Oct 09 2008
Sleigh Ride
It’s all loaded up and ready to go and, gosh, I feel like singing a sleighing song!
Today’s card was made with the new Sleigh Ride set from Flourishes. This could be Santa’s sleigh but I was thinking of a country sleigh ride — the morning glittering with frost and the world gone quiet under a blanket of snow. What a fun way to deliver gifts to friends and neighbors. Just bundle up in those mittens, hats, scarves, gloves, leggings, boots, sixteen layers of clothing, three lap robes…okay…it’s easy for me to romanticize a sleigh ride since we rarely get snow on the Oregon coast. Brrrrrr…can you imagine the wind chill? It does sound like a lovely idea, though, doesn’t it?
My sleigh has been paper pieced with the Memory Box Winterberry paper (I would provide a link but it appears to be temporarily sold out) and spruced up for the holidays with one of the bows from the Poinsettia and Boxwood set. The presents from O Christmas Tree were arranged in the paper pieced sleigh before it was mounted on foam tape over the first copper embossed image.
About that Winterberry paper – my entire background scene was created from one sheet in the collection. I stamped the sentiment, also from the Sleigh Ride set, directly on the paper and added Stardust Stickles to the trees and along the hillcrests. That’s absolutely all I did to the background. I’m happy to say there are two more of these same sheets in the collection because I have definite plans for them. All the patterns are just wonderful.
While I had this set out I thought I’d make a few gift tags with some of the smaller images. That’s something I wind up buying every year but now I’m prepared with 18 new tags.
Even though the images are colored, this little project went rather quickly. I mounted the stamps all on the same block for a single stamping on each tag. The To/From stamps are part of the Holiday Greetings set. I never use staples on my ribbon but it was a quick way to attach it and I was trying to keep it simple. These tags will be used by my husband as well as myself and he’d rather not have to fumble around tying ribbon on a package. There’s a small strip of red liner tape on the back of each tag to make it easier for him.
The self-adhesive labels were a little tricky due to slippage and drying time for the ink. I tried Stazon but, oddly, that ink just lifted right off with the stamp. I stamped my labels with Palette Noir and set them aside for a while to dry, then colored the images with fine-tipped Sharpies which dried almost instantly.
That’s it for today! I’ll have more samples with Flourishes’ new releases tomorrow. I must admit I’m loving this year’s Christmas sets. Now through Monday, Oct. 13th, you can discount 10% from your entire Flourishes order if you use the promotion code RSC88. Be sure and visit my Flourishes friends for some beautiful and inspiring samples:
See you again soon! Have a wonderful day!
Well, Leslie, clearly you’ve outdone yourself with this lovely Christmas card. It is so very reminiscent of Currier & Ives. Is that a tiny glimmer of “frost” peeking through from inside the front of the sleigh? I think this will be the Christmas card of my choice for this year. Your work is stunning.
Leslie, the scene you created is gorgeous! Wonderful work! The sleigh is so beautiful! Love all your detailed work! Very cute little tags!
This is one of the most beautiful cards I have seen - just fabulous!
I love the glittering sleigh and snowy hills, thanks for the inspiration.
Your tags are beautiful too.
Wow!! You really out did yourself Leslie!! This is so gorgeous!! I love the scene you’ve created with the glittery slopes:) The sleigh is STUNNING! I love all the tags too. Just gorgeous!!
Leslie, this is absolutely stunning!! Wow!!! I love how you added just a “hint” of sparkle here and there! Wow!!!
I love, love, love the stickled snow topped hills! So cute! The whole card is great! TFS!
What a wonderful imagination you have Leslie…I love the hills and the trees in the background…of course the sleigh is perfectly colored with all of the packages inside too
Magnificent, Leslie! What a beauty, with the perfect touch of sparkle.
The hills and trees are perfect with this sleigh! Love the paper piecing on the sleigh too! And those tags, how fun! Great job, Leslie!
Wow, I love this card and all the attention to the details! You are killing me w/these new Flourishes stamp sets!
Now I see what you mean about us thinking on the same wave length! The paper you used in the sleigh ride card is just PERFECT! I also love the tags you made. Too cute! Now I can’t wait to make some myself!!
Beautiful card. I absolutely love it!
Oh, so pretty. Great background you created for a snowy card. Love the tags you made with the ribbon and tape already attached-neat idea. tfs
Leslie, this card is BEE-U-TEE-FUL, girl! LOVE the rolling hills, trees, and that gorgeous, sparkling sleigh! The tags are just perfect too! Fabulous job!!!
Wow, Leslie, this card is over-the-top! I love it! So creative and sparkly! I especially love the tags!
Leslie, all your work is so gorgeous.
This is so gorgeous and professional-looking, Leslie!! WOW!!! And what super little tags you’ve created with those adorable smaller images!! LOVE it all!!
Wow, this is absolutely gorgeous!!! I love the image, the sparkle, the DP, the paper-piecing and the sentiment! All gorgeous!
Very pretty!
Such a beautiful card! I love this new set and of course you made a stunning card as usual!!! Love your work!
Wow! This is such a beautiful card! Love the glittery snow and trees and sleigh. Stunning!
IT’S SO CUTE I LOVE IT
Wow– how very beautiful! I love this heartwarming scene– just gorgeous!
The sleigh ride card may just be the most
beautiful hand-made Christmas card that
I have ever seen! WOW!
Am going to have to buy that set!!!
Oh my what a lovely and elegant holiday card. I would love to find this card in my mail box. I love the colors TFS.
Debbie/Phx AZ
GORGEOUS!! I love your decorated sleigh!! And your snow scene is fantastic. Then there’s the charming gift tags!! Love it all!!
WOW!! Your sleigh card is just amazing!! The sleigh is just gorgeous and I love how you did the scenic background - beautiful!! Love the tags too! Thanks so much for sharing all your beautiful art!
This is one of the prettiest Christmas cards I have seen! I love the paper pieced sleigh and your snowy, glittery hills.
Your card is simply gorgeous and I love your tags! Love the snowy background on your card!
WOW — your sleigh scene is just stunning — and what a piece of paper — amazingly beautiful and you certainly used it to it’s utmost!!! Just LOVE your sleigh full of gifts and your little gift tags are just adorable. I usually do a ton each year but have not yet even thought of it — but I will now — TFS!!!
wow leslie, what a stunning card, love the snow filled hills and great idea with the tags.
Leslie I love this card. It is so glittery and I do love the glitz. Your tags are also great. I love the idea of the stapled ribbon….good one.
Heather
What a beautiful Winter scene!
Wow, this card is an absolute winner! Just gorgeous. Great job also on the tags. I’ve recently been making tags for a craft fair!
Wow, just beautiful! I love the card with all the glittery “snow”! The tags are great, too…I had better get busy and get some done myself…so pretty!
Beautiful holiday card! So love the paper piecing and the gold embossing, such a neat effect having sparkle on the trees and hills!
That paper is perfect for your sleigh! It looks so pretty and I love the added glitter and paper piecing.
Wow! Your sleigh ride card is so beautiful! It’s so hard to believe that the background is just one sheet of paper. You certainly dressed it up beautifully! Love those adorable little tags too. Yep. I always end up buying mine!
WOW! Move over Hallmark!! This is stunning, beautiful, elegant, brilliant, amazing and I like it too!!
Oh Leslie! This is just stunning!! The trees, snow, and your sleigh is just beautiful. Your little tags are so cute. Beautifully done my friend.
What a gorgeous scene and sleigh.. truly fabulous, Leslie. And I love the little tags. What a great idea to stamp them on the self-adhesive labels!
You never stop amazing me! This card is just so beautiful! I would love to have your talent of looking at blank paper and seeing that!
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Beautiful scene, love your paper pieced sliegh…it is a wonderful Christmas scene!
WOW Leslie your card and tags are beautiful! It is such a treat coming to your Blog! LOVE the gorgeous design on the card and sparkle!
Stamping hugs,
Jennifer
Breathtakingly beautemous! I love the scene & the trees. Unbelievable!!! :O)
What a gorgeous sleigh and the whole card just sings Winter Wonderland! Love it.
This sleigh is just too darned pretty! I love the paper piecing and the presents. And there you go again with that Winterberry paper. It did make a fabulous background. I’ve also wondered about how a sleigh ride would really feel on a cold Wintry day. Linda
I love the sleigh and what you did with it!! The entire card is simply gorgeous!!
Oh my gosh! That sleigh is beautiful! I love all the sparkles you’ve added!
I don’t think Ive seen a more beautiful Christmas card.
I would LOVE to case this for MY Christmas card but I know my card will never look like YOUR card….VEEEEEEEEEEEEEERY NICE
love it
Oh Leslie! Your sleigh scene is just beautiful!! Especially after reading about all the sets you brought together to create it - without looking at the stamp set, I had assumed that was all one image. I love how you paper pieced the sleigh and then put it on the embossed image. And that background is amazing - how very cool that it’s just your DP with Stickles!! And - great tags too.