Slapshot Stanley

Heads up people! Stanley is on his out door pond practicing his slapshots! He's pretty good but one may just go awry........ 
I made a little out door scene for Stanley using my version of a Z fold card. 

I coloured Stanley and the trees with alcohol markers and hand fussy cut them. Next I created my card base by cutting a piece of card stock at 5" x 10". I scored one side at 2.5" and folded it. I temporarily placed my snow drifts on the card so I could see how much of an angle to cut off. It is hard to see in the photos but the snow is actually textured and very glittery. I also cut and added some deer in the background just for fun and a snowflake or two. 
Some matching enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Slapshot Stanley, Evergreen Tree 1 and 2 - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Stick On The Ice  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Hello Winter - Echo Park 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, My Creative Time Dies (snow drifts), Twinkle Stickles, Aleene's Glitter Snow, Deer die - Gina Marie Designs, gumdrops - YNS

Spectrum Noir and Copic Markers: RB1 RB2 RB3 IG1 IG3 IG5 W5 BG7 BG10 E31 E34 E37 CG4 DG3 JG6 TB8 BT9 TB9 EB3 EB6 EB5 TN1 EB1 DR1 DR5 DR7 B00

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Oh Deer!

I'm sneaking in with another Christmas card today. I feel like I won't ever get to the end of my "to do" list but "North Pole Reindeer" just had to be coloured and put on a card! 
I paired him with the "Oh Deer" sentiment because yikes - Christmas is just around the corner! and I used the "Gift Of" sentiment inside this fun card fold. 

I coloured the stamp with alcohol markers and added some liquid applique for the snow. After it dried I applied heat and it got nice and puffy and it adds some fun texture to the card. 
I measured, cut and scored the card stock and used some pretty snowflake paper from Carta Bella. Next I stamped the Oh Deer sentiment, added it to matching card stock and added it to the front piece of the card so it looks like a tab. After stamping the inside sentiment I added it to matching card stock and glued it down. A simple berry die cut, ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: North Pole Reindeer, - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Oh Deer, Gift Of  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Christmas Market - Carta Bella

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, liquid applique, ribbon - stash, berry die - Tim Holtz, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: TN4 TN6 TN7 EB1 RB1 RB3 BG5 BG7 BG10 IG1 IG3 IG5 AG1 AG3 AG4

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Waving Snowy Heart

Doesn't this waving snowy just make you smile?!? He is so fun in his heart shape with his big smile and wave. I think he is perfect for sending holiday wishes to family and friends! 
I can't wait to send this card and hopefully bring a smile to their face just as big as Snowy's!

I stepped out of my comfort zone for this card. I gravitate towards the lighter papers in a paper pad and but today I challenged myself to work with one of the darker papers just to shake things up a little in my crafty world.

After colouring this cutie with alcohol markers I hand fussy cut him and popped him up with foam pop dots. The grey on the stamp is silver Wink of Stella and very sparkly in person. 
The large snowflake was cut out using some glitter paper to match the glitter in the heart. I kept my design quite simple for this card because I wanted the focus to be on this adorable stamp.
   A sweet holiday sentiment, ribbon and glitter enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Heart Framed Waving Snowy - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Cozy Season - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Woodland Winter - Bo Bunny, Watercolor Wash - MFT

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, white gel pen, silver Wink of Stella, ribbon - Stampin' Up, glitter enamel dots - Whimsy, large snowflake die - Gina Marie Designs, 3D foam pop dots - Forever In Time

Spectrum Noir Markers: BG7 BG10 LY1 LY3 EB3 EB5

Copics: W5 BG05 BG07 BG09 BG01 CO CO1 R20

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I Believe!

Christmas will be here before we know it and Santa and Rudolph are already meeting to plan a magical Christmas Eve for everyone! 
I think these two "Christmas Pals" spend a lot of time together when it's not Christmas too and are the best of friends! 

After colouring up this cute pair with alcohol markers and hand fussy cutting them I added some bling to Santa's suit with Stickles and Rudolph's wreath bow with Wink of Stella. I set them aside and got my side step card die out and cut the base. Some light blue starry paper was perfect for the background for these two. I added some sparkle to each star with Stickles. 
I had a wood sleigh and reindeer in my stash I made with white acrylic paint and I added some bling to them with a clear sparkle pen (hard to see in the photo). I inked all the paper edges with antique linen distress ink. Some sparkly ribbon, gold bells and gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Christmas Pals - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Bold I Believe - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Classic Christmas - Simple Stories

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, Star Dust Stickles, clear Spectrum Sparkle pen, antique linen distress ink, wood sleigh and reindeer - stash, Gold Wink of Stella, gold bells - stash, My Creative Time die (snow), ribbon - Offray, side step card die - Local King Rubber Stamps, gumdrops - YNS

Spectrum Noir Markers: BG7 BG10 FS9 DG2 DG4 CR9 DR5 DR7 CR7 CR11 RB1 RB2 RB3 EB3 EB6 EB5 EB1 CG4 DG3 JG6

Copics: W5 E00 E11 R20 C0 C01 B00

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Unassembled Snowman Love

I'm popping in today to share some "Snowman Love"! My Mom loves snowmen and has a collection of them that sit on the front window sill every Christmas. I think this stamp is perfect for her card this year. I always love going to her house and seeing what she has added to the collection this year.

This is an A2 size card and was a huge challenge for me because I usually make square cards. I have been watching my dear friend Lora create incredible cards at this size so I wanted to give it a go. You can see the card that inspired me here. Thank you Lora for inspiring me to step outside my comfort zone and just wing it! 

 After colouring up this adorable snowman with alcohol markers I cut him out using a hand stitched rectangle die. I cut my patterned paper pieces from Echo Park to fit and set them aside. Next I took two dotted rectangle dies and cut them to create the frame from the stamp. I glued down all the pieces and added a fun snowman sentiment. Some matching ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp:Snowman Love - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Long Unassembled Border - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Let It Snow - Echo Park

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, white gel pen, ribbon - Stampin' Up, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs, hand stitched rectangle die - Whimsy, dotted rectangle dies - Sizzix

Spectrum Noir Markers: BG5 BG7 BG10 BGR3 BGR4 BGR5 EB3 EB6 EB5 DR1 DR5 DR7 CT1 CT4 GB5 TN1 EB1 MB2 DG2

Copics: C0 R20

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