I've been waiting to post this card because I can't find who I CASEd it from and was hoping I could find it so I could give her credit.  If it was you, please let me know!

We made this in our club meeting this month.  I used the tree from Lovely As A Tree because I didn't have the set she used.  We stamped it in Versamark and embossed it in white embossing powder.  After it was embossed we used Garden Green ink to sponge over it, start at the middle and work your way out so it isn't too dark around the edges.  That also prevents large circles of ink you get when you first dab the sponge on with fresh ink. 

We embossed the strip of Whisper White paper with the new Snowburst embossing folder which made it really easy to tear across the top and fold down. 

It is a good thing I had another card ready to blog with.  I have a sinus infection AND vertigo right now so I haven't felt like stamping for a couple of days.  I'm hoping to be feeling better tomorrow.  I reckon I better go drink another cup of yarrow tea before I go to bed.

Back to Christmas!

You just never know where I'm going next.  After a couple of Halloween posts I'm back to Christmas!  Here are 2 more of the swap cards I got last Saturday at the Fall Retreat.  First, a catalog CASE.  This is on page 35 of the Stampin' Up Idea Book and Catalog as an accent to a scrapbook page.  Just punch fewer Ornament punches and add it to a card for another great look!  Some of the ornaments were punched from Designer Series paper and some is cardstock stamped with the Delightful Decorations stamp set that matches the Ornament Punch.  I really like it when they make stamp sets that coordinate with punches to make it quicker to make great cards and scrapbook pages without having to do all that hand cutting.

Second is a card shared by Thelma Collins.  She always makes great cards and this swap was no different.  She embossed the great new Northern Flurry Embossing Folder onto Soft Suede cardstock and added a strip of DSP to adhere the squares stamped with 2 images from the Jolly Bingo Bits (a new set in the Holiday Mini) and 1 image from the Delightful Decorations set.  A punched border of Baja Breeze tops off the card perfectly!