Stempel Spass

   Hi Everyone, working diligently on my Christmas card pile..... I am again playing along with the  52 CCT  challenge. They want to see Holly or Ivy.....You'd think that in all the gazillion stamps I own I'd have plenty of that. but no! I struggled to find one. Holly it is. Flora and Fauna thankfully had a Holly twig in its set!  Besides that, I love those cute little birds - they steal the show - don't they? It's pretty much a one layer card, except for the heat embossed sentiment.... I hope you liked this. Thanks for visiting.  Happy Stamping! Linking up with: 52 CCT  - Teal, Lime and Purple Happy Little Stampers Christmas  - anything goes Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge  - anything goes

Hi Everybody, 52CCT had this intriguing technique challenge and I wanted to play along. However, I totlaly  missed the deadline and as I was not happy with my card anyhow I decided to play along in their current challenge - a sketch, see below. I typically do not like sketch challenges, but this one is fun! I used an old stamp set by Flora and Fauna and a punch for the squares. Linking up with: 52CCT   - sketch Jingle Belles - 3 of something Winter Wonderland - little friends

Hi Everyone, I finally used my gold embossing paste again - before it dries out completely. This gorgeous stag stencil was given to my by my blogging friend Sandie from London Days , when I was meeting her in London, this fall. I immediately knew I would use it for Christmas cards. Here is my first one - the second one I will show you later.  I smeared the embossing paste onto white card stock and let it dry for a few weeks..... I used a dark green pigment ink to sponge around the stag and then took a stamp set by Flora & Fauna and added the greenery. The sentiment is from the same set. I trimmed the white card base and added dark green card sock strips at the top and bottom. This gorgeous stencil is designed by Sarah Grey from Funky Fossils Designs   and you can get this beauty in her  Online shop . Happy Stenciling! Linking up with: Craft Stamper TIMI challenge - anything goes Country view Challenges - Christmas Happy Little Stampe...

Hi Everyone, I had so much fun making my last Muse Christmas Visions card , that I decided to CASE myself. Besides - you people are not playing along and this is my last attempt to get you motivated ;) You still have today and all of tomorrow.... I used an ARTplorations stencil for the trees. The cute die cut animals are from Flora and Fauna and the delicate star clusters are from Lavinia stamps. The sentiment is by Neat & Tangled. Just added a strip of silver tape at the bottom So, what do you think? Wanna play? Click HERE for the link. Also linking up with: Merry Monday  - stencil Sweet Stampin' Christmas - anything goes Mod Squad - Winter theme Jingle Belles - any kind of coloring (I used distress inks) Lost Coast Portal to Creativity - more that two legs CHNC Challenge - anything Christmas with some green

Hi Everyone, I am back with a card for  Muse Christmas Visions . Our current muse is Chriss Blagrave from Botanical Cafe . She made a delightful, almost one layer card. I could not resist taking the same stamp set - it's from Flora and Fauna to CASE her card, which you can see below: You see I took all the elements from her card, but grouped them around one wreath - this one is from MFT. Could have stamped a wreath, but was too lazy. I colored the birds with Inktense pencils and fussy cut them. Any regrets about starting too late last year with your Christmas card production? If so MCV is for you! Make a card every week and you'll be all set! See you at MCV ! Happy Stamping! Linking up with: Watercooler Wednesday - all about Christmas

Hi Everyone, I got inspired by All The  Little Things - what an adorable picture to play with!  I got myself some Flora and Fauna sets, which begged me to be inked up ..... Here is this super cute inspiration picture: So I did some stamping, masking, sponging and coloring. The sentiment is from Winnie & Walter. Happy Stamping! Also linking up with 613 Avenue Create - something new (new stamp set) Always Fun Challenges - one layer Stamps & Fun = Creativity - use stamps CAS(E) this Sketch - see below

Hi Everyone, I could not resist to order some stuff on Black Friday. don't ask me why....my craft room is overflowing and I still have lots of NBUS shtuff....but regardless of that  - I treated myself to some Flora And Fauna sets. Of course I had to get the one with those cute birds. I simply can't say no to birds. and those are especially cute! Limited my colors to red and green, since I wanted to link up with Less is More . Colored them with Stabilo markers. Added tiny dots of Nuvo drops Happy Stamping! Linking up with: Less is More - Red and Green 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - pick a prior challenge - #20 Holly  AAA Cards challenge - Christmas Crafty Calendar Challenge - Christmas