Birthday Fun - Just for You!

I LOVE BIRTHDAYS!  Don't YOU?

The celebrations, the friends----the JOY!

Birthdays are just FUN!

Well as you make this sweet card - fun is in store for you today!

I'm already falling in love with the NEW Stampin' Up! InColors for 2015-17!

--- especially the Watermelon Wonder!

Here's a list of all Stampin' Up! supplies used:

Paper: 

Tip Top Taupe #138336

Whisper White #100730

Watermelon Wonder #138334

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  Stamp Sets: 
  Build a Birthday #138646
  
  
  Inks: 
  Tip Top Taupe #138325
  Watermelon Wonder #1383232
  
  
  Tools & Accessories: 
  Itty Bitty Accents Punches #133787
  Tip Top Taupe 1’ Dotted Lace Trim #138422
  Basic Pearls (medium sized ones) #119247
  Snail Adhesive #104332,
  Glue Dots #103683
  
  
  Enjoy! 
  &
  Have and {INK}redible Day!

Merry Winter

With the anticipation of snowfall this weekend, I thought of

this sweet card and how my grandkids LOVE

snowfall and making snowballs and snowmen!

This easy to stamp card features: 

Merry Winter Stamp Set,  Cardstocks: Cherry Cobbler 

and Crumb Cake , Markers: Gumball Green, Crumb Cake,

Linen Thread, Dazzing Diamonds and 

Scallop Polka Dot Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler,  sentiment 

stamped on Whisper White and  punched with the Tag Punch (retired).

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.

Flurry of Fun

As the 2013 Christmas Countdown continues,

this sweet snowman brings a flurry of fun.

Created with the Snowflake Soiree, Sassy 

Salutations and Snow Much Fun Stamp Sets,

Island Indigo Classic Ink, Big Shot,

Baja Breeze & Whisper White Cardstocks,

Blender Pen, Winter Frost Embossing Folder,

Stampin' Write Markers in colors of: Real Red, 

Soft Suede, Old Olive, Soft Sky & Pumpkin Pie.

Enjoy this fun creation as you create fun Christmas Cards.

Christmas Tree Merriment!

It's almost that time at my house....

everyone that knows me well, knows 

that my favorite time of the holiday season

is putting up the Christmas tree ...

And because I love it so much I like to put it up 

shortly after Halloween! (- yes I said Halloween)

It's because of the Joy Christmas brings that I love 

putting up that tree... its a reminder that there is Joy in

our lives because of the meaning of Christmas.

It's not simply about the presents under that tree...

it's about the One present God gave us in His Son

that we celebrate Christmas.

Enjoy this fun card...it makes me think of the 

bright colored trees my girls put up for their children...

Created with the various Designer Series Papers 

punched with the Petite Pennant Builder Punch 

and stacked on Whisper White Cardstock 

for the fun colorful and funky tree topped with a star

punched from silver glimmer paper.

The fun layer of Coastal Cabana Cardstock 

is created with the woodgrain embossing

 folder and edged with the scallop 

edge punch and glimmer paper.

The cute "Merry" sentiment is stamped 

in Cherry  Cobbler Classic Ink 

on Whisper White cardstock and 

punched out with the Ticket Punch.

I hope you enjoy this 

2013 Christmas Countdown Creation.

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 - - -

Merry Heat Embossing!

I started working on a Christmas quilt years ago...

I'm now at the "must get it quilted" phase and 

I love the red and green combination.  

The Real Red and Gumball Green set on 

Whisper White cardstock make 

the perfect Christmas combo!  

Using the Daydreams Medallions Stamp Set, Versamark

and the white embossing powder 

I created the great floral patterns using heat embossing. 

(Look closely and you will see three layers 

under the "NOEL" sentiment.)

Then using the Floral Frame Framelits Dies 

and the Big Shot, 

I cut each layer and then stacked 

them together on Dimensionals.

The Noel Sentiment is from the 

Greetings of the Season Stamp Set and 

was stamped in Real Red and punched with a circle punch.

I added rhinestone on the curves of the "N" and 

on the first flower layer.

The Whisper White layer was embossed with the 

Argyle Textured ImpressionsEmbossing Folder.

(My apologies - this ribbon was in 

my stash so I can't tell you where it originates)

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!