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The Christmas Countdown continues with 12 days to go!!! Michelle here, excited to share a snowflake shaker card today. Here are a list of supplies I used: Snowflake Crystal Die Snowflake Frost Die Swanky Christmas Sentiments Swanky Christmas Sentiments Coordinating Die Slim Line Die Cutting System- Scallop Frames Shaker Sheets Sequin Mix Plus- Plum Pudding This card is pretty simple to create thanks to the shaker pouches. I trimmed white cardstock for the base the same size as the Slim Line Scallop Frame. I die cut the Slim Line Scallop Frame using navy cardstock. I used both the die cut...

Michelle here, continuing the countdown with 22 days left!  I am the ultimate Christmas shopper proscatinator! Every year I tell myself this will be the year I have all my shopping done/ wrapped the week before Christmas. My saving grace is the fact that my Christmas cards are done. Leaves plenty of time to shop and decorate the house! For today's Christmas card I used the following products: Seasonal Christmas Flowers Stamp Set Seasonal Christmas Flowers Coordinating Die Winter Rings 6x6 Stencil A2 Evergreens on a Hill Cover Plate Die A Christmas Classic- Sequin Mix I inked up some teal...

Hello there! Michelle here, sharing a non traditional take on a Nutcracker. while scrolling through Google images, I came across some pastel water colored images I wanted to recreate.  This A2 Tall Nutcracker Die, is my FAVORITE new product!!! I used pink, gold, white and black cardstock to dress up the nutcracker. I backed him on vellum cardstock. I dressed up his hat with a holly sprig from Santa's Hot Cocoa Mug Die and used the snowflake die for the background. I inked up the background with distress oxide inks in shades broken china and stormy sky. I added some splashes of...

Hello there! Michelle here, sharing one of the newest stamp and coordinating die sets, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, and die.  I also used some extra trees, Scene Building: Winter Wonderland Trees. I stamped and colored the images with Copic Markers. I used shades: G40 G43 G46/ E50 E51 E53 RV11/ R17 R29 R39/ YR23 YR24/ B02/ E25 E27/ C0 C1 C3 C7 For the background I used distress oxide inks in shades worn lipstick, festive berries, and aged mahogany. I added some splashes of water and white paint. For a finishing touch I added some of the newest sequin...

Hello there! It's pumpkin spice season!!! With that in mind, I created a card full of pumpkins. October is my favorite month and I pretty much love all fall related things...even in a non traditional fall palette. For this mini slim line, I used Lots of Gourds Seamless Stamp, Witch Crafts Stamp Set, More Oak leaves Dies, More Maple leaves Dies, and Mini Slim Line Stitched and Scalloped Rectangles Die .  I colored the pumpkins with Prisma Colored Pencils and added some paint splatter after the card was assembled. I finished the design with some scattered sequins, A Classic Christmas. Thanks for...