Plaid and Gold - Merry and Bright

Good morning! I was recently doing some browsing on Pinterest, and came across some pictures that caught my eye combining plaid and gold. Yesterday, this idea popped into my head, and I had to RUN and go make it before I forgot! I'm not the only one who ever does that, right? Anyway - here is the result - and I LOVE it!

Part of this idea was inspired by the new CASology Challenge - Merry:

Also linking up with this weeks Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Make it Sparkle:

I started off by using my Lil' Inker's Merry and Bright Holiday Greeting Die to cut a window right into my card front. (I messed up and cut it upside down the first time - so this is the second try! Haha!) I then die cut the same thing from gold cardstock, then trimmed it out with my paper trimmer leaving a thin border around it. 

I went through my Christmas paper pads and found a plaid paper that was perfect and attached it behind the window. Finally, adhered the gold portion very carefully. So simple - but I love how it pops!

Here are links to the supplies I used on this card - and a great big MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone! Hope your day is filled with special memories and time spent with family and loved ones!

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Red Cup Warm and Cozy Wishes

Good morning! Stopping by this morning to share a quick card I managed to make over the weekend in a little quiet moment I had - it was a busy weekend as I ended up watching FIVE of my nieces from Saturday afternoon until Sunday mid-day. My poor hubby was badly outnumbered with our two daughters in the mix! Haha! Anyway - with a 1 and 2 year old in the mix, a naptime movie for the oldest ones allowed me to sneak in my craft room and put this together using the newly redesigned Coffee Cozy dies and coordinating Coffe Cozy Stamps from Lil' Inker Designs, and they are fabulous!

I wanted to make a "holiday red cup" - and I love the details on these dies! I added a die cut rectangle using Rounded Rectangle Dies, an white inked background, and some Christmas pattern paper and jute twine. And I love that little heart included in the stamp set! :) 

Also linking up with the current Simon Says Monday Challenge - Winter Wonderland (a hot drink is a must if you are out in the cold, don't you think?):

Here are links to the supplies I used for this card! Thanks so much for stopping by today - have a warm and cozy day!!!

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Refuge and Strength

Good morning! Stopping by with a simple sympathy or encouragement card today. I went with a super soft and simple color palette for this card:

I had been wanting the Simon Says Stamp Blessed stamp set for quite some time - don't know what took so long, but I finally received it recently and just HAD to put it to use! I love the simple faith-based sayings and Bible verses, as well as the lovely font in this stamp set. I stamped and heat embossed it on some white cardstock, then very softly inked around it with Tim Holtz Hickory Smoke distress ink. Used some white embossing paste and SSS Falling Snow stencil, then a tiny bow using my Pretty Pink Posh Twine and Bow Die. Finished off on a soft gray cardbase.

Here are links to the supplies used on this card! Thanks for dropping by - have a great day!

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New Little Critter Baby Shower Invitations

Good morning! Dropping by to share some baby shower invitations I made with a friend earlier this week! SOOOO happy with how they turned out! The shower is going to be woodland animal themed for a little boy - so these adorable Avery Elle Storybook and More Stories stamp sets were perfect! We were also able to achieve a flat and easy to mail design! YAY!

We made 8 each of 3 different designs. The sentiments were printed from the computer, trimmed into a banner, and with a bit of distress ink applied to soften the colors a bit. Each critter was stamped on watercolor paper, softly colored in, then cut out. We layered some older Authentique papers that I had in my stash (no idea what lines - I just have lots of them and have saved them specifically for things like this!) - and added some messy stitching on the bottom to ground the images. The woodgrain paper is also some older Avery Elle stuff that I had in my stash from a while back, but I believe is discontinued. Would be easy to reproduce with am embossing folder and kraft cardstock though I imagine. We adhered the animals with strong adhesive, but only in the centers. This allows for a bit of dimension, while still keeping the flat design easy to drop in the mail.

Anyway - here is a closer look at each of the designs:

And here are links to as many of the supplies as I could link to - thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful weekend!

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