Fun Christmas Critter Cards

If you follow my work at all you know I love using whimsical image on my cards. No surprise that among my top favorite stamp companies is Penny Black.  I thought I would share with you a few of my latest cards for this season using Penny Black stamps, some old and some new.

This first one is made using "Snowy"  who is both old and new again.  I am not sure what year he was first released but this year PB came out with a new matching die set.  The die set called "Frosty's Snow" also includes two snowflakes.  Who ever has enough snowflake dies? Not me.  The sentiment is from Echo Park.

Staying with my plaid theme here.  This one uses one of my new stamp images from Penny Black called "Wintertime Cheer".  The sentiment is an oldie from 2009 called "Joyous".  

How about this cute image.... it is also one include in the Wintertime Cheer set.  I couldn't wait to color him and bring him to life.  This sentiment is a combination made using the new "Festive Snippets" set.   I used copics to color the focal image and added the background afterwards using Distress Inks.   To create the frame around the image I masked the edge using strips of micro-pore tape.   It is easy to do and I think it adds a nice touch.

Just love this cute little owl as well.  I know I will use him over and over again in combination with many other Penny Black images but I thought he deserved his very own card.   He is a perfect fit for this small tag from the "Die-namics Tag Builder 5" set.  He is also in the "Wintertime Cheer" set and the sentiments are from "Festive Snippets" again.  The snowflakes are from the "Frosty's Snow" die set.  I added the white stitching around the edges with my favorite Uni-Ball Signo Gel pen.

As you can plainly see I really had some fun with this new set. This one is just another treatment of the cute puppy decked out for Christmas. I added the sweet little bird friend and the Joyous sentiment.   Of course... glitter for that holiday festive sparkle that I love.  Speaking of glitter.... here another glittery "Snowy" card that I made a few days ago. 

This post probably breaks all guidelines and suggestions for length but I wanted to share a glimpse of what I did over the weekend.
I did take time out to watch our Chicago Cubs make history. Only 4 wins to go! 

Thank you for dropping in. Your comments, suggestions and questions are always most welcome. I hope that you have enjoyed checking out my latest creations using my Penny Black stamps. 

Supplies:

Penny Black Snowy	PB Frosty's Snow 51-266	PB Wintertime Cheer	PB Joyous 30-037	FESTIVE SNIPPETS 30-387	Lil Inkers Anytime Tags BO2-53578179
Echo Park Christmas Sentiments	Distress Weathered Wood	TH Distress Ink Stormy Sky	Distress Tumbled Glass	micro pore tape	Scor-Tape 1/4" Crafting Tape
LARGE Multi Fine CRYSTAL GLITTER	Distress Dry Glitter Rock Candy	Die-namics Tag Builder #5	Lil Inkers Designs Dies	*Copic SKETCH Markers	Multi Meduim Matte
Uni-Ball Signo White Gel Pen

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Vintage Christmas Card

Made this one for the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #217.  I have been trying to play along with this challenge for awhile and today I was determined.  I barely made the deadline but this is going to be my first entry.  There are a lot of very talented card makers who are regular contributors.  Christmas cards are my favorite and I make plenty of them each year.  I usually end up sending out about 70 and since I don't like to do a lot of duplicates there is a lot to get done.  I don't ever consider it work because for me it is fun. The only hard part is getting them done in time so I start early.

The inspiration for this card was a beautiful card that I saw on Pintrest by Michelle Lupton for the layout and the Vintage Theme from the Challenge.  The patterned paper is from my stash and I am not sure of the company. Sorry.  The stamps are all Hero Arts.

Thank you dropping by my blog.  Your comments, questions and suggestions are always very welcome.

Supplies:

Happy Holidays Frame Dies	Happy Holly Days CL998	MERRY CHRISTMAS MESSAGE CL722	Multi Meduim Matte	Scor-Tape 1/4" Crafting Tape	DCWV Glitzy Glitter Paper
*Copic SKETCH Markers

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Snowy in Aqua

 Today I wasn't sure I would make any cards.  Instead I thought I might just sort and organize but then I saw the Penny Black "Snowy" stamp on my desk.  That got my creative juices going and this is the card I ended up with.

Maybe it is his smile that is contagious... I just love bringing this little fellow to life with my copic markers.  The color theme I used for him today was inspired by some of the patterned paper in my stash from last years Christmas card making.  I am sorry, but I am not sure of  the company.

These are the colors of  Copics that I used.

The sentiment is also from Penny Black. To add the snow, I simply apply "Rangers Multi Medium Matte" to the image where I want snow then while it is still wet I sprinkle on a clear micro glitter.  When it is dry it stays put.

Thanks for dropping by my blog.  Your comments, questions and suggestions are always most welcome.

Supplies:

Penny Black Snowy	Lawn Fawn STITCHED JOURNALING	Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER	*Copic SKETCH Markers	MEMENTO tuxedo black	ULTRA FINE PRISMA GLITTER	PB JOY TO THE WORLD 30-143
SSS Kate Snowflake	Multi Meduim Matte	DCWV Glitzy Glitter Paper

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Mo Manning Digi Christmas Cards

One of my favorite artist to use for making cards is Mo Manning.  She sells her art work in a digital format at Mo's Digital Pencil.  You might also recognize her work from the rubber stamps that she has created for Penny Black.   I love her work and own it in both forms.  

This cute digital file is called "Seasons Greetings 2016".   I was able to use my inkjet printer to print the image onto watercolor paper.  I could have probably used a plain cardstock instead but I wasn't sure whether or not I would use watercolors.  Actually, I found that watercolor is not the best choice as the inkjet ink tends to bleed a little with water.   I used Copic Markers for the coloring of the card above.

This is the second card done with the watercolor.  As you can see, there was a different result.  It is not terrible but not as good as my first card.   No, I do not own stitched dies in these shapes.  I used the dies I do own in some creative ways to make the frames for my images.

Who doesn't love a Christmas snowman?  This is one of my favorites from Mo Manning called appropriately enough "Snowman" .   I used the same printer for this one with layering weight plain white cardstock which feeds through the printer very easily.  I colored my image with Copic Marker for this one as well.  To add the glitter snow, I simply applied a bit of Ranger Multi Medium Matte and while it was still wet sprinkled it with a clear glitter.

For a finishing touch, I couldn't resist adding a few sequins from my stash.

Thanks for checking out my cards.  I hope they provide some inspiration.  Your comments, questions or suggestions are always welcome.

Supplies:

Penny Black BELIEVE 30-310	MEMENTO tuxedo black	*Copic SKETCH Markers	MFT Edge dies	SSS Bundle of Stitched Shapes	Bee Watercolor Paper
Multi Meduim Matte	Lil Inkers Designs Dies	Cuttlebug Die-Cut & Emboss Machine	ULTRA FINE PRISMA GLITTER	Scor-Tape 1/4" Crafting Tape

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