It's not like me to be organised and it's still not like me to be organised as these are the first contributions to Christmas I have made so far this year. Us card makers are supposed to be organised and happily making Christmas cards in the summer - but not me!! I will be frantically making my cards after the last posting date, stressed to the eyeballs which is as much part of my Christmas traditions as decorating the tree. I really love the Notebook in the middle which was made using the new Stampin Up Christmas Jungle Simply Scrappin kit. I still have loads of supplies left over and so will make some other items using this kit and show you more photo's of the inside once I have lots of items to show you.
The Christmas cards I made were made using the basic black, whisper white, old olive cardstock, old olive patterns paper and vellum. I really loved the colour scheme and tried to steer away from the traditional red and green combo. The snowflake stamp is from the Winter Post set which is £23.95
and for me the cherry on the top is the most gorgeous ribbon I have ever seen! It's the new striped grosgrain ribbon, 1 1/4" wide and £8.95 for 9.1m so less than £1 per metre. It comes in pumpkin pie (perfect for Halloween), Chocolate Chip, Basic Black and Old Olive. I guarantee that you will be the ribbon lots more on my blog and I am sad enough to choose my Christmas wrapping paper to compliment the ribbon :-).
Have a great weekend and thank for stopping by....
Hi Michelle, these are wonderful - that black, white and green combo is amazing! Jo x
PS I'd like to order some card from the new catalogue please, should I just email you????
Posted by: Jo | October 16, 2009 at 02:41 PM
I love that ribbon I ordered the old olive and now I want them all! guess what I am also sad enough to co ordinate wrapping for christmas to match in fact I've already done so!!
Decided that I am going to be a bit meaner than usual with gifts this year (so I will have more left for stash) So I better make the wrapping look good.
Deborahx
Posted by: Deborah O'Donohoe | October 16, 2009 at 06:22 PM
Lovely gifts - you are organised but I bet it won't last if you are like most of us normal mortals ;-) I love this colour combo too - just a bit different but still in the spirit of Christmas.
Posted by: Ann | October 18, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Gorgeous cards, absolutely love your style. I really like that striped ribbon, have been wondering if I need it and this has just tipped the scale for me.
Posted by: Lousette | October 19, 2009 at 03:14 PM