Let's Get Holly and Jolly

 

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Today's card was a fun one using a simple stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Puzzle Pieces

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

• I began with a piece of white cardstock and placed the Puzzle Pieces stencil over that and inked with some Dusty Concord Distress Oxide ink.
• I wiped the stencil off, repositioned it and inked again with some Villainous Potion DOX ink. I repeated that again using some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink this time.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• Next, I took another piece of white cardstock and embossed it with a Burlap Embossing Folder and then cut a circle from that.
• I glued the embossed piece over the stenciled background.  I stamped and fussy cut out the bear and coloured his scarf with my Copic markers.
• I glued the card front onto an A2 sized card base and used some foam tape to add the bear in the corner and the pre-printed sentiment over the top corner.
• The last step was to add 3 silver gems under the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Puzzle Pieces

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- WINTER BLUES

Simon Says Mon.- MAKE IT SPARKLE

The Holly and Ivy Christmas- ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

Crazy is Our Fame- Stencils Are Our Game- WINTER/CHRISTMAS

Alphabet Challenge- R for Round

Supplies

Stamp- Polar Pals (MFT)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); TE Inking Brushes;

Infinity Circle dies (HA); white Posca pen; Foiled Sentiments (Pinkfresh);

Burlap EB folder (Honeybee)

Beary Good Birthday

 

Happy Hello.

Here's a simple card I made using a background I found in my stash.  

Yes, I keep saying I find these backgrounds in my stash, it is a large collection.  Often when I get time to play, I just make backgrounds, then tuck them away for a future card.

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

• Like I mentioned above, I looked through my stash until I found this background.  I had either embossed a Gel Plate roll off sheet or I inked the inside of the embossing folder? (I need to do a better job at writing down what I have done while creating these backgrounds.)
• I stamped the bear from the Polar Pals set, fussy cut it out and then used my Copic markers to add colour.
• I stamped the sentiment from the same set on a scrap strip of cardstock.
• I glued the embossed piece to some white, then onto green cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.
• I pop dotted the bear into the corner and added the sentiment strip along the top.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- DOTS OR STRIPES

Simon Says Wed.- LET'S PARTY

Creative Crafters- ANYTHING GOES

Allsorts- ANYTHING WINTER

Supplies

Stamps- Polar Pals (MFT)

Inks- Versafine Clair, Copic markers

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

Accessories and Tools- Holiday Knit eb folder (Sizzix); foam tape