Christmas Card

Using a copper metallic card stock with white card stock for the embossed pattern, I was going for the simple, elegant look. I used the new Cuttlebug Christmas embossing folder with the tree landscape. The inside of the card has two rubber stamped images. I colored the flame of the candle with yellow.

Embossed Gift Tags

These gift tags are both Christmas and birthday themed. The tags were cut with the Cuttlebug dies, then embossed with various folders. What a fun project for my daughter Aaron and grandson Patrick!

Christmas Gift Tags

Using my Cuttlebug dies to cut the tag shape and the scallop shapes made this a quick project. The tags are 2" by 2.75".

The red tag used a white scallop. I glued a punched snowflake and stamped Merry!

The white tag has a bubble background stamp, red scallop, white punched circle, and stamped and colored holly and ivy. I used a To, From stamp set in green.

The green tag used the snowflake stamp with Warm Winter Wishes embossed with pearl embossing powder.

I stamped the backs with a small "Stamped in Montana" with the shape of Montana.

Birthday Card for my Brother: Alphabet Soup

Manly cards are difficult for me. I used a ribbon on this card -- and I was debating whether to use twine instead. I debated whether to put my jewels in the corner, but I compromised and put white dots instead.


I chose yellow and white card stock with an orange ink for the stamps. I used the Happy Birthday embossing folder from Cuttlebug and the alphabet soup stamp from Stampin' Up for the cover.

I rounded the outside corners, added a ribbon, and the white dots.

Inside I used my new acrylic stamps! I think I am going to really enjoy acrylic stamps for making cards. The variety of acrylic stamps is almost overwhelming.

Birthday Card for my 103-Year Old Grandmother

To create the shaker, I layered from the bottom up:
the stamped and colored white card stock,
two layers of fun foam glued together,
a transparent film,
the purple card stock ring.

A small amount of glitter went inside, making the shaker. I thought about using micro beads, but the glitter seemed appropriate for the card.

I used purple card stock covered with white embossed card stock. The ribbon and dots completed the front. The inside has a stamped birthday wish.

I had a difficult time with cutting the purple ring. I was using a Martha Stewart circle cutter. The paper would move, even though I had taped it to my cutting mat. I don't know if it was me, the paper, or the cutter. I almost gave up a couple of times.