Christmas Card Series 2019: Day 6 ~ Festive Floral Cards

Howdy and welcome to Day 6 of the Christmas Card Series for 2018!

Today we’re going to be featuring another stamp set not really designed for holiday cards but we’re going to make it fit the theme.

Grab a cup of something warm and join me at my desk…

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And here’s a quick look at those two cards again…

Thanks for joining me for another fun and festive card!  I hope you’re having  a great weekend!

~ Ally ~


stamps: Concord & 9th (Bloom Fill-in Stamp Set), Power Poppy (Flowering Santa, Spice It Up)
inks: Catherine Pooler Designs (Juniper Mist, Rockin’ Red, Peppermint Scrub, Green Tea, Spruce), Versamark
embossing powders: Stampendous! (Red Tinsel, Detail Copper)
patterned papers: My Favorite Things (Dots & stripes Bright 6x6)
cardstock: Recollections (110# White)

Christmas Card Series: Day 5 ~ Birdie Tag Cards

Howdy all!  Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends and family!  Hope you’ve had a wonderful day celebrating.

Today is Day 5 of my Christmas Card Series of 2018.  These two cards feature some cute little tags with feathered friends on them!

Grab a cup of something soothing and meet me at my desk…

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Here are my two critter creations once again for you…

I hope I’ve inspired you to create on some fun little tags for your next holiday cards.

Have a great weekend everyone!

~ Ally ~


stamps: Purple Onion Designs (Feather & Birdie, Mabel, Holiday Wishes Sentiment), Honey Bee Stamps (Flakey Friends)
ink:  Versafine (Black Onyx), Versamark, Catherine Pooler Designs (Rockin’ Red), ZIG Real Brush Markers, Sakura (White Gel Pen)
cardstock: Recollections (110# White), Bristol (Smooth Watercolor Paper)
embossing powder:  Emerald Creek (Aroma - Spiced Candy)
dies: WPlus9 (Timeless Tags 2)
tool: Scor-Buddy
twine: Recollections
other: Liquid Applique

Christmas Card Series 2018: Day 4 ~ Winter Globe

Howdy all!  I hope you had a creative weekend!  Let’s start the week off with another fun creation for my Christmas Card Series 2018…

Today’s card features lots of amazing products by Catherine Pooler Designs. All of the products you see here can be found in the CP Shop.  IF it’s your first time shopping with Catherine, I have a 10% off coupon right HERE for you!

Let’s get started…

Here’s a peek at both fun holiday cards for you once again…

Thanks again for joining me here on my blog.  I’d love to know if you’d like me to show you how to a certain technique in this series.  Please leave a comment below!

~ Ally ~


stamps:  Catherine Pooler Designs: (‘Tis the Season, Woodgrain Background)
cardstock:  Recollections (110# White)
inks: CPD (Icing on the Cake, Rockin’ Red, Garden Party)
patterned papers: CPD (Love, Doves & Poinsettias 6x6)
dies: CPD (Snow Globe Dies)
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Christmas Card Series: Day 3 ~ Christmas Kisses

Howdy all!  I hope you enjoyed the Power Poppy new Happiest Holiday 2018 release last week.
Let’s head back to our Christmas Card Series for 2018 once again!

Today’s cards are all about taking an everyday stamp image and making it festive.  I’m featuring the sweet little “Blowing Kisses” stamp set from My Favorite Things today plus a few others.

Grab a mug of something warm and join me in my craftroom…

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Once again, here’s a quick peek at the cards I made today…

Those little Pure Innocence girls are darlin’ aren’t they?

Thanks for joining me today!  I’d love to hear what you think of the series so far?  Happy creating!

~ Ally ~



stamps: My Favorite Things (Blowing Kisses), Mama Elephant (A Beary Christmas)
cardstock:  Recollections (110# White)
dies: Catherine Pooler Designs (Postage Stamp Dies), MFT (Stitched Rectangles)
patterned papers:  Carta Bella (Santa’s Workshop 6x6)
inks:  Memento (Tuxedo Black), Copic Markers 

Christmas Card Series 2018: Day 2 ~ Bad Christmas Kitty

Welcome to Day 2 of my Christmas Card Series for 2018.  Today I’m going to combine a non-holiday themed stamp set with a Christmas one to create today’s card.  I love being able to re-purpose stamps in this way.  It sure makes them more worth while to spend money on.

So come and join me at my crafty desk for another fun Christmas card.  Grab a coffee and let’s go play!

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Here’s another look at both of the cards that I created today…

The red gingham…

And the green…

So what do you think about combining your step sets?  It’s super fun!  Now, go check out your stash and see what you can come up with!

Happy creating!

~ Ally ~



stamps: Your Next Stamp (Scratch Pad), My Favorite Things (Merry Christmoose), Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps (Dear Santa)
inks: Versafine (Black Onyx), Ranger Distress Oxide (Dusty Concord), ZIG Clean Color Markers
patterned paper: MFT (Tiny Checks Brights 6x6)
paper: Strathmore Water Color Paper (140#)
dies: Pretty Pink Posh (Scalloped Frames)
other: Nuvo Drops (Ruby Slippers), Glossy Accents

Christmas Card Series 2018: Day 1 ~ Peek-a-boo Critters

Howdy all!  Welcome to my first day of my Christmas Card Series 2018.  I’m not promising a certain number of cards, I’m just going with the flow and my creative mojo.

You are going to find a lot of my cards have a bit of coloring or have a few fun layers or will be interactive in some way.  These are all of my favourite things about making cards so I thought I’d share those things with you!

So grab a delicious beverage and join me in my craftroom…

Here’s another look at the cards we made…

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial.  I have decided not to do voiceovers due to the poor quality of my microphone.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Ally ~


stamps: Hello Bluebird (Frosty Friends), Catherine Pooler Designs (Plaid Background Stamp), My Favorite Things (Dashing Deer)
dies: Catherine Pooler Designs (Winter Woodland Dies), My Favorite Things (Rolling Hills Dies, Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Ovals), SugarPea Designs (Log Cabin Mountainscape Die)
ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Catherine Pooler Designs (Twilight), Copic Markers, Versamark 
embossing paste: Dreamerweaver Stencils (Pearlescent)
embossing powder: Stampendous! (Detail White)
stencil:  Simon Says Stamp (Falling Snow) 
cardstock:  Recollections (110# White)
others: Stickles (Stardust), Glossy Accents