Category Archives: Holiday

Christmas Sprig in Gold

Promotions Block Party Today’s post features the Christmas Sprig, Vintage Notes and It’s Cold Outside Stamp Sets. The poinsettia, sentiment (from It’s Cold Outside) and background (Vintage Notes) were stamped with our Clear Pigment Ink.  I added Journey Gold Embossing Powder and set it with our Heat Gun. I colored in the gold leaves with a copic marker.  The Lemongrass Journey Thread was used to tie a triple bow.  I… Read More »

Christmas Magic

Ongoing promotions: Crush on Color Weekly Crush on Color coordinating bundles Feeling Lucky/Craft Time Today’s card features the Christmas Magic ATS Stamp Set Bundle. The images were stamped with Black Licorice Ink onto Whip Cream Card Stock.  They were then colored in using Copic Markers.  After coloring, I ran through the Platinum 6 using the Christmas Magic Die Cuts.  One of the things I love about FSJ is that so… Read More »

Noel Wreath

Ongoing promotions: Crush on Color Weekly Crush on Color coordinating bundles Feeling Lucky/Craft Time Today’s card features the Noel Wreath ATS Stamp.   In case you are wondering, ATS stands for Artist Trading Stamp.  These smaller format stamps provide ultimate creative flexibility at a great value. Lots of coloring but it was so much fun – just like school!  I used the Journey Color Splash Watercolor Pencils to color the images. … Read More »

McGnome for the Holidays

Ongoing promotions: Crush on Color Weekly Crush on Color coordinating bundles Feeling Lucky/Craft Time Today’s card uses the Gnome for the Holidays Stamp Set Bundle from the Journey Holidays Mini Trends Catalog. I have been wanting to make some plaid Christmas trees and I thought I would use this stamp set and change it to McGnome and make it a Scottish Christmas card.  The trees were die cut from the… Read More »

Dashing Deer or Where’s Waldo?

Ongoing promotions: Crush on Color Weekly Crush on Color coordinating bundles Feeling Lucky/Craft Time Some times an idea in your head does not transfer to a card making project!  I saw the print of the deer and trees in the Cozy Prints Paper and thought the Dashing Deer Die would be perfect for it.  But now that I see the finished project, I think for it to work, the print… Read More »

Christmas Magic

Ongoing promotions: Crush on Color Weekly Crush on Color coordinating bundles Feeling Lucky/Craft Time Can you believe it’s 100 days until Christmas?  It seems that as you get older, the times goes by faster and faster!  For today’s card, I decided to use the Christmas Magic Stamp Set Bundle.  It is sooo cute and whimsical.  I keep looking for “Elf on the Shelf” – doesn’t the hat and booties remind… Read More »

Poinsettia Burst

Ongoing promotions: Crush on Color Weekly Crush on Color coordinating bundles Feeling Lucky/Craft Time Today’s card features the poinsettia flowers from the Poinsettia Burst Accessory Kit.  There are six gorgeous poinsettias in each kit. The greeting is from the It’s Cold Outside Stamp Set from the Journey Holiday Mini Catalog. As you can see the front of the card was cut at the 1 1/2″ from the bottom so that… Read More »

Poinsettia Burst

Today’s card was created using the Poinsettia Burst Stamp Set Bundle from the annual catalog.  I think my Christmas stamps from last year are feeling neglected so I’m giving them some love! The poinsettia images were stamped with Pomegranate Splash Ink onto Whip Cream Card Stock.  The leaves were stamped with Kiwi Slice Ink and both were die cut using the coordinating dies. The greeting is from the Snowman Days… Read More »

Skeletons Dance – Saturday Night Fever

Ever since I saw this cute, adorable skeleton image in the Skeletons Dance Stamp Set Bundle, it reminded me of Saturday Night Fever! Do you see any resemblance? I stamped the skeleton image with Black Licorice and when dried, put a coating of Sparkle Silk all over it to make it shine.  I also flicked the Sparkle Silk over the background. The background is the Spooky Moon Embossing Folder.  After… Read More »

Winter Build a Scene

Today’s card features the Winter Build a Scene Stamp Set Bundle.    The tree is from the retired Fresh Forest Stamp Set.  I stamped the image with Fresh Forest Ink onto Butter Cream Card stock.  I added (non FSJ) snow marker which puffs up when you use the heat gun on it. I took the small tree image from the Winter Build a Scene Stamp Set and stamped it with… Read More »