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Jingle Belles Sketch Challenge....

Hello!

I have a couple Christmas cards to share with you today!  These are both for the Jingle Belles challenges from last week and this week!  The first one is from last week's challenge which was to make a card without using red.  That's easy enough!

 The base of this card is Soft Suede with a mat of Vintage Cream.  All of the DP on both cards is from Cosmo Cricket's Mitten Weather Collection.  The beautiful tree image and snowflakes are from Paper Pretties O Christmas Tree set.  The tree was stamped on Vintage Cream using Perfect Plum ink, cut out using my rectangle Nesties and before removing the die, I sponged Crumb Cake ink.  The trunk is Soft Suede ink as is the star at the top of the tree.  I then added some taupe rhinestones to the tree and a lavender one on the star.

Here is a closer look ~

 Here is my card for this weeks challenge which is a sketch ~

I don't know if it is my computer or these pictures don't look so great!  These are both really pretty in real life! LOL!!!  The base of this card is Crumb Cake with 2 different patterns of DP from the Mitten Weather Collection.  I stamped the beautiful snowflake from Paper Pretties O Christmas Tree set directly on the DP using Crumb Cake ink.  The punch I used is my Fiskars Apron border punch.  The little white doily is from my new Spellbinders Doily Motifs.  The sentiment is from Verve's Winter Mittens set and was stamped on Crumb Cake CS using Crumb Cake ink.  I then added Soft Sky ribbon, a kraft button and natural burlap string.

I hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

~Lynda

Warm Winter Wishes...

Hi!

I have another Stella card to share today!   I found a new challenge blog called Jingle Belles.  Oh my gosh, what a great idea!  They have new challenges each week to make Christmas cards!  How fun is that?  Here is my card for their current challenge which is to add something warm and fuzzy ~

Stella's personality may not be warm and fuzzy but her earmuffs, hand muff and hat are!!! LOL!!!  The layout is from last weeks SCS sketch challenge #318  HERE  and also for SCS's Free 4 All challenge HERE which was to add something fuzzy to your card.

The base of this card is Early Espresso with a mat of Select White and then a piece of Bo Bunny's Winter Joy DP that was punched at the bottom using my new Martha Stewart dot border punch.  I cut a "window" from the DP using my Labels Fourteen Nesties but before removing the die, I traced around the outside edge using my Early Espresso marker to make a frame.  Stella, from Let it Snow, was stamped on Select White using Black Memento ink.  I colored using my Copics (E00, E11, E50, E55, E57, E59, N1, N3, N5, V12, V15, V17, YG13 and B00), added White Sparkly Fluff on her muff, earmuffs, coat trim and hat trim, using my Quickie glue pen.   I did add some clear Martha Stewart glitter to the snow, Early Espresso satin ribbon, a green snowflake with a green button and then added the sentiment which is also included in the set.  On the inside the sentiment reads....now there's an OXYMORON!  Too funny huh?!?!

Well, I now have a Christmas card for this year!!!   How many do you have??? LOLOL!!!

Have a great day!

~Lynda