I'm Pretty Pleased With The Christmas Cards I Made This Year

Here is one of the Christmas cards I made this year, with the help of Zach, who threaded my stamped ornaments on the cords.  Which turned out to be the most time consuming part - other than the designing.  I tucked this one in the box of cookies and candies I took to my son Nick's girlfriend Kelsey's (she's the one who talked him into coming to Paris last January) parents house, where we had Christmas dinner.  This was my first time meeting them and I can now see why I like Kelsey so much.  We had Ham, my favorite, for dinner.  And her Grandma on her Dad's side made a million cookies, including Persimmon ones, which anyone who knows me knows I would approve of.

Just got back to Tulsa after two long days of driving, most of which my husband did, so TTFN*, as I am about to fall asleep, but couldn't resist the Internet connection.
*Ta Ta For Now - which some literary character (I think I got it from a Patrick Dennis - the creator of Auntie Mame - book) used as the most stylish words of parting.

Favorite Card

Just punches, shiny cardstock, and glue.

Graduation Card

Made my daughter a Graduation Card with Roman Numerals (for 2011) that I cut out myself so they would fit together on the card.

Sunday Card

Just a cute Lockhart Window Stamp colored with Copics and mounted on Amuse Cardstock.

Another Stampin' Up! Greenhouse Gala Card

I love the Stampin' Up! Embosslits, You can barely tell that I used a Copic Atyou Spica Chocolate glitter pen to color in the center of the Pear Piazzazz Simple Flower, but it adds just enough interest. I then layered it with one cut out flower image from the Greenhouse Gala DSP and circles punced out of blue that matches the card base that was embossed with the Framed Tulips Folder. And that Martha Stewart yellow ribbon with the chocolate borders finished it off.

Mostly Stampin' Up! Card - Sweet Stitches Designer Series Paper

The Sweet Stitches Designer Series Paper really made a fun card. I started with Crushed Curry and used the cute measuring tape embossing border from Cuttlebug. Then I started layering - using Melon Mambo as an accent. I made cardstock button in every color, but just matching the green looked the best. Then I added a row of Melon Mambo Rick Rack , cut with the Papertrey die.

Cards For Summer

The Sushi set from Amuse is so cute. I colored the Kimono and fan with colored pencils and used Copics for the sushi. My favorite part of this card is the Laurel CornerAdorner CardCreator punch from EK Success. While I think the sentiment is perfect, I wish I had mounted it with a little more color.

I loved the sentiment from Twisted Two, "It's a straight from the carton kind of day". I didn't think it would take two weeks to get here; and when I couldn't wait any longer, I used the "Here's the Scoop" which was part (and the name) of the original set. I used Copics for the picture and punched the ovals with Nestibilities. How did we ever get along without them! I used a Fiskar' Tiny Flowers embossing plate on the pink. It echoes the flowers on the chair rather nicely.

Who doesn't like Amuse's great new summer stamp, Snorkel boy? (Although I don't see any evidence of a snorkel.) I colored him in with Copics and cut him out. I punched a palm tree with one of my oldest punches - no brand name on it anywhere, and glued it under the edge of Amuse's great new gingham paper edged with Fiskars' Boundary Waters punch. I also added bubbles to the water with EK Success Swiss Cheese border punch. I punched a sun out of the Amuse yellow gingham paper and think I will have to add it to the sky. The sentiment is an old Amuse one.