This is amazing -- I didn't use my Big Shot!  Who knew that you could make a card without one?  With this card, I was trying to create something non-holiday with the Christmas Rose set.  The red berries and the evergreen sprigs don't exactly say "spring," but it's a pretty spray of roses, nonetheless.

For the curlicues, I cut three off a sheet from the Beautifully Detailed laser-cut specialty paper.  To make them stand out a bit more, I brushed them with glue and adhered Ice glitter.  I like the effect.

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Christmas Rose

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Beautifully Detailed laser-cut specialty paper

148812

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Stamps:  Christmas Rose, Good Morning Magnolia 

Paper:  Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Garden Green, Garden Lane DSP, Beautifully Detailed Laser Cut specialty paper 

Ink:  Black Memento, Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron, Garden Green, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Soft Suede, Early Espresso 

Accessories:  White gel pen, Mint Macaron sheer linen ribbon, Ice glitter, pastel pearl embellishments, Dimensionals, Aquapainter, Washi Tape punch

Potting Bench

I'm sure that I'll do more holiday cards, but it was nice to do something springish today!  I love the muted greens of the Garden Lane DSP -- Soft Seafoam, Pear Pizzazz, Mint Macaron and Mossy Meadow.  The image is two separate stamps, which I put together to suggest a potting bench.

Don't forget your white gel pen to pull out highlights!

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Garden Shed
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Garden Lane Designer Series Paper

149488

$11.50

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Stamps:  Garden Shed 

Paper:  Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Garden Green, Garden Lane DSP 

Ink:  Black Memento, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Soft Seafoam, Crumb Cake, Gray Granite, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Cajun Craze, Riding Hood Red

Accessories:  Big Shot, Stitched Nested Labels dies, Finishing Touches edgelits,  Mint Macaron textile ribbon, Dimensionals, Aquapainter, Candy Dots brads, white gel pen

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Christmas Birds

I love Free as a Bird from the Stampin' Up! annual catalog!  These little birds on a twig lend themselves to all sorts of occasions.  The Stitched Nested Labels dies are also fabulous -- there are so many sizes that you can really get just the look you want to frame or layer.  I coordinated the Cherry Cobbler Swiss dot pattern from the Wrapped in Plaid DSP with the Diagonal Stripe background stamp in Cherry Cobbler on White card stock.  I love how the Diagonal Stripe sets off the patterned DSP so crisply!

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Free as a Bird

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Stamps:  Free as a Bird, Diagonal Stripe, Toile Christmas 

Paper:  Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Wrapped in Plaid DSP 

Ink:  Black Memento, Balmy Blue, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Calypso Coral, Cherry Cobbler, Rococo Rose, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Gray Granite, So Saffron 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Stitched Nested Labels dies, metallic brads, Always Artichoke seam binding, Mossy Meadow stitched satin ribbon,  Aquapainter, Dimensionals, white gel pen

#Elfie!

Some days, only #Elfie! can make you smile!  This set is full of retro Christmas elf images and are perfect to watercolor or color with Blends.  The stripe card stock is made using my favorite Diagonal Stripe background stamp by stamping Shaded Spruce onto White card stock.

Things to notice about this card:  The vine filigree behind the image is cut from Silver Glimmer paper using the Christmas Layers dies. The edging for #Elfie's hat and the bottom of his jacket are done using Snowfall Accents puff paint and a heat tool.  The smaller, horizontal layer is actually cut from the back of the white/Shaded Spruce diagonal layer, then I adhered the Wrapped in Plaid DSP over the hole.  Thrify, hmmm?

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Snowfall Accents Puff Paint

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Stamps:  #Elfie!, Diagonal Stripe 

Paper: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Wrapped in Plaid DSP, Silver Glimmer paper 

Ink:  Black Memento, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink, Blush Blossom, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Shaded Spruce 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Christmas Layers die, Stitched Nested Layers dies, Real Red woven satin ribbon, Dimensionals, aquapainter, Snowfall Accents puff paint, heat tool, white gel pen, gold glitter enamel dots

Vintage Flakey Friends

A group of vintage snowmen for a snowy day!  I used one of my favorite sets for this, Flakey Friends.    It's a retired set, but you can find it if you look around -- Snowman Season, from the Holiday mini, is very similar.  You can't see it, but there is glitter around the edges of the snowmen.  I laid down a little Shimmery Crystal Effects, then shook Ice Stampin' Glitter on it.

The diagonal border was created by stamping the Diagonal Stripe background stamp in Black on Whisper White card stock.  It's a great background stamp to create a custom background with.

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Shimmery Crystal Effects

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Stamps:  Flakey Friends, Diagonal Stripe 

Paper:  Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Tranquil Tide, Let It Snow DSP, Silver Glimmer paper 

Ink:  Black Memento, Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, Lost Lagoon, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Christmas Layers dies, Soft Sky seam binding, Tranquil Tide velvet ribbon, Ticket Corner punch, Candy Dot brads, Aquapainter, Dimensionals, Ice Stampin' Glitter, Shimmery Crystal Effects