Christmas Card Sneak Peak.

 

I’ve been VERY slowly trying to get my Christmas cards going.  I even enjoyed a wonderful night at a B&B with girlfriends to work on them. But you can only accomplish so much with so many other wonderful distractions (shopping, chatting, hot- tubbing). So I’ve come home with lots of work yet to do!

This year I’m trying not to buy anything new. I have a great collection of wonderful papers. And I have lots of stamps too. So instead of doing them all the same, I think I’ll have quite a variety. Here are a few I’ve done so far:

 

    

Sketch Challenge

Another sketch challenge from Split Coast Stampers this week. (SC203) Check out the link below if you want to see what the others have created! http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=398931

Tuesday Colour Challenge

I'm home with Sam today, who has a very sore throat. SO instead of the set painting I had planned to do, I thought I'd take some time to create a new card.

A Colour Challenge (CC189) from http://splitcoaststampers.com/ inspired me to leave the traditional red and green and add some fresh new colours. We're asked to create with piroette pink, kiwi green, and chocolata chip. So here's my take.

Up for the challenge...

CSP #88

I was so excited to see this challenge sponsored by Unity Stamps...since I just received my order this week.

Yeah....New Stamps....

I didn't have them in the house 15 minutes and I had to go try them out! They are from a company I found online called Unity Stamping. The stamps print up nice and crisp....and they have some beautiful words.

I saw this "folder card" and decided to try it. Very simple. I have a tag that slips inside that you would put your sentiment on.

The Christmas Bug is Biting...

I've had a little more time to play this year than in the past. I'm REALLY enjoying the extra time in my "playroom"!

Usually I struggle to come up with one great Christmas card design, then I duplicate it 50 times! But this year I've had a great time getting together with friends and playing with new ideas.

These were created really with just a bunch of scraps that just happen to go well together. I love putting patterns and colours together. The cute penguin stamp was borrowed from Darlene...so cute.