It's that time of year to start thinkin' Christmas

Can you believe it's time to start thinking about Christmas already! Yup, gotta get a jump start and not be "frazzled" the closer it gets to getting your Christmas cards out. Although the colors are not the "traditional colors", we love how they turned out!

My best bud Mary C. took the plunge with me and was not afraid to try new colors, we both loved how they turned out in the end.

I received the new and fabulous "Thinklits" dies today, and, well you know we had to try them out! Yippee, LOVED THEM!!

Here is the first card. Mary and I are really diggin' the new Coastal Cabana and the Smokey Slate color in this combo. The bow was made with the Large oval punch, and a strip of cardstock, which we decided to emboss and love how it turned out.

This card was made using several "new items" from the Holiday Catalog, including the Winter Frost Specialty Paper used here, the fabulous "Festive Flurries Stamp Set AND matching Dies", and ooo lala, what about absolutely stunning "Frosted Finishes Embellisments", SO much prettier in person!

Here is a close up, and you know I love bling bling!

Is this not a totally "fun card"? I mean the new "Thinlits" are to die for and make an ordinary card, "extra-ordinary"!

My totally Fabulous Upline, "Patty Bennett" showed us how we could make the Thinlits a "full size card", and I love it!

There is plenty of room to write a nice message on your card, and still have your stunning card showcased by whoever receives this gem of a card.

This was our 4th and final card. A bit more simple, yet still beautiful enough to send out to family and friends and WOW them.

Did you notice the fabulous "Stylish Striped Textured Embossing Folder" ? Yes, it's in the Holiday Catalog, on page 22, at the top left. If your not looking, you might miss it.

And here is my FF Mary C with all her gorgeous completed cards. I am so glad she absolutely loved them. It was fun having an "intimate card class" tonight. Had time to "catch up"!

So here is a list of all the supplies we used, just in case you are ready to place your order now, before it gets any later in the year. I know you don't want to be caught "not ready" this year, and I am here to help you with all your Stampin' needs!

Goodies Used Tonight:

Stamps: Festive Flurries (W – 131778 or C – 131781) , More Merry Messages (W – 126400 or C – 126402)

Cardstock: Whisper White (100790), Coastal Cabana (131297), Island Indigo (122923), Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper (132341), Foil Sheets (Silver – 132178, Gold – 132622)

Inks: Coastal Cabana (131175), Island Indigo (126986), and Smokey Slate (131179)

Embellishments: Frosted Finishes Embellishments (, Rhinestones Basic Jewels (119246), Large Rhinstone Basic Jewels (129324)

Accessories: Big Shot (113439), Dimensionals (104430), Thinlits (pictured below), Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (132174), Frosted Finishes Embellishments (132150)