Shaker Easel card

I started by creating an easel card base from white card stock.  I layered the front and inside with blue card stock and patterned paper from a Pebbles Inc. Snow Fun 4x6 pad, which were stitched together with a sewing machine.  I printed the window image on brown card stock and the winter tree on white.  I cut out the window image and coloured the winter tree image using Lyra artist pencils adding in some fluffy white clouds.  I added some acetate to the window panes, then a double layer of foam adhesive around the window frame.  I added a little bit of decorative sand in the middle before adhering the winter tree image to the back.  I also added a little bit of glitter to the the corners of some of the window panes fro a frosty effect.   I then adhered this to a decorative mat I cut using a Spellbinders Labels 17 and Pebbles Inc. paper and adhered it to the top of the easel card.  I then cut some decorative elements from blue card stock and the Spellbinders Parisian Accents dies.  I added a few jewels to the to the top.  I then printed out the gift tag in dark blue, attached it with some blue embroidery floss tied in a bow and added some little silver bells, and a snowflake made from two die cuts, and some glitter.
For the inside I printed the let it snow sentiment in light blue and matted it in light blue.  I then placed it on top of a dark blue card stock pendant with a narrower light blue version just underneath using foam adhesive.  I centered this on the inside and used it to keep the easel propped up.  Lastly I added a few jewels along the top of the dark blue pendant.

Let it Snow

I love this advent colour combo for Christmas cards.  I started with a 8 1/2x4 1/4" white card base.  I added glitter to the edge of the card front.  I then took a scrap piece of card stock and wrapped it in metallic blue gift wrap and adhered it onto the card front. I added a strip of purple glitter card stock, and purple and clear jewel border.  I printed the let it snow digi image 3 times in a blue colour, went over it with a glue pen and blue glitter.  I added them to the front of the card using foam adhesive.  I kept it clean and simple with all that bling going on because I felt it would have been a little over the top if I had a lot of detail and layers along with the the eye catching bling factor.

Woodland Trees

I chose to keep this card clean and simple.  I started with a white card base and rounded the edges.  I added another layer of red card stock which I covered with two patterned paper which I stitched together before adhering to the base.  I printed out the digital stamp and coloured it with Lyra artist pencils and Sansodor.  I added glitter to the snow on the ground and punched some circles from red metallic card stock to cover the ornaments on the tree.  I matted this with more red card stock, stitched around it and adhered it  to the patterned paper using foam adhesive.  I wrapped these layers with string that I glittered using white paint as my 'glue'.  I added a button to the string and tied the ends in a bow.  Next I cut decorative corner from metallic red card stock using a Spellbinders Parisian Accents die which I adhered under the image in the top left hand corner.  I printed out the Happy Holidays Sentiment and cut it out using a Spellbinders Labels 17 die and cut it in half inked the edges green and added some metallic card stock circles before  tucking it under the image.

Vintage Postcard

I started by printing out some Kindred Creations digital papers Rainbow stripes and Damask.  I distressed them and layered them and sewed them together.  I printed out the postcard in green, stamp in red and Birdies Housework.  I matted the postcard with red card stock and stitched the layers together.  I added the coloured birdy tot he top left hand corner and the postage stamp ion the top right hand corner using foam adhesive.  I then wrapped the base with gold ribbon then mounted the postcard slightly angled on top.  I then tied a bow using the bow easy from the same ribbon adhered it to the bottom left hand corner, added two red roses, two leaves and a bunch of die cuts cut using the Martha Stewart twig punch.  Lastly I added some gold liquid pearls along the bottom of the postcard.

Irish Blessing

I printed the sun cloud digi out several times on white and yellow card stock, as well as with the sentiment onto blue inked card stock.  I cut the clouds out twice and the sun once, and edged all the pieces including the stamped base with clear stickles before layering them with foam adhesive.  I layered the floral papers from Kindred Creations and stitched around them before adhering the digital images which was also stitched.  Lastly I finished off the card with a bow tied using the bow easy and a few Q&Co pearls. 

Fallen Leaves

I used the Kindred Creations Fallen Leaves digital papers.  I printed the digital stamp, coloured it with Lyra artist pencils and cut it out.  I layered five of the digital papers and stitched them onto white card stock.  I took a square white base and added a layer of stitched reddish brown card stock, the four digital papers on the white base, then added the last digital paper that was also stitched onto white card stock.  Lastly I added the leaf image with foam adhesive.

Tall Daisy

I started with a white base and layered it with green textured card stock and pink card stock that I ran through the Cuttlebug using the textile embossing folder.  I tried to do a little something more unique for my stitching.  I sewed the layers together with my sewing machine and placed white twine underneath the stitches.  I coloured the tall daisy using Lyra artist pencils and Sansodor, cut it out and mounted it in the card using foam adhesive.  Next I cut Label 4 from white and dark pink card stock, I stamped the Whimsy sentiment onto it and mounted it on the card using slightly thicker foam adhesive.  Lastly I added 2 pearls to the label to finish it off.