Stamping Christmas Invitations...

Sometimes we just need a simple, one layer project...

especially when it is an invitation being handed out for

the youth department's Christmas play at church.

I started with an invitation printed off from the computer,

then did some stamping with a stamp positioning tool...

Gradient Sky...

Today's card highlights how to make a ombre effect

for a background for the Bethlehem Edgelit die.

The stars are from the coordinating stamp set. (BUNDLE)

I took a piece of 4 x 5 1/4 inch Whisper White cardstock to make the background.

Hostess Gift Tags...

This year's November activity 

for the the teen group at church

was a progressive dinner. 

We had a great time!

The hosting families did a great job

of making it fun for the kids.

And this year's hostess gift included a fun gift tag!

Poinsettia Card...

It's World Card Making Day!

So, I'm sharing a Christmas card project with you.

This card was suppose to be posted on Thursday, 

but things just got so hectic that I wasn't able to get it all ready until today!

The inside had a little more process to it than normal too! 

Let's Decorate...

my planner layout for this week!

I enjoy taking the time to decorate my planner, the Love Today Planner from Stampin' Up!,

 for my up coming week and wanted to share it with you for today.

I used the new Hearts Come Home stamp set.

It is an adorable set that has an even more adorable die set, Hometown Greetings.

(Bundling is always great = 10% savings over buying individually!)

My stamping got a little more wintery this week...

Not really my intention, I was trying to stick with a fall look,

like my past few weekly layouts have been, 

which I love!

Home in the City...

Welcome to the Anything but the Holidays Blog Hop!

Thank you for visiting me, Amanda Dickson, here at Home Designs by Amanda.

In this blog hop, Stampin' Up! demonstrators are using new product from the just released 2017 Holiday catalog to share ways of using the products that are not holiday in nature.

There is a long list of participants, so a ton of inspiration is awaiting you!