Shh! This is My Personal Christmas Card This Year...

Remember yesterday I told you that the Wondrous Wreath stamp set was a favorite?  Well, this will prove it to you - this is the card that I sent out (with some differences) as my personal Christmas card this year.  I have been feverishly working away making just over 100 of these!  Okay, maybe it isn't a favorite after doing all of that.  

To color the left side panel, the bottom inside corner and the wreath, I took a dauber using Cherry Cobbler ink and made a few "berries" on the paper after doing the embossing.   I then too a sponge and colored a little Soft Suede in areas and then colored in the rest of it using Mossy Meadow.

Are you wondering what the differences are between this card that we made at a recent workshop and my personal card?  On the front, I used a script "Merry Christmas" from the More Merry Messages stamp set (retired) and on the inside of the card, I embossed the gold leaves on a 1" strip of Cherry Cobbler paper layered on top of a 1/8" strip of Gold Foil paper.  I also changed the sentiment to the "Wishing You a Bright & Beautiful Christmas..." from the Bright & Beautiful stamp set.

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product List

Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set [135047]	Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies [135851]	Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [133455]	Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350]
Christmas Messages Clear-Mount Stamp Set [131793]	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [133645]	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978]	Sponge Daubers [133773]
Stamping Sponges [101610]	Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [120992]	Mossy Meadow 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon [133670]

Christmas Using Blendabilities...

This Christmas Bauble stamp is a great stamp to get started using Stampin' Up!'s Blendabilities.  It is not difficult to think about where the shadowing should be on a round object - the sides, of course!

My Blendabilities journey has certainly evolved since they were first introduced.   When I first got them, I always used the brush side and worked light to dark.  After a few months, I found that I was working dark to light and now, I always use the fine point side!  I find it easier to control where I want the shading and also blending.  How has your Blendabilities use evolved?  

Do you like my red button?  Yep, Blendabilities!  Now you can have as many buttons in a particular color - just by coloring them yourself.

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product List

Christmas Bauble Wood-Mount Stamp Set Wood-mount Stamp Set [133824]	Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [133455]	Bright & Beautiful Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135029]	Always Artichoke 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105119]
Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131199]	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Red Glimmer Paper [121790]
Trim The Tree Designer Series Paper Stack [135824]	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]
Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134547]	Very Vintage Designer Buttons [129327]	Punch Corner Project Life [135346]	Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Old Olive Assortment [130999]
Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Cherry Cobbler Assortment [130995]	Crushed Curry Stampin' Write Marker [131901]	Linen Thread [104199]	1/4" Circle Handheld Punch [134364]
Large Pearl Basic Jewels [125577]

Festival of Trees....

 Here is a card that we made at a recent workshop using the Festival of Trees stamp set.  Originally I wasn't going to get this stamp set but I really have been having fun making cards using it.  A huge "thank you" to Stampin' Up! for bringing back Endless Wishes this year.  I loved the set last year and was able to get one before they sold out but didn't get to demonstrate it because it was gone so fast.  Now, this year, I get to!  This picture doesn't show the coloring of the star very well but I colored it using the lightest Old Olive Blendabilities and it matches up with the Pear Pizzazz really well.  The pearls were colored using the medium Coastal Cabana Blendabilities.

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product List

Festival Of Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set [135059]	Christmas Messages Clear-Mount Stamp Set [131793]	Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [133455]	Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133679]
Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" x 11"" Card Stock" [119795]	Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730]	All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper [135823]	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180]
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [133644]	Lost Lagoon 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon [133672]	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314]	Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Old Olive Assortment [130999]
Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Coastal Cabana Assortment [131000]