With a Capital "T"

This post is do to a nudge from my friend.  So thank you friend!  I am like that lazy teenager you try to get out of bed in the morning. But we all know it's been a LONG time since I was a teenager.

I colored Frosty's scarf first and then I thought it looked rather cool to have only his scarf and nose with color.  So I just did a little shading with gray Copic markers and added little dabs of Copic Opaque White.

This Frosty is a QKR Stampede image (digi238901).  He came with a Christmas tree, but I edited it out.  I have no idea where the snowflake stamps came from other than they were a second hand purchase.  The "Thanks" is a modified Silhouette design.  I added 3 red gems to the snowflakes and used some foam dimensionals behind his head and mittens.

I am sending Frosty out to a couple of challenges and hope he comes back with a prize.

QKR Stampede Challenge 276 Snowmen or Snowflakes

Double "D"' Challenge Baby its cold outside

As for me ....

Old Frosty

Does anyone else do this?  I have a images that I've colored up and put aside just because I love to color. That's what happened with Frosty.  I must have colored him a year ago.  You know, I can't remember how he was colored, but I suspect it was with Zip water color markers. 

I think he aged pretty well.  I also think it's appropriate that I used a technique that I've haven't done for at least a year and heat emboss the edges with gold. 

The Spellbinder Sprig Corners die is very old, but a die that I have never used.  The paper and the gems are old, so you could say everything that is old is new again.  If you look closely you can see a few of the Stikles snowflakes that I added.

When I decided to start over with this new blog, I made myself a promise to finish the inside of my cards.  Along with my colored images, I also have many cards with a blank inside.  I have been accused of having a short attention span. 

Carrying on with that theme of using up the old, I found this snowflake die that a friend cut for me long ago.  It was white, so I just heat embossed it with the gold and it just made sense that I should emboss the sentiment too. 

• Stamps - Power Poppy Snowman Digi & Stampabilities Sentiment
• Dies - Our Daily Bread Stitched Rectangles, Spellbinder Sprig Corner & Unknown Snowflake
• Paper - Paper Studio Holiday
• Accessories - Gem Stones

I've got my glitter on. Have you got yours?

Coming Attraction

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

I just love the PXS Santa that I used on my previous post.  The stamp was borrowed from a friend so I decided I would see if I could find one to purchase.  I found this gorgeous PSX stamp and I decided to purchase him instead. Isn't he just gorgeous?

Equally as gorgeous is this Precious Maricke die, Fantastic Flowers. A perfect frame for my new stamp. 

I wanted the poinsettias to pop, so I stamped them twice, fussy cut them and popped them up with dimensional dots.  Liquid Pearls were used to add dimension to the flower centers and the holly berries.

For the inside I used one of favorite Christmas sentiments, Bright With Promise by Stampabilities.  In the corners I used a holly die from Marianne Dies. I sponged them with a Color Box green, added (Copic) red berries and used some small dimensional dots under the branches. 

Santa is the main attraction, but I thought he could use a co-attraction. If you wish, please enjoy Kelly Pickler sing "Santa Baby".

• Stamps - PSX Santa & Stampabilities Bright With Promise
• Die - Preciuous Marieke Fantastic-Flowers & Marianne-Design Creatables Branch
• Paper - White Cardstock, Red Cardstock
• Accessories - Liquid Pearl, Dimensional foam dots.

Santa would like to enter into Diesrus' Challenge #86 Christmas Carols.

I need to make 2 dozen more cards before Christmas.  I better get busy!