Two-from-one Snow Cards

 

I'm over on the STAMPlorations blog with these two-from-one cards.  Pop on over and take a peek!

Aren't those branches cool?  And who knew an owl could be festive? 

I'm adding them to Simon Says Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes

STAMPlorations Inspiration #295

Hello!! It's Inspiration Tuesday at STAMPlorations, and guess what, it'a a Christmas card!  I used the Dots All Around stencil to print a snowy background on my card.  I like the uneven edge of the snow - makes it look like a proper snowstorm!

Once it was dry I added a Christmas Reindeer, which I'd die cut using the matching dies (I did stamp and diecut a few extras to add to my stash for the Christmas card production line).  Then I stamped the sentiment - Typografia Christmas: Jingle All The Way

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 gift code to the store.  Whenever you're shopping at the main store or digi store you can get 20% off if you use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

Seize The Birthday - Sparkle and Shine

Hello, and welcome to the last Seize The Birthday of the year.  (What a year!)

Cathy has chosen our them for this challenge - Sparkle and Shine

The foiled stripe paper is from my stash, and the bunny is from my Aussie crafternoon with Jenny last year, so I don't know the brand.  I gave the moon and stars a bit of Stickle sparkle.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday website for some more sparkly and shiny inspiration from the team, and from our Surprise Party Guest, Julie.

You can join in with our theme, or just with any birthday project if you prefer.

'Tis The Season

 

I'm actually playing along with a couple of challenges!  I couldn't resist the combined challenges of Let's Squash It and Christmas Kickstart where you need to use a Christmas themed embossing folder and a stamp.

  

I used a Tim Holtz embossing folder and a stamp from Papertrey.  And a bit of Stickles for the poinsettia centres.  I'm in full Christmas card-making mode now - funny how it creeps up on you, even when you know the date...

STAMPlorations Inspiration #294

It's Inspiration Tuesday at STAMPlorations, and I've got a very CAS Christmas card for you.  I stamped the outline images from Layered Poinsettia with Distress Oxides (Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn, Fossilised Amber) and added the sentiment (from Layered Lights) in Versafine Onyx Black.

You could easily do a production run with this type of card, especially if you've got more than one stamping platform (go on, admit it!)

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the rest of the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 gift code to the store.  Whenever you're shopping at the main store or digi store you can get 20% off with my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

STAMPlorations Inspiration #293

Hello, it's Inspiration Tuesday at STAMPlorations, and it's a bit of a departure for me, cos I'm using digi images!  These Red Christmas printables are available in the Digital Store.  There's a set of 8 tags on this sheet, so all you need is a decent printer, scissors and a cutter, and a few stamps if you want to tart them up.

I used a couple of stamps from the Joy set.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog to see some more fabulous creations from the rest of the design team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 gift code.  Whenever you're shopping in the store you can get 20% off the main and digital stores by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

25 Days of Christmas Tags

 

Woohoo! It's that time of year again when the lovely Tracy McNeely hosts her 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  Today STAMPlorations is the featured company.  Here's my tag:

Rudolph's having a jolly time with the holly!   I used Christmas Reindeer stamps and die and Layered Holly for his new antlers and nose.

Pop on over to Tracy's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event for some more fabulous STAMPlorations inspiration.  Check out all these other sponsors too:

Seize The Birthday - 1, 2, 3

 

We've got a new challenge for you at Seize The Birthday - 1, 2, 3.  

That's 1 diecut or punch, 2 colours (excluding neutrals) and 3 embellishments (same or different).  I must admit, I found this one hard to get my head round at first!

Eventually I came up with one diecut (glass), two colours (beer and green), and three self-adhesive crystals for bubbles.

If you don't want to play along with our theme, you can always play along with Anything Goes as long as it's birthday-themed.  Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team and our surprise party guest, Julie Peddicord, and play along with us.

STAMPlorations Inspiration #292

Time for some inspiration at STAMPlorations, and I'm going with a Christmas card.  With any luck I'll have made enough by Christmas Eve :-)

I've used my set Layered Lights to create this card.  The rich colour comes from Distress Oxides.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog to see what the rest of the Design Team have created, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 gift code.  Whenever you're shopping in the store, if you use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY you'll get 20% off in the main store and digi store.