Christmas Friends Sneak Peek Day 5

merry MERRY Christmas!

Well, I am so excited that Christmas Friends will be releasing with Papertrey Ink TOMORROW!

Christmas Friends: Retails at $24

I am sure you have seen some fun and versatile projects on the blogs! I am so excited about PTI's incredible release this month! Wow! It's going to be great!

Here are a few last bits of creativity to inspire you with this set.

In honor of the craft that got me into this amazing industry, I made a scrapbooking page using the Christmas Friends stamps. These pages were from Christmas 2007, my son's first Christmas. So, the scrapbookers out there should appreciate this. And all of you who enjoy pictures of super cute babies, then this should make you smile, too!

Here are my two favorite boys! You will notice the starts have made a nice festive and magical trim at the top of the page. I also distressed the 12x12 page with black ink to give it the glowed edge that we often see in photography these days.

I created a lovely background of ornaments. I really like having multiple chains hanging which gives a vertical eye line and makes you imagine so many more ornaments in the background.

I love the sparkly gold chipboard letters to give some holiday sparkle. The PTI scarlet jewel ribbon and ink could not have matched the artsy paper more perfectly.

I like the gold chain hanging to match the stars and then have the popped up ornament and bow. The turtle doves reminded me of the amazing relationship I have with my precious son.

Aside from showing off my son's twinkling eyes, this shows the lovely frame created with gold ink and the awesome stars from Christmas Friends.

Cruise and Crop!

ALSO, one last card to share which was actually designed for the Cruise and Crop New England/Canada cruise in Sept. 2009. If you haven't check out Cruise and Crop yet, the link is up top on the right. There are some great cruises with celebrity names already planned for 2010! Don't miss it!

This card featured my feathered friends the turtle doves with a bright color scheme. The PTI hibiscus burst cardstock and ink matched up beautifully with the PTI Dark Chocolate ink.

MAKING IT YOUR OWN: I love how you can make the ornaments different colors or use glitter or embossing powder to make them pop. You can really give it as personal a touch as your own Christmas tree.

For more fun inspiration for Christmas Friends...

• Check out Nichole Heady's beautiful sneek peak!
• Get fresh ideas from Annabelle O'Malley
• Becky Oehlers has a fabulous spin on these stamps, too!

Nothing But Grace,

Tiffany