ICS-CROSS-STITCHED CHRISTMAS

This month on Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop we are starting our       Holiday crafting with a 3-D item! Lots of fun ideas for the holidays!!!   We are a week early this month as many of us will be traveling to Orlando next week for our OnStage event!!! So much fun ahead!!!

So let me start by saying 3-D items are a real challenge for me! If you follow this blog, you know I'm a real CAS (Clean & Simple) kinda gal! My cards are very linear & simple. I do not usually work with 3-D items! In fact I rarely make them!  I love to look at them & see the great ideas others have, but I'm not great at coming up with something new! But the holidays are all about bling & fun, so I decided to give it a try! My creation is rather CAS, but I think its cute! What dya think?

Here it is:

So I thought what's more 3-D for the holidays than Christmas ornaments? Most people have a tree, so we need the ornaments to hang from them! These came out cute, but they are very simple!!!

My fave stamp set from the Holiday Catalog is the Cross-Stitched Christmas set! I love the multi-step stamping, & I think it's a pretty, crisp stamp set!

These 3 little ornaments sparkle! I used my amazing Stamparatus to stamp the base layer in a color, the second layer with Versamark &                     White Embossing Powder, and the 3rd layer with Versamark &

 Silver Embossing Powder!  I chose these colors because I feel they are "cool" colors-for winter!!!

I am not one for fussy cutting, but I thought the Stitched Oval Framelit made the ornament look like it was in a hoop.   Which is where you would work the cross-stitch! I backed them all with a nice Silver Glimmer Paper.  Just thought they needed some "bling" on the backside!

I fortunately had matching colors in the twine-Night of Navy Medium Bakers Twine, & 2 colors from Nature's Twine!  Add a bit of Glitter Enamel Dots & Basic Jewels Rhinestone bling & it's kinda sweet!!!

So nothing fancy but easy to make & fun to hang on your tree! Great to do with your kids!!!!

Now hop over to Terri's blog & see what she came up with!!! Just click on her name or the icon below & you'll get there! Then keep going!! Follow through this great hop of ideas to get you into the Holiday spirit & ready for crafting!!!

Happy Stampin'!

COLORING DOWN THE CHRISTMAS LINES!

Welcome to Coloring Down the Lines Blog Hop Wednesday!!! This week is a non-trad Christmas card! Since we are only about a week away from the big day, I figured I'd focus on that wonderful holiday!!! My fave!

Merry Christmas to those hopping over from Helen's blog! And to those who are just visiting!!! If you have  a few minutes, be sure to hop over to Liz's blog then keep going all the way back here! You don't wanna miss one beautiful design!!! My fellow hoppers are incredibly talented! Maybe get some inspiration!!!

So here's my card this week:

Here's the inspiration:

Here are the Stampin' Up! colors in MDS:

I love how this came out! I used the pic as an inspiration! The colors are perfect for pretty ornaments!!  

I used my forever fave Lovely as a Tree to make the branches! An old trick! The sentiment is Sassy Salutations.  Add a pretty Snowflake Charm Embellishment & some Washi Tape & it's a pretty simple, cute card!  Hope you like!!!

I have one more week with Christmas theme then I get to play with my new goodies from the Occasions Catalog & Sale-a-Bration!!! What amazing catalogs these are!! Can't wait to show you!!!

If you are interested in your own amazing catalog, let me know!!! I have them in my pretty little hands!!!!  But don't forget, you still have a bit of time to order from the Holiday Catalog! don't let these beautiful "toys" pass you by!!!!  Great stocking stuffers!!!!!

Merry Stampin'!!!

ICS BLOG HOP TIS THE SEASON!

Welcome to December's Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop!!! This month we are celebrating the season!!! Be sure to keep traveling through the hop!!! It's sure to get you into the "spirit"!!

Here's my card this month:

It's a relatively simple card, but I wanted to get the most of this

 Wondrous Wreath stamp set in before it goes away with the

 Holiday Catalog in just under a month! Hard to believe!!! It seems like it just began!!!!

I love how this stamp set has it's own matching Framelits! I sure hope we see them in the Annual Catalog next year!! Such a fun set!!

I tried to make it look like a front door with a wreath on it! I sure hope the image is ok! I'm having a tough time with the lighting here! We have had no real "light" in over a week! Nasty, lousy, raw weather! Yuck! My house is lots of "mood" lighting-great for ambiance but not for photos!!! So it works but hoe you can get the idea anyway!!

So from all of us at the Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop, best wishes for an amazing, happy, safe & love-filled season. Whatever you celebrate, make it special!!!

Now click on the image below to hop over to Donna's blog! Be sure to leave comments as you travel through! WE love to hear from you!!!

Happy Stampin'!!!

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Happy Stampin'!!!