I almost forgot to post my last Christmas card that I made this year! I got these beautiful sprigs from The Greetery and couldn't wait to see them arranged in the mason jar I already had. I created a green Christmas hue behind the arrangement with some pine needles distress oxide ink and layered it all onto a Nordic die with a navy card base.

I was asked a little while ago to make some wine themed Christmas cards to sell at a local wine making shop called Kootenay Wine Works. I made some tags earlier as well that were similar to some I made this fall. I am loving this fun Christmas wine sentiment from Two Lips Stamps and used it for my cards and tags. For the card, I painted a wash of iced spruce distress oxide ink over a snowy stencil from The Greetery. I stamped the wine bottle and sentiment in archival black ink and then used my Tombow markers to create a watercolour look.




Here are the tags that I made:

It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air 

- W.T. Ellis

Isn't that a beautiful sentiment? I thought it fit perfectly with this gorgeous layered tree from The Greetery set amidst a snowy background. I used my new blender brush from Studio Katia with this stencil and cannot believe the difference and the ease with which I am able to create such a beautiful background! I even had to add a touch of white to my inside for my sentiment :).

This quote from The Grinch is one of my favourites and seems to ring more true for me each year. I love to make tags with this stamp set, but I thought I would also make up some cards with it, too. I decided to use the beautiful stencils from The Greetery to surround the words and thought I would create a gingham design for my envelope. I used Evergreen Bough distress oxide ink for both the card and the envelope. I used the new blending brushes from Studio Katia and cannot believe the difference they make!

I couldn't help but be inspired during the latest Studio Katia release! This half striped cover die is so fun to play with! I was especially inspired by design team member, Ilda, to cut the stripes out twice so that they spanned the entire card. I decided that a silver and gold combo might look especially nice and love how it turned out! These cards and more will be available this Thursday, November 21 at Lane & Meadow! Come check out their Very Merry Christmas Party from 5-8pm!

As I have mentioned, I was greatly inspired by the styles of the highly talented Dawn McVey and Heather Nichols during The Greetery release at the beginning of October. I couldn't help but try out my own version with this set and recreate the stunning photo by Dawn. I decided to make these in sets of 5, so my last version is in the photo below. I reached my goal for having 100 Christmas cards ready for the Kimberley Makers Market this weekend!



Christmas Card Count: 82 + 20 = 102

Here is my first set of cards that I made using the beautiful poinsettia arrangement from The Greetery. I used a bunch of coordinating Close To My Heart colours to achieve this beautiful layered look. I couldn't help but try out this colour combination used by the talented Heather Nichols during the release on the lovely toffee cardstock from Taylored Expressions.


Christmas Card Count: 74 + 8 = 82

Can you tell how much I am loving this paper collection yet?! I decided to make up some simple Christmas cards to add to my stash with this gorgeous paper and a stamp set from the Close To My Heart holiday catalogue. I am linking up with the "anything goes" challenge over at Heart2Heart.


Christmas Card Count: 64 + 10 = 74

Check out this amazing paper collection now available at Close To My Heart - Cedar & Pine! When I was prepping for another project and cutting this paper I happened to set it on top of a pile of kraft. It looked really lovely together so I decided to make another project with this pairing! I started out with Freshly Made Sketches. I added in some pine boughs behind the 'Merry' sentiment. I haven't decided which embellishments I like best or if I need any at all! I used both kraft and paper bag backgrounds. There is a slight difference to these Lawn Fawn cardstocks and I like them both :).



Christmas Card Count: 52 + 12 = 64

Taking a look at my paper stash I came across these old beautiful Close To My Heart papers that looked stunning with some gold embossing. I kept the cards fairly simple to show off the lovely designs. I finally got to try out the new envelope stencils from The Greetery and love how they pair well with gold embossing and these cards. I am linking up with the 'sparkle' challenge over at Heart2Heart.


Christmas Card Count: 46 + 6 = 52

I have been posting on instagram regularly but have not updated my blog with a few of my latest cards! I liked the layout I used for some Christmas cards I made earlier so I paired it with some older papers in my stash. I coloured the sentiments in green this time and added some sparkly snowflakes :).


Christmas Card Count: 34 + 12 = 46

I love playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge when I can and this week I was very inspired by Mandy Stacey's gorgeous card design using kraft, white embossing, and some bling! I set to work with this older Close To My Heart set.

I've been wanting to create this card for awhile...I painted up these poinsettias a little over a month ago and finally had some time to cut them out and arrange them on a card! The red was difficult to capture on picture even in natural light! It really pops on this dark chocolate cardstock in real life! I am linking up with the STAMPtember Studio Katia linkup over at Simon Says Stamp.

This cute little car and present bundle was so fun to colour up this weekend! This definitely tested my patience as I had to wait for each part of the image to dry before colouring the next colour, but I am so glad that I did! On the car I played around with using some different colours but finally settled on red (and did a couple green too). I used a very light blue for the windows and loved the colour I got from the Tombow N25 marker for the wheels. On the presents I wanted some fun colours and then when they were dry I added some little details with my white gelly pen. I am linking up again with the STAMPtember Lawn Fawn contest.

I finally started on my Christmas card stash today! I just love this Lawn Fawn stamp set and thought it would be perfect to create a fun card. These little gingerbread were great to paint. I paired them with some cozy papers and a couple of lacy dies from Papertrey Ink. It felt a bit weird taking out some Christmas decorations for my photo but I am happy to start my stash. I made two of this design! I am linking up to the Lawn Fawn STAMPtember challenge over at Simon Says Stamp!