Gingerbread & Peppermint Bags

 

I decorated bags for my guest to carry their cards home from Christmas card classes

 this week with the Gingerbread & Peppermint suite.

I used the DSP with the same name as well as the Memories & More card pack.

 The candy and ornaments were cut from the designer paper as well. 

Hope you have a fab Thursday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Snowman Season

 

I did a fun fold for my last Christmas card this month since I am using a fun set! I got the fold/cut from my friend and fellow demo Jackie Beers over at jackiebeers.com  You can see her card here.  I cut a regular A2 size Night Of Navy base but just cut two triangles off the top flap of the card. I marked the three sides at 2 3/4" and cut from there. I also embossed the flap with the Subtles embossing folder for texture. Inside I layered a piece of Poppy Parade and then a piece of Basic White. 

I stamped the corners of the white in Pool Party ink with the the snowflakes from Snowman Season set

and the sentiment in Poppy Ink. I then stamped the snowman in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a white stitched oval and colored him with my Stampin Blends markers in Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pool Party and Poppy Parade. I then cut a Poppy Parade scallop oval from Layering Oval dies to pop behind. I finished off with some snowflake sequin retired from last holiday season. 

Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp set: Snowman Season

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Poppy Parade, Pool Party

Stampin Blends markers: Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pool Party and Poppy Parade

Paper: Night Of Navy, Basic White, Poppy Parade

Stitched Shapes dies-retired, Layering Oval dies-retired, Snowflake sequins-retired, Subtles embossing folder-retired

Merriest Moments

 

I know that purple of not a tradition Christmas color but I love it and thought it was perfect for my fourth card for class and with this bundle. I started with a Gorgeous Grape base and cut the solid Merriest Frames die in Highland Heather card stock. I then cut the white card stock with the detailed die from same dies and then embossed it in the matching embossing folder. I cut the center stitched rectangle out from the same dies in white to stamp my sentiment from Merriest Moments set in Gorgeous Grape ink. I then stamped the flowers in Grape, Highland Heather and stems in Granny Apple Green before cutting out with the Merriest Frames dies. I finished it off with a pastel pearl in Gorgeous Grape.

Have a beautiful Tuesday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp set: Merriest Moments

Ink: Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green

Paper: Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather and Basic White

Merriest Frames dies/ Embossing folder, pastel pearl

Gingerbread & Peppermint

My third Christmas card for classes this week of course is with the Gingerbread & Peppermint suite!

I did a little casing for my layout from Julie Gilson over at stampingala.com  See her card here. 

I used a white base to layer the Real Red card stock and then a piece of white embossed with the Timeworn Type embossing folder for texture. I layered with a piece of Real Red mini ruffled ribbon and a strip of Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP. I stamped the Real Red ornament from the Frosted Gingerbread set along with the candy and cut out with the Gingerbread dies. I also cut out the snowflake and bell from another print of the DSP with those dies. 

I then stamped the sentiment on white card stock and cut it out with the label from Pretty Pillow Box dies which are a part of the large suite. A few red rhinestones finish it off.

Have a happy Monday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp set: Frosted Gingerbread

Ink: Real Red

Paper: Basic White, Real Red, Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP

Gingerbread dies, Timeworn Type embossing folder, Real Red mini ruffled ribbon, Pretty Pillow Box dies

 

Tidings Of Christmas

 

My second card for Christmas card classes next week uses the lovely Tidings Of Christmas suite. I started with a Evening Evergreen base and cut the DSP strips from Tiding Of Christmas DSP 1 1/2" x 4". I cut the white scallop rectangle piece from Stitched So Sweetly dies and stamped the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink from the Tiding & Trimmings set. I also stamped the stocking on a piece of white in Evening Evergreen ink and cut with the matching Christmas Trimmings dies along with a Cherry star, gold foil detailed star, a Cherry bow stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and a Cherry sprig. 

Hope you have a lovely weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp set: Tidings & Trimmings

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Evening Evergreen, and Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Evening Evergreen, Basic White, gold foil, Tiding Of Christmas DSP

Christmas Trimmings dies, Stitched So sweetly dies

Peaceful Deer

 

This is my first Christmas card for classes this year! I used the Peace Deer bundle along with some free designer paper Peaceful Prints from the sale-a-bration (SAB) promotion that just ended. It coordinated with this bundle and I love a plaid print. I added it to a piece of Garden Green card stock and a white base. I then cut a white stitched circle and stamped the trees in Garden Green ink and starts in Sahara Sand. I then popped all on the base after tying some Cherry Cobbler twine and bow around. I stamped the deer in Soft Suede on Crumb Cake cards tock and punched out with the Deer Builder punch. I cut the white label from the Potted Succulent dies and stamped the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink. 

Hope you have a Fab  Thursday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp set: Peaceful Deer

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Garden Green, and Sahara Sand

Paper: Peaceful Prints DSP (SAB), Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Basic White

Deer Builder punch, Stitched Shapes dies-retired, Potted Succulent dies, Cherry Cobbler twine, 

A Snowflake Pinwheel Card For The Pals Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is Fantastic Fun Folds and 3D Projects. We really hope that you enjoy and will be inspired by them! As you hop from blog to blog, don’t forget to leave comments because we love hearing from you. You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

My favorite color is purple so I had to design my first pinwheel card with it!  I made the pillow box in gold specialty paper with purple decor for my post yesterday so I decided to do the pinwheel card the same. For instructions on how to make this A2 size special fold card, I am turned to my talented friend and fellow demo, Julie DiMatteo at thepaperpixie.com and you can see her card with the instructions here.  You can see a list of products and colors below. I used one sentiment from the Snowflake Wishes set and one from the Peaceful Deer set. I liked using several different types of paper like shimmer vellum, gold specialty and gold foil plus some DSP. 

More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on November 10th. Our theme will be “Home for the Holidays” when our Design Team creates a project to celebrate the upcoming holidays. Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
3. Michelle Quinno at Shell Stamps
4. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
5. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
6. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
7. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
8. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
9. Jill Loveland at Simple Stamping
10. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
11. Ann Murray at Murray Stamps INK
12. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
13. Diana Carr at Secret Life of Paper
14. Jennifer Roque at Stamp Camp with Jen
15. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
16. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
17. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
18. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
19. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
20. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
21. Lori Webb at Clever Copies
22. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
23. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
24. Amanda Howard at Papercrafting With Amanda

May you have a blessed week and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp sets: Snowflake Wishes and Peaceful Deer 

Ink: Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape

Paper: Fresh Freesia shimmer vellum, Gold specialty paper, gold foil, Basic White, Gorgeous Grape, Penguin Playmates DSP, Expressions In Ink DSP, and Fresh Freesia 

So Many Snowflakes dies, gold dots