Warmest Christmas Thoughts

Hello and Welcome

I hope you preparations for the holidays is going well.

There never seems to be enough time though.

Anyways, I found this background I had made on my Gel Plate and thought I would put it to good use.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by pulling out my Gel Plate, brayer and some Peeled Paint and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink.  I pressed the ink pads directly onto the plate and brayered the colours together.
• I laid the Pretty Victorian Stencil onto my plate, then rubbed some paper to remove some of the ink.  I removed the stencil and took my print by rubbing the cardstock over that.
• Next, using a piercing tool, I poked some holes along the left edge of the panel to add interest.  
• I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the sentiment from Penny Black.
• I glued that all onto a piece of black cardstock, then onto a piece of green and then finally onto a heavy white card base.
• I die cut the little snowflake from some white cardstock and glued it to the side of the sentiment. 
• I added some white pearls near the sentiment and then a green gem in the center of the snowflake.

Here is the stencil I used:

Pretty Victorian 

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Well that's if for today.

I'm off to our little Santa's workshop with my little daycare kiddos.

We are creating lots of special surprises for their Mom's and Dad's.  

After all, it's the joy of giving I really want to instill in them.

If you ever want to take a peak at what we are working on, go HERE.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS

CAS on Friday- CHRISTMAS

Sparkles Monthly- VINTAGE CHRISTMAS

Supplies

Stamps- Joyful Wishes (Penny Black)

Inks- Distress Oxide; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Pretty Victorian stencil (ACLD); brayer, Gel Plate; piercing tool;

pearls; Snowflake die- SSS