Saturday, September 26, 2015

September Rudolph Day


It's time for the September Rudolph Days Challenge where you have until the end of September to make a Christmas card. Today I'm using my Simon Says Stamp Wishing Trees die, along with Lawn Fawn stitched hillside dies, and a SU! sentiment. I cut the tree die with gumball green cardstock, and cut another one in white, then swapped the green negatives with white and added some Geo Sparkler stickers to the largest tree. For the final touch, I added a tiny red heart negative to the sentiment - which was left over from another die cutting project. 


I figured it would make sense to make another card using the left overs from the first cutting, so here's the same basic card with the colors reversed. I added a simple silver star sticker to the top of the tree for this one.

I'm also going to add my cards to the Snippets Playground #196 as soon as the gates open :)

Thanks for stopping by and make it a fabulous day!

Carol

25 comments:

aussie aNNie said...

Hope you and hubby had a lovely birthday Carol and what a gorgeous card, love the hillside dies.xx

ionabunny said...

Oh that is so pretty. I love clean cards and this is just lovely. Hugz

Jane Willis said...

Lovely cards! Using the die that way gives you two cards for the price of one!

Jane

Stampsnob. said...

So sedate Love it ............Lis

jimlynn said...

Loving those rolling hills and that tree die! Wow! Wonderful cards!
That Gumball Green always makes me happy too.
Lynn

Kath said...

Two fabulous cards and I love the little red heart - it's the perfect final touch!
Kath x

scrappymo! said...

Two great cards. I love the ay you used the leftover bits for the second. Very wise!
These are very clean and serene looking...two great cards!

Thanks for taking part in the September Rudolph Days Challenge.

Sarn said...

Fantastic looking die cut card. Very fresh and crisp looking.

Hugs, Sarn xxx

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

They are both very beautiful!! Love these CAS with the stitched hills and many trees! My favourite is the second one with the negatives of diecuts

Kathleen said...

Wow, just love these two card, very classy.

Kath x

cotnob said...

A gorgeous card Carol, such a fabulous CAS design.
Pauline
x

StampTramps said...

There you go, making Christmas cards again, when the weather is gorgeous! I don't know how you do it! Love this card!

nwilliams6 said...

Smart thinking with the reverse die cuts - love both cards - they have a super feel to them. I want those dies! Hugz

Donna Hanley said...

Two very nice Christmas cards. I've always loved using that sentiment and by adding that tiny heart, you have really brought it up a notch. Have a great day.

KandA said...

These are gorgous cards. Love the clean edges and super design with the dies and stamp xx

Twinks Stamping said...

Really lovely clean cards and great idea with the die xx Have a good evening xx Jan xx

sally said...

Love the CAS of these cards :-)

Sally

MaryH said...

2 fab Rudy Day cards, and I like that you used the bits to make the 2nd card. Each one is so pretty, and I'll fess up that #2 is my fav...I think because of the 'lights on the tree'. You are the queen of the paperpiecing/inlay technique! It always looks great, and the tree line & snowhills, great designing. TFS & Hope the birthdays were great. Hugs

Dr Sonia S V said...

WOW those trees look so beautiful
So glad I dropped in via the Rudolph Challenge
Would love to have you drop in for a visit
Cheers
Dr Sonia

Di said...

Wow Carol - these are absolutely beautiful! So elegant and I love how you switched the die cut pieces!

Hugs

Di xx

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

Ah ha.... these are super, and now you have 2 holiday beauties!

Barb said...

I love this card Carol. The trees die looks fantastic. I've got some hillside dies on the way and can't wait to use them. I really like what you've done with yours. Barbxx

Liz said...

Two fabulous CAS cards. Great design and I love the tree die. xx

Jean said...

Gosh Carol, these look stunning. What a fabulous tree die, and I love the switched colour way, and the stitched hills die make a lovely scene.
Jean x

Princess Judy Palmer said...

These are really nifty but I think I like the green trees and white outlining just a touch more. I've always admired these dies but they look so fiddly.