Thursday 23 September 2010

First Christmas Cards of 2010!

It's only about 3 months until my favourite time of year! Yes - Christmas is just around the corner and I can't wait. Robert is after an i-pod touch and Ross wants the contents of the Argos catalogue (well - the toy section anyway). I'd just like more Time - anyone know of a good shop that sells some?

I have managed to make 2 Christmas Cards so far, but am quite pleased with them. Guess which one I love the best!



The stamp is by Lily of the Valley - one of their new Teddy James stamps. He's such a cute wee bear, and I love that he's all tangled up in the tinsel.


He's coloured with my Koh-i-noors and Promarkers and there is about a ton of glitter and glamour-dust on him - all sparkly just like Christmas should be.



I added some glamour-dusty snowflakes and wee gems to the centres of them and a bit of snowflake ribbon the same colour as the backing paper.

Finally a wee sentiment from my stash of stamps and that's it! Quite a quick, simple card to make, but I think it looks great.

Next is the same teddy in more traditional Christmas Colours.
Again I have used my Koh-i-noor pencils and Promarkers to colour him.

I was originally going to colour the sentiment, but think it looks great just the way it is. I added a little bit of bling to the left hand side of the card to balance it a little.

Then I die-cut a Christmas Ornament, coloured it with my Promarkers and went a bit daft with the glamour-dust again! The ornament is hanging from the sentiment on silvery beaded thread, just to set it off.

I hope you like my first two Christmas cards, hopefully I will get the chance to make more.

I think I will enter the first card (as it is my favourtie) into two challenges (my first time doing this - ooooohhhh) as he is my favourite card - have I said that already LOL.

LOTV's Challenge Blog - Untraditional Christmas
Keep It Simple - Bling It

Thanks for looking and for any comments you leave.

Lxx

7 comments:

  1. beautiful cards and fab colouring!

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  2. This is really gorgeous i love it, thanks for joining us at LOTV big hugs pops x

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  3. Two fab cards i love the colours you have used. Thanks for sharing with us at KIS hugs Pascale

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  4. Fab colouring, love your cards and image choices

    Thanks for joining us at Keep it Simple

    Clare

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  5. Thanks for joining us at Keep It Simple, especially this being your first challenge entry. I love your choice of colours, two fab cards.
    Good luck.

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  6. Thank you for joining us at LOTV this week your cards are just stunning
    Hugs Jacqui

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  7. Gorgeous stamps and fabulous colouring, I've been bad and bought some of those pencils too!! He is so cute and you've brought him to life!

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