Rustic Wreath

Here is my card that is on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog today!
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Hi, It's Diane here with you today

singing a little tune in my head.

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go".

Now that I have that jingle in your head, take a peek at my Christmas wreath card.

Love....love this embossing folder by Spellbinders called "Rustic Wreath".

 

 

Rustic Wreath may be the name for it, but in my opinion there is nothing rustic about it.

I think it is pure elegance and with Christmas fast approaching, a fast, but gorgeous

card is the way to go and so easy to mass produce!.

 

 

I embossed my card on green Cordinations paper and lightly sanded the area around the

wreath, and heavily sanded the wreath itself as I wanted it to stand out...

I added a few red berries (Baby Pearls) ,  a simple red bow, and this card is all but ready to mail!

I think this would a beautiful card using the Spellbinders Foil Papers, too!

It can't get much easier then this...a beautiful, yet fast card for the busy days ahead!!

 

12 Tags of Christmas Day 2

I have my tag done for Day 2 at Ellen Hutson's 12 Days of Christmas With a Feminine Twist.

I LOVE how this tag turned out and wish you could "see it in person"

as it is so pretty!!

I used a Cheery Lynn Designs die for my "insert".....
just cut it into pieces and popped up the back piece....

 

 

all the details can be found HERE if you want to join in!!

 

I will be back tomorrow with day 3!!!!

12 Tags of Christmas Day 1

I participate in Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist each year.

For day one it was using embossing paste and a stencil made from a die cut.

I cut a Sizzix tree die twice from heavy cardboard, taped them together and used

lightweight modeling paste for mine. I let it dry overnight and stamped on it when dry.

I cut it out and used TH Distressed markers for the green background on the tag.

Mine is nothing fancy, but it was a fun technique to try.

 

 

I did notice that one of my pearls is missing from the tree.....it has since been "corrected"..lol.

the link is here if you want to try it....

you might be motivated as she is giving away a $150 gift certificate to one lucky

random winner at the end of the 12 days!!!

December Daily Day 2

December Daily Day 2...easy...I spent the day Christmas shopping....

the page was easy, the shopping wasn't....

I had the most unpleasant clerk, that got mad at "me" when "she" overcharged

me by about $40 and I called her on it...it just went downhill from there...

so, it  was a pleasure to do my page tonight and not dwell on her rudeness.

 

 

Several years ago my DD bought me this too funny and too true stamp.....

on Dasher, on Dancer, on Master and Visa....

I thought it was perfect for my page for my shopping today....
fast post, I am working on my DT projects for Classy Cards 'n Such!

December Daily 2013

Well, I just happened to come across this site HERE

"Let's December Daily"

I have a love for small mini's

I have a ton to alter, but all I seem to do is to collect them....

So to get me in the "practice" so to speak...

I decided to do the December Daily journal...

A page a day for the month of December

wish me luck...as I will need it!!

 

Here is my cover....

I used paper from Melissa Francis, snippets of ribbons I had

(a great way to use them up)

 a TH rosette snowflake I had already made (a time saver for sure)

I also used a SU punch for the spiral edges...love!!

The album I choose is a 4 x 5 Paper Reflection Memory Book I purchased from

Hobby Lobby in 2006, yep really 7 years ago...time to use it, don't you think??

This little book has 18 pages, so a few will have to be a double spread here and there..

I thought this would be fun as I have a ton of Holiday paper crafting supplies to use..

 

 

For my first page I knew I would be spending the day wrapping presents.

When I saw this MS paper with the packages on it I knew it would be perfect!

We have 22 grandchildren and 2 great....and we buy gifts...

so I have LOTS of wrapping to do.

I am shopping tomorrow for "the boys"....so

I know what day 2 will be.....

sound like fun???

Why don't YOU join in!!!

Christmas Bell

Enabling!!!
Today at Classy Cards 'n Such lots of dies
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and don't forget to check the clearance section for even more savings!
Below is my post for today at Classy Cards 'n Such!


Hi, Diane here with you today on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog.

 

Do you have your Christmas cards done yet??  I am still working on mine.

I made a simple, fast, but "classy and pretty" card to show you today.

 

 

Embossing on plain white card stock, I added an intricate bell from

Cheery Lynn Designs "Bow and Bell".  Not only do you get the bell die,

but the bow as well.  Being the delicate die it is, I recommend using the

cuttlehug when running it through your die machine.

 

Now, I have to tell you about the bow.  You know the red velvet ribbon

you see sold on rolls for your outside wreaths?  This is what my "bow" is

cut from, giving a "velvet" texture to the card. don't you love the look of it?

 

I also added a sentiment from the Flourishes set "Country Time Christmas".

I added a real jingle bell , but for easy mailing purposes you might want to add

one of the "Jolly Jingle Bells" from Memory Box.

 

I hope you have enjoyed todays post and will be back again soon.

Black Friday Sale at Classy Cards 'n Such

Why go out in the crowds, when you can sit in your "jammies" like me

and shop the Black Friday sales online......

speaking of....

Classy Cards 'n Such is having a great BFS....

for 23% off your entire order use code 2013BlackFriday, ends midnight tonight

and

for free shipping on your entire order use code FREESHIP-ALL

good through Monday Dec 2nd.

plus don't forget to check all the other sale items...

like those Cherry Lynn dies 40% off...

go on, head on over, what are you waiting for...

you know you want to!!