I bought this stamp of houses (all with doors and windows :o) because it just seemed so versatile to me---C'mas, Halloween, new home, welcome to the neighborhood, from our house, block party....
I still have nightmares about frantically scrambling last C'mas EVE to get out our C'mas cards, so I started this year in April! I don't ever want to do that again---I want to be able to relax and gaze in wonder at the C'mas tree while drinking a cup of coffee this C'mas Eve.
This card is a tag pocket card. I made the icicles with a grass border punch and glittered tacky tape. I was thinking too that a family photo would be nice to insert in the pocket---something like from our house to yours thing, you know?
Thanks for looking
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2012 GMT Views: 1321
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Stamps: Hero Arts, Paper Trey, Recollections, Paper Inspirations)
Paper: white (PTI), red striped embossed (Bazzill)
Ink: white craft and riding hood red (SU), versafine onyx black
Accessories: white EP, grass border punch (Fiskars), red twine (PTI), black twine, white ribbon (SU), glitter (SU), tacky tape, paper clip, white brads (American Crafts)
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50574
Thu, Jun 21, 2012 @ 9:48 AM
Cute layout for a card and I love your little village of houses..you're right it's very versatile. I see you used your grass punch upside down as icicles..cool idea! One more holiday card down...??? to go
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105159
Thu, Jun 21, 2012 @ 9:49 AM
This is wonderful in the RED and white. Fab image, and of course, perfect for the doors and windows challenge today!
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92497
Thu, Jun 21, 2012 @ 12:05 PM
Cary, what a totally charming pocket card....an extra surprise for the recipient to hang on their tree is they wish. Love the town scene with all styles of houses...it is a neat stamp.
Registered: July 12, 2005 Location: Hugging a golden and stamping' in PA Posts: 21216
Thu, Jun 21, 2012 @ 4:47 PM
How clever turning the grass into icicles! The embossed Christmas village is adorable...love the colors and the pocket card design! Good for you getting a head start on those Christmas cards...I know all about the last minute mad rush!