A Christmas Swap

Hi!

One fun thing about winning the Artisan Award has been swapping with the other winners! They are so talented and it is such a treat to receive such great cards from them all! Our swap this season was for winter or Christmas cards using a Clean and Simple design. Here is what I came up with:


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Stamps: Cute Christmas set; Four the Holidays set
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Perfect Pear, Real Red, Basic Black classic inks
Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi cardstock; Candy Cane Christmas DSP
Accessories: Linen Thread, Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds

I tried to keep it Clean and Simple but added a little envelope on the front for a picture, money, or a little love note.



I had lots of fun playing along! Hopefully the other girls and Richard will post their cards soon because they are beautiful! I've got links to all of their blogs over ----> on my sidebar.


Hope you enjoy your day! Thanks for stopping by!

-tessa

First Christmas Card of the Season...

I decided to break out the Christmas goodies finally... I've been looking at them for months now, and even though it's a hot 70 something degrees outside, I felt like making something for the holidays. I seriously think fall is going to skip us this year!

My inspiration for this card comes from the most recent Just Add Ink sketch challenge. Isn't it a great one? Here is the card I made:

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I realized with this card that I don't have any nice sized snowflake stamps. I've added them to my wishlist- it would have been nice to have a few different sized flakes going on with this card.

OK! Off to make something yummy for dinner! Hope you are having a great day!

-tessa

Some Fun Christmas Cards

I'm about done with all my Christmas cards! I thought I'd share a couple of fun ones I made over the weekend. The first one is for my Mother-in-law- I just think she'll get a kick out of it!



Goodies:
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Stamps: Season's Surfin' set
Ink: Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun classic inks; Jet Black StazOn
Paper: Whisper White; vanilla and light blue cardstock by Bazzill; patterned paper by My Minds Eye
Accessories:Aqua Painter, Dazzling Diamonds, paper piercing tool, Dimensionals, White Signo gel pen; Scallop Edge punch by Fiskars; ribbon by Maya Road

The next card makes me smile- our last name is Wise so I have a thing for cute little owls...



Goodies:
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Stamps: Owl Together set; Four the Holidays set
Ink:Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, Basic Gray, Soft Suede, Summer Sun classic inks; Jet Black StazOn; Versamark
Paper:Whisper White, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink cardstock; watercolor paper
Accessories: Aqua Painter, Dimensionlas, paper piercing tool; Liquid Applique; Stardust pen by Sakura

Hope you are all enjoing the holiday season! I think I'll enjoy it a little more when my deadlines are met and my gifts are all shipped off in the mail. My girls are having a blast though- right now they are playing Santa... Zoey has her Santa hat on and is delivering presents to Natalie as she pretends to sleep- so cute! Hee!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-tessa

One stamp set, three cards!

I've been busy creating the rest of my Christmas cards this week! I only have eight more to go and hopefully I'll get most of those done tonight! I ended up making around 50 cards all together and each one is unique. I can't wait to get them in the mail!

So, last night, I used my Berry Christmas set to make these three cards- it's fun to see the same set used in different ways, isn't it! Here they are:



Goodies:
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Stamps: Berry Christmas set; Four the Holidays set
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Basic Gray, Going Gray classic inks; Versamark
Paper: Basic Gray, Going Gray, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White cardstock
Accessories: Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, Heat and Stick powder, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Dimensionals



Goodies:
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Stamps: Berry Christmas set
Ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black classic ink
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Sahara Sand cardstock; Rich Razzleberry textured cardstock; Christmas Cocoa DSP
Accessories: Scallop Edge punch, Whisper White organza ribbon, Paper-piercing tool, White Signo gel pen, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals



Goodies:
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Stamps: Berry Christmas set; Four the Holidays set
Ink: Soft Suede Classic ink; Versamark
Paper: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Real Red cardstock; Christmas Cocoa DSP
Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Paper-piercing tool, White Signo gel pen, Half-back pearl from Pretties Kit, Dimensionals

OK! I'll keep it short so I can keep creating! Hee! Have a great evening!!

-tessa

Trio of Ornaments Card

While surfing through blogland this week, I came across a sketch challenge on a favorite blog of mine and loved the design! I had to try it out myself! Here is the sketch found on Gretchen Barron's blog:



And, here is my card:



Goodies:
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Stamps: Four the Holidays set, Christmas Classics set
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Ruby Red, Basic Black classic inks
Paper: Whisper White, Ruby Red cardstock; Christmas Cocoa DSP
Accessories: Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Aqua Painter, Top Note die; DMC thread in black

Thanks Gretchen for the great sketch idea! I wanted to keep it pretty simple so I watercolored my ornaments and added some glitter for sparkle! The new Pretty in Pink satin ribbon also created a softness that I just love!

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend! If you have a chance, stop by Gretchen's blog and play along with her challenge!

-tessa

Merry Christmas Love Card

Oh! How I love new stamps! I listened for the UPS man all morning and finally he delivered me a box of goodies! Yahoo!! The items I got are all from the upcoming mini catalog- out January 5th! The first set I inked up was the I {Heart} Hearts set. I worked it into a Christmas card because I'm just not ready for Valentine's yet! Hee! Here is my card:



Goodies:
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Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts set, Four the Seasons set, Christmas Classics set
Ink: Soft Suede, Ruby Red, Certainly Celery classic inks
Paper: Ruby Red, Whisper White, Kraft, Certainly Celery cardstock; The Write Stuff DSP
Accessories: Soft Suede polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, Scallop Edge punch, Crystal Effects, paper piercer, dimensionals

Pretty much, I kept this one simple! I added a little Crystal Effects to let my holly berries pop a bit but that is the only fancy thing! Hee!

Hopefully I'll be spending some time in my stamp room tonight so I can have lots to share next time I blog!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-tessa

Pretty Paper...

Hello!

I've been hoarding the Christmas Cocoa DSP pack since I got it and finally I decided to take advantage of the pretty paper! Here is a super fast card I made in just minutes:



Goodies:
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Stamps: Four the Holidays set
Ink: Soft Suede classic ink; Versamark
Paper: Soft Suede cardstock; Christmas Cocoa Specialty DSP
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons, Real Red 3/4" Polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, Clear embossing powder

I trimmed the patterned paper to fit on my card base and inked around the edges with Soft Suede ink. Next, I stamped the sentiment with Soft Suede and Versamark and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder. Layering the Versamark and the classic inks on your stamp lets you emboss it! I love that trick...

OK! Hope you are all enjoying your afternoon! I've been on a Christmas card kick so hopefully I'll have lots to share this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

-tessa