The coordinating nestabilities dies make creating this poinsettia SO easy! Just stamp emboss, die cut, and layer! Can you imagine how long it would take to cut that out by hand!?!? I can I have done a few projects like that in the past! I will take coordinating dies any day! I stamped the holly image behind it to make the triangle of the one corner of the sketch then added the button and banner at the bottom - you might have to look really hard at the sketch to see where I went with it but I promise it's there!

My second card is a personalized Thanksgiving card and I made two one for my parents and one for Andrew's. How did I personalize them you ask? Why by using Just Rite stamps of course! I just love them!

Having a somewhat unique name I have always longed for personalized things! But you just don't find TESSA on much and SCHWEDER on even less! With Just Rite stamps it can say whatever you want!

This card is for their Friday challenge to use Navy Rust and Gold (I added a little brown too shhhh!) Not a color combo I would have thought to use!

 I created my border circle using the large 2 3/8 circle with Times New Roman font and Celebrations Demi Phrases. I then stamped the Turkey which is a single from SU in the middle and embossed him in gold. The background is a swirly leaf stamp I've had for a while. I love that this stamp coordinates with the pink marvy circle punch so I could punch it out and layer it with the rust scalloped piece! I added some big punched out leaves and a few gold brads to finish it off! Oh and I inked up all the layers and leaves! for my layout I used the All sorts Sketch.

Today I am thankful for all of my wonderful online friends! I don't know what I would do without you!

 WOW another post! See what happens when I clean my craft room?!?!?

I have a double challenge card for you today! I wanted to enter the Gina K stamp TV color challenge and so I had the colors wine, ivory, and gold in my head.

Then I saw the Waltzing Mouse Sketch challenge and that led me to Delightful Decorations by Stampin up.

Normally I try to use the company's stamps for their challenges but A) I don't have any Waltzing Mouse stamps...yet I placed my first order and they are on the way, B) I didn't have any Gina K that fit with the colors in my opinion. so oh well!

Here is my card.

I stamped the ornament image from Delightful Decorations and Tags Till Christmas in Encore gold ink then embossed with my cruddy clear EP - I am hoping it gives it a vintage look ;)! I then punched them out with the coordinating punch! I just love coordinating punches/dies!

I decided they needed some branches so I stamped the branch from Peaceful Wishes in Pallette Kraft ink several times. I then layered the ornaments and popped up the middle one. Below them I stamped Merry Christmas from Four Christmas in Matte Gold ink and then added a little bling to either end.

WOW! I used for different stamp sets on this one card!

Thanks for looking!