Wise Men Still Seek Him

 Using Echo Park's Wise Men Still Seek Him collection, these cards are my first Christian based Christmas cards. Brought to you by popular demand. Really, my brother said he preferred them. It was interesting working almost exclusively with stickers and cut-apart focal points. I may try it again some time.  I know the Spellbinders kits come with a lot of pre-colored and cut images, but they also come with exclusive dies to make it interesting.

Merry Wishes, part 2

 Here are a few more cards from the Spellbinders' Merry Wishes card kit. Just in the nick of time, too, since the next one is on the way.  I suspect there will be a few more with this kit because I've barely made a dent in it. Wow.

This card features the cute snowman from Spellbinders' November Small Die of the Month, Frankie Goes to the North Pole. The card below features the tree from the same set. Also, I think I really like the puffy sticker words. What fun! 

Officially subscribed to a card kit

Another card kit! I purchased so many Spellbinders' card kits in the last year that I figured it was time to break down and subscribe. Now I'll be making stuff that's current, instead of last year's.  This month's kit is called Merry Wishes, and the die is a street light. Who knew they could be so festive!

So, right off the bat I came out copying other people's designs. The above is from Tina Smith at Cards and Coffee Time.  Several of the other cards below are heavily inspired by other card makers, but sadly I didn't keep notes when I saw them. If I copied yours without crediting you, I apologize.

I apparently threw the kitchen sink at this one. 

The street light on this one is a chipboard sticker that was included in the kit. I think the ones made with the die set are better.

Another kitchen sink target. Sometimes I don't know when to stop.

The white "doily" in back of the wreath is from Spellbinders' Elegant Twist" circles.  The green Christmas word is from one of the previous kits from last year that I bought this year. 

This one was a lot of fun, so much gold foiling on the pattered paper!  The paper combination was inspired by Jennifer Snyder. There is also glitter inside the sequins on the wreath on the street light. The "sparkle" word is part of the puffy sticker set that came in the kit as well.

The tree is die cut with the tree in the Small Die of the Month from Spellbinders, called Frankie Goes to the North Pole. The die cut gifts are from other sets. 

There is a lot of stuff left in this kit, and I am not even tired of it yet, so there will be more cards from this one coming.

 

Gnome for Christmas, alone.

 The words to that old Christmas song, "I'll Be Home for Christmas" never actually made me laugh before, but this year I'll interpret that song as, I'll be home alone for Christmas, OR, I'll be home (with family in other towns) only in my dreams.  Ah, we are living in strange times, thanks to the pandemic.

I made a bunch of cards using the Little Gnome die from Simon Says Stamp. I used last year's "Say Freeze" paper from Michael's, and some very old 6x6 in the stash. I shall keep chipping away at it.

I made a lot of gnomes, and only a few cards, so I'll be back in the future with some more.

Sparkling holidays, so sparkling.

 Another Christmas card kit from Spellbinders, this one is Sparkling Holidays, the kit of the month from October 2019.  Although the colors of this kit are not my favorites, I really did want the sentiment dies. The bonus is that the tiny poinsettia is turning into my favorite.

Here are the 10 cards I made with this kit. There is a lot of stuff left over, so there may be a few more in the future. After all I did 19 with the November 2019 kit.

Happy Halloween you all!

 I did it! I actually made and mailed Halloween cards to family.  Until I became a card maker I didn't know that Halloween was a card-sending occasion, but boy is it a big deal to the companies that market to us.

All of these cards were created with last year's small die of the month from Spellbinders called "Eek-a-boo". They were absolutely fun to put together and I haven't even scratched the surface of possibilities for the cute kids in costume.

Next up, I made 2 of these fabulous sugar skulls, also from Spellbinders, and promptly gave them away before remembering to photograph them. Luckily for me this one was given in person and my coworker allowed me to grab a picture. The other one is on the way to New York so will never be seen here.

Happy Halloween you guys!