"Sweet" Christmas

Quick post. I made these using Amy's fun Sweet November stamps. I LOVE these and can't wait for the next release on Dec. 7th! These use a super simple layout and just a little embellishment. There going for sale at The Sweet Spot.

***BLOG CANDY ALERT!!*** Amy is giving a prize pack including one of her as-yet-unreleased Sweet November stamp! Stop by her blog here to check it out!

Materials: Sweet November stamps; Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses dp; copic markers; CTMH cs, inks, sentiments; pearls-Michael's; misc. ribbon; sponge.

Housewarming invitations

My good friend Becky bought her first house this month. Yea!! It took a long time, and some seller issues, before she finally found "The One". And let me tell you....it's gorgeous! In honor of her new life step, her and her boyfriend are having a housewarming/Ugly Sweater party next month and she asked me to make some invites.

Yet again, Amy's layout is used. I also had the perfect stamp set to create these. Becky loved how I tied the house with the Christmas paper to tie the two themes of her party together. I love how I used liquid glass in the windows to make them look like window glass. ;)

Materials: All CTMH. Jingle L2pp; Neighborhood ss; Sans Alpha ss; olive, crystal blue, and tulip inks; liquid glass; corner rounder.

Other: Coluzzle.

Christmas Card Workshop examples

Here are examples of the cards customers made for my 2nd annual Christmas Card Workshop. They made eight of each design. It was a lot of fun watching some new customers find the joy of card making and learn how easy Close To My Heart products are to use.

Materials: All CTMH. Jingle L2pp; crystal blue cs; Heartfelt Christmas ss; Christmas Melodies ss; Holiday Commentary ss; juniper, olive, black, tulip, and crystal blue inks; cranberry brads; sparkles; liquid glass; paper piercer; edge distresser.

Other: Coluzzle.

Yea!! Sweet November!

So my Sweet November stamps arrived a while ago and I've FINALLY had time to play! I'm soooo happy that Amy was able to get her awesome drawings into rubber! Congrats Amy! I also used one of my favorite card layouts that Amy does. So easy, and a great way to use up scraps.

This was also my first go at using some of my new Copic markers. It'll take awhile to get use to blending and shading, but I love them! Can't believe I waited so long!

I also bought a $120 Ott-lite for only $30 at my local Tuesday Mornings! I love how much better it is to work under this light and also how well my photos turn out. This will help a lot since whatever daylight we get here in the rainy Pacific NW is already gone shortly after I get home. :( So dreary out, but I love the rain.

Materials: All CTMH. Jingle L2pp, Evensong L2pp, white daisy cs, Say it in Style ss, olive and crystal blue inks, cranberry ribbon, corner punch.

Other: SWEET NOVEMBER STAMPS!! Copics, $1 bin sparkles, Coluzzle, foam tape.

Regional card competition entry

This card is one I made for a card competition at Regionals. I wanted to make it a little different to stand out by rounding the corners, making the matching envelope, and glittering the clear buttons. I also used paper from three different paper packs. It didn't even make the top five. :( Oh well, I was proud of it and had fun making it. That's all that matters.

Materials: All CTMH. Christmas Melodies ss, Jingle L2pp, Magic Moments L2pp, Perfect Day L2pp, Juniper ink, embroidery floss, clear buttons, prisma glitter, 3d dots, Wishes envelope template, EK corner punch.

Cards made at Regionals

Here are some fun cards we made with the Jingle paper pack. I altered almost all of the cards to suit my tastes. ;) Pretty much the first card is the only one I did exactly like they instructed. Notice on my "celebrate" and "deck the halls" that when I put glitter glue on the sentiment that it changed the ink color. Boo! My friend Nona warned me that this would happen, but I don't listen well sometimes. ;)