Hello friend! I am back today sharing a few of my designs with Anna Griffin's new Soft Hues Metallic Layers II cardstock. I looooove this cardstock for my dies. It helps make some beautiful cards. 

Here's a look at some of the designs I made with this set.

I love the soft colors in this cardstock collect and they look beautiful as die cuts. Also, look at the embossing detail on the blue.

Anna's Castle cardstock and Card Making Compendium dies are a great way to build layers on your cards.

Anna's flocked cardstock also looks really pretty behind the soft hue colors.

I've linked back these products to Anna's webpage if you're interested in purchasing.

Thank you for spending some time here today!

Springtime Collage Toppers

I know that Easter has passed but I did not want to forget to share these lovely Springtime collage toppers from Anna Griffin. The layering and details make it easy to create cards quickly that look like you've spent alot of time making them. Here's a look at what I created with them.

For this card, I started with a flocked cardstock base. That cardstock is my all-time fave and I seriously hoard it. Next, I used Anna's gold Foil Flourishes 2 corner stickers and mounted them using Therm-O-Web's 3D foam squares which are excellent for layering on the flock.

Next, I added the collage topper and a few more flourishes, Mini favorite flower stickers and finished with a bow.

Layering 2 different dies (Mini Frame Dies & Reticulated Border Frame Dies) cut with 2 different cardstock colors can add color and interest behind your collage topper.

I like to use a lot of layers when I create my cards. There are 5 on this card.

Cutting out the center of a card base and adding a contrasting pattern of cardstock with 3D foam squares can really add dimension to your design. I also cut the center of this Mini Frame die out to create a window.

I've linked many of the products I used to create these cards back to Anna's webpage if you are interested in purchasing.

Thank you so much for spending your time here today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 21

Hello friends and welcome back for Day 21 of my 25 Days of Holiday cards!

Today's card is a little Gingerbread house in non-traditional holiday colors created with Anna's Gingerbread house die. I have to tell you, the Griffinites on Anna's Facebook page have created some really elegant cards with this die. I recommend surfing there a bit and on Pinterest.

I used a lot of Anna's glitter papers for this card and had so much fun putting it together. I also used some plaid from the Easter plaid collection.

I even added some pink bling!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 20

Hello and welcome back for Day 20 of my 25 Days of Holiday cards! 

Today's card features SANTA! I know him! Well, we all do of course!

This card features a diecut backgrounds, Santa stiker kit and the man of the hour on the 24th of December of course! I hope he brings you lots of lovely things this Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 19

Hello and welcome back for day 18 of my 25 days of holiday cards.

Here's a look at Day 19

This sweet little reindeeer is from Anna's Character Decoupage dies. I inked his antlers and added a red nose. These dies are so fun the create with. The snowflake is from the same set.

Thanks again for stopping by!

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25 Days of Holiday cards Day 18

Welcome back for Day 18 of my 25 days of Holiday cards. I know, I fell off the wagon again but look at it this way...cards 18-23 are coming your way in the next 30 mins! LOL

Ok so here we go with # 18

This card was created using Anna Griffin's Christmas card toppers. These are so beautifully layered with a die cut and patterned paper.

Thanks for sticking it out and stopping by! More to come!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 17

Hello there and thanks for stopping by for Day 17!

Today's Card features the Nutcracker from Anna's Christmas Character Decoupage dies.

I loved creating with these dies because you can mix them up with pattern paper and solid colors as well as ink them like I did with this guy. I created a little Christmas tree scene behind him with presents of course!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 15

 Hello there! Thanks for stopping by for Day 15 of my 25 Days of Holiday cards.

Today's card features some Mini Christmas Botanical dies and embellishments from Anna's Holiday card making kit. I used vellum paper on the background and added some clear beads to create this look.

Thanks for stopping by!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 12

It's Day 12 of my 25 Days of Holiday Cards. Can you believe only 12 more days til Christmas Eve? It's like the weeks are just flying by this year and I am definitely not done shopping.

Today's card features Anna's nativity dies.

This set is so pretty and simple. You can do so many things with the die cuts. 

I love the pop of red behind the scene. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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25 days of Holiday Cards Day 11

Hello friends and welcome back for Day 11 of my 25 Days of Holiday cards.

Today's card features Anna's wreath dies.

I love the color combination of silver, beige and light blue. The result is so delicate. I really enjoyed creating this card. Creating with the wreath dies has been one of my most favorite sets to work. There are so many ways to use this set since it's so versatile.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 10

Hello friends and welcome to Day 10 of my 25 days of Holiday Cards.

Today's card features Anna's Gingerbread House dies.

This card was SO fun to make. I wanted to use a combination of colors so I started with the pattern paper base and built the house around those colors. This die is so much fun to create with. The variety of color and theme combinations are endless. Anyone who receives this holiday card will be delighted by the detail and creativity!

Thanks for stopping by today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 9

Hello and welcome back for Day 9 of my 25 Days of Holiday Cards.

Today's card features some lovely Dresden medallions. These embellishments are both beautiful and delicate to work with. I really like the extra something they bring to your cards.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Today's card was created by embossing the cardstock with the Snowflake Flurry embossing folder and using an Edge Die backed with silver glitter paper. 

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 8

Hello friends! Welcome back for Day 8 of my 25 Days of Holiday Cards!

Today card features Anna's Holiday Home Slider card kit. This kit is so beautiful and fun to create with. You are literally building beautiful botanical bouquets in these flower pots.

The results are truly stunning!

Thank you for stopping by today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 7

Hello friends and welcome to Day 7 of my 25 Days of Holiday cards! 

Today's card is in silver and gold featuring Anna's wreath dies. I added a fun star sticker and simple sentiment to make this card Merry and Bright!

Thank you sop much for stopping by today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 6

Hello friends, welcome back for Day 6 of my 25 Days of Holiday Cards.

Today's card features Anna's snowflake rosette die cut in a blue and ivory tone on tone collection of papers and glitter paper.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 5

Hello friends! It's another fun card for my 25 Days of Holiday Cards!

Today's card features one of Anna's holiday card toppers with a border die cut in red metallic paper and adhered with 3D foam squares to give it dimension.

These card toppers help make beautiful cards in minutes!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 4

Hello friends! Thanks for stopping by for Day 4 of my 25 Days of Holiday cards. 

Today's card was created by embossing the cardstock with the Snowflake Flurry embossing folder and using an Edge Die backed with silver glitter paper. I added a sentiment and some misc star stickers to finish the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 2

Hello there! It's day 2 of my 25 Days of Holiday cards!
Today's card features some fun snowflake rosettes from Anna Griffin. 

This card is 5x7 in size and I used my favorite Snowflake embossing folder for the background.  I also added some star stickers and layered mini star dies over them. The snowflake background die is from a few years ago but I still use it often on my holiday cards.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards 2019 edition!

Hello friends! It's that time of year again and I am looking forward to the next 25 days of creative holiday cards being shared here on my blog. 

Last year a tragedy occurred which stopped me from sharing all 25 cards...I caught a cold and was eating soup while posting and when I got up, I lost my balance and into the laptop when my soup. 

Yep, it was fried in minutes...all the photos I had taken of my cards were lost. I didn't back them up like a dummy and was sooooo sad and upset.

So this year, I'm leaving that tragedy in the past and looking forward to sharing holiday creativity!

So with that said, here's Card #1 of 2019's 25 Days of Holiday Cards!

I created this card using Anna Griffin's Wreath Dies. I love the pop of red holly leaves from another one of Anna's die sets called Mini Christmas Botanical dies.

I like to use pop dots on the backside of my dies to give them dimension. I did that with the white wreath die-cut.

This card is 6x6 and does cost a little extra postage if you are mailing but it's worth it. Who doesn't love a beautiful handmade Christmas card? 

I'll see you tomorrow with Card #2!

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A few hauntingly funny cards with Anna Griffin's Witchy card making kit

Hello friends! I hope you had a fantastic Halloween! I wanted to share a few cards I created using Anna's witchy card making kit. This one was really fun to create with. Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by!

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