Deck The Halls

 Isn't this bear cute? This is one of those stamps that has really stood the test of time. I bought him back in 2010, and here he is, getting his annual inking up o:)

I followed along at Freshly Made Sketches, just flipping the sketch and making one edge a little softer.
After inking, I splattered some water around, and then overlaid a star/snow stencil and used some white paste. The little bear is stamped and coloured with copics.

It's hard to tell on these photos, but I raised that middle panel onto foam tape, so it's much more 3D IRL

Freshly Made Sketches

• Lili of the Valley bear stamp, coloured with copics
• distress oxide - salty ocean
• spellbinders all the stars stencil, with white embossing paste
• sentiment from colorado craft company - on the lookout

Driving Home For Christmas

Will you be driving home for Christmas?
We are lucky this year. With our house move in August, we are now only 5 or 10 minutes away from all the family and they will be coming to us for Christmas dinner. Perfect chaos :o)

I loved using that bright pop of red on this van.
It can be a bit tricky to line up this stamp, so once the red was done (and the brown lines) I coloured the top in with a copic marker. Then I added the tree, garland, and front and rear bumpers.

CAS on Friday Challenge

CHRISTMAS

• the greetery - christmas care-a-van
• sentiment from concord & 9th - tiny trees
• mft inks - poppy, sour apple
• copics / white gel pen

Gnome For The Holidays

Ok, hands up if you have no idea what you're doing with a white, gel pen.
Somewhere, in a parallel universe, there must be a white, gel pen diploma course. I need that course!

I was hoping, when I bought this fall gnome set, that I would be able to use them for Christmas cards. And here they are. I stamped some extra gnomes, so that I could cut out their hands and stick them over what they are carrying.

Inspired By Challenge

• spellbinders - fall gnomes
• candy cane from sugar pea designs -  hey winter
• lights from mama elephant - decorate the tree
• pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle
• mft dienamincs - stitch scallop edges and snow globe sentiments
• ecoline brush pens and copics

Holiday Reindeer Vibes

Hello.
I love this cute, floral stag set, but it does take me forever to put it together. It seemed crazy to just make one card, so I had a little production line going. There was a scary moment, when the dog nearly knocked over my tray, full of tiny die cuts, but I saved it just in time and managed to make four cards.
          

I started by die cutting all my pieces and then assembled the stag and flowers. Then, I used a combination of tape, glue and foam pads to add the stag and floral bouquet onto the die cut panel.

Challenge

Moving Along With The Times

• spellbinders - floral stag
• pinkfresh studio - stitched diamonds coverplate die
• sentiment - wplus9 - heartfelt holidays
• copics / stickles glitter

When The Snow Lay Round About

Hello.
Today's Tip : don't underestimate a set of brown inks. They might not be top of your wish list, or your most exciting purchase, but they are oh so useful. I use mine for everything from little critters, cakes and pastries, to antlers, tree trunks and plant pots - and all sorts in between.

Here, I've used them for my trees and animals.

This is a stamp set I have had for ages, and it's always lovely to get it out again. I stamped the trees on a background panel and then added a 'snowy' hillside. The deer, rabbit and birds were stamped and die cut, then popped up with foam tape. 

Freshly Made Sketches

I rotated the sketch, but hopefully you can still see it.

• wplus9 - winter woodland
• pinkfresh studio inks - warm buff / doe
• distress ink - festive berries
• lawn fawn stitched hillside borders

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Hello. Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween. It rained here - of course it did - but it didn't put off those trick or treaters.

Today I'm sharing this cool 'go girl' card, for a new teenager. 

This was a quick make. It's mostly die cuts, but I did just have to fussy cut and colour, the neck and head. Then I stuck them together and popped my girl up with foam tape. 

Less Is More Challenge

I now there's a big pop of yellow in there, for the hair, but I figured I could get away with that as a 'necessary neutral' Ha ha!

• waffle flower - go girl
• distress ink - salty ocean / festive berries / pickled raspberry
• mama elephant - labeled messages
• copics
• glossy accents