Another Reverse-Masked Christmas Card

 

So, I decided to keep right on going with the rectangle template I had made out of a piece of CS to create another Christmas card.  Of course - it's no different than any of the others will be - simple, yet (hopefully) still beautiful.  I hope you like it, and to the left you'll see a close-up (click on either pic to enlarge) of the glittered bird.  I couldn't get a good shot of yesterday's tree to show you a close-up of the glitter on that card.  I tried not to go overboard, but I do love my glitter!!!!  I think that glitter has to be my favorite embellishment.  I was definitely a magpie in another life!! ;)

If you need ideas for color combos, or sketches. I would again encourage you to check out SplitcoastStampers.com  This week's Limited Supply Challenge was to make a "blue" holiday card - so mine hopefully fits that bill.  To see this week's SCS LSC challenge, click HERE.  To see the other SCS challenges, check out my left-hand sidebar where they are always listed with links to find them.

Stamps: To You & Yours
Paper:  Whisper White and Baja Breeze CS
Ink:  Baja Breeze classic ink
Accessories:  2-way glue pen (SU!), Dazzling Diamonds glitter, stampin' sponges

I Promised....

Here is one of the Christmas cards I have made recently.  Since I've got so many to make, I'm not making any that are very complex.  Plus, unfortunately about 90-95% of the people I send them to will trash them because they're not obsessed with stamping like me ;)

I've done cards like this a couple of times - always with ovals as the reverse-masked area.  This time I decided to go with a rectangle.  I like the straight lines, maybe even more than my shaded ovals from before.  If you check out my "Lovely as a Tree" category in the category cloud in my left-hand sidebar you will see all the ones I've done before because I've always used this stamp set.

Hope you (and the people who get this card) like it!  I'm making anywhere from 6-8 of each card I'm creating because I find that I get too bored with mass-producing.  Hopefully I'll be able to knock out the other 80 or so that I have to make - all while the husband is off in another country on a mission and I have to pack to go on a short trip this weekend with my 2 kids to pick up my middle daughter so that we can all be a family again.  Of course, my middle DD was with my parents so it was all fun for her, but boy did we miss her!!

Have a great night!

Stamps:  All Holidays, Lovely as a Tree
Paper:  Confetti Cream CS
Ink: Always Artichoke
Accessories:  Sponges, rectangle mask cut into CS, 2-way Glue Pen (SU!), Dazzling Diamonds glitter

Let me know....

I have some Christmas cards to stamp tonight and WILL show you them tomorrow.  For now I have two questions for you.

1.  If you are a subscriber to my blog via Feedblitz and you get this update via e-mail, could you let me know?  A REALLY helpful guy (Phil) over at Feedblitz has helped me sort through the problem and we think it's fixed.

2.  This question has two parts.  Part A:If you link to my blog via the widget that Blogger provides you where it says when I last updated my blog underneath my blog title, can you let me know if it still says my last update was a week ago?  It shouldn't say that.  Part B:  If you delete me from your blogroll and re-add me can you let me know if it STILL says 1 week ago?  It shouldn't... :)

Thanks so much and stay tuned for my Christmas cards tomorrow!! I will be making them in sets of 8 and I have at least 10 sets to make and each set will be different.  Fun stuff!!!

Have a great night!

Last One....

and this time I PROMISE!! :) I discovered that whatever is causing/caused the problems for Feedburner and Feedblitz also seems to have created problems for those of you linking to my blog via those widgets that Blogger offers you on their blogs. You know, the ones where it shows when people last posted and sometimes a snippet, in your blogrolls? Well, they're all saying my last post was 5 days ago, as of today. So...obviously that's the same time the other services stopped working. All I can tell you is to delete my blog from your blogroll and re-add it and we'll see if that works. I do appreciate your links!!! :)

PS - I'm working with a a really nice guy from Feedblitz who's trying to help me figure out how to re-establish my Feedblitz subscribers without the hundred-or-so of you having to re-subscribe.  I'll let you know if I can't get it to work.

Star Cards

Have you seen these?!?!?  Well, Shelli, the co-founder and owner of Stampin' Up! posted one that was given to her on her blog, HERE.  Then, Miss Jackie Topa created a lovely tutorial that you can see HERE.  Jackie has an amazing blog, so after you check out Shelli's, check out hers and you'll see what I mean!!!  Enjoy!!! It's such a FUN little project!

Final Subscription Update....

I HOPE!!!! Cross your fingers and your toes that my "fixes" will really work.  I took the address from FeedBurner that was "working" (I am my only subscriber at the moment, but I got the update from the "test" post) and pasted it into Feedblitz.  I don't know if that means that really Feedblitz is getting my feed from FeedBurner or not, but I'm hoping it will work.  I tested it via  Feedblitz analytical tool and was able to see my blog's feed.  So....EVERYONE who currently uses one of these subscription methods on my blog will have to re-subscribe.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  I'm sure I will lose subscribers over this since many of them are like me and rely on these update services to browse the ummmm....hundred or so (did I just admit that?!!?) blogs that they like so noticing that one isn't updating will be difficult.  If anything, they'll just think that I'm not posting anymore.  So...pass the word on for me...I'd appreciate it!!  Hopefully you'll re-subscribe...I've got some cards coming your way!!! :)

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