Sending Joyful Wishes

by | Dec 24, 2013 | Stamping

When I am designing a card I look in lots of different places for inspiration, especially on the interwebz. Sometimes I find color combinations that I like, sometimes a sketch is a great fit for a stamp set I want to use, and sometimes I come across a card design that...

Punch Board Gift Card Holder

by | Dec 20, 2013 | Reviews, Stamping, Tutorials

I am absolutely in love with the Envelope Punch Board!  For those of you who don't know, it is a new product that Stampin' Up! released back in October. This cool new tool is so incredibly easy to use and it is pretty inexpensive, too. Every time that I...

Embossed Christmas x 2

by | Dec 19, 2013 | Sketch Challenge, Stamping

This is yet another card that I created for the December stamp-a-stack. This one features the two types of embossing, and they are both gorgeous. The background is dry embossed with a beautiful embossing folder from the Holiday Mini catalog and the greeting is heat...

Peaceful Dove

by | Dec 18, 2013 | Stamping

I always love the sentiment "Peace on Earth" for holiday cards, it is really what we are called to strive for, isn't it. This card features a stamp set that came out in the Holiday catalog, and I really hope that it comes back again for next Christmas....

Another Christmas Star

by | Dec 16, 2013 | Stamping

Banners are the hot trend this year, and I've seen lots of card designs using them. I have seen so many sketches for cards using a trio of banners in the upper left corner that I used that element to design my own pretty simple card. I created this card as a...