Christmas cheer...

It seems weird to think about Christmas already, but when you really think about it, it's right around the corner! Have you started your Christmas cards yet?

I just received the new Christmas Cheer line by Lily Bee Designs. The patterns and colors are gorgeous together, I really had fun making these! I used the 6x6" paper pack and the Christmas Cheer stamp set onto a Studio G white card base (from Walmart). The snowflakes were stamped with Spring Rain ink by Papertrey Ink, and I stamped them twice before re-inking to get a darker and a lighter version of the Spring Rain ink color flowing down the card.

The sentiment is from the Christmas Cheer stamps also by Lily Bee, and the inks are Enchanted Evening and Pure Poppy by Papertrey Ink. The snowflake was first cut out and used on the top card, then I used the negative of the image on the bottom card, popped up with pop dots from the back to create dimension!

The little JOY banner was stamped with the Christmas Cheer stamps and cut out! To embellish the big snowflake (cut with the Damask Snowflake dies), I just cut a strip of felt and stitched it around in a circle. It's not perfect, but I love the character it gives to the otherwise very flat snowflake.

Christmas Cheer card set:

STAMPS: Christmas Cheer by Lily Bee Designs
INK: Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy by Papertrey Ink
PAPER: Christmas Cheer 6x6" paper pad by Lily Bee Designs, Studio G card base
DIES: Damask Snowflake, Peace Be Still dies (small snowflake) by Papertrey Ink
OTHER: twine by ScrapPantry on Etsy, felt by Papertrey Ink.

Stop over to the Lily Bee blog to see more Christmas Cheer projects. We have been making things all week. Today is just a mix of cards for World Card Making Day! :) Hope you get time to yourself today to make a few cards. Hugs!