Encre, papier, ciseaux: Personalizing Kits - Merry Little Christmas SS kit

Simply Stamped kits are great for beginners because they include all of the supplies you need to get started and everything is cut and ready to go. That being said, those kits are perfect for more advanced stampers as well because they still allow you to create cards easily but those kits can be jacked up to make them more interesting for a more seasoned stampers.

Let me show you how I used the Merry Little Christmas SS kit to make a series of personalized cards.

When I attended my friend's stamping retreat, I was a little puzzled as to what to pack. I wanted to have enough stuff to create freely, while still not pinning the house to my car, so one of the things I decided to pack with me was the Merry Little Christmas kit and it is what I pulled out first when I got to the retreat. It allowed me to work with a limited number of ink colors and I was able to create various look by simple changing the stamps I was using and adding either stamping or dry embossing to the background of my cards. I also used the envelope liners as Designer paper to give myself more design possibilities, and I used embellishments from my stash to add pizzazz to the finished cards.