Christmas is Coming Swap

here's a couple of cards i did for a Christmas swap...on the 1st one i FINALLY used a die in my cuttlebug...marked up my pristine B plate...*sniff..sniff*...but i like how they turned out...so not crying much...

Christmas Trees
Paper: cranberry crisp..chocolate chip..handsome hunter textured..so saffron..night of navy..whisper white
Accessories: tree die set..red ribbon

this next card came together quickly...love when that happens...

Snowflakes
Paper: marina mist..bashful blue..snowflake dp
Ink: marina mist
Stamps: Four the Holidays
Accessories: white snowflake brads

hope everyone is having a wonderful day!...be safe/be well

Christmas Cards 2010 II

Paper: Garden Green, Whisper White
Ink: Garden Green
Stamps: Delightful Decorations
Accessories: ornament punch, oval punch, green/red ribbon, cuttlebug, snowflakes ef, dimensionals

 here are the rest of my Christmas cards for the year...finished them over the weekend...you can't tell from the photo...my skills...yadda yadda...but the jingle card has red glitter embossing powder...sparkly...and the bell really jingles!
entered the green card as suggested by Genny to the Snowflake Challenge @ Hand Stamped Sentiments!

Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark Watermark
Stamps: Alphabet Soup, Looks Like Spring
Accessories: red glitter embossing powder, gold cord, small green bell

SC300- Tree & Snowflake

Lovely as a Tree

on World Card Making Day (Sat. 10/02/2010)...i made cards for the SCS Sketch Challenge # 300...wow that's a lot of sketches!!...i used 2 of my favorite sets...ok so all my sets are my favorite...when i'm using them...on the first one i used my new Cuttlebug embossing folder...Forest Branches...the eyelets are a little off but that's just "uniqueness"...and on the second i sort of flipped it and used the Snowflakes embossing folder...my hubby was my design consultant...and my daughters gave input too...hope they are up to snuff

Tree:
Paper: always artichoke, river rock, naturals ivory, dp
Ink: always artichoke
Stamps: lovely as a tree 

Snowflake

Accessories: cuttlebug and embossing folder, old olive eyelets


Snowflake:
Paper: basic gray, whisper white, regal rose, dp
Ink: whisper white craft
Stamps: snowflakes
Accessories: cuttlebug and embossing folder, snowflake brad

Snowflake Close-Up

Here you can see the brad on the snowflake better