2011 Holiday OSW Card #11

     I love the darling Dasher!  It’s such an easy set to use.  I love to bling his swirly antlers.  On this card, I’ve used the Dazzling Details Glitter Glue to add that sparkling touch.  I have threaded a length of White Baker’s Twine through the punched Lattice Ribbon Border, placing Mini Jingle Bells at equal intervals.  This is probably my least favorite card of the OSW set.  I think it just needs a sentiment to complete it.  I’ll throw one on before I send it off :)

 

     Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you’ve been inspired to use the fun Mini Jingle Bells on your next project :)

Hugs,

Leslee

Supplies are Stampin’ Up!® and can be purchased here.   

2011 Holiday OSW Card #10

 

     This is a super quick card to create and a great one to mass produce.  Perfect for a handmade holiday greeting card.

     I won’t bore you with every detail.  I will say that I stamped the sentiment (from Hand-Penned Holidays) before I ran the Whisper White card base through the Big Shot using the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  If you try to stamp it after adding the texture, you won’t get a good, clean image.  I’ve added Jewel Basic Rhinestones to the snowflakes.  Such a nice touch. 

     Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope you’ve been inspired to add blinged up snowflakes to your next project.  :)

Hugs,

Leslee

Supplies are Stampin’ Up!® and available for purchase here.

2011 Holiday OSW Card #9

 

     This is another of my favorite cards.  There really are so many of them. (smile)  It is that scrappy look that I really enjoy doing.  Everything coordinates and is arranged in a way that is pleasing to the eye.  The Ornament punch is perfect!  The ornament images were from Delightful Decorations and Tags til Christmas.  I love that there are so many different sets that coordinate with the one punch.  The Garden Green ornament has a Jewel Basic Rhinestone in the center while the Cherry Cobbler ornament has the Jewel Basic Pearls.  It’s a really classy way to dress up the card.  The sentiment is from Word Play.  I lightly sponged the edge of the Whisper White layer with Garden Green just to set it apart a bit better.  Sometimes, it’s the smallest of details that packs a huge punch! 

     Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope you’ve been enjoying the OSW cards.  They really were such fun to make!

Hugs,

Leslee

Supplies are available for purchase here.

2011 Holiday OSW Card #8

     For this OSW card, I used an Early Espresso base.  I had a difficult time working in the Espresso but this seemed to fit.  The DSP was textured with the Square Lattice Texture Folder and the Big Shot.  It gives a whole new look to the DSP!  Very cool effect!  The sentiment is from the beautiful new Hand-Penned Holidays found in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  You can find the Pines & Poinsettias stamp set in there too.  I stamped the pinecones in Early Espresso and then added White Gel Pen to highlight them.

     I hope you’ve been inspired to texture your DSP for an all new look!  You’ll like it!  Thanks for stopping in today.

Hugs,

Leslee

Supplies can be purchased here.

Masked Foliage

     This card was inspired by my good friend Paula.  Here is her beautiful card that inspired me, Keeping It Simple.  I thought that the not scary Masking Technique would be great to show for my October Stamp Club meeting.  Get it?  Masking…ghosting…the October club theme?  Okay…I know it’s a ghastly stretch but it really was a great club meeting!  :)  

     We started with a Very Vanilla card base and masked off everything but the image panel.  Sponged on some Sahara Sand to define our panel.  Lifted the mask on one side and stamped the large oak leaf from French Foliage.  Masked the leaf and replaced the side mask and continued stamping the image panel until the desired look was achieved.  We removed all the masking and stamped our sentiment.  I chose the ‘Happy Birthday’ from Bring On The Cake simply because I needed a birthday card but any sentiment would work.  It’s a fast and easy one layer card. 

     Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you’ve been inspired to give a masked panel a try.  Stop by Paula’s blog, Stampinantics, for some more inspiration and beautiful projects :)  Leave her some love while you’re there.

Hugs,

Leslee

Supplies can be purchased here.