Sundae Funday & Gnome for Christmas

Another crafting session, and another Christmas Card & Tag and Swap Card

 

This time, we have a 'gnome' Christmas Card and a CAS Card (I struggle with CAS cards, they always look incomplete to me LOL)

 

Anyway,  here are my cards for the CraftMad Card Swap - November.

 

Card #1 CAS 

Colorado Craft Company Sundae Funday image stamped and heat embossed, then hand coloured with Copics.  Spellbinders Circle Dies and offcuts/snippets layered on the background from my stash, and a touch of bling. 

 

This is about as CAS as I get.  I did use an old FMS sketch for the layout.

Now onto Card #2 - Gnome/Snowman Christmas Card with tag.

We had a choice of Snowman or Gnome, so I chose Gnome.

I stamped up some Gnome images and coloured in with Copics, then cut them out with the matching dies.  I used some leftover strips from my previous 'white on white' card, swiped some ink over the raised bits and layered over some DP from my stash.  I layered the Gnome on a die cut Diamond Vellum, and heat embossed on the edges and the sentiment with Silver.

The Tag mirrors the layout of the card, but I used a 'Girl' Gnome this time.
 

I have really struggled to keep up with my card swaps this year - most of them have been late, very late, not something I am proud of. 

 

 

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It's decidedly not very Christmassy here in Adelaide today ..... lots of rain and thunder & lightning ..... the last thing our river system needs right now.

 

Here is another of my latest Christmas Cards to be sent out.  Final food shopping has been done and I hope I don't have to go out to the shops again until after Christmas Day/Boxing Day.

 

 

Once again, the Christmas Craft Creations current Challenge theme of 'Gnomes' provided a starting point for my card.  

 

 

The Sparkles Christmas Challenge of 'non traditional colours' influenced my colouring and cardstock choices.

 

I stamped one of the Gnome images from Stampendous Holiday Gnomes and hand coloured with copics, then die cut twice and layered.  

 

I then stamped the sentiment repeatedly and multiple times to form a backdrop and mounted die cut image with foam dots and some blingy holographic snowflake stickers added straight onto cardbase.  Using the Couture Creations Precision Stamp Press made easy work of stamping the sentiments to get a nice clean impression before repositioning the cardstock for the next level.  This makes for a 'non-bulky' card that is great for putting in the mail.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy, Safe & Prosperous New Year.

Cheers!

Linking With the following challenges:

Christmas Craft Creations - December - Gnomes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #143 - Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Items Used

Cardstock:  210gsm white cardstock, 300gsm Orange Cardstock

Inks:  Versafine Claire, Copics

Stamps:  Stampendous Holiday Gnomes

Tools: Cuttlebug, Precision Stamp Press

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.

Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.