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 If you are looking for a virtual card class to "try it out", I highly recommend the Online Card Classes from Jennifer Maguire and Kristina Werner.  They offer optional kits or you can shop your stash.  They offer five days of classes for just $29!!  Here are some of the cards I made from the Be Merry 2024 and 2025 classes (I did purchase the kits from Concord and 9th).

 Each year, after I finish my holiday cards, I put all the unused backgrounds, die cuts, greetings etc in a bin in my holiday supplies drawer.  The next year, I can pull out the elements and make them into cards, which is what I did for these cards- pulling them together mostly from already created elements. Lawn Fawn Snowman with C9 snowflakes and an alcohol ink panel. Te Snowflake foil it, snowman, and greeting TE Gus and Gertie stamp, Lawn Fawn Greeting

 Featuring more "from the desk" cards.  I foiled and stenciled these greetings last year and just pulled them out for some quick cards.  The snowman and script greetings were also in my book of extras. Now that I have all these bits and bobs sorted, I used them so much more!! Here are the coupon pages I use.  I don't put them in binders, just add three rings.  I keep them sorted enough, but it's so nice to stamp extra greetings, file them away, and be able to put my inky fingers on them and use them at a future time. Thank you for using my affiliate link (below) Ad:  https://amzn.to/3YxBZUz All supplies are by Taylored Expressions- except the script words and the green tree, which came from Scrapbook and Cards Today's Holly Jolly one day virtual event.

 Spinning snowflake and an adorable snowman!! All supplies by Taylored Expressions- Salt Water Taffy and Berry Smoothie.

  Ranger Alcohol inks:  citrus, sailboat, patina on mint green glossy cardstock Greeting and flower by Queen and Company Snowman:  Lawn Fawn Snowflakes:  Concord and 9th Greeting:  Pink and Main

More felt stitching with Poshta Designs. These layered snowflakes were stitched for my children and sisters using the Jolly Holiday color story and the Layered Snowflake die.  Each one has 2025 stitched on the back.  

More cards using the Joyful Holiday Kit from Pink and Main.  This kit was for a virtual card class event.  

All supplies by Concord and 9th: Merry Trees Stamp, Die, Stencil by Kristina Werner Ink colors:  Poppy, Cranberry, Evergreen, Parsley  

 Let's Stamp Together Subsciption Kit by Hero Arts.

Meet my newest obsession!!  I'm in love with these quick and easy pumpkins from Posthta Designs.  The dies are designed for sewing, so you just follow the holes.  I created the banner pattern with my cricut machine, and just stitched the pumpkin outline to the fabric before I sewed it together. Dies used:  Harvest Pumpkin  

  Spellbinders knocked this November's Let's Stamp Together Subscription out of the park!! These cute little mugs were easy and cute!

  The pocket above is sized to hold a gift card.

 All products are by Taylored Expressions.  Petal Party Stencil creates six images at a time.

Today, Marines around the world pause to reflect on the illustrius history of the United States Marine Corps.  Founded November 10, 1775, we salute all who serve.   I joined the Marine Corps directly out of college.  I am still in touch with many of the ladies from our initial schooling (Called The Basic School) and we had a reunion in CA last year.  This year I mailed them each this card on the birthday.  The female Marine stamps are new from Magnussen Custom Stamps. Flag background by Taylored Expressions Tall Tales Numbers by Taylored Expessions USMC emblem stamp by Gina K Designs Marine by Magnusson  

  This card used glitter Happy Medium in a tiny zip lock bag to make this "squishy" flower vase jar. For this card, we used three reinkers on a folded baby wipe to make our own ink pad. After I finished stamping the card, I picked. up the "ink pad" and swiped it down some extra card panels to make fun backgrounds. An easier way to do mirror stamping, using a MISTI and new mirror pads by Taylored Expressions.

 So Very Merry virtual card classes from Online Card Classes. Stamps and dies by Kristina Werner for Concord and 9th.  C9 colors:  Sprout, Oceanside, Cranberry, and Evergreen.