Holiday Poinsettias

Wow, today I have another beautiful card from Kittie Caracciolo using the new Winter Papers. She is so talented with her flower creations and this is the third in her series of Poinsettia cards. I just LOVE this one with the 3 exquisite poinsettias and greenery. But I especially like the added design feature of the window. Of course, she has a wonderful tutorial on making this project also on her blog.

This card is so inviting for the Holidays and it really says Christmas:) In addition, this is an anniversary card for Kittie and she is offering some very nice Blog Candy if you comment on her Blog. So be sure to hop over and comment!

Cardinal and Pine

Cardinals are my favorite winter bird (well truthfully I love chickadees too) their red is so perfect for use on many backgrounds. And they all say "Holidays" even without the words. They stand out so beautifully on a cool winter's walk in the woods as well.

Michelle Oatman has created a wonderful rich design using a cardinal stamp and our Snowflake papers. Her colors are perfect with the buttons and ribbon and I love the placement of the Cardinal on this pattern. Michelle has such great attention to detail in her designs! I hope you enjoy this design as much as I do:)

Here is my stamp design for Stampavie's 2012  Winter Collection of a Cardinal for this years collection. I hope you like it!

xxxTina

Adorable Snowflakes and Buttons

I love this new design from Michelle Oatman's blog created for the High Hopes Challenge titled "Snowflakes and Buttons". First, it's the design and colors, second, the way she used the new "Snowflakes" Winter Card Making Papers is just gorgeous! Designers amaze me, how Michelle brought together these separate pieces so quickly and made such a wonderful image is wonderful:)

The blue buttons and ribbon with the way she used the papers are perfect. Using both for the main Christmas red background and then used the light blue star patterned paper as a border with the dark blue paper similar to the buttons as well as the gray edge of the card. And then, tying it all together with the blue gray ribbon.

I especially like the way she reversed the color of the snow patterned papers on the inside. Putting the red stripe of paper on the light blue is perfect!

Thanks Michelle!

xxxTina

Beautiful Card Designs

First, our thoughts and prayers for anyone affected by the storm, we will be watching and thinking of you. Hope you all our safe! We have been fortunate here where we have had only cold winds and some rain.
I wanted to post a couple very sweet designs by my friends Kittie Caracciolo and Michelle Oatman:)
They are wonderful designers and friends and have created 2 beautiful designs using our new Winter Card Making Papers. I can't say enough how much I appreciate these beautiful designs.

Here is Kittie's stylish and festive which she made adding a beautiful paper poinsettia.  She has a great description on creating the card as well as a wonderful tutorial on how to make the Poinsettia and Pine on her blog at http://kittiekraft.typepad.com/kittiekraft/.

Next is just such a sweet card design by Michelle Oatman. Hers uses a High Hopes Stamp and is wonderfully colored using Copics Markers with the Winter papers. Michelle has a wonderful blog describing how she made the card and as always extras, such as her antiques and animals that are always fun to see:)

Hope you like these as much as I have!

xxxTina

Tina Wenke Cardmaking Papers

Enter our First Giveaway of our NEW Winter Card Making Papers! We've added a couple
of my Stampavie stamps just for fun, too:) There's 12 festive pages with 4 6x6 designs on
each page. These and more holiday products are available at the 2012 Tina Wenke Holiday Store.
To enter just "Like" and "Share" on my Facebook page . We'll choose a random winner after Friday, November 1, Midnight.
Sorry, North American residents only for now:(

xxxTina

P.S. Hi everyone, the Tina Wenke Store only sells the papers and not the stamps. Sorry for any confusion:( But, you can still win these with the Giveaway!

More Tina Wenke New Winter Stamps:)

Hi everyone,

I thought I'd show you some more of the new collection for winter from Stampavie.
These were so much fun to design and draw I can't wait to share all twenty with you!
Each one has a special place in my heart because I always love to draw from Holiday
memories of my own children who are now grown. Also, winter critters are my
absolute favorite critters of all.

"Cardinal on Pine Branch" I did not know, there are no Cardinals in France.

They are one of my favorite birds since they stay all through the winter:)

  

"Feeding Winter Birds" This little girl reminds me of my daughter Sarah, 

all warm in her new winter coat.

"Mouse With Stocking" This little guy makes me think of Christmas Eve,

all warm and cozy, waiting for Santa to arrive;)

xxxTina