CAS Christmas Stars

Hello peeps!  Yay, it's Wednesday....the week is halfway over!  I have a quick post today for the CAS Christmas challenge as well as the Stamp Ink Paper Holiday challenge:

I saw some "minimal" tags and cards while surfing Pinterest and thought I would combine some sets to make a card and gift card envelope:

I stamped a really old SU star in Gray Granite, masked it and stamped a Concord and 9th wreath over top in Smoky Slate.  I used an Ellen Hutson die to impress the little "stars" down the left side and added a sentiment from Lawn Fawn!

I made the gift card holder using the Envelope Punch board and Kraft cardstock, same star, a wreath from SU's Making Christmas Bright and a sentiment from Concord and 9th.  I added some thick baker's twine to hold it together:

Even though I love the colors of Christmas, I love the neutral palettes too!  Thanks for popping in today!

Cassidy got her own little Christmas tree for her bedroom:

Snazzy!  Definitely NOT neutral!   Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Making Christmas Bright, Retired SU set (don't know the name), Joyful Noel (Concord and 9th), Joy Peace Love (Lawn Fawn)
Card stock & Papers	Kraft (ret), Rustic White (Papertrey)
Ink	Gray Granite, Smoky Slate, Early Espresso
Accessories	Thick Baker's Twine (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Stitching Lines Die (Ellen Hutson), Envelope Punch Board

AYSI190 Making Spirits Bright

Happy Friday, everyone!  It's time for another As You See It challenge, and we've got a sketch for you...a wreath, and I love wreaths!  Here we go:

My sweet friend Linda lent me her new sets, Making Christmas Bright and Making Every Day Bright, along with the matching punch, so I thought I would put them to use making a bright, retro-colored Christmas card:

I used the Swirly Scribbles die to cut out a foil wreath, then created light bulbs in Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo and Coastal Cabana.  If you look closely, you can see that I strung some silver thread around the bulbs to create the "cord"!!!

My greenery is Lemon Lime Twist, and I embossed the background with the Softly Falling embossing folder.  My final touches are a glimmery bow, and although you can't see it, each bulb is winked with some Stella!  

I hope  you'll play along with our pretty sketch this week...be sure to check out what the other designers created as well!  Can't wait to see you at As You See It!

What a spoiled dog!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Making Christmas Bright, Making Every Day Bright
Card stock & Papers	Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Silver Foil
Ink	Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Pool Party Glimmer Ribbon (ret), Silver Wire, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella
Tools	Big Shot, Softly Falling EF, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Pretty Pines Thinlits, Christmas Bulb Builder Punch, Banner Die (Nestabilities)