Fast & Simple Christmas Cards - Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the October Stamp of the Month blog hop!  This month we have over 50 talented consultants sharing ideas with you for this month's beautiful stamp set.  If you have arrived here from Kami's blog, or if you are just starting out, you are in the right place!  When you're done here, you will continue on around the circle to visit all of the great artwork, starting at Traci's blog.

This month's stamp set, Holiday Magic, is a set of 18 fun stamps you can use to create artwork that is sweet & simple or elegant & ornate.  To be honest, I was in a bit of a time crunch this month (really nothing new), so I wanted to make something fast & simple but still beautiful.  And, for me, it's always a plus if I can use mostly scraps when making cards.   I came up with two card designs, both starting with a 5x7 card base made from Kraft Cardstock.  Here's card #1:

For this card, I started with my paper scrap from the Typeset paper pack.  To coordinate, I stamped my sleigh in Juniper on a Colonial White scrap, and stamped the sleigh runners in Cocoa directly on a Twilight mat.  Then I cut out the sleigh and adhered it using 3-D Foam Adhesive Tape.  I distressed the edges of the mat slightly with the Cocoa ink & adhered it to the card.  I added a strip of Twilight ribbon and I was done.  Easy peasy!

 

For card #2, I stamped the "script" tree twice directly on the Kraft base using Olive ink, then stamped the tree trunks using Cocoa ink.  I stamped the other tree in Olive on a scrap of Colonial White and cut it out.  I decided on placement, and stamped a trunk for it directly on the card base (again in Cocoa).  I adhered the final tree using 3-D Foam Adhesive Tape.  My strips at the bottom are a leftover piece from the Elemental paper pack and Tulip cardstock.  My sentiment is stamped in Tulip on Colonial White.  Another fast & easy card.

Used on both cards, cardstock is located here, stamping blocks are here and ink pads are located here.

I can see making several similar cards for easy mailing and a quick completion of my card list.  To see the exact items I used, just click the links.  It will open in a new window (all items in the same window), so you don't have to worry about losing your place in the hop; it will still be here!  Now, when you're ready, let's head on over to Traci's blog and see what she has come up with this month.