*CAS on Friday #314*

The challenge at CAS on Friday is a clean and simple card featuring an animal.  I'm still sharing Christmas cards this week, so of course, I had to find a wintery animal.  I am playing with another of those cute little penguins from Kraftin' Kimmie!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler; gold foil
*Paper;  Stampin' Up! Tidings of Christmas

*Stamps:  Kraftin' Kimmie It's Penguining To Look A Lot Like Christmas; The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics

*Dies:  The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday; Waffle Flower Nesting Circles, Additional Circles

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  CAS on Friday #314; BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party

*Believe in the Magic of Christmas*

 I sure hope you're not tired of the Christmas in July posts yet... because I am LOVING them!  I am using a different Kraftin' Kimmie stamp set today... one of our fabulous sponsors for the Christmas in July Linky Party!

Another card today, using a lot of patterned paper.  I have a lot in my stash and I really should be working harder to use it!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  gold mirror; Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Paper:  DCWV December 25th

*Stamps:  Kraftin' Kimmie Magic of Christmas

*Ink:  Versfine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Slim Strips; Scrapbook.com Nested Hexagons

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  Addicted to Stamps and More; BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party: Just Add Ink #761

 

*BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party Card #2*

 I've got another Christmas card for you today, entering in to the draw at the Build Your Stash Holiday Linky Party...  You can enter too!  Just create a new Christmas or Holiday card and click the link above to share it!  We'll be playing for a week... and then everyone that linked up at least one newly created card will get entered in to the draw to win one of more than 20 prizes!!!  See my post yesterday to see who all of our sponsors are!

For today, I once again used a stamp from our new sponsor, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  I added a fun embossed background, a little patterned paper and a mound of snow.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Spellbinders Windy

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Tidings of Christmas

*Stamps:  Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps It's Penguining To Look A Lot Like Christmas; The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Verafine Clair Nocturne; Copics

*Embossing:  Simon Says Stamp Snowflake Visions

*Dies:  unknown stitched border; The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Tools:  Brother Scan 'n Cut

*Etc:  foam adhesive

*Challenges:  BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party

*BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party*

It honestly feels like we just finished up the Spring Into Christmas Holiday Linky Party, but here we are again with the Christmas in July event!  We have more prizes than ever for this event!  How do you win?  Just link up a Christmas Card to the linky tool on the BYSHC Blog.  Every Christmas or Holiday card you post gets you an entry in to the draw for prizes!

Take a look at this wonderful list of sponsors!!!

Tawny Owl Paperie

A Colorful Life Designs

Angie Blom Digital Designs

Club Scrap

Crafty Stamp Co. {NEW}

Creative Worship Stamps

Digi Doodle Studios {NEW}

Fresh & Renewed with Teresa

Gina K. Designs

Gina Marie Designs

Jaded Blossom

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps {New}

Lawn Fawn

Markers, Ink & Paper - Cathy Preissing

Newton's Nook Designs

Not 2 Shabby

Pink & Main

RAM Stamps

Taylored Expressions

The Greeting Farm {NEW!}

Therm O Web

Twiddler's Nook

Unity Stamp Co.

I had a lot of fun playing with this cute penguin stamp from our NEW sponsor Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  What could be more fun than a rainbow of penguins to wish you a Merry Christmas!  I stamped these cuties with Memento Ink, coloured them with Copics and then cut them with my Brother Scan 'n Cut.

Card Info

*Paper:  Doodlebug Designs
*Stamps:  Kraftin' Kimmie It's Penguining to Look A Lot Like Christmasw
*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics; Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Etc:  Therm O Web foam adhesive
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year*

I have yet another card to share with you for the holiday linky party at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  I was inspired by a card I saw on Instagram by @emkcreationsil

Card Info
*Cardstock:  Spellbinders gold foil; Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler
*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Tidings of Christmas
*Stamps:  Kraftin' Kimmie Magic of Christmas
*Tools:  Perfect Layers
*Challenges:  Falling for the Holidays

*Paper Players #614*

 I found a new to me challenge today and decided to play along.  The challenge is a sketch challenge with Paper Players.    I am so happy that it's Christmas Card Season again... they are truly my favourite reason to create!

Card Info

*Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Night of Navy; silver sparkle; silver mirror from Michaels

*Images:  Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Magic of Christmas

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Impression Obsession Small Snowflake Set; Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflake Backdrop

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  Paper Players #614, BYSH Cardmakers Linky Party

*If You Don't Believe*

Well kids... we are finally at the end of the Christmas cards I created in 2020.  I had this embossed background sitting on my desk... I had created it for another card and then decided to not use it.  This card came together pretty quickly, without a plan in mind... and I think it might honestly make my top 10 favourite Christmas cards of 2020!  Sadly, I didn't get a record of what items I used on this card...  I believe it's a Darice embossing folder, Stampin' Up! Cherry cobbler paper and a stamp by Kraftin' Kimmie along with a piece of ribbon from my stash.

I hope you've enjoyed the Christmas cards I created this year as much as I enjoyed creating them all.  I have tucked my Christmas card making supplies in to a corner and will probably pull them out from time to time to see what else I can create... but I'll be back sometime in the fall with more Christmas card ideas.

Thanks for coming along on my 2020 stamping journey with me!

*Singing Loud For All To Hear*

This stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie goes perfectly with the Catherine Pooler Nice List stamp set... and I totally love how this card turned out!

Items Used:

*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Real Red

*Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

*Images:  Catherine Pooler Nice List; Kraftin' Kimmie Chritmas Cheer Sentiments

*Ink:  Gina K Amalgam; Copics

*Dies:  Catherine Pooler Nice List; Lawn Fawn Everday Sentiment Banners

*Embellishments:  Nuvo Shimmer Pen

*Serene Scene Greetings*

This was a very quick card to put together... in fact, I think it took me more time to decide on a paper to use than to put the entire card together.  I have all of this wonderful winter scene paper from a pack from Stampin' Up! (retired)... the other side is all white and silver foil but sometimes I want to use these beautiful scenes.

Items Used:

*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; silver shimmer

*Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up!

*Images:  Kraftin' Kimmie The Magic of Christmas

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Tools:  Misti; Perfect Layers

*Warm Memories*

I absolutely fell in love with this patterned paper from Stampin' Up!  Each page is double sided... one side is a great snowy or frosty photograph and the other side is is a foiled design.  It's a 6x6 pad so the designs are shrunk down to fit on cards well.  I didn't know if I'd really be able to do anything with the frosty scenes since I tend towards clean and simple cards more than anything... but I saw an idea and decided to run with it.  And honestly, I love how it turned out!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  White; dark blue shimmer; Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Paper:  Stampin Up! Frosted Foliage
*Images:  Kraftin' Kimmie Christmas Cheer Sentiments
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Tools:  Perfect Layers Tool