Christmas Cheer!

It's Julie with you again this Friday, from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers.  It's time for a little mid-month inspiration.  There's a monthly challenge going on and it's Anything Goes.  There's also a mood/color board for inspiration, if you prefer.

Here's what I made for the challenge:

This card uses Great Impressions rubber stamps, G510 - Christmas Friends, and A151 - Cheer.  I colored G510 - Christmas Friends with Copic markers. 

Here's the Inspiration board for this month's challenge:

There's still several weeks left of the month-long  Great Impressions Challenge blog.  We've got great prizes, and I'd love to see what you make!  If you used a Great Impressions Stamp, link it to the Customer Gallery for more chances to win.

Don't forget to check out the Great Impressions Online Store.  They have many wonderful Christmas stamps -- or stamps for ANY occasion! 

Guest Designer: Debi

Good morning all. Our November Guest Designer Debi Brile is joining us again today with a gorgeous Holiday card.

Debi did a beautiful job featuring the adorable Ice Skating Penguin (E903) and the Cheer Sentiment (A151). I love the stitched framing and backdrop she created for these stamps.

Another awesome card! Make sure you stop by Debi's Blog for more details on how she created today's card, and don't forget to leave her some love.

You still have some time to join in our Great Impressions November Challenge! Make sure you stop by for all of the details, and if you use some Great Impressions Stamps make sure you link them up in our Customer Gallery!

Christmas Cheer Revisited

Is this really Black Friday?  Did I really eat all that turkey yesterday?  How can we be a month from Christmas?  Oh my, oh my, oh my! This is Julie with you today from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers.  and I'm revisiting a favorite project from the past.  Since it is just one month to the day until Christmas, I'm featuring one of my favorite Christmas cards today, with one of my favorite Great Impressions Stamps on it.  I love this chickadee (G28)! 

I colored the rubber stamp G28 - Winter Chickadee with Copic markers.  It's a highly shaded stamp that doesn't take much coloring to look good (easy peasy coloring, quick results, perfect for mass producing Christmas cards).  In this case, I thought it would look striking on an easel card, so I created it using my Silhouette Cameo.  I stamped the A151 - Cheer stamp on the base of the easel card.

Have you entered the Great Impressions Stamps challenge yet?  There's still a few more days to get your anything goes entry in.  I'd love to see what you make and we've got wonderful prizes! 

Check out the Great Impressions Store for tons of wonderful stamps.  You'll find these 2, and many, many more!

Christmas Cheer

It's Julie here today, spreading Christmas cheer on a Saturday in May. I'm featuring a Christmas card today. I'm trying to get at least one, hopefully 2 cards made each month. 

I love this chickadee stamp! It's Great Impressions stamp G28 - Winter Chickadee, colored with Copic markers.  The sentiment, stamped in red on the base of the easel card, is A151 - Cheer.

The card was cut out on my Silhouette Cameo. The snowflakes are Cheery Lynn dies.  The papers have been in my stash forever. 

Have you joined our Birthday with Bling challenge yet at Great Impressions Stamps?  Please do!  It goes all month, and I'd love to see what you make!  Don't forget to shop at the Great Impressions Store, too!  You'll find these 2 stamps, and many, many more!

Sending Christmas Cheer!

Ho ho ho!  It's getting closer to the BIG day, and I'm back on this chilly (in the Northern Hemisphere) Monday with another card using stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  I've got another fun CAS holiday card to share with you today.  Come and see...

I LOVE this beautiful image--H205 Christmas Mistletoe.  I simply stamped them directly onto the white card base, then added some white Glaze gel pen to the berries for some shine.

The focal point of the card is the sentiment, though.  This one, A151 Cheer, is *NEW* in the store this month!  I LOVE the graphic fonts and perfect size!  It was punched out then layered with different textures of specialty paper.  Some sequins and liquid pearls frame it and add holiday shine!

I am REALLY liking the way this card turned out--I hope you do, too!  I would love to hear your thoughts on it in the comments below. :)

That's all for me today, friends.  THANK YOU so much for stopping by to take a peek at my card!  I also would love for you to come and join our monthly challenge!  If you use a stamp from the Great Impressions online store, please link it up in our Customer Gallery, too!  Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)