Christmas is Coming...

I have a simple Christmas card to share today...featuring a little pup from the 'Wintertime Cheer' set by Penny Black. I stamped him on to watercolour paper, along with a Lili of the Valley sentiment, then coloured him using watercolour pencils. For the backing, I used a piece of tree covered paper from the 'Krafty Christmas' pad by Love to Craft at Poundland. I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen...matting my layers on to some co-ordinating pieces of red card.

Challenges for this card:

• A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes
• Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - Anything Goes
• The Holly & the Ivy - Anything Christmas Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Sanford the Birthday Boy Stuffie

Today's card features a Stamping Bella image called 'Sanford the Birthday Boy Stuffie', which I stamped on to watercolour paper, and coloured using watercolour pencils. I paired it with papers from a Christmas pad called 'Let it Snow' by Love to Craft at Poundland. I distressed all fo the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the Rachelle Anne Miller 'Soar' set by Crafter's Companion.

Challenges for this card:

• C.R.A.F.T. - Birthday
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday - Birthdays
• Penny Black & More - Men & Boys
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Animal Fun

Lamb & Mistletoe

I have another simple little Christmas card to share today...featuring a Penny Black image that has been in my box of images for absolutely ages. It's called 'Lamb & Mistletoe' and was sent to me in an image swap back before I started my blog...which means it's been waiting to be coloured for at least 12 years! I think what was putting me off, was that it had been stamped onto pearlised card...but my watercolour pencils worked ok. I used a sheet of paper from the 'Krafty Christmas' pad by Love to Craft (from Poundland) for a simple background...adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes
• C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Rudolph Days - Anything Christmas Goes

'Tis the Season

Today's card is a Christmas one, featuring die cuts rather than a stamped image for a change. I used my Lawn Fawn 'Stitched Hillside Borders' die to cut a couple of 'snow drifts' from snippets of white card, then layered them in front of a piece of spotty/snowy paper from the 'Let it Snow' pad by Love to Craft (found at Poundland). The reindeer was cut from kraft card using one of the dies from the 'Winter Wonderland' set by Tim Holtz/Sizzix, and the sentiment stamp is from the 'Letter It - Christmas' set by Ranger.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes (optional 'Something to look forward to' - Christmas!)
• Happy Little Stampers (Christmas) - Anything Christmas Goes (Optional 'Festive Animals')
• Happy Little Stampers (Dies) - Anything Goes with Dies
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Create a Scene