Sunday, October 25, 2009

Christmas Blog Hop

Whoo hoo! It's that time again! PTI blog hop! This month's challenge was to do anything and everything Christmas. Since I'm already in that frame of mind, this wasn't too difficult! :) I went back to Nichole's blog and found the Holiday Cards 101 from 2008 as my inspiration. I love Heather Nichols Jingle all the way card! I let that serve as my inspiration and came up with this...

I did a set of six cards, a notepad and envelopes to match. They'll be an early Christmas gift so the recipient has time to use the cards! I used Merry and Bright and stamped the snowflakes in Fresh Snow and Ripe Avocado on Kraft. Each piece has Fresh Snow adding a little extra detail on the edges. Then, I stamped a tree in Scarlet Jewel and cut it out and adhered it overtop a Scarlet Jewel ribbon. The sentiment is stamped in Dark Chocolate from Dawn's Signature Christmas set.


I used the same idea on my notepad, just a different layout. I made sure to attach the ribbon on the back with some tape so it'll stay when it gets opened.


The inside, I used Nichole's template to make. Such an easy thing to do and it's a great place to put those Christmas receipts in one spot! I did a little snowflake around the edge just to add a little touch.


The envelope I stamped a few snowflakes in Ripe Avocado just to tie everything together. I really like how this all turned out! Helps when you have good inspiration :)



Supplies (all PTI):
Paper - Ripe Avocado, Kraft, Stampers Select White
Ink - Fresh Snow, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate, Scarlet Jewel
Stamps - Merry and Bright, Signature Christmas
Other - Scarlet Jewel Ribbon, notepad

35 comments:

Natasha said...

These are absolutely fantastic!

Steph said...

Gorgeous, all of it. I think that is my fave colour combo of all the PTI pairings.

AKiteFlier said...

What a cute set of cards and note pad to boot! Great gift idea and cool color combo.

Anonymous said...

Awesome set!

Anonymous said...

I love it! I need to get on my cards. One more week of class and then I'm doing my cards full force!

Latisha said...

love the color combo, very pretty!

Heidi said...

All of your projects are fantastic! I love them!!!

Kelly S. said...

LOVELY colors and stamping on these!!!

Deanna said...

Wow, all are amazing!

Diane Jaquay said...

Beautiful projects, I love those colors together!

Rebecca said...

The scarlet and avocado are fabulous together. What a great gift for any recipient to have! I like how you stamped little snowflakes inside the cover on the rounded edge. Nice little touch!

Lori said...

Great gift!!!

Michelle said...

Matching card and notepad - good call!

BethieJ said...

FABULOUS!! Love the colors you used for these!!

Tenia Nelson said...

Super duper cute projects!!! tfs!!

Kim Faucher said...

this is very nice!!

Marge said...

Great color combo & love all your little details!!! TFS!!!

Sue P. said...

Beautiful. I love the color combo!

Unknown said...

Great colors! Really sweet gift!

Lizzie Jones said...

I love the clean and simple layout on the cards. And the notepad project is so lovely. Thank you for sharing!

Terri said...

Nice job on all of them. I am sure it will make a great gift.

peggysue said...

Very classy, love the colors and the design.

Elizabeth S. said...

Beautiful, love your colors.

Mona Pendleton said...

Great set! What an awesome gift set! Would you like my address, I would show that notepad the love it deserves! :) TFS

Babies-Beth said...

Love the idea of a set of cards and a notepad to use as a card list! So cute!

Dru said...

These are so striking - what a great gift!! Or maybe for myself hmmmm....

Steph@ madas place said...

Beautiful! That looks like a lot of work!

Aimes said...

Gorgeous colour combo - so rich and warming! I love the gift idea - great job!
TFS!
Aimes
x

Courtney Baker said...

How cute! Love the traditional color scheme - funny how lately it's a breath of fresh air, especially in my own card making!

Cammie said...

Love the color combo and layout. What a lovely gift. Thanks for sharing.

Jessica said...

These are so pretty!! Love the simplicity of the design. Easy to mass produce ;)

Daniela F. said...

Great idea for gift giving! Love your CAS style and color combo :)

Unknown said...

They look awesome Liz!

Packing Supplies | Packaging Supplier said...

This is so sweet! I love the paper you chose it is so simple but really stands out there! Love the feel of this card. Your holly spray over the top is a great touch and the colors and wonderful as usual! Such a gorgeous Christmas card!!!

Regards,

Savitri said...

Cute cute!!! I am trying to finish up my blog hopping from last week's PTI hop. Got distracted with the kiddos and now just have time to finish :)