Make a Mitten Christmas card with First Edition dsp

 

The days are getting colder - and wetter - here in the Pacific Northwest. There was all kinds of flooding, sink holes and fallen trees around the state last night. And there's more rain and wind today. It makes me want to grab a blanket and take a nap!

 

 

I put together this mitten card as a make and take for some demonstrator friends of mine. I CASE'd a card I saw on Pinterest by Lisa Arvidson. My card uses a Crumb Cake base, with layers of First Edition dsp and Basic Black card stock. The striped paper is from the Howlstooth & Scaringbone dsp pack, with Tasteful Trim scallops stamped with a design from the Make a Mitten stamp set (in the Holiday Catalog). I used the Fancy Fan Folder to emboss the 2-1/2" Basic Black circle behind the punched mittens, which were inked with Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake markers. Each mitten has a Basic Glimmer Brad (black) on it and they're attached together with white baker's twine. The knot is out of Cherry Cobbler seam binding.

 

I hope you're warm and dry! Today, I'm thankful for our home.

 

 

 

Christmas cards and cool furniture finds of the day

 

Ooh, these mittens look so cozy! I love the glitter on them. This was one of the five designs at a recent 10-card Christmas class.

 

 

I CASE'd this card from Jill Hilliard, though I changed the embossed part to a Delicate Design Folder. It uses the Make a Mitten stamp set and Mitten Builder Punch, along with Greetings of the Season with Baja Breeze and Island Indigo colors of ink and card stock.

 

 

I had the best day today! Look at my biggest score - a $25 pew! The seat compartment opens. I think it's adorable. My BFF Kim and I went to a vintage market, a thrift store, and a handful of garage sales. We each got a pew at a moving sale. Eric - an actor who starts filming on the TV show I Hate My Teenage Daughter next month - is helping his mom purge two storage units and a garage so he can move her to a condo he bought for her in Los Angeles. He's quite the talker, and an absolute sweetheart! I also found these two items at the moving sale:

 

 

This little unit is sitting on a shabby chic table I bought at the vintage market today. Eric's mom had used it to hold onions and potatoes. This is a "before" photo. It cleaned up nicely. I can't wait to use it at the Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival next month. Kim and I have been working on lots of fabulous handmade crafts!

 

 

This was another little table I picked up. I like that it has a clear, hinged drawer and is sturdy.

 

Now for more Christmas cards:  











 

Sassy Salutations and Snow Festival dsp using a Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch from a couple of weeks ago.

 

A sentiment from More Merry Messages and the Music Notes standard wheel, CASE'd from Deb Lalim.

 

 

A monochromatic card in Soft Suede with Snowflake Soiree, CASE'd from Mary Fish.

 

The fifth Christmas card design was the No Peeking card here.

 

Have a wonderful weekend! I'll see you back here Monday morning with my last Merry Monday challenge as the Featured Designer for September. I hope you'll join in the fun!

Snow Festival paper and mitten bring Wacky Wishes to life

Snow Festival designer series paper ROCKS! I love all of the great patterns and colors. This was another of my cards for the Express Christmas Workshop last week. Stamp a couple things, punch them out and stick 'em on and you've got a cute Christmas card!

Stamps: Wacky Wishes (hostess), Make a Mitten;

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green;

Paper: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Snow Festival dsp;

Accessories: 2-1/2" circle punch, Mitten Builder Punch, Gumball Green stitched ribbon, dimensionals.