Sleigh Bells Ring

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?

We are walking in a Winter Inspiration {Challenge} Wonderland at Hand Stamped Sentiments this week.  There are so many wonderful ideas filled in these images and I can't wait to see what everyone is inspired to create!

In my quest to complete the #30daychristmascardmakingchallenge, I chose the image with Santa's sleigh in the background to go along with today's Sleigh Bells Ring theme. What goes better with Santa's sleigh than jingle bells?

I used October's HoHoHo Paper Pumpkin stamps along with Jingle, Jingle, Jingle for a cheerful, colorful Christmas greeting!

I stamped the JINGLE sentiment with Memento and colored the letters with Parakeet Party, Bermuda Bay and Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends.  I stamped a few color coordinating bells too!

Wondering where the cute little bell came from?  I heat embossed one of the Flat Jingle Bell Trinkets with silver for the perfect little silver bell!  And do you spy the new Hand Drawn Dots in the background?  You can add this awesome background stamp to your collection on January 5th.

Join in the fun and play along with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

Happy Stamping!

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HOHOHO - Merry Monday

It's time for another Merry Monday post!  As promised, I'm back today with some fun alternatives to this months October HOHOHO Paper Pumpkin kit. 

First up is a jolly and joyful Santa.  I added a left over frame and flipped this card vertically from the original.  I wasn't originally going to add the Santa, but I'm so happy I did!  To balance the card out, I heat embossed the sentiment on the Shaded Spruce strip, cutting the words out for just the perfect placement.

 

I flipped the Crumb Cake die-cut snowflakes over, using the white side for this next card.  Using the Layering Circles Dies, I die-cut the starlit sky.  I stuck with the layout of the original from the most part from here, other than adding a Sweet Sorbet bakers twine bow.

And now you can see why I used the white side of the die-cut snowflakes panel on the last card!   I used the Crumb Cake side as a stencil for this card and it is my favorite of them all!  I used the rest of the left over bits and pieces for a simple, yet cheerful layout.  And of course I had to stamp my own Santa to color...you know how much I love my Stampin' Blends!  

Have you had a chance to play with this months Paper Pumpkin kit yet? I can't wait to see all of the alternative projects that everyone makes.  This kit is the cutest!

Happy Stamping!

HOHOHO - October 2022 Paper Pumpkin

Happy Sunday stampin' friends!  I hope you have all had a restful and relaxing weekend!  It rained a better part of yesterday, which was the perfect excuse to spend some good ol' quality stamping time!

My October HoHoHo Paper Pumpkin kit arrived earlier in the week and was so happy to have time to open it up and create. This kit is ADORABLE and I used every single piece...it's been a while since I've done that! I started off by making  one of each of these super cute cards according to the kit directions.  Then I stepped each one up a bit. Do you spy the changes?

To step the first card up, I added a few Whisper White splatters to the Crumb Cake die-cut snowflake layer, along with a little Sweet Sorbet bakers twine and a few Rhinestones.  I heat embossed the sentiment to make it pop a bit more...so fun!

Since I had all of my splatters supplies out, I added splatters to this Crumb Cake die-cut snowflake layer too.  I also stamped a few Pool Party snowflakes on the Merry banner and added another Sweet Sorbet bakers twine bow.

Sticking with my splatter step up, I added some Bermuda Bay splatters to the card base, along with a few Rhinestones and some silver Simply Elegant Trim.

I love how just a few added elements can step a card up!  Dig through your stash and have fun stepping your next project up!

Come on back tomorrow to see the cute alternative projects I made with the HOHOHO October 2022 Pamper Pumpkin kit.

Happy Stamping!