It's that Friday between Christmas and New Year

Morning readers,

Well, here we are in the limbo between Christmas and New Year - that time of the year when you are so stuffed that your gym membership is starting to look like a distant memory and yet ...... you know you ought to go work out, but - wait, is that a mince pie I see? With extra thick cream, well, I really SHOULDN'T you know but ....... and don't even get me started on how much turkey is leftover in my fridge!

I've a make to share with you today .... this first make is (at least) NOT a Christmas card but I can't say the same about  my second make - sorry!

My ATC

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in navy and white
• Stampers Anonymous (CMS272) dog image and CardzTV sentiment (from "Just Saying") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink .... with my slight adjustment to the sentiment, made using a black glitter gel pen!
• Stampers Anonymous bone image (also from CMS272) stamped using Memento London fog ink
• Crayola coloured pencils used to colour image
• Kaisercraft glitter gel pens used to add bling and the addition to the sentiment!

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. The Paper Shelter - December 25th challenge - ANYTHING GOES
2. The House That Stamps Built - challenge No. 2519 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Allsorts - challenge No's. 551/551 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Crafting By Designs - December challenge - ANYTHING GOES

And, guess what? I'm SURE this will come as a surprise (especially if you've been a regular visitor to my blog lately) ...... NOT - yes, it's another Christmas card!!! I am still making them but .. my pile for 2020 IS getting bigger! This is another wood mounted stamp which I've had for years and really SHOULD see ink more often as he's just so darn cute - am I right?

My card

And a closer view of my image panel

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White 5" square, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Piece of white card, for the insert, and a piece of Bo Bunny patterned paper, from their silver and gold collection, cut to 4½" square
• Piece of navy card cut to 4¾" square, for matting
• Snippets of card in white and navy, for the image and sentiment panels
• On the larger snippet I stamped my Stamps Happen image (by Rob Scotton - 60054 "Catch a Star) using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Paper Artsy sentiment (JOFY17) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne and twilight inks
• A combination of Pro Marker alcohol markers and Crayola coloured pencils used to colour the image
• Stardust stickles to bling up the snow
• Dimensional foam tape used to attach the sentiment panel

 

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Dream Valley - challenge No.215 - CHRISTMAS
2. Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - December challenge - CRITTERS
3. ABC of Christmas - December 4th challenge - "Y" is for YULETIDE or "Z" is for ZIG ZAG
4. Three Muses - December 24th challenge - CHRISTMAS
5. Creative Inspirations - December challenge - FESTIVE FUN

I hope you all had a good Boxing Day, we spent ours with family too .... it was mayhem! There were nine of us, there was much chat, a little too much drink and a lot of food ... oh, and party games too! Great times!