Reindeer over Snowflakes

Trying to get some challenges done to inspire my creativity.  Today I'm doing the Jingle Belles "Creatures" challenge.  And the ABC Christmas Challenge "U if for Up in the Air and V is for Vixen (other reindeer okay).

 

 

I created a background by masking off a rectangle, sponging inside it with two shades of blue Distress ink.  Once dry I added the snowflakes with a stencil, embossing paste, and glitter.

 

I stamped and heat embossed the reindeer, then die cut it with the matching die, and glued it onto the background.  Finished with a heat embossed sentiment and popped the panel up on fun foam.

My reindeer really looks like he is leaping up into the air so I think he qualifies for both "U" and "V" in the ABC Christmas Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Stamps - Penny Black reindeer, A Muse sentiment
Ink - Distress Faded Jeans and Chipped Sappire, Distress Oxide Walnut Stain
Paper - white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Memory Box snowflakes stencil, white embossing paste, glitter, clear embossing powder, fun foam

Foliage in a Star

Less is More challenge is asking for "More Than One Type of Foliage".

 

 And it's the end of the month so it's time for the October Rudolph Days "Anything Goes" Christmas card challenge.

I'm trying to clear off my desk so had a look through my scraps so that I could make a card that would qualify for Pixie's Snippets Playground challenge. 

And I used some never-used foliage and mistletoe dies for the NBUS Never Before Used Schtuff challenge.

 

 

 

I die cut the star by setting a smaller die cut inside a larger one and die cutting from a scrap of shimmery gold cs. I die cut the greenery and mistletoe boughs from scraps of smooshed leftovers.

Assembled the star and bunch of greenery on a cream panel, using gold twine to "hang" the star, added a heat embossed sentiment, and popped the panel up with fun foam. Finished off by adding white liquid pearls to the mistletoe berries.

 

I'm hoping to be more regular with my posts going forwards as I'm getting my energy back and starting to feel more creative.

 

 

Supplies:
Stamps - Stampabilities sentiment
Ink - ColorBox Gold
Paper - cream, gold, and white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Spellbinders star dies, TH greenery dies, white liquid pearls, gold embossing powder, gold twine, fun foam

Christmas Pink

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge is "Pink Christmas".  My snowbaby is very happy to be all decked out in pink.

A pretty basic card - stamped, watercoloured, a bit of splatter, a heat embossed sentiment, and a glitter cs border.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Stamps - Penny Black snowbaby, unknown sentiment
Ink - Archival Jet Black, ColorBox gold
Paper - watercolour paper, pink glitter cs, cream cs
Size - A2
Accessories - watercolour paints, gold embossing powder

Thank You, Everyone!

This is a thank you card to thank all of my cardmaking and blogging friends, fellow CAS challenge team members, etc. who sent me wonderful cards to cheer me up and wish me well after my recent heart attack.  It's also one of the first cards I've made this month as my energy and my creativity were pretty non-existent.  (Darnell, thanks for the kick in the butt to get me going!!)

Here are all the wonderful handmade cards I received:

They took pride of place (though I received many lovely store-bought cards as well!).  It is so heart-warming knowing that people care!!

Quick steps for making my thank you card:

• Stamp petunias with white pigment ink and heat emboss with white embossing powder, then watercolour.
• Stamp sentiment with violet ink and heat emboss with clear ep.
• Stamp random bits of script with pale mauve ink and sponge around edges with it.
• Pop up on fun foam.

 

p.s. I'm recuperating well, though it's taking longer than I thought it would.  But I'm up to a daily 50 minute walk that is fine as long as it's on flat ground - inclines and hills are still really hard.  And I allow myself a nice rest with my feet up, a book, and a cup of tea every afternoon.

 

Supplies:
Stamps - Rubbernecker petunias, Wendy Vecchi script stamp, unknown sentiment
Ink - ColorBox white, Distress Milled Lavender and Wilted Violet
Paper - watercolour paper, PTI Vintage Cream cs
Size - 4.25" square
Accessories - watercolour paints, white and clear embossing powders, fun foam

A Peaceful Christmas Bird

There's a new challenge starting today over at CAS Christmas - our host, Christine, is asking for "Christmas Birds".

I decided to go with a dove as I love Christmas cards with "Peace on Earth" as the sentiment and that always seems to go best with a dove.

I put the stamp in my MISTI and coloured it with Gelatos, then lightly spritzed it with water, and stamped it onto watercolour paper.  Because it was in the MISTI, I was able to redo any sections that didn't stamp clearly.  I then stamped the sentiment in a similar ink and fussy cut the image.  I popped it up on fun foam and added it to a linen card base.

Please come and join us at with your clean and simple cards featuring Christmas birds.  For more inspiration, head over to CAS Christmas and check out the cards by the rest of the Design Team and this month's Guest Designer, Anita (Stampin with Anita).

Supplies:
Stamps - Serendipity dove, Northwoods sentiment
Ink - Memento Bahama Blue
Paper - watercolour paper, linen cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Gelatos, fun foam