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

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!   

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.