Sue’s Advent Series: Week Five featuring Christmas Found Elements by Stampington and Co.

 
Week Five. To end this series I  return to a tradition that is very dear to my heart.  My mom always sent me a three kings card every Christmas.  She said the tradition states the first king card you receive, you put over your doorway and you will have good luck all year long. I [...]

Sue’s Advent Series, Week Three, Merry and Bright: Day Three

Finished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Merry and Bright (Papertreyink)
Papers:
Acetate (unknown)
White Matte card stock (unknown)
Decorative papers (Unknown)
Inks:
Old Olive ink pad (Stampin’ Up!)
Tuxedo Black Mementos ink pad  (Tsukineko)
Other:
Snow flake gems (Memory Box)
Tape Runner (Zxyron)
Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Directions:

Cut the  acetate to 5.5″ x 8.5″ and fold in half to form your base card.

Cut out the scallop rectangle [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Three, Owl Christmas: Day Five

 
 
 
Here we are at the end of week three! Aren’t those owls just so much fun! Boy it is amazing those owls seem to have staying power in the stamping world. They are just as hot this year as last year.

 
 
 
 
 
Finished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Owl Christmas -CL238 (Hero Arts)
Holiday Messages LL958 (Hero Arts)
Papers:
Cream card stock( [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Three, Owl Christmas: Day Four

Finished size:  4.5″ x 4.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Owl Christmas -CL238 (Hero Arts)
Papers:
Matte White Card Stock( unknown)
Red card stock scrap (Die Cuts With A View)
Inks:
Mementos ink pads:  (Tsukineko)
     Tuxedo Black
     Rhubarb Stalk
Other:
Square and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Snow flake Embossing Folder (ProvoCraft)
Liquid Pearls White Opal (Ranger)
Glue stick
Colored Pencils (Prismacolor)
Sheer Red polka Dot Ribbon
 Directions:

Cut a 8.5″ x 4.25″ piece [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Three, Owl Christmas: Day Two

Finished size: 4.25:’” x  5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Owl Christmas -CL238 (Hero Arts)
Papers:
Brown Recycled paper (unknown)
Cream card stock scrap (unknown)
Green card stock (Die Cuts With A View)
Decorative paper (Basic Grey)
Inks:
Mementos: (Tsukineko)
     Tuxedo Black 
     Cottage Ivy
Other:
Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Glue stick
Top Note Die(Stampin’ Up!)
Corner Rounder (unknown)
Red Gingham Ribbon (unknown)
Colored Pencils (Prismacolor)
Foam tape
Directions:

Cut a piece of recycled brown paper to [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Three featuring Owl Christmas by Hero Arts

 
Week Three-Yikes!! It’s beginning to look like Christmas around here! I am frantically putting my holiday cards together. I look around my studio and there are cards waiting for glitter glue to dry, ribbons strewn all over, card scraps littering my desk, and amidst it all sleeping serenely is my Pinkie cat. If you haven’t started your [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Two, Season of Joy: Day Five

 
 
 
 
Another week gone by. Well what did you think of this series? Fun, huh? Have I got your creative juices flowing? I hope so. You have all weekend to stamp and create. Enjoy day five! I have saved the best for last, I think.
Finished Size: 4″ x 4″
 
 
 
 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Season of Joy  (Stampin’ Up!)
Papers:
Cream card stock
Red card stock [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Three, Season of Joy: Day Four

Finished Size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Season of Joy  (Stampin’ Up!)
Papers:
Matte white card stock
Decorative paper (Stampin’ Up!)
Inks:
Memento ink pads: (Tsukineko)
     Cottage Ivy
     Lady bug
     Dandelion
     Pear Tart
Other:
Glue stick
Corner rounder punch (unknown)
Oval and scallop oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Stickles Crystal (Ranger)
Foam tape (unknown)
Colored Pencils (Prismacolor)
Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Scallop Border Punch (Stampin’ Up!)
Directions:

Layer decorative paper on the base card with your [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Two, Season of Joy: Day Two

Finished Size 4.25″ x 5.5″

Supplies:
Stamps:
Season of Joy  (Stampin’ Up!)
Papers:
Matte white card stock
Decorative paper (Basic Grey)
Multi-color paint chip (Lowes)
Inks:
“Frayed Burlap” Distress ink pad (Ranger)
Other:
Glue stick
Snow flake border punch (Fiskers)
Glue Pen (Sakura)
Crysat ultrafine glitter (Art Institute)
Corner rounder punch (unknown)
Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Blue Pearl gems (unknown)
Foam tape (unknown)
Directions:

Using a die cutting machine of your choice cut out 3 circles [...]