Dasher ......

Another Christmas card for the box!!!  the weather has been so dark and gloomy again this morning much more like November tham early september, so I have been spurred on to make some more Christmas cards.

I have used the extremely popular Dasher stamp with Rich Razzleberry ink and card. I have created the backgorunds using the Sparkling wheel with Rich Razzleberry ink on white card and White craft ink on the Rich Razzleberry card, the sentiment is from the Circle of Friends stamp set and a couple of pieces of Rich Razzleberry ribbon to finish off.  A really quick make and I'm sure they would work in different colour ways!!

A quick post again today as I'm trying to get my up-coming class projects finished, hopefully my internet will be working tonight as it decides to slow down & disappear around 7.30pm!!???

                                          

Christmas Organiser ......

I have decided to try and paln ahead and get myself organised for Christmas this year, so I have altered a  kraft journal to make a place to keep all those little things you sometimes forget!!

I have used Real Red card and ink for the base layer and stamped the gorgeous Medallion stamp at the corners, you would not believe how big this stamp is!!!  I have added a punched eyelet boarder in Very Vanilla with some Old Olive designer paper, and a length of the beautiful wide grosgrain ribbon in Chocolate Chip fastened with a rhinestone brad and two of the Tiny Tags punched out and threaded onto silver cord.  I Dasher is stamped onto Very Vanilla card in Chocolate Chip ink, layering it with Old Olive & Real Red card.  I then went a bit mad with my ribbons, filling the spirals with Old Olive & Real red stain ribbon and Old Olive grosgrain ribbon.  It's not like me to be so generous with my ribbons - hope it's not the start of anything serious!! I have added some punched tabs to divide the book and help me to find my all important "To Do" lists!!

Making this book has inspired me to make a start on some Christmas cards, I will share them soon, just a few finishing touches to complete my firsts cards of the year, phew!!

                       

Dasher .....

This is one of the new single stamps available in the new mini catalogue from Stampin' Up!  It's great to have a choice of single stamps as well as the popular co-ordinated sets.  This is "Dasher",  and the detail is beautiful, the deeply etched rubber gives an excellent impression even with the fine detail of this stamp.

I have stamped Dasher in chocolate chip ink on kraft card stock, then I have added a fine glitter over the top to give the fabulous sparkle, I have used real red and old olive card with a little of my favourite wide striped ribbon .

This is my first Christmas card of the year, and I am entering this card in challenge 11 at Susie and Vicki's Christmas club.  The challenge is Reindeers, so Dasher is just perfect for this one!!