Rosemal Christmas

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Challenges:

Jingle Belles - Tic, Tac. Toe board (diagonal Die Cut, Red, Dry Embossing)

Just Us Girls #835 - Use any die (Nordic Bird)

Peace on Earth - ATG Christmas (red bird)

Sparkles #187 Christmas Challenge - Clean & Simple

   

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Rosemal Reflections (Grty)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil, Red Foil

Other:  Rosemal Reflections EF, Capsule Filigree Borders, Nordic Bird die, Tag (all Grtry), Gold EP 

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Snowman Hugs

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I really need to ramp up the Christmas cards now that July is here.

It seems like it comes quicker each year.

I saw a couple of challenges that wanted to see snow and I just happened to have this

stamp in my NBUS box.  So it was the perfect time to get some ink on it.

I stamped with alcohol friendly black ink and colored with my Ohuhu Markers.

I love that they have a brush tip and a bullet tip for those tight spaces!

I used a cloud stencil for the background but then went over it with more ink.

Some chunky Frantage embossing powder helps the feeling of snow falling.

I stamped again with alcohol friendly gray ink.  White it's out, might as well to

get another Christmas card done.

This time I used more green colors than teal and a very light inking in the background.

I embossed some snow on the framing this time.  Sort of a reverse snow globe.

Challenges:

CAS Christmas - Linda is asking for a snowman (I hope it's okay to have more than one.)

NBUS  #88 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Peace on Earth #115 - I was inspired by the bottom right picture on the moodboard

   

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Christmas Time (Nellie Snellen), Merry Up (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Speckled Egg (DI), Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Ohuhu Alcohol Markers, Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS), Stately EF (ret Craft Concepts)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Christmas Time (Nellie Snellen), Merry Up (PB)

Ink:   Memento Gray Flannel, Christmas Pine (GKD), Speckled Egg (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Ohuhu Alcohol Markers, Stitched Circle die (SSS), Kars Snowfall EF (ret Cuttlebug), WOS

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Santa and Rudolph

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I found this image already colored in the package when I was looking 

for something else.

It made me think about the challenge at Peace on Earth.

So they went on a card after some cutting and trying this and that.

The sentiment was cut from the Memory Box Twiggy Alphabet.

I thought I had a Ho ho, ho die, but can't put my hands on it.

Challenges:

Peace on Earth #107 - Inspired by the reindeer

Jingle Belles - Red (I hope there's enough red on this)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Selfies (MFT)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red

Other:  Copics, Circle Dies, Pinewood Planks EF (SU), Twiggy Alphabet dies (MB)

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Velvet Star

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I've had another chance to play with that velvet paper.

I remembered that I had a sheet of similar paper in white that came in a 

kit several years ago.  I put them together and came up with this card.

I was inspired by the Mood Board at the Peace on Earth Challenge.

I love the red and white and spotted those sweet stars in the top right corner.

Originally I was going to cut a red plaid star and discovered the back side of the 

paper would be perfect to hang a star from.  So I went with the velvet paper.

There are already pine branches on the paper but I wanted more so I stamped

some with an old wood mount stamp.

I spent far too much time trying different sentiments and finally gave up and 

went without.  Maybe I'll discover the perfect one before it goes out.  There's a little

bit of time to figure that out.

Challenges:

ABC Christmas:  A is for ATG Christmas, B is for Bright

Peace on Earth #105: Inspired by the Stars in the upper right and the red and white on upper left

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Pine Branch (Inkadinkadoo)

Ink:   Shaded Spruce

Paper:   Kraft, Gray Texture (?), Velvet (AZ & SSS), Patterned Paper (Scrapbook Customs)

Other:  Stitched Star Basic (Dress My Craft), A2 Thin Frames, Linen Thread

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Snowy Baubles

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Challenges:

Inkspirational #359 - Shades of Blue

Jingle Belles - Something old (sentiment) & Something new (ornaments were bought recently)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sentiment (OOB)

Ink:   Encore Silver

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Ice Blue Foil, White Shimmer

Other:  Silver EP, Millbrook Ornament die (MB), Holiday Floral Sway EF (SB)

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Snowman Hugs

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

We finally had a little snowstorm.  It lasted about 10 minutes.

It was so pretty!

Not enough for a snowman so I had to go with paper.

I found some blues in my background box.  I think they were mop ups, but I 

hadn't written down what I did.

I cut an oval and embossed it then swiped some white ink over the raised snowflakes.

This little bundled snowman was a Christmas present.

The layout is Judy's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and the colors from Inkspirational.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #719 - Judy's sketch below

Inkspirational #359 - Visual Prompt-Shades of Blue

Peace on Earth #104 - Snowmen

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Snow Flourish (IO-OOB)

Ink:   Whisper White, Blueberry Bushel 

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media, Watercolor, White Glimmer  

Other:  Capsule Basics die, Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF (Grtry), Bundled Snowman die (SSS), Kars Snow EF (ret Cuttlebug)

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Ribbons and Bows

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Whew!  The cards are in the mail.  Now it's time to do some wrapping.

A while back a friend came to craft and brought this embossing folder.

I don't know if you can see it well, but it embosses all shapes of 

Christmas ornaments.

A wisp of sparkly greenery tied on with a bow wraps this up like a

pretty package.  My BIL used to tie pretty additions onto our packages.

Another ribbon landed on an embossed piece.  I am loving the curls in this

ribbon and the matching stencil adds just the right amount of depth in

the right places.

Challenges:

Double D - Christmas Wrappings

Peace on Earth - Christmas

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  PP Merry & Bright Sentiments foiled (SB)

Ink:   Bundled Sage, Real Red 

Paper:   Soft Seafoam, Neenah Solar White, Gold foil

Other:  Pine Wisp die (Grtry), Fit to be Tied die (Grtry), Wonderful Words die (ret PTI), Ribbon Frame die & stencil (Grtry), Botanicuts Pine Boughs dies (Grtry), Curio Attic Ornaments (Grtry), Quickie Glue Pen, Fine Glitter, Gold Foil

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Gingerbread

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Gingerbread Men always have a place in our Cookie Day routine.

I started making them when our girls were little and they still make an

appearance at Christmas.  The grandchildren had so much fun decorating and seeing 

who could get the most icing and candies on each one!  Now they are "too big" to

decorate gingerbread men so we invite the children next door to come and help us out.

But today, it's gingerbread on a card.

This NBUS Gingerbread Man Embossing Folder with Die arrived a few days ago.

My photo doesn't catch the embossing well, but the background has embossed 

gingerbread men and the little guy in the foreground is also embossed.

I used an embossing pen for the "icing" on the arms and feet, Ultrafine

Sharpies for the details and a blending brush to add color to the die cut.

And last year's gingerbread man wanted to come out and play...

Last year he made an appearance in felt and decorated our Cookie Day aprons.

He's on that embossed background that seems to be camera shy.

I cut him out of Brown Sugar cardstock and brushed some Toffee ink around the

edges.  I used the same ink to stencil some "cracks" over him.  They were too dark

so I swiped him with a sponge dauber that had a little white ink in it.  

Do you remember the story of the Gingerbread Man?  It was a favorite of my girls

when they were little. "Run, run as fast as you can...."

This gingerbread man is celebrating the Peace on Earth Challenge's 100th Challenge.

Congratulations to the dynamic duo of Darlene and Diane who have created and

offer this fantastic challenge!

Challenges:

Inkspirational #355 - Inspired by the gingerbread man on mood board

NBUS #80 - Never Before Used Schtuff (1st gingerbread man die & embossing folder)

Peace on Earth - Inspired by Mood Board

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Baubles (?)

Ink:   Real Red, Gingerbread (SSS)

Paper:   Kraft, Neenah Solar White, Natural (MFT)

Other:  Gingerbread Man EF & Die (SSS), Decorative Sentiment Dies tag(EMD)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Merry Up (PB)

Ink:   Real Red, Memento Toffee Crunch

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Baked Brown Sugar, Real Red

Other:  Gingerbread Man die (SSS), Gingerbread Man EF & Die (SSS), Sweet die (SSS)

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Merry Christmas Snowmen

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This Unity Snowman stamp has been in my NBUS box since last Christmas.

I don't know what took me so long to ink him up.

I stamped with Copic friendly ink and colored with Copic markers.

Then I did him in red.  Very festive.

This time I paper pieced his scarf and gave him a more masculine look.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #800 - Anything goes

Peace on Earth #99 - Anything Christmas goes (didn't use the mood board for inspiration)

NBUS #80 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Something About Christmas (Unity), Holiday Tapestry (GKD)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Cornflower, Poppy Parade, Patterned Paper

Other:  Copics (C00, C1, C3, C10, N3, N5, G46, YG67, R29, B24, B37, YR15, YR18) (C00, C1, C3, C10, N3, N5, R24, $29, YR15, YR18, G46, YG67), Chunky White Frantage (heated from bottom)

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Christmas Tree Cat

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

Christmas is coming at breakneck speed it seems.

The pages of that calendar turn so fast!

A friend came to spend some crafty time with me a little while back and she

brought some of her Christmas toys for me to try.  That's always a lot of fun and a

great way to expand our stash.

I stamped this adorable image and colored it with Copics.

Anybody that's ever had a cat can appreciate their fascination with Christmas trees.

Our cat never tried to climb the tree like this one, but she had a favorite snowflake that

would be on the flour every morning.  We don't have that kitty any longer, but that 

battered snowflake still finds it's place on our Christmas tree with sweet memories

of an old friend.

Challenges:

ABC Christmas - S is for stocking - T is for tree

Peace on Earth #96 - Anything Goes Christmas

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Tree Cat (CC), Splatters (?), sentiment - Prancers (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive, (Wild Wasabi)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Garden Green, (Cherry Cobbler)

Other:  Copics (C00, C0, G24, G20, G14, R29, R39, E99, E27, E19, Y13, Y17, R20)

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