Flaky Friends Jolly Christmas

I'm back to blogging.  I've made lots of cards (by my standards) in the weeks since I last posted, but I didn't have time to get them up on my blog.  I am getting smarter though because I made note of what I used as I made them!  Hopefully you'll be seeing quite a few cards from me over the next few weeks.

Julie's card was my inspiration for this card.  I love the "Flaky Friends" set, but I'm not sure I love the tiny bits to colour.  I'm also not sure how well this will mail with the little clothes pin... it will have to be a hand delivered card or one that gets tucked in a parcel.  Well, that is three Christmas cards done so far... oh, my!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - PTI - Stamper's Select White for base, SU - Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
SU Designer Paper - Jolly Holiday
Ink - StazOn Black, SU Markers - Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
SU Stamps - Flaky Friends
Accessories - 1 1/4 " circle punch, Cricut and SCAL software for 1 1/2" circles, clothes pin from the dollar store

Peeking Snowmen

I saw Laurie's card and fell in love with it! (I am a sucker for snowmen and penguins - they are both round and cute!) I don't have the snowman stamp set that Laurie used, but decided I could recreate it using my VersaMark marker and black embossing powder and scraps of orange card stock. If I make it again, I might try it using a black marker and an orange marker to speed up the process, though I do like the texture of the black embossing powder eyes and mouth.

I think Papertrey Stamper's Select White makes a better base for a card like this that is quite heavy with layers. I find it much more sturdier than Stampin' Up's Whisper White.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Base - white - 5 1/2", silver- 5 1/4", blue dsp - 5"

White Squares - 2"

Silver Squares - 1 3/4"

Blue Squares - 1 1/2:

Snowmen - 1 3/8"

Card Stock - PTI Stampers Select White for Base, SU Brushed Silver, SU Only Orange, SU Bashful Blue
SU Designer Paper - Bashful Blue
Ink - VersaMark (Pad and Marker)
SU Stamps - Flaky Friends
Accessories - Black and Silver Embossing Powder, Cricut, SCAL software

Flaky Mittens

I used my Cricut to create 1 1/2" circles in Very Vanilla and then used my trial version of Cricut Design Studio to create 1.6" Chocolate Chip circles for a thin frame around the Very Vanilla.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Ruby Red Baja Breeze Textured C/S, Very Vanilla
SU Designer Paper - Holiday Treasures
SU Ink - Chocolate Chip
SU Stamps - Flaky Friends
Accessories - SU Markers (Old Olive, Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa, Summer Sun), Stampin Dimensionals, Cricut, Cricut Design Studio, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Corner Rounder

Playing with Christmas Gifts

I finally had a chance to sit down and make a card today using some of my new stamping stuff that I received for Christmas. I coloured the snowmen with my new SU markers. I LOVE these markers! I just coloured today, but I can't wait to try out some other techniques.

I cut the Flaky Friends out using my new oval and scalloped oval Nestabilities. I'm not sure that I like the embossing of the white oval, but it isn't so bad that I felt I should toss it out.

The eyelets are the bonus eyelets my husband (with the help of my mom) got from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts when he ordered 1500 brads for me... I now have brads in every SU regular colour! He also got me 10 yards of ribbon in So Saffron (Buttercup on the website) so I could check out the quality. It's great. What an awesome price for ribbon plus it comes in more colours than what SU offers. I'll definitely be getting more ribbon from them.

The last new thing that I used on this card is my atYou Spica Glitter Pen in Clear. I don't think you can see it very well in the picture, but it is super cool. It's so easy to add a glitter to tiny areas like the stars. My husband also got that from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts . I don't think it is on their website, but if you join their mailing list you'll find out about special orders. They had an awesome deal on Copic markers, but I decided that SU markers were a better investment for me. It's not that I wasn't tempted to join the Copic bandwagon, but I'm practical girl and don't think I'll be colouring enough to justify investing in Copics.

This card is missing something. I'm wondering if there should have been another layer between the Banbury paper and the Close to Cocoa base.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Watercolour
SU Designer Paper - Banbury
Ink - Black Staz-On
SU Stamps - Flaky Friends
Accessories - SU Markers (Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Regal Rose, So Saffron), Oval and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities; Chocolate Brads; Certainly Celery 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, atYou Spica Glitter Pen (Clear); Ziggy Painter (Silver)

Flaky Friends

I've been working on this card in stages. That's one thing I love about having my own space to stamp. I can leave projects out and come back to them when I have a few minutes and with Christmas preparations in full swing, I only seem able to sit for a few minutes. The design is my own, but I was inspired by Denise for the inside. I love how she always does something on the inside of her cards too!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Whisper White, Rose Red, Bashful Blue
SU Ink - StazOn Black, Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Summer Sun
SU Stamps - Flaky Friends
Accessories - Bashful Blue Ribbon, Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Cricut Mini Monograms Cartridge, Blender Pen