Nothing like breaking in a brand new set of dies!  These are from Impression Obsession.

Taylored Expressions Holly embossing folder

Impression Obsession snowflake dies

silver paper

ribbon - Joann Fabrics

Stamp - Ink a Doo

I really enjoy making shaker cards.  Here's a Christmas one I filled with chunky white glitter.

Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle dies

Frantic stamper small pine die cut

Ranger distress inks

acetate

chunky white glitter

taylored expressions snowfall embossing folder

white gel pen

stamp - unknown

I got a new shaker card set from Jilly Beans I've been wanting to play with for weeks.

Distress inks - salty ocean,peeled paint and peacock feathers

white embossing powder 

Jilly Beans Hampton Arts stamp set, dies and shaker set

Here is another one of the Christmas cards I created from my Critters on Ice stamp set.  The hills are covered in glitter and the ice skating pond has diamond glaze which gives it the look of ice.

The trees were die cut and I added distress inks.  I just think the little deer is so cute!

One of the big reasons I love being a card maker is Christmas!  I love making cards this time of year, each one unique using stamps old and new.  One of my favorite sets is Taylored Expressions Critters on Ice.  They have adorable animals and I also purchased an accompanying die set that includes a small pond and trees.  I will share some of the cards I created with the stamps and dies.

I stamped and colored these adorable penguins with alcohol markers.  I used rangers enamel paint in white for their stocking caps.  I die cut holes in the front of the card and the Christmas paper.
I layered acetate, the penguins and the background snowflake paper.  I then die cut scallop frames
for each circular window.  A few tiny rhinestones to add some sparkle.

.  An old cigar box lid I had was perfect for my newest mixed media piece.

I love repurposing and creating altered art.  I used scrapbook paper, gesso,gel medium

inks and paints to create  my Happy Joyous Free wall decor.  I created

the flowers using the cricut Flower Shoppe cartridge.  Small gold

micro beads were added to the center.

I love dimension on my mixed media work, so I used

modelling paste for texture with a stencil.  The bird was painted with distress inks and 

distress paint.  I then used some background stamps for interest.

Halloween Creations

I just love Halloween!  It's the time of year to really let your creative juices flow with
costumes and decorations.  I love incorporating paper, die cuts and embellishments as I
did in the green witch hat card.  Paper mache witch hats are so a great way to
use paints,trims, and all kinds of fun embellishments.  I found a dark orange spider
and pumpkin to create my mixed media witch hat.  Finally, I had a pumpkin shaped
chipboard album I bought last year at Michaels.  I had added some Authentique
scrapbook paper and distress inks to cover the album.  I pulled out the album and finished added
lots of great Halloween embellishments I made and bought.