Christmas 2016

I am late posting my Christmas cards for this past season.  I was also late mailing them as most of them were mailed less than a week before Christmas.  The cards were in 10 different colors but I am just showing 4 of them.  The MISTI made it easy to make a batch of over 100 of these cards.  I couldn't have done this design in such a large quantity without the MISTI!

       

   

Recipe:

Stamps:  Weary World - Verve, Holiday Print - SU

Paper:  WW, Various colors of SU CS

Ink:  Crumbcake, Tiptop Taupe, Various colors of SU ink pads

Accessories:  MISTI, Tag Topper Punch, Twine, Spectrum Aqua Markers, Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, Gel Pen 

  

Our Savior is Born!

When it comes to making my annual batch of Christmas cards I start think about designs during the summer.  I get out all of my Christmas themed stamps and play around to discover that year's design.  I tried a few different things stamp sets and Verve's Weary World came out on top.  This isn't the design I chose for this year's big batch, but it is highly likely that  I will use it for a future year's batch.  The design I chose for this year will be revealed after Christmas.

One of the reason's I love the Weary World set is because the images and sentiments represent the true meaning of Christmas, that Jesus Christ was born to save us from our sins.  This is the message I try to convey in the cards I give out each year.

Recipe:
Stamps:  Weary World - Verve
Paper:  WW, Concord Crush, Daffodil Delight
Ink:  Concord Crush
Accesories:  Embossing Folder, Verve Die, Framelets

Merry Christmas Tree by Michele

My friend Michele came over this afternoon to play in my craft room and get her fingers ink.  Here is the Christmas card she designed.

She chose the current Freshly Made Sketch 238 and used Peaceful Pines stamps by SU and the sentiment from Verve's Weary World.  Michele used my MISTI and loved how she could easily line up the stamps for perfect placement, even when re-inking the stamp.  She doesn't have a blog (yet) so I am posting this for her so she can participate in sketch challenge.

Recipe:

Stamps:  Peaceful Pines - SU; Weary World - Verve

Paper:  WW, Handsome Hunter, So Saffron, DP

Ink:  Handsome Hunter, Rose Red

Accessories:  Dies, Star Punch, Ribbon, MISTI