A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Saturday 17 March 2018

Cup of Christmas Cheer

Squeaking in at the last minute for Merry Monday's Inspiration Challenge:


I have a great new stamp that seemed perfect for the challenge.


I stamped and watercoloured, trimmed the panel, and popped it up on some Christmas sentiment dp.

Thanks for stopping by!





Supplies:
Stamps - Stamplorations
Ink - Archival Jet Black
Paper - watercolour paper, linen cs, unknown dp
Size - A2
Accessories - Gansai Tambi paints, fun foam



12 comments:

  1. great Christmas image with the sweet cup of hot chocolate Love the DP background :)

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  2. Clever way to use this stamp and the inspiration photo and the lime colour on the background just sets it off x

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  3. such a lovely card...the script bkg is just perfect to help feature this image.
    Cozy, warm and inviting card mf.
    xx Karen

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  4. That image is the perfect choice for the challenge, Susan. You did a wonderful job coloring it and love the sentiment. It's so true too!

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  5. Love your dark red coffee cup and the perfect sentiment. It sure has been the weather for tea or cocoa. TFS my friend. Hugs..

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  6. Nicely done, great sentiment!

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  7. Love that red cup all ready for the holidays! Great job on using some DP.

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  8. Cool cup image & I love the sentiment too, Susan! Perfect on the designer green paper! So glad you could join us at Merry Monday!!

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  9. LOVE the image you used Susan and you watercolours it perfectly!! And the DSP goes fabulously with it! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Merry Monday! 😊

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  10. great image and love the use of the DP behind. I can just seen that Cadbury's flake melt in the the hot chocolate, look yummy :)

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  11. A terrific stamp, and your coloring is lovely. I'll say right off, I envy your watercoloring skills! That sentiment is perfect for the weather so many folks are enduring, and I like the way you've done the script background...the red & green look great together on this card. TFS

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  12. This is a very cool stamp. Love the text in the background and your delicious cuppa'! :) Just catching up on visits and sorry I missed this one earlier. xx

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