Hi!
Oh my golly, I don't even know where to start! So I guess I will just say HI and glad you stopped by today! It's been ages and we've all gotten about 8 months older ... and YES I have been stamping and I have been bad & lazy and just haven't been blogging about it -- so I apologize!
Short & Sweet, let's gets started! Today's post goes out to those that have emailed personally to check on me and to say that you still check my blog even to find out there's not an update -- well today there IS and it's for YOU!
I think I am just going to start with the CARDS that they made this weekend in my Christmas Stamp-A-Stack Class (#2 of the series this fall). I will go back and catch you up on prior stamping in the next few days, okay. Yes, I know statement implies that I'll be posting again! And I know I should have a watermark on the pic's but I am hurrying and ... yah, so ....
This is a Rhonda original and features the stamp set called MERRY WINTER, cute little marshmallow snowmen dudes that my good pal Elizabeth convinced me I needed ... you have to ink them with markers in order to get them all cute and colorful, a bit slow going but so worth it! The snowflake is from the Northern Frost decorative strip die and the buttons are from the Button Embosslit and the small square scallop is from the Scallop Square duo die. Designer paper is the Frostwood Lodge from the Holiday Mini catalog and the ribbon is the Cherry Cobbler polka dot scalloped ribbon. Add a little of the Dazzling Details Glitter Glue from the Holiday Mini to top things off and a very 'mail friendly' Christmas card. Crumb card base is a 4.25" square card and with the little card topped it still fits easily into a standard A2 envelope. Layout inspired by a card found online but the jpg I saved doesn't have a watermark (sorry!).
Our next card features a design that I CASEd but just changed up the colors and papers to fit what I had on hand. I cannot remember right now where I found the design/layout but I will search and try to update that info later - pls holler if this is your card!
Features the stamp sets WORD PLAY and STITCHED STOCKINGS from the Holiday Mini along with the Stocking Builder Punch, Letters to Santa DSP with the Tasteful Trim XL Die, the yummy Cherry Cobbler Quilted Ribbon and the new Stripes Impressions Embossing Folder, Baker's Twine and the Silver Glimmer Paper and a touch of Dazzling Details Glitter Glue in the O of Joy!.
The third card here is one I received in a swap that was CASEd from Connie Babbert. Simply adorable and I absolutely love snowmen and especially ways to highlight them into smaller pieces! The stamp set is SNOW MUCH FUN with stazon jet black ink, then colored in with markers and punched out with the 1-3/4" circle punch, layered onto the Two Tags Die which has been embossed with the Norther Flurry Impressions Embossing Folder and then layered onto the 2-3/8" Scallop Circle punch image. Stamp the greeting in the corner and then emboss above it with the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Embossing Folder. Tied off with a bit of White Organdy ribbon. The colors feature the Blushing Bride (2010-12 in color) & Pool Party (2011-13 in color). Such a sweet combination!
This card is also a Rhonda original. Yep I bought this set and the coordinating paper and had a hard time deciding what to do because I really wanted to use the tree. So in the end, just sit and stamp and something will happen. The picture does not do this card justice, it's beautiful in person and so shimmery.
So it features CHRISTMAS LODGE & TINY TAGS stamp sets, the Frostwood Lodge DSP, the Jewelry Tag punch, 3/8" white taffeta ribbon and the Dazzling Details Glitter Glue all over the green part of the tree, just sweep from top to bottom in a left to right motion using the tip to push the glitter around. Once it dries, it really adds so much dimension to the card. Colors are garden green and chocolate chip, greeting in cherry cobbler.
Okay so there you have it! If I hit publish now, tomorrow I can say it's only been a day since I blogged instead of saying 8 months!
Happy Day, enjoy! & Come back!
Rhonda
love the merry winter - really, really cute card! actually love them all!!
xoxo
Posted by: Marlene | October 31, 2011 at 09:55 AM
Thanks Marlene!
Posted by: rhonda morgan | November 01, 2011 at 07:52 AM