adventures with uninked rubber

This stamp set from the Idea Book & Catalog is so darn cute it was on my pre-order in June, and yet it remained uninked until today, and therefore would have qualified for Shopping Our Stash last week.  It qualifies this week, too, since it's a Christmas/Winter theme:

stamp set - Snow Much Fun; ink - Marina Mist; Stampin' Write markers - Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive; designer series paper - Letters to Santa; card stock - Marina Mist, Whisper White; Big Shot with Northern Flurry textured impressions folder; punches - 1-1/4" circle and 1-3/8" circle

Layout is the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary this week, although I shifted the focal point to show more of the embossing.

The layout on this next card is from a sketch in Stampin' Connection, an invaluable (yet free) site for Stampin' Up! demonstrators to share ideas, pictures, and information - yet another benefit of being a demonstrator, as if discounted and free products and pre-order privileges weren't enough!

card:  stamp set - Thoughts & Prayers; ink - Pool Party, More Mustard; Stampin' Write marker - Soft Suede; designer series paper - Spice Cake; card stock - Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede

notepad/pen:  stamp set - Delicate Doilies; ink - River Rock, More Mustard, Pool Party, Soft Suede; designer series paper - Spice Cake; card stock - Very Vanilla, Pear Pizzazz; punches - Boho Blossoms, 5-Petal Flower

 

 

I made the card for SUO Challenge 32; Thankful and to coordinate with the little thank-you gift for my sister-in-law, because we will once again be enjoying her wonderful hospitality and cooking for Thanksgiving dinner Thursday.  We'll contribute a beverage; she does EVERYTHING else!

Hope you all have a safe and satisfying holiday (or weekend, if you won't be celebrating Thanksgiving) and are able to spend time with people who are special to you.