Time to get inky with my Gel Press and Christmas card backgrounds.  I decided to play with re-inkers and some embossing folders.  Here is what backgrounds look like:

Nothing that amazing to start- pretty simple too.  Let’s start with the video tutorial that shows you how to make the backgrounds.  Grab your gel press, some holiday colored re-inkers and someday dry embossed layers!

The end results of the gel press and Christmas card backgrounds are the best part. Creating with them is fun and sometimes challenging.  I just realized I forgot to add the sentiment to this Llama card!  On the inside it goes!

Another llama card with non traditional Christmas colors. Mostly because he is so cute.   See his blanket?  it is made from the coffee first dies.  The cozy is the perfect fit!

And one more with the ADORABLE Yeti from My Favorite Things stamp company.  BB Beast Friends is name of the set.  

Need to see a few more Gel Press projects?  This post shows 3 ways to use a print, this card shows the same embossing technique and this card are my 3 favs!  Search “Gel Press” in the top right search box and you will get lots of ideas!

Hope you enjoyed todays tutorial!  Here are the supplies for todays cards:

Learn how to use these cute whimsical Christmas cards made with alphabet dies.  I focused on Christmas cards today but the possibilities are endless. The sizing of these dies are perfect for A2 Cards. Check out the 4 designs below!

Once I got started making these I could not stop.  What an awesome font for an alphabet die.  And minimal stamping too!  Here is a Christmas card with non traditional colors.  Love the simplicity.

Here is the Video Tutorial that shows you the products I used and how easy it is to make the wreath.

These dies are at an amazing price, only $34.99.  What a great value!  click here :  SHAPEABILITIES ALPHABET ETCHED DIES ON THE WINGS OF LOVE COLLECTION BY JOANNE FINK

Cards made with alphabet dies are fun and versatile, because you can create almost any sentiment!  This one features “Merry” and the Cozy Winter Prints paper which is one of my favs this holiday season!

And this is the “Through the Years” paper pack.  It covers all the major holidays with 2 sheets of each theme.  

Stay tuned for more designs that are “non holiday”.   Here is an older card I made that can easily be remade with these dies!  

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Time for some shopping!  All the links to the products are below.

Taking a break from Christmas for a clean and simple coffee card and sharing a scrapbook page.  I love this sentiment. It is perfect for all occasion cards that you have no reason to send.  Happy Mail!

Now that the card is complete I think maybe I should have used red for the Starbucks red holiday cup.  Maybe on the next one!  The Coffee First Dies give you any color cup you want!  

Now for the scrap page.  I make scrapbook pages all the time and share them on my  Instagram Stories.   But… I often forget to share them here.  (oops!).  

We had family pictures take at the end of August right before my boys left for College.  Love this shot of my girl and Gus!  I used the Cottage Bouquet stamp set and Die for the Flowers!

The flowers are colored with various shades of pinks, yellows and blue copic markers.  I did not keep track of the copic colors I was just grabbing and coloring.  

Here is a Holiday page I made last year.  and a Birthday page here.

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Today’s holiday card was inspired from this card that I created previously with the Zenspired Christmas Sentiments stamp set.  I love how the branches and berries peek out from behind the sentiment.  You can view the original post here.

This holiday card is beautiful all on its own.  But when you add in the Treat Box die. OH MY WOW!  It becomes a stunning gift set. 

This Treat Box die is perfect for treats.  It also can easily hold a gift card!  YAY!  I am always looking for gift card giving ideas!

You can see the Branch and Cone die, as well as the Bloom Cluster Die (for the berries)  in my video tutorial here.

You can see how easy the treat box die is to use in this FSJ product spotlight video:

I used the following Products on the Zenspired Christmas Sentiments card:  

STAMPS: Christmas Sentiments Stamps Zenspired Holidays By Joanne Fink, Remarkable You.

PAPER: Whip Cream, Candy apple, Kiwi Slice and Mirror Gold card stock.  Cozy Winter Prints designer prints paper.

INK: Versamark

DIES: Branch and Cone, Bloom Cluster,   Journey Rectangles, Treat Box

Accessories: Fashion Gold, Gold Embossing powder, 1-1/4 circle punch.

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I am sharing 2 Cards today!  Check out this fun stamp set from the Zenspired Collection at

This set (like yesterday) is also by Joanne Fink.  I love her whimsical style!  The Christmas Joy tree pairs perfectly with the polkadot paper!  Check out the snow mounds! they are made from cloud dies.  

Check out my FB live video to see how easy it is to make these cards!  Oh my Silly face!  How do they pick these thumbnail frames?

And here are all the supplies I used on the Christmas Joy cards INCLUDING Links to the copic markers!  YAY!!  

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