Happy New Year!

This is the time of year that many people reflect, set goals, and make resolutions so I thought I'd share this card.  I didn't make it, someone at Stampin' Up! did.  However, I was the receiver of this card with a personal note congratulating me on a milestone I hit in sales over the last 10 years and signed by the CEO of SU.  I was pretty excited and also loved the card using a favorite color combination of mine:  Calypso Coral, Pool Party, and Tip Top Taupe.  The pennants are from "Banner Banter" and the words are from "Bravo".  Here's to a great 2016!

Random Christmas Pictures

Four little reindeer filled with treats greeted the darlings as they arrived:

The hats I knitted for my little elves:

A not so great picture of the boys who are wearing the hats:

Two of the boys Christmas morning (and the loot):

Just part of the boxes from our "shopping" this year:

Merry Christmas!

Sneak Peek

The Occasions Mini Catalog starts in January and here's a sneak peek from it.  I used the new stamp set called "Party Wishes" and stamped it in Melon Mambo and Mint Macaron.  I embossed the Whisper White card stock with the coordinating Confetti Embossing Folder.  The background paper is from the It's My Party DSP Stack.  Last, I punched the little candles out with the Party Punch Pack (which also includes a cupcake and a balloon) and added some new Two-tone Baker's Twine.

Snow Globe

Here's a fun one using the set "Sparkly Season".  It has 15 different stamps including words and is such a versatile set.  See another card I made from this set here. I stamped the snowman in Night of Navy and the snowflakes in Going Gray.  The words are from "Happy Scenes" and I stamped those in Whisper White.  I made this into a "shaker card" by layering it using a Window Sheet, Dimensionals, and Whisper White card stock all mounted on Shimmery Silver card stock.

Happy Scenes

This pretty card makes you think you're looking out a window.  I stamped the trees from "Happy Scenes" in Garden Green, sponged Soft Sky on the top part, and then ran it through the Big Shot with the Sofly Falling Embossing Folder.  I made the window with Tip Top Taupe card stock using the Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies.  The background was made with the Boho Chic Embossing Folder on the top and the Stylish Stripes Embossing folder on the bottom.  The words are also from the same set and cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits. 

Sparkly Seasons

This fast and easy card was made with the "Sparkly Seasons" stamp set.  It has 15 different stamps and a coordinating Thinlits set which includes words and a die to cut out the ornaments or a snow globe.  I stamped the ornaments in Cucumber Crush and mounted them on Real Red.