Christmas already?

No, I don't mean I fell into lots of money and I get to spend it like it's Christmas. {sigh} I mean I have a few Christmas cards!

I know I have been MIA for about a week but things have been super busy (in a good way) around here. On Saturday I went to my cousin Tiffany's house and made Christmas cards with her and Amy. I also met to super cool friends of Tiff's, Jenny and Heather (Hi Heather!!). We had such a great time! I got a lot of inspiration but in true Heidi style I only got 2 cards done in 5 1/2 hours! Well, a girls gotta talk right? So, here are the two cards that I did make!

On this first one I used the Tsukineko Essential Glue Pad with ultrafine iridescent glitter and I found it hard to use at first because you can't see where you stamped. I was stamping snowflakes across the paper but I had to do one at a time because I couldn't see the imaged I had just done with the glue pad. I also wanted to say that by the time I got it home and pulled it out to show hubby, 90% of the glitter was off of it. I didn't have it seriously rubbing up against anything, just another card sitting on top. I dunno, maybe it was just me but it convinced me NOT to purchase this product. Might want to try someone else's before you take that plunge.

• white CS
• Happy Everything (SU), Snowflakes (TAC) stamp sets
• Versamagic Sea Breeze, ColorBox Chalk Warm Red inks
• snowflake punch
• edge distresser
• rhinestone, stickles, pop dot

This one is done with one of my favorite Christmas/winter sets! These snowmen are just the cutest! Card is 4 1/4 x 4 1/4.

• Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise, white CS
• Snowman Smiles (TAC), Snowflakes (TAC), Karen Foster 1/8" snap stamps
• Stazon Jet Black
• Marvy Giga and Mega scalloped squares
• Word Window punch
• Prismacolors and Odorless Mineral spirits
• ribbon, pop dots, push pin

This next one I did a little here and a little there all weekend. I stamped the Javabellas onto watercolor paper while I was at Tiffany's (thanks Tiff!) so I could bring it home to use!

• Javabellas (Stamping Bella), Friend (Studio G $1 set)
• KI Memories patterned paper
• Pumpkin Pie CS
• Re-inkers (several) and aquapainter
• Stazon Jet Black ink
• Cropadile and eyelets
• scalloped edge scissors
• McGill tag punch, SU slit punch
• ribbon, jump ring, pop dots

And last but not least this is one I did quickly this afternoon for hubby. I love him lots and sometimes I just like to make him a card to remind him how much I do.

• white CS
• Barbeque (Scraptrends 'Summer Party'), Karen Foster 1/8" snap stamps
• Stazon Jet Black ink
• Prismacolors (scarlet lake) and OMS

Hope he likes it! {wink}

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I had a cookout with my family on Sunday and while we were there I brought back two of my nieces to stay so they could play with all of my stamping stuff. They were here until yesterday till around 4pm so I have been pretty busy doing fun things with them. I HAVE to share a few photos of my nieces that I took while they were here though. Wow, they are such good subjects and so photogenic! Thanks Hannah and Ivy!

This is Ivy (13). I took her pic by our front tree with the sun going down. The pic was pretty good but I added a vingette and did an Urban Acid action on it in Photoshop. I think the look is so 'teen'!


This is Hannah (12). I also did an action in Photoshop with hers. This action is called Midnight Sepia. Love it!


So, sorry for the long post! I will be back tomorrow. And by the way, consider my tip on the glue pad our 'Product Talk'! I know, I know, I'm such a wienie!