Hello Friends!! Happy Weekend to you! I can’t believe that November is behind us and it’s December but, …. it’s not only December …. it’s DieCember®!!!
DieCember® is that highly anticipated time of the year where Simon Says Stamp releases lots of beautiful die cuts & today is the first day of the product release blog hop .(Check the Simon Blog tomorrow for another hop with more inspiration and prizes.)
Christmas came early when I received my DieCember® goodies and I wanted to create some neutral cards to let the dies stand out and take center stage. A collection of four cards for my post today plus a video sharing a few tips on creating my cards.
First up is a vellum shaker card. A different spin on a shaker with a more subtle surprise. The “Happy BD” die is so different and fun & great for every age.
I flipped the Happy BD die cut to give my card a more graphic look. Twine was tied around the letters and popped off center on the card with some foam tape.
Don’t throw away those watercolor papers that don’t make it to a card because they are perfect to use with your die cuts. Every year Simon comes out with beautiful new snowflakes and I love the size on this one called “Big Joy“.
In my video I share how I converted this eyelet arch into a straight one to fit on my card. A little twine wrapped around the letter for an extra touch. I am loving the compact size of this “Miss You” die and the font. Such a beauty.
I love the boarders in this release … this one is called, “Corbel Curved” and it would be fun to make some folded stationary …. so simple yet elegant.
I had a leftover snowflake and I really wanted to make a crown for the cute lil penguin. What do you think? This “Picture Book Happy Penguin” makes me happy and he has two siblings!
Lots of neutrals and a pink heart for a pop of color. This “Miss You” die cut is different from the other one and I cut off the “Y and the “O” so it would fit between the love birds rather love penguins!
GIVEAWAY! YAY! Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment areas. Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday.
Kathy Racoosin *you are here*
Bibi Cameron *next person to hop to*
Thank you for your visit today it’s always appreciated!! Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs, Kathy
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Erica B says
what great cards. Love this cute penguins and the snowflakes using the leftover watercolor backgrounds, what a great idea!
Suzette Lipkovitch says
The vellum birthday shaker card is the bomb! I love how you flipped the die, and the twine on the letters, and the use if vellum. So inspiring!
Barbara Chmura says
Love all the cards, Kathy!
Eve Nelson says
Loved seeing the dies on actual cards so I could judge the size and proportions. The eyelet arch will be a go-to decorative element.
Stephanie Wexler says
So many ideas and different dimensions you can mix together.
Rachel says
The colorful snowflakes are definitely my favorite!!
Carrie Erickson says
Love your cards Kathy! I love the snowflake card made with such untraditional colors!
joy meadows says
LOVE the cards you made for today, Kathy! So different from your usual colorful cards, but very pretty, too. Love the snowflakes.
Karen B says
Fun colors for the snowflakes.
Daniela May says
nice work
Teresa Doyle says
These are fantastic Kathy, I always love your ideas and tips that you share with us. The border dies are great (as is your tip), and the cards are so unique. I love them all!
Mary W says
Your white card is beautiful – especially love how you raised the large HB and offset it and used the twine to really set it off. Did you enjoy your trip outside the box? I did!
Marsha Guskey says
Lovely cards! Thanks!
Linnea Sundstrom says
extra luv for the penguin crown 🙂 and the neutrals
SANDYA DASAI says
I love the pink and orange snowflakes! So fun and whimsical.
FD91354 says
🙂 Lovely cards.. These must have been a little change up for you. Not so labor intensive. That is one of the nice things about these dies, it makes holiday card making simplier. Thanks for sharing and well done as usual. VERY beautiful
Beverly Parkison says
Oh…Really like the HB die
Arianna Barbara says
Adorable cards!!!
Donna Shannon Hawkins says
Wonderful cards. Thank you for sharing.
Betty Tidd says
All the cards are great but that HB shaker one takes birthday cards to a new level.
Jess S says
Great cards! I love the curved die you used, and the penguin is so cute!
Silvia P. says
Great jobs, I love these cute pengins
Kim says
Wow! what awesome cards. I am glad to see a penguin, they are my favorite, along with the snowflakes, but now i have to add the corbel curve die and the HB die. That HB card is just AMAZING! great inspiration.
Debbie Christe sen says
Really loved g this new release. Such cute cards.
Katherine Kloschinsky says
Such fabulous and unique card designs. Sure helps to visualize how all these dies will cut. Thanks for sharing!
Toni says
See how cute neural can be! Thanks!
Crystal Muirhead says
Beautiful (as always!). Thanks for the fun ideas.
Lori Ritchie says
Great new dies from SSS, love love love the snowflakes designed by Kristina Werner!
Tammy says
Beautiful as always. I love the Miss you card and penguin with the snowflakes behind her. So so cute. Thanks Kathy.
cyndi morris says
Love those adorable penguins, and the delicate snowflakes are gorgeous. Beautiful cards.
Madeline Trainor says
Great ideas!
Kerry says
Great cards! These are awesome DIES.
Louisa Mochizuki says
My favorite card the the bright snowflake card. I love the colors you used.
Connie says
Cute cards! The shaker is my favorite.
Debbie Rumpza says
All of your projects are just adorable today, Kathy. I really love the HB2U card.
Bonnie says
So pretty – those blushing snowflakes are different and lovely. I also like the softer take on the penguins – very sweet!
Leslie L. says
Great cards, love the neutrals.
Lindarub says
Cute cards love the snowflake dies.
Mary Holshouser says
Some fun ideas.
Love the snowflake on the penguin.
The colored snowflakes are
beautiful.
Great use of the new release.
thanks for sharing.
Sophia says
Awwww!! The penguins are adorable!!! I still think my favourite card is the pink/orange Joy snowflake one though!
Dee Earnshaw says
wow these cards are so creative and fun. LOVE them especially the Happy BD – perfect:)
Valerie Breingan says
Adorable crown Kathy.Love all of these.
Becky says
Love that snowflake die and the borders.
Carol Doggett says
Love those pink and orange snowflakes!!!!!!!
Pennie Glasser says
Kathy, all your cards are adorable! I especially love the HB card. So much creativity!
Jeannie Boudet says
Love all the cards! great dies in this release.
Debbie B says
Fantastic cards Kathy! Love them all! Love the details those border dies provide. Makes me realize I could do this with what I have! Thanks for the inspiration! I love your videos!
Fantastic SSS release. Love starting my weekend with a cup of coffee and an amazing blog hop like this one!
Gail Anderson says
Fantastic cards! Thanks for all the ideas. I really lineage border dies.
Gail Anderson says
Ha ha. That should read ” like the” border dies.
Lisa L. Cleary says
I really like the subtlety of the birthday card. Very effective use of neutrals.
Patty Eifert says
Adorable fun cards!! You’re the bomb in cardmaking even without a lot of color!!
Sally Sherfield says
Fabulous cards Kathy you have showcased the new dies brilliantly and I now need them all lol!!!
Jackie P says
Those are beautiful! That little penguin is too cute and the Corbel Curved Border die is one of my favorites in this release.
Nandini Karmarkar says
These cards are really gorgeous! Love the bright snowflakes and the Happy HB die looks fantastic!
NUNZIA CARUSIO says
Beautiful cards! Too cute.
Nunzia
Kari Webster says
Love each one of your cards and the color combos!
Mary Makinen says
Great cards. Such great ideas to take back to my craft room.
Melissa Watson says
Beautiful cards, thanks so much for sharing your ideas!
Della says
Love your cards and the penguins are so cute!
Sue in Grapvine says
I love the arched border die!
Cynthia Cole says
So many adorable cards!
Maaike Uijthoven says
how clever to use the HB die twice and turn it, I wouldn;t have thought of it, so thank you for the inspiration!
Ang says
Fun cards. Love your great ideas!
Jeanetta says
Fabulous cards! I think the little penguins are my favorite, and I like how you did the snowflakes.
Sue McW says
Beautiful cards. Love how you used the HB die.
Linda M. says
Love this release and your cards!
Sue LD says
Such a cute variety of cards. Love the penguins.
Janet Ingraham says
Love your HB card layout as well as the others. Heavens! Is that a halo I see above that penguin?
Michele K. Henderson says
I love the cute animals on your car! Those little penguins look so sweet, and it’s really nice to see how they look in colors others than black and white! It works beautifully!
STEF PERRY says
What a delightful variety of cards, Kathy! Love how you show how to use a number of the dies,
Angie says
Love the tied twine on the HB card…..so cute!!! I love the different colors for winter cards.
Lynette says
Ooh, I love that border die. What a pretty release, and gorgeous ideas you’ve come up with! Thanks for sharing with us today.
Tona says
These are wonderful! Love your colorful snowflakes.
Ann Marie Ruda says
Love your cards Kathy. They are so cute. Had to get that little penguin and I love how you put the die border on top.I enjoy listening to your videos.
Kathy Thisted says
GReat Cards! I especially like all the things you did with the snowflakes
Jean marmo says
Gorgeous cards! The snowflakes are amazing!
Kathy says
Oh my gosh, Kathy. I wish I had your eye for seeing all these different ways to use things. Gorgeous!!!
Kristi H. says
What interesting projects! Good for you, trying something new. I love the princess penguin and how you used your scraps. Thanks for sharing this great inspiration!
Janet Swanlady21 says
Wonderful cards! Love your designs and layers. And another great release from SSS.
Diane Clark says
Great stop on Diecember hop!
Beautiful cards. Excellent use of the SSS dies.
Susi says
Fabulous cards and inspiration from an amazing new Simon Says Stamp release!
Carol Henderson says
Your cards are darling and the softer colors are very refreshing after seeing lots of cards made with bright and colors and glitter. I appreciate and love both styles but your were a refreshing change. Thank you.
Lindar C says
Thank you for all the little tips, especially using the snowflake pieces, love the flipped B card too. Fantastic release! Beautiful cards.
Janet D. says
Wonderful card, love the vellum shaker card!
Kati Caprara says
Kathy, I just love the cards you designed. The colors are wonderful! I am especially fond of the cute little penguin and the snowflake dies. I just had to put them in my cart!!
Judy says
Very creative cards! I especially love the vellum shaker card and the great tip for getting a straight border from a curved die.
D.Ann C says
These are lovely and I love the pretty colors you used for your snowflakes!! Wish a few would fall for real in those colors!!
Jennifer Stanley says
Stunning cards!
littlen says
Very nice cards. Really like the curved border dies. They add a nice touch.
Nancy B says
Great cards. I love the corbel curved die it is very different.
Deborah Kaye says
Fabulous cards! I especially like the vellum one using the Happy Birthday die! Awesome!
Michelle Hackett says
Very unique and beautiful cards. Love the love penguins.
Betty says
what fun cards, Kathy -adorable little penguins and such a fun birthday card!
Debra Scassera says
Awesome cards! I love the penquins.
Joy Blonska says
Beautiful. Thank you.
Cindy Beach says
Your cards are colorful bright and happy. I noticed that crown on the penguin right away. Super cute!
Oliev says
Great cards!
Carmela says
The little penguins are adorable! I love the cards you made with the snowflakes also. So delicate.
vicki doyle says
truly innovative ideas – thank you!
Kristina "CraftyPaws" says
So much fabulous inspiration!
Becky Schneider says
Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing! I always love Diecember!
Marsha says
Very clever use of the dies! Thanks for sharing.
Kathy says
Thanks for sharing!
Stephanie W says
What a great set of cards! I really like that arched corbel die. It’s just so pretty!!
SuzanD says
Wonderfull cards.
stephanie says
Such sweet cards thank you for the video…
Bunny says
If I received the Diecember Die cuts I would think Christmas came early too. Beautiful creations and dies.
donna joy says
Fun cards!
eliza d says
These are so cool! I love the combination of white, kraft, and vellum!
Barb Housner says
such beautiful cards, thanks for sharing your talent
Karen Campbell says
These are so sweet and my favorite is the princess penguin.
Tracey Magner says
Hi Kathy, I can’t believe it’s December either, how did that happen huh? I love your cards, so adorable. My favorite is the Happy BD, so cute !!! different and adorable, that’s what I love about you, always thinking outside the box, you ROCK girl!!!!
Terry D says
Adorable cards
Xènia says
These cards look so elegant!!! Love it!
Monica Bartz says
Love all the cards. Those little penguins are the cutest! Thank you for sharing.
lee says
Your cards are adorable!
Henriëtte says
Lovely cards, what softer colors than we are used to from your but I love them all. I think the Corbel Curved die is realy great!
Cindy Thick says
Love your cards. Those penguins are cute.
Ivana Pekova says
Love this cards
Susan Carpenter says
Beautiful cards
Karen B Walker says
I love those snowflakes, but it’s your vellum shaker card that wins the prize for me! Such a creative design!
Mary Schmidt says
Great cards. Love all the new items.
Janelle H. says
Such fun cards. It’s great to see all the inspiring work posted here.
Julie says
Thanks for the tips and ideas. I love all the storybook animal dies but haven’t bought any….yet.
Diane Stricker says
Great cards.
Heather Nelson says
Beautiful!! Love the colors you chose with the Joy snowflakes!!!
D Orr says
Such fun cards!
Kay Tanaka says
Too cute!
Deb Holland says
Love the penguins. Love the cards
lois says
Love all the cards, Kathy! They are stunning!!
R. Hill says
Those are some really cute cards!
Michelle Chmelar says
I’ve never seen a vellum shaker card. Neat idea!
Natalie Winterstein says
Such great cards! The penguins are so cute and I am in love with the snowflake dies, so pretty!
Crystal says
Oh, how I love those snowflake dies…one can never have too many! Your cards turned out beautifully; thank you for inspiring us. 🙂
Kelly Santi says
Oh color me excited – I am in love with the hues you chose to showcase these fabulous holiday cards! So fresh and vibrant and oh so beautifully designed! TFS!
Cheryl Stauffer says
Oh my – the cute penguin and wonderful snowflakes!!
Pam Hammarlund says
I love how you use these stamps and dies. So pretty!
Stefanie says
Wow, you really did move out of your box and all of your cards are Beautiful! I love all the neutrals, they really enhance these adorable dies.
Anne Sturgeon says
Oh my goodness…..Diecember already. This looks awesome . Love your creations. Nicely done.
KRISTEN says
CUTE, CUTE, CUTE penguins and snowflakes! Wonderful cards, thank you for your inspiration!
JaneenK says
such happy cards
Kim M says
Cute cards – great colours on the snowflakes!
Kathy b says
Love that border die. So different.
Beth B. says
Good advice about keeping watercolor scraps. It doesn’t take much to make a card pop.
Kkraft says
So clever! Love all the ideas. Those penguins are adorable. I love the vellum shaker card also.
Andrea Hastilow says
WOW !!!
How amazing are all these stunning cards, adore the penguin snow princess so cute x
Lori Ellen says
I adore the beautiful softness of your cards. Maybe great for new holiday family member. You’ve done an excellent job. Thank you!
craftygal1 says
I just love the colorful snowflake card!
Barbara-Jean says
Great cards and really like your colors!
Becca Yahrling says
Your cards are so adorable! I especially love the one with the
Corbel curved border. It is so pretty! I also love the design you
did with the birthday card.
Heather Mash says
Love the Miss you with snowflakes!
Wendy V says
Great cards!! Those penguins are so cute!
Donna Rinckel says
What a fun collection of diverse cards. Love to use dies and these are really great! Loving those penguins.
Sheri K says
Lovely cards, cute ideas, love the shakers! Thanks for joining this fabulous hop!
Sherry Lesiak says
Cute cards. Interesting take on the Happy Birthday shaker card.
Bernice J. says
This release is just gorgeous! There is something magical about snowflakes and your cards really reflect that!
Suzi Metcalfe says
I’m personally more capable at die-cutting than coloring, so these are right up my alley! Love that colorful crown! You are forever talented!
Ellen says
I love the snowflake card ideas. Thanks.
justasiam says
I am not sure why my previous comment didn’t show up…but I wanted to tell you how beautiful I think your snowflake cards are!
Jen B. says
I love seeing holiday themed items used to make non-holiday cards. Thanks for the inspiration on how to stretch our materials.
Lori Kobular says
Your cards are all so beautiful! I love those sweet penguins! They are just too cute! Love your snowflake card is gorgeous too!
Amy Cooley says
Super-cute cards! I especially love the snowflake design.
Sharon O says
beautiful cards from this wonderful new release.
Karen Baughman says
Great cards! I love the snowflakes.
Christy M says
I love your cards! You are so talented!
Lee says
You are somethin’ else, Kathy. The twine around the h and B and the CROWN behind the snow princes.. LMAO! loved them all as cards too. Fabulous shorty video but don’t make the short a habit!
Barbara Lassiter says
Your color(less) cards are beautiful. Cute and pretty designs that prove that you are talented and can color or not, as you choose. Thanks for the inspiration!
Deepa Lakshman says
Thank you for the tips on how you made the cards especially the curved die.
Katherine Scales says
Your cards are beautiful and I love the technique for the graphic look… So much inspiration thanks for sharing.
Pai says
Love your cards!!!
Isabelle says
Fantastic cards ! Your little princess is adorable !
Rosemary Oberlander says
Love your ideas for your cards. Thanks for sharing.
Memoriesbymanda says
Lots of lovely cards to love! Another great SSS release – The glitter paper is my favourite item from the release
Karen Hale says
Love your beautiful cards and yes, those dies do stand out! The Happy Birthday card was so fun!
Caren C. says
Adorable pengwings! (Google Benedict Cumberbatch and penguins)
Lorraine says
Your HB card is wonderful, and I love your idea of the snowflake for a crown! Thanks for the tips!
Sonia W says
Great cards. Love your HB card and the penguin princess !!
l smith says
love your tip on the scalloped edge and the curved corbel is in my basket
Nini Adams says
Love all of your cards but my favorite it the HB card using vellum. It is so unique!!
Cindy P says
Love, love, love the penguin.
Kathy Kenny says
Great cards!
Bobby Duehring says
Love the neutral look to these cards and the way you carried the theme throughout the set.
Denise Bryant says
Fabulous cards! Love those penguins!
Holly Graham says
Wow, I am in love with your cards! Beautiful, and so inspirational!
Linda Lofton says
You cards are so cute. I, also, love crafting!
Jan says
Your colorful snowflakes are so cute! Thanks Kathy.
Maureen Reiss says
Super cute cards!!! I love those penguins!!!
Ginny Getty says
I especially like the HB die card… simple, clean and elegant! Thanks Kathy!
~ginny
RubberMAD
Robin L says
Beautiful cards. I so love snowflakes.
Sandy M says
I like your suggestion to use watercolored paper that doesn’t make it on to a card for die cuts. Great snowflakes.
Lyn U. says
The pink and orange make the holiday cards that much more HAPPY!! Bright and Fun!
Celeste Goff says
What amazing cards Kathy! I love the birthday one especially…so clever how you offset the die cut H and B!
Kathy McCluskey says
Super cute cards! I love that curved die that can be used at the top or the bottom of a card.
AndeaH says
Good morning Kathy. I’m so pleased you joined in the SSS blog hop. You’ve really made these cards look so easy to do (and I know they really wasn’t as easy as you made it look!) love the penguin card also the snowflake oh to yell the truth I love them all lol. TFS. Xx
AndeaH says
**yell = tell. ** lol.
Lacey Igo Gasper says
I love your variety of cards! The snowflakes in the pink and orange are fantastic!
Katherine Dent says
Kathy your cards were very cute. I love the miss you die. I will have a lot of uses for it since I will be away from family for Christmas. The colorful snowflakes were you. Thanks for sharing your inspiration
Shannon says
Absolutley love the watercolored snowflakes! I’ll have to keep my stash of watercolord papers handy for this!
Cynthia Clark says
Love those bright snowflakes!
Cindy says
I love snowflakes. Thanks Kathy for show casing the dies. Love them.
Linda says
Love all your cards!!!
Donna Thompson says
Hi, I’m new to your site & I’m glad I found you! Very pretty cards. It’s fun to see colors other than red and green on holiday cards. I really like the snowflakes in shades of pink and orange–it’s unique and lovely.
Thank you for sharing.
Kathy Racoosin says
Hi Donna! Welcome to my blog and so happy you found me! Yay! Thanks for the kind words! A fun fact … my maiden name is Thompson 🙂 Thanks again
Sally Vega says
Happy HB is now my new favorite die. Love all your cards.
Lagene says
Beautiful cards, I especially love the wonderful snowflakes!
MJ says
All your cards are beautiful but your HB one is my favorite! That die was so so on my list till I saw this card. TFS
Sherry W. says
Aw, thanks, Kathy! A use for all those “not quite ready for prime time” watercolor panels I have around.
Teri S. says
I love the playfulness of your cards Kathy! Wonderful dies.
Ishani says
The cards are gorgeous.. And that penguin’s crown is super cute!
Sheena H says
These cards are so adorable and fun. Thanks for sharing.
Teresa Selby says
Lovely cards! Thanks for sharing how you did the wonderful cards you made. Have a great weekend!
Leanne in Cali says
Such a fun blog hop and release! Thanks for sharing your beautiful creations!!
LeAnne S says
What an ingenious way to use the arched border die!!
Debbie says
I love the penguin crown! What a great idea!
Carol K says
so creative … really like the shaker birthday card and the way you used negative/positive
Candy says
Hi Kathy, I think this is the first time I have seen you make cards that you haven’t coloured!
You have done a fantastic job on these “neutral” cards as you call them. As usual, you have given
us some great ideas :o) Many thanks!
Sue McRae says
Fabulous assortment of card designs! My fave is the snowflake card with those unexpected colors!
Candy says
Live the non traditional co,ors for Christmas
Lisascreativeniche says
Oh how pretty are these?! Love the white penguin on the white card!
StampinLouie says
Kathy as always your cards are so adorable. Thanks for sharing!
Wendy Fisher says
Very beautiful cards. The penguin is too cute!!
Abby says
Great snowflake colors!
Melissa SunshineHoneyBee says
Like the use of vellum and the cute penguins.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Madeline Trainor says
Oh yes, the crown works.
Nick says
I really enjoyed all of your cards. This new release is awesome. There are so many neat dies it is hard to choose which to buy.
Fikreta says
Love it all! Cards are gorgeous!
Dolores says
Great cards, love the dies you choose to work with.
Cecie says
Such cute cards! The penguins are adorable and the snowflakes are so lacey and lovely. Thanks for taking the time to share your talent and ideas with us!
Teresa McK says
Oh my gosh! Your cards are always adorable. You did it again!
Tanya M says
Amazing cards!_
Debbie Garrett says
I love the cute little penguin. You could do so many types of cards with this.
Annalisa says
I really enjoy your cards. You just think about color in a way that I don’t, so your cards are always a pleasant surprise. The light grey penguins, the pink/orange/red snowflakes; it’s a pleasure to see what you come up with. I’m especially happy you used the corbel curved die, because that one jumped out at me, but I haven’t seen many people use it yet. Thank you for sharing your talents with us!
Carol Tripp says
Fun, fun cards! Cute and adorable!
Peggysue says
Love the cute little penguin cards, but all of them are very pretty.
Beth Merrill says
Love the “snowflake hair” on one of the penguins. Very clever to use the die cuts in this manner!
Ericastwilight says
I couldn’t decide if I really needed to get the border dies, (of course I’ll get the penguins) but after seeing all these designs I have to have them all. I love that you did not use traditional colors for the first card, still looks festive and so pretty. Thanks for sharing.
Linda says
I love your artwork and detail to all of your designs
Barbara Hart says
Your cards are so creative! I love how you flipped the HB die to make a more graphic card. Loving the new dies!
Stacey L Palmer says
Wonderful cards. Really love the HB one
Debbie Meyer says
Love these “thinking out of the box” ideas.
Anna says
Love the birthday card! That HB die is the bomb.
Darlene Fellows says
Your cards are so pretty. Love the snowflake crown on the penguin. 🙂
Nichol says
Loving the snowflake dies!
Mary Beth Krakowski says
Love these cards, great!
Virginia says
Very cute cards!
Cindy Aguirre says
Beautiful cards! Love their designs!
Elizabeth says
Love the idea to cut snowflakes from old watercolor backgrounds . Thanks!
Sheila Bacon says
So many great idea…like how you offset the HB and on the card. Reminding people not to throw away pieces that aren’t used in the card as they can be used with die cuts! Quite a variety of cards…kudos to your creativity!!
Ann Kulseth says
Fabulous cards, Kathy. Great inspiration.
Ellen Fisher says
Love how you used the miss you die!
SUSAN KAISER says
So cute! I loved the color palette, as well as the darling penguins and pretty snowflakes. Sigh! I’m gonna have to buy more dies!
Nan says
Beautiful and fun cards! The penguins are too adorable!
Amelia says
Cute & crafty!!
Marianne B in AZ says
You have such a way with color that makes everything you do beautiful! The mix of colors you us on the snowflakes is not something I would have thought to do. I like the soft look the vellum gives to your shaker card. Your cards are always so classy.
Kathy Anstine says
Love the cards and the neutral colors!
Riecy says
Love your cards, especially the snowflake one. And your penguin with the crown is too cute!
Kirsty Vittetoe says
Love…LOVE…. LOVE!!!!
gail says
snowflakes used but not a xmas card, so great
Carole says
I especially like the HB card, and the lovely colours you used. Thanks.
CindyA says
Interesting use of the curved die. It encourages me to try it in a different way. Fun use of the HB die!
Cathy Lillie says
The penguins are adorable and I love the curved dies that you used!
Mirella Rogan says
Oooooh, how adorable are these penguins! And I love your design with the HB to you die cut, also – fantastic with the added dimension!
Cynthia Johnson says
What a wonderful bunch of cards! Those penguins are super cute and the snowflakes are beautiful.
Kristine says
I LOVE the curvy die cut. Oh my goodness so stinking cute.
Pam Lewers says
Cute cards. I really like your Happy Birthday card, what a unique idea.
Aroa says
Marvellous what is to be able to create cards of a form as simple as with the die. Thank you for us demonstrating it. They are precious.
Barb Borja says
I love all of the cards that you made. I especially like the HB card with the offset letters. I think it is very striking.
Manda says
Such lovely cards to show off some of the new dies! I really like your penguin ones!
Christine says
You showcased those dies so well. I love those bright snowflakes
Missy shrontz says
Love how you flipped the Happy Birthday die for that card. Those penguins are too cute! I need to get busy now. Thank you!
Denise Gutshall says
What a lovely set of cards! I love how you showed different ways to use the dies making them a better buy. My favorite is the birthday card but I do love the penguin crown!
MoJo says
The colorful snowflakes are amazing!
Marilyn Martin says
Pink and orange snowflakes; love it!
Janet says
Great new dies, I love what you did with them, beautiful!
Mindy Hook says
The penguin cards are SO adorable. Love how you used neutrals.
Leanne says
Such beautiful dies and cards!
Jennifer Gallagher says
Thanks for sharing all your great cards!
Dolly (scrapthat) says
You outdid yourself Kathy! So many great cards! TFS
Janice Carl says
Love the colorful snowflakes and the twine on the letters
Becky Reynolds says
Kathy, you did think outside your normal box on these cards! And, you nailed it, you little rockstar! These are amazing! You are now the queen of coloring and neutral creations, LOL! Beautiful release, and I love your work!
Charlene H. says
Very pretty snowflakes. Love the non-traditional colors.
Suzi Beyer says
Sweet little penguins, and great borders. They have so many uses.
Dawn-Marie Manning says
such beautiful cards!
Lynne T says
Your cards are always so beautiful and amazing!
Stephanie Savidge says
Love how you added a different twist on the penguins.
Kari Villebrun says
What pretty simple cards, thank you for sharing.
Judi Szyndrowski says
very sweet cards. Well done.
F. Andre says
Your cards are fabulous. The second one with the snowflakes and the eyelet edge is my favourite. Thanks for the technique video.
Sabrina Radican says
What adorable and beautiful cards!!
Denise Ward says
Wow! So many fantastic card ideas!!! There is not one that I don’t like. They are so creative and fun! You really show us how to “think outside the box,” Kathy!!
Patt H. says
LOVE!! All of these cards are fabulous! The clever use of the HB die is perfect & has moved that die to the top of my wish list. I love every one of these stunning creations!
Lynn says
Those snowflakes are pretty amazing – love the crown on the penguin! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us!
Susan Gosman says
Ok now – send me those penguins – STAT!!
Cindy H says
The penguins and colored snowflakes are so adorable.
Theresa N says
Love the pink snowflakes.
Stacy V says
I like your take on using these dies with your cards 🙂 My favourite is the shaker birthday card. It’s so crisp, but I really like the subtle shaker component and the twine to add a kind of Kraft accent to it.
Laura says
Beautiful And great tutorial. Thanks!
Cheri says
Love all your cards, Kathy – very inspirational…..and what a great SSS release!
Judith Jarvis says
Love all the cards that you’ve made. I especially like the muted base colour with a splash of something brighter…gorgeous. Thanks for the inspiration
Corina says
Beautiful cards. I am just loving the snowflake dies. Thank you for sharing
Mary-Anne V. says
so many fabulous cards…love these new dies.
bev p says
Love the “love penguins”, as well as the arched border. But the HB to you really cracked me up. It made me laugh at my recently discovered dyslexia–perfect card for it! (Well, it’s not so recently discovered, but it was after my working life ended. Apparently I taught myself to compensate and just can’t anymore!) Merry Christmas, and thanks for the fun inspiration.
Angela Myhre says
Love your use of non traditional colors. Super cute cards!
Stacey Kowbel says
Fabulous cards! I love the vellum shaker!
JoAnn H says
Great cards
Pam says
Love your cards Kathy!
Terri Mariani says
Great cards!
Cindi Lynch says
Pretty cards. Elegant and fun at the same time.
iris soscia says
Fabulous cards – love the penguin.
Sarah M says
Love your cards!
Rhonda Miller says
These are all fantastic.
Sandy D says
Nice cards, thanks for sharing. This die release has many “must haves”!
Wendy Fisher says
The cards are so pretty and cute!
Charlene Runge says
All of your cards are so stinkin’ cute. Love it all. Thanks for participating in the hop and sharing in your ideas.
Chantal Gommans says
I really love all of your cards. What a great inspiration! Thanks
Gwen says
Beautiful color palette and neutrals! Love the new dies!
Corrinne says
snowflake card!!! woo love it!
Vicki Briggs says
Beautiful cards
Amanda Hays says
Those penguins are adorable!
Arlene Waddell says
Thanks for all the tips and inspiration, I love the pop of colours and you have certainly showcased these awesome dies.
Cindy Welch says
Great cards! The twine around the letters is a wonderful idea!
Parker44 says
The Corbel border die is THE prettiest border die I’ve ever seen. Thanks for the video tutorial of your cards, and I hope you don’t mind a CASE
Pam says
Love these cards & how you used all the pieces leftover for a crown.
kristine Quinn says
I love your cards, you are so very talented!
Johna says
I love the corbel curve die! very nice!
Jeanne Beam says
Beautiful cards as always. Thanks for sharing.
Isabel Z says
Your creations are stunning.
Pam W. says
Love the coloring of the snowflakes! Those penguins are just adorbs 🙂
Starr Patrick says
These cards are so beautiful, thank you for sharing.
Christi Conley says
Those penguins are SO freakin’ cute!!!!
Janet Duncan says
I like the HB card! Thanks for sharing!
Gail Alcorn says
These cards are so cute!
Josakis says
Thanks for sharing your talent
Karthikha Uday says
What a lovely set of creations 🙂 Thanks for sharing with us 🙂
Sue Smith says
Oh my goodness !! I can’t decide which card I love best?? Great cards.
Melissa B. says
Awesome cards Kathy! I’m in love with those snowflakes!
Tina K says
Cute, cute, cute….especially the penguin cards!
Marjorie Dumontier says
That’s such a wonderful set of Christmas cards ! margessw@icloud.com
Laura Zepeda says
I love these so cute!
Janine Kreikemeier says
As always, gorgeous cards! I really want to get the snowflake dies.
Julie B says
What fun cards!
Kim Klinkovsky says
So cute and fun. Love your colors, dies, and design. Just lovely.
Hamutal Shafrir says
Lovely cards! Your snow penguin princess is a darling 🙂
Carla Hundley says
Lovely cards and the
penguins are so cute!
Carla from Utah
Lisa Rutherford says
Such pretty cards!! I especially your snowflake card!
Lisa Rutherford says
Oops. I especially LOVE the snowflake card!
Anna says
All your cards are beautiful. The penguin are so cute!
Carol Love says
So many gorgeous cards with fantastic colours and inspiration!
Rema DeLeeuw says
Love all the fun cards you made!
Heidi says
Love the kraft and white combo with a hint of colour!
Sue Whitacre says
Hi everyone. I’m new to this delightful group of talented people and feel honored to have found you. You can easily see and appreciate the beauty of each skillfully crafted card, but more, you feel the love of creating their art shining brilliantly. ..in snowflakes, and penguins, and thoughts from the heart. Thank you so much for sharing.
Mateja P says
Seriously? Penguin with a crown?! How adorable! 😀
Cheri C says
Really love what you did with these dies. Thanks for sharing.
Jean marmo says
Such wonderful inspiration!
Lori Ellen says
The snowflake card is my favorite! They are all beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
Delia B says
Your cards are so cute. I love the peguin.
Marilynn Solis says
Love the beautiful, colorful snow flakes. As always enjoy your videos greatly.
Tracey Auclair says
That crowned penguin – oh my gosh!!! So cute.
Kathy S says
Fabulous cards. Love the penguins.
amy bishop says
Love the eyelet lace arch on the edge of the card. A really cool embellishment
i can adapt to my other punches/dies. Thanks!
Chantel Figueroa says
Ok I have been waiting for someone else to use those penguins! I am so glad sss has a blog hop because honestly I have blown by the die outlines on sss everytime because I couldn’t get a real feel for the product but once I saw the penguins through these blogs I finally could get a feel for them and I LOVE them! TFS!
Casey Thrush says
I love the miss you snowflake card!!!!!
Pamela Parks says
Wow, what amazing cards! I wish I was rich so I could just buy everything. But of course I’m not, and it will be hard to pick what I can afford. Love everything!
gen g says
beautiful colors and cards!
Kate B says
This is the first time I’ve seen the penguin dies in action, so thanks for showing how they look on a card! Love your cards & color choices!
Sam Alex says
Such a great use of the picture book penguin, I’m going to have to add the penguin to my collection!
Julia D. says
Lovely cards! Really like the Happy Birthday one and the snowflake one!
Carol Casavant says
Love that penguin with the snowflake crown…!!
Sam Burnett says
Love the penguins, and the bright colorful snowflakes! Gorgeous set of cards, all of them. Thank you for sharing and for the inspiration!
Susan Green says
Very nice job on all the cards.
Cindy K says
I love your snowflake card. What a great idea to use the extra pieces for your other card.
Tracy A says
Great cards. I’m loving all the die cutting.
Stef White says
Great cards! I love that edge die as well and am looking forward to seeing more of it!
Laura Peddicord says
Loved all of your cards and learned a little because you showed us how to make some of them. They’re absolutely wonderful! Thank you for sharing!
Jennifer Gallagher says
Love the cards, the little penguin is adorable!
Dayle S says
Wonderfully whimsical cards! Love how you combined dies that really don’t seem like they should go together, but they do in your fabulous cards!
Bonnie Peffer says
Love your cards. The penguins are adorabl & I love the snowflake colors.
Aimee LaCroix-Slocum says
Gorgeous cards! I really love the Miss you card with those great colors
Chiara T. says
Love your cards. They are beautiful
Tricia Ann says
All of your cards are as cute as can be.
Mel H says
I love all of the cards but the happy birthday one is over the top amazing
Judie Attard says
Woooow amazing cards! I love the birthday one with vellum!
Susan R K says
Love all your card designs, The Birthday card is my favorite. Thanks for sharing.
Heather DePasquale says
Just love how you used your dies. The color combos are refreshing. Thanks!
Liisa says
Love the cards. Innovative use of the dies.
Janet Trapp says
Such great cards!! Another great release SSS! God bless!
Lindsey-NY says
Well, I’m not quite feeling the HB die but the rest of the release is a want, want, want problem. Can’t just get one.
Mary MacFadyen says
Lots of lovely inspiration. Partial to the watercolour snow flakes though. Great idea.
Paulette Still says
Beautiful, Kathy!! Love what you did outside of your zone. Xo