up! 

with a ribbon tied at the stopping point.

The Merry Christmas image was then stamped in Old Olive 

to match the ribbon and a stocking punched from the DSP 

and topped with Silver Glimmer paper.

The layer was added to the Whisper White card foundation 

with dimensionals...and a sweet and simple card was born!

Perhaps your hand penned message for the inside could be:

"May your Christmas be Merry and filled with His Joy!"

Stay tuned for more 2013 Christmas Countdown to come...

Enjoy your day!

Bursting with JOY...

Oh yes I am!!  Bursting with Joy!!  Just like this fun

Christmas Card which is the newest idea 

on my 2013 Christmas Countdown...

Why am I bursting with Joy?  

Because my newest grandson, Walker,

 was born this weekend!

Now...he was a bit early on the scene...

...6 weeks to be exact...but I bet that means...

...he will never be late to Thanksgiving Dinner at Meemaw's 

...and he'll be early to Christmas Celebrations...

And...

...you know I'm teasing! 

But all playfulness aside, 

we are thrilled this little guy is here!

It's also a Joy to me be the 

creative spark in your Christmas Creativity!

Thanks for popping by my Blog this week!

Enjoy this fun card and have a Blessed day! 

Lovely Christmas Ornaments...

Christmas Ornaments....

Wow the memories they bring...

Picking them out... OR...

Making them with favorite family members...

Unpacking them...

Placing them in just the right position on the tree...

Stepping back to see the finished job...

Yes - Ornaments are fun!

I made this great card last year for a quick display

and I didn't get a chance to share it with my blog friends.

Find your creative spot today and make some memories...

and enjoy this simple card.

Stay tuned for more 

Christmas Countdown fun 

next week...

Christmas Card Happiness

This sweet card took just a few 

moments to create and is so fun!

I used the new Stampin' Up Color Smoky Slate Cardstock

for the foundation and some great  

Christmas Designer Series Paper.

Share some ideas here by leaving a comment below.

Enjoy your day!

Parade of Presents...

When we think about Christmas, somehow the thought 

of presents sneaks into our head.

I hope as it does, you take the time to pause and think 

of the Greatest Gift Ever Given to us in Christ.

Share the Christmas story of God sending His Son for us 

with your family as you wrap presents this year.  

I promise you will not find it a waste of time.  

It will bring joy to your time together and 

create a very special bond for you.

I created this easy card in less than 20 minutes.

I hope it becomes one more "keeper" idea 

in your creativity file.

Post your thoughts and comments here to be entered in an 

October drawing to win some {INK}redible Goodies!

Watercolor Christmas...

  I enjoy watercoloring and I do it the simple way.  

I remember as a little girl a sweet friend of 

my Mom's who was quite an artist and oh how 

I loved to go to her studio and see the beautiful things she had created.  

What a wonderful Christian lady she was...just like my Mom!

Using Staz-On ink to stamp the image on watercolor paper, 

I then "kissed" the two step ink with the second layer in color. 

 I used my blender pen next to gently move the 

color into more of the open image.

Watch my blog for class opportunities to come and learn various 

paper-crafting techniques as we gather for fun, food and fellowship.

I hope you enjoy today's sample of Christmas Cheer!