Christmas Card Challenges #8 - Anything Goes

Happy Sunday friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and this week it is "anything goes" as long as it is Christmas.

This is a digital image by From The Heart.  I printed the image on X-Press It Blending Card and colored it with Copics, cut it out with Spellbinders Label 17, and added white Flower Soft to the snow and the hat.  I also sponged lt. blue ink around the edges before removing the die. I fussy cut the black mat. The black strip is cut with SU Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch.  The DSP is from MME Merry Little Christmas 6x6 pad.  The black is Recollections and the base is MFT Smooth White CS.

Now check out all the fabulous cards by my fellow teammates over at Christmas Card Challenges.
I hope you will play along with us this week.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Don't Sweat It

I made this card for a "Special Friend's" birthday.  She has the card (and really loved it) so I am posting it to my blog now.  The image is a From The Heart digital image.  I printed it on X-Press It Blending Card and cut it out with MFT's Circle Stax 1 and Circle Stax 2 die-namics for the black mat.  I sponged SU Bashful Blue ink around the image while it was still in the die.   I colored the image with Copics and added some Liquid Applique to the candle wax.  The sentiment is included with the image and was cut with a Spellbinder's die and also sponged with Bashful Blue ink.  I added some black grossgrain ribbon and bow.   The borders are punched with an EK Success punch.  The chicken wire is from MFT's Distressed Background Blocks and is stamped in SU Basic Gray ink.

 I used MFT Electric Red, Black Licorice and Smooth White CS. The check DSP is from my stash.   Here is the inside of the card printed with an included sentiment (except for the Happy Birthday).  I added a small strip of the DSP.

 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn