Beautiful Season

Stamps:  Same as yesterday
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Stazon, markers
Tools:  Big Shot, Large Scallop Edgelit,  Delicate Design EF, Word window punch, modern label punch, Nestabilities
Paper:  Same as yesterday's post
Embellishments:  Retired ribbon, pearls colored with alcohol markers

Beautiful Season

Stamps:  Beautiful Season
Ink:  Soft Suede, pastels, Cherry Cobbler, Bashful Blue
Paper:  Retired SU designer paper, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler
Tools:  Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch and scalloped Punch SU, Chevron EF SU
Ribbon is retired Old Olive SU

I am not very good at coloring but trying different mediums.  This is the retired Pastels from SU.  I have another one where I colored it using the Blender pen and ink.  I like both.  Once I finish the other card, I will post it as well.

Another Christmas Card

Stamps:  SU Evergreen

Ink:  Always artichoke stamped off and Versamark

Paper:  PTI patterened paper, Whisper White

Tools:  Early Espresso embossing powder, Early Espresso quilted ribbon

Christmas Nativity Silhouettes

Stamps:  Holiday Spirit and Nativity Silhouettes along with addition PTI
Ink:  Versamark and PTI Smokey Shadow
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy CS and DSP and and Smoky Slate and Cherry Cobbler DSP .
Techniques:  Embossing
Tools:  Mosaic Punch Stampin Up,  Gold EP, and EK Success border punch

This is a takeoff from a card I saw at http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.com/2013/06/merry-monday-winners_17.html.  I think that must have been a bigger card, though.

Christmas

Stamps:  Christmas Blessing, Holiday Spirit (PTI)
Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Primrose Petals, So Saffron, and Stazon, Old Olive
Paper:  Old Olive, Whisper White, So Saffron, Primrose Petals, and Holiday Treasures (Retired DSP), Watercolor Paper
Tools:  Square Lattice EF, Layered Labels (PTI), Apothecary Accents, Big Shot
Techniques:  Embossing, Water coloring, sponging

I think I really like this card and will probably make some more for my Christmas cards.  I might add something to the center of the flowers.

Christmas in July

I usually try to start making my Christmas cards in July.  Here is the first one for this year.  I usually tend towards simple cards that I can make in a hurry since I make about 75 or so cards each year.

Stamps:  Mosaic Madness, Delightful Dozen
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Ink:  Gumball Green, Versamark
Tools:  Big Shot, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Mosaic punch, ticket corner punch (retired), Silver embossing folder, 2-way glue
Accessories:  Pearls colored with alcohol markers, Dazzling diamonds