Merry Christmas!

Hello and Merry Christmas! Today I just have a quick post to share one of the *few* Christmas cards I actually made this year... yes it has truly been 24 days since I last posted! Has anyone else totally lost the month of December??

This is the card I made my Grandma, it is sooo pretty and shiny! There is no patterned paper on this card. It's been awhile since I've made one without any! I made the background using a CTMH swirl stamp and some pearl embossing powder. I then sponged around the embossing to help it pop. I also used the embossing powder on all the edges and on the flower from Recollections... I am seriously loving the flower! I used my Prismacolor pencils to add some shading to my main image (CTMH, scripture set CTMH also) Just some ribbon and pearls to finish off the card.

I hope you all have a wonderful day with friends and family, and may we always remember the reason for the season!

Happy Birthday baby Jesus!

This card is my submission for Christmas Card Challenges: Non-traditional colors, and for Stampin' Sister's in Christ #120: a Christmas card that reflects the TRUE reason!

Christmas Morn

Another Christmas card! It snowed again today here, so Bailey and I spent some time in the craft room. I actually got a lot done, now if only I could figure out my camera. Sparkle's Christmas card challenge this week is a sketch. This picture isn't the greatest, but I'm tired so it's going to do : )

Image & Sentiment: Plum Purdy

Paper: CTMH Aspen

Copics: E000, E00, E11, R20, E21, E25, E29, BG11, BG72, Y08, Y11, YR15

Ribbon and Buttons: CTMH, Twine: Scrappers Floss

Christmas Blessings

Since winter seems to be never ending this year, why not make Christmas cards, right? This is for Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge #10 to use red and blue on your card. I also used the Mojo Monday 125 sketch as a starting point, although I did alter it a bit. Once again, my photo skills stink : ) This card will be for my Grandma Thompson. She has a old-fashioned Santa collection that she decorates her house with at Christmas time, and this Santa stamp reminds me of her. This was the first year that she didn't get them all out, my Grandpa died right before Thanksgiving so there was a lot of other things going on. I had meant to make a card for her this last Christmas using this stamp and didn't get much stamping done at all- now thanks to Sparkle's challenges I'll be ahead of the game for 2010!!

Image: Stampin' Up, Sentiment: Verve

Paper: CTMH Everlasting

Ribbon and brads are from my stash

Copics: sorry I don't have the colors this time