Dear Santa... Christmas Card

 I'm continuing my Papertrey Ink guest design cards with the gorgeous September release! Today's card is made just for Santa...

When I unwrapped the entire release, this North Pole Mail stamp set is the one that I was immediately drawn to. I love the vintage vibe and the endless mix and match possibilities! First I die cut two peachy pink cardstock panels from the coordinating Candy Cane Frame Post Card Die. On the center panel, I heat embossed in gold the "kindly deliver to Santa" sentiment, and then stamped the written note in black.

The belt might just be my favorite part of the stamp set! I stamped in black ink and then heat embossed the buckle in gold. I also added the mini vintage Santa stamp and the postage image.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you can also tell Santa you've been good this year ;)

Candy Canes and Peppermints, Oh My!

 All my posts this week will be holiday themed using the September Papertrey Ink release. I'm so excited to have been invited as a Guest Designer for such a great company!

This card is all about candy canes and lollipops! The peppermint and candy canes were die cut from the Gingerbread Builder Die set. This set is filled with so many little elements that go beyond just a gingerbread cookie. It's a must have in your holiday crafty stash! I also went extra on the glitter accents :)

The borders on this set use the Candy Cane Frame Post Card Die for the main white panel, and then in bright red I used the Skinny Ric Rac Die. The sentiment is heat embossed in rose gold powder, and stamped from the Doily Trees Stamp Set.

The final accents on this card include the light pink bow from the Stitched Circle Die and the green element from Reflections: September Die. 

Cards like this are perfect for any holiday that a friend may be celebrating this winter. Thanks for stopping by!

Ho Ho Ho - Vintage Santa with PTI

 I'm thrilled to announce that I am a Papertrey Ink Guest Designer for September! PTI is a company that I've loved since the start of this blog (seriously, search "papertrey ink" in my blog search and there are some oldies but goodies hidden in there!). They have an incredible holiday themed release for the month, and I'll be sharing my cards all week long.

This Santa card is packed with new releases. I love the vintage vibe of the drawing, which uses the Santa stamp from North Pole Mail. The background was first die cut with the North Pole Mail: Postage Stamp Frame Post Card Die. I then heat embossed in silver the two different "ho ho ho" sentiment stamps from This is Big Sentiments: Ho, Ho, Ho.

Now, I didn't want poor Santa's head just floating on the card, so I anchored him with a die cut "ho ho ho" stamped in green. I also gave Santa some festive twigs that were die cut from the Into the Blooms: Swag Die set.

Thanks for stopping by!