Christmas Penguin

Hello everyone,

My girlfriend asked me to craft a few Christmas cards for her sons teachers and daycare.  These are always so much fun for me to design.

The printed papers are Stampin' Up Snow Festival.  The sentiment is Stampendous Retro Christmas Script stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White.  The embellishment is Petaloo Holiday Penguin Dazzlers.

I was reminded how much I liked this Snow Festival paper when I was designing the Christmas card for the cardmaking group.  The great thing about Stampin' Up paper is that they're designed to work together.  It's not that difficult to spot a 'Stampin' Up' card.  I didn't want these cards to be too girly.  They are going to be given by boys after all.  I thought this penguin was particularly cute for a teacher/daycare.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Christmas In Polka Dots

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a Christmas card I designed for the card class I held a few weeks ago.

The printed papers are Recollections City Sidewalks Christmas.  The sentiment is Taylored Expressions stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Stampin' Up Whisper White and layered on more Recollections.  The embellishment is Petaloo Holiday Dazzlers Candy Canes.

The cards I crafted for the class had to be beginner easy but ones they could be very happy with when they were finished.  I also wanted something they could change up a bit and make their own.  I particularly liked using this printed paper because the scale of the images was perfect for a card and depending upon the placement of the sentiment, you'd be able to switch it up easily.  The candy cane embellishment had been in my stash for ages and, like the printed paper, was the perfect scale.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Candy Canes In A Row

Hello everyone,

It seemed that once I started with the candy cane theme, I just had to keep going.

The card base is a shimmery green of unknown origin.  The printed paper is K & Company Tim Coffey layered Bazzill Cardinal red.  The sentiment is My Favorite Things Merry & Bright stamped in Stampin' Up Early Espresso on Whisper White and layered on more shimmery green.  The ribbon is Michael's.  The embellishments are Petaloo Holiday Dazzlers Candy Canes.

I was so happy with yesterday's candy cane card I decided to try it again with these great Petaloo stickers.  I love them against the red and white checked ribbon.  I had a fair bit of red happening so I decided to layer the sentiment on green.  For some reason, this card needed that extra layer under the sentiment unlike some of the earlier cards.  This card is pretty busy but it still works and I'm uncertain as to why exactly.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Joyful Penguin

Hello everyone,

Another carding party Christmas card for you today.

The printed papers are Recollections Christmas "City Sidewalks" layered on Stampin' Up Basic Black.  The sentiment is Technique Tuesday Jingle All The Way stamped in Versafine Onyx Black n Whisper White and layered on more Basic Black.  The image is Petaloo Penguin Holiday Dazzlers.

I just love these Petaloo Holiday Dazzlers and have a variety of Christmas options.  I really wanted to use the penguin and didn't actually realize that the penguin in the printed paper also has a 'JOY' banner until I was attaching the sentiment layer.  It's wonderful when things just come together in such a great way.  I kept this card very simple, these are for beginners after all, looking to this great paper and cute image to carry the card.  This is just a great, easy card.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Trees and Trails

Hello everyone,

Today's Christmas card uses the same great photo from yesterday's card just cropped for a bit of a different layout.

The printed paper is American Crafts Jolly layered on Stampin' Up Gumball Green.  The images are layered on Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler.  The sentiment is Kaisercraft Christmas Sentiments stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Recollections White.  The embellishments are Petaloo Dazzlers Candy Canes.

I knew I wanted to craft some Christmas cards with trees because part of our trail ride was through some beautiful wooded areas.  I thought bridging the images with the sentiment was quite inspired.  The candy cane embellishments add just a wee bit of sparkle.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle