Big Scripty Greetings...Three Ways

 I took the Simon Says Stamp stamp set, Big Scripty Greetings Holiday out the other day, and made a few cards using the wonderful sentiments from this set...simply by themself, and combined with some Simon dies from last Christmas season...

 This first one is elegant and so simple...PERFECT for someone who might want to make a bunch of pretty cards fast and easy.  Stamped the sentiment with versa mark and gold embossed on some striped paper.  I layered that panel on a gold card.  I DID sprinkle the sentiment with MORE gold embossing powder right after I heated the powder the first time, and heated again, for a thicker, golder sentiment...

The second card uses another sentiment, combined with a poinsettia die from last year, which I embossed all over the card, as well as die cutting a poinsettia to sit next to the sentiment...

 Just so you know, you will be seeing a lot of cards this Christmas season by me, made with black, white, silver and red with some kraft sprinkled around.  When I went into Walmart a couple days ago, they already had  Christmas displays, and one of the color themes was....you guessed it BLACK, RED, WHITE, SILVER AND KRAFT!   I was just in love looking at it all...it really wowed me!!  So this is my first black, red and white card:)!  Here's a close up...

My last one is my "artsy" version of the sentiments, I stamped on watercolor paper, clear embossed, and watercolor painted in red, gold and green giving my card the "reason for the season", with a stable/barn die from last year's Simon release...

 I die cut the star in gold, glittery paper, and used some distress ink on my stable wood veneer paper to make it darker  Here's a close up...

OK...hope you've had a great weekend...see you during the week with more FUNNNNN!!   Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Peace, Love and Joy

Loving the Winter Words Confetti Cuts and Coordinating sentiments from Reverse Confetti!!!  I combined them with one of the Wreath Confetti Cuts to make a traditionally colored Christmas card.     I used a gold paper for the sentiment die and stamped the other part of the sentiment with versamark and gold embossed.  Layered both the wreath and sentiment and added a red bow for some "festive":)!!

Here's some pics of the products I used on my card...

Having SO MUCH FUN  with these new Confetti Cuts dies:)!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

CAS(E) this Sketch 145...Happy Birthday Flower

I couldn't resist another try at the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge this week!!  Aaaahhhh simplicity...how I LOVE IT!!  Here's my card and the sketch...

 I used the Impression Obsession Cover a Card stamp, Birthday Words, using the top left corner of the 6" square stamp, masked on 4 sides, for my multi lined SENTIMENT part of the card.

I clear embossed the sentiments...loved the pretty shine the words got!!
 In an attempt to perhaps encourage someone out there, I'll let you in on a little secret...l stamp imperfectly!!  The reason that the panel is raised is that I stamped the sentiments on cards crooked so many times, hoping for a one layer card, that I finally stamped one that I could cut down to "look" just right...yes, sometimes you just have to go with imperfect...and for a perfectionist, that's a HUGE thing to admit!!!
 I used a Paper Smooches flower for a POP of color,  and an enamel dot for it's center.

I am really loving this sketch...the possibilities are endless!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Joy to the World

I just can't get enough of the Reverse Confetti October release!!  I have made a card today, using the new Winter Words stamps and coordinating Winter Words Confetti Cuts die and the Wreath Confetti Cut ...

I die cut the wreath and sentiment a few times each for layering(you know me and layering:)!!), and cut a scalloped circle in the card panel with the Scalloped Circle Confetti Cuts die, and stamped the sentiment around that circle with versamark and white embossed. 

Used some of the new Twinery twine at the top of the card:)!!  

Here's a list of the Reverse Confetti products I used on my card...

OK...you know...SO MUCH FUN!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Jumbled Merry Christmas...Washi Style!

I LOVE the Memory Box Jumbled sentiment dies...so it is little wonder that the Jumbled Merry Christmas HAD to be added to my vast collection.  Although this die is PERFECT as a stand alone on a card, due to it's size, I wanted to use it in a different way...

 I put different Christmas type colors strips of washi tape (I have SO MUCH of it!!) on a piece of cardstock, and die cut the sentiment from the strips.  I layered both words with 2 more layers of white cardstock.  Used some Lawn Fawn border dies to make some snowy hills, popped them up on the kraft colored card, and bent then adhered my die cut sentiments to fit the curves of the hills.  I added a stitched Christmas tree cut from a Simon Says Stamp die and added some enamel dots for decoration...

Oh what fun it is to make an early Christmas Card.  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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CAS(E) this Sketch 145 Fall Thank You

I am short on thank you cards right now, so when I saw the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge this week...it was perfect for a Fall thank you!!  Here's my card and the sketch...

Used my MISTI and just kept moving my paper up as I went lighter on the inks.  I started with black and used 4 colors of gray.  The leaf is from Impression Obsession (I think it's so pretty:)!!), the sentiment is Papertrey Ink.  I die cut the leaf from watercolor paper then used watercolor paints(a hint...I ran the leaf in the die back through my Big Shot AFTER I colored to strengthen the veins of the leaf that watercoloring mutes...it's all in the details:)!!).  Layered then adhered over the sentiments...

I have a feeling that I'll be doing some more of these...so much FUN!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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