After numerous attempts at cards this year I decided on this simple design. I fell in love with the reindeer die cuts from Tim Holtz when I first saw them and they definitely did not disappoint.

The snow drifts were created using the Sizzlit Decorative Strip "Abstract". The star was cut using a Paddle Punch die.

The background paper was something I've had in my stash for years. Unfortunately I only had enough for half a dozen cards so the rest were contructed using plain navy blue card with some punched snow flakes.

I'm pretty sure the local supermarket still has this card in stock but it's been snowing so much I didn't have a chance to get there.

The Glitter card stock is from the Craft Barn.

A going away card for friends who are leaving Luxembourg.

The inside reads "The place won't be the same without you".

I cut a circle as a moon mask and created a background using distress inks. The house and fence are from Tim Holtz's line of Sizzix dies of course. The windows and door were backed with old book text and then coated with crackle glaze.

Some Male Cards.

A friend of mine asked if I could make her some male cards, so I thought I would get these out of the way so I can concentrate on Christmas AS SOON AS MY REINDEER IN FLIGHT DIE ARRIVES. It was dispatched from the U.K. over a week ago - I sure hope it arrives today.

The Happy Birthday card as stamped with a range of stamps from the Non Sequitur stamp set Time and Space and a Crafty Individuals Script stamp. I stamped with black archival ink and used Chipped Sapphire and Crushed Olive distress inks for a bit of colour. The punch is from Marth Stewart - it's from the punch around the page series but I can't recall the name now.

The two images on the Journey card were stamped on alcohol inked backgrounds. They were both from Stempelwinkel - bought at Wiesbaden last month. I found many quotes about journies on the internet but I thought this one would appeal most to my friend. She is Swedish as was Dag Hammarsköld - a remarkable man from what I have read of him and by him.