Merriest Trees

This week I started making my Christmas cards for my Stamp Classes.  I took out the Merriest Trees set that I had bought last year and had a lot of fun making my cards with it. 

For this first card, I used Pretty Peacock for the card base and added the pretty green tree paper from the Winter Meadow paper pack.  It's my favorite paper from the set and I hated to use it up, but I love how it looks behind the trees on my card!

The white tree is embossed and even though you can't see it in the photo, it stands out from the other two trees.  I added some presents and embellishments to give the card a little more color.  I got the idea from someone on Pinterest but can't find her sample.  (If this is your card, please let me know so I can give you the credit.)

I got the idea for this card from Melissa Faust and What I love is how the garland is added to the tree in the background!  I used Tear n Tape on the back of the paper before I put it into the Cutting machine and then just peeled off the Tear n Tape so that it would stick to my card.  

I love the star cut-outs on this card and the embossed background.  I added some presents and embellishments to give this card more color, also.  I love how it turned out.  

For the third card, I decided that we needed to stamp the tree.  I love how it turned out for this card.  I saw the idea for this from Lori Pinto and love the layout of the card.  I used designer papers left over from last year's Christmas papers.  

This is what the card looks like as you begin to open it.  Usually I put the focal point on top, but I like it folded inside with the saying on the top.  Something different.

Here is the inside of the card so you can see how it all comes together.  

I loved making these cards this week.  I love how they go together.  These are my favorite colors and I tend to use them a lot.  

I would definitely use Merriest Trees again.  But I will try using some new colors.  LOL

 

The Grassy Grove

This week I took out the set, Grassy Grove and made some fun cards with it.  For my first card, I used the cut out as the front of the card.  The designer papers are placed on the inside and the deer are peeking through.  I got the idea for this card from Sherry Roth.  She has a video on how to do the inside of the card.  You can watch it here if you'd like to learn more.  

All of the ladies (including me) loved making this card.  I used Winter Meadows papers for my cards this week.  

I got the idea for this next card from Brian King.  I cut out part of the die cut image using a circle and then added the scalloped background to it.  This really give the dies a lot more versatility!  I stamped a moon and stars to make it look like night time and added a small silver deer.  

This paper with the trees is one of my favorites!  It's great for outside, wintry and scenery cards.  Alhouth this card is pretty simple, I just love the look of it.  

For my third card in this series, we sponged some Pumpkin Pie and So Saffron inks onto a white background paper using a rectangular mask.  Then I added the grass, trees and birds in the sky.  I used sayings from the Hills of Tuscany stamp set because I liked the sweet sayings and font.

After I stamped the saying, I ran the piece through the emboss machine using the Subtle folder.  Then I added it to a blank scalloped rectangle, and added the two deer.  This idea was from Diane Vander Galien.  

After playing around with the Grassy Grove set, I decided that it can be used in so many different ways. You may even see the deer family again in a Christmas card.  :)

 

Winter Meadow Cards

For my first stamping class this year, I wanted to make some wintery-looking cards.  I chose the collection of products, Winter Meadow.  I used Smokey Slate gray for the cardstock and added some shimmery papers from the Snowflake Magic specialty papers.  They have such a beautiful shine to them.

The stamp set Magical Meadow is the focal point to the card. I stamped the berry image a few times in Pacific Point and then cut them out and added them to the branch image.  The cut outs for this set are amazing, definitely a staple in paper crafting.  I cut them out of shiny silver paper and the whole card has a snowy, glittery winter look to it, just what I was hoping for.   

The idea for this card is from Sharon Hensen.  

Card #2 has Misty Moonlight for the base.  I mounted a piece of the designer papers to a white cardstock for the front of the card.  The circle is white heat embossed and I added some white and silver sprigs.  

In this photo you can see that it is somewhat of a fancy fold.  I got the idea for the fold from Susie Wood.

My third card is made from thick white cardstock and has a couple of layers added to it using dimensionals to give it a lift.  I scribbled onto the white cardstock for the background using Stamping blends markers and then added the sprigs.  Before I put on the saying, I made a loose bow from silver twine and adhered that on the card with a couple of glue dots.  

The saying, Winter Wishes, goes along well with the theme.

Do they give off a wintery feel?  I could make them all snowy day long.  :)

 

The Joy of Christmas

I was busy this week making some Christmas cards for my stamp classes.  Because of the broken foot situation, I'm way behind on my cards and classes.

For this set of cards I used the 2 stamp sets in the Joy of Christmas collection.  My first card is copied from Katie Drew and I just love the soft green colors.  I paired my cards this week with the Winter Meadow designer papers love the soft muted look to them.

Card #2 uses a larger sprig stamp from the Joy of Noel stamp set.  I colored the leaves and berries with Stamping blends and added a Pool Party focal circle.  The banners are 2" strips of paper from the Winter Meadow papers.  I used the same layout as Akiko Sudano did on one of her Christmas cards, but changed up the color scheme.

My next card is make using green papers from the Winter Meadow assortment.  My favorite paper in the pack is this subtle green tree paper.  I cut out some springs from the Joy of Noel dies and I think they look just like an evergreen branch.  The base of the card is Pool Party paired with Pretty Peacock accents.   

After I made the card, I thought it needed something else so I added the little bird from Bird's Eye Vew set.  He does make the card a little more whimsical, but I like him on there.  I wasn't sure if my stampers would like him on the card, but they did.  :)

The card on the left has the little bird sitting on the saying and on the right, he is on a little branch off to the side.  

I could have made more cards using this suite.  If only time would allow...