Reindeer Games

Hold onto your hats... you may need to blink a few times with this one :o)  I've paired some bright and busy Bo Bunny papers with my favourite Art Impressions Christmas stamp from this year's collection: Reindeer Games (Sku#4351).  She is a fun gal, so bright and busy works just fine.  Funny sidenote about my son (who just turned 18); other than the standard "Mom, Dad, cat and bat"...one of the very first words he learned to spell when he was 3 or 4 in kindergarten, was "reindeer".  Yep.  I don't even think it was the holiday season, and I'm pretty sure that he could barely hold a pencil, but he could spell reindeer.

I especially love her little speech bubble, because she's definitely hollerin' at someone.  Here's a closeup:

 

Patterned paper is Elf Magic, Bo Bunny; Cardstock is Kraft & White Daisy, CTMH; Ink is Tuxedo Black, Memento; Copic Markers; Martha Stewart Baker's Twine; Stamp set is Reindeer Games, Art Impressions.

CAS Christmas Joy

For a lot of people, CAS means even 'cleaner' than this - but here is my version of Clean & Simple.  No stamping today, just two lovely Memory Box dies, a bow & jingle bells.  I'm a few hours too late for the Dynamic Duos colour challenge this week, but I've used their colours as my inspiration:

Cardstock is Tulip, Cotton Candy, Pear & White Daisy, all CTMH; Joy Script die and Tupelo Circle die, Memory Box; Twine is American Crafts, Ribbon & jingle bells, Michaels.

 

A Square Mojo card

I used the square option from this week's Mojo Monday sketch, and had fun distressing the edges of my papers - I don't do it very often!  I pulled out some Tim Holtz distress glitter and added it around the edges of my pieces, too.  My second generation grey snowflake has disappeared in the photo!  It's quite pale, and is behind the sentiment (it's there, really!).  I've used today's Colour Throwdown colours as well:

Patterned papers are Very Merry Christmas, Echo Park; Cardstock is Grey Flannel & White Daisy, CTMH; Stamp set is Frosted WOTG, CTMH; Inks are Grey Flannel & New England Ivy, CTMH; Olive Waxy Flax, CTMH; Tim Holtz Distress Glitter.

 

Caroling Tots

It's my day to post on the Art Impressions blog!

I have a soft & sparkly Christmas card for you today, featuring the sweet Caroling Tots (Sku#T307) stamp:

 

You can barely tell that I have sprinkled chunky glitter all across the icicle border, on the snowflakes and in and around the carolers - but it is quite soft & sparkly in person!  The sentiment is Bright with Joy (Sku#H4078)

Don't forget that our Gobble T'il You Wobble Challenge (cards with movement) is on for an extra week due to the Thanksgiving holiday, so you still have plenty of time to join in! 

Happy stamping, everyone!  And a very Happy Thanksgiving, too!

 

 



Retro Sketches #91 & Inspired By #97

Just getting this one posted before midnight!  I used a combo of two challenges tonight, Laurel's pretty Inspired By photo for colour inspiration, paired with the Retro Sketch:

Not the best photo... the yellow is much warmer in person...and I've added chunky glitter to the white stars and in and around the sentiment.  I'm also going to enter this into the November Diva Dare on the Verve blog which is to use a common shape on your card.

Patterned papers are Aspen; Cardstock is Outdoor Denim & Creme Brulee; Ink is Outdoor Denim - all Close To My Heart; Stamp set is Peace on Earth, Verve;  Seeing Stars dies, Taylored Expressions.

 

 

Always Grateful

I've used one of the trees from CTMH's Always Grateful stamp set, along with a sentiment from last year's Pear & Partridge WOTG to make two cards tonight (both the same!).  The papers are from the Sparkle and Shine pack:

Patterned papers are Sparkle & Shine; Cardstock is Slate & White Daisy; Stamp sets are Always Grateful & Pear & Partridge; Inks are Juniper and Slate; Sparkle trim - all Close To My Heart.

Another Santa's Helper

This is my second card this week, using Santa's Helper - Eunice!  And strangely enough... it's my third card using the Mojo Monday sketch?!  Yep, it just seems to work with everything I'm touching this week...

Patterned papers are So This is Christmas, Carta Bella; Cardstock is Kraft, Cranberry & White Daisy, CTMH; Ink is Tuxedo Black, Memento and Cranberry, CTMH; Ruby Chevron ribbon, CTMH; Stamp sets are Santa's Helper - Eunice, Art Impressions and Perfect Fit Holidays, CTMH; Copic Markers.