Sleigh Ride

Here I am apologizing again for not posting for awhile. I am almost done creating cards for my brother, I had to do 120 for him this year! That is the most that I have had to make for him, last year it was 90, business must be booming!

Since I haven't had a chance to stamp for fun, here is another card from my archives. This card was actually a sample for my brother to choose from last Christmas, but this was not the one he chose.

Hopefully I will be back to normal posting soon!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies used: Stamps~ Sleigh Ride (retired), Linen, Print Pattern.

Paper~ Always Artichocke, Mellow Moss, Night Of Navy, Gold Metallic, Whipser White.

Ink~ Night of Navy, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss.

Accessories~ Vintage Brads, Dazzeling Diamonds Glitter, Glue pen, Navy 5/8" Organdy Ribbon.

Busy, Busy, Busy

Sorry I have not posted for a few days! Life at our house has been very busy. Hockey season has started, and that means less time for stamping.

I made this card awhile back, but I wanted to share it with you. I love the 'Flaky Friends' set, it is one of my all time favorite snowman sets!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Flaky Friends, Stipple Plaid (retired).

Paper~ Not Quite Navy, Burgundy, Whisper White, Snowflake Vellum.

Ink~ Basic Black, Not Quite Navy.

Accessories~ SU! Markers, eyelets, silver cording.

Are you curious yet? Winner is......

Wow, thanks for all the guesses that everyone made. At first I was begining to think that no one was going to guess the correct card that my brother chose. But finally, Cheryl came though with the correct answer 'Festive Trees' and that same day another correct answer came in from Tina.



So this is what I am going to do, BOTH of you are winners, YEAH! Cheryl and Tina email me your address and I will get your prizes out to you right away!


Here is what Cheryl and Tina had to say:

Anonymous said...
Wow, your cards are amazing! I love them all but I think I would be all cheerful and Christmas Happy to get the Festive Trees card!

Cheryl
November 8, 2007 5:31 AM


Tina said...
I think he chose #3 Festive Trees...I mean, really, what's not to love?!
November 8, 2007 11:10 AM


Thanks to everyone who played along!

Lost in the shuffle

This card was lost in the shuffle the other day. It was suppose to be one of the samples for my brother, but somehow it never made it over to his house. I wanted to share it with you anyways!

Make sure you stop by later tonight to see who the winner was of my guessing game!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Flaky Friends, Linen background.

Paper~ Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, River Rock, Whisper White.

Ink~ Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Black Stazon.

Accessories~ SU! Markers (Various colors), Clear Rhinstone Brads, Ticket Punch, Cuttlebug snowflake folder, River Rock Stitched Ribbon, Stickles, sponge.

Are you Curious Yet?

Many of you know I have been making Christmas Card samples for my brother. For the past nine years I have been making their business Christmas cards and he had asked me to make them again this year. Are you curious to find out which card they chose?

I thought it might be fun to play a little guessing game with all of you, are you up for the challenge? I made eight samples of Christmas cards for my brother to choose from, I have posted all eight below.


Here is the challenge: Can you guess which card he chose? Everyone that guesses the correct card will be eligible to win a prize. I will chose a random winner from the correct guesses on Sunday November 11 at 8:00 pm CDT.



This is what you need to do to play:

Each card is labeled with it's own title, use that title for making your guess.
Leave your guess here on this post, ONE guess per person.
All guesses must be made by 7:00 pm CDT - Sunday 11/11/07.


Winner will receive a copy of the winning card, along with a surpise package of goodies! I will make it worth your while to play along! So if your ready to play, here you go! GOOD LUCK!






1. Pinecone Peaceful Wishes













2. Vintage Festive Snowmen











3. Festive Trees














4. Very Merry Peaceful Wishes















5. Pomegrante Season of Joy














6. Very Merry Festive Snowmen

7. Merry Christmas Season of Joy















8. Snowflake Season of Joy

Festive Trees

Another 'Festive Favorites' for my brother to choose from. This time I used the trees from this set. Like I said yesterday I am really into using the Cuttlebug folder - snowflakes for the background. This card is like yesterday's with the exception of the colors I used and I also added a greeting on the front. What do you think?

I have one more card to show you tomorrow from the samples I made for him. I am actually off to deliver the samples to him this morning, I will let you know which card they choose.

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Festive Favorites, Many Merry Messages.

Paper~ Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery.

Ink~ Classic Basic Black, Wild Wasabi, Creamy Caramel, Summer Sun.

Accessories~ Blender Pen, Large Oval & small oval punch, Silver Brads, Wild Wasabi Stitched Ribbon, Cuttlebug snowflakes folder, Frosted Lace Stitckles.

Festive Snowmen

Today's sample card for my brother was made with the 'Festive Favorites' set. I Love the vintage look of this set, especially the snowmen! This is actually one of two cards that I made this past weekend using the same color combo along with the Cuttlebug snowflake folder. I have really been having fun with this folder, it just makes the perfect background for winter cards!

Before last year's 'In Color's' retired I had made sure that I ordered plenty of the card stock and stitched ribbon. I decided it was time to pull out some the the True Thyme and use it for this card. I think it adds to the vintage look of the stamp. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies Used: Stamps~ Festive Favorites.

Paper~ True Thyme, Bravo Burgundy, River Rock, Whisper White.

Ink~ Black Stazon, River Rock, Markers~ Bravo Burgundy & Always Artichoke.

Accessories~ Gold Brads, True Thyme Stitched ribbon, CB snowflake folder, Stickles frosted lace, sponge.

Season of Joy

This is today's Christmas card sample for my brother. This isn't quite what I had in mind when I started the card, but I like the way it turned out. I think I will try to work on my original idea again tomorrow.

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Season of Joy.

Paper~ Real Red, Whisper White, Dashing DP.

Ink~ Real Red, Encore Metallic Champagne.

Accessories~ River Rock Stitiched Ribbon, Rhinestone brads Fire Circles, Gold brads, Scallop punch, Large Oval punch, Key Tag punch, 1 3/8" & 1 1/4" Circle punches, Cuttlebug snowflake folder.

Peaceful Wishes

This is the second sample I have made for my brother with Peaceful Wishes. I'm not sure I am completely happy with it as I feel that it is missing something. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies Used: Stamps~ Peaceful Wishes, Short & Sweet, Linen background.

Paper~ Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Very Vanilla, Holiday Harmony DP.

Ink~ Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy.

Accessories~ Gold Brads, Ticket Punch, Burgundy 5/8" Gross Grain Ribbon, Sponge.