Medallion Happy Holidays

It was a busy weekend for me! We had a family engagement on Saturday. Congratulations, Vincent and Claire! Also, every year we attend Children's Christmas Mass which is around the first Sunday of December and have Breakfast with Santa at our church. The boys are so cute, they actually didn't make too much fuss this year when I dress them up alike! :) Well, they did on Saturday when I dressed them up for the Engagement. Jake said he doesn't want to go to a "Fancy Party" because he doesn't want to dress up with vest and fancy shoes! Well, he got his point because when we were at Claire's house, they were diving in the grass and leaves, having too much fun to care for their fancy clothes!

I've also updated the post with Rudolph since many people have inquired about how I did the oval.

Today, I want to share with you the last card with Four the Holidays stamp set along with the beautiful Medallion Background stamp. It didn't make it to the Fun and Fast Christmas Card Class for a few reasons, but it sure is really beautiful! OK, so one of the reasons is the coloring of those small circles. It can get so uneven that it doesn't look as good!



Stamp Set: Medallion Background and Four the Holidays

Cardstock: Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler Classic ink

Accessories: Pearl Basic Jewels, Cherry Cobbler marker, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Sponge

Four The Holidays(116921)
Hope you will have a beautiful day!

Danee

Peace on Earth with Rudolph

Let there be Peace on Earth and let it begin with the acceptance of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. :) I love how this card comes out and the meaning behind the greeting! In fact, this has become the favorite card in the Christmas Card Class. Everyone loves it! Don't let the monochromatic look fools you. This card packs a lot of textures and shines!



Cardstock: Soft Suede, Whisper White

Stamp Set: Dasher

Ink: Soft Suede Classic ink, VersaMark Pad

Accessories: Big Shot, Snow Burst Embossing Folder, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Sponge Dauber, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamond Glitter, Gold Emboss Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Sharpie pen

Edit for Update: I got a lot of requests regarding how I achieve the oval for Rudolph. You can either buy a frame with an oval opening or create one using an oval (or whatever shape you want) from the big shot like this one. Any cardboard is fine (like the one from the backing of the DSP). I use temporary adhesive to adhere it to the Embossing Folder, add my card stock inside, run it through the Big Shot with Tab 2 and one clear plate on top. Hope this helps.



Peace be with you!

Danee

Ornament Card

I love to use punches in more than the way it was built for - making it more valuable. I made an acorn using the Ornament Punch from this post which I CASE from Ellen Kemper.


This is another Christmas card that I selected for my Christmas Card Class. It's really simple and still beautiful. The only thing you have to remember is once you stamp, let the image be completely dried before you proceed. Otherwise, it get smeared! I add another ornament punched out with the Ornament Punch and pop up with Stampin' Dimensionals and the card is completed.


I CASE the little Elf from Sophia Landry about a year or so ago. I also used the Ornament Punch for his face and hat. I added a piece of candy in between and got a cute little gift.

Ornament Punch (119847)
I got another 3-D gift idea using the Ornament Punch - so stay tuned! Meanwhile, have fun creating with punches!

Danee

5-Petal Poinsettias

I got a card with punch art today. This card was inspired by Connie Stewart and it was one of the cards that I selected for my Christmas Card Class.


I use the 5-Petal Flower Punch that I used for the Angry Bird's feather from the last 3 posts to create the Poinsettias. I am also using one of the stamps from Four the Holidays stamp set.
5 Petal Flower Punch (119880)
Thank you for stopping by!

Danee

Pines and Poinsettias Christmas Cards

This is another card we made for the Fun and Fast Christmas Cards class. I CASE this from Connie Stewart.

Here are a couple of my versions of this stamp set. They are Clean and Simple. The first one was a Make and Take on one of my workshops and they love it! I got this stamp set for free with the Christmas Keepsake Box in August. After I finished the box, I love using it!

Add Top Note Die and Holly Berry Bouquet DSP.



Pines & Poinsettias Stamp Set Wood-Mount(123762) Clear-Mount(123764)

Have a great Thanksgiving tomorrow!

Danee

Merry Christmas Card - Fun Fold

This is one of the cards we made for the Fun and Fast Christmas Card class. This card has the greeting from Delightful Dozen stamp set. I made a few different projects from this set already. I CASE this from LeAnn Greff - just using different stamp sets.


I actually started with this one using the stamp from a Hostess stamp set Warmest of Wishes from the Holiday Mini catalog. This is the same fold that I made for the Butterfly Easel Card.

Delightful Dozen: Wood-mount (122650) Clear-Mount (122652)

Enjoy!

Danee

Christmas Card Class was fun!

We had so much fun making these Christmas cards! I'll be posting the details of each cards the next few days.



These are new stampers (except for Paulina) and they enjoy making these cards in less than 2 hours. Funny thing is, all of them kept all my tools and ink pads in perfect condition, except for one. Guess who ink my VersaMark ink pad with red? No problem, I just wipe it off with baby wipes and refill it. The slight mark left behind is no problem for future use!


Even this little lady loves to crank the Big Shot and sign her name in the back of the card! She is SO CUTE!

Danee

Fun and Fast Christmas Card Class

Do you live around East Bay Area, near Hayward? Come and stamp with me! I am offering a Fun and Fast Christmas Card Class!


When: Thursday, November 3, 2011 @ 10am - 1pm or
Saturday, November 12, 2011 @10am - 1pm

Class Fee: 3 cards for $10 or 5 cards for $15

I will post the other 2 cards once the classes are done. Please contact me for more details and to register.
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Some of the ideas on these cards are from my fellow demonstrators on Stampin' Connection. Would you like to join my team to see more ideas from this exclusive website and the monthly Stampin' Success magazines? From now until the end of October, you can get a FREE Big Shot or up to $100 of product. Click below for more information and how to join.



Hope to see you at my class or become my team member!

Danee