Celebrate December with Elle's Studio | The Twelve Cards of Christmas

Hello there all! Suz here with you today. I was so excited to be invited back by Elle and Jenni to take part in this fun and inspiring holiday celebration here at Elle's Studio!

Today I am sharing with you "The Twelve Cards of Christmas." They range from clean + simple to a bit more involved but totally doable!

Below is the collection. Many of the cards have added stitching, texture, and dimension along with the fabulous exclusive Elle's Studio wood veneers, stamps, patterned paper and tags!

                

For the card below, I used a circle cutter and a circle punch to create the window and a pop dot to the "joy" circle for added dimension within the card. The little snowflakes (starbursts) were made with a mini punch.

On the card below, I took a card from the monthly kit and used a circle cutter to cut out a circle window to place that fabulous wood veneer ornament in. I added the baker's twine and some pop dots to give the 3x4 card more dimension and showcase the ornament. Then I used the "fa la la" exclusive stamp for the sentiment on a smaller flag tag.

 I added a little bling to this one along with some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Marshmallow. Love the subtle sheen it provides to the card. The "warmest wishes" is an exclusive Elle's Studio stamp.

The simple card below was made with a star punch. The inside reads, "The stars are brightly shining. --

Wishing you a holiday season filled with sparkle and the love of Jesus."

And there ya have it! Twelve different designs to help inspire you & to help you get your holiday card making off to a great jump start! 

ELLE'S STUDIO ITEMS USED TO CREATE THIS CARD COLLECTION: Good Cheer collection, November Kit, December Kit

Feel free to leave comments below with any questions you may have regarding the cards and how they were made or assembled or specific products used. 

A special thank you to Elle and Jenni for the invitation to contribute! Happy holiday paper crafting everyone! May your days be merry and bright! xoxo Suz

@ChicTags March 2014 Pocket Page Scrapbooking Kit -Available Now!

Sorry that I have been a bit missing from my blog the past few days. My Mac was out of commission as was/is my scrap space while we had the carpet ripped out and had new woodgrain porcelain ceramic tile installed in the space the past two days. We got much accomplished, however, I am at the bare essentials right now while we get the space back in order.

Meanwhile, as we were up to our knees (or in this case down on our knees helping with the tiling) in mortar dust, the Chic Tags March Kit became available for sale here!!

It is another fabulous month with bright pops of color along with some pastels too. The exclusive stamps are cute and practical and the exclusive wood veneer patterned numbers are fabulous! I just got my kit this week and can't wait to share what I create with the kit here in the near future.

In the meantime, enjoy these kit  images below and hop on over to Chic Tags to order your exclusive March kit *while supplies last!

See? Aren't these polka dot patterned exclusive wood veneers fabulous?!! :)

Be back as soon as possible with more scrappiness!

Suz

Merry Christmas Blue Skies and Blueprint Style | Cocoa Daisy

Hello everyone and Merrrrrrrrrrry Christmas! Posting from above a mile high and stopping in with winter wishes and some sneaks of my first Design Team gallery with Cocoa Daisy Kits!

There is so much to love in this month's kits including seriously awesome exclusive patterned papers from the talented Stephanie Wheeler as well as wood veneer, exclusive flair from Evalicious, and a bunch of Basic Grey goodies too!

Be sure to drop by Cocoa Daisy for reveal night chatting from 8-10PM EST on Saturday, December 28th!

xo
Suz

Road Trip & Sharing a Sneak of October's Cocoa Daisy Kit | Sweater Weather

Hi everyone! I am back from a fun and busy weekend road trip to Minnesota to visit some dear friends. Got a chance to check out the Mall of America, (Finally! I was born and raised about an hour and a half from there and had never been! Long overdue visit to say the least! LOL) Scrapfest, Archiver's, and collect some goodies from the October Afternoon Warehouse sale! Seriously awesome deals there. So happy I drove instead of flying. More room for the stash! ;)


This little piece of decadence was divine (and thankfully shared three ways-LOL). It was a chocolate amaretto cake from a little local Italian restaurant run by three Lebanese brothers who gave us the best service and smiles.

I took this pic along from the MOA to show my boys a bit of the scale of the mall and all of the fun things it houses inside it. 

And the Lego store here?!! Beyond fabulous! Ginormous Lego figures. Compare their size to the  people below-Wowza.

The OA Warehouse Sale was very well organized and had fabulous discounts on all items up to and including Travel Girl. I bought a bit for myself and some for my local scrapping besties too. Oh, and I cannot forget to mention that the adorably cute Brinkley made an appearance and walked the aisles welcoming customers in the cutest way! Love that pupper!

 And I got a chance to visit Big Bowl again. I loved that restaurant when we lived in Chicago and have missed eating there so was happy to get a chance to indulge again. :)

Anyways, now I am back in my scrap space hunkering down with the fabulous October Cocoa Daisy Kit  "Sweater Weather." This is the perfect month for me to guest design there as the colors in this collection and the theme is right up my scrap alley. Serious love for this kit. Truly. The pairing of patterned papers with embellishments and stamps is fabulous!


So here we go. Here are a few sneaks of what I have been creating with this kit:

So very thankful for the invite this month! A special thank you to Christine and Emily for this lovely opportunity to crate with this awesome kit!! :) :)


Happy Saturday all! Grab a cup of cocoa and head on over to Cocoa Daisy & join in the chat from 7-9 PM CST  TONIGHT for the reveal of  Sweater Weather! Would love to have you join us! :)


 

Elle's Studio September DT Gallery

Hi all! Happy weekend! I am back sharing with you my designs for Elle's Studio September Design Team Gallery.

This layout was a fun one to create as it was inspired by the funny text my YS sent me. *Click on any pic to view larger. 

If you haven't already checked out the Elle's Studio DT Gallery lease do so as my fellow DT members have some pretty awesome inspiration to share with you! 

On another note, Citrus Twist September Kits are available now! There are several awesome choices with add ons and stamps featuring many new CHA-S releases from Kaitlin Sheaffer's Hello Again Carta Bella line as well as Dear Lizzy and more. Melissa Stinson's manufacturing her own wood veneers and they are included in this month's kit. Jen Boom has her own set of stencils with TCW as well. Be sure to check them out here.

Happy weekend! Happy crafting y'all!

Suz