Winter Wonderland

Here is another pastel Christmas card. This one uses Webster's Pages paper, and lots of sparkle.

First I cut my paper using a scalloped circle die from Spellbinders, for both the card base and the patterned papers.

I added a Prima mirrored embellishment from my stash, popped the village scene for dimension, and added glitter to the trees. The snowflakes are vintage.

I typed the sentiment on vintage wallpaper and then punched it with a Martha Stewart scalloped circle punch. Glitter all around the border adds even more sparkle.

Holiday Greetings

This is one of my favorite Christmas cards this year. I really like the soft patterns and pastels. And the vintage image is so sweet.

I used vintage wallpaper for the base, then added patterned scraps from Webster's Pages, My Mind's Eye, and vintage sheet music. I dyed seam binding using Distress Ink and tied on a vintage ornament and glittered snowflake. 

I glittered a piece of chipboard for the frame and added the sentiment - part chipboard from Cosmo Cricket and part from my vintage typewriter.

Christmas Greetings

Another day, another Christmas card. I made this gate-fold card using vintage sheet music and papers from Graphic 45, both the Christmas Emporium and Christmas Past collections.

The patterned button is from Jenni Bowlin and the embellishments are from my ever-growing stash of Christmas supplies.

Warm and Cozy

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in my house! The decorating has begun. The crafting has been going on for months.

Here is one card I made, with a very masculine feel.

I used papers from SEI and some scraps from my stash. The house sticker is also from SEI. Then I scattered some chunky white embossing powder, and heated from underneath to melt it to the card. I wanted a snow effect. I think speckled paint splatters would have worked well, too.

A sentiment typed on my vintage typewriter finishes it.

Christmas Cards

I have this year's Christmas cards finished, addressed, and ready to go out in the mail. Just waiting for December 1. Here's the card that I made this year.

I wanted to use a non-traditional color combination this year, so I found beautiful patterned paper from My Mind's Eye in the dark and light turquoise. Bo Bunny red dots give a nice contrast. Of course, the centerpiece is the crocheted snowflake that my scrappy friend Bonnie made for me. Her fingers were busy all summer to get these snowflakes done!

I added a sentiment at the bottom. For as much as I hate snow, I sure am using the "Let it snow" theme an awful lot this year.