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I think Annie and I had the same idea!
Using a little clear top tin she made this Paw Humbug ornament. She cut everything out, put it inside and before she closed it with a ribbon, added a little bit of snow. :)

In this one, I used Little Cora. I cut out some “hills” and covered them with snow. I put a stick-on snowball in her hand and a few tiny ones in the background.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
Top ornament: 8185-G Paw Humbug (kitty with text)
Bottom ornament: 1117-F Look out! Cora’s ready to throw

Pam sent in this great Christmas card along with her Tombow marker coloring directions.

I love how it’s three dimensional and her use of traditional red and green. Oh and that big red bow – wow!

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1178-P Santa’s doggy welcome
8187-D A new squeaky toy…(text)

Georgia made the cutest little gift bags. Wouldn’t you just love to get a Christmas treat in one of these!

eat cake graphics stamps used:
Top bag: 8157-P Magic of Christmas (scene)
Bottom bag: 9031-D Stocking with stripes

Annie created this lovely snowy scene with a couple of skating bears. It feels vintage to me, like an updated Victorian Christmas card – I think because it’s an oval framed with black and the  little pieces of holly.

She said that she colored everything with Copic markers, added glitter glue on the pond and drew the tree. I also asked and she said that the cut out behind the ovals was actually die cut using a Stampin Up Sizzix die.

Oh, and here’s a peek at the inside of the card…

eat cake graphics stamps used:
4026-J Bears can skate too!
8138-E Merry everything (text)

Sometimes I love using little stamps. I have quite a few small toy stamps and have been wanting to use them in a card. I’m really enjoying adding a little stitching to cards lately – especially because I poke the holes and then just follow along. It kind of reminds me when I was a little girl and I used to get those punched sewing cards. As usual I had to add a bit of glitter. :)

eat cake graphics stamps used:
8129-D Have yourself a merry little Christmas (text)
9020-C Tin soldier
9027-C Jack-in-the-box
9033-B Candy cane
9052-C Tiny tree with dots
9053-C Tiny tree with ribbons
9054-C Santa pull toy
9055-C Reindeer pull toy
9056-C Wobbly Santa toy

I wanted to announce the newest addition to the Eat Cake Graphics Design Team, Linda McClain! Welcome Linda!

She sent in this wonderful mitten project – it’s all ONE card! I love the mitten, it looks so snuggly and warm. The first photo (above) is the outside of the card, and this one (below) is the inside.

She also shared her instructions, here’s what she wrote…

Here are a few other tips for making a card like this (brave souls):

1. To make the mitten you can use the new Nestabilities Nested Mittens die cut. So much fun! Hobby Lobby has some lovely embossed felt in their craft isle, and I found the fake fur in their fabric section. You can sew two mittens together with a button-hole stitch so you can slip a dollar or something fun inside it, and then attach the fake fur with fabric glue (Fabri-Tac). The leaf, berry, pine cone, etc., were from a stash of flower picks I dissected for their parts. I have a stash of all the fancy Scrapbooking, archival safe Prima flowers, but I often turn to the fake flower section of Hobby Lobby for unique and cheap flower embellishments. Just pull off what you need from the arrangements and throw the rest away.
2. For the inside, the chipboard frames are from Maya Road. Just paint them with Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint (Peeled Paint) and sponge them with distress inks. The sentiments were printed from my computer and layered under the frames. You can tie the bow to the frame before adhering the sentiment underneath it – a fun way to embellish chipboard frames.
3. To color this adorable image from Eat Cake Graphics, just stamp him onto some Neenah paper and a couple more times on your coordinating pattern paper and paper piece away. I added a little Rock Candy Distress Stickles to the snow as a last thought and love how it came out.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1118-G Hit with snowball (ouch!)

Wanda sent in these darling winter wonderland tags. I love the scallop and the use of red -  the circle around the tag hole, under the scallop and of course the bits she colored in on the stamps. These looks so vintage with the toned down colors and little bits of glitter.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1185-F Susan skates like a pro
5070-B Tiny Tweet (wearing ear muffs)
7058-K Christmas tree

Oh my goodness I think at one time or another we’ve all owed Santa a letter like this. :) 

Meg created this too cute little card and I’m sure Santa will understand.
Here’s Meg’s instructions:

1. I stamped “Sophie Willoughby and her letter” onto Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream and colored with copics. I also stamped her again on a piece of white scrap to cut out and pop up for her letter.
2. I framed her with Waltzingmouses’s Vintage Labels 4 stamped with Papertry Ink Hibiscus ink, die cut with Nesabilities Labels 4, and sponged around the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink.
3. The “note” was a journal card from Echo Park’s Everybody Loves Christmas pack, and the stickers are from the same pack.
4. The background is Papertrey Ink Simply Chartruese, stamped with PTI Polka Dot Basics II in Ripe Avocado ink, then bordered with PTI Hibiscus and Scarlet Jewel cardstock.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1096-F Sophie Willoughby and her letter

Even though the snow is falling this card feels wonderfully warm.

Dagi sent this in and once again her coloring technique adds so much. I love the brown theme – even the sky is not the traditional blue. And could Santa be hiding something in his coat for kitty too?

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1098-K Santa looking down
1099-E James in his winter coat and hat
1100-E Camille in her winter coat
2012-E Marmie’s point of view
7073-N Winter trees

other stamps used:
Speech bubble Hero Arts, Ho! Ho! Ho! Waltzingmouse
For the “Snowflakes” I used the Snow Marker from Marvy.

Well who wouldn’t love this card! Annie created this wonderful gift card holder. And as the outside warns – no peekin’ no pokin’ no shakin’! Well, ok, maybe just a little peekin’. :)

eat cake graphics stamps used:
8123-I No peekin’ no pokin’ (text circle)
8138-E Merry everything (text)

Dagi created this wonderful Christmas card using two stocking stamps, a patterned background and a tiny alphabet.

I love the way she shaded the card, leaving the center lighter to showcase all those stockings. And oh my goodness – they are all cut out and attached to the card! Lovely.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
9031-D Stocking with stripes
9032-D Stocking with patches

other stamps used:
Background Hero Arts, Tiny Alphabet Stampendous

It’s getting to be that time of year! Of course not to take away from Fall by any means, but the chill in the air just makes me want snow and hot cocoa. Meg sent in a Christmas card for her next project. Her use of the black background with the burgundy ribbon and dark green for the sentiment really makes this card look elegant – with a whimsical touch of course. :)

Here’s the instructions Meg sent:

1. I used watercolor crayons and SU markers to paint “Sarah pulls Nicky and Otto”
2. The green Echo Park DP was cut with Nesties Labels 4 and the sentiment is a K&Co rub-on.
3. I used Mojo Monday Sketch #163 and made it a larger size card – 5×7.  The brown DP is also Echo Park.
4. I punched two snowflakes, inked them with PTI Chai, added a button and some twine, and attached it to PTI Scarlet Jewel ribbon.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1115-K Sledding – Sarah pulls Nicky and Otto

Georgia’s in the holiday spirit again. This time she used Billy and Sparky looking out the window. Again I love the black framing she’s done, just really makes the image pop out. And I simply must go to the craft store and get some lime green grosgrain ribbon! I love the added red jingle bell. Wonderful card Georgia!

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1104-J Billy and Sparky at window

Who wouldn’t want Christmas in March with this card! Georgia said while everyone’s making spring and Easter she decided to be different. I love the red backgrounds and the black border just makes everything look so crisp. The little addition of lime green ribbon, just the right finishing touch.

A little side note, when I drew this image it was actually inspired by our cat, Mouse. She showed up on our doorstep and was so sweet. She actually nuzzled up to, at the time, our two big dogs (both over 100 pounds). My husband immediately knew she was here to stay.

Over the years she’s gotten quite grumpy (I’m sure it’s nothing to do with the other three cats that are now here as well), so Paw Humbug is her to a T.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
8185-G Paw Humbug (kitty with text)

Yippeee! Mary Vogel sent this card. I had actually announced these flying mice & cheese in a Halloween flyer, so I was very excited to see them and used for a Christmas card.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
Flying mice & cheese 5065-G
Creatures WERE stirring 8193-E

Thanks Mary!

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