Thanks Deer

Good morning stampers!

Christmas is all put away at my house...except in my craft room!  I'm still playing with a few Christmas stamps and DSP's as I make some thank you cards.

Today's inspiration challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments immediately made me think of the adorable deer in the Home for Christmas DSP.

And of course the trees inspired me to the Woodland Textured Embossing folder, which, in case you haven't heard, will be returning in the Annual Catalog this summer!  Hooray!!!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler

Ink ~ White Craft

Other Supplies ~ Woodland Textured Embossing Folder, Mint Macaron Dotted Lace Trim, Venetian Crochet Trim, Very Vanilla Bakers Twine, Snowflake Elements, Home & Hearth Thinlits

 

I can't remember where the little bird die came from...it's been sitting on my craft desk for well over a year now and still has not found it's home!  I know it isn't from SU...shhhhh!  It was just too cute not to use!

 

Be sure to head on over and see what the rest of our design team has been inspired to create today and don't forget to play along!

 

Happy Stamping!

 

 



Vintage Christmas Trio ~ SSINK December Blog Hop

Hello Stylin' Stampin' friends!  It's time to grab your favorite winter beverage, cozy up with a blanket and enjoy this months SSINK Christmas Blog Hop!

Our team of talented designers have put together some INKspiring Christmas creations to share with you today...make sure you don't miss a single stop on the hop!

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 3 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Diana of Stampin Fun with Diana. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

The vintage designs in the Home for Christmas DSP are my absolute FAVORITE!!  It is quite possible I have hoarded numerous packs of this DSP to keep for years to come.  It reminds me of Christmas with my MeMe...I always miss her, more so around the holidays!

I love that you can cut the images from the DSP and use them in place of  stamped image...and  that the cute little start button fits just perfectly on top of the tree.

And how about this cubby little Santa?  Isn't he the BEST?

And the reindeer...my favorites!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Soft Sky, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Vellum, Gold Foil, Red Glimmer, Gold Glimmer, Home for Christmas DSP, Winter Wonderland DSP, Season of Cheer DSP

Ink ~ Real Red, Soft Sky

Stamp Sets ~ Happy Scenes, Holly Jolly Greetings

Other Supplies ~ Christmas Greetings Thinlits Dies, Banner Framelits, Triple Banner Punch, Gold Sequin Trim, Gold Metallic Bakers Twine, Home for Christmas Designer Buttons, Gold Thread, Metallic Sequins, Hearth & Home Thinlints

 

Whew...I think I used just about every supply I have from the Holiday Catalog for these cute cards! 

 

Now it's time to hop on over to see what the amazing Leanne has created today!

 

Happy Stamping!

1. Jennifer at Jenny G Paper Crafts
2. Darcy at Dj's Stampin Place
3. Diana at Stampin Fun with Diana
4. Bree at Craft-Somnia Momma You are HERE
5. Leanne at Literally My Joy
6. Laura at Crafty Chicks Creating
7. Melissa at The Stamp Doc
8. Kim at Stamping with Kim
9. Heidi at Stuck on Stampin'



Joy to the World

Happy Tuesday stamping friends!!!

 

Welcome to an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge.  This week we have a new sketch for you and we hope you play along!

The circles along the side made me think of this Pompom trim, so I decided to have a little fun with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits.

A texture from an embossing folder, a little stamping and a few embellishments and you have a festive little treat bag!

The Treat Bag makes a great gift card holder to give to that someone special this holiday season!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Real Red, Home for Christmas DSP, Gold Glimmer Paper

Ink ~ Real Red, Mossy Meadow

Stamp Set ~ Jolly Christmas

Other Supplies ~ Real Red Pompom Trim, Snowflake Elements, Gold Cording Trim, Softly Falling EF, Wonderful Wreath Framelits

 

Thank you for stopping by today!  Be sure to check out the rest of the design teams beautiful creations today and join in the fun!

Happy Stamping!

Freshly Made Holly

Happy Sunday stampin friends!  It's a cold and dreary day here, but it's a HAPPY day because I got to STAMP!  I have been putting in lots of extra hours at work the past few weeks, which has cut into my early morning stamping time...BOO!  After my stamp club this morning, I quickly cleaned up and took advantage of the last little bit of my little guys nap time and played along with the latest Freshly Made Sketches.

I often times get carried away with adding layers upon layers and lots of embellishments to my cards, so it's always nice to rein things in and keep things clean and simple, which is why I LOVE to play along with Freshly Made Sketches whenever I can.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Home for Christmas DSP

Ink ~ Real Red

Stamp Set ~ Happy Scenes

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Large Oval Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Home for Christmas Enamel Dots

After seeing the adorable holly leaves that the amazing Cindy Schuster made, I just HAD to give them a try!  Check out the video on her blog to see just how easy these are to make!  

I absolutely LOVE the Home for Christmas DPS and may be hoarding a few packs to keep for years to come.  All of the images that you can cut out are the BEST!

Sadly, my stamping time for today is over.  I am hopeful that my work schedule may allow for a bit more stamping this week, but knowing that we are nearing the end of the year, my stamping time may be limited to weekends only for the next few weeks.  I'll take what I can get and be happy though, because even though my job is crazy busy right now, I am so blessed to have a job that I {most days} love!

Here's to a great week for all of you!

Happy Stamping!