Where oh where has my week gone?!?!  I think time speeds up during the Holiday Season just to make my head spin!   Since it’s Thursday, you know that means it’s time for another Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff project!  As I’m running short on time but not on things to do, I opted to dress up some pre-made (sort of) packaging by K&Company (I snagged it at Joann’s for 1/2 off) with some of the cute tags included in Lindsay’s Christmas Cupcake Wrappers stamp set:

Due to work requirements, my sister-in-law will be unable to join us for the Holidays this year, so I’m sending a few little goodies her way: 

I used the Joy, Ho Ho Ho, and  Merry Christmas to All stamps sized to 1 inch along with some glitter CS from DCWV Holiday Glitter Mat Stack and ribbon from my stash. Here’s a closer peak and a bit more detail:  

This pillow box is from K&Company’s Christmas Cheer Gift Boxes and Tags set – super easy just punch, fold, fill and adhere.  I wrapped it in red organdy ribbon and added the Joy tag matted with glitter CS.  My Nestabilites were a life-saver here!  The outline and edging were created in Photoshop using a SuperBladePro preset from Meadows Studio.  I added color to the text, stars and holly using a glitter style from Bannerwoman – too bad she has retired! For added sparkle, you could go over the image with a Spica clear glitter marker or Sakura Gelly pen. This pillow box, also from the K&Company Christmas Cheer set, is a bit smaller – perfect for a Gift Card (which is what I snuck inside it).  I wrapped this one in narrow gold grosgrain ribbon before adding the Ho Ho Ho stamp and red glitter CS mat.  The outline and edging were created in Photoshop using SuperBladePro presets from Meadows Studio and the Blading Basket.  I colored Santa’s Hat using a glitter style from Bannerwoman and a pink and peach gradient fill for his skin! For extra dimension, you could highlight Santa’s hat with Stickles, Flock, or FlowerSoft and perhaps add some Smooch to his beard (mine’s not here yet, but I’m waiting patiently – my first order from “The Studio” has already shipped – thanks Bunny!).  For this set of yummy hand creams from one of my all-time favorite places (Bath & Body Works), I wrapped wired ribbon around the box and then added the Merry Christmas to All stamp and scallop mat with pop-up glue dots. The outline and text fill were created in Photoshop using SuperBladePro presets from Meadows Studio and the Blading Basket.  I colored the holly berry and leaves using a glitter style from Bannerwoman (are you seeing a trend here?!?). For shimmer and sparkle, you could use Stickles, a Spica marker, or Sakura pen on the berries, leaves, or both.  Since I’m mailing this and needed to get it out first thing, I didn’t want anything that would smear, so I left it as you see on your screen – I LOVE digital glitter – bling with no mess!

If you didn’t arrive here from Lindsay’s blog, be sure to visit her! She has tons of fabulous projects to inspire you and plenty of awesome freebies too! The rest of the DT links will be on her blog too – lots of eye candy just waiting for you!  Lindsay is still having her Buy 2 Get 1 Free sale through the 23rd – so what are YOU waiting for?!? Today is the last day of swimming lessons for the year – so Nadya is pretty excited about that.  She’ll have one more lesson in January and then we’ll move on to Gymnastics/Tumbling.  She really loves her swimming lessons but I think a change of pace will be good for her – and though her skill level is high enough, I don’t think her attention span is where it needs to be for me to allow her in or around the pool without me (despite the best assurances of the swim coaches)!  She loves to climb, so she’ll enjoy tumbling and we’ll revisit swimming a little later.  Have a fabulous Holiday season!  I’ll be back with more fabulous Lindsay goodies after the first of the year – I’m going to be devoting my time to family and celebrating after this weekend.

Merry Christmas!

Welcome to Wednesday! We’ve been busy here – getting ready for all of the Holiday Activities – and Nadya is enjoying playing with her Little People Nativity – though Baby Jesus spends more time on the roof of the Nativity than her Angel does – she says he can see the sky better from there.

In amongst laundry and last minute creative ventures, I have a little goodie for you. I used these:  to create this: Our family Christmas card for 2009.  Now, I’m hoping ArtsCow and the USPS have them delivered in time for me to mail them out!   I altered the background of our photo using Jodiann’s Snow Styles – as it was rather plain before.  I love how “festive” everything looks! The lovely Kristine of Designs by Kristine has graciously allowed me to offer the 4×8 card as a free goodie for her aptly titled Festive Kit.  So, you get a 4×8 300 DPI PNG like the card above – minus the photo of my cute lil one and handsome hubby! You can get your download here – and leave me comment if you do – I love reading them.

Have a fabulous Wednesday and don’t forget to visit Kristine’s blog if you didn’t arrive here from there, I have it on good authority that there’s a little something there in celebration of her daughter’s birthday (Happy Birthday Julez!!!)

I hope everyone is toasty warm!  We’ve been hit with a lot of cold air – not as cold as some, but definitely cold for us!  For today’s Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff project, I have a couple of cute winter-themed cards and a little treat for you!

But, before we get to the details, I wanted to let everyone know that Lindsay is having a phenomenal sale – buy any 2 kits get a 3rd one of your choice FREE! How awesome is that?!?! That means this is the perfect time to grab her Warm Winter and  Winter Printables kits – and get a third one free (perhaps her new Calendar and Scrapbook Page Toppers?)! Woohoo! Now, for my cards! I created the 5×7 card base in Photoshop! The base layer is filled with dark green followed by having one of Jodiann’s  fabulous Snow Styles applied. The center mat is light blue with the same style applied to it.  Then a burgundy mat was added behind the blue one.  Both mats have small frames added using SuperBladePro filters and presets from Meadows Studio. Once I had created the card, I added the snow people and sentiment from Lindsay’s Warm Winter set. I “pieced” and colored them in Photoshop (I used Di’s new Miscellaneous Textures on the “girl snow person’s” beret and scarf before printing.  After printing, I added Glossy Accents (Ranger) to their eyes, mouths and buttons and Polar White Flower Soft to create snow along the bottom edge.  Here’s a close-up: Now for the next card:I created the card base using the same process as above – with different colors of course!  The fabulous cocoa mug and sentiment are also from Lindsay’s Warm Winter set.  I pieced the mug using an awesome paper from Lindsay’s Winter Printables set  and extended the candy can and marshmallows beyond the frame to added dimension; then printed my card (with an extra set of marshmallows and candy cane).  I cut the candy cane and marshmallows out and adhered them with pop dots for extra dimension and then coated them with Glossy Accents for shine.  The marshmallow bubbles in the mug were created with pearlescent fabric paint while I’m waiting for my Smooch to arrive! Here’s a close-up:Now for your treat – I have zipped the card bases for you and am offering them for free – please enjoy and leave a comment if you download!

Don’t forget to visit Lindsay’s blog if you didn’t come from there – she has a new freebie and the links to the rest of the DT blogs!

Happy crafting and stay warm!