Christmas Wishes

I think I'm just about Christmas themed out....
but I have a tag/card today inspired by Loll (below) on Day 11 of her Twelve Tags of Christmas event...I'm too late to post but have enjoyed making lots of tags.
I am posting this tag to four challenges... Stamplorations Sketch and Theme November challenge - Stamps & Tags.  To Happy Little Stampers Christmas November challenge - Optional Twist -Tags, Happy Little Stampers Watercolour November challenge - Optional Twist -Tags, and lastly Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies November challenge.
First I die cut my tag shape and then used part of a Tim Holtz die to cut my diamond shapes. Next I created a panel using DOX in Antique Linen and Seedless Preserves and lots of water smooched on my plastic work sheet.  When it was dry I spritzed it with Perfect Pearls to give it that lovely sparkly finish.  I stamped my poinsettia flower in Frayed Burlap DOX on this panel and roughly cut out the image. I added a very small touch of DOX to add depth to the flower and leaves and used the rest of the smooched panel as background to my diamond cut outs. To finish I stamped my sentiment and heat embossed it in silver and added a bow - then framed the tag of a pink panel on white card. Thanks for taking a peek

 

    

Peace, Love and Joy

A lovely gold and white card from Kimberley for us to case at Muse: Christmas Visions 84. - I was inspired with the ornament and sentiment for my card.
I die cut a Christmas bauble in gold and then smooched it with Versamark and sprinkled on some glittery gold embossing powder which has given the die cut a lovely sparkle.  I used the embossing powder also for my sentiment that I layered on the gold paper.  To lift it I edge my front panel in gold ink and curved off the corners to match the sentiment. To finish I added a ribbon bow and hanger. I am also posting to Happy Little Stamper Christmas September challenge - optional twist - Sparkle. Thanks for taking a peek

  

Christmas Wishes for You

I used this background paper on a card earlier this week and in the same pack was this Christmas tree - so I cut around it and added some "Sparkly" glitter stars. I am playing along with "S" - Sketch from ABC Christmas challenge - S - find a current sketch and link to it.  - This sketch is from Christmas Card Throwdown challenge which I am also going to post to. Happy Little Stampers September Christmas challenge is add some "Sparkle" so I am also playing along here.  To finish my card I added some navy and red ribbon and a stamped sentiment.  Thanks for taking a peek

 

S for Sketch, T for Trio

Merry Christmas

Today I managed to combine four Christmas challenge in one card....I found some lovely designer paper for my background in shades of blue for the Merry Monday #251 - challenge Monochromatic Blue and decided to use the die cut Christmas trees landscape with tree being the optional twist at Happy Little Stampers Christmas June Challenge.  I used a white die cut stitched rectangle to frame it then for the Jingles Belles - Oh HOLE-y Night challenge I cut a 'window' in some navy card which I 3D mounted to frame it all again.  I stamped and silver embossed my sentiment sideways on the navy and to finished added a two layer snowflake and embellished my trees with white and blue pearls... using my ' Pearl Stash' for the 52 (Christmas) card challenge.  Thanks for taking a peek

Oh HOLE-y Night

  

May the Music of Christmas warm your Heart

A quiet Good Friday here at my house with my men heading off to visit our parents for a week...so I've pretty much had a relaxing day. And found some time to make this vintage style Christmas card for a couple of challenges.  The April theme at 52 (Christmas) Card challenge is Musical Notation and Happy Little Stampers April Christmas challenge would like some Embossing.
I found this great piece of designer paper in a pad and some matching card to layer it onto. I decided to decorate one edge with some lace and ribbon and to finish I stamped and embossed my sentiment onto banner with sponged edges and then added some die cut foliage in three shades of green and added three little burgundy pearls.  I am also posting to Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge #3 - Anything Goes.  Thanks for taking a peek

    

Challenge # 3

Merry Christrmas

I used the colours burgundy, lime and cream for this Christmas card - used my Misti to stamp the tree in three shades of green and then added some die cut  mini, shiny gold stars. After I layered the card panels I wrapped some burgundy ribbon and a bow to bottom and decided to stamp my sentiment sideways for a change. I am combining four challenges.... Jingle Belles - Bling, add some sparkly and shine, Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge - Anything Goes, Happy Little Stampers Christmas March challenge with optional twist - a Star, 52 (Christmas) Card Throw Down colour challenge. Thanks for taking a peek

BLING! on the Holidays

    

Joy

Well it's way too hot to be outside 36C but I'm not complaining other areas in the state are well into the 40sC and then there is reported snow on the high peaks in Tasmania - stupid weather, anyway I'm happy to be at my desk in the cool.  This card is for this months Muse: Christmas Visions 77 - casing Chriss's card below and as I've included Holly in my design I'm posting to Happy Little Stampers February Christmas challenge with the optional twist of Holly.  The die cut metallic 'Joy' on Chriss card took my eye and the all over floral pattern for the background.  I have been delving in my DP "piles" and decided to use this gorgeous all over holly paper for my background. Then my set of alphabet dies are way to small to show up nicely on the paper - so I just hand cut them from metallic green card  (lucky there's only three letters) and then cut a few holly leaves and finished them off with some pearl "berries".  Thanks for taking a peek

  

Joy to the World

Today I'm posting a Christmas card to Rudoph Days January  Anything Goes challenge also Happy Little Stampers Christmas challenge - optional 'Joy' and ABC Christmas challenge A & B - Something beginning with B ; my 'B' is for Bauble

First I made my Christmas bauble by die cutting a circle of metallic red card and then embossing it - this is cool because you get to place the circle to make best use of the embossing. Then I used the end of a tag die to cut the bauble top in gold metallic.  I decorated the bauble with a small stamped poinsettia and die cut leaves and the word JOY.  I decided to use this smooched gold reinker background on a white and finally stamped the sentiment.  Thanks for taking a peek

'B is for Something Beginning with B'

January, 2017 Rudolph Days Challenge

Joy

This week Darnell encouraged us to use our colored pencils on her NBUS #8 challenge and I found with them sitting on my desk I started colouring in other images.... and this cute bird stamp has become a little Robin.  I decided to keep is clean and simple - so chose this embossing folder for the background.  Then added some die cut foliage and a contrasting die cut sentiment to finish. I'm posting to Happy Little Stampers Christmas challenge - Anything Goes with an Optional Twist - JOY. Also to Happy Little Stamper - Anything Goes with Dies challenge.

    

Christmas Wishes

This card is so unusual for me as it doesn't have a stamped image just the sentiment.  I created the background panel with a lovely Christmas swirl embossing folder and chose to just insert the top and bottom in to the folder. Then I dug out a very old Kaleidacolour ink pad and using a brayer applied the ink to the raised sections of the embossing. Then I used the brayer to colour some diecut swirls and a snowflake. I positioned these around the stamped sentiment panel and finished off the card with some gems.  I am posting to 52 (Christmas) Card Throwdown - use embossing, and the Happy Little Stampers October Christmas challenge who also have the theme - Embossing. Then as I've used dies on my card I am also posting to Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies.  Thanks for taking a peek