Yes, my friends, it is Christmas in September, too!

If anyone gets upset about me sharing Christmas cards before Christmas just walk away, because the holidays will be arriving before we know it and I have a huge goal set for myself!  I've made many that I won't share but today's cards are just too cute not to 'show and tell!' lol

The first four cards feature one of the many sets I ordered from the latest Penny Black release - I wanted them all but needless to say I couldn't have them all!  Their Tiny Tinsel characters stole my heart and there are four characters in that set - woo hoo!  Each image was stamped onto Canson watercolor cardstock with Memento Toffee Crunch ink - which I'm thrilled to finally find at SSS - and watercolor painted with Distress re-inkers.  I have my eye on a few of those new Penny Black watercolor inks but can wait.

Ready?  Let's go...

sentiment and 'tree' from PB Merry Boughs; PB Double Frames 

I 'built a house' so I could add the Santa Mouse climbing into its snowy roof, 

and climbing into the chimney!

So much going on that I saved the sentiment for the inside =]

SSS Falling Stars die c. 2013 in the MFT Steel grey back panel.

PB Tiny Tinsel sentiment; PB Merry Boughs tree

I really dug deep to find this cute little mailbox from Reverse Confetti - no longer in business.

PB Frosty Hops for the holly branch. MFT Flurry of Love by S. Yakula for my 

sentiment, and their Wonky Stitched Rectangle dies.  

There was lots of Stickle snow added to each card where appropriate - for some reason it doesn't seem like Christmas without it!

Just when you think I MUST BE DONE - no.  I was inspired by a card made by Jody Morrow for Pinkfresh Studio.  You'll find it HERE - you won't be surprised that it was the pink that pulled my heart strings.  Here is my take on Jody's gorgeous card for Christmas... I'll give you the closeup first - look closely and you'll see tone-on-tone stamping on those old EH Modern Christmas holly leaves cut from SU! Evening Evergreen cardstock.  The pink is so pale - but I promise it's there - Bazzill wasn't kidding when they named it PALE ROSE.  debossed with an old PFS die ...

Decorated with enamel dots and a heart, topped with a SSS bow.

This sentiment is also from that old EH Modern Christmas set - I always loved that font.

And because the leaves were calling, one more for my friends at Four Seasons: Fall 2025

HB Autumn Splendor cover die; EH Autumn Acorns; gold pearls; and another

sentiment from MFT's Flurry of Love by S. Yakula.  All topped with another SSS Pretty bow.

Okay - all that AND the laundry is [almost] done!  Phew.

=] Michele