Sled Friends

Hi, everyone!  It's Monday, so that means it's time for me to share another card using fabulous stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  I've got another fun holiday card to share with you today...take a peek...

I started my focal panel by stamping G511 Snow Drifts in a blue ink, then layering the main image over it.  I just ADORE this fun image, G387 Sleigh Friends.  I think it is super fun--and could be used for generic winter cards, too!  The sentiment is part of F249 Warmest Greetings.

I added some velvet ribbon and a punched and layered snowflake to the side to help anchor the main panel.  I really think this turned out to be super cute, and I could send it in January as a New Year's greeting if it doesn't get used as a Christmas card this year!  What do you think?  I'd love to hear 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! :)

Christmas Tag

Hey, y'all!  I hope everyone is having a great week and a wonderful day!  I'm back today with another creation using stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  Today I've got a Christmas tag to share with you--it's NEVER too early to start holiday crafting!!!

More detail photos can be found on my personal blog HERE.

For my focal panel, I did a little collage stamping with G140 Pine Branch and D281 Berry Sprig.  I find that when I do collage stamping, it's best to employ generational stamping as well.  This adds more texture to your panel.  I finished this portion of the tag by sponging the edges and adding part of F249 Warmest Greetings, embossed in sparkly black, as my sentiment.  A few pearls were the perfect elegant accent to highlight this beautiful sentiment.

After that, all that was left was to add my stamped and embossed panel to the glittery red tag base!  Some black stitched ribbon tied in the black sentiment and matting from the tag.  I love the final product!  I'm one tag closer to being done with my holiday crafting now! ;)

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at my creation!  Hop over to  play along with our monthly challenge, too!  If you use stamps from Great Impressions, you'll be able to link up your creation in our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Mynn's DV/GI Hop Projects

Hi, friends!  If you haven't heard yet, we're hopping with the gals from Die Versions this week and we are giving away prizes to both stores!  Make sure you stop at all the PERSONAL BLOGS of the gals from our team AND the Die-Versions team to maximize your chances to win!  Now, take a peek at my creations, found HERE on my personal blog!

Here's my first creation~

Products used~

Great Impressions: D469 Vintage Merry Christmas

Die Versions: DVW-368 Whipsers Mistletoe

Here's my second creation~

Products used~

Great Impressions: F249 Warmest Greetings

Die Versions: DVP-098 Sweet Petites Nativity Border

Thanks for stopping by today!  To find the complete hop list, go to the original post HERE!  Also, go and grab all the goodies used from the Great Impressions and Die Versions stores!  HUGS and MERRY stamping and dies cutting to you all!

Warmest Greetings

Hello friends!! I hope you all had a great Christmas time and have the best plans for the coming year! First, I want to say thank you to "Great Impressions" for the chance they give to be a Guest Designer and then part of the Design Team, it has been a fantastic time.
Second, this is my last post as a Design Team Member, sure I will miss you all,  as I say before I have some other plans hopefully everything will be as I am planning it would be ;)

So, now with my last project, I used Warmest Greetings Stamp, stamped it on a piece of Ivory Cardstock in Versamark Watermark ink, then added Gold Embossing powder and heat set it. Then I die-cut, embossed and stenciled it with Nestabilities Labels Fourteen. The background piece was made with Gold Majesty Circles Dies, I used Gold Cardstock, added the sentiment in there and add clear rhinestones.
Finally I added a couple of strips of patterned paper.

Hope you like it!
Once again, thanks so much for having me here and wishing you the best in the New Year 2014!
Hugs!!

Giovana

CAS Pinecones

Hi, friends!  It's Mynn--I know it isn't Thursday, but I've got a super quick and easy holiday card to share with you that I think you could mass produce in no time at all...so grab these stamps!

Here's the card~

More details on my personal blog HERE.

Products used: C31 Pine Cone Sprig, F249 Warmest Greetings.

I will be back TOMORROW with a new video tutorial, everyone!!!  The technique I'll be showcasing is PAPER PIECING.

Here's a list of the supplies you'll need for that tutorial:

• K40 Poinsettia & Berries
• D469 Vintage Merry Christmas
• Patterned papers
• Neutral cardstock
• Black or brown ink
• Adhesive
• Embellishments to finish your project

Thanks so much for stopping by!  HUGS and merry stamping to you all!

Collage Stamping

Hi, friends!  It's another Thursday and I've got a new video tutorial to share with you!!!  This week's technique is called COLLAGE STAMPING and I've decided to make a holiday tag to go along with this particular technique.

Here are the supplies you'll need for this week's technique:

• F249 Warmest Greetings
• G140 Pine Branch
• C31 Pine Cone Sprig
• D281 Berry Sprig
• White or cream cardstock
• Desired inks (I'll be using brown, green, red, and kraft.)
• Ribbon and embellishments to finish your project

Here's a photo of my finished tag~

And here's the video tutorial~

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at this week's video!  I hope you enjoy trying your hand at collage stamping and that you grab the supplies for the next technique we'll be learning--FROSTED IMAGE!

Here is a list of supplies you'll need for that technique:

• H171 Snowflake Wreath
• D397 Winter Wonderland
• Neutral cardstock (the slower ink dries on it, the better)
• White pigment ink
• Desired colored inks (I'm using dark blue)
• Ribbon and other embellishments to finish your project

Join me again next week for another project using these fabulous stamps--I'll have a Thanksgiving creation to share with you then!  In just two more weeks, another video tutorial!  HUGS and merry stamping to you all! :)

Guess Mynnette's Christmas Carol!

As you are all aware of now, this week  we're playing a little game.  We want you to guess the Christmas carol our creations are supposed to represent!!!  So, can you guess what mine is?!  There is a prize involved, so I hope you decide to play along!  Take a peek at my carol inspired creation...

Here's the card~

Detail~

Products used: F249 Warmest Greetings, G140 Pine Branch.

No hints because I hope it's pretty obvious what my carol is!  For another chance to win, leave a comment HERE on my personal blog as well!!!  Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you join me again next Thursday for another video tutorial!  The technique will be COLLAGE STAMPING!

Here are the supplies you'll need for that technique:

• F249 Warmest Greetings
• G140 Pine Branch
• C31 Pine Cone Sprig
• D281 Berry Sprig
• White or cream cardstock
• Desired inks (I'll be using brown, green, red, and kraft.)
• Ribbon and embellishments to finish your project

I'll be making a holiday tag this time! :)  I hope that you all take some time to craft today--and don't forget to use your Great Impressions Stamps!  HUGS and merry stamping to you all! :)