Christmas Card Club: Part One

I know, it's only September but...the holiday season gets so crazy that I thought this year I'd do my Christmas Card Club beginning in August.  By the time November rolls around, cards will be done and you'll have extra time for Thanksgiving prep and gift making!  I've decided to try a variety of techniques and looks for this years card selections.  I started with a traditional card using punches and dry embossing.  By turning the triangle upside down from the Pennant Parade Stamp Set, a Christmas Tree emerges!  This card is clean and simple.  Now, if you wanted to dress it up, a little ribbon tied on the tag, embossing the sentiment and adding some rhinestones as ornaments would do the trick.  The new dotted scalloped ribbon is really adorable.  I'm anxious to get a few more colors of it.

Frosty cold snowflakes make me love winter.  I'm sure there are other parents out there who remember the first time your children tried to catch a snowflake on their tongue.  My son, Dakota, would get upset that the snowflakes would melt before he could show me.  Love, love, love memories like that!

As always, I love shimmer paint and a bit of bling.  This card is about layering.  The Crumb Cake layers are sprayed with a bit of Log Cabin Smooch Spritz.  The top Bashful Blue layer is sprayed with the solution of rubbing alcohol and shimmer paint.  Although it is hard to see in the picture, this solution gives the card a soft, irridescent look.  Then I painted straight shimmer paint onto the snowflake, added a rhinestone and we're done.  A simple card with room for a note inside.

I've already done the samples for September's Christmas Card Club and am excited to share!  Stay tuned...

Just Add Cake...

This beautiful new Designer Series Paper is soon to be released from Stampin' Up!  Just Add Cake goes with so many of the new stamp sets including Pennant Parade.  SU also designed a coordinating pennant punch.  How lucky are we?  And of course, a little shimmer paint is always fun to add...a bit of sparkle for the party!

There is a little "hello" stamped on the top of the U but with the light reflecting  on the shimmer paint, it doesn't show up in the picture.  The Just Add Cake DSP highlights some of the In Colors in the 2010-2012 Collection...Poppy Parade, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride...

Another little treat about the Pennant Parade Stamp Set is that it can be turned upside down to double as a Christmas tree...how fun is that?

I'm so very excited to continue sharing the latest releases from Stampin' Up! with you!  I think this is the best catalog ever and I've been doing this for almost 10 years!  Thanks for being patient during my crazy spring.  I'm glad to be back creating and posting!