Sunday, November 26, 2023

Everything is new at Christmas!

I for one will be so happy to get through this season of Black Friday sales - since I have so many wonderful Christmas sets that only get used once a year, I feel they are 'like new' each time I use them!  

Take this darling Warmest Wishes set from Papertrey Ink that has been around for YEARS - I could only find the dies in their shop so perhaps they have discontinued it... such a shame!


I adore it simply stamped in black - so CAS and sweet, right?
Perfect for this:




I'm quite sure I bought the set because of this wonderful Polar Bear - Tom's favorite.
Dressed in this Nordic sweater, he can stand the coldest of snowy days!
I 'free-handed' a little iceberg for him and out came the Stickles - 'tis the season!

One of these is heading over to Just us Girls for challenge #707 - their last of the year!  A bittersweet ending as Elizabeth, Lisa, and Nancy are saying goodbye - thanks for the years and years of fabulous inspiration, ladies - and thanks to Bobby for this great circle design challenge!

=] Michele 

26 comments:

lostinpaper said...

YES! The clean lines are perfect for this set and I adore them too...especially that polar bear (though you know me, I would have been tempted to colour that jumper/sweater for sure)!

LeAnne said...

So sweet....especially in black and white. That little bear is definitely stylin' in his sweater!

Lisa Petrella said...

I love your wintery CAS cards, Michele!!! Keeping those images black and white is brilliant!!!

Karen said...

These are wonderful! It's one of my favorite sets too, and one I haven't pulled out this year!

Vicki Dutcher said...

How adorable are these! Good thing we keep our oldies huh?! Thanks for joining in at JUGS 😊

Marcia Hill said...

I love this set too Michele and also bought it for the polar bear and his snazzy sweater, but that fox is pretty cute all done up in black & white! Two great cards my friend!! Hugs. 😊❤️

Lisa Elton said...

Two perfectly cute cards! Love the sentiment on the first and the big guy sporting his Christmas sweater on the second! So happy to spot one in our JUGs gallery!

Leslie Miller said...

I absolutely 1000 times over adore these simple cards! Why, oh why, can I not get the hang of it. What cute stamps. You know how to pick 'em, Michele!

Jeanne said...

Beautiful CAS cards, Michele. That polar bear in the sweater is awesome. :)

HilaryJane said...

Such sweet and so amazingly CAS cards. I see the polar bear in his jumper made it to the jugs gallery. Good choice xx

donna mikasa said...

I MAY have this stamp/die set, too and it's NBUS for me as well. Love how you used it in a circle and so simple in black and white.

Bobby said...

Two fabulous CAS cards, Michele. I love the simplicity of the first one in black and white and Mr. Bear is handsome in his fair isle sweater. Thanks for sharing him with us at Just Us Girls.

JoAnn said...

Two great CAS cards Michele. Love the cute polar bear.
I agree with the great Christmas stamps & dies we have that we only get to use once a year. I love making Christmas cards.
Have a wonderful week.

Bonnie said...

So perfectly CAS, Michele! Love the simplicity of the black line art on white! And I'm loving this sweet bear and the icy icebergs!

Linda Callahan said...

CAS perfection in every way! And I love how the sentiment is framed! Lovely cards!

nancy littrell said...

OMG..Two Absolutely Adorable Clean and Simple Christmas card designs, my creative friend. Love your black and white color combos too. We are home after our relaxing 5 day trailer camping trip to one of our beautiful South Western Oregon Coast State Parks and only 1 hr and 15 mins from home:-) Now to catch up and get back to finishing Christmas cards:-) Happy Holidays, dear friend. Love and Hugs..Nancy

TK said...

Two fantastic and CAS cards, which happen to pretty in a circle too!

Carol said...

Great cards with the adorable scenes in a circle, while being so clean and simple! Love them both! Thanks for sharing your fab ards with us this week at Just Us Girls!

Cat Craig said...

Both cards are fabulous, Michele. I to love the polar bear.

Rajani Rehana said...

Great blog

Karren said...

Beautifully CAS cards, Michele! The black and white one is just classic and the polar bear is too cute.

Papercraft Boutique said...

So beautifully CAS, Michele! I would have never thought that the simple black image and sentiment on white look this sweet.
The lavender snowy sky is so pretty, and your free-handed sparkly iceberg is just perfect for the adorable polar bear.
Love both cards!
Hideko xx

Greta said...

2 adorable cards! You show CAS is an art form!

baileyrosy.com said...

Two fabulous cas creations I just love the polar bear and his sweater but the clever iceberg is just amazing clever you. Now where did I put my stickles.....

Marie

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

Both of these are so wonderful. CAS delights. The polar bear has stolen my heart though. Love the snowy circle in the background.

Kim S said...

I haven't had that set out for years - and your cards are definitely going into my inspiration files to inspired me to bring it out next year!