MONTHLY 9 - NOVEMBER 2020

Bye bye November, hello December!!!

Merry Christmas to a Deer Friend (1)

Hope Your Christmas (Jingle Bells) Rocks (2)

May Your Days Be Merry & Bright (2)

'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1)

Have a Beary Cozy Christmas (4)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (10)

Let it Snow (6)

Christmas Tags (10)

Merry Christmas (22)

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HOPE YOUR CHRISTMAS (JINGLE BELLS) ROCKS (2)

I'm on the Lawn Fawn Blog today with this slimline Christmas card. I used a binch of sets togethers: Winter Village, Ho-Ho-Holidays and Here We Go A-Waddling.

For the sky, I ink blended Shaded Lilac and Blueprint Sketch Oxide Inks together. For the snowy hills, I used Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:

Santa: W5 - W7/ E00 - E21 - E04/ C0 - C2 - 0/ R14 - R27/ Y08 - Y17

Slay: T46 - R59/ C0 - C3/ Y08 - Y17

Sack: E31 - E35/ B24 - B26

Reindeer: W5 - W7/ E25 - E29/ E000 - E00/ E04/ R14 - R27

PenguinsL W5 - W7/ Y08 - Y17/ R14 - R27/ R46 - R59/ B24 - B26/ YG00 - YG03

Trees: G07 - G28/ E25 - E29

Houses: E3 - E35/ C0 - C3/ R14 - R27/ B24 - B26/ YG00 - YG03

Lanterns: Y08 - Y17

I die cut or fussy cut the images and assembled the card.

I stamped the sentiment and added dots to the sky with a white gelly roll pen. I also used this pen to add highlights and dots to the images. 

I really love the look of this card. The slimline dies have been my favorite of the year. 

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HAVE A BEARY COZY CHRISTMAS (4)

I made this slimline card with the Den Sweet Den stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

 

For the wallpaper I used the Perfectly Plaid Winter paper. I die cut it with the Large Slimline with Sliders die. The floor was die cut from Storm Cloud cardstock.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used: 

Bears: E25 - E29/ E31 - E35/ E000 - E00

Tree: G43 - G46/ B24 - B26/ BG53 - BG57/ R46 - R59

Books: B24 - B26/ BG53 - BG57/ R46 - R59/ C0 - C3

Lamp: C0 - C3/ BG 53 - BG57

Painting: E31 - E35/ C0 - C3

I die cut the images. I stamped teh sentiment and added all the images to my panel. I added highlights and dots to the images with a white gelly roll pen.

This stamp set is one of my favorites to use this Christmas. 

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HAVE A BEARY COZY CHRISTMAS (3)

For this winter themed Christmas card I used the Den Sweet Den stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

For the sky, I used Blueprint Sketch and Broken China Oxide Inks. I die cut a hill from Pixie Dust Sparkle cardstock. And one which I ink blended with Cracked Pistachio Oxide Ink. I used the Stitched Hillside Borders die set for this.

I stamped the images. I also used images from Snow Cool, Beary Happy Holidays, Toboggan Together, Cheery Christmas and Critters in the Arctic. I used Copic Markers. for coloring. Here are all the colors I used:

Bears: C0 - C2 - C3

Igloo: C0 - C2 - 0/ C5

Fish: Y08 - Y17/ R35 - R39/ E31 - E35

Hats: R35 - R39/ YG41 - G02

Fishing rod: E31 - E35/ R35 - R39/ YG41 - G02

Ice: BG000 - B00

I die cut or fussy cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped and heat embossed the sentimet using white embossing powder from Lawn Fawn.

To finish the card, I used a white gelly roll pen to add highlights to the images and some snow in the sky.

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LET IT SNOW (6)

A new Lawn Fawnatics Challenge is on the blog now and it's all about Christmas. Theme # 89 is called "Happy Little Holiday Critters". I used Snow Much Fun for  this Christmas card.

For the backgorund I used Moonstone cardstock. I ink blended the top with Broken China and Blueprint Sketch Oxide Inks. I also added some snowflakes to it with Yeti Ink.

I die cut a snowy hill with the Stitched Hillside Borders. I die cut the snow angles from it and layered a pieece of Pixie Dust Sparkle cardstock behind it. 

I stamped the image and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used: 

Bears: E25 - E29/ E00 - E21/ E31 - E35/ E000 - E00

Scarf + hat: R35 - R39

I die cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped the first part of the sentiment in Onyx Black Ink and the rest I heat embossed with White Embossing Powder from Lawn Fawn. 

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HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS (10)

I used the Secret Santa stamp set from My Favorite Things for this cozy Christmas scene.

For the background I used Let It Shine paper from Lawn Fawn. The floor is Woodgrain cardstock. 

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:

Tree: G43 - G46/ E25 - E29/ R01 - R32/ R35 - R39

Santa: E000 - E00/ W5 - W7/ C0 - C2 - 0/ R35 - R39

Girl: E00 - E21 - E04/ E31 - E35/ C0 - C2/ G07 - G28

Boy: E00 - E21 - E04/ E25 - E29/ R35 - R39/ G07 - G28/ C0 - C2

Present: R01 - R32/ R35 - R39/ G07 - G28

Pillow: R01 - R32

Stocking: R35 - R39

Glass: E000 - E00 - E02

Cookies: E31 - E35/ C0 - C2

I fussy cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped the sentiment and added Glitter Lacquer to the ornaments on the tree. I also used a white gelly roll pen to add highlights and dots to the images. 

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MAY YOUR DAYS BE MERRY & BRIGHT (2)

For this Christmas card I used the Woodland Critter Huggers die set together with their Winter Add-On die set. 

For the background I used Chili Pepper cardstock and I stamped the Gingham Backdrops stamp onto it with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. I love this look for Christmas cards.

I die cut the elements for the deer. I used Lawn Fawn cardstocks for this: Paper Bag, Vanilla Malt, Black Licorice, Chili Pepper, Cilantro and Ballet Slippers cardstocks. 

I also die cut a speech bubble, from Cilantro cardstock. I used a sentiment from the Merry Messages stamp set and heat embossed it with white embossing powder from Lawn Fawn. 

I assembled everything and added it to my plaid background. I used Glitter Lacquer to the now and holly.

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CHRISTMAS TAGS (10)

It's become a tradition that Tracy McNeely hosts the 25 Days of Christmas Tags blog hop. And as for the past two years I'm joining on behalf of Lawn Fawnatics, creating tahs with Lawn Fawn products. 

I used the Tiny Gingerbread stamp set and the Say What? Gift Tags die set. 

For the tags, I used Gold Metallic cardstock and Let I Shine cardstock. I used Chili Pepper cardstock for the eyelets and speech bubbles. 

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment onto the speech bubble, using Gold Embossing Powder from Ranger. On the back side of the tag I used White Embossing Powder from Lawn Fawn.

I stamped the gingerbread men and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used: 

Gingerbread men: E31 - E35/ R27/ YG00 - YG03

I fussy cut the images and assembled the tags. I used some white/ gold twine to add to the tags.

Check the Lawn Fawn DT and Lawn Fawnatics DT creations on the 25 Days of Christmas Tags post on Tracy's blog. 

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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO A DEER FRIEND (1)

It's Fawnie Holiday Week over at the Lawn Fawn Blog and today my card is featured there. I pulled out some older Lawn Fawn sets to create this Christmas card. 

I used For You Deer and the Gingham Backdrops stamp sets. 

For the cardbase I used Chili Pepper cardstock. I stamped the gingham pattern onto it with Jet Black Ink. 

For the bottom section, I used Kraft cardstock. I stamped the sentiment onto it from Toboggan Together, using Jet Black and Lobster Inks. 

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:

Deer: E25 - E29/ E00 - E21/ E21 - E04

Bear: E31 - E35/ E21 - E04

Hearts: R46 - R59

I die cut the images and assembled the card. I added a red nose to the middle deer, using Nuvo Crystal Drops in the color Red Berry. I also added sparkle to the hearts with a Spectrum Noit Sparkle Pen in the clear version. To finish it all, I added highlights and dots with a white gelly roll pen.

Check out the Fawnie Holiday Week on the Lawn Fawn Blog for more inspiration!

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HAVE A BEARY COZY CHRISTMAS (2)

For today I created this cozy card, using the Den Sweet Den stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I did some no-line coloring. I haven't done that in a while. 

For the background I wanted to create my own wallpaper. I used a Kraft cardbase and Aged Mahogany Distress Ink. I used the Shifter Mint stencil from Tim Holtz.

For the 'floor' I used some white Woodgrain cardstock.

I stamped the images in Ink on 3 no-line coloring ink and used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers for coloring. Here are all the combinations I used:

062 - Dark Brown + 064 - Oatmeal

076 - Medium Beige + 072 - Beige

021 - Light Carmine - 024 - Wine Red

091 - Light Grey

040 - Green + 045 - Pale Green

050 - Yellow - 055 - Pale Yellow

044 - Deep Green + 046 - Mid Green

I die cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment using white embossing powder from Lawn Fawn. 

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'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1)

Today my card is featured on the Lawn Fawnatics Blog for the "Oh Christmas Tree" challenge. I used the Outside In Stitched Christmas Tree die set for this.

I used the Large Slimline with Sliders die set to create the background. I ink blended the sky with Broken China and Blueprint Sketch Oxide Ink. When it was dry, I also stenciled some snowflakes onto the background with Yeti Ink. I used the Snowflake Trio Stencil. For the ground I used Vanilla Malt cardstock.

I die cut the trees from Cilantro cardstock. The ornaments were die cut from Blue Jay, Sticky Note and Chili Pepper cardstock. For the star on top I used Gold Metallic cardstock.

I die cut lights with the Mini String of Lights die set. I used Noble Fir, Blue Jay, Sticky Note and Chili Pepper cardstock.

From the Woodland Critter Huggers Holiay Add-On die set, I used the present and candy cane. The candy canes were die cut from Vanilla Malt and Chili Pepper cardstock. The presents from Blue Jay, Sticky Note, Noble Fir and Chili Pepper cardstock. The bows from Gold Metallic cardstock.

I assembled the trees and added them to my card. I stamped the sentiment, which is from Tiny Christmas. 

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, MAY ALL YOUR HOLIDAY DREAMS COME TRUE (2)

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree!!! That's the theme for the newest Lawn Fawnatics Challenge on their blog. I decided to use and oldie, Cheery Christmas, together with Christmas Dreams. 

For the background, I ink blended Victorian Velvet and Shaded Lilac Oxide Inks. I die cut a hill, using the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders. I ink blended the top slighty with Manatee Ink.

I stamped the sentiment in Sugarplum and Ballet Slippers Ink.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:

Tree: G43 - G46/ E31 - E35/ B63 - B66 - B79/ RV10 - R83/ Y08 - Y17

Bird: R14 - R27/ Y08 - Y17

Squirrels: E31 - E35

Mistletoe: R14 - R27

Presents: B63 - B66 - B79/ RV10 - R83/ Y08 - Y17

I fussy cut all the images and added everything to my card. I added some highlights and dots with a white gelly roll pen. 

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