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The Final Group of Christmas Cards

I'm so sad to see the Christmas cards ending!  It has been so much fun getting the mail each day and seeing what new creations were awaiting me!  Here are the final few I'd like to share:

Here's a great card from team member Ann Wallawander of Buffalo, NY.  Ann used my very favorite designer paper this year--Ski Slope.  I'm really going to miss it!

Next is a FABULOUS card from team member Jen Rios-Rainer of Penn Yan, NY.  Isn't this just the cutest card you've ever seen!?  I love using a red bead for Rudolph's nose!

This one's from customer Sheila Bryan of Penn Yan, NY.  Sheila used the Simply Sent Card Elements to create this quick card.

The final card is from my daughter and "boss" Aly Schilling of Irondequoit, NY.  There's a bit of a story about this card.  I had just opened it and set it on the kitchen table as my husband was helping to dish up supper that night and my piece of pan fried Mahi Mahi ended up on Aly's gorgeous card.  Hence the grease marks on the top half of the card!  But I wanted to share it anyway because I love the way Aly used the Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware and an embossed darker piece of card stock to fit in the frame.  She also changed up the standard vanilla brads to gold ones to add a bit more contrast.  Love it!

Christmas Cards Galore!

Here's a great Christmas card designed by a customer, Marge Ellis, of Naples, New York.  Marge used Loads of Love to create this very cute card.

Next is a beautiful card by my little sister, Mary Masci, of Fountain Hills, AZ.  She considers herself a scrapbooker not a card maker, so I'm especially proud of her for designing this gorgeous card.  The stamped "sexy angel" image and the word "Believe" are embossed in copper.  She used Real Red, Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze.  Love the piece of double-sided satin ribbon.

Here's a pretty card from team member Debbie Rought of Middlesex, NY.  Debbie used the Big Shot and the Top Notz Die to cut out the Pacific Point card stock, then added it to Whisper White sponged with silver.

This is from team member Shelby Murphy, also of Middlesex, NY.  Love these darling little hedgehogs!

I'll finish up posting the rest of the Christmas cards I received tomorrow!  Stay tuned!

More Creative Christmas Cards

Here are some more wonderful hand stamped Christmas cards I've received.  It's so exciting getting the mail this time of year!

Here's a great one from team member Cheryl Holman of Middlesex, NY.  I like how she used the gel pen to add interest to the center of the poinsettia.

I love how team member Dawn Flammger (Buffalo, NY) used the Big Shot and the Top Notz die to cut vellum for her clever card.  Did you know that Stampin' Up! has approved over 50 different materials that you can cut with the Big Shot!

Sara Beechner's card is so clever.  She combined several different stamp set to come up with this terrific card.  Sara's a postal carrier in Middlesex, NY, so the mail box is so appropriate.  Thanks, Sara! 

This is from team member Fern Legters of Bloomfield, NY.  I love Fern's color scheme - the pointsettia stamped in Pink Pirouette behind "Christ is Born" is so pretty, and.  And she used a strip of gold card stock down the side with the Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon over it.  Love that touch!

Beautiful Christmas Cards

I wanted to share a few of the handmade Christmas cards I've received this week.  It's such a treat for me to see what my customers and team members are creating!  Hope you enjoy seeing them, too.

This first card is from Jeanne Gage of Naples, New York.  Jeanne is a postal carrier here in Middlesex, so this beautiful mailbox image is just perfect for her! 

Next is a card from team member Lena Thompson of Waterloo, New York.  Lena is a fantastically creative person, and I'm so blessed to have her on my team.  She always wows me with her terrific cards and 3-D items.

This card is from Judy Christensen who lives in Penn Yan, New York and is a sideline team member of The Heartfelt Stampers.  Judy just fell in love with the Level 2 hostess stamp set Deer Friends.  I really like the way she has an extra circle layer in red around the deer image that has the words on it. 

Phyl's Awesome Elephant

A wonderfully talented customer, Phyl Lyons, shares this amazing card.  She did such a terrific job capturing the feel of this stamp set (retired) called In the Wild.

Phyl and her family moved to Seneca Falls, NY, from South Africa, and her love for the African wildlife remains fondly with her.