Christmas Joy Wreath

Merry Christmas!

Today I'm sharing the last Christmas card I made this year.  It uses several dies, the Nativity Joy is from InLoveArtShop and wreath from Amazon plus a woodgrain embossing folder from Stampin' UP!

I cut 2 wreaths out of 2 shades of cardstock, PTI Ripe Avocado and Olive Twist and layered them.  The bow and Joy Nativity are cut from PTI Pure Poppy.  

The White panel was run though the BigShot using Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  The embossed panel is layered on a PTI Olive Twist base card.  Then I added the layered wreath.  The Red Joy was added with pop dots.  Lastly, I added a few red gems to the wreath to finish.

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Hope you have a blessed Christmas!

Deb

Unity Simple Little Wishes

 Happy Saturday!

Today is day 6 of my 2025 Christmas creations.

The postage stamp die cut is from Unity.  I cut PTI White cardstock with the die.  The stamp set is from Unity Stamps - Simple Little Wishes, which I stamped with Black Memento ink on the die cut and colored with Copic markers.  I gave it a vintage look using PTI Kraft ink and a blending brush, inking the edges.  I added a bit of Copic white paint to the red bulb on the tree.  I love this nostalgic image.

The patterned papers were from a Michaels 12x12 Christmas paper pad from 10-15 years ago.  One thing I have been trying to do the last couple years is to use what I have for Christmas cards.  This means creating more designs; last year I believe I had 7 designs, this year 9 card designs!

I ran the Kraft ink pad over the edges of the patterned papers and the PTI White base card too.  I added a few gems from Amazon to finish it off. 

The second version has the reversed patterned papers.

I'm not sure which version I like better.
I know the plaid was easier to line up the image.

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Blessings,

Deb

 

Peace on Earth

Happy Saturday!

Today is day 5 of my 2025 Christmas card creations.  This is another simple white, blue and gold card.  

I found this star die cut set on Amazon.  There were several dies in the set to create a layered star.  I cut 2 in gold and 2 in white and glued them together. 

The Peace on Earth sentiment is an old stamp from The Angel Company, which I stamped in PTI Enchanted Evening ink on PTI White cardstock.

I created an Enchanted Evening panel and matted in Gold.  Then I added the sentiment and adhered the star with pop dots.

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I have a nostalgic card tomorrow...

Blessing to you,

Deb

 

Spellbinders Sprigs and Bow

 

Happy Sunday!

Today is day 4 of my 2025 Christmas card creations.  This card uses 

Spellbinders "Sprigs and Bows" stencil set, sadly it is no longer available.  There are 5 stencils and 1 mask in this set.  

I started with a 4.25 x 5.5" piece of PTI White cardstock.  First, I used the bow stencil with PTI Pure Poppy ink and applied the ink to the cardstock with a large blending brush.  Second step is to place the mask for the bow and ribbon over the inked area - very important to protect the bow just created. Third step is to use the leaf stencil and light green ink, I used PTI Prairie Grass to create the leaves.  Fourth step is to line up the stem stencil and use PTI Ripe Avocado ink to create the darker grean stems.  The Fifth step is to line up the stencil to add the red berries with PTI Pure Poppy ink.  Lastly, I removed the mask for the bow and above is the result.  I've never used a mask made from the same material as the stencil.  It worked really well, it allowed inking right up to the bow and ribbons. 

This card was labor intensive with all the stencils and the mask, but I was really happy with the result.  I cut the stenciled cardstock down to 4 x 5.2" and mounted it on a PTI Pure Poppy base card.  Then to finish the card I added a few red gems.

This card of the gift was the theme I went with this year for the inside verse for all my 2025 Christmas cards...

Wishing you joy and peace
as we celebrate the
beautiful gift of Jesus. 
A gift freely given to all people
to demonstrate God’s love,
grace and promise of eternal life,
through faith alone.

 Joyous Christmas Blessings

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3 more posts to go!

Blessings to you,

Deb

     

Christmas Joy with Sprigs

 Happy Saturday!

Today is Day 3 of my 2025 Christmas card creations.  Last Saturday I had a card that used the In Love Arts Joy Nativity die and todays card uses it too.  The multilayered stenciled springs of holly background is what I'm going to talk about today.  This stencil set was a Spellbinders Stencil of the Month "Sprigs and Bow" in July 2024.  

Spellbinders usually makes their monthly subscription items available to everyone after a few months.  This set, unfortunately was on clearance in June when I bought it, so it isn't available anymore.  It came with 5 layering stencils and 1 mask for the bow.  I used the 3 stencils to create the sprigs and holly for this card.  

I started with a 4.25 x 5.5" white cardstock panel.  The 1st stencil makes the lighter green leaves, the ink I used was PTI Prairie Grass.  The 2nd stencil adds the stems, I used a darker green, PTI Ripe Avocado.  The 3rd stencil adds the holly berries, I used PTI Pure Poppy.   The ink was applied with a large blending brush.  I only used 2 blending brushes, one for the greens and another for the red ink.

The base cardstock is PTI Ripe Avocado.  I cut the stenciled panel down to 4" wide and adhered it to the base card on the right side.  I added the Joy Nativity panel just like last weeks card, with pop dots.  Then added a few red gems to finish the card.  

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Tomorrow, I show a card made with the springs and bow.

Blessings,

Deb

Oh Christmas Tree

Happy Sunday!

Today is day 2 of my 2025 Christmas card creations.  I have a simple card with a line of Christmas trees die cut I found on Amazon.  I die cut some gold cardstock I found on Amazon in 2023. The theme this year is using cardstock I had on hand!

Originally, I was going to cut the trees again in green cardstock, cut the individual trees apart and glue them over the gold so just the star was gold. The die is really detailed with debossed and cut features, which I likes in metallic gold.  I decided to keep it simple sticking to just 3 colors for this card, white, blue and gold.  

The "Oh Christmas Tree" stamp is an old one from The Angel Company, stamped in PTI Enchanted Evening ink on PTI white cardstock.  I glued the gold trees to 3-9/16 x 5-13/16" PTI Enchanted Evening cardstock panel, matted with gold and added the gold matted sentiment panel.  Pretty quick card.

Next weekend, I will share a couple cards that used multi-layered stencils.

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Blessings,

Deb

 

InLoveArts Joy Nativity

Happy Saturday!

Today is the start of my Christmas card posts for this year!  I have 9 different designs, which I will share over 7 posts.  These are the first 2 cards I made, simple 2 colors with a die cut and some texture from the embossed panel.  

The Joy Nativity is a die from InLoveArts, which I cut from PTI White cardstock.  I embossed a white panel using Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder "Holly & Foliage".  I stamped a sentiment on the PTI Pure Poppy cardstock and added the die cut Joy with clear drying glue.  The base card is PTI Pure Poppy and I added the 4x5.5" embossed panel on the right side of the base card. 

My second card is a variation in PTI Enchanted Evening. 

For this version I cut down the embossed panel 4x5.25" to mount to the PTI Enchanted Evening base card.  Then added the blue panel with sentiment and die cut joy like the red version.

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Tomorrow I will have another Christmas card to share.

Blessings,

Deb

Fin-tastic & Dino Birthday

 Hello...It's been awhile since I posted!

Today I have a couple birthday cards I made for our grand-nephews.  The first one uses a stamp I got as a freebie thank you from Your Next Stamp several years ago.  It is a simple card just a few colors orange, blue and black.  

The image is colored with Copic markers.  The blue rectangular with the stitch border are die cuts using a Die-namics die. Cardstock is from PaperTrey Ink, Orange Zest, Hawaiian Shores and True Black.

The second card is dinosaur theme, using a set from Unity Stamps called "Stomping Great Day".  The dinosaurs are colored with Copic markers and fussy cut out.  The patterned papers are Simple Stories Snap Life.  Cardstocks are from PaperTrey Ink, Kraft and Pure Poppy.

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Blessings to you,
Deb

Spellbinders - Cosmos Birthday

Happy Saturday!

Today, I have some birthday cards I made using Spellbinders Cosmos Backdrop and stencil bundle.  I found it on Amazon.  This background is so pretty and with the 4 layer coordinating stencils is so easy to color.  I made several color combinations and also played with the layout and the sentiment. The sentiment is from PTI stamp set Cut Away Tags - Summer.

The background is a BetterPress plate, which I inked with Memento Black ink and ran through my Spellbinder die cut machine to make the impression on PTI White cardstock.  I love the BetterPress plates for large backgrounds, gives a beautiful impression like it is printed.  Then, I colored the image using coordinating stencils.  

The inks used are all PaperTrey Ink - Flowers: Pale Peony and Berry Sorbet; Flower Center: Summer Sunset and Honey Nut; Leaves: Green Parakeet and Simply Chartreuse. 

The first card above is a pink-peach version.  The base card is Pale Peony with a True Black matted image in the upper right corner and matted sentiment in the center.

Card 2 - Teals

The inks used are all PaperTrey Ink - Flowers: Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores; Flower Center: Summer Sunset and Honey Nut; Leaves: Green Parakeet and Simply Chartreuse. 

The second card above is a teal version.  The base card is Aqua Mist with a True Black matted image centered and matted sentiment across center of the background.

Card 3: Purples

The inks used are all PaperTrey Ink - Flowers: Lilac Grace and Amethyst Allure; Flower Center: Summer Sunset and Honey Nut; Leaves: Green Parakeet and Simply Chartreuse. 

The third card above is a purple version.  The base card is Lilac Grace with a True Black matted image centered and matted sentiment at an angle across the background.

Card 4: Bright Pinks

The inks used are all PaperTrey Ink - Flowers: Lovely Lady and Raspberry Fizz; Flower Center: Summer Sunset and Honey Nut; Leaves: Green Parakeet and Simply Chartreuse. 

The fourth card above is a bright pink version.  The base card is Raspberry Fizz with a True Black matted image centered and matted sentiment flag added to the background.

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Blessings to you,

Deb

Fun Stampers Journey - Lakeside Birthday 2

 Happy Saturday!

Today, I second card to share using several retired stamps from Fun Stampers Journey "Lakeside".  The image is colored with Copic markers.   

I also used a couple background stamps.  FSJ "Script" background, I stamped on the PTI Spring Rain cardstock with Spring Rain ink.  On the PTI Chocolate cardstock I stamped the fishnet background from FSJ "Background Basics 2".

The Happy birthday is from PTI Birthday III Stamp set.  I had some cord twine laying on my desk, which I knotted and added to the front to finish the card. 

Copic Colors:  YG91, YG93, YG95, E31, E33, E35, B0000, B14, B24, C1, C2

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Blessings to you,

Deb

Simon Says Stamp - Heart Breeze Engagement

Happy Saturday!

Today, I have an engagement card using Simon Says Stamp "Heart Breeze" die.  The card is for my cousin's son, so needed a more rustic look.  I used some barnwood patterned paper from Craft Consortium, cut to 3.25 x 4.5".  

I stamped a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp! called "Sentiments for you" that I found in my stash.  Then die cut the heart breeze.  I backed the woodgrain panel with PTI Pure Poppy, then matted with PTI Pure Black.  The base card is PTI white cardstock 4.25 x 5.5", A2 size.

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Blessings to you,

Deb

 

PaperTrey Ink - Graduation 2025

Happy Saturday!

Today I have a graduation card using a retired stamp set from PaperTrey Ink - "For the Graduate".  It's a simple card with randomly stamped graduation caps and sentiment in black ink on a white panel.  I added some sparkle with a strip of glitter cardstock adhered to the stamped panel.  The stamped panel was adhered with pop dots to the black and white grid background, which is patterned paper from PaperTrey Ink.

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Blessings,

Deb 

Watercolor flowers - Mother's Day

Happy Saturday and Mother's Day!

Today I have the Mother's day card I made for my mom.  I got a new watercolor set and was playing around creating free-hand flowers.  

I created several images when experimenting, some I water colored the blooms then added a black pen outline and others I drew some flowers and water colored them.  The watercolor set I found on Amazon, Grabie is the brand.  The paints are in a metal travel carrying case and came with several brushes.  

I used a Unity postage stamp die to mat the water colored image. To add some texture and interest, I used a Spellbinders 3D embossing folder called Efflorescent Flora, which was Jan 2024 Embossing folder of the month.  The base card is PaperTrey Ink Aqua Mist.

Close Up:

I made a few more images with multi-color flowers. Paring them with pink and purple base cards.  They make great any occasion cards.

Base Card PaperTrey Ink Pale Peony

Base Card PaperTrey Ink Amethyst Allure

Base Card PaperTrey Ink Raspberry Fizz

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Blessings to you,

Deb

Hot Air Balloon Anniversary

Happy Saturday!

Today, I have the 25th anniversary card I made for Mark.  I found this die set from InLoveArtShop which has the hot air balloon, clouds and dies to create a stunning break in the clouds.  I used PTI white, Pure Poppy, Kraft and Spring Rain cardstock.  

The break in the clouds are 2 dies.  The larger was cut from white cardstock and smaller from metallic silver cardstock.  I used silver from our 25th anniversary.  The white and silver layers were adhered together and attached to the blue base card with pop dots. 

To create the 3D balloon I cut the base balloon out of Kraft cardstock.  Then cut the top of the balloon out of Pure Poppy cardstock 4 times and folded and glued them together to create a fan that folds down to put in an envelope. The balloon was attached to the blue base card. 

I added a few small clouds to the different layers and a Happy Anniversary sentiment. The sentiment is from PTI Cut away tags Summer, stamped on Kraft cardstock that I cut as a fish tail flag.

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Blessings to you,

Deb

Fun Stampers Journey - Lakeside Birthday

Happy Saturday!

Today, I have a couple masculine birthday cards to share.  I used several retired stamps from Fun Stampers Journey, the main images are from FSJ "Lakeside".  The image is created with 3 separate stamps, the rocks and grasses in the forefront are separate stamps, and it is colored with Copic markers.   

I also used a couple background stamps.  FSJ "Script" background, I stamped on the PTI Spring Rain cardstock with Spring Rain ink.  On the PTI Chocolate cardstock I stamped the fishnet background from FSJ "Background Basics 2".

The Happy birthday is from PTI Birthday III Stamp set.  I had some cord twine laying on my desk, which I knotted and added to the front to finish the card. 

Copic Colors:  YG91, YG93, YG95, E31, E33, E35, B0000, B14, B24, C1, C2

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Blessings to you,

Deb

Watercolor Birthday

 Happy Saturday!

Today I have a birthday card I made for my grand-niece.  I bought a new watercolor set in January and was playing around creating free-hand flowers.  I have a couple monochrome images to share today.  I have several multicolor images to share in an upcoming post. 

The watercolor set I found on Amazon, Grabie is the brand.  The paints are in a metal travel carrying case and came with several brushes.  It also came with a color swatch card which really helps identify the color you are looking for.

The first card is a pink version.  I chose colors that went with PaperTrey Ink Raspberry Fizz cardstock.  I used 140lb cold press watercolor paper.  The blooms and stems were painted freehand, then I added a black marker outline to define the center of the flowers and buds.

Here is a close up...

I used a Unity postage stamp die to mat the water colored image. I used a Spellbinders 3D embossing folder called Efflorescent Flora, which was Jan 2024 Embossing folder of the month, to add some texture and interest.

I made a second card in purples.

The cardstock is PaperTrey Ink Lilac Grace.

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Blessings to you,

Deb

Die Cut Valentine

Happy Saturday!

Today, I have the Valentine I made for Mark this year.  It uses a couple die cuts I found online.  The heart background was from InLoveArtShop and the envelope from Amazon.  

The cut out heart background was cut from a front panel is 4 x 5.25" PTI white cardstock.  I used the hearts cut out from the background and colored them to put in the envelope.  I colored them with Copic markers - R35, R46, R83.  

The envelope was cut from PTI Kraft cardstock.  I added the colored hearts to the open envelope and some bakers twine around the outside.  The Happy Valentine's Day sentiment is an Angel Company stamp.  The base card is PTI Pure Poppy.

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Blessings to you,

Deb 

PTI - Mountain Majesty Birthday

 Happy Saturday!

Today, I have a birthday card using PaperTrey Ink Mountain Majesty.  This is a retired layered stamp set.  The base mountain was stamped with Soft Stone and 2nd layer is Smokey Shadow ink.  For the peaks of the mountains, I used white paint.  I used ink pads Olive Twist and Prairie Grass and a blending brush to color in the front of the mountain range.  The sky is colored with light blue chalk.

I added a Happy Birthday banner (PTI Birthday III) and popped some stamped fir trees.  Matting is PTI Smokey Shadow cardstock and base card is Spring Rain.

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Blessing to you,

Deb

Unity - Emotions Unfolded Birthday 2

 Happy Saturday!

Today I have a birthday card using Unity Emotions Unfolded.  I made a similar card last year, however I wanted to try it with purples.  The distress inks I used were Peeled Paint (green color), Dusty Concord (purple color), Seedless Preserves (pink/purple) and Gather Twigs (used on the edges).

The distress inks were smeared on the silicone pad and spritzed with water.  I used a piece of bunched up cling wrap to pick up the ink and transfer it to the image. The edges were torn and aged with the Gather Twigs ink and a blending brush.  Then I added some mica powders using a paint brush.  

The butterfly was stamped on a separate piece of cardstock and painted with mica powder paint.  Then the wing was cut out and glued to the body and the edge of the wing is "popped" with a pop dot.  

The patterned papers are My Minds Eye Graceful.  The birthday sentiment is from PTI Cutaway Tags - Summer stamp set.

 Card 2 - Blue/Gold Version

The distress inks I used were Peeled Paint (green color), Broken China (blue color) and Gather Twigs (used on the edges).  The patterned papers are My Minds Eye Stella Rose.

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Blessings to you,

Deb

Unity - Snow Buddies Birthday

Happy Saturday!

Today, I have another card using a 2024 Uniquely Unity Stamp of the Month set.  This is Unity "Snow Buddies" which was the November 2024 stamp.  I made a birthday card for our grand-niece whose birthday in mid-January, a little winter whimsy for a girl who lives in Alabama.

The image is colored with Copic Markers.  The sentiment is from PTI Cutaway Tags - Summer.  The patterned papers are from my stash Pink Paislee "Snow Village".  The image and sentiment edges are aged with PTI Vintage Cream ink and a brush, then matted on PTI Tropical Teal cardstock.

Copic Colors: BG45, BG49; YR07; W1, W2; G40, G43, G48

Close Up:

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Blessings,

Deb

 

Unity - Simply Holiday Deer

 Happy Saturday and New Year!

Last Year, I signed up for the Uniquely Unity Stamp of the Month subscription, this set "Simply Holiday Deer" was the October stamp.  I was pretty good at making a card using the monthly stamp, although there are a few from last year still waiting to be used; hopefully I will get to them this year.

I colored the image with Copic Markers and paired the image from my patterned paper in my stash.  This is one of my favorites - The Angel Company "Vintage Holiday".  The sentiment is stamped in PTI Scarlet Jewel ink and fussy cut out.  Base card is PTI White and matting PTI Pure Poppy. 

Copic Colors: Y35, Y38; R43, R46, G40, G43, G46, E53, E55, E57, E59  

Close Up:

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Blessings to you,

Deb