Fleece Navidad

Hi there,

I created this fun Llama Christmas Card for the Stamping-Fairies Facebook Group:

• stamp one of the Llamas from the My Favorite Things Happy Llamadays set with Versafine Clair Pinecone onto a piece of Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock
• color the image with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• cut out a frame using two of the Tim Holtz Stitched Rectangles dies
• create a shaker element with the help of a piece of acetate and double-sided foam adhesive
• fill the shaker element with coarse glitter and close it with a piece of patterned paper from the Lawn Fawn Snow Day 6x6 paper pad
• stamp the sentiment from the same stamp set with Versamark onto the acetate and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• adhere the shaker element to an off-white cardbase

Have a christmasy day.

Hugs,

Warm Hands, Warm Hearts

Hi there,

we are starting a new TAGplorations Challenge over on the STAMPlorations Blog and this time it's all about Christmas and the optional twist is Glitter:

• cut out one of the CUTplorations Manila Tags from watercolor cardstock
• stamp the cup and the santa hat from the STAMPlorations Big Christmas Cups set and the sentiment from the STAMPlorations Warm Hands, Warm Hearts set with Versafine Clair Morning Mist
• color the image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens, Distress Markers and a damp watercolor brush
• add some splatters with Mister Hueys Gold and dye a piece of torn seam binding with the leftover spray before threading it through the hole of the tag

And here is the version of my daughter Emily (8):

Have a wonderful Christmas Time.

Hugs,

Fa La La La Llamas

Hi there,

I created this Christmas Card using the new Gerda Steiner Designs Fa-La-La-La-Llamas:

• cut out Dotted Scallop Circle around the Gerda Steiner Designs Fa-La-La-La-Llamas to make it look like an ornament
• color the image with Inktense Pencils and a damp watercolor brush
• add highlights and details with a white gel pen 
• use white Liquid Applique on the rims and the pompoms of the hats and Nuvo Crystal Glaze on the ornaments and the lights for more dimension and texture
• add color to the sentiment strip from the same digital stamp set with Distress Oxide Ink Iced Spruce
• layer the circle onto patterned paper from the Crate Paper Bundled up 6x6 paper pad
• use felt to create a little bow at the top and natural twine as a little hanger

Have a christmasy day.

Hugs,

Christmas Reindeer

Hi there,

I created this sweet reindeer Christmas card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut a stitched panel from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock and stamp the adorable Gerda Steiner Designs Little Reindeer with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Kalligraphie im Dezember with that same brown ink
• color the image with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• add a strip of red glitter paper and a strip of patterned paper from the ModaScrap XMas Vintage Collection to the left side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a christmasy day.

Hugs,

O Christmas Tree ...

Hi there,

we are starting a new Mixed Media Challenge over on the STAMPlorations Blog and this is my very christmasy creation:

• color a wooden tree with teal acrylic paint
• apply Prima Marketing Platinum Crackle Paste through the ARTplorations Oh my Stars! stencil and Texture Paste through the ARTplorations Holly Background stencil
• let this dry thoroughly - I actually left it over night
• add shading with Distress Ink Hickory Smoke and a Mini Ink Blending Tool
• color the holly leaves and berries with Derwent Inktense Pencils and a damp watercolor brush
• add snowflake splatters with watered-down white acrylic paint
• now you can stick little fairy lights through the holes and have a wonderful Christmas decoration

I can't wait to see your creations in the gallery.

Hugs,