Festive Christmas!

I have made two Christmas cards with two Simon Says Stamp stencil sets and a die, from their Happy Camper release!

I used the Festive Bough stencil set and brushed ink through the stencils to make this pretty background.  I cut it down to fit a 5x5 square card and then die cut the border of the sentiment die I was using into the background. I popped the background boughs onto the red panel and card, and adhered the die cut and layered sentiment into the die cut "window".  Here's a close up...

I used the single bough, aka Festive Swag, which also had a coordinating die,  to make my second card...

I brushed the ink into the stencils( I have to say I LOVE these stencil sets!), and then die cut the swag, and layered it.  I stamped, embossed, die cut and layered the sentiment. I adhered both the sentiment and swag to a white panel with an embossed snowfall,  for the background.  I popped up that panel on the card...done!  Here's a  close up...

Stencils are so much fun to create with...every time you lift it off the paper after brushing on the ink, it's always a wonderful present or surprise!  Tomorrow is the beginning of STAMPtember® over at Simon...AND...there will be a month long celebration of all things stamping!!  There will also be an enormous party on September 2nd, so inspiration will ABOUND!!  Please take care!!

Thank you so much for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa