I hope everyone is getting (at least some) rest and enjoying their holidays. I'm already give out and we haven't left our house yet. Yuck. I hope I'm not coming down with something. It's kind of felt like it today - I'm quite wiped out and have a low-grade fever. 'Tis the season!
My baking is done so I thought I'd share a couple of fun Christmas cards I've made. :)
I love this Neat & Tangled stamp set I picked up recently after pining over it for quite some time.
I die cut a piece of Lawn Fawn's Let's Bokeh paper with MFT Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Flags STAX. My card base is embossed with my MFT Polka Dot cover up plate. I gold embossed the N&T image and popped the whole banner up on foam tape. I tied a green sparkly Lawn Trimming around the card base and added a few sequins and enamel dots to finish it off.
I'm playing along with my inspiration challenges:
Just Us Girls
Christmas Card Challenges - "Anything Goes"
Addicted to CAS -
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
My next card was so fun. I did more playing around with a non-Christmas stamp and decorated a cute little critter.
I used Mama Elephant's Pandamonium and trimmed it out with scissors before standing him on the packages I die cut, stamped, and colored from MFT's Jingle All the Way stamp set. I stamped and trimmed the hat off a Santa from this same set. The base of my card is strips of paper from Lawn Fawn's Snow Day. Before layering gluing everything down, I sponged Distress Inks on my card base (Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, and Picked Raspberry) and then spritzed with water.
I'm playing along with these challenges:
CAS On Sundays - "Christmas"
the sketch over at Freshly Made -
Christmas Card Challenges - "Anything Goes"
and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - "Anything Goes"
Well, that's all for me this go around. Thanks so much for stopping by to visit. Please do so again soon.
God Bless,
Mandy
Romans 6:23 NKJV (New King James Version)
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Love the Bokeh paper and the gold embossing.....very pretty card! Thanks for joining us at Just Us Girls!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! I love the gold embossing. And, your little panda card is just darling - love them both!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Mandy. Your little panda is so cute. Great design. Thank you for joining us at CAS on Sunday. luv, Wilma
ReplyDeleteTwo fantastic Christmas cards. Especially love your beautiful gold embossed sentiment on the patterned paper. Lots of dimension with the dry embossed background. Thanks for playing along at ATCAS.
ReplyDeleteI am absolutely in love with your festive panda. What a wonderful mix of stamps from a variety of companies! Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.
ReplyDeletePretty cards. Love the gold embossing on the pattern paper. Thanks so much for joining us at Christmas Card Challenges.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards!
ReplyDeleteThanks for entering our Christmas Card Challenge this week!
Monica - CCC DT
ReplyDeleteTwo great cards...love the gold embossing on the first one and the little panda on the second one is so cute I want to squish him! Thanks for joining us at ATCAS.
Gorgeous cards! The panda on the gifts is such a cute and clever idea! Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.
ReplyDeleteThese are such fun cards Mandy -- I love your style and would love for you to join the DT at Christmas Card Challenges. I don't see an email for you to discuss this so please email me at alanna.moses@yahoo.com if you are still interested in joining our DT.
ReplyDeleteawesome cards! i think the first is my fave :) thank you for playing along with us at simon says stamp wednesday challenge!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Love the embossing. The second card is too cute with the adorable panda.
ReplyDeleteHave a creative day.
Hugs Nana
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