52CCT23-25 Retro Christmas Ornaments

Happy 4th of July, everyone!  I have a decidedly un-patriotic-hued card today for you, it's a Christmas card featuring retro Christmas ornaments (at least they look retro to me) in retro colors!  And I used the sketch from 52 Christmas Card Throwdown:

And here we go:

I embossed my Basic White card base with a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, then stamped and diecut my ornaments using the retired Spruced Up Bundle from last year.  The large ornament was cut from Real Red glimmer paper; the smaller ornaments were stamped in Parakeet Party; all the ornament toppers were cut from Silver foil.  I added a Pink Pirouette snowflake, embellished with an Iridescent gem, and finally the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp was stamped in Pretty in Pink and diecut as well:

Truthfully, this card too way longer than it should have; for some reason, the idea in my head just wouldn't translate to the card!  But I put too much effort into it to toss it, so I persevered! I appreciate your visit today---enjoy your day and be blessed and have a safe 4th of July!

And I did want to share the one patriotic card that I got from my sweet friend Wendy....you can see all her wonderful creations on her blog HERE.  I love the dies she used, such a fun way to make a card that packs a punch!  Thanks, Wendy!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Spruced Up (ret), Christmas Blessings (Simon Says Stamp)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Red Glimmer, Pretty in Pink (ret), Classic Christmas DSP (ret), Silver Foil
Ink	Parakeet Party, Pretty in Pink (ret)
Accessories	Dimensionals, Iridescent Gem (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Spruced Up Outlines Dies (ret), Snowflake Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Seasonal Tag Dies (ret), Christmas Blessings Dies (Simon Says Stamp)

FMS552 Little Trees Christmas

 Happy Thursday, peeps!  Scooting in here quickly with a little Christmas card using the FMS sketch and some new hostess papers from the mini catalog called Celebrate Everything!  First, the sketch:

And here we go:

The tree DSP is actually just black and white; I colored in the trees with a Granny Apple Green blend and mounted it on a Basic Black scalloped panel diecut with the Stitched So Sweetly die.  The green panel is the other side of the black and white paper and I did the same thing with Granny Apple Green cardstock for the mat:

The sentiment is from Spruced Up, stamped and diecut with the Stylish Shapes dies and embellished with some retired Pretty Peacock gems.  I did the same treatment on the inside sentiment:

Everything went on a Granny Apple Green card base topped with a white panel diecut with the Dots & Spots die!  So fun!

I've changed the location of my light box and I am not quite happy with it; the natural lighting in my room is not quite the same as my other room!  But Cassidy will be staying with us for a few days, and I am sure having a light box in her bedroom would be rather an inconvenience, LOL!  Anyway, happy that you popped in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

While on vacation, we caught up with a gal I had shared an apartment with back in the 70s!!  They moved to the Lewes area and through the miracle of Facebook, we reconnected!  We had a fun dinner and caught up--not all 40 years but it was a start:

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Spruced Up
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Black, Granny Apple Green, Happy Everything DSP
Ink	Memento Black, Versamark
Accessories	Dimensionals, Pretty Peacock Rhinestones (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Stylish Shapes Dies, Dots & Spots Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Blends

FMS547 Holiday Happiness

Happy Monday, everyone!  Hope you had a restful weekend!  I really loved the FMS sketch for this week, yet when I created my card, I wasn't as happy with is as I had hoped....but I did spend some time on it, so I thought I would share it anyway!  Here's the sketch:

And here's my card, using the new Spruced Up bundle along with some Celebrate Everything DSP:

The images are fun and bold and when they diecut, they diecut an outline as well, which I didn't use on this particular card.  I stamped the tree in Granny Apple Green and gave it a Crushed Curry star, candy cane, and a little gift.  The three panels were mounted on a mat of Poppy Parade and it all went on a plain Basic White card base.  I love the sentiment too!

as it continues on the inside:  

Isn't that sweet?  Love it!  Thanks for visiting today!

Cassidy got to hold her little cousin over the weekend....check out that grin!

Even Great-uncle Wayne got in on the action!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!