Christmas Wishes

I am supposed to be making a 4 year old girls birthday card.... no ideas, so I've a Christmas card instead..  The theme at Merry Monday challenge #261 is Add an Ornament to your card. I stamped, gold embossed and coloured my ornaments with Distress Inks, then fussy cut them.  I chose this dark maroon DP as a background and sponged the edges to blend with the card base, then stamped and gold embossed my sentiment.  I cut two pine sprigs in green card and mounted my ornaments with a gold thread hanger.
I think the ornaments look rich and vibrant on the dark background so I am also posting to ABC Christmas Challenge 'U' and 'V'  -- 'V' for Vibrant.  Thanks for taking a peek

 

U for Unlimited, V for Vibrant

Merry Christmas

This makes three Christmas cards in a row and I'm so pleased that I've been making them all year because the stash is looking good.  This stamped tree is from my stash and I've used Distress Oxides to paint it  with a bit of glitter gel pen for the garland. I sponged the edges and used some DP for the back layer to suit the sketch at Merry Monday challenge #260.  To finish I stamped and embossed my sentiment and fussy cut and mounted with foam tape.  I am also playing along at ABC Christmas challenge for October - letter 'U' and 'V' -  I'm using 'U' - Unlimited for this card and Happy World Cardmaking Day at Simon Says Stamp.  Thanks for taking a peek
 

U for Unlimited, V for Vibrant

Merry Christmas

A Christmas card to add to my stash today, I used the theme Add a Christmas Tree at Merry Monday challenge #259 and with my gold embossed tree and silver embossed text background I am also playing along at Jingles Belles - include embossing on your card.  This has to be the busiest card I've made in ages... just kept adding and I now agree - less is more sometimes.  I am also posting to Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Christmas theme.
Anyway I stamped my tree twice in Distress Ink and then once with Versamark and heat embossed in gold. Then I masked the trees and silver embossed the background and edges.  To finish I used an orangey brown layer on a green card, added some gems and silver threads.  Thanks for taking a peek

Simon Says: Christmas

 

Embossing Around the Christmas Tree

Christmas Wishes

Last card for the day for Merry Monday #257 challenge - Add a decorated card to your card using texture, bling and die cuts.... Also for the Christmas Card Throwdown colour challenge - Pink, Red and Green.
For texture I embossed the back panel and smooched it with white ink to highlight the raised areas. I die cut my stitched tag and overstamped it with script stamp. Then Stamped my stocking twice.. on green card for the stocking and on white card for the top - used Brushos to colour my images and fussy cut. To finish I added some threads for the tie, a few pink gems and a stamped sentiment.  Thanks for taking a peek


 

Jingle All the Way

Quite a productive weekend at my desk and happy to be adding a couple more cards to my Christmas stash.  Merry Monday challenge #256 - card based on a Holiday Movie.. I've chosen Jingle All the Way mainly because I had a stamp for the sentiment.  As an appropriate image I used this Santa and Sleigh silhouette stamp and this background panel from my stash using the Bokeh technique...I had stenciled some stars but decided to also added a few glittery die cut ones to finish.  Thanks for taking a peek

 

Wishing You Joy

A Christmas card for a change this time.... this one is for Merry Monday challenge #255 - Joy.  I stamped this Christmas tree image in navy on white card so the snow looks quite good - to add a lift I coloured the baubles with Twinkling H2Os and also added some green under the snow for the branches. Used a dark red back panel to bring out the colours and also to display my die cut 'JOY'.  I attached to a white card and added a stamped sentiment and mini snowflake. I am also posting to Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge #14 - Anything Goes and Addicted to stamps Challenge - Christmas.  Thanks for taking a peek

Wishing You the Joys of the Season

Of course Robins would have to be a favourite bird for me from a very young age seeing as I'm Robyn too... so I do enjoy putting a wee red Robin on a card.  I stamped, coloured and fussy cut my bird image. Then created my scene with a masked sponged snowy skyline sprinkled with water to achieve some falling snow and then stamped on some pine branches in green Distress Inks. To finish I layered my panel on red, foam taped on my Robin, tied on a red bow and stamped my sentiment.
I am playing along with ABC Christmas challenge - P, Q, and R - -  R for Red on my card. Also posting to Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge #12 - Anything Goes and Merry Monday Christmas Christmas in July Summer Link Up - I'm casing challenge #219 - Use a bird on your card.   Thanks for taking a peek

P Q and R for People, Quick and or Red

Challenge # 12 - Anything Christmas Goes

2nd Annual "Christmas in July Summer Link-Up!"

Wishing you a Magical Christmas

Can't believe I have just made three Christmas cards in a row, but I do so like to be all done with my Christmas card making by mid Nov, so I can get them sent off by December.
This card is for the Jingles Belles challenge - Here comes Santa Claus.... to include a santa on your card.  I had this one leftover from last year, a lovely old stamp that I'd inked with maroon - so I decided to add some depth to the image and softly coloured some of it with pencils, also added some white gel and silver gel pen on his glasses and the stars.  I layered the panel to dark maroon and blue onto a white card and added a stamped sentiment with a snowflake and gem to finish.  I am also going to post this to Merry Monday - Christmas in July Summer Link-up.... I had to go way back to early last year for a challenge featuring 'Santa'

Merry Monday #190 {Santa!}

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Here comes SANTA CLAUS

 

On Christmas night ...

 Today I have another Christmas card to add to my stash which I'm happy to say is looking good especially with 21 weeks to go.  I am playing along with House Mouse and Friends challenge #246 - Christmas in July, Just Us Girls week 404 - Use something old &/or new, and Simon Says Monday challenge - You've Got the Edge - have your project draw your eye to the edge.
I used a very old House Mouse stamp, and stamped my image three times so I could do a little bit of paper-tolling to add some interest to the card. I coloured my images with Brushos and then fussy cut them out and used foam tape to mount them.  I chose this designer paper so I could cut around some of the berries and cone and slip my panel under to give some interest to the edge. Then I layered onto deep red card and checked paper to match the ribbon on the dp to create a frame. I used a new die to cut a couple of pine cones, coloured them and adhered dark brown card to the back and attached them with a matching bow.  To finish I added some shine to the candle stick with silver gel pen and gold inference powder around the flame.  I am also posting to Watercooler Wednesday challenge WWC129 - All About Christmas and to  Merry Monday - Christmas in July Summer Link-up - as inspiration challenge #246

Merry Monday #246 {The Night Before Christmas}

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You’ve Got The Edge 

HMFMC #246 Christmas In July

   

I had to add this photo which I took by my winder and thought it looked lovely with the sunlight on it.