Christmas Wreath

I don't know about your neighbourhood but some of my neighbours have started putting up their Christmas decorations. 
This week my card was inspired by the outdoor decorations I see going up. There are a lot of people who are putting up lights, blow up a characters and wreaths on their door or on the brick above their garage door.

Inspired by the wreath on the brick look, I decided to design my card with that in mind. For me this is a CAS card design and I have used some non traditional colours for this gorgeous wreath from the High Hopes Rubber Stamps Woodsy Christmas new release. I had to sit on my hands, I find the CAS style quite challenging!  

The stamp is coloured with alcohol markers and hand fussy cut leaving a thin white line. I set it aside and cut a piece of white card stock to the size I needed. I taped it down with painters tape and then placed the brick pattern stencil over top and taped down the corners. London Fog ink was perfect for my brick colour as I wanted it to be kind of subtle so the wreath is the focus. 
Originally, I was going to pop the wreath up on pop dots so I added a silver glitter heart with a piece of thread in the middle. The heart kept sitting sideways so I ended up just gluing everything down. I put my cardstock into my Misti and stamped my sentiment (after I masked off the exclamation mark) and added a silver glitter heart beside it. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Wreath - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Merry Christmas - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, silver Wink Of Stella, silver glitter paper, brick stencil - Whimsy Stamps, London Fog ink - Memento

Spectrum Markers: BT4 BT5 BT9 CR1 CR3 EB6

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Sledding Gnome Fun!

How fun are these sledding gnomes from the Woodsy Christmas new release!
They bring back so many memories of sledding fun from my child hood. We had a huge hill that lead to a ditch that we sledded on. It ended with a "jump" that landed us in the bull rushes, much to my Mom's dismay! My brothers, neighbours and I had many hours of fun! 

After colouring my stamp with alcohol markers, I hand fussy cut it and added some Stickles to their hats and the sleigh front. 
Next I started forming my card base. I used a tutorial from my fellow DT and super talented friend Cheri which she calls a front step easel card. You can find her easy to follow tutorial here
Once my base was cut and scored I added some fun snow banks and trees to the patterned paper and the mountain folds of the base to create my scene.  Some plain and sparkle gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Sledding Gnomes - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Dashing Through The Snow - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Northern Lights - Recollections

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, Twinkle Stickles

Spectrum Markers: FS1 FS2 TN2 TN4 BT3 BT4 BT5 HB1 LV1 HB2 BO2 BO4 B06 CG1 DG2 

10% and 30% Prismacolor pencils for shading

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Wasn't Me Brutus

Anyone else have two pets that blame each other for their shenanigans? 
I had a kitten first and then a puppy. Both of the had their moments with wreaking havoc on my house. They would blame each other and look all innocent when something went wrong. Little did they know, as their personalities came out it was pretty easy to tell who the trouble maker was! 

It is these fun memories that inspired this fun Christmas card, coloured with Prismacolor pencils. 

After some creative masking (the tree stamp has a cat and mouse on it) and stamping, I coloured my stamps with Prismacolour pencils. Brutus is stamped  hand fussy cut and glued down to create my scene.  I cut it out using a notched rectangles die. I set it aside and chose some fun pet themed Christmas patterned paper. Some ribbon, a gold bell and some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Wasn't Me, Brutus - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Cat Did It - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Christmas Pets - Recollections

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, Gold Wink of Stella, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Prismacolor Pencils: Prussian, Kelly, Sap Green, Chocolate, Beige Sienna, Peach Beige, Black Raspberry, Crimson Red, Scarlet Lake, Warm Grey 30%, 70%, 90%, Dark Umber, Dark Brown, Light Umber, Bronze, Pink, Blush Pink, Deco Peach, 20% Cool Grey

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Woodland Noel

How fun are these woodland friends all hanging out in a stocking?!!
When I saw this stamp I knew I wanted to colour it up in some earthy tones and find a way to make it look like these cute friends are hanging from a tree branch. 
What was in my head didn't work out and this card went totally sideways from "the plan" but I am happy with the end result. 

Meet "Woodland Stocking" from the new Woodsy Christmas release!

After colouring these cuties with alcohol markers, I cut it out using an oval die. I chose some matching wood and subtle snowflake paper for my background. The stamp was hand fussy cut leaving a thin white border. Next I cut some matching branches for the top of my oval. I chose not to add a sentiment because I thought the Noel on the stocking was perfect. I added some clear sparkle pen to each letter for a bit of bling. A glitter ribbon bow and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Woodland Stocking - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Winter Wonderland - Simple Stories  

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, Clear Spectrum Sparkle pen, Galena ribbon, foam pop dots - Forever In Time, mini greens die - Tim Holtz, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs, Oval die - Gina Marie Designs 

Spectrum Noir Markers: BG5 BG7 BG10 MB1 MB3 MB4 OR1 TN3 TN6 TN7 GY2 FS8 EB1 TN1 DR6 CR7 DR6 CG1 DG2 YG3 BGR2 BGR3 BGR4 VB2 VB3 

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Winter Stroll

I have a confession to make. Winter really isn't my favourite time of year. There are some beautiful days though - you know the ones... the sun is glistening off the snow, little to no wind, not too cold and a fresh blanket of snow. 
I love to take my dog for a long walk on this type of day! He loves to bury his nose in the snow and run!!

This "perfect" winter day was the inspiration for this weeks card. I mean why wouldn't a bear want to take a stroll in the woods with mountains in the background on a beautiful winter day right?! 

I started today's card by stamping one evergreen tree, masking it off and stamping some of the mountains. I stamped an extra tree and the bear and coloured everything with alcohol markers and fussy cut them. "Snow" was added to the sky with a white gel pen.

 I cut my patterned paper to the sizes I needed and cut the scene was cut with a stitched rectangle die. I added a bit of extra white card stock to the bottom of it for more room. 

Next, I took a hills die and cut out thin strips of card stock and added them to my scene to act as snow drifts. I added the second tree and the bear and stamped my sentiment. Some twine and gumdrops finish off my card. 

At the very end, once everything was glued down I held my breath, grabbed a paint brush and added some glitter snow to the mountain tops and trees. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Bear, Mountains, Winter Evergreen - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Hello Winter - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Let It Snow - Carta Bella  

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, white gel pen, stitched rectangle and oval die - YNS, Aleene's Glitter Snow, twine, gumdrops - YNS 

Spectrum Noir Markers: EB3 EB6 EB5 BG5  BG7 CG4 DG3 JG6 IG1 IG3 BGR3 BGR4

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Our Gnome To Yours

I have someone in my life who loves gnomes and hot chocolate.......so when I saw the newly released "Cocoa Gnome" from the Woodsy Christmas release I knew it would be perfect for their Christmas card. 

After stamping and colouring my stamp with alcohol markers and Prisma pencils, I cut it out using a stitching and pierce mark circle die. I added some stickles to his hat edge and pom pom. Patterned paper from Echo Park was perfect for my card design. All of the patterned paper edges were inked to match my colour scheme. Some sparkly icicles, gumdrops and sparkly ribbon finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Cocoa Gnome - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Gnome To Yours - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Celebrate Winter - Echo Park 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, stitching and pierce mark die - YNS, gumdrops - YNS, enamel dots - Carta Bella, Galena ribbon, Twinkle Stickles 

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS4 TN2 TN4 FS8 MB1 MB2 MB4 CR7 CR11 DR6 TN1 EB1 1B1 1B3 1B2 BT7 IG1

Prismacolor Pencils: 10% french grey, 30% french grey

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You Are The Best

Sometimes you find an image that is just perfect for someone in your life who has done something so kind you want to make them a thank you card.
I am a little late with giving this card so Mum's the word but I made this card for my neighbour. She invited us over for Thanksgiving dinner a few weeks ago since we didn't have anywhere else to go.
She has a black and white bulldog and loves sunflowers so this stamp  is perfect for her! 
She is always doing sweet things for us and sometimes saying thank you isn't enough.

I colored up this super sweet stamp using Prismacolor pencils, cut it out using a stitched circle oval die and added some clouds with a cloud die and ink. Prisma pencils are still very new to me and I still need lots of practice but I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.
Patterned paper from Simple Stories fit perfectly and some cotton lace ribbon and gumdrops finish off my card. 

Stamp: Ollie's Pumpkin Patch - Digi Doodle Studios Digital Stamps

Sentiment: Encouragement Sentiments  - Digi Doodle Studios Digital Stamps
Patterned Paper: Pumpkin Spice - Simple Stories

Stitched oval die - YNS, cotton lace ribbon - stash, gumdrops - YNS, flower - stash, leaf punch - Recollections

Prismcolor Pencils: Pumpkin Orange, Cadium Orange, Yellowed Orange, Spanish Orange, Warm Grey 10%, 30%, 70%, 90%, Black Raspberry, Burnt Ochre, Jasmine, Beige, Goldenrod, Canary Yellow, Marine Green, Olive Green, Limepeel, Pink Rose, Henna

I am entering this card into the DDS Forever Challenge in the Digi Doodle Studios Digital Stamps Facebook group.

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