A Seeing Spots Thank You Card

It's a warm, bright and sunny morning which inspired me to make a bright and sunny Thank You card.

I used an old wooden Stampin' Up set of stamps. I've had them for so long that I've forgotten what they're called! I stamped the central "Thank You" circle first and worked my way out to the edges using various shades of Memento ink pads.

 

Edited to add:  This set is called "Seeing Spots" from the 2008/09 Stampin' Up Catalogue - I knew I'd had them a long time, I hadn't realised how long.  Sam x

Less Is More - Happy Christmas Card

Sometimes I look at cards I make and invariably prefer "the less is more"/minimalist look of cards. The card below is a great example of this compared with the lower card which for me just doesn't work.

 

Happy Christmas Snowflake Swirly Wreath Card

Still on a Christmas theme, I made this card using the Stampin' Up Swirly Scribbles die for the Wreath. I then punched out different sizes of snowflakes. (I don't recall the manufacturer for the sentiment).

 

Merry Christmas Pastel Tag

For me Christmas colous are mainly green, white & red. Today I decided to try an alternative colour scheme.

I started by dragging an ink pad along the length of the tag, applying a different pressure as I went.  I then stamped the blue snowflakes all over the surface.  I used an Anna Griffin stamp for "The Merry Christmas" design/sentiment and inked the edges in various pastel shades.

Studio Sketches Cards

I purchased a set of Stampin' Up stamps, called "Studio Sketches" from ebay for a bargain price of 99p recently.  Having woken early again today, I decided to do something with them, stamping onto kraft cardstock and die cutting with a stitched edge.

Merry Christmas Wreath Card 2

Continuing my theme of Christmas wreath cards, I also made this one., which I really like.

The stamped wreath and berries is from a Papertrey Ink stamp set called "Wreath For All Seasons" I then die cut into intp a circle shape.  I did the same with a fancy edged circle in green cardstock and mounted the two together.

I then stamped the Christmas sentiment to the bottom of the card and die cut the "Merry" sentiment using a Stampin' Up set called "Christmas Greetings Thinlits".

Merry Christmas Wreath Card

It's the first of October, so definitely time to get down to some serious Christmas crafting. 

Initially, I stamped the "Merry Christmas" sentiment to the middle of a blank card.  I think the sentiment came free with a magazine.

I die cut the wreath shape using Memorybox "Tupelo Circle, style 98500).  In a darker shade of green I used a Stampin' Up die from the "Botanical Framelits" set for the two extra pieces of foliage.  I then die cut a star on thin cardboard from a serial box (I used this so that it doesn't buckle), coating it with a layer of gold stickles.    I left the piece to set for a couple of hours then positioned it onto the card along with the little red bling gems.