Christmas Gnome

 You probably wouldn't guess that I am in love with gnomes! Snowmen are my 1st love and gnomes are a close 2nd. 

I'm entering my Christmas Gnome in the Double D's latest Challenge, "Christmas in July"

Of course, I had to use my Silhouette Cameo to cut out this handsome guy.  I cut the gnome and garland separately and used dimensional dots. I also used dimensional dots to pop up the snowflake die. 

I have found a lead pencil works the best to define his beard. I used Copics and Copic Opaque White to give a little dimension to the dots on his hat. 

Recipe:

Star JamLines (Digi)

White and green cardstock
Craft Smith Crystal Frost cardstock
Memory Box Scattered Snowflake Frame
Silhouette Cameo
Copics & Copic Opaque White
Lead pencil

Noel

Would you believe I found this stamp in the garage. Several years ago I put it in with some stuff I planned to put in a rummage sale. Well, the rummage sale never happened, and I am so happy it didn't.
I diluted Nuvo Indian Gold Embellishment Mousse with water and painted parts of the letters. I used Copics to color everything else. The mistletoe berries are brush painted with Copic Opaque White. I used red Nuvo Crystal Drops on the holly berries.
This Marianne die turned out to be the perfect frame for this beautiful stamp.  I decided to frame the die in black. I cut a die in black and scanned it into my Silhouette Cameo. I used the offset function to make it slightly larger than the die. Taking a step further, I then manipulated the scanned image to make the card the same shape as the the die. Now you may think that was a lot of work and it was. But I have saved the design for future use. I love how this turned out and plan on making several more. 

On the inside I framed this beautiful digital sentiment with black.
The stars were cut into the white with a Memory Box die and accented with a white jewel.
I am submitting my Noel to these challenges:

Double "D" Challenges - Focus on Sentiment
Wordart Wednesday - Weeks 405-407 Anything Goes

Supply List:

Stamps -   PSX Noel
                 Unknown Digital Sentiment
Dies -        Marianne frame 

                  Memory Box stars
                  Silhouette Cameo
Mediums - Nuvo Embellisment & Drops, Copics, Copic White                          Opaque

Holiday Hugs

Funny story.. A good friend who will remain nameless, accidentally bought 2 of this, oh so cute, Stamping Bella so she gave me this one.

It's been awhile so I decided to get back up on that proverbial horse and make a card. This cute stamp kind of did the trick for me.

Too make it even more interesting, I checked out one of my favorite challenge blogs, Double "D" Challenges and by adding some bling to the background and dotting the "i" with a red gem, I am able to enter this weeks challenge Pearls, Gems or Rhinestones

Pearls, Gems or Rhinestones

I even finished off the inside and decorated the envelope. (Patting myself on the back right now!)

 

Products:

Copic Markers & Copic Opaque White 

Stamping Bella "Frida Loves Frosty" (eb580)

Snow flakes - Stampin Up
Clear gems and (1) red gem

Candy Cane Frames and "Holiday Hugs" - Silhouette Designs

Inside sentiment -  Not sure, maybe Just Ink Lined 

Star die on the inside - Memory Box

Rounding Up

Remember when we were all excited about our first circle and square dies? OMG, I could actually cut a circle or square in the middle of the card without that without a knife and template (which I never mastered).  Now I have so many dies and I've totally forgotten about my circles and squares.

I have used my old and circle die and the really fancy scallop circle die to frame Santa. This is a very old PSX Santa Stamp that belongs to a friend and if she every wants to get rid of it, I would take it off her hands in a minute. 

Isn't he just gorgeous?  There is another PSX Santa on Ebay that I have my eye on. Woops! It just jumped into my cart.

I made this one an easel card.

Copic Markers colored him up.

He has a lot of sparkle

                                 
                                         Stamps 

                                                    PSX - Santa
                                                    Paper Trey Ink - Sentement

                                        Dies
                                                    Cheery Lynn Lace Corner #B162
                                                    Cheery Lynn Holly Corner #B184
                                                    Memory Box Curled Ribbon  
                                                    Memory Box Small & Large Blooming Poinsettia 
                                                    Spellbinder Circle Die
                                                    Spellbinder Scalloped Circle Die
                                                    Spellbinder Reflective Moment 

                                       Accents
                                                    White Pearls
                                                     Diamond Stickles
                                                     Wink of Stella

Where's the "Pretty Paper" you say.  Well, white paper is pretty too.  And red. And Green.

I would like to enter my card in the Double D's Here Comes Santa Claus Challenge.

Dallas Cowgirl

My youngest son is a Dallas Cowboy fan, so when I saw this QKR Digi #16004 I just new she was a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader. 

 I brought the image into the Silhouette Cameo, printed then cut her out.  I colored her up with Copic markers B34, C3, E000, E00, E41, R02, T8 & Y21. 

The sentiment was PC generated and I used one of the Memory Box Stitched Clouds to cut it out and placed a couple more clouds in the background. I added the pink tree on the side, which was cut with Memory Box's Love Branch.  

For the background I used paper from a Molly and Rex 6X6 pad that I think was purchased at Michael's. I embossed the square frame a Memory Box Stitched Square die. I used another pretty print behind it from that same pad for additional interest. 

I can't believe I did this, but I cut the front background in the middle of the 6X6 paper which allowed me to use it on the inside.(Happy accident)!  

I used a Paper Trey Ink rick-rack die at the bottom.  The sentiments are Penny Black (top) and
Hampton Art (bottom). 

And this is where I got my Inspiration.

I Think my granddaughter Emmy was about 3 when this was taken.

I am entering this little angel in QKR Stampede Challenge #268 Angels.