COLORING DOWN THE LINES

Hello there! Hope everyone is recovered from Thanksgiving & on to all kinds of fun Holiday preparations!!!

This week's 
Coloring Down the Lines Blog Hop 
is a hop of only 2!!! That's right! Just myself & my good friend Robbie! Hopefully next week everyone will be back to normal-whatever that is!! lol  But either way, enjoy mine & Robbie's cards! Be sure to visit her blog to see hers!!!

Here's my card:

Here's the inspiration photo:

Here are the Stampin' Up! colors:

I actually LOVE this color scheme!!! I tend to enjoy working with sort of monochromatic colors. I think this kind of qualifies!

This is a simple card. Believe it or not it's the first Christmas card (for sending!) I've made! I did a few for blogging, but now I need to get myself in gear! lol

I'm so sad that this stamp set Jingle All the Way, will be retired at the end of the 
Holiday Catalog. I really love the concept behind this set! And then to add in the 
Sleigh Ride Edgelits makes all the difference!!! Very simple yet very effective!!!!!  I know this is a set that I will always keep. So pretty!

I added some Home for Christmas Enamel Dots for a bit of bling! Luckily they were in the color scheme! Then to really bling it up-as you would expect from me-I used the dots in the stamp set to make "snow" from Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. It give just a touch of bling. A must have for me! lol

So nothing fancy, just some fun to kick off the Christmas season!!! Hope you enjoy! Be sure to check back next week when the rest of the gang is sure to be back! But for now, hop over to Robbie's & enjoy her creation! Check out her matching envelopes!!!

Happy Stampin'!!!

THE PAPER PLUNGE CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER

This week on 

The Paper Plunge 

we are jumping ahead a few months! 

Now if you know me, you know I am loving this late summer surge of 90 degree weather! Bring it on! This "ickiness" will be here soon enough!  

However, my good friend Robbie, who came up with this week's theme, is taunting me with this Holiday stuff! lol So I'm jumping in with both feet-or boots I guess I should say!

So here's my Christmas in September card:

Ya, I totally went there with a ton of new product from the amazing 

Holiday Catalog! The sentiment is from Flurry of Wishes-it's heat embossed on the Silver Foil Sheet! A bit challenging I must say- embossing on the foil, but just be patient for it to dry!

The snowflakes are from the same set-embossed in Silver and punched out with the coordinating Snowflake Punch!

The very background is the super cool Black Glimmer Paper! I can see so many uses for this!!! Love it! It's not just for Halloween! Kinda looks like night time here!

The snowflake background is not stamped! It's from the 

Holiday Vellum Fancy Foil Designer Pack! Love this pack!

The beautiful "sleigh ride" was cut using the brandy new Sleigh Ride Edgelits! They make quite a pop on your card! There are 2 other cool dies in that pack, but I'll keep those a surprise for you! 

Lastly, the card is wrapped in the very cool Silver Cording-comes in Gold too! Tons of it on the roll, and so easy to use! Great for bows!!!

So hop over to The Paper Plunge now & see what other early Christmas inspiration the amazing designers have for you!

Happy Stampin'!