Christmas 4--Snowflakes

Thanks for hanging in there with me and my GSS entries...These are the last two. I put little rhinestone stickers in the centers of the red snowflakes.

I just love this Night Sky Shimmer paper. It looks so beautiful when it is embossed. I hadn't tried white yet, but here are some white snowflakes, and I really like how they turned out.

Christmas 3

Here is some more lime green and red. These two are probably my favorites of this color scheme. I love this background image, but I think next time I'll vary it a little more. All of the white is heat embossed on the green and red.

This one is my very favorite. I couldn't figure out where to put a sentiment, so I thought I'd repeat it on the red strip, and I love how it turned out.

Christmas 2-

I had a good time with this color combination. It's a little different for Christmas, but I really like it. I also tried Guide Lines with Snowflake Serenade for the background.

This next one uses the ornaments from Take a Bough, which is one of the first PTI sets I bought 2 years ago. I think it is genius.

Christmas 1

Here are a few clean and simple Christmas cards I made for PTI's October GSS. I have lots, so buckle up and enjoy the ride for the next few days...

This middle card is a non-folded card--meaning the person is supposed to write in the blank white space. I always make a bunch of these kind for my kids to send thank-yous to those generous souls who send them gifts.

Rock and Roll

I have a new favorite PTI set. Giga Guide Lines. Wow. The sentiments are nice and big, and there are just enough to cover about every event a person might need. And the images...I love them.

For both of these cards I used the "rock and roll" technique--ink up the stamp in a light color, then roll the edges in a darker color. I love this combination of Summer Sunrise and Berry Sorbet. I think I've been inspired by all of the beautiful fall trees.

Here I tried my hand at a homemade flower--I just punched circles and then folded and twisted and crumpled the paper. I actually was able to separate the layers because PTI cardstock is so thick. Not bad for a first try, right?

Paper: PTI Summer Sunrise, Berry Sorbet, White

Ink: Versamark, PTI Summer Sunrise, Berry Sorbet

Stamps: PTI Giga Guide Lines

Other: PTI Berry Sorbet Satin ribbon, white embossing powder

October Blog Hop--Rachel's Christmas Cards

This month, we are to showcase projects we are working on for the Holiday season. This card is one of 50 that my 14-year-old daughter is making for my mom. This is Rachel's third year to make my mom's cards. She came up with this design and color combination herself. Isn't it great? I wish everyone could have a Rachel. She's amazing.

For the record, I don't mass-produce Christmas cards, because I am a little insane, and I make my kids spell out words with their bodies and silly things like that.

This is the card she made last year. Isn't it beautiful, too? These designs are both really simple for mass production.

Card #1:

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy, SU Garden Green

Ink: SU Garden Green, Versamark, Michael's brick red

Stamps: PTI Tree Trimming Trio, 2009 Holiday Tags

Other: dimensional tape, Sakura Stardust pens--gold, red

Card #2:

Paper: PTI White, Night Sky Shimmer

Ink: Versamark

Stamps: PTI Silent Night, Snowflake Serenade

Other: Silver embossing powder

Playing with new PTI stuff

I finally got my PTI order today--it seemed like it took forever, but I hear they had quadruple the normal number of orders this month. Hooray for them! Anyway, I was so excited to try Giga Guide Lines and Mish's notepads/Take Note set. Here's my quick first try (I wanted to be able to attach a pen, so I left a loop on the side with the ribbon which ties all the way around):

This card is one I quickly came up with for others to mass produce at a craft night for my church next month. It uses my favorite PTI color combination--Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet and Dark Chocolate. I looked and looked for the right size sentiment for the label, and I decided that one of my faves from Stampin' Up--Sincere Salutations--would do nicely. I added a little sparkle to the centers with a clear Stardust pen.

Notebook:

Paper: PTI White, Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush

Ink: PTI Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush

Stamps: PTI Take Note, Giga Guide Lines

Other: PTI Berry Sorbet satin ribbon, PTI notebook, 1 3/4" and 2" circle punches

Card:

Paper: PTI Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Dark Chocolate, White

Ink: PTI Fresh Snow, Sweet Blush, SU Chocolate Chip

Stamps: PTI Giga Guide Lines, SU Sincere Salutations

Other: Sakura Stardust pen-clear, Labels 1 Nestabilities