Son of a nutcracker!

Hello again! 

It's a review weekend at Sweet November Stamps and the team and I are continuing to showcase the new Joyful Gatherings clear release. For my card today I've stamped the NutcrackerTrio onto a mini slimline card front along with the decorative candy canes from the Front Porch Christmas Decor set. I wanted it to lok like they are decorating a fireplace mantle so once they were all colored up I masked them off and used a bunch of winter greenery stamps from my stash to add the pine boughs and berries behind them. I also did a bit of air brushing at the base of the boughs to deepen the green color and better contrasting with the 'fake snow' space that I left at their feet. I think they look like they are ready to come to life on Christmas Eve and battle the rat king, LOL!   :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (NutcrackerTrio and Front Porch Christmas Decor), Inkadinkado (Cool Christmas), My Favorite Things (Winter Greenery) and Ink Road (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Catherine Pooler spruce, Hero Arts forest, Papertrey Ink olive and pure poppy
Pinkfresh Studio mini slimline die
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin/eyes- YR000, E21, E11, E04, R21, RV42/C2
hair- C5, C7, C9/W0, W3, W4
uniforms- Y02, YR23, E47, C1, C3, R14, R17, R27, R59, W3, W4, W6, T5, T7, T9, G14, G46, BG99
candy canes- C1, C3, R24, R29, R89/R14, R17, R27, R59
shadows- W0, W2, W4
berries- R05, R29, E18, YG67

 

Sending you a joyful jingle...

Hello!

I'm over on the Bellarific blog with another Christmas card for this week's Scenic Saturday post. I have always had a soft spot for the sweet little Bundle Girls and as soon as I saw this Bundle Girl Sending a Letter to Santa it was love at first sight.

The Bundle Girl Sending a Letter to Santa image finds this cozy cutie at the mailbox sending a letter to Santa up at the North Pole. Perched atop the mailbox is a curious cardinal taking in the scene. While this stamp is nice and large and can certainly tell the story all on its own, I thought it would be fun to pair Bundle Girl Sending a Letter to Santa with the older Winter Woodland Backdrop. After masking the mailbox and Bundle Girl I positioned the backdrop at the top of the card front. Before stamping it I wiped the ink off of the path running through the center of the scene, leaving an open snowy field in that space instead. The snowy scenery is pretty quick to color and creates a light and rather neutral backdrop so that the festive reds and greens of Bundle Girl's winter wear really stand out. I also added some ric rac trim to her coat to mimic the ric rac die that I used to frame the scene. Once again I found a great sentiment in the Be Merry Sentiment set and I stamped it right in the center of the snowy landscape. I'm really happy with how these stamps came together into a sweet Christmas story.  :)

Stay crafty my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill, Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It 
stamps- Stamping Bella (Bundle Girl Sending a Letter to Santa, Winter Woodland Backdrop and Be Merry Sentiment set)
ink- Memento tuxedo and Versafine onyx black
Hello Bluebird Ric Rac Card die
Hello Bluebird Ric Rac Frame die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
clothes/letter- V20, E50, E40, E81, 0, G20, YG11, BG90, BG93, E34, E57, E47, R24, R27, R29, R89/W00, W0, W2, W3, R27
dirt/road/grass- E31, E43, E44/N3, N4, N5, N7/YG93
snow/sky- B000, B60, BV0000, BV31, BV23/B32
mailbox- E55, E43, E44, C00, C1, C2, C3, C5, R14, R17, R29, R59
trees/stump- E71, E74, E43, E44, E70
pine tree- YG45, G46, BG96, BG99
bird- R05, R17, R27, YR09, T3, T5, T6

A little sparkle...

TGIF! 

In case you missed it, there is a shopping incentive for digi orders still going on at Sweet November Stamps. As part of the Joyful Gatherings release, if you make a digi purchase through November 23rd you will be sent the exclusive Wee Tree Trimmer Peppermint who is wrapping a gift. If your digi purchase is over $10, not only will you get Peppermint but you will also be sent the Wee Tree Trimmers Jingle and Jangle, with their garland ready to decorate the tree. Both of these exclusive digis are designed to work perfectly with the new Wee Tree Trimmers clear set, which is also part of the limited time digi bundle deal also through November 23rd. Once the promotion ends, these two digis will not be available for purchase in the store until next year. So if you want to add a little extra elf cuteness to your Christmas crafting for free, don't miss out on this opportunity.  :)

Toodles!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
digital stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Wee Tree Trimmers Peppermint and Wee Tree Trimmers Jingle and Jangle)
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Wee Tree Trimmers), Mama Elephant (sentiment) and My Favorite Things (Touch of Texture background)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Catherine Pooler macchiato and lime rickey
Hello Bluebird Ric Rac Card die
Hello Bluebird Ric Rac Frame die
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
elf 1 skin/hair- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20/YG11, YG45
elf 2 skin/hair- E21, E13, E23, E04, R20/RV10, RV02, RV34
elf 3 skin/hair- YR000, E21, E11, E04, R20/B00, B12, B14
clothes- W1, C2, C3, R24, R27, R29, R89, YG05, YG17, YG67
garland/ornaments- E50, E41, E43, R35, R37, RV99/Y02, YR23, E47/C1, C2, C5/R46
tree/tree skirt- G14, G46, G29/E40, E43, W1, W3
gifts- C1, C2, C4, YG01, YG03, YG25, Y02, YR23, E47, R14, R17, R59
floor/wall- E31, E53, E44, E43, E44/E41, E42, W3
 

Special Delivery...

Hey, hey!    

With all of the cool vintage post card and postmark stamp sets at Purple Onion Designs, I had to turn at least one of the new images from the Tofu and Friends Holiday Happiness collection into a cheery Christmas faux post card. I quickly settled on Tofu Candy Cane Wishes to be the focal point, coloring this sweet Santa kitty and his mouse pal in traditional Christmas colored attire. I then masked them off and added elements from the Vintage Postcard, Vintage Postcard add-on, Vintage Holiday Postmark and Vintage Christmas and Holiday Postmark sets. To decorate the postage stamp I masked off the edges and inked up just the top of the Christmas tree from the Very Merry Snowglobe stamp. The oversized Merry Christmas sentiment appears to be retired but I like how it makes a bold statement and balances Santa kitty on the other side of the card. :)

Have a good one!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Purple Onion Designs (Tofu Candy Cane Wishes, Very Merry Snowglobe, Vintage Postcard set, Vintage Postcard set add-on, Vintage Holiday Postmark set, Vintage Christmas and Holiday Postmark set and Merry Christmas sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, Papertrey Ink pure poppy and Hero Arts forest
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
cat- V20, E40, E41, E42, W3, R000, R30, E04
clothes- V20, C0, C2, C4, R24, R27, R29, R89, E44, E47, E49, Y02, YR23, E47
candy canes- C0, C1, C2, C3, R14, R17, R29, R59
mouse/scarf- BG000, C3/E41, E42, E43, W3, W5, R30, E04/YG25, YG67
christmas tree- YG25, G46, YG67, Y02, YR23, E47, R24, R27, R29
shadow- N0, N2, N3
background- R01, R11, RV42, R43