Christmas Cards for the "Create Joy"release this Month at Simon Says Stamp!

I am so happy to be able to  share these cards with you!

I LOVE everything about Christmas. 

I sound like a broken record every year, but it's true! 

It is the happiest time of the year. 

Yesterday was the Simon Says Stamp release featuring Holiday and Winter stamps, die cuts and much more! They are also hosting a super fun blog hop filled with many GORGEOUS cards.

How do I know? I just completed the hop, that's how :) hehehhe!!!

Their collection is called "CREATE JOY". 

I was so happy to be able to play with the diecut

: LULU Ornament Wafer Die $6.99

Materials:Fresh Brewed Designs digital stamp: 

MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY

colored using prismacolor and copic markers

foil from coffee can seal

Kraft and white PTI cardstock

 martha stewart crystal fine glitter 

Spellbinders shapeabilities Floral Doily Motifs

 Simon Says Stamp LULU Ornament Die

pebbles home for Christmas paper pad

Next up, I created a card using the die in a totally different way. I cut out

the ornaments in white cardstock and cut out the ornament tops using the same

foil from coffee can seal as before. I added touches of eucalyptus stickles to the 

flower centers. .I had some Martha Stewart flocking sheets that I purchased a 

few years ago. I wasn't too fond of using them for the purpose they were created.

It was too hard to rub and force the flocking off of the acrylic sheet. But 

I think this was the perfect way to use it! I found some pretty glittery scrap paper

in my huge scrap box, cut out the image negative, placed the pink flocking sheet

behind it, and then glued the ornaments over the top. Voila. A soft and pretty Christmas

creation! I LOVE old fashioned looking Christmas ornaments. Sigh. 

See how sparkly all of the gorgeous glitter is?!? 

Did  I mention I was ready for Christmas? :D

Be sure to check out all of the CREATE JOY releases and join the hop HERE

Have a very happy and blessed weekend

HUGS, 

Heather 

Challenges:

Deck the Halls in Pink - JINGLE BELLES 

Unusual Christmas Colors_ ABC Christmas

Mod Squad Challenge - W, F - Winter & A Die

A Snowflakes Promise  Winter or Christmas Theme 

5 Days of Christmas Digi Release Day 2

GOOD MORNING!!!

It's THE day you have been waiting for!

The day Fresh Brewed Designs (that's me!) releases their NEW Christmas digital stamps.

I had a LATTE fun drawing these three digis.

tee hee hee.

Latte Fun!!!

You guessed it! The new digis today are COFFEE THEMED!

You KNEW I would have to have at least one day dedicated to coffee...

Here they are:

Santa's Latte

Christmas Tree  Latte

Candy Cane Latte

(I put all three on the one card)

and a new digital sentiment: Java Merry Little Christmas

materials:

American Craft Hot Cocoa Paper pad

Copic markers. gold smooch, red glitter gel pen

martha stewart extra fine black glitter

Here are the watermarked images for release day 2

If you missed yesterday's post, then you missed seeing this little sweetie:

Ready to Decorate - girl

and the digital sentiment:if kisses were snowflakes

materials: DCWV foiled paper stack
cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder
spellbinders floral doily motifs die cut
photo paper (the embossed paper is actually photo printer paper ;)
confetti snowflakes
copic markers, champagne smooch, gold smooch, creative inspirations fairy dust paint 
glittered snowflake embellishment from paper pad ???

The challenge at Merry Monday is neutrals and snowflakes, so I couldn't 

resist coloring her up and playing along!

Now if you missed DIGI RELEASE DAY 1

Please stop by our challenge blog and check it out >>HERE

If you are here for DIGI RELEASE DAY 2

then hop on over and see what your FBD DT has prepared for you >>HERE

JAVA VERY HAPPY DAY!

                                                 Heather

Challenges: Card 1

Cupcake Inspirations: 284 COLOR 

Completely Christmas: add a Sentiment

Simon Says Monday - treats

Christmas Stamping all year long: photo insp

Challenges: Card 2

Merry Monday - neutrals and snowflakes

Holly Jolly Christmas: Bingo: ribbon texture glitter

Daring Cardmakers: sentiment and using new tech. (embossed photo paper)

Sweet Stampin : Snowflakes

Christmas Sparkles

Good Morning.
I am getting a late start on this Wednesday morning.
A late start with EVERYTHING but I am choosing that that is ok and what I need to get done
WILL get done. Just perhaps not when  I had originally planned... but am blessed that I am a stay at home, homeschooling mom and when days get like this I have the ability to let them come and just work their way out themselves. No prior obligations or anywhere I need to be... so I will not stress out.

Now that I have given myself a little pep talk, I will share my cards with you!

Today is a new Month long Prize challenge at Freshly Brewed Challenges. 

We have also released some new digis - a few of which I am going to share with you today.

First up is : Row of Ornaments digi (new)

this card was created using the current Mojo Monday sketch

Clear It Out! -  Challenge - Christmas 

Ribbon Carousel Challenge - Holiday Spirit 

ABC Challenges -Holiday Cards with Bling

Next up is: Love Ornaments digi (new)

2 Sisters -Christmas Sparkle 

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards -  Clean and simple 

Jingle Belles -  Christmas - Week 1, Anything (Holiday) Goes

Cute Card Thursday -  Snowflakes

I will have more cards to post from this challenge later this week, possibly tomorrow :)

If you want to see all mine and the DTs cards AND all of the new digis, 

 stop by and check them out here