MIM #90 Creating Focal Point Sentiments with Stamps and Dies.

Have a bunch of cards to post for this weeks challenge, so getting right to it.

Betsy Veldman showed us how to use portions of a stamp, and to use dies

to get the sentiment we wanted.

Have to warn all, I have many on an ever growing Christmas list this year,

including 10 precious grandchildren, each of which get one of

grandma's cards!

So many of my cards have a happy, jolly theme (Thank you PapertreyInk!)

First from the new Happiest of Holidays sentiment collection.

Masked off 'Christmas' and put it on the bottom in red.

Holly Jolly has buttons for 'o's', and Winterberry and Candy Cane Christmas dies.

Cardstock: Pinefeather

Just have to tell, the candy berries are the centers of o's I cut out.

I just know there are others who cannot bear to throw away the

extra from die cuts!

Full on shot shows the die cut letters from Modern Alphabet.

One more card for one of my sweeties



Letters cut from Modern Alphabet again, with cork.

I love, love, love, the new Gingerbread Lane set from last month's release.

Hard to see, but there's some 'icing' separating the 2 pattern papers, cut from 'loop de loop'.

Here's another, can you tell, I'm diggin' this technique?

Honestly, had fun doing the card, but not one of my favs.

Next, another card with the sentiment focal point die cut on the bottom.

Hope that counts as 'focal point'.

Fussy cut all those little star lights!

 

Love to hear what you think of these so far.

And a quick thank you to all for encouraging words.

It's so much fun to read!