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