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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Wednesday 3 November 2021

CAS Christmas Critters

It's already time for the last CAS Christmas challenge of the year (we don't run a December challenge)!  Barb is our host and she wants to see cards featuring Christmas Critters.

A good chance for me to use a die and stamp I've never used before!  Love the sweet little mouse with his pile of gifts!

Stamped, watercoloured, bordered with gold shimmer cs that matches the gold paint I used on parts of the image, and a matching gold shimmer die cut sentiment.

Please come and join us at CAS Christmas!  There's lots more inspiration from our wonderful Guest Designer, Valerie (Le Scrap de Vava), and the rest of the Design Team.

I'm also adding my card to:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - "Anything Goes"

NBUS Challenge - "Never Before Used Schtuff"

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - "Christmas Presents"








Supplies:
Stamps - Penny Black
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - watercolour paper, gold and white shimmer cs
Size - mini slimline - 6.25x3.25"
Accessories - watercolour paints, Penny Black "Be Merry" die

21 comments:

  1. Awwww, what a CUTE stamp! Love your watercolor and the shimmer cardstocks. I can really see the white shimmer in the photo. So darling, Susan!

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  2. Great job of watercoloring this sweet little guy with his tall stack of Christmas gifts! Love this image!

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  3. This is a wonderful Christmas Critter, he looks so cute with his pile of pressies ♥ and a great sentiment die.

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  4. What a fun PB stamp and so prettily coloured Susan, and the gold layer and sentiment finish it beautifully. x

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  5. The little mouse is so cute, Susan! The tall stamp image is perfect for the slimline card. Your watercoloring is so pretty and the shimmer of the gold adds festive feelings to the card.
    Hideko xx

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  6. LOVE this adorable image, Susan. Great colouring and love it framed with the gold. xx

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  7. Love your sweet mouse and all his fun and colorful Christmas packages and tree:-) So festive and perfect for the challenge:-) Your gold sentiment and framing are wonderful for your mini slimline CAS Christmas card. TFS my friend. Love and Hugs..Nancy

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  8. That mouse is absolutely ADORABLE Susan...cute, CUTE card!! Love all the gold accents too! Hugs. :0)

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  9. Oh I hope that Christmas mouse is running to bring all of those lovely presents to me!! Lovely water coloring Susan - and pretty touches of gold! xx

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  10. Super cute Christmas critter, Susan ~ I love how he's trying to balance all of those gifts :) Beautiful watercoloring and I love your gold shimmer border! Adorable Christmas card! xx

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  11. Susan, that adorable mouse really has a load of gifts, lucky him! Your water coloring is spot on and I love the bits of gold here and there! Nice touch!

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  12. Super cute card, love the sweet little mouse and his gifts and the most perfect sentiment too Susan x.

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  13. Wonderful mini slimline card. That image is so adorable and you’ve watercolored it up beautifully.
    You should enter this in the Christmas Presents challenge at Sparkles Christmas.
    http://sparklesforumchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/challenge-130-christmas-presents.html

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  14. The little mouse with his pile of gifts is adorable Susan, and beautifully watercoloured. Love the touches of gold, really adds to the festive feel, Cathy x

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  15. Soooo cute your little mouse and its pile of gifts. Love it! Thank you for having me as a Guest Designer this month!

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  16. An adorable image, and perfect for our challenge at Sparkles! Thanks for sharing with us this month.

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  17. So very cute, SUsan - love seeing what all the little mousies get up to in the night, lol. Very sweet coloring for your adorable image! Thanks so much for playing at Sparkles!

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  18. You've taken an adorable image and added elegance with all the gold touches, Susan! Hurray for schimmery Christmas critters and well done with your watercoloring! Thank you for sharing with everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell

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  19. This is really sweet. Thanks for joining my challenge at Sparkles Christmas. Love Dawn x

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  20. Soooo cute! I love your fun image!!
    Thanks for playing along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!!

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  21. Such a cute fun image - thanks for sharing with us at Sparkles Christmas Challenge

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