Birthday Boy and It's Your Special Day

January 29, 2009

Here is a card that I made for Taylored Expressions Anniversary Challenge using Vicky Chrisman's sketch.

Image from the Birthday Kids stamp set of Crafty Secrets Clear Art stamp was stamped on with with cs with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Then it was colored with Copic markers and die cut and embossed with the Labels Nestability from Spellbinders. Used BG paper from Making Memories. Added some buttons and dots around the main image and frame of the card.

Stamp: Birthday Kids Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Making Memories and white cs

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and Copic markers

Accessories: Button, Scrappers floss, M Lace border punch and Labels Nestability, white Liquid Applique

Here is anather card I made this time it is for todays Ways to Use It challenge - to use Alcohol inks and for Taylor's Anniversary challenge using the sketch of Monika Davis.

Stamped the wine bottle from the Wine Lovers stamp set of Crafty Secrets Clear Art stamps on acetate with Black StazOn ink. Colored the back side of the acetate with Ocean Green Copic markers. The I stamped the bottle image 2x more on cs that was sponged with Galaxy Gold and then onto a gold paper. Cut the pieces out for the label and the bottle cap. Tier a sheer ribbon on the neck of the wine bottle. Die cut 4 separate pieces of cs and DP (K&Company) with 4 different sizes of circle scallop nesties. Then stamped the grapes 6x on white cs with Onyx Black Versafine and colored it with Tombow markers. Each of the grape images was cut and placed on the card. Stamped the sentiment on the center scallop and added sticker across the bottle.

Stamps: Wine Lovers Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: K&Company - Juliana Muscari, white and purple cs

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Copic marker and various Tombow markers

Accessories: Circle Scallop nestabilities, sticker, acetate and ribbon

Best Wishes

January 28, 2009

Here is a card for today's sketch challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.

Tulip images from Make An Impression was stamped on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with Copic markers. BG paper is from Wild Asparagus. Used a MS Lace border punch on one of the layers. Flower border around the sentiment is from the Baby stamp set of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. Did some flourish paper piercing on the bottom portion of the card.

Stamps: Tulip - Make and Impression, Baby Girl - Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps and sentiment - Inkadinkadoo

Paper: Baby Girl - Wild Asparagus and white cs

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento and various Copic markers

Accessories: MS Lace border punch and circle scallop nesty

Espresso Thanks

January 27, 2009

This card was made for 2 different challenges. First for the Tuesday Crafty Secret Forum challenge and second for Taylor's Anniversary Challenge using a sketch by Sherrie Siemens.

Marcy is this week's host for the Tuesday Crafty Secrets Forum challenge and the theme for this challenge is "Lost & Found". I knew I had this stamp set from Crafty Secrets - Cofee & Tea for some time now and never used it until today. It got lost in between all the stamp set that I had, but now I found it and decided to use it for today's challenge. Stamped the images onto white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento and colored it with Copic markers. Main image was cut with a circle coluzzle and matted it on to a brown scalloped circle that was die cut with the scallop circle nestibilities. Other 2 images was cut with scissors. Used liquid applique for the foam on the coffee. Other 2 circles were cut with 3 sizes of circle scallop nestabilities. Punched a strip of brown cs with the MS Lace border punch and topped it with a Lace ribbon that I had purchased awhile back but never got around to using it. BG paper is from Paper Pizazz - Tan Scollwork Stripes.

Stamp: Coffee & Tea - Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Vintage Sepia and various Copic markers

Paper: Tan Scrollwork Stripes - Paper Pizzaz, white and brown cs

Accessories: Liquid Applique, Lace ribbon, MS Lace border punch, circle coluzzle and Circle Scallop nestabilities

Crafty Secret Challenge

January 26, 2009

Just wanted to remind everyone that there is only a few days left for the Crafty Secrets Creative Challenge over at the SCS Member Company forum . There is $200 worth of prizes. So if you haven't yet posted your wonderful creation you have until January 30th to do so. Can't wait to see more of your wonderful and beautiful projects.

Take Care,

Marisa

Someone Special

January 26, 2009

Here is a card I made for the Technique Lovers Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers and for Taylor's Anniversary Challenge using the sketch of Stephanie Hargis.

Rose image from Inkadinkadoo was stamped 3x on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento and colored with Copic markers. Rose was cut and glued to BG DP from Anna Griffin. Cut some leaves from an Anna Griffin DP and placed it around the roses. Uses the Paper Pleats technique on the strip of DP from Anna Griffin that goes between the 2 BG DP's. Stamped sentiment from Great Impressions on a piece of DP that was die cut with a leaf die from Spellbinders. Added some half pearls to each of the pleats and finished the card off by spraying Tattered Rose Glimmer Mist.

Stamps: Rose stamp from Inkadinkadoo and Sentiment from Great Impression

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento and various Copic markers

Paper: Anna Griffin

Accessories: Half Pearls, Leaf die from Spellbinders and Tattered Rose Glimmer Mist

Taylor's Cupcake Challenges

January 25, 2009

This weekend, I was busy trying to made cards for Taylor's Cupcake challenges. Here are 3 cards that I have made for the challenge.

The first one is "Love Shack". For this card I used the sketch provided by Donna Baker. Stamp is from Amuse Artstamps called Love Shack. Image was stamped 2x on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with Copic markers. First image was cut and mounted on top of the second image with double sided foam tape for dimension. Stamped a branch on top of the house and passed a piece of blue scrappers floss to tie the house onto the tree branch. Matted the main panel on blue cs and dotted all around the edge with a White Signo pen. Cut into sqaures DP from My Mind's Eye - Quite Smitten and Irresistible and used this for the background of the card. Love to you was stamped on with cs and adhered to a Blue cs that was die cut with Spellbinders Ribbon Trio label die. Used a pink ribbon to adhere this to the card and added a heart charm. Layered some pink and blue Prima flowers to top end of the main panel.

Stamps: Love Shack - Amuse Art stamps, Branch - Bird Assortment Inkadinkado and Sentiment - Stampendous

Paper: My Mind's Eye - Irresistable and Quite Smitten and blue cs

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento and various Copic markers

Accessories: Ribbon, heart charms, Pirma flowers, Ribbon Trio Label from Spellbinders, Scrappers floss and double sided foam tape

The second card uses the sketch from Taylor Van Bruggen. Image is from the Sweet Stuff stamp set of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. Image was stamped on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with Copic markers. Cut it into an oval and sprayed it with Taterred Rose Glimmer Mist. Edges were distress with a distressing tool. This was mounted onto a pink DP from BoBunny's Tickled Pink that was die cut with an Oval Scallop nestabilities die. Bg DP is all from BoBunny Tickled Pinkm Forget Me Knots and Heart Throb Stripes. Blue strip was punch on one edge with a MS Lace border punch and stamped with heart and sentiment from Sweet Stuff stamp set. Added some Prima flowers and button to each side of the main image.

Stamp: Sweet Stuff Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento and various Copic markers

Paper: BoBunny Tickled Pink, Forget Me Knots and Heart Throb Stripe and white cs

Accessories: Oval Coluzzle, Oval Scallop nestabilities, MS Lace border punch, Prima Flowers and pink button

Third card is made for both Taylor Cupcake challenge and today's Featured Stampers challenge over at Slitcoast Stampers. Image for this card from Bird Assortment of Inkadinkado was stamped on white cs 2x and colored with Copic markers. Also used a stamp from Great Impressions for the beach sand and stippled some Creamy brown. Second stamped images were cut and mounted on top of the first ones. Used the edge of a scallop oval to sponge the sky with Sky Blue ink. Image was then cut in a circle with a circle coluzzle and snipped part of the circle for the edge. Bg paper is from Basic Grey's Sugard paper pad. Pierced around the centre strip and added sentiment which was adhered with a designer brad. Used a Cuttlebug ornate corner die for 2 corners of the card.

Stamp: Bird Assortment Inkadinado and beach scene from Great Impressions

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Sky Blue and various Copic markers

Paper: Basic Grey Sugared Paper Pad and white cs

Accessories: Circle Coluzzle, designer brad and Cuttlebug ornate corner die

Love

January21, 2009

Here is a card I made for the Crafty Secrets Forum challenge and today sketch challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.

For this card I used stamps from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps - Cherish and Flourishes. Heart from the Cherish stamps set was stamped 3x on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento. Then I colored it with Copic markers. Rose was cut 2x times to add dimension to the card. Sprayed glimmer mist once the different layers were put together. Then embossed the heart 3x with Clear UTEE. Stamped the flourish on white cs and cut around the image leaving some white space. This was mounted on to white cs that was embossed with the Swiss Dot embossing folder and sprayed with glimmer mist. Background paper is from Paper Pizzaz. Sentiment is from the Cherish Stamps set which was stamped on white cs that was die cut with the Labels2 nesty.

Stamps: Cherish and Flourishes Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Paper Pizzaz, white and purple cs

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento and Copic markers

Accessories: Labels2 Nestabilities, Clear UTEE, Swiss Dot Embossing folder and Glimmer Mist

Your Fortune Says

January 19, 2009

For today's card I used one of the new sets that Crafty Secrets just released - Lucky Wishes. This card was made for today's Technique Lover's Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.

Started off by stamping the crystal ball onto white cs with Platinum Planet Brilliance ink and then heat embossing it with Fine Clear Embossing poweder. After that I stamped the sentiment, clover leaf, horseshoe and wish bone. Then I topped it off with clear liquid embossing and let it dry completely. While it was drying, I stamped over 30 dice onto white cs and cut each out with scissors. Then adhered double side Sookwang adhesive to a 4 x 10-1/2 piece of white cs and placed the dice pieces on top. Poured Silver embossing powder on top of this strip, tapped off the excess powder and melted it with a heat gun. Devided the strip into 2 pieces, matted it with black cs and placed it on top and below my card base. Layered a strip of DP from the Radiant Paper design that was sprayed with Silver bells Glimmer Mist. Fortune Teller was stamped on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with Copic markers. Used a bangle bling on the turban and a clear rhinestone on the ring. Once the crystal ball was completely dried I matted it on top of a black cs that was die cut using the Labels2 nesty. Black piece was also sprayed with Glimmer Mist. Final touch to the card is 3 more bangle blings to the right side of the centre strip.

This was a really fun technique and stamp set to use.

Stamps: Lucky Whises from Crafty Secrets

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Platinum Planet Brialliance and Copic markers

Paper: Radiant Paper Design, black and white cs

Accessories: Clear Liquid embossing, Silver embossing powder, Silver Bells Glimmer mist, Labels2 nestability,clear rhinestone and bangle bling

A Star

January 18, 2009


Today's card is made for the Featured Stampers Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. This week's Featured Stamper is Lori Craig (Stamp Momma). Check Lori's gallery out, she is a very talented lady.


For this card I used stamps from the just released stamp set from Crafty Secrets - Little Dancer. This is such a fun set to use. They little girls can be made to look like a dancer, ballerina or skater. First I stamped the tutu onto white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento. The I masked the tutu and stamped the little ballerina girl, the crown and the star wand. Colored the images with Copic. Also stamped the ballet shoes colored it and cut the image out. This was matted on to a Bazzil cs that I painted with Terra Cotta Acrylic Paint Dabber to match the background DP. DP used for the background is from Tres Jolie - "Bright Floral" and from Sassafras Lass - "Aye Aye". Added some ribbon to were the 2 DP met, some half pearls, Prima Flowers and some punched ferns. I also sprayed the background DP and Prima Flower with Tattered Rose Glimmer Mist for a little sparkle. On the Tutu I painted a little Angel Wings Shimmerz to make it shine a bit. Sentiment was stamped on top of the Prima Flower.



Stamps: Little Dancer Clear Art Stamps
Paper: Tres Jolie - Bright Floral, Sassafrass Lass - Aye Aye. Bazzil cs
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Terra Cotta Acrylic Paint Dabber and Copic markers
Accessorries: Prima Flowers, Half Pearls, Fern punch, Glimmer Mist and Shimmerz

Bouquets of Joy

January 17, 2009

Boy I am glad it is the weekend. So much work to do during the week and this just one weekend I am looking forward to. Just want to relax and play with my stamps and not have to worry about work.

I got up bright and early this morning to finish off a card that I made using the new released stamps set from Crafty Secrets - Bouquets of Joy. This card was also made for the inspiration challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.

Started off by stamping the image of the cute little girl carrying a bouquet of flowers 3x on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Colored all 3 with Copic markers (Ijust love these markers). Then proceeded to cut out the flowers from 2 of the stamped images. These were mounted on top of the first image for dimension and then topped off with Liquid Embossing. Let this completely dry before doing anything else to it. In the meantime I prepared the background piece of the card. Paper used for the background and all the matting is from the Euphoria Paper Pad of BasicGrey. Used a corner punch for some of the corners of the different layers. Sentiment was stamped on white cs with Onyx Black Versafine and sponged around the edges with Grape Jelly Memento ink. This was matted on to a dp from the Euphoria collection. Added 2 designer brads from Basic Grey's Euphoria to the top ends of the sentiment panel. Once the first panel was dry, the corners were punched and the edges were sponged with Pearlescent Purple Brillance ink and matted to the green DP. For the finishing touches to the card, I added some ribbon and a heart pin.

Hope you all are enjoying all the new stamp sets. Can't wait to show you more stuff.

Stamps: Bouquets of Joy - Crafty Secrets Cleart Art Stamps

Paper: Euphoria Paper Pad - Basic Grey and white cs

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Grape Jelly Memento, Onyx Black Versafine, Pearlescent Purple Brilliance ink and Copic markers

Accessories: Ribbon, Liquid Embossing, brads and corner punch

New Stamp Sets

January 15, 2009

Today I am excited to share with you 3 cards I made using the new stamp sets from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps.

The first card uses stamps from the set Feeling Yucky which will be available tomorrow January 16th. This set has so many cute images and fun to use. I first stamped the poor little ducky who is crying on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento and colored it with Copic markers. I then stamped the Campbell Soup Nurse and injection onto another piece of white cs, colored them with copics and cut the images out. I then die cut the duck and pink matting with the Labels2 nesty. This panel was the mounted on the centre panel. Behind the centre panel I placed some lace border punched DP and proceeded to mount that onto the background DP from BasicGrey. Added some Prima flowers, punch ferns and stickers from the Feel Better sticker collection of Hearthwarming Vintage stickers.



The next card uses stamps from the Sweet Stuff stamp set which is now available for purchase from Shopatron. Again this is another cute stamp set with so many possibilities. The card was also made for the Wednesday sketch challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. The image of the Little Girl digging in to the cookie jar was stamped 4 times on different DP from the Radiant Paper Design of Crafty Secrets, cut out and pieced together. Hair, face and arms were colored with Copic markers. Cookie cutters were stamps on a white cs sponged with copper ink, then cut out and topped with liquid embossing.


The final card I am sharing with you tonight is from the Chandelier Fun stamp set which will also be available tomorrow. I stamped the chandelier on white cs with Tuxedo Black Versafine, colored it with Copic markers and then proceeded to cut all around the image. Wow, did that take a lot of patience. I used a surgical scalpel to cut around the tiny spaces and scissors for the edges of the chandelier. I also stamped the light bulbs on white cs, colored it with Copics and cut them out. After that I used an Antique Glass Finish liquid embossing on top of the images and let it dry. Once they were all dry I mounted the chandelier and all the light bulbs onto white cs that I sponged with Daffodil and Walnut stain distress ink. Die cut the purple scallop square and mounted that onto my background DP from the Classic Paper Design of Crafty Secrets. Used a sentiment from the same stamp set which I stamped on white cs that was again sponge with Daffodil and Walnut stain. Used the Ribbon Label trio from Spellbinders and held it on with ribbon. Punch holes all along the edge of the background DP and drew lines from one hole to another to make it look like stitches.

You may want to check the Heartwarming Vintage blog. Sandy is giving out some prizes, 1 large, 1 medium and 1 small Clear Art Stamp set! All you have to do is post a comment in the blog stating what 1 LARGE, 1 MEDIUM and 1 SMALL Stamp set you like best! And a random winner will be drawn Mon, Jan 19th.

Birthday Wishes

January 11, 2008


Today, I will be featuring the last of the stamps from the Fairyland stamp set that is now available for purchsed from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps.


This card was made for the Featured Stampers challenge over at Splitcoast Gallery. Today's Featured Stamper is Jaydekay/Judy. You may want to check her gallery out at Splitcoast as she was such beautiful cards. This is the card I selected from her gallery for this challenge.


Fairy with birds was stamped on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with Copic markers. Randomly stamped the flower vine on the bottom and top right corner of the main panel and colored it again with my Copics. Birthday Wishes was stamped on the top middle section of the panel. Added some green shading with Old Olive by sponging around the stamped image. Added some clouds with Sky Blue by lightly sponging a scallop shaped oval around the image. Cut strip of green cs and used a Martha Stewart lace border punch for one of the edges. Ribbon was tied around the bottom portion of the main panel. Lastly, I added some Kaiser green half pearls around the side and top portion of the card.


Stamp: Fairyland Crafty Secrets Clear Art stamps
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Old Olive, Sky Blue and various Copic markers
Paper: White and green cs
Accesories: Ribbon, MS Lace border punch and Kaiser Green half pearls


Do check the Heartwarming Vintage and Crafty Secrets Shopatron Website as some of the new stamp set are already available and some will soon be. Do come back to my blog in the next few days, as I will start posting other samples of the rest of the new stamps sets that are either available or will be available soon. You can also check out the blogs of the other DT members who have already started posting their samples.


Enjoy your Sunday!

Imagine

January 7, 2009

Here is a card I made a while ago for a Featured Stampers Challenge. I was not able to post it for that challenge and now I cannot remember who the Featured Stamper was. When I remember, I will update my blog, so that I can give credit were credit is due.

Continuing, with my sneak peeks of the Fairyland Stamp set that will be available after the Winter CHA, here is the card I made for that challenge.

I first stamped the cute fairy on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored it with Copic markers. Next, I masked the fairy and stamped the mushroom underneath. Mushroom was also colored with Copic markers. Then I proceeded to stamp the grass and flowers at the bottom of my scene. Also stamped the vines from the same stamp set and masked portions that I did not want to overlap. Background clouds were done by die cutting an oval scallop and sponging outward around the edges of the scallops. Used a corner punch and sponged all around the edges of the border. This was matted onto a DP from the Classic Paper Design of Crafty Secrets that was also sponged on the edges. Added ribbon and tag with sentiment made from stamps from the same stamp set.

Hope you ar all enjoying these peeks into the new sets that will be coming out soon. Also, do check out the galleries of the rest of the Crafty Secrets Design Team. They too, are starting to post some of the samples using the rest of the sets that will be released for the CHA.

Stamps: Fairyland Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: Classic Paper Design, white and blue cs
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Creamy Caramel, Broken China and various Copic markers
Accessories: Ribbon

January 7, 2009

Here is a card I made for today's sketch challenge over at Splitcoast Gallery.

For this card, I once more used some stamped images from the Fairyland Stamp set of Crafty Secrets. This set will be released at the Winter CHA in Anaheim.

Bird, Nest with eggs from the Fairyland Stamp set were stamped on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and then colored with Copic markers. Added some glitter to the eggs with a Sakura glitter pen. The Images were cut and mounted on to a DP from the Earthy Paper Design of Crafty Secrets which was die cut with the Labels2 nesty. Added some small flourishes from the Fairyland stamp set. Die cut another piece for the sentiment from the Bird Lovers Stamp Set of Crafty Secrets. The edges were distressed by sponging Faded Jeans Distress ink on the edges. The 2 die cut pieces were mounted onto another DP from the Earthy collection. Pierced the edges and drew some lines to look like stitches. The last background DP is also from the Earthy Collection and on this paper I stamped some feathers. Edges were also pierced and lines were drawn to look like I had stitched it. Finally I added some Prima flowers and punched ferns and some ribbon.

Stamps: Fairyland and Bird Lovers Stamp set Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Earthy Paper Design and white cs

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Faded Jeans and various Copic markers

Accessories: Ribbon, Labels2 Nestabilities, Prima Flowers, half Pearls and MS Fern Punch

Joy in Full Measure

January 6, 2009

Here is another sneak peek into the Fairyland Stamp Set that is being released in the Winter CHA.

This card was made for the Crafty Secret Forum challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Go check the gallery out, there are some really cute cards.

Images were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with Copic markers. The fairy was stamped 3 times. Once on white cs, then on DP from the Classic Paper Design and the third time on a DP from the Pastel Paper Design. Cut out the wings and clothes of the fairy and paper pieced it on to the fairy that was stamped on white cs. Rest of the fairy images was colored with Copic markers and cut out with scissors. Main image was matted onto Aqua and Violet cs, then onto the background DP(from my scraps). Added a lace scalloped border to the left side, ribbon and buttons with pearls on the top right.

Hope you enjoy these sneak peeks to one of several stamp sets that will be coming out soon.

Stamps: Fairyland Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Pastel and Classic Paper Design, white, aqua and violet cs

Ink: Tuxedo Balck Memento, Spring Pansy VersaMagic and various Copic markers

Accessories: Ribbon, buttons with pearls and MS Lace scalloped border punch

Best Wishes

January 5, 2009

For today, I want to share with you all a sneak peek at one of the few stamp sets that will be released by Crafty Secrets in the Winter CHA. The stamp I used today is from the Fairyland set. This is a large set with 24 different images.

This card was made for the Technique Lovers Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Image was stamped on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with Copic markers. Background circle was also colored with different shades of blue Copic markers. The circle was mounted on to yellow cs that was die cut with the Labels2 nesty. Did some sponging on the edges with Faded Jeans Distress Ink. Background DP is from the Pastel Paper Design of Crafty Secrets. Used the Tacky Glitter technique around the base of the card and on the stars. For the stars I covered a strip of cs with double sided tape from Sookwang, peeled off the backing of the tape and poured Champagne Micro Fine Glitter from Glitter Ritz. Brushed of the excess glitter using a make-up brush then rubbed the glitter with my finger to adhere it to the tape and let the shine of the glitter come out (Burnished Velvet technique). I then punched stars from this glittered cs and randomly places it onto the background DP. Cut 2 more pieces of yellow cs with the Label2 and added my sentiment. Edges were distressed with Faded Jeans. Finished the card off with Ribbon.

Check out Pam Hooten's Blog for a sneak peek at yet another new stamp set from Crafty Secrets that is being released at CHA - Lucky Wishes.

Stamps: Fairyland Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Pastel Paper Design, white and yellow cs

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Faded Jeans and various Copic markers

Accessories: Labels2, Champagne Glitter Ritz and ribbon

Seasons Greeting

January 3, 2009

Well here is my first post for this New Year 2009. And yes, I guess I am still in the Christmas spirit. I have not yet taken down any of my Christmas Decorations in the house. So, I guess it is still ok to post a Christmas card.

This card was made for Sunday's Featured Stamp - Julie Ebersole. Congratulation to Julie she has an amazing gallery full of beautiful cards. Do check it out here. And this is the card I selected from Julie's Gallery.

For this card, I used stamps from the Vintage Christmas stamp set of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. Image of Father Christmas was stamped on white cs with Potter's Clay Memento Ink and colored with Copic markers. The main panel and deep red matting was die cut with the Labels2 nesty. White edges were sponged with Potter Clay. Deep red cs was highlighted with a Gold gel pen. Sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped on white cs with Potter's Clay. Background DP is from the Classic Paper Design of Crafty Secrets. For the finishing touches to the card I added some ribbon and Prima flowers and leaves.

Hope everyone is enjoying the New Year.

Stamps: Vintage Christmas Stamp Set from Crafty Secrets

Paper: Classic Paper Design, white and deep red cs

Ink: Potters Clay, Copic markers and Gold gel pen

Accessories: Ribbon, Labels2 nesty and Prima Flowers