Merry Monday CASE

I've been busy in the stamp room working on some future design team cards, so I wanted a quick card that I could make and show to you today.  Merry Monday, and my friend, Kristie, to the rescue.

MM#94

Stockings are my favorite part of Christmas.  There is so much goodness that can be filled in a stocking.  (Especially when your stocking is knit and can stretch with every gift that gets put inside it.)  ;)

Stampin' UP!'s Snow Festival DSP is retired now, but I still love it and will continue to use it until the pack is gone.  One of the things I dearly love about cardmaking is that the paper stretches so far.  I even used a scrap to punch the little jewelry tag.

I love the added detail of the little jewelry tag.  That is one retired product I might not ever get rid of.

Anything goes w/baker's twine

I'm also linking up with the current "Anything Goes" with "Baker's Twine or Thread" at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.  It's a small detail, but it adds the finishing touch to my card.

Another week, another Christmas card.  I'm pretty impressed with how easy the Merry Monday challenges are making it to create a card a week.  Thank you!

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

Card Supplies- Stampin' UP!

Stamps: Christmas Tagables, Tiny Tags (retired)

Paper: Gumball Green, Snow Festival DSP (retired), Baja Breeze (retired)

Accessories: Brushed Bronze Metal Sheet (AALD), Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Jewelry Tag Punch (retired), Scallop Square Duos Die, White Baker's Twine

Scallop Square Duos DieClearance WSL

Christmas Tagables

Gumball Green Ribbon

Tags for Christmas

Have you ever been wrapping presents late at night and run out of tags?  I have a solution for that.  In the video below I have given you several different EASY ideas to make your own quick tags for Christmas or any other time of year.  :)

Note: If you are viewing in a reader or your email you may need to go to my blog to view the video.  Click on the post title above (Tags for Christmas) and it should take you directly to this post.

Try using different colors of cardstock or ink for each person on Christmas morning.

You can use patterned paper for your tags.  If you paper is a bit too busy punch out a smaller shape in solid cardstock and write the name on the solid cardstock.

Want to get really fancy?  Check out the beautiful tag one of  my StampNation Sistah's, Julz, sent me from her home in New Zealand!!!  I love it!!!!   Believe me, I'll be saving that tag when I open the present.

Hopefully your presents are all wrapped, tagged and under the tree, but if they aren't these ideas should make part of your job a little easier.

Merry Christmas!
Heather North

Spreading Holiday Cheer

The cold weather has really put me in a Christmas card making mood.  :)   Good thing too because I still need to make another 30 cards in the next few weeks.

Thanks to Try Stamping On Tuesday I was able to make this card fairly quickly.  It uses up a lot of random supplies I had hanging out on my craft table.

TSOT #145

Something about the Holidays makes me want to use glitter.   This card is no exception.  It's hard to see in the picture, but I made a little snowbank with my C1 Copic pen and then added little dots of falling snow all around the tree.  Of course I covered up the perfect snowbank with my banner, but glitter trumps coloring every time!  :)

If you will notice the sketch used a flower, but my card uses a circle.  The beauty of sketches is that they are a starting point.  Let you imagination and creativity take over and see what you can make using the inspiration of the sketch.  Sometimes it will match pretty closely.  Other times it will take on a life of its own and look noting like the original.   This time I came pretty close.

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

The supply list is long, but remember I was using stuff that was out on my table.  I love to "use it up" so I can buy more.  ;)

Supplies Used (Stampin' UP! unless otherwise noted)

Stamps: Warmth and Wonder (hostess), Christmas Tagables, Joy to the World (inside greeting)
Ink:  C1 Copic Marker, Gumball Green, Marina Mist, Raspberry Ripple
Paper: Crumb Cake Early Espresso, Bronze Glimmer Paper, Gumball Green, Marina Mist, Snow Festival DSP (retired), Whisper White
Accessories: Circle Framelits, 2.5" Circle Punch, Star Punch, Word Window Punch, Small Glittery Brad (non SU)

P.S.  The Circle Framelits are included in the Holiday Sale going on right now at Stampin' UP!  Click here if you would like to see what else is on sale.

Pink Christmas CAS(E)#54

As soon as I saw the current sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch my head started swirling with ideas.  This is a fabulous sketch for Clean and Simple (CAS) cards.  There are so many possibilities.  I decided to go with the current trend of using non-traditional colors on a Christmas card.

Here is the wonderful sketch.

CAS(E) # 54

The Baker's Twine I used isn't SU.  It comes on this adorable wooden spool and has shades of red, white and pink.  Sorry I don't know who makes it, but I bought it in 3 different colors at my LSS.  It's hard to see in the picture, but my snowflake is embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder so it sparkles beautifully in person.

So far I have 13 Christmas cards made.  I think if I fall short this will be one of the designs I will mass produce.  It easily came together in less than 10 minutes.

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Creative Blessings,

Heather North

Card Recipe: All items Stampin' UP! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Festive Flurry, Christmas Tagables
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose (retired), Whisper White
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Verstamark
Accessories: Artisan Label Punch, Baker's Twine (non SU), Bracket Punch,  Festive Flurry Framelits, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder

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