12 days of Christmas: day 11

Lots of very subtle details on this card that you might not be able to see clearly from the photo - the card was dry embossed using the tulip border folder, then a double frame ripped out of the centre with a pink pirhouette frame poking through the rose red. Three shades of pinks were used to ink the "Something for Christmas" stamp, then I've used glitter to create a shimmer effect over the top. A nice girly Christmas card in some non-traditional colours - and another way to use this great stamp :-)

12 days of Christmas: day 6

Welcome back! Today's post is my spin on the card we made at Kirrily's launch party back in September. I've still used the "Something for Christmas" stamp, but have inked it onto some cutouts using the Top Note die and the BigShot. It really helps the image pop out, and I just love it!

12 days of Christmas: day 5

Today's card comes curtesy of my upline Kirrily, who demonstrated this layout at her recent launch of the new Stampin' Up! Idea book & catalogue. It uses one of my favourite "a la carte" stamps (stamps that you can buy individually), "Something for Christmas". The "a la carte" stamps are perfect for people new to card making or scrapbooking, who want to give it a try without spending a great deal of money to get started. We used the Stampin' Write markers to ink the different colours on the stamp, and finished off the design with some Chocolate Chip scallop dot ribbon. So pretty! Come back tomorrow to see my spin on this great design!