Merry Kissmas

Welcome back everyone!!

Yesterday I showed a tri-shutter card design and today I have two more cards that I presented in my November Card Shop Class. Both of the cards below are center step cards. I call one design a Tall Center Step Card and the other one a Wide Center Step Card

Card #1 - Tall Center Step Card

Card #2 -  Wide Center Step Card

The great thing about the size of both of these cards is they fit in an A-2 size envelope.  Again all the stamps I used on both of these cards come from stamp set  Kissmas & Mistletoe  from Unity, (IPK-101). And the great thing is this set is still available. This set is perfect to use for winter theme cards, too.

Are you one of many people who hate to use an exacto knife. Tri shutter cards and step cards are cards that need to be cut with an exacto knife and they can be hard to cut. Great news!! I have blank cards, already pre cut and available in my Etsy store, CreativeEssences. I have them available in either white or cream card stock  and come packaged 5 blank cards to a pack. Let me eliminate your cutting woes, so you can concentrate on the decorating part of your card making.. Also available,  is a blank side step card, and it too is available in cream or white card stock. Visit CreativeEssences for all the details.

My next Card Shop class will be in January (I am on vacation this month) and the theme is man cards. After the January classes are finished I will share those designs with you.

Have a great rest of the week and hope you are finishing up on your Christmas chores. See you soon.


I am entering my cards in the following fabulous challenges

• Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Challenge #62 (2nd week) In the Holiday Spirit. (card #1)
• Glitter n Sparkle - Challenge #62 Show us some blue. (card #1)
• Scribble and Scrap - Challenge #7 (1st Week) Always Anything Goes. (card #1 and card #2) 
• Sentimental Sundays -  must include a Sentiment - Challenge #184 Snowman.(Card #1)
• That Craft Place - (1st week) Christmas. (card #1)

A Little Bird

Hi Everyone

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Just bought a cute stamp set from Woodware Craft Collection and it contains 3 different birds and 2 sentiments that work together.This is such a great set!!!

I decided to use a center step card that I had cut earlier today. This card will fit in a A-2 envelope.

The three different birds in this set all have circles on their bodies. So I decided to use an embossing powder just on those areas to add some visual interest. That DP I used in the center panel area, has some pink swirly areas and I just added glitter to give that area more definition and to catch one's eye.

I added some pearl swirls to the side panels which  picked up the swirl design on the DP paper and tied both areas together.

Love this cute bird set, hope you do too.

I am entering my project in the following 10 challenges:

• Challenges 4 Everybody - 2W, 3E - (2nd week) Challenge #28: Always Anything Goes
• Hobbycutz  -W, 3E, SIO - Challenge #15 Anything Goes
• Sentimental Sundays - W, must include a Sentiment - Challenge #171Something Tweet.
• Di's Digis Designs 3E 2W SIO - (W2 of 2)   Birthdays
• Totally Gorjuss - W  #200   Anything Goes
• Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 58 - Animals
• Inspire Me Fridays– W - No. 119 - Anything Goes!
• Quick Quotes - M (first Friday of the month), E1, SIO - No.31 - week 1 -  Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 23 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping in today, Have a great week

A Delightful Birdie

Hi Everyone
Wow!!! It's the last week of August, can you believe it. I was reading the Sunday paper today and noticed that one of the craft stores in the area has their Christmas trees on sale already. Maybe I should get my house decorated ............NOT........ yet!!! Well, we need to get thru Halloween first.

Recently, I picked up some die cut shapes. These are from Creative Imaginations and I bought " Love Blooms Shapes". This set came with birds, some flowers and keys and a few other shapes. I decided to use a center step card to show off some of these really nice images.

I also added a few stamped feathers since I used the bird as my focal point.The feathers tied in very nicely.

I really like the look of the different step cards and the shutter cards as well. But, if you are like a lot of ladies I know, they are not so inclined to make a center step card, too hard to measure and cutting with a craft knife, forget it!!! In order to assist you all who shutter at making those kinds of cards, let me come to your rescue. I have added blank center step cards to my Etsy store, Creative Essences. Tomorrow I will add a few more blank step cards designs and also a blank Tri-Shutter Card design to the store. The different card styles will all be sold in packs of 5 and can be ordered in cream or white card stock. 

For your convenience, I have added a link on my right sidebar to take you directly to the store. 

This cute birdie card was fun to put together and hope you enjoy it as well.

Thanks for stopping in today, see you soon!!

My Dog Loves Me

Hi Everyone
I have another doggone cute card for you today. I used more stamps from the 168 Dogs - Dog House set over at Sparkle N Sprinkle.

Isn't this little guy sweet!!??!! This is a center step card and the directions on how to cut this card are here. This card design is really easy to cut and make, so I hope you'll try it!!

Thanks for stopping in today, I will have a new post tomorrow. Hope you stop in to check it out.