Pacific Point Blue Bird Thank You Card

Stamp Sets:  Always, Afterthoughts
Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Pacific Point, Pacific Point DSP,
Tools:  Decorative Label Punch, Large Scallop Oval Punch, Scallop Trim Corner and Scallop Trim Border Punches
Emebliishments:  White grosgrain ribbon, Basic Rhinestones

Pacific Point Designer Series Paper against the white is so pretty and really pops.  The background for the bird was done using the striped wipe technique.  I used a baby wipe and folded it into a small square and then applied ink from 3 different reinkers and then wiped it onto a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 piece of glossy card stock.  I then stamped the bird in Pacific Point Classic ink and then trimmed it down to size.  I also was trying out the Scallop border punch with the corner punch.  It was a little tricky and it took a few tries to find the right size of card stock and how to position the punch.

Tags Til Christmas Tags

I made these tags for my blogging group's secret sister Christmas swap.  They are made with the Tags Til Christmas set and Decorative label punch, Tag punch and, Square Punch.  Thee images were embossed with white embossing powder on Real Red card stock.

Peak-a-Boo Santa Card

Peak-A-Boo Santa - Outside
Card stock:  Whisper White, Mellow Moss (Retired), Hunter Green (Retired)
Punches:  Oval and scallop oval punches, scallop circle, and 1-3/8" circle punch.
Stamps:  Santa and snowflakes from Jolly Old St. Nick (Holiday mini),  Christmas sentiment from Best Yet set  (Retired)
Ink:  StazOn Jet Black and Real Red Classic Ink Pad
Embellishment:  Real Red Ribbon

Here's one of the cards I'm planning on making for my November Stamp-a-Stack in which we will make Clean and Simple Handmade Christmas Cards. Simple layering, minimal embellishments but hopefully lots of festive style.   I'm going to be using up some retired card stock colors such as Mellow Moss and Handsome hunter.  I also am using the Christmas sentiment from the retired sentiment stamp set Best Yet.  To make this card, position ribbon on light green layer and then adhere to your white base (finished size 4-1/4 x  5-1/2).  Place your circle punch on the front of the card and punch through both layers (my punch will go through 2 layers but not 3 layers of card stock so the scallop circle frame was punched separately). With a pencil lightly trace circle on the inside of the card to help with placement of the Santa stamp.  Color Santa.  For the scallop frame:  On a dark green scrap of card stock punch a circle with your circle punch and then take your scallop circle and punch over the remaining hole on the scrap.  Take frame you created and place over peak-a-boo hole on your card .    Stamp sentiment and punch out and layer over oval and adhere to card over ribbon.  Take small strip of ribbon  and tie a knot. 

Here's a picture of the inside of the card.