Snowman Coaster Bridge Card

Another "bridge card" made with a coaster.

The center image panel is actually a coaster.

I found a set of two at a yard sale 

a couple of years. I bought them knowing

I'd do something crafty with them,

whether it was an ornament, scrapbook page

element, whatever. In the end I made cards.

Stamp images, inks and card stocks are from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Christmas Tree Coaster Bridge Card

This is a sort of a "bridge card" design.

The center image panel is actually a coaster.

I found a set of two at a yard sale 

a couple of years. I bought them knowing

I'd do something crafty with them,

whether it was an ornament, scrapbook page

element, whatever. In the end I made cards.

I added a few mini rhinestone embellishments.

The side panels and top sentiment are stamped with gold ink.

The stamp images are from Stampin' Up! 

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Patterned Pines Christmas Card

 

All supplies used (other than the stars)

came from Stampin' Up! over the years.

I could've made a simpler version of this card

by simply stamping the pine images directly

to the white piece of card stock.

The stamp image is of the three trees in a row,

next to each other, not overlapping.  

(Patterned Pines)

I decided it needed to be a bit fancier,

so I stamped the trees in different colors ,

even stamping the trunks again in brown.

I then cut them out individually

so I could glue them overlapping each other.

I added a die cut squiggly lines element

to represent snow drifts.

I lightly sponged blue ink onto the sky.

The sentiment stamp is colored with water based

markers directly onto the rubber to create the two tone image.

It is cut into a banner then glued onto to card

with a shim of chipboard for a bit of dimension.

The star elements are unknown.

I know that they were bought at a going

out of business sale (Kmart) years ago

and sold as a Christmas item for gift packaging.

A wood grain textured background 

finishes off the card front.

Thanks for looking =) 

Starlight Christmas Card 2

 

First time I've used these dies to make a card!

Actually second, but first for this particular die in the set.
I bought them on clearance from Stampin' Up!

earlier this year. Unfortunately they did not 

have the matching stamp set available. 

The fun shaped center die cut window

was made with a die from Stampin' Up!,

Stitched Nested Labels Dies.

I used the piece that was cut out on this card.

The rubber stamp images, inks and red card stock

are also from Stampin'Up!

Priceless (swirls) and

The Greatest Part of Christmas (sentiment)

Silver card stock and shiny red patterned card stock, unknown

The ornaments embossing folder is from Cuttlebug.

Silver sequins are some old craft supply leftovers. 

Thanks for looking =) 

Starlight Christmas Card 1

First time I've used these dies to make a card!
I bought them on clearance at Stampin' Up!

earlier this year. Unfortunately they did not 

have the matching stamp set available. 

The embossed background was made with a 

 folder that SU! sold several years ago.

The tiny scalloped and stitched die cut edge is made

with a die from a Valentine's set by SU! .

Glitter paper and shiny silver card stock were used for the 

center star. I was going to add a rhinestone brad,

but decided against it so it would be flatter, mail friendly 

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Golden Dasher Christmas Card

 

I have more than enough Christmas cards

completed for this year, leftovers from years past,

but I keep making more!

I'm trying to make some flatter, 

more mail friendly yet still pretty cards

to replace some of the others already completed.

We normally have a large extended family get together

for Christmas each year where I pass out around

40 cards. Due to the pandemic, we had to cancel. 

Because of this, I will be mailing cards

and I don't want to spend more money for

extra postage on thicker, bumpier cards. 

Many of the competed cards are thick and bumpy.

This one is pretty simple

AND has a bit of dimension!

I ran vanilla card stock through a snowflake

embossing folder, adhering it to a gold

metallic card stock base.

The deer and sentiment are heat embossed gold

on vanilla card stock.

The sentiment is mounted on a strip of chipboard

to give it a bit of dimension, but not as thick as pop dots. 

Everything used was from Stampin' Up!,

but are all retired now.

Thanks for looking =) 

Live Your Story Digi Kit

What a gorgeous new digital art kit by MDD Designs 

and it's on sale through November 20th, 2020!

You can buy the packs individually 

OR the entire bundle is on sale for just $10! WOW!

Live Your Story available exclusively at

Pickleberry Pop.

 

Christmas Candles Card

This is the first time I've used this stamp

and it was a bit tricky getting it lined up.

I also had problems getting it to stamp well.

I'm not sure if it was my work surface or

the photopolymer stamps, but I do know 

that it was aggravating. Maybe I needed

something under the paper, on top of my desk.

It looks really neat when it works though!

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!,

many of which are now retired.

(Merry Patterns stamp set)

Thanks for looking =) 

 

'Tis The Season Card

The final card made with this patterned paper.

This is the first time I've used this stamp

and it was a bit tricky getting it lined up.

It looks really neat when it works !

Rubber stamp images (Merry Patterns)

and dies were from Stampin' Up!

Polka dot grosgrain ribbon, unknown

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Shimmery Peppermint Snowflake Card

I may as well make another card (or two!)

with more of that 12 x 12 candy striped paper ;)

The red piece was cut from another card

(I made a window) that I'll share later.

The snowflake embossed background was

something I had already done and not used.

There is shimmer paper on this card

under the striped paper and for the snowflake.

It's difficult to see in the photo.

Same with the glittery embossed sentiment.

There is a also a circle punched from

glitter card stock for the center of the snowflake.

I wanted to keep it flat, mail friendly,

so I didn't use anything bumpy in the center

such as a large rhinestone or brad.

Other than the patterned paper,

everything else came from Stampin' Uo!,

but most are now retired.

Thanks for looking =)